Editing Snowmads

{{group infobox
|image=[[File:Viking Group Art - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|200px]]<br>A group of Snowmads, consisting of a pair of [[Pointy Tucks]] and a [[Fish Poker Pops]]
|leader=[[Lord Fredrik]]
|members=[[Ba-Boom]]<br>[[Bashmaster]]<br>[[Fugu]]<br>[[Pompy]]<br>[[Skowl]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) 
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|member_species=[[Fluff (enemy)|Fluff]]<br>[[Hootz]]<br>[[Lemmington]]<br>[[Tucks]]<br>[[Waldough]]
|collapsed=true
}}{{quote|These Snowmads are a real downer... And right in the middle of surfing season, too.|Funky Kong|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}}
The '''Snowmads''' are the main antagonists of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They are an organization of arctic and antarctic animal seafarers based on stereotypical depictions of {{wp|Vikings}}; hence, they are sometimes simply referred to as such.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|quote=Help Donkey Kong and his friends save their home and banana hoard from marauding '''Vikings''' in the Donkey Kong Country™: Tropical Freeze game from Retro Studios. — '''''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'''''|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20160303104400/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-wii-u|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=August 2, 2024}}</ref> The name "Snowmad" is a portmanteau of snow and {{wp|nomad}}, as well as being a pun on "[[snowman]]". Led by [[Lord Fredrik]], the Snowmads are said to be "hailing from the North Sea",<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' British English instruction manual. Tab 5: "About This Game"}}</ref> and are identifiable by their emblem, a snowflake, which is shown on their longships' sail rigs, clothing and headwear.

The Snowmads set the events of the game in motion when Lord Fredrik, using [[Horn (object)|his enchanted horn]], summons an [[ice dragon]]. The creature proceeds to blow the [[Kong]]s ([[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Funky Kong]]) away from the island, allowing Lord Fredrik's command ship to station itself on top of the island's [[Volcano]]. The Snowmads then seize the island and throw it into a state of perpetual winter, forcing the Kongs to take it back from them.

Throughout the course of the game, their main base is [[Donkey Kong Island]], though, they have invaded every island that the Kongs arrive on. When the Kongs finally make it back home, they make their way to the Volcano, where the command ship is stationed. When they reach Lord Fredrik's quarters, they confront him and [[Volcano Dome|a final showdown]] for the fate of the island ensues. When Fredrik is defeated, he is blasted out of the Volcano, destroying his command ship in the process, and crashes into the sea where the remainder of the Snowmads' ships are stationed, ending their reign over the island.

Snowmads are found on every island that the Kongs go to; with each one controlled by a high-ranked member, whereas Donkey Kong Island is commanded by Lord Fredrik himself. They also appear to have great access to technology, as they are seen with mechs and cranes in certain levels.
==Members==
===Leader===
*[[Lord Fredrik|Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King]] (leader, commands [[Donkey Kong Island (world)|Donkey Kong Island]])

===Bosses===
*[[Pompy|Pompy, the Presumptuous]] ([[Lost Mangroves]])
*[[Skowl|Skowl, the Startling]] ([[Autumn Heights]])
*[[Ba-Boom|Ba-Boom, the Boisterous]] ([[Bright Savannah]])
*[[Fugu|Fugu, the Frightening]] ([[Sea Breeze Cove]])
*[[Bashmaster|Bashmaster, the Unbreakable]] ([[Juicy Jungle]])

===Soldiers===
*[[Tucks]]
**[[Speedy Tucks]]
**[[Tuff Tucks]]
***[[Speedy Tuff Tucks]]
**[[Pointy Tucks]]
**[[Trench Tucks]]
**[[Archy]]
***[[Archy (fire)|Fire]]
**[[Boom Bird]]
**[[Painguin Tucks]]
***[[Papa Painguin]]
**[[Soary]]
**[[Big Sphen]]
*[[Fluff (enemy)|Fluff]]
**[[Tuff Fluff]]
**[[Harey]]
**[[Harold (enemy)|Harold]]
*[[Hootz]]
**[[Hot Hootz]]
**[[Puffton]]
**[[Tuffton]]
**[[Blue Hootz]]
*[[Waldough]]
**[[Walnut]]
**[[Walbrick]]
**[[Chum Chucker Charlie]]
**[[Fish Poker Pops]]
*[[Lemmington]]
*[[Ice dragon]] (summoned by Lord Fredrik in battle)

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
*'''Digital manual bio:''' "''Hailing from the northern seas, these foes have frozen Donkey Kong Island and seek to claim it as their own.''"<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-WiiU-Donkey_Kong_Country_Tropical_Freeze.pdf|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' digital manual|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=August 2, 2024}}</ref>
*'''[[Prima Games]] guide:''' "''The Snowmads hail from the northern lands and have encased Donkey Kong’s island in snow and ice. They seek to claim this land for their own.''"<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|location=Roseville|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=15|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4}}</ref> 
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|EngE=The invading Snowmads have turfed the Kongs out of their beloved Donkey Kong Island and cast it into a deep freeze!}}<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|url=www.nintendo.co.uk/games/oms/dkc-tf/characters.html|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} Games|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=August 2, 2024}}</ref>

