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{{about|snowmen in general|the [[Magon]] enemy in [[Wario World]]|[[Snowman (Wario World)]]|the enemy in [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]|[[Snow Man (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)]]|other uses|[[Snowman (disambiguation)]]}}
{{distinguish|Snowboy}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MK8 Asset Model Snowman.png|x200px]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' model
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[2020]])
|comparable=[[Bucket Head]]<br>[[Dr. Freezegood]]<br>[[Flurry]]<br>[[Mr. Blizzard]]<br>[[Snawful]]<br>[[Yukimaru]]
|notable=[[Abominable Snowkoopa]]<br>[[Bleak]]<br>[[Flaky]]<br>[[Headless Snowman]]<br>[[Snow King]]
}}
'''Snowmen''' are sculptures made out of snow that have appeared as either obstacles or living creatures throughout the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS'' ====
[[File:Snowman's Land.png|thumb|left|Snowman's Land]]
The world [[Snowman's Land]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] [[reissue|remake]] ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' takes place around a very large snowman. The [[Mr. Blizzard]] enemy is also based on a snowman.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
Snowmen appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' 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''====
[[File:SMG2 Freezy Flake Sorbetti Battle.png|thumb|Sorbetti, the Snowman-like boss of ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', numerous Snowman sculptures of [[Goomba]]s and [[Bowser]] appear in the [[Freezy Flake Galaxy]]. Also, a snowman-like boss, [[Sorbetti]], appears as the boss of the galaxy.
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====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Snowmen also appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where ones resembling [[Mario]] and [[Peach]] can be seen in the background of 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.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK64 FrappeSnowland.png|thumb|left|[[Toad]] speeding past Snowmen in Frappe Snowland (''[[Mario Kart 64]]'')]]
Throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, Snowmen commonly appear as obstacles in snowscape courses such as {{classic-link|N64|Frappe Snowland}}, {{classic-link|GBA|Snow Land}}, {{classic-link|GCN|Sherbet Land}}, {{classic-link|DS|DK Pass}}, [[Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity R]], and [[Merry Mountain|Merry Mountain R/T]]. They are also present on the ''Mario Kart 7'' battle course, [[Sherbet Rink]].

In most of their appearances, when the player collides with a snowman, the player is knocked backwards while dropping any items they have. In DK Pass, snowmen can potentially knock the player off the edge. However, in ''Mario Kart Tour'', where they are referred to as '''snowpeople''',<ref>''Mario Kart Tour'' in-game name</ref> they simply cause racers to slow down without crashing them.

In the ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' version of Sherbet Land, snowmen are only part of the background, but in the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' version, they are found as obstacles that can be bumped into, though they are only located in the off-road segments. In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', they appear in mission 5-2 where the player has to avoid them while collecting coins, otherwise they fail the mission.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:Snowmen.png|thumb|The Snowmen of Shiver Snowfield from ''Paper Mario'']]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Snowmen play an important role in the area of [[Shiver Snowfield]] where they act as the guards of the secret door to [[Shiver Mountain]]. The only way to get past them is to bring them a [[scarf]] for the scarf-less snowman and a [[Bucket (Paper Mario)|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]]''.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Snowmen appear in some of the levels of [[Gleam Glacier]]. They serve as merely harmless obstacles, and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] can destroy them by hitting them with [[Perry]] or destroying them with the fire from her [[Fury]] [[Vibe]]. After being destroyed, they usually release [[coin]]s.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:SMkun 36 Snowman.jpg|thumb|180px|The Snowman of ''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 36]]
A snowman appears in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 36|volume 36]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. In the beginning of the chapter, [[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 [[Shroob]]s, [[Baby Mario]] rebuilds him, ending the chapter.
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===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====
In the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Snowmen appear during the adventure mode. If Mario and [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] interact with them, one of the Snowman's hats will reveal briefs about the characters, details about the location of each [[snow spirits|snow spirit]], and occasionally hearts. Snowmen also serve as obstacles in the [[Dream Event]] [[Blazing Bobsleigh]].

====''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''====
Snowmen appear as obstacles in [[Groove Pipe Snowboard]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', where they slowly move around the course and cause the player to be slowed down when hit, though are destroyed upon impact. In this game, the snowmen have hats and green cloaks featuring a star pattern and the Sochi 2014 logo.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
Snowman MK64 sprite.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' sprite
MKSC Snowman sprite.png|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' sprite
SPP Snowman sprite.png|''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' sprite
MKDS Snowman sprite.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' sprite
SMG Asset Model Snowman.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' model
YMCcraft70.png|Snowman craft from ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
MKT DK Pass Snowman.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ({{classic|DS|DK Pass}} preview)
MKT Frappe Snowland Scene.jpg|''Mario Kart Tour'' ({{classic|N64|Frappe Snowland}} preview)
MKT_316CB.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' (badge)
MKT_316GB.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' (badge)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ユキダルマ<ref>[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NKTJ/NKTJ_J.pdf ''Mario Kart 64'' Japanese instruction booklet]. Page 28. ''nintendo.net''. Retrieved September 23, 2020.</ref><br>''Yukidaruma''<br>スノーマン<ref>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Shogakukan book. Page 171.</ref><br>''Sunōman''
|JapM=Snowman
|Chi=雪人
|ChiR=Xuěrén
|ChiM=Snowman
|Fra=Bonhomme de neige
|FraM=Snowman
|Ger=Schneemann
|GerM=Snowman
|Ita=Pupazzi di neve
|ItaM=Snowman
|Por=Boneco de neve
|PorM=Snowman
|Spa=Muñeco de nieve
|SpaM=Snowman
}}

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