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) |
- “Those weird snow sculptures give me the creeps! I'm too scared to leave my house... Boiyoing...”
- —Star Bunny during Bowser on Ice, Super Mario Galaxy 2
Snow sculptures, also known as ice statues,[1] ice sculptures,[1] or snowmen,[2] are destructible objects in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are found 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
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
Additional names
Internal names
Game | File | Name | Meaning
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Super Mario Galaxy | SnowBlockA | SnowBlockA | Snow Block |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SnowDollKoopa | SnowDollKoopa | Bowser Snow Doll |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SnowDollKuribo | SnowDollKuribo | Goomba Snow Doll |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SnowMoundL | SnowMoundL | Snow Mound (tree-shaped snow sculptures) |
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | クッパ雪像[3] Kuppa Setsuzō |
Bowser Snow Statue; compare with Bowser Statue |
References
- ^ a b Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville, Prima Games, 2010, p. 127.
- ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville, Prima Games, 2010, p. 129.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors.『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』[Japanese source]. Tokyo, Shogakukan, 2015, p. 169.