Changes: Frog

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The Frog and Toad are enemies in the Castlevania series. Frogs are said to be a sign of ill omen, while toads are referred as being the result of a demonic ritual gone wrong.

Description

The first time a frog-like enemy made an appearance in Dracula's Castle was the Tadpole boss in the Konami mascot game Konami Wai Wai World, which features levels of several different Konami franchises. This enemy appears as a giant frog with one eye, hopping about the place and attacking with its massive tongue. This is the only boss in the "Castlevania" stage the player has to defeat (the player can even skip past Dracula). It guards the key needed to rescue Simon Belmont. This was also the only time where a frog-like enemy was a boss.

An endless supply of Toads (described as "Mad Frogs") sprung hopping about in the swamp areas of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. They reappeared in the swamps of Castlevania Chronicles and in the caves of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Rather than infinitely spawning, these Toads are placed in specific locations like any other normal enemy.

Appearing often alongside Toads are smaller and faster Frogs. Introduced in Super Castlevania IV, they are difficult to hit and can leap fairly long distances. They later reappeared in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night, where they had the ability to strike with their tongues.

After a relatively long absence, Frogs and Toads made a return in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, where Charlotte Aulin gains the ability to turn either herself or Jonathan into a frog, gaining with this access to hard to reach areas.

The only appearance that frogs have made in a 3D Castlevania game is as a critter in the background of the Dead Bog in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

The Tadpole from Konami Wai Wai World makes a cameo in a minigame in Tokimeki Memorial 4.

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Frogs and Toads
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	14. Tadpole (jpn) - Konami Wai Wai World				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40 Atk: 3		Castle stage
(NA/JPN)	27. Frog - Dracula's Curse				[ edit ]
(NA/JPN)	'			4. Swamp
	15. Frog (Korochen) - Super Castlevania IV				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 8 Exp: 100 Atk: 2		2. Forest
	Poison Toad - Chronicles				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1 Exp: 200		3. Courtyard
(RoB/DXC)	Frog - Rondo of Blood				[ edit ]
(RoB/DXC)	'	HP: 1 Exp: 50		4'. River
	44. Toad (jpn) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Toad magically enlarged by demonic baptism.	Strong: Water Weak: Fire, Thunder Level: 11 HP: 10 Exp: 20	Drop: Blue Knuckles, Pizza	Underground Caverns
	48. Frog (jpn) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Cave-dwelling frog.	Strong: Water Weak: Fire, Thunder Level: 12 HP: 2 Exp: 20	Drop: Knuckle Duster, Pizza	Underground Caverns
	63. Frog (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	A frog of ill omen.	Strong: Whip, Slash, Fire HP: 5 Exp: 16 Skill Pt: 1	Drop: 1000 Year Egg, Summon Frog	Forest of Doom
	97. Toad (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	The result of a demonic ritual gone wrong.	Weak: Whip, Slash, Fire HP: 30 Exp: 34 Skill Pt: 3	Drop: Piyoko	Dark Academy

Item Data

Item Data: Frog
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Blue Knuckles (Blue Knuckle) - Symphony of the Night Fist - Alucard				[edit]
	Knuckles for uppercut-use	Attrib: Hit	ATT +8	Drop: Toad	Effect: Uppercut
	Pizza (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Food - Alucard				[edit]
	New York style! [use]		HP +21	Drop: Frog, Toad
	Knuckle Duster (Knuckle) - Symphony of the Night Fist - Alucard				[edit]
	Iron studded brass knuckles	Attrib: Hit	ATT +1	Find: Underground Caverns Drop: Frog	Effect: Punch
	1000 Year Egg (Pidan) - Portrait of Ruin Item (Food) - Jonathan, Charlotte				[edit]
	A duck egg preserved in clay.		HP +90 Sell: $112	Drop: Frog
	Summon Frog (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin Magic Spell - Charlotte				[edit]
	Summon a Frog to use in battle.	Attrib: Ice Consume: 20 MP	ATK +6 (partially charged), ATK +12 (fully charged)	Drop: Frog	Effect: Three frogs appear and hop forward. Special: Fully charged: Six frogs appear and hop forward.
	Piyoko (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin Item (Food) - Jonathan, Charlotte				[edit]
	A Japanese confection shaped like a bird.		HP +15 Sell: $20	Drop: Toad

