Is Toad's head a hat or part of the body?

Watching a Paper Mario : Thousand Year Door Playthrough, and in it we can see toads that have their heads sewn like if it was a hat that was repaired.

I always tought the big thing in their head with the dots was part of their body, but this seems to point that it's more a piece of clothing than a part of their body.

Also, if it's a hat, have we ever seen a Toad without his hat?

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Are Toads heads or hats?

There was the episode of the Super Mario TV show in the 1980s where Toad took off his mushroom cap to reveal a teeny, tiny, bald head; in the Paper Mario games, Toads had hair peeking out from under the mushroom protrusion, seeming to settle that it is indeed a hat.

What is Toads head?

The most prominent trait of a Toad is its large head that resembles a mushroom in shape and color \u2013 historically speculated as them wearing a mushroom hat, as portrayed in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, but eventually ruled out by Japanese video game designer Yoshiaki Koizumi.

Do Toads have hats?

Toad isn't wearing a hat, Nintendo confirms \u2013 Destructoid.

Is Toad wearing a turban?

Nintendo answered a question no one really wanted to be answered and claims Toad's head is just weird\u2014it's not a hat. The producer for Super Mario Odyssey has confirmed that Toad's head is actually not a hat\u2014it's his weird frickin' head.

Game Theory: You Are WRONG About Toad!

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