Toad (move)

This article is about Peach's neutral special move. For information about the character, see Toad.

Toad
Peach using Toad in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
User	Peach
Universe	Mario
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Toad

“	Counter enemy attacks by blocking them with Toad.	”
—Melee's instruction manual

“	Automatically launch a counterattack if an enemy hits Toad.	”
—Brawl's instruction manual

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Brawl, and Smash 4, Toad (キノピオガード Toad Guard) is Peach's neutral special move. Peach pulls Toad out of hammerspace, and holds him out in front of her. Upon being hit, Toad will emit a damaging shower of spores. Unlike Marth or Ike's Counter which increases in damage when countering stronger attacks, Toad's spores do the same damage (3% each for a total of 18%) and knockback regardless of the power of the blocked attack. The spores themselves can be absorbed, and the move is in fact the only counterattack that fires projectiles when activated.

The move can be bit difficult to use, as there is quite a bit of delay before Peach can block attacks, especially compared to other countering moves like Fox's Reflector or Marth's Counter.

Origin

The move is unique to the Super Smash Bros. series, but the Toads are Peach's loyal servants in the Mario series, as well as the Mushroom Kingdom's dominant species.

Gallery

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  Peach using Toad in Melee.

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  Peach uses Toad in Brawl.

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  Toad's counterattack in Brawl.

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  Peach using Toad against Bowser

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  Peach using Toad in Smash.4.

Trivia

• Early screenshots of the move sparked rumors that Toad would appear as a playable character.
• Giant Melee, Mega Brawl, and Super Mushrooms all affect Toad's size, though Metal Boxes don't affect his coloring, due to the fact that Toad is a separate model from Peach.
• When Peach holds Toad, none of her hands are on the bottom of him.

Peach's special moves

Neutral special	Toad
Side special	Peach Bomber
Up special	Peach Parasol
Down special	Vegetable
Final Smash	—	Peach Blossom