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The '''Snowmads''' are the main antagonists in the game ''[[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 animals based on the stereotypical {{wp|Vikings}}; hence, they are sometimes simply referred to as such.<ref>{{ref 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''|[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 Snowmads are led by [[Lord Fredrik]], a large [[Waldough]] with glowing blue eyes. The name "Snowmad" is a portmanteau of snow and {{wp|nomad}}, as well as being a pun on "[[snowman]]". 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 in the game ''[[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 animals 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 Snowmads are led by [[Lord Fredrik]], a large [[Waldough]] with glowing blue eyes. The name "Snowmad" is a portmanteau of snow and {{wp|nomad}}, as well as being a pun on "[[snowman]]". 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 set the events of the game in motion when their leader Lord Fredrik, using a giant enchanted [[Horn (object)|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 their island back from them.
The Snowmads set the events of the game in motion when their leader Lord Fredrik, using a giant enchanted [[Horn (object)|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 their island back from them.