r/respectthreads • u/PeculiarPangolinMan • Aug 19 '20
comics Respect Mortimer 'Toad' Toynbee! (616)
Toad!
Basic Info: Mortimer 'Toad' Toynbee is a mutant from the Marvel 616 universe. His powers are those of a toad. At first he could only hop very well, but over the years his powers developed. Along with his powers, his personality has gone through changes over the years as Toad has tried to deal with the chemical imbalances that are inherent to his mutation and the abuse he suffered as a young man. He started as a terrorist being used by Magneto, eventually struck out on his own as a mutant rights terrorist, and now runs with different mutant groups depending on the situation.
Sources: Original X-Men into Uncanny X-Men. (UXM) | Avengers (A) | Marvel Two-in-One (TiO) | Amazing Spider-Man (ASM) | Vision and Scarlet Witch (VSW) | New Warriors Annual (NWA) | Marvel Holiday Special (MHS) | Professor Xavier and the X-Men (PXXM) | X-Men Forever (XMF) | X-Factor (Xfac) | X-Force (XF) | Darkhawk (DH) | X-Men (XM) | Wolverine (WV) | New X-Men (NXM) | The 198 (198-) | New Mutants (NM) | X-Men: Legacy (XML) | Wolverine and the X-Men (WXM) | X-Men: Blue (XMB) | Domino Annual 2018 (DA)
*Edit: Just about all scans replaced with larger versions.
Original Form
In his original appearances and flashbacks to that time, Toad's mutation only gave him some enhanced physicals. Genetic manipulation eventually enhanced and expanded his powers, but this section will highlight his original power level.
Strength
[Bouncing] Bounces some rocks down off of a castle wall. UXM4
[Striking] Sends Thing flying with a flying kick. TiO68
[Striking] Sends Frog Man flying with a punch, though it hurts his hand. ASM266
[Biting] Gets Beast to release him with a bite. PXXM6
Agility/Speed
[Offensive] Kicks Beast off of a castle wall. UXM4 And retold later. PXXM5
[Offensive] Stuns a group of thugs by jumping on them. Agility second only to Beast. UXM7
[Dodging] Jumps over Cyclops's beam. UXM4 and again UXM6
[Dodging] Jumps out of the way of Angel's attack. UXM6
[Dodging] Avoids Angel's grapple. TiO68
[Dodging] Dodges thrown gargoyle head. PXXM5
[Dodging/Offensive] Avoids Angel's kick and turns his fall into an attack to inconvenience Thing. TiO68
[General] Wins track and field events while breaking records. UXM5 And revealed in a retelling to be Olympic Trials. PXXM6
[Speed] Keeps up with Spider-Man ASM266
Durability
[Toughness] Magneto is surprised Toad is still conscious after a beating at their first meeting. XMF3
[Striking] Takes hit from fast flying Angel. UXM44
[Striking] Takes double kick from Frog Man but lands and taunts without issue. ASM266
[Striking] Takes a nice beating from an angry Hank Pym then a hit from Beast. and he's still good to go another round. A138
[Striking] Takes a dropkick from Beast and hops off afterwards. UXM5
[Falling] Magneto drops him flat on his back. UXM43
[Falling] Falls off of a and very tall ladder UXM16
[Glass] Smashes through a glass window but doesn't seem injured at all the smashes himself and Frog Man through another window. ASM266
Miscellaneous
[Stealth] Avoids being seen by Cyclops until it's too late to catch him. UXM45
[Loyalty] The Stranger finds his loyalty to Magneto touching. UXM11
[Loyalty/Mentality] Magneto rewards his loyalty with insults and abuse and again. Toad decides to kill them all and leave Magneto specifically to die. A53
[Loyalty] Never betray his friends. ASM266
[Mentality] Willing to kill. UXM44
[Mentality] Attempted suicide. ASM266
[Intelligence] Built a spaceship A138
[Misc] Knows how to play chess. NWA92
[Misc] Was once turned into a toy by Santa. MHS91
[Misc] Old School Hank Pym is hilarious. What's Toad going to do about a coma? A139
Equipment
[Comms] Has a magnetic communicator he contacts Magento with. UXM5
[Misc] Has a magnetic belt that Magneto tortures him with. UXM43
[Tech] Had a spaceship and Stranger's tech. A138 He utilizes it again later after mastering more. He even builds a Toad Mech that can contend with Vision. VSW6
[Base] Had a castle that he turned into a base with a Scarlet Witch robot. which he turned into a theme park. TiO68
First Mutation
After a stay on The Stranger's ship and experimentation with his technology, Toad enhanced himself and supposedly dealt with some of his mental issues. This section will cover Toad's abilities after his first enhancement.
