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|image=[[File:Viking Group Art - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|200px]]<br>A group of Snowmads, consisting of two [[Pointy Tucks]] and a [[Fish Poker Pops]]
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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 voyagers based on the stereotypical {{wp|Vikings}}; hence, they are sometimes simply referred to as such.<ref>"''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''''', ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303104400/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-wii-u/ North American Nintendo eShop]''</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>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' British English instruction manual (PDF)]. Tab 5: "About This Game".</ref> and are identifiable by their emblem, a snowflake, which is shown on their longships' sail rigs, flags, buckles, collars, streamers, suspenders, some Viking helmets, tents and Fredrik's throne.
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 the stereotypical {{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 an enchanted [[Horn (object)|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.
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.
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.
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
*'''[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-WiiU-Donkey_Kong_Country_Tropical_Freeze.pdf Digital manual] bio:''' "''Hailing from the northern seas, these foes have frozen Donkey Kong Island and seek to claim it as their own.''"
*'''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''' (page 15): "''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.''"
*'''[[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>
*'''Nintendo Switch [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/games/oms/dkc-tf/characters.html UK website]:''' "''The invading Snowmads have turfed the Kongs out of their beloved Donkey Kong Island and cast it into a deep freeze!''"
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===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
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|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!
|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!
}}
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===[[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==
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ba-boom kong 02 595.png|[[Ba-Boom|Ba-boom, the Boisterous]]
ba-boom kong 02 595.png|[[Ba-Boom|Ba-boom, the Boisterous]]
fugu 01.png|[[Fugu|Fugu, the Frightening]]
fugu 01.png|[[Fugu|Fugu, the Frightening]]
Bashmaster.jpg|[[Bashmaster|Bashmaster, the Unbreakable]]  
DKCTF Artwork Bashmaster.png|[[Bashmaster|Bashmaster, the Unbreakable]]  
SnowmadLeader.jpg|[[Lord Fredrik|Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King]]
SnowmadLeader.jpg|[[Lord Fredrik|Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King]]
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|Rus=Снежники<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/Nintendo-Switch/Donkey-Kong-Country-Tropical-Freeze-1325706.html Official Russian Nintendo website].</ref>
|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
|RusR=Snezhniki
|RusM=From "снег" (''sneg'', "snow")
|RusM=From "снег" (''sneg'', "snow")

Latest revision as of 00:59, September 3, 2024

Snowmads
Viking Group Art - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png
A group of Snowmads, consisting of a pair of Pointy Tucks and a Fish Poker Pops
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Leader Lord Fredrik
Members
Member species
“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 port. They are an organization of arctic and antarctic animal seafarers based on the stereotypical Vikings; hence, they are sometimes simply referred to as such.[1] The name "Snowmad" is a portmanteau of snow and nomad, as well as being a pun on "snowman". Led by Lord Fredrik, the Snowmads are said to be "hailing from the North Sea",[2] 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 his enchanted horn, summons an ice dragon. The creature proceeds to blow the Kongs (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 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[edit]

Leader[edit]

Bosses[edit]

Soldiers[edit]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

  • Digital manual bio: "Hailing from the northern seas, these foes have frozen Donkey Kong Island and seek to claim it as their own."[3]
  • 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."[4]
  • Website description:
    • English (British):
      The invading Snowmads have turfed the Kongs out of their beloved Donkey Kong Island and cast it into a deep freeze!
    [5]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Snowmad Ship
Snowmad Ship trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Wii U Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (02/2014)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 20: Tropical Freeze
How to unlock:
Random
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! (American English)
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! (British English)

Play Nintendo[edit]

  • These frigid foes froze Donkey Kong Island. That’s so cold!
    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.    [6]

Gallery[edit]

Members[edit]

Media[edit]

Audio.svg Snowmads Theme - The theme that plays in Homecoming Hijinxs, Cliffside Slide and Meltdown Mayhem
File infoMedia:DKCTF SnowmadsTheme.oga
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Audio.svg Freezie Breezie - The theme that plays in Forest Folly and Icicle Arsenal
File infoMedia:DKCTF FreezieBreezie2.oga
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Help:Media • Having trouble playing?

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ザ・スノーマッズ[?]
Za Sunōmazzu 		The Snowmads
French (NOA) Frigoths[?] A portmanteau of frigo ("fridge") and Goths (an East Germanic people)
French (NOE) Givrés[?] Literally "the Frosted", and les Givrés is an informal synonym for "the insanes"
German (Den) Viehkingern aus dem Eismeer[?] The Beastkings of the Arctic Sea; Viehkinger is a portmanteau of vieh ("beasts") and "Vikings"
(Die) Viehkinger aus dem Eismeer[?]
Italian Nevichinghi[?] Portmanteau of neve ("snow") and Vichinghi ("Vikings")
Portuguese (NOE) Fresquitos do Mar do Norte[?] North Sea Fresquitoes
Snowmads[?] Snowmads
Russian Снежники[7]
Snezhniki 		From "снег" (sneg, "snow")
Spanish (NOA) Frigómadas[?] A portmanteau of frigo ("fridge") and nómadas ("nomads")
Spanish (NOE) Invasores del Mar del Norte[?] North Sea invaders

