Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Welcome to another episode of Challenger Approaching! In this series, we discuss characters who may be invited to a future entry of Super Smash Bros, then go into ludicrous detail on what they could be like if they joined the fight for real!

Our Challenger this time is one of the many characters who make up the Super Mario series' secondary cast. Captain Toad has rose to prominence in the past decade and a half, jumping from background NPC in his debut to a core cast member with roles in every mainline Mario game since, and punctuated with a starring role in a spinoff title, has put him in the running for a Smash invite alongside several of his peers.

But what if he was chosen to join the fight next time? How could his adventurer's tools, surprising strength, and eye for treasure combine to make something wholly unlike anyone we've seen in Smash yet? Let's find out.
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Additional Sources:
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Toad Brigade to Magikoopa Keep (Legomariofanatic): youtube.com/watch?v=24HBpsF-rc4
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Walkthrough Part 1 (Packattack04082): youtube.com/watch?v=rDS5i44Vv0w
Mario Kart 8 – Announcement Trailer (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=mU7tXqYplA8
Mario Kart Tour – Captain Toad Gameplay (ZackScottGames): youtube.com/watch?v=duhRZyU2pbg
Super Mario 3D Land – Toad House (NintendoCentral): youtube.com/watch?v=jurpvIbwtbk
Super Mario 3D World – All Blue Toad Power-Ups (NintendoBase): youtube.com/watch?v=si3ul1CSOB8
Super Mario 3D World – Captain Toad Stages (NintendoBase): youtube.com/watch?v=zeRBplsiOSU
Super Mario 3D World – World 2 Playthrough (Mario Party Legacy): youtube.com/watch?v=xAVQ_T6CFxI
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – All Power-Ups (ProsafiaGaming): youtube.com/watch?v=Y1NCFAlCsek
Super Mario Galaxy – Rescuing Captain Toad (TopsPlays): youtube.com/watch?v=Qedp-TFHf_8
Super Mario Galaxy – Rosalina’s Storybook (ItsHardToCoOp): youtube.com/watch?v=QG9r4sR0ZIo
Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Cloudy Court Galaxy Playthrough (SullyPwnz): youtube.com/watch?v=VkGOu1N7pHw
Super Mario Odyssey – Captain Toad Locations (ProsafiaGaming): youtube.com/watch?v=h1TgVcKiFxM
Super Mario Odyssey – E3 2017 Trailer (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=wGQHQc_3ycE
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – King K. Rool Reveal Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=0-gfC1upmoA
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Piranha Plant Mini Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=3sZsk8VHY2g
Yoshi’s Woolly World – E3 2014 Trailer (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=6vR8EHatIIE