Mister Toad (DC)
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Mister Toad is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Mister Toad was a male being in the modern age where he operated in Gotham City on Earth. He was a member of the Circus of Strange where he was dispatched on a mission by Professor Pyg. Along with armed men, they conducted a robbery to acquire an item of interest. Mister Toad then served as the getaway driver where they were escaping from the authorities but drew the attention of Batman and Robin. (Batman and Robin v1 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Mister Toad was created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely where he made his first appearance in Batman v1 #666 (July, 2007).
- The character was based on Mr. Toad from the novel The Wind in the Willows.
Alternate Versions
- In Future State: Batman/Superman v1 #1 (2021), an alternate version of Mister Toad appeared in the possible future timeline of Future State. It was revealed that he had a cousin who adopted the guise of Mister Toad whilst claiming it as a tool to fight oppression. His cousin claimed that he was a fool but by 2025 they came to adopt the mantle as well to fight the tyranny of the Magistrate who had taken over Gotham City. This Mister Toad was the head of the False Face Society and supplied its members with the False Face Serum that gave them a variety of animal faces on a genetic level that was used to hide the person's identity.
In other media
Television
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Mister Toad was briefly seen in the animated television series in the episode "The Knights of Tomorrow!" in a non-voiced role.
- In Beware the Batman, Mister Toad appeared as an antagonist in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Udo Kier. Professor Pyg and his partner, Mister Toad, showed up in Gotham with the intent to hunt down and eliminate the main investors in a land deal that had destroyed a wetlands animal preserve. The pair began their hunt by chasing down and tranquilizing Simon Stagg, head of Stagg Industries. Flushed with victory, the pair posted a video clip online for all to see, where Pyg taunted Stagg, and his other potential victims, with a modified version of the classic nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner", itself based on a land deal gone bad. He proceeded to kidnap Michael Holt and finally targeted the last businessman involved in the land deal - Bruce Wayne. Unable to find Wayne at his Manor, they kidnapped Alfred Pennyworth in his place. Professor Pyg and Mister Toad target a fashion model named Azura where they hold her accountable for having live bird feathers in her outfit. They leave her in a clock tower-type death trap in a bird mask until she ends up saved by Batman. Batman and Katana discover that Professor Pyg and Mister Toad have been using parts of Baa Baa Black Sheep as their calling card and set out to find their next target. Professor Pyg and Mister Toad then target a clothing designer named Liam Taylor who uses animal skins in his designs and have him in a circular saw death trap. Batman and Katana were able to rescue him by jamming the device with exploding goo. They find the next calling card from Professor Pyg and Mister Toad revolving around "The Little Boy Who Lives Down the Lane" clue. When investigating a plastic factory, Batman is ambushed by Professor Pyg and Mister Toad. When Batman ends up knocking down Professor Pyg, Mister Toad uses a sonic attack on Batman where they end up retreating upon the arrival of the police. Upon analyzing the blueprint of the opera house, Batman and Katana learn that the runway show is at the opera house where Professor Pyg and Mister Toad plan to bomb the fashion show with the bombs inside a delivery truck. Batman and Katana were able to get the car out of the opera house before it explodes. Afterwards, Batman and Katana figure out that Professor Pyg and Mister Toad plan to destroy the yacht where the fashion show's after-party is being held and find the phosphorus residue of African Toads on parts of the ship. Batman finds Professor Pyg and Mister Toad who reveals a heat signature device where it was revealed that 280 heat signatures would set up the phosphorus. Due to Katana evacuating the guests, Professor Pyg and Mister Toad speed up the device's gage. When they trap Batman in ice, Professor Pyg and Mister Toad plan to add a second coat of the phosphorus only for Katana for arrive and free Batman. After Batman stops the bomb, Professor Pyg and Mister Toad try to set off the device only to get knocked down by the explosion.
Appearances
- Batman v1: (2007)
- Batman and Robin v1:
- Future State: Batman/Superman v1: (2021)
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