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{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|title=Bitefrost
|title=Bitefrost
|image=[[File:SMO Artwork Bitefrost.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Bitefrost from ''Super Mario Odyssey''.
|image=[[File:SMO Bitefrost Screenshot.jpg|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|variant_of=
|parent_species=
|comparable=[[Sandmaargh]]<br>[[Bomp]]
|related=[[Sandmaargh]]
}}
}}
'''Bitefrosts''' are invincible enemies encountered in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', appearing in both the [[Snow Kingdom]] and the [[Luncheon Kingdom]]. Their name is a reversal of the words compounded to form {{wp|frostbite}}, the name of a medical condition that causes freezing to the skin or other tissues, and possibly a reference to the {{wp|Bifröst}} from Norse mythology. They are in the shape of a large pillar, with the top of their bodies being their eyes and two sets of blocky teeth. Bitefrosts hide underground, awaiting for [[Mario]] to stand directly above them, and they will rise up above ground, carrying Mario with them. They will wait a few seconds before gnawing their teeth as an attack. Mario can know beforehand when a Bitefrost is below him, as a shadow of their faces will be present on the ground (similar to the [[Sandmaargh]]s from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''). Mario can use Bitefrosts to his advantage to reach higher up places, though he will quickly have to [[jump]] elsewhere before the Bitefrost shuts its teeth on him.
[[File:SMO Bitefrost Artwork.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Mario near a Bitefrost]]
'''Bitefrosts''' are invincible enemies encountered in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', appearing in both the [[Snow Kingdom]] and the [[Luncheon Kingdom]]. Their name is a reversal of the words compounded to form {{wp|frostbite}}, the name of a medical condition that causes freezing to the skin or other tissues. They are in the shape of a large pillar, with the top of their bodies being their eyes and two sets of blocky teeth. Bitefrosts hide underground, awaiting for [[Mario]] to stand directly above them, and they will rise up above ground, carrying Mario with them. They will wait a few seconds before gnawing their teeth as an attack. Mario can know beforehand when a Bitefrost is below him, as a shadow of their faces will be present on the ground (similar to the [[Sandmaargh]]s from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''). Mario can use Bitefrosts to his advantage to reach higher up places, though he will quickly have to [[jump]] elsewhere before the Bitefrosts shut their teeth on him.


The Bitefrosts in Mount Volbono swim in the salt. This gives their bodies a different color.<ref name=SMOArt>Kazuya Sakai (ed.). ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''. First English Edition. Translated by {{wp|TransPerfect}}. Milwaukie: {{wp|Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse}}, 2019. page 217. ISBN: 978-1-50671-375-5.</ref>
The Bitefrosts in Mount Volbono swim in the salt. This gives their bodies a different color<ref name=SMOArt>Kazuya Sakai (ed.). ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''. First English Edition. Translated by {{wp|TransPerfect}}. Milwaukie: {{wp|Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse}}, 2019. page 217. ISBN: 978-1-50671-375-5.</ref>.
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==Trivia==
The Bitefrost is likely named after the {{wp|Bifröst}} from Norse mythology.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMO Bitefrost Artwork.jpg|Mario near a Bitefrost
SMO - Bitefrost Shadows.jpg|Three Bitefrost shadows
SMO - Bitefrost Shadows.jpg|Three Bitefrost shadows
SMO Bitefrost Screenshot.jpg|A Bitefrost with its jaws open
SMO - Bitefrost Attack.jpg|A Bitefrost with its jaws closed
SMO - Bitefrost Attack.jpg|A Bitefrost with its jaws closed
SMO Luncheon Moon 63.png|A Bitefrost in a Luncheon Kingdom sub-area
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|Jap=ガブゾー
|Jap=ガブゾー
|JapR=Gabuzō
|JapR=Gabuzō
|JapM=Portmanteau of「がぶがぶ」(''gabugabu'', onomatopoeia for guzzling noise) and「蔵」(''-zō'', masculine name ending), or possibly「ぞくぞく」(''zokuzoku'', shivering)
|JapM=From「がぶがぶ」(''gabu-gabu'', onomatopoeia for gobbling) and「蔵」(''zō'', masculine name ending)
|Spa=Mordihielo
|Spa=Mordihielo
|SpaM=From "morder" (to nip) and "hielo" (ice)<br>The name is written in lowercase for the Latin American version ("mordihielo") while it is capitalized in the European version ("Mordihielo")  
|SpaM=From ''morder'' (bite) and ''hielo'' (frost). The name is written in lowercase for the Latin American version ("mordihielo") while it is capitalized in the European version ("Mordihielo").
|Fre=Dengeleur
|Fra=Dengeleur
|FreM=From "dent" (tooth) and agentive form of "geler" (to freeze)<br>The name is written in lowercase for the Canadian version ("dengeleur") while it is capitalized in the European version ("Dengeleur")  
|FraM=From ''dent'' (tooth) and ''geler'' (frost)The name is written in lowercase for the Canadian version ("dengeleur") while it is capitalized in the European version ("Dengeleur").
|Dut=Bitefrost
|Dut=Bitefrost
|DutM=-
|DutM=-
|Ger=Gefrierbeißer
|Ger=Gefrierbeißer
|GerM=From "gefrieren" (to freeze) and "beißer" (snappy)
|GerM=From ''gefrieren'' (freeze) and ''Beißer'' (biter).
|Ita=Mordighiaccio
|Ita=Mordighiaccio
|ItaM=From "mordicchiare" (to gnaw) and "ghiaccio" (ice)
|ItaM=From ''mordicchiare'' (bite) and ''ghiaccio'' (ice).
|Rus=Грызолёд
|Rus=Грызолёд
|RusR=Gryzolyod
|RusR=Gryzolyod
|RusM=From "грызть" (''gryzt'', to gnaw) and "лёд" (''lyod'', ice)
|RusM=From ''грызть'' (to gnaw) and ''лёд'' (ice).
|Kor=깨물지
|Kor=깨물지
|KorR=Kkaemulji
|KorR=Kkaemulji
|KorM=From "깨물다" (''kkaemulda'', to bite hard)
|KorM=From "깨물다" (Kkaemulda), which means "to bite".
|Chi=
|Chi=
|ChiR=
|ChiR=
|ChiM=
|ChiM=
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*Bitefrosts are similar in behavior and function to the snakes that fight alongside [[Hisstocrat]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Both are tall enemies that come up from the ground, are used as platforms to reach higher places, and may bite the player if they stand on one for too long.


==References==
==References==

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