Bitefrost

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 frostbite, the name of a medical condition that causes freezing to the skin or other tissues, and possibly a reference to the 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 Sandmaarghs 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.

Gallery

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  Three Bitefrost shadows

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  A Bitefrost with its jaws closed

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ガブゾー Gabuzō	From「がぶがぶ」(gabu-gabu, onomatopoeia for gobbling) and「蔵」(zō, masculine name ending)
Dutch	Bitefrost	-
German	Gefrierbeißer	From gefrieren (freeze) and Beißer (biter).
Italian	Mordighiaccio	From mordicchiare (bite) and ghiaccio (ice).
Korean	깨물지 Kkaemulji	From "깨물다" (Kkaemulda), which means "to bite".
Russian	Грызолёд Gryzolyod	From грызть (to gnaw) and лёд (ice).
Spanish	Mordihielo	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").