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- This article is about snowmen in general. For the Magon enemy in Wario World, see Snowman (enemy). For the souvenir in WarioWare: Touched!, see Snow Man. For the enemy introduced in Super Mario 64, see Mr. Blizzard.
- Not to be confused with Snowboy.
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 Model of a snowman from Mario Kart 8 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Snowmen appear in the Super Mario franchise as sculptures made out of snow, taking on the role of either obstacles or living creatures.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Snowmen in Super Mario 64 and its remake live inhabit cold climates, including Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land, more specifically as the Mr. Blizzard enemies, but not generic snowmen. There is also the Headless Snowman, who must be fully assembled during one of the course's missions. Snowman's Land also has a large snowman with a pine tree on top.
Super Mario Galaxy
Snowmen in Super Mario Galaxy also live in snow-themed areas, such as the backside of the icy planet in the Freezeflame Galaxy and in the Snow Cap Galaxy. These snowmen have Star Bit features and orange hats, and are made up of two segments. It takes two fireballs from Fire Mario or Luigi to destroy them, with each destroying one segment. If the Star Bits haven't been already collected via the cursor, they will scatter everywhere when it is destroyed.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Snowmen in Super Mario Galaxy 2 appear in the form of snow sculptures in the Freezy Flake Galaxy, being made out of Goombas, trees, and Bowser. Also, a snowman-like boss, Sorbetti, appears as the boss of the galaxy.
Super Mario Maker 2
Snowmen in Super Mario Maker 2 are background objects appearing in the likeness of Mario and Peach in snow-themed levels. As of the 3.0 update for the game, they also appear in Super Worlds. When a course icon is tapped on and held, some options appear which the player can use to customize how that course icon looks (give it a pool of water, replace it with a Galoomba, etc.). If the player selects the option to put snow around it, a snowman resembling Mario also appears within the snow. When that course is cleared, the snowman's hat and scarf turn green, causing it to resemble Luigi instead.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Large snowmen in Super Mario Bros. Wonder appear on the giant snowball in Outmaway Valley as it rolls during the level's Wonder Effect.
Mario Kart series
Snowmen, named snowpeople in Mario Kart Tour,[1] appear in the Mario Kart most commonly as obstacles in snowscape courses such as Template:Classic-link, Template:Classic-link, Template:Classic-link, Vancouver Velocity R, Merry Mountain R/T in Mario Kart Tour, and Merry Mountain in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Snowmen in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! are only part of the background in Sherbet Land, but the course's iteration in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe include them as obstacles in the off-road segments that can be bumped into. Snowmen also appear in the battle course Sherbet Rink from Mario Kart 7. Snowmen, if crashed into, commonly cause the player to be knocked backwards while dropping any items they have, but in Mario Kart Tour, they slow racers without crashing them.
Diddy Kong Racing / Diddy Kong Racing DS
Snowmen in Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS remake are decorative obstacles similar to trees in Snowflake Mountain, usually on hills where they can only be hit by the plane. Snowmen in the remake's optional touch challenge against Bluey the Walrus throw snowballs to attack.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario
Snowmen in Paper Mario act as the guards of the secret door to Shiver Mountain in the area of Shiver Snowfield. The only way to get past them is to bring them a scarf for the scarf-less snowman and a bucket for the hat-less snowman. After Mario does this, the snowmen thank Mario and open the door to Shiver Mountain for him. In addition, Mario will be able to receive items when he sleeps in the Toad House in Shiver City after he helps out these snowmen. Goombario's tattle says, "It's a snowman. There're so many of snowmen![sic] They don't melt because it's cold here. The way they're standing...they remind me of gatekeepers."
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
A Bob-omb snowman, built by a Bob-omb named Gob, makes a very minor appearance in Fahr Outpost in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Snow Men[2] in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat are decorated with bananas, a scarf, and a blue hat. Groups of appear in cold climate levels, such as Ice Warren and Aurora Glacier, and upon noticing Donkey Kong, the Snow Men shift their heads into his direction and attempt to block his path. Snow Men often remain in one position and stare at Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong can easily defeat a Snow Man by sliding into it or by using his Sound Wave Attack. Upon defeating one, Donkey Kong is rewarded with a banana.
Super Princess Peach
Snowmen in Super Princess Peach are dressed in an orange scarf with a matching beanie that both have white pom-poms on them. They appear in some of the levels of Gleam Glacier, serving as merely harmless obstacles, and Peach can destroy them by hitting them with Perry or melting them with the fire from her Rage vibe. Snowmen usually release coins upon being destroyed. Some snowmen block doorways.
Super Mario-kun
A snowman in volume 36 of Super Mario-kun first appears in the beginning of the chapter, where Baby Luigi finds a broken snowman and rebuilds it. It then saves the Mario Bros. by stopping a Shroob bomb from exploding, but the captain shoots a laser at the snowman, leaving Baby Luigi crying. After Baby Luigi freezes the Shroobs, Baby Mario rebuilds him, ending the chapter.
Mario & Sonic series
Snowmen appear in the Winter Olympic Games installments of the Mario & Sonic series. In the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, snowmen appear during the adventure mode, where if Mario or Sonic interact with a Snowman, its hat will either reveal a brief or occasionally a heart. The game also features snowmen as obstacles in the Dream Event Blazing Bobsleigh. In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Snowmen with hats and green cloaks with a star pattern and the Sochi 2014 logo are obstacles in Groove Pipe Snowboard, where they slowly move around the course; hitting a snowman slows the player, but it also destroys the snowman.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Snowmen in Yoshi's Woolly World and its 3DS remake are made of yarn with buttons for eyes and on their front. They appear in A Little Light Snowfall appear as objects. Even bigger snowmen appear in the level's secret areas, one of which has a hidden Winged Cloud behind it.
Yoshi's Crafted World
A snowman craft in Yoshi's Crafted World appears with two twig arms on a polar bear-shaped iceberg in Slip-Slide Isle. It has a nose that is also made from a twig and its blue hat as described by the Blockafeller of Chilly-Hot Isles is made from a plastic bottle cap.
Unused appearances
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Pre-release footage of Paper Mario: Sticker Star shows Mario walking by a snowman in a snow-themed level, though it is unknown if it can be interacted with or is merely aesthetic.
Gallery
Three Snow Men in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Snowman craft from Yoshi's Crafted World
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour (badge)
Mario Kart Tour (badge)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 雪人[?] Xuěrén |
Snowman | |
| French | Bonhomme de neige[?] | Snowman | |
| German | Schneemann[?] | Snowman | |
| Italian | Pupazzi di neve[?] | Snowman | |
| Korean | 눈사람[?] Nunsalam |
Snowman | |
| Portuguese | Boneco de neve[?] | Snowman | |
| Spanish | Muñeco de nieve[?] | Snowman |
References
- ^ Mario Kart Tour in-game name
- ^ Donkey Kong Jungle Beat internal filename (ObjectData/SnowMan.arc)
- ^ マリオカート64 (Mario Kāto Rokujūyon) instruction booklet. Nintendo. Page 28. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Mario Kart Tour in-game name
- ^ Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Shogakukan book. Japanese. Page Template:Media link.
- Snowmen
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- Diddy Kong Racing
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- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games species
- Mario Kart 64 species
- Mario Kart 7
- Mario Kart 8
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! species
- Mario Kart DS
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit species
- Mario Kart Tour
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