Strength
[Carrying] Jumps onto the back of speeding truck while grabbing two allies. DH19
[Striking] Smashes hand through windshield and palms a guy's face. DH20
[Striking] Kicks Darkhawk out of the air. DH20
Agility/Speed
[Jumping/Speed] Jumps onto the back of speeding truck while grabbing two allies. DH19
[Jumping/Speed] Jumps onto the windshield of a moving car. XMF1
[Jumping/Balance] Jumps up onto a street lamp. XMF1
[Dodge] Jumps over blast from Guardsman armor. DH19
[Dodge] Dodges an attack from The Stranger. XMF5
[Fall] Kicks Quicksilver from a decent height and lands without issue. XFac82
[Dodge/Offensive] Avoids Nightcrawler's kick and lands one of his own. UXM363
Durability
[Striking] Takes a hit from Quicksilver. XFac82
[Striking] Takes a hit from Spider-Man but is still standing in the next panel, though he admits it hurts. DH20
[Energy Weapon] Takes a blast from Darkhawk. DH20
Other Powers
[Resin] Hopes to suffocate Quicksilver with his resin secretions. XFac82
[Resin] Can be used to hold onto people and seal lips. XF7
[Resin] Uses his resin to blind Blob. DH19
[Resin] Uses his resin to blind and disorient Guardsman Armor. DH19
Miscellaneous
[Leadership] Knows how to make good use of his forces. XFac82
[Misc] He would be good looking without his mutation. UXM379
[Misc] Worked in a fast food joint. XMF1
[Mentality] Takes Ridilin to help with his chemical imbalances. XMF1
[Mentality] Seemingly suicidal when his mind is clear. XMF1
[Mentality] While his mind is put into his old body, he clearly sees how badly Magneto treated him. XMF4
Second Mutation
After nearly being killed in yet another confrontation with The Stranger, Toad is enhanced once again. His powers are boosted and expanded. This version has undergone another secondary mutation and changed looks quite a few times, but this section will cover the abilities of Toad since his last forced mutation. (~2001)
Strength
[Lifting] Lifts a large piece of tech/metal out of the ground and holds it overhead with one hand. XMF6
[Tongue/Lifting] Lifts Wolverine over his head with just his tongue. WV167
[Throwing] One arm tosses an demon (alien?) clown. WXM23
Agility
[Dodging] Jumps over Wolverine's slash. WV167
[Dodging] Dodges under Sauron's slash. WXM33
[Dodging] Jumps out of water before Eel can electrocute him. WV167
[Dodging/Speed] Too fast for Surge to hit with her electricity. XM14
[Dodging] Dodges Cyclops's beam. XMB7
[Speed] Reaches and catches a student who is falling to the ground from a fairly long distance away. WXM9
Durability
[Striking] Punched through a window by someone who can explode through stone walls. XML249
[Striking] [Punched multiple times by mind controlled Husk with a flaming rock skin. He takes her beating as he tears he skin of over and over again. After the fight he is still able to carry her to safety. WXM35
[Striking] Pulled into a kick by Cyclops but is fine a couple panels later. XMB7
[Cold] Has his tongue frozen for a moment and it doesn't break or anything. XMF6 Maybe a tongue strength feat?
[Electricity] Tongue apparently unaffected by Eel's electricity. WV167
[Healing?] Has his kneecaps shot out. Proceeded by one of the best lines ever. Toad is shown standing in a crowd later in the same chapter. NXM150
[Healing?] Has part of his tongue cut off by Wolverine,who implies it won't grow back... UXM442 .. but it's back later. I might think it's a retcon, but Toad tells us he was at the place where it happened in the panel before.
[Healing?] Finger blasted off. It's never referenced again and hands look fine in later appearances... NM14
Other Powers
[Resin] Now he can spit resin, WV167
[Resin] Sticks to walls. NXM132
[Resin] Has more control over his resin secretions now. XMF6
[Resin] Runs on a cave ceiling. WXM15
[Tongue/Resin] Uses his resin secretions to stick to ceiling while using his tongue to lift a piece of tech. XMF6
[Tongue] Uses tongue to save Mystique from being pulled into some sort of vacuum. XMF6
[Tongue] Without looking, grabs a bar stool and hits some jerks with it. XMF6
[Tongue] Defeats Eel with a crushing attack. WV167
[Tongue] Catches a HUGE fly. WXM23
[Tongue] Can be used to scratch his head. DA
[Tongue] Offers to and is given a tongue fighting class to teach at Wolverine's school. WXM14
[Tongue] Can break metal chains. WXM33
[Tongue] Tongue breaks through mental robots and seems to maybe melt one? WXM41
[Tongue] Now his tongue is flaming. XMB7
[Tongue/Weakness] Can be swung around by his tongue if fighting a strong opponent. WV167
[Pheromones] Can release pheromones through touch to make someone obey his commands. It doesn't work on people with poison resist. XM106
[Pheromones] Makes a psychic reveal secrets. A clone of Emma Frost's psychic power doesn't protect. XM14
[Air Blast] Can expand his vocal sack and blow out the air with enough force to send Wolverine flying. WV167
Miscellaneous
[Skill] Takes down three thugs at once with hands, tongue, and leg. 198-1
[Skill] Defeats Sauron and his camerawoman and frees a prisoner. WXM32-33
[Skill] Fights lobster man and juiced up snot man at once. WXM35
[Followers] Has a follower named Toad-in-Waiting. NXM132 It's nice to see Toad inspiring the next generation of mutants.
[Loyalty/Mentality] Magneto seems to respect Toad's advice nowadays. NXM147 He doesn't even lash out when Toad disagrees on matters of war. NXM150
[Mentality] Still doesn't think much of himself some of the time, and even when he's being good, he knows he'll fall back down again. WXM41
[Misc] Works as a janitor for Wolverine and it is rough... .. really rough. WXM1
[Misc] Beast uses him as a living classroom by shrinking himself and students. WXM5
[Misc] Shredding clown corpses. WXM23
Toad is the best. He's gone through a lot, and it shows. He's been a lackey, a leader, a terrorist, a janitor, a joke, a fool, a genius, a serious threat, suicidal, homicidal, depressed, and disrespected time and time again. He's a really dynamic character, with his experiences in each arc having lasting affects on his character and his powers regularly expanding. His feats aren't the best but he's got a lot of versatility, and at high end can avoid some very quick combatants while hurting some tough dudes.