| Slippy Toad | |
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Slippy's likeness in Star Fox: Assault (2005). |
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| Series | Star Fox |
| First game | Star Fox (1993) |
| Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto Takaya Imamura |
| Designed by | Takaya Imamura |
| Voiced by (English) | Lyssa Browne (Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D) Chris Seavor (Adventures and Super Smash Bros. Melee) Mike McAuliffe (Assault and Super Smash Bros. Brawl) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Kyouko Tonguu Kei Hayami (Star Fox 64 3D) |
Slippy Toad (スリッピー・トード Surippī Tōdo) is a player character in the Star Fox series of video games published by Nintendo, debuting in the 1993 game Star Fox.
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Slippy's design is that of an anthropomorphic green frog (despite his name). He is a member of the Star Fox team of mercenaries. He is relatively unskilled at flying, instead serving as the "brains" of the team, developing weapons,[1] and performing mechanic work. Slippy serves as a sidekick to skilled teammates Fox McCloud and Falco Lombardi.[2] He designed the "blaster" and "reflector" weapons that they use.[3]
Slippy's debut was in the 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game Star Fox. After antagonist Andross launches an attack against the planet Corneria, the Star Fox team resolves to stop him.
Slippy makes a cameo in the 2008 Wii fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl in the "Shadow Moses Island" stage, conversing with Solid Snake about Falco if that character is selected.[3] He also appears on the Lylat Cruise stage conversing with Star Fox and Star Wolf.
Critical opinion of Slippy has been generally negative; criticism has been leveled primarily at his voice. An article from IGN calls Slippy "an annoying croaking pest", also noting his "high-pitched cries for help".[2] In an April Fools article IGN's Levi Buchanan epithetized his voice as "the sound of the earth cracking open just as the four horsemen visit plague and pestilence on humankind."[4] GameSpot writer Glenn Rubenstein noted the excessive use of voice acting in Star Fox 64, highlighting Slippy's voice as androgynous.[5]
Slippy has also been criticized for his inadequacy as a pilot. IGN states that "he can never seem to help himself out of any kind of tight situation."[2] The IGN team and Colin Moriarty ranked him third on their list of ten video game characters who should die, rationalizing that "[w]e can't decide what makes him more annoying: his inadequacy in the cockpit or his ear-splitting voice."[6] In contrast to negative reception, GameSpy journalist Bryn Williams called him "that froggy legend".[7]
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