Gallery

Trivia

These enemies appear to be inspired by the 1972 horror film Frogs, where an upper-class U.S. Southern family is victimized by several different animal species, including reptiles, amphibians and birds.
The fact that Frogs and Toads in Symphony of the Night drop Pizza and Fist-type weapons may be a reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A Nunchaku located in the same area where they are first encountered seems to reinforce this theory.
- Konami at one time had the license to develop and publish games under the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand, in fact being the company that has published the most TMNT games to date for the most relevant systems of their respective eras.

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-{{Infobox GenericEnemy
+{{Infobox Enemy
 |name      = Frog
-|image     = [[File:Super Castlevania IV - Frog - 01.png|250px]]
+|image     = Rob-frog-1-.gif
-|caption   = Korochen's artwork from the All About Akumajō Dracula guide
+|caption   = Frog as it appears in Rondo of Blood
+|jname     =
-|jname     = タドポール ''Tadopōru'' (Tadpole)<br />コロチエン ''Korochen''
+タドポール ''Tadopōru'' (Tadpole)<br />
+コロチエン ''Korochen''
 |aname     = Poison Toad, Tadpole, Toad
+|abil      =
-|abil      = Attacking with their tongues<br />Hopping in erratic patterns
+*Lashes with its tongue
-|type      = [[:Category:Animal-Type Enemies|Animal]]
+*Hops in erratic patterns
-|lore      = [[:Category:Film-Based Monsters|Film-based monster]]
+|type      = [[:category:Animal-Type Enemies|Animal]]
+|lore      = [[:category:Film-Based Monsters|Film-based monster]]
 |eng voice =
 |jpn voice =
+|game      =
-|game      = ''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse|Dracula's Curse]]''<br />''[[Super Castlevania IV]]''<br />''[[Castlevania Chronicles|Chronicles]]''<br />''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]''<br />''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''<br />''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]''<br />''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]''
+''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse|Dracula's Curse]]''<br />
+''[[Super Castlevania IV]]''<br />
+''[[Castlevania Chronicles|Chronicles]]''<br />
+''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]''<br />
+''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''<br />
+''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]''<br />
+''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]''
 |gallery   =
 |stuff1    =
 |stuff2    =
 }}
-'''Frogs''' and '''Toads''' have appeared in several ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' games.
+The '''Frog''' and '''Toad''' are [[:category:Enemies|enemies]] in the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series. Frogs are said to be a sign of ill omen, while toads are referred as being the result of a demonic ritual gone wrong.
+==Description==
-The first time a frog-like enemy made an appearance in [[Dracula's Castle]] was the '''Tadpole''' boss in the Konami mascot game ''[[Konami Wai Wai World]]'', which featured levels of several different [[Konami]] franchises. This enemy appeared as a giant frog with one eye, hopped about the place and attacked with its massive tongue. This was the only boss in the ''Castlevania'' stage that the player had to defeat (the player could even skip past [[Dracula]]). It guarded the key needed to rescue [[Simon Belmont]]. This was also the only time where a frog-like enemy was a boss.
+The first time a frog-like enemy made an appearance in [[Dracula's Castle]] was the '''Tadpole''' boss in the [[Konami]] mascot game ''[[Konami Wai Wai World]]'', which features levels of several different [[Konami]] franchises. This enemy appears as a giant frog with one eye, hopping about the place and attacking with its massive tongue. This is the only boss in the "Castlevania" stage the player has to defeat (the player can even skip past [[Dracula]]). It guards the key needed to rescue [[Simon Belmont]]. This was also the only time where a frog-like enemy was a boss.
-An endless supply of Frogs (described as "Mad Frogs") sprung from the swamp areas of ''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]'' and hopped about. They reappeared in the swamps of ''[[Super Castlevania IV]]'' and ''[[Castlevania Chronicles|Chronicles]]''. They later appeared in ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]'' and had the ability to strike with their tongues.
+An endless supply of Toads (described as "Mad Frogs") sprung hopping about in the swamp areas of ''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]''. They reappeared in the swamps of ''[[Castlevania Chronicles]]'' and in the caves of ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''. Rather than infinitely spawning, these Toads are placed in specific locations like any other normal enemy.
