Snow Pokey
| Snow Pokey | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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- “The Snow theme turns Pokey into a snowman! Step on one, and you're in for a snowy surprise.”
- —Narrator, Super Mario Maker 2 - A Legendary Update - Nintendo Switch
Snow Pokeys are enemies that debut in Super Mario 3D World. They are snowman-like Pokeys with icicle-like spikes on their body, a red pail acting as a hat, and a carrot for a nose.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Snow Pokeys appear in Snowball Park and Peepa's Fog Bog, and three of them serve as the second wave of enemies in Mystery House Brawl. When a Snow Pokey catches sight of the player, it will begin to move towards them. A Snow Pokey can be defeated by hitting its head with a projectile or swiping it with the Tanooki Suit. The segments of the Snow Pokey will turn into snowballs, which can be carried and thrown. If a Snow Pokey is hit with fireballs, snowballs will not appear. Furthermore, a Snow Pokey's segments can be knocked out by tapping them with the Wii U GamePad. If a Snow Pokey's head is tapped when all other segments have been knocked out, it will be defeated. If its head is tapped any time before this, its pail hat will fall off.
Cat Snow Pokeys appear in the Bowser's Fury campaign in Crisp Climb Castle, acting the same way as they do in Super Mario 3D World.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Snow Pokeys reappear in Super Mario Maker 2, taking the role of regular Pokeys in snow-themed levels, except they can be jumped on, which reduces them to a single snowball. In addition to retaining their original appearance in the Super Mario 3D World style, as well as in the New Super Mario Bros. U style, they receive new designs in the other three styles. In the Super Mario Bros. style, they wear yellow hard hats instead of the red pail; in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style, they wear red knit caps; and in the Super Mario World style, they wear red bobble caps.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]
Snow Pokeys appear in Mario Golf: Super Rush where they act as obstacles in Blustery Basin and Bowser Highlands during the Golf Adventure mode.
The Legend of Zelda series[edit]
Snomaul, a snow Pokey variant, appears in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and can be summoned as an Echo. Unlike Snow Pokeys, it can regrow lost snowballs.
Gallery[edit]
The December 2017 LINE calendar
The December 2017 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario Bros. 3 style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Super Mario World style)
Super Mario Maker 2 (New Super Mario Bros. U style)
A Cat Snow Pokey from Bowser's Fury
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スノーサンボ[?] Sunō Sanbo |
Snow Pokey | |
| Dutch | Snow Pokey[?] | - | |
| French | Pokey des neiges[?] | Snow Pokey | |
| German | Schnee-Pokey[?] | Snow Pokey | |
| Italian | Nevibruco[1] | From neve ("snow") and Marghibruco ("Pokey") | |
| Portuguese | Catubola Polar[2] | Polar Pokey | |
| Russian | Снежный поки[3] Snezhnyy poki |
Snow Pokey | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Pokey polar[?] | Polar Pokey | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Pokey Polar[?] | Polar Pokey |
References[edit]
- ^ NintendoItalia (December 24, 2015). Il Mario Gatto Show - Episodio 22 (8:22). YouTube (Italian). Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ Nintendo Portugal (December 24, 2015). O Programa do Mario Gato - Episódio 22 (8:37). YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo Россия Archive (December 3, 2023). В гостях у Марио-кота — Серия 22 (8:37). YouTube (Russian). Retrieved June 9, 2024.
| Pokeys | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mega Paper Macho Pokey • Mummipokey • Punkey the Pokey Prince • The Pokey Triplets • Tower Power Pokey |
| Species | Big Pokey • Blow Hard • Cactus Jack • Dark Pokey • Drool Hard • Green Pokey • Hanging Blow Hard • Mad Pokey • Poison Pokey • Pokey • Pokey (heading) • Pokey (projectile) • Pokey Head • Pokey Mummy • Pokey Pom • Pokeyplant • Seedy Pod • Skellokey • Snow Pokey • Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) • Spiky Snifit • Toothy |
