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Snowmads
Fish Poker Pops and Pointy Tucks artwork from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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 a tribe of Arctic and Antarctic animal seafarers based on stereotypical depictions of Vikings; hence, they are sometimes simply referred to as such.[1] Led by Lord Fredrik, the Snowmads are said to be "hailing from the North Sea,"[2] and they 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, the Snowmads' 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.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)[edit]

  • Electronic manual description:
    • English (United States):
      Hailing from the northern seas, these foes have frozen Donkey Kong Island and seek to claim it as their own.[3]
    • English (United Kingdom):
      Hailing from the North Sea, these foes have frozen Donkey Kong Island and seek to claim it as their own.[2]
    • Other languages:
      • Dutch:
        Deze woeste vijanden uit het koude noorden hebben Donkey Kong Island laten bevriezen, en vinden nu dat het van hen is.[4]
        (Translation: These fierce enemies from the cold north have frozen Donkey Kong Island and now claim it as theirs.)
      • French (European):
        Tout droit venus des mers du Nord, ils ont gelé l'île de Donkey Kong avant de s'y installer sans demander l'avis de personne.[5]
      • German:
        Sie stammen aus dem Eismeer, haben die Donkey Kong-Insel schockgefrostet und annektiert.[6]
      • Italian:
        Originari del Mare del Nord. Hanno congelato l'Isola Donkey Kong e se ne sono appropriati.[7]
      • Portuguese (European):
        Vindos do Mar do Norte, estes bandidos congelaram a Donkey Kong Island para a ocuparem.[8]
      • Spanish (European):
        Estos nómadas procedentes del Mar del Norte han congelado la Isla de Donkey Kong y quieren convertirla en su territorio.[9]
  • 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.[10]

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (United Kingdom):
      The invading Snowmads have turfed the Kongs out of their beloved Donkey Kong Island and cast it into a deep freeze![11]
    • Other languages:
      • Dutch:
        De Snowmads zijn Donkey Kong Island binnengevallen, hebben alles bevroren en de Kongs verjaagd![12]
        (Translation: The Snowmads have invaded Donkey Kong Island, frozen everything, and expelled the Kongs!)
      • French (European):
        Les Givrés des mers du Nord ont plongé l'Île de Donkey Kong dans un froid glacial ![13]
      • German:
        Die Viehkinger aus dem Eismeer haben die Kongs von ihrer heißgeliebten Donkey Kong-Insel vertrieben und die Insel in einen ewigen Winter gehüllt![14]
      • Italian:
        I nevichinghi hanno usurpato l'isola Donkey Kong e l'hanno completamente congelata![15]
      • Spanish (European):
        Unos vikingos que han echado a los Kongs de su adorada isla, ¡y la han congelado con un hechizo![16]

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.    [17]

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Icon of an audio speaker. Snowmads Theme - The theme that plays in Homecoming Hijinxs, Cliffside Slide and Meltdown Mayhem
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Icon of an audio speaker. Freezie Breezie - The theme that plays in Forest Folly and Icicle Arsenal
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Naming[edit]

The name "Snowmad" is a portmanteau of "snow" and "nomad", as well as being a pun on "snowman".

