Toad

"Toad" (カエル Kaeru) is a series of a few WATER Aqua monsters that is related to and supports the "Frog" (ガエル Gaeru) archetype.

Appearance
The "Toad" monsters share the same appearance as the "Frog" monsters, to which they offer support. The contrasting half-angel, half-demon appearances of "Substitoad" and "Tradetoad" mimics the angels and demons theme of some "Frog" monsters. "Ronintoadin" shares the same distinct markings seen on the backs and faces of most of the "Frog" monsters.

Etymology
Although a Normal Monster, Jam the Frog, which was later renamed to "Slime Toad" is actually a member of the series since it contains 「ガエル」 in its Japanese name. "Majespecter Toad - Ogama" is not a member of this series since it does not have 「ガエル」 in its Japanese name.

With the exception of "Slime Toad", all members of the "Toad" series and the "Frog" archetype have their names designed to be intended as puns. "Slime Toad"'s lack of pun is justifiable since it was first released in 1999, prior to the release of the first "Toad" monsters that offer genuine support for the "Frog" archetype. The pun theme among "Toads" and "Frogs" are mostly based off the fact that the word for "Frog" (ガエル Gaeru) and "Toad" (カエル Kaeru) is a homonym with the neural conjugation of some Japanese verbs. These puns have been removed from the TCG names, if not replaced by different ones, since they are largely untranslateable.

Playing Style
See "Frog"