
In the Mario franchise, there are also some other individual Toad characters (e.g., Toadette, Toadsworth, Toadbert, and Captain Toad). However, in early games, the species was called Mushroom Retainers, in Japan they were called Kinoko-zoku ( キノコ族), literally "Mushroom People" (which is an alternate name used in earlier localizations, along with "Mushroom Retainers"). While Toad is the name of an individual, it also refers to their entire race (much like Yoshi and Birdo). 2, Wario's Woods and Super Mario 3D World. Toad is 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. 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. Toad, known in Japan as Kinopio, is a fictional character who primarily appears in Nintendo's Mario franchise. Miyako Endō ( Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.).Yuriko Yamamoto and Hiroko Emori ( Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!).