+Appearing often alongside Toads are smaller and faster Frogs. Introduced in ''[[Super Castlevania IV]]'', they are difficult to hit and can leap fairly long distances. They later reappeared in ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]'' and ''Symphony of the Night'', where they had the ability to strike with their tongues.
-In addition to Frogs, ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]'' also had Toads, which were larger enemies that also attacked with their tongues. After a relatively long absence, Frogs and Toads made a return in ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]'', where [[Charlotte Aulin]] gained the ability to turn herself or [[Jonathan Morris|Jonathan]] into a frog, gaining access to hard to reach areas.
+After a relatively long absence, Frogs and Toads made a return in ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]'', where [[Charlotte Aulin]] gains the [[Toad Morph|ability]] to turn either herself or [[Jonathan Morris|Jonathan]] into a frog, gaining with this access to hard to reach areas.
-The only appearance that frogs have made in a 3D ''Castlevania'' game is as a critter in the background of the [[The Dead Bog|Dead Bog]] in ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow|Lords of Shadow]]''.
+The only appearance that frogs have made in a 3D ''Castlevania'' game is as a critter in the background of the [[The Dead Bog|Dead Bog]] in ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow]]''.
-__TOC__
+The Tadpole from ''[[Konami Wai Wai World]]'' makes a cameo in a minigame in ''Tokimeki Memorial 4''.
 ==Enemy Data==
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 ==Gallery==
-<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" caption="Frog">
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
-NP C3 Frog.JPG|'''Frog''' (referred to as "Mad Frog") from the ''[[Nintendo Power Dracula's Curse Guide]]''
+NP C3 Frog.JPG|'''Frog''' (referred to as "Mad Frog") from the ''[[Nintendo Power - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse guide]]''
 Super Castlevania IV - Frog - 01.png|'''Korochen''' from the ''[[All About Akumajō Dracula]]'' guide for ''[[Super Castlevania IV]]''
+Blue Frog DXC.png|A blue frog in ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]''
 Dxc 044.png|'''Toad''''s enemy list entry from the ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]'' version of ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/DXC|Symphony of the Night]]''
 Dxc 048.png|'''Frog''''s enemy list entry from the ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]'' version of ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/DXC|Symphony of the Night]]''
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 ==Trivia==
-*These enemies appear to be inspired by the horror film ''[[Wikipedia:Frogs (film)|Frogs]]'' (1972), where an upper-class U.S. Southern family is victimized by several different animal species, including reptiles, amphibians and birds.
+*These enemies appear to be inspired by the 1972 horror film ''[[wikipedia:Frogs (film)|Frogs]]'', where an upper-class U.S. Southern family is victimized by several different animal species, including reptiles, amphibians and birds.
-*The fact that Frogs and Toads in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]'' drop [[Pizza]] and [[Cestus|Fist]]-type weapons may be a reference to a certain group of subterranean terrapins, the [[w:c:tmnt|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], or possibly some amphibian friends of theirs, the [[w:c:tmnt:Punk Frogs|Punk Frogs]]. A pair of [[Tonfa]] ("Nunchaku") located in the same area seems to reinforce this theory.
+*The fact that Frogs and Toads in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]'' drop [[Pizza]] and [[Cestus|Fist]]-type weapons may be a reference to the ''[[w:c:turtlepedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (franchise)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. A [[Tonfa|Nunchaku]] located in the same area where they are first encountered seems to reinforce this theory.
+**[[Konami]] at one time had the license to develop and publish games under the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' brand, in fact being the company that has published the most ''TMNT'' games to date for the most relevant systems of their respective eras.
-**These items could also be a reference to another group of brawling amphibians, the [[Wikipedia:Battletoads|Battletoads]].
 [[Category:Animal-Type Enemies]]
 [[Category:Film-Based Monsters]]