Toady

Toady
Type	Koopa
Debut	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

A Toady is a type of recurring enemy from the Yoshi titles of the Super Mario series. They are usually shown as minions of Kamek, and it is rare to actually battle them.

Information

Toadies are known for their resemblances to the Magikoopas they serve. They usually wear swirly glasses and wear red robes with a propeller protruding from the top of the robes. They also usually have visible buck teeth. There have also been some other Toadies wearing dark pink and green robes, who attack more directly.

Appearances

Toadies first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where they were deployed by Kamek to try to capture Baby Mario for him. They were notable for being part of the game over sequence; if Yoshi lost Baby Mario and did not retrieve him before the subsequent time limit expired, then the Toadies would successfully carry Baby Mario away. Additionally, singular Toadies wearing green and dark pink robes appeared in some levels, where they attempted to snag Baby Mario away directly. Rather then take him away, those Toadies tried to keep Baby Mario from Yoshi until the time limit elapsed. Toadies also accompanied Kamek in Tetris Attack.

In Yoshi's Story, Toadies played a similar role in taking away any of the Yoshis that were defeated in a level to Baby Bowser's Castle. That time, it was more of a loss of a life than a game over, and captured Yoshis could be retrieved by White Shy Guys. Then there was Yoshi Touch & Go, which was one of the rare instances where Toadies were directly battled. In that game, small green-robed Toadies appeared as normal enemies, and the game's Time Attack mode involved Yoshi fending off red-robed Toadies and weaker purple-robed ones in order to save Baby Luigi from them. In this game, they were defeated by eggs.

In Yoshi's Island DS, Toadies were deployed by Kamek to steal babies from all over the Mushroom Kingdom. However, they ended up missing Baby Mario and Baby Peach due to the stork's intervention. They also appeared in Yoshi's New Island, where they helped Kamek to capture Baby Luigi and the stork, and they once again appeared as part of the game over sequence.

Mario Party

Outside of their Yoshi-related appearances, Toadies have also appeared in several Mario Party games. In Mario Party 5 and 6, they were featured as one of the capsule/orb items (being incorrectly referred to as Magikoopa in the former game). In the former game, the capsule had the effect of switching capsules with another player at random, while in the latter game the item would instead set a trap that would steal items from another player for its user if sprung.

In Mario Party Advance a band of five Toadies called the Kamek Krew performed at the Mushroom Condo and were featured in a sidequest where they were seeking a new venue. The player could tell them about the Desert Area, home to the Mushroom Stadium, and one of the Toadies rewarded the player with a Bulls-Eye Gaddget. They were allowed to perform at the stadium for free due to its owner being a fan of theirs, and the ending showed that their show was successful.

Toadies also appeared as shopkeepers of the Candy Shops at Bowser's Warped Orbit in Mario Party 8, and one was also shown as the driver of Bowser's convertible. In Mario Party: Island Tour, they appeared at the Kamek's Carpet Ride board and assisted Kamek whenever he performed Kamek Time.

Trivia

• They have no known relation to Toads and are named simply because 'toady' is a synonym for a lackey or henchmen. In Japan, they are simply known as Kamek's minions or Little Kameks (with Kamek actually being the Japanese name for Magikoopas in general).
• There have been several naming mix-ups with the character and Magikoopas in the games, likely due to their Japanese names being similar. In Mario Party 5, the Toady Capsule was referred to as the Magikoopa castle. Later in Mario Party Advance, one minigame description erroneously referred to a broomstick as belonging to Toady, when it was most likely originally intended to refer to a Magikoopa or Kamek as the owner.