Slippy Toad
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Slippy Toad is a fictional frog (although you would think he is a toad because of his name) character from the Star Fox series of video games.
Slippy Toad, son of Beltino Toad (one of the advisors in Star Fox: Assault), is the most humane member of the Star Fox team and Fox's childhood friend. His character has normal faults found in everyday humans such as his childishness and stammering. These attributes help make his character a more credible one than, for example, the ideal Fox McCloud. Slippy can also be seen as a personification of childishness seeing life as more or less a game in contrast to Falco Lombardi, who sets his honour above all else. He is also the inventor in the Star Fox team, being behind most of the team's technology.
- Star Fox: In the first game Slippy is seemingly the greenhorn of the team since he is the least skilled pilot. The fact that he constantly wears a baseball cap and stammers also adds to the above.
- Star Fox 64: Slippy takes the role of the team's mechanic, analyzing the bosses and building vehicles such as the Landmaster (tank) and the Blue Marine (submarine). He continues to be a pilot as well. His high-pitched tone of voice was the butt of much ridicule by fans; some speculated that he sucked helium in his spare time, and others questioned whether he was actually a female in disguise.
- Star Fox Adventures: He starts inventing things to help on Fox's journey instead of piloting an Arwing.
- Star Fox: Assault: He no longer invents things to help the Star Fox team, but continues to pilot an Arwing and analyzes the boss, allowing one to see their life gauges. He frequently gets into trouble during missions. If one fails to save him, he will not show the health of the level's boss.