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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" – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details. Nintendo (American English). Archived March 3, 2016, 10:44:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze British English instruction manual. Tab 5: "About This Game" (PDF).
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze digital manual (PDF). Nintendo. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  4. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier (February 21, 2014). Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16252-4. Page 15.
  5. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Nintendo Switch | Games. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved August 2, 2024.[dead link]
  6. ^ 2024. Play Nintendo. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Nintendo Switch | Игры | Nintendo. Nintendo of Russia (Russian). Archived January 14, 2018, 12:48:14 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) / Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong*
Supporting Don Zunāna • Funky Kong • Professor Chops • Rambi • Squawks • Tawks*
Bosses Pompy, the Presumptuous • Skowl, the Startling • Ba-Boom, the Boisterous • Fugu, the Frightening • Bashmaster, the Unbreakable • Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King
Other Big Squeekly • Goats • Mugly • Skittler • Snippys
Enemies Snowmad Tucks (Archy · Archy (fire) · Big Sphen · Boom Bird · Painguin Tucks · Papa Painguin · Pengaccha 1-gō · Pointy Tucks · Soary · Speedy Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff Tucks · Tenacious Tucks) • Fluff (Harey · Harold · Tuff Fluff) • Hootz (Blue Hootz · Hot Hootz · Puffton · Tuffton) • Ice dragon • Lemmington • Waldough (Chum Chucker Charlie · Fish Poker Pops · Walbrick · Walnut)
Other Bouncelisk • Bucky • Buffaloafer • Buzzy • Carnivorous Plantlife (Venus Trap Platform · Chompette) • Cheesy Chester • Chompasaurus • Dozy • Electrified Anemone • Finley (Blue Finley · Green Finley · Red Finley) • Flaming Falling Totem Pole • Fritz • Gordo • Green fish • Hermit crab • Horror Gills • Jellyfish • Large Mimic • Mama Saw • Mimic • Monocle Monica • Porcupal • Pufftup • Punch Piranha • Punchy Paddy • Schnautzel • Sea Urchin • Snaggles • Sour Dodo • Squiddicus • Swooper Dooper • Thug Slug • Toucan't • Wild Wendell • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Blue Balloon • Capsule Toy Machine • Crash Guard • Flying banana • Gold Heart • Green Balloon • Heart • Heart Boost • KONG Letters • Mysterious relic • Puzzle Piece • Red Balloon
Projectiles Barrel • Kong Barrel • Water Sack • Watermelon Fuse Bomb
Miscellaneous Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bell • Burlap Hanging Sack • Climbing grass • Collapsible Underwater Grass • Cracked Block • Current • Item container • Item Handle • Pile of leaves • Purple Flower Platform • Rambi Crate • Rolling leaf • Slot Machine Barrel • Snowflake Shield • Spinning Platform • Spring Platform • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Avalanche • Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Proximity mine • Snowball • Snowflake • Sting Tentacle • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Ranged attack • Roll Attack
Levels Lost Mangroves Mangrove Cove • Shipwreck Shore • Canopy Chaos • Trunk Twister • Zip-Line Shrine • Busted Bayou • Big Top Bop • Swinger Flinger
Autumn Heights Windmill Hills • Mountain Mania • Horn Top Hop • Sawmill Thrill • Alpine Incline • Wing Ding • Crumble Cavern • Rodent Ruckus • Mountaintop Tussle • Bopopolis
Bright Savannah Grassland Groove • Baobab Bonanza • Frantic Fields • Scorch 'n' Torch • Twilight Terror • Cannon Canyon • Rickety Rafters • Bramble Scramble • Triple Trouble • Precarious Pendulums
Sea Breeze Cove Deep Keep • High Tide Ride • Amiss Abyss • Irate Eight • Sea Stack Attack • Current Capers • Rockin' Relics • Shoal Atoll • Fugu Face-Off • Spinning Spines
Juicy Jungle Harvest Hazards • Reckless Ride • Fruity Factory • Panicky Paddles • Jelly Jamboree • Frosty Fruits • Beehive Brawl • Jammin' Jams • Punch Bowl • Platform Problems
Donkey Kong Island Homecoming Hijinxs • Seashore War • Aqueduct Assault • Blurry Flurry • Forest Folly • Cliffside Slide • Frozen Frenzy • Meltdown Mayhem • Dynamite Dash • Icicle Arsenal • Volcano Dome • Slippy Spikes
Secret Seclusion Levitation Station • Rocket Rails • Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info Gallery • Media • Staff
* Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version
Related Play Nintendo activities:
A matching game to flip over • Can’t-miss games • The multiplayer way • Which Kong could fit your style? • Who’s that toy?
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