Snow sculpture
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Snow sculpture | |||
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![]() Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
Variant of | Snow | ||
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- “These are some really weird snow sculptures... They give me the creeps!”
- —Star Bunny during "Bowser on Ice", Super Mario Galaxy 2
Snow sculptures, also known as ice statues,[1]:127 ice sculptures,[1]:127 or snowmen,[1]:129 appear in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 as destructible objects appearing in the likeness of various objects and even enemies such as Goombas. Snow sculptures appear in some snow-themed galaxies, functioning similarly to the snowmen in Super Mario Galaxy and ice blocks in Super Mario Galaxy 2. In both games, Mario or Luigi can melt snow sculptures with fireballs while in his Fire form. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, they also fall apart when struck by Mario or Luigi in his Rock form. They are otherwise typically unbreakable.
Within the first game, snow sculptures appear only in the Snow Cap Galaxy, in which they resemble mushrooms or corks and can be stood on. Each one contains a coin. In the second game, snow sculptures prominently appear in the Freezy Flake Galaxy in the shape of Goombas, trees, and Bowser. Amongst these snow sculptures are a Launch Star, a Warp Pipe, and yellow Star Chips. Most snow sculptures fall apart with one strike, but the large Bowser statues need to be struck three times to be destroyed. In the mission "Bowser on Ice," the Bowser statue on the final planet contains a Power Star. Snow sculptures appear during the battle with Sorbetti and disrupt the boss's course, but they fall apart once struck by it or if hit by a Star Spin. The removal of the statues makes it more challenging to avoid Sorbetti.
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of the Snow Cap Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot of Goomba, tree, and Bowser snow sculptures in the Freezy Flake Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Screenshot of snow sculptures during Sorbetti's Chilly Reception from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
Game | File | Name | Meaning
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Super Mario Galaxy | SnowBlockA | SnowBlockA | Snow Block |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SnowDollKoopa | SnowDollKoopa | Bowser Snow Doll |
SnowDollKuribo | SnowDollKuribo | Goomba Snow Doll | |
SnowMoundL | SnowMoundL | Snow Mound (tree-shaped snow sculptures) |
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | Setsuzō |
Snow sculpture, or snow statue | |
クッパ Kuppa Setsuzō |
Bowser Snow Statue; compare with Bowser Statue | ||
クッパ雪像[4] Kuppa Setsuzō |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 127.
- ^ 「外にヘンな
雪像 があるビヨン…」– Star Bunny during "Bowser on Ice" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). (Archived 14 Jun. 2010 via YouTube by HiRo2009ss.) - ^ In-game name for "Bowser on Ice." (Archived 14 Jun. 2010 via YouTube by HiRo2009ss.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 169.