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Snowmad Ship
|image=[[File:SnowmadShipTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in='''Wii U''' ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' (02/2014)
|trophy_box=20: Tropical Freeze
|unlock=Random
|desc=While sailing the world in search of new lands, the Snowmads discover Donkey Kong Island. Viking-like thugs that they are, they freeze the whole island and take over. This small boat here is one of the vessels manned by minions. Lord Fredrik's ship, however, is MUCH bigger. Of course, it had to be—he's the Snowmad King, after all! 
|desc2=While sailing the world in search of new lands, the Snowmads discover Donkey Kong Island. Viking-like thugs that they are, they freeze the whole island and take over. This small boat here is one of the vessels manned by minions. Lord Fredrik's ship, however, is MUCH bigger. Of course, it had to be – he's the Snowmad King, after all!
}}

===[[Play Nintendo]]===
*'''''These frigid foes froze Donkey Kong Island. That’s so cold!'''<br>The Snowmads are an invasion force of walruses, seals, penguins and other beasties who bring cold temperatures, thievery, and wacky boss battles to a peaceful tropical island.''<ref>{{cite|date=2024|url=https://play.nintendo.com/themes/friends/snowmads/|title=Play Nintendo|accessdate=September 3, 2024}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Hero-bg-boat3.png|A Snowmad ship
Viking Ship - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|[[Lord Fredrik]]'s command ship
</gallery>
===Members===
<gallery>
Viking Art1 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|A [[Fish Poker Pops]]
Viking Art2 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|Front view of a [[Pointy Tucks]]
Viking Art3 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|Side view of a Pointy Tucks
Viking Group Art - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|Snowmads group art
Viking Artwork - DKC Tropical Freeze.png|A [[Walbrick]]
Viking Art4 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|An [[Archy]]
Viking Art5 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|A [[Chum Chucker Charlie]]
Viking Art6 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|A [[Hootz]]
Owl Snowmad Artwork - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|A Hootz
Viking Art7 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|A [[Fluff (enemy)|Fluff]]
Viking Art8 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|A [[Waldough]]
Tuck.png|A [[Tucks]]
lemmington.png|A [[Lemmington]]
DKCTF Pompy.png|[[Pompy|Pompy, the Presumptuous]]
Skowl1.jpg|[[Skowl|Skowl, the Startling]]
ba-boom kong 02 595.png|[[Ba-Boom|Ba-boom, the Boisterous]]
fugu 01.png|[[Fugu|Fugu, the Frightening]]
DKCTF Artwork Bashmaster.png|[[Bashmaster|Bashmaster, the Unbreakable]] 
SnowmadLeader.jpg|[[Lord Fredrik|Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King]]
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=DKCTF SnowmadsTheme.oga
|title1=Snowmads Theme
|description1=The theme that plays in [[Homecoming Hijinxs]], [[Cliffside Slide]] and [[Meltdown Mayhem]]
|file3=DKCTF FreezieBreezie2.oga
|title3=Freezie Breezie
|description3=The theme that plays in [[Forest Folly]] and [[Icicle Arsenal]]
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ザ・スノーマッズ
|JpnR=Za Sunōmazzu
|JpnM=The Snowmads
|FreA=Frigoths
|FreAM=A portmanteau of ''frigo'' ("fridge") and ''Goths'' (an East Germanic people)
|FreE=Givrés
|FreEM=Literally "the Frosted", and ''les Givrés'' is an informal synonym for "the insanes"
|Ger=(Den) Viehkingern aus dem Eismeer
|Ger2=(Die) Viehkinger aus dem Eismeer
|GerM=The Beastkings of the Arctic Sea; ''Viehkinger'' is a portmanteau of ''vieh'' ("beasts") and "Vikings"
|Ger2M=The Beastkings of the Arctic Sea; ''Viehkinger'' is a portmanteau of ''vieh'' ("beasts") and "Vikings"
|Ita=Nevichinghi
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of Europe|date=March 11, 2025|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' (sito ufficiale)|url=https://www.nintendo.com/it-it/Giochi/Giochi-per-Nintendo-Switch/Donkey-Kong-Country-Tropical-Freeze-1325706.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqynLCicUayEUiS7GP-S4lUb-XpbFN5gDu3uchAsYOIvNLHgu7g|language=it|website=Nintendo.it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''neve'' ("snow") and ''Vichinghi'' ("Vikings")
|PorE=Fresquitos do Mar do Norte
|PorE2=Snowmads
|PorEM=North Sea Fresquitoes
|PorE2M=Snowmads
|Rus=Снежники<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20180114124814/http://www.nintendo.ru/-/Nintendo-Switch/Donkey-Kong-Country-Tropical-Freeze-1325706.html|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} Игры {{!}} Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of Russia|language=ru|accessdate=August 2, 2024}}</ref>
|RusR=Snezhniki
|RusM=From "снег" (''sneg'', "snow")
|SpaA=Frigómadas
|SpaAM=A portmanteau of ''frigo'' ("fridge") and ''nómadas'' ("nomads")
|SpaE=Invasores del Mar del Norte
|SpaEM=North Sea invaders
}}

==References==
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