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Aside from appearing as a playable character, Toad takes on the role as the job-handling "Taskmaster" in Story Mode, where he appears in his usual red-spotted, blue-vested appearance and wears a gray hard hat. As the Taskmaster, Toad provides Mario with requests in the form of levels that he can complete to earn coins. Toad also appears in two of the stickers that players can post in Course World, with the same appearance: one of them depicts him high-fiving Toadette, and another depicts the two holding hands together.

[[File:ToadSMA.JPG|thumb|Toad's design in ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''.]]

[[File:MK8DBCP Toad Artwork.png|thumb|left|170px|Toad's artwork for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass]]

When Mario is taking a nap at the [[Rose Town]] inn, Toad visits him to deliver a [[Flower Tab]]. If Mario chooses to sleep with the Dream Cushion at the Inn in Nimbus Land, he would sometimes dream of Toad revealing himself to be a [[Greaper]] (described as just a monster). Mario initially becomes frightened of Toad when he comes to visit, but the fear is gone once Toad gives him a [[Red Essence]].

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Toad appears in Peach's grab and throws to attack her opponent; Peach's pummel has Toad punch the opponent, and her forward and down throws involve Toad headbutting the opponent in different directions, while her up and back throws have Toad merely mimic Peach's actions. Additionally, Toad now appears on his own in front of Peach when her standard special move is used, while the latter hides herself. Toad also appears as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], which can be enhanced to [[Captain Toad]] at level 99. In his spirit battle, the player faces a [[Mii Brawler]] wearing a [[Super Mushroom]] hat and a Toad vest on the [[Princess Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Princess Peach's Castle]] stage. Toad can also be seen in the artwork used for [[Cheep Charger]]'s spirit. As Peach's Echo Fighter, Daisy has a blue [[Toad (species)|retainer]] performing Toad's functions.

Toad appears as a playable character in the newly added multiplayer mode in the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue|remake]] of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''.

Like most of the characters in the series, Toad has changed very little appearance-wise throughout the years since his debut in ''Super Mario Bros.''. The only recognizable differences in his current look consists of his physical appearance which included some defining factors in the recent years (such as redesigned eyes and a gold outline that was recently added to his traditional vest), and the corrected number of spots on his mushroom cap (the number of spots on his cap was inconsistent in the older ''Super Mario'' games). The addition of the red polka dot on the top of his head is first seen in the game ''Luigi's Mansion'' where even Luigi acknowledges the top spot and called it lovely if he is to take a picture of Toad with the [[Game Boy Horror]].

Toad has also been seen in different outfits and costumes throughout the various ''Super Mario'' games; however, it is the ''Mario Party'' series that has given Toad his most different and customized appearances. In ''Mario Party 2'', Toad (along with the other main characters) often dressed up in different costumes in respect to the boards that the characters were playing on (such as as a wizard in [[Horror Land]] or a live boat in [[Pirate Land]]). In ''Mario Party 4'', Toad is depicted to wearing a fancy white and black striped suit with a rather shiny red bow tie in regards to his status as one of the main hosts in the game (in the ending credits of the game, Toad reveals that he and the other hosts had received their new clothes through the appearance of the Party Cube).

In ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', Toad's personality receives an overhaul: he is energetic, impulsive, adventurous, and boisterous. He is notably more braver than the other Toads, as he strives to go on his first real adventure, and tags along with Mario (who he claims is his best friend despite only knowing him for a short amount of time) and Peach for that reason. Despite this braveness, it can cross over to foolishness and he tends to be insensitive. During the tour of the Mushroom Kingdom, he hysterically warns the other Toad to move out of the way since "[Luigi] is going to die imminently", only to reassure Mario that he will be fine after he reacted in irritation over what he just said. Mario also tends to be annoyed by his antics, like the afromentioned moment, when he scares him the first time they meet and when he hits him in the arm with his stick to make him realize that he isn't dreaming after ending up in the Mushroom Kingdom. Additionally, as the trio embark on a wild kart ride through the [[Jungle Kingdom]], Toad is shown to be whooping and cheering with excitement, even while nearly being flung out of the kart several times, while Mario and Peach are screaming in terror. Despite this, he is fiercely loyal to Peach, as she brings him along because he vows that he will protect her and that he fears nothing. Additionally, when Peach orders the Toads to evacuate the Mushroom Kingdom and asks Toad to do the same, he simply tells her, "I ''said'' I wouldn't let anyone hurt you" in a determine and serious tone of voice, to which Peach smiles with understanding and allows him to follow her to face Bowser.

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