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“Come on, Mario! Our big adventure begins now!”
―Toad to Mario
Toad is a fictional character who primarily appears in Nintendo's Mario franchise. A humanoid with a mushroom-like head, Toad was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, and is portrayed as a citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom and is one of Princess Peach's most loyal attendants, constantly working on her behalf. They are usually seen as a non-player character who provides assistance to Mario and his friends in most games, but there are times when Toad takes center stage and appears as a protagonist, as seen in Super Mario Bros. 2, Wario's Woods and Super Mario 3D World.
He was voiced by Keegan-Michael Key in the 2023 film, who also did many voices in films, like Murray from Hotel Transylvania sequels, Ducky from Disney/Pixar's 2019 film, Toy Story 4, Honest John from Disney's 2022 live-action musical fantasy, Pinocchio and later Delroy from Illumination's 14th feature film, Migration.
In contrast to the games where there are various red spotted Toads in blue vests, this version of Toad is the only one who wears clothes that differ from his color. This was most likely done to help him stand out in the movie.
