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{{redirect|Snow Block|the obstacle in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series|[[Snow block]]}}
|image=[[File:Wl3 snowman blocks.png|x32px]] [[File:WL4-Snowman Block.png|32px]]<br>Snowman Blocks from ''Wario Land 3'' (left and middle) and ''Wario Land 4'' (right)
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|description=A blue block with a snowball imprint
|image=[[File:Wl3 snowman blocks.png|x32px]] [[File:WL4-Snowman Block.png|32px]]<br>Snow Blocks from ''Wario Land 3'' (left and middle) and ''Wario Land 4'' (right)
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])  
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])  
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
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[[File:Snowman_Block.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Snowman Blocks in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'']]
'''Snowman Blocks''',<ref>''Wario Land: Shake It!'' English instruction booklet. Page 8.</ref> also known as '''Snow Blocks''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.3. Page 52.</ref> are a type of [[block]] that appear in three ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' games: ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', and ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' Snowman Blocks can only be destroyed by [[Snowman Wario]] rolling into it. Snowman Blocks are usually placed to hide treasures, [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|Coins]], or a [[Warp Pipe]]. In their debut appearance, ''Wario Land 3'', Snowman Blocks only appear in the level [[The Frigid Sea]]. The game has two types of Snowman Blocks, both colored purple