Cerebra's Files
Toad
Real Name: Mortimer Toynbee
Affiliation: Brotherhood of Mutants
Previous Affiliations: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
(I, III), The Misfits
Powers: An incredible jumping ability. Toad was essentially Magneto's yes-man and whipping-boy in the original Brotherhood.
When he and his "master" were kidnapped by the alien Stranger, Toad was left by
Magneto on a distant planet, and the method by which he returned to earth is still
unknown. Years later, having gained the ability to exude a sticky secretion from
his hands, as well as a lot of self-confidence, Toad formed and led the third
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. He then went to live on Emma
Frost's estate after the rejection of his petition to join the Hellfire
Club. There he and a mutant called the Surgeon developed some highly intelligent
frogs, and attempted to mind-control Frost and her Generation
X charges when they were on the run from Operation:
Zero Tolerance. Toad then joined up with the second Brotherhood to find Professor
X when they were being hunted by Cerebro. He remains
with them, even though the group has returned to its criminal ways under the leadership
of Mystique. A short time ago, Toad was one of 5 superhumans
recruited by the sentient ship Prosh to go on missions
of discovery throughout time, as a means of teaching them things they would need
in order to defeat a powerful menace, who turned out to be the Stranger. On these
missions, Toad found out that he was once an object of study for Black Womb, a
secret organization that researched mutants, and that the hormonal imbalances
that had plagued him for so long could have been corrected back then, but were
not so that his life could be an experiment. He began to realize that his entire
life had been wasted, and that he was the key to defeating the Stranger due to
the time he had spent on the alien's ship. During the final battle with the Stranger,
however, Toad was injured had to be rushed to Prosh's healing chamber. When he
emerged, he had a sleeker look. His mutation had fully developed and he also had
a long prehnsile tongue that secretes a substance that allows him to control any
who touch it. He regained a lot of his confidence, but was unsure of what to do.
Unfortunately, human bigotry and a lifetime of pain and suffering appear to have
pushed him too far, as he was next seen as a member of a revamped Brotherhood
during the attack on Muir Island.
Recent Activities: Toad was found by Professor X and his allies on Genosha following the island's destruction. Together with some lower-level mutants, Toad was constructing a monument to his former leader Magneto. Following Magneto's return, Toad joined the new Brotherhood, and as a senior member, was given a lot of public-relations tasks.
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