The
Battletoads, also known as just the
Toads, are the titular
player characters in the
Battletoads video game series, introduced in the original
Battletoads in 1991. They are a trio of anthropomorphic, mutant toad warriors fighting against the wicked
Dark Queen and her forces. They also appeared in the short lived
Battletoads cartoon and a few comic strips published in
Nintendo Power and
GamePro, and gained a sizable fan following.