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ザ・スノーマッズ[?]
Za Sunōmazzu 		The Snowmads
Dutch Snowmads[4] -
French (Canadian) Frigoths[?] A portmanteau of frigo ("fridge") and Goths (an East Germanic people)
French (European) Givrés[5] Literally "the Frosted", and les Givrés is an informal synonym for "the insanes"
German Viehkinger[6] Portmanteau of Vieh (i.a. "beasts") and Wikinger ("Vikings")
Viehkinger aus dem Eismeer[14] Literally "Beastkings of the Ice Sea"
Italian Nevichinghi[7][18] Portmanteau of neve ("snow") and Vichinghi ("Vikings")
Portuguese (European) Fresquitos[8] Coolers
Fresquitos do Mar do Norte[?] North Sea Snowmads
Snowmads[?] -
Romanian snowmad[19] From the English name. The plural form is snowmazi, modeled after nomazi, the plural of nomad in Romanian.
Russian Снежники[20]
Snezhniki 		From снег (sneg, "snow")
Spanish (Latin American) Frigómadas[?] A portmanteau of frigo ("fridge") and nómadas ("nomads")
Spanish (European) invasores[9][16] invaders
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 of America (English). Archived March 3, 2016, 10:44:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 1, 2020 from nintendo.com.
  2. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (English). Tab 5: "About This Game". Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of America (English). Tab 5: "About This Game". Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  4. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch). Tab 5: „Over dit spel”. Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  5. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (French). Tab 5: « Présentation du jeu ». Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  6. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (German). Tab 5: „Über dieses Spiel“. Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  7. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Tab 5: «Il gioco». Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  8. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (Portuguese). Tab 5: «Acerca deste Jogo». Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  9. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) electronic manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (Spanish). Tab 5: «Acerca del juego». Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Characters", Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) official website. Nintendo of Europe (English). Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com (UK & Ireland). (Archived November 23, 2025, 08:30:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  12. ^ „Personages”, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) official website. Nintendo of Europe (Dutch). Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com (Netherlands). (Archived July 13, 2025, 15:08:13 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  13. ^ « Personnages », Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) official website. Nintendo of Europe (French). Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com (France). (Archived July 13, 2025, 22:31:51 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  14. ^ a b „Charaktere“, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) official website. Nintendo of Europe (German). Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com (Germany). (Archived July 12, 2025, 20:31:28 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  15. ^ «Personaggi», Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) official website. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com (Italy). (Archived July 13, 2025, 22:33:54 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  16. ^ a b «Personajes», Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) official website. Nintendo of Europe (Spanish). Retrieved January 27, 2026 from nintendo.com (Spain). (Archived July 13, 2025, 15:54:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  17. ^ 2024. Play Nintendo. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  18. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) game page. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Retrieved March 11, 2025 from Nintendo.com. (Archived March 18, 2025, 09:39:59 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  19. ^ "Tribul snowmazilor a îngheţat insula Donkey Kong, iar cei din familia Kong sunt singurii care pot topi gheaţa!" ("The tribe of the snowmads has frozen Donkey Kong island, and those from the Kong family are the only ones who can melt the ice!") – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) game page. CD Media S.E. (Romanian). Retrieved January 22, 2026 from cdmediase.eu. (Archived January 21, 2026, 19:56:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  20. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) game page. Nintendo of Europe (Russian). Archived January 14, 2018, 12:48:14 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2024 from nintendo.ru.
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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 • Skowl • Ba-Boom • Fugu • Bashmaster • Lord Fredrik
Other Big Squeekly • Fish • Goats • Mugly • Skittler • Snippys
Enemies Snowmad Tucks (Archy · Archy (fire) · Big Sphen · Boom Bird · Painguin Tucks · Papa Painguin · Pengatcha 1-gō · Pointy Tucks · Soary · Speedy Tucks · Speedy Tuff Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff 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 • Piranha • Porcupal • Pufftup • 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 • Swinging vine • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Avalanche • Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fire • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Proximity mine • Snowball • Snowflake • Sting Tentacle • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Charge • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Kong POW • Ranged attack • Roll Attack • Water Skip
Levels Lost Mangroves 1-1: Mangrove Cove • 1-2: Shipwreck Shore • 1-3: Canopy Chaos • 1-4: Trunk Twister • 1-A: Zip-Line Shrine • 1-B: Busted Bayou • 1-K: Swinger Flinger • 1-BOSS: Big Top Bop
Autumn Heights 2-1: Windmill Hills • 2-2: Mountain Mania • 2-3: Horn Top Hop • 2-4: Sawmill Thrill • 2-5: Alpine Incline • 2-6: Wing Ding • 2-A: Crumble Cavern • 2-B: Rodent Ruckus • 2-K: Bopopolis • 2-BOSS: Mountaintop Tussle
Bright Savannah 3-1: Grassland Groove • 3-2: Baobab Bonanza • 3-3: Frantic Fields • 3-4: Scorch 'n' Torch • 3-5: Twilight Terror • 3-6: Cannon Canyon • 3-A: Rickety Rafters • 3-B: Bramble Scramble • 3-K: Precarious Pendulums • 3-BOSS: Triple Trouble
Sea Breeze Cove 4-1: Deep Keep • 4-2: High Tide Ride • 4-3: Amiss Abyss • 4-4: Irate Eight • 4-5: Sea Stack Attack • 4-6: Current Capers • 4-A: Rockin' Relics • 4-B: Shoal Atoll • 4-K: Spinning Spines • 4-BOSS: Fugu Face-Off
Juicy Jungle 5-1: Harvest Hazards • 5-2: Reckless Ride • 5-3: Fruity Factory • 5-4: Panicky Paddles • 5-5: Jelly Jamboree • 5-6: Frosty Fruits • 5-A: Beehive Brawl • 5-B: Jammin' Jams • 5-K: Platform Problems • 5-BOSS: Punch Bowl
Donkey Kong Island 6-1: Homecoming Hijinxs • 6-2: Seashore War • 6-3: Aqueduct Assault • 6-4: Blurry Flurry • 6-5: Forest Folly • 6-6: Cliffside Slide • 6-7: Frozen Frenzy • 6-8: Meltdown Mayhem • 6-A: Dynamite Dash • 6-B: Icicle Arsenal • 6-K: Slippy Spikes • 6-BOSS: Volcano Dome
Secret Seclusion 7-1: Levitation Station • 7-2: Rocket Rails • 7-3: Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info Gallery • Multimedia • Staff (Switch)
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?
* Exclusive to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Switch
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