Slippy Toad

Slippy Toad
{{{content1}}} {{{content2}}} {{{content3}}} Slippy Toad as he appears in Star Fox 64 3D, Star Fox Assault, and Star Fox 64.
Universe	Star Fox
Debut	Star Fox (1993)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Starlink: Battle for Atlas (2018, Nintendo Switch)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Toad
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Corneria
English voice actor	Chris Seavor (SSBM) Mike McAuliffe (SSBB) Lyssa Browne (SSB4)
Japanese voice actor	Kyoko Tongu
Article on Lylat Wiki	Slippy Toad

Slippy Toad (スリッピー・トード, Slippy Toad) is a character in the Star Fox series. A childhood friend of Fox McCloud, he has been flying with him for several years as a member of the Star Fox team being their mechanic. He has made a number of cameo appearances in Super Smash Bros. games.

Origin

Slippy is the son of Benito Toad, research director of the Cornerian Defense Force, and nephew of Grippy Toad, a mining operator. While not much is known about his childhood, Fox and Slippy were childhood friends. He would eventually join Fox, along with Falco and Peppy as a member of the new Star Fox team. He works as the mechanic of the team, fixing ships that had been damaged in battle, as well as inventing various gadgets like the reflector and landmaster. He also is a fighter pilot, but is less skilled than the other members. His first real mission was the battle of Corneria where he was constantly tailed by enemy fighters and had to be rescued. He would participate in more battles to take down Andross. One of these battles sees Slippy fight the spyborgs alone, but is defeated and left stranded of the planet Titania. Fox goes to the planet to rescue Slippy, using the land master Slippy created.

After the conclusion of the Lylat Wars, Slippy withdrew from active pilot duty to focus on being a mechanic. Slippy would give Fox advice about his surroundings and how to use certain gadgets. He would occasionally return to his ship, such as a battle with Andrew Oikonny. Slippy was once again tailed by several enemies, but was able to download the enemy shields, which was pivotal in defeating Andrew. Around this time, Slippy also finds a female toad named Amanda who he falls in love with. One of the endings to Star Fox Command sees the two get married and have many children, one of them seen joining a new Star Fox Team.

Due to their childhood friendship, Slippy gets along with Fox the most. Fox is willing to save Slippy at all costs, even if it delays the mission and puts himself in danger. Likewise, Slippy always has a new gadget for Fox to try out. Slippy is also friends with Falco, but more as rivals. Falco frequently picks on Slippy for being a weak link that is always in danger, while Slippy thinks Falco is arrogant and a show-off. Slippy is arch enemies with Andrew Oikonny, with a similar dynamic to Fox and Wolf.

In Super Smash Bros.

Slippy was considered for inclusion as an alternate costume for Fox, alongside Falco and Peppy.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a background character

Slippy as he appears in the Corneria Smash Taunt.

Slippy made a brief cameo in Super Smash Bros. Melee, assisting Fox in an event match. He also created a Cloaking Device for Fox and Falco for a mission in the game (though the existence of the cloaking device in the game comes from Perfect Dark, listed as "TOP SECRET" in its trophy description). Slippy also appears in a secret taunt that only Fox and Falco can do on Star Fox stages features dialog between members of Star Fox, including Slippy, Peppy Hare, and Fox/Falco (depending on which fighter initiated the taunt). His appearance is taken directly from Star Fox 64.

Trophy description

Slippy trophy in Melee.

Slippy Toad is the mechanical genius behind most of the Star Fox team's new weapons and technology, and just lately he's been spending the bulk of his time in Research and Development. He's also a competent pilot, but his enthusiasm tends to outweigh his technical flight skills. He and Fox have been friends ever since their school days.

• Star Fox 09/93

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a background character

Snake contacting Slippy on his codec.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Slippy and the others can still be contacted via secret taunt on Corneria. However, when the Smash Taunt is performed by Fox, Falco, or Wolf on Lylat Cruise, both Star Fox and Star Wolf will answer the call, sometimes during the same taunt. In addition, when Snake uses his codec on Shadow Moses Island during a battle with Falco, he will unintentionally contact Slippy, who has hacked into Roy Campbell's codec frequency.

Slippy's design in Brawl for when he appears on Lylat Cruise was updated to match his appearance from Star Fox Assault, despite Fox and Falco using their respective designs from Star Fox Command.

Trophy description

Slippy trophy in Brawl.

A top-notch mechanic with less-than-stellar battle skills. Respected for his talent, he joins the Star Fox team and shows his mechanical genius in everything from vehicle maintenance to weapons development. Slippy often holds the team back with his clumsiness but makes up for it with his likeable personality and morale-boosting presence.

: Star Fox

: Star Fox: Assault

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Characters
Slippy	Star Fox 64	AttackWeapon+010 Attack +10	All characters
Slippy	Star Fox: Assault	AttackSpecialsIndirect+006 Attack +6	All characters

Slippy (Star Fox 64)

Slippy (Star Fox: Assault)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a background character

Slippy as he appears on the Orbital Gate Assault Smash Taunt.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Slippy once again appears in the Star Fox Smash Taunt on Corneria. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he appears in the Star Fox Smash Taunt on Orbital Gate Assault, using his Assault appearance. Lyssa Browne, his Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D voice actress, voices Slippy.

Trophy description

Slippy's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Slippy's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Slippy

This mechanic is a valued team member, analyzing enemy shields and spotting mines. That might seem like a job for a calm, cool soldier, but Slippy's more of the frantic, panicky type. This behavior only annoys the Star Wolf team...right? He and Fox are old classmates and good friends.

This mechanic is a valued team member, and has a knack for analysing shields and spotting mines. That might seem like a job for a calm, cool soldier, but Slippy's exactly the opposite. The Star Wolf team finds him a bit grating, but nobody else thinks that... Right? He graduated from the same school as Fox, and those two are close friends.

: Star Fox (03/1993)

: Star Fox 64 (07/1997)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a background character

Slippy reprises his role in the Star Fox Smash Taunts for Corneria, Venom, and Lylat Cruise. As Shadow Moses Island returns along with Snake's Codec Conversations, he reprises his role as a guest character for Falco's conversation. The Corneria and Venom conversations were updated to use Slippy's Star Fox 64 3D appearance.

Spirit

Slippy also appears as a spirit in World of Light. He is also one of the two spirits that can be used to repair the Great Fox in order to explore the space area.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
385		Slippy Toad		★★★	1	Made of Metal	Star Fox Series

Gallery

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  Slippy as he appears in the Lylat Cruise Smash Taunt in SSB4.

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  Slippy as he appears in the Corneria Smash Taunt in Ultimate.

Trivia

• On the name entry screen's random option, one of the randomly generated names is Slippy.
• In the first three games, one of Fox's alternate costumes is based on Slippy's flight suit from Star Fox 64 while in Smash 4, one of Fox's alternate costumes is based on Slippy's outfit from Star Fox Assault. Falco had a similar costume in Melee and Brawl.
• Since the dialog for Snake's Codec Conversations is reused between Brawl and Ultimate, Slippy is the only guest character for another universe's Smash Taunt to reprise such role between two games as Palutena's Guidance featured different guest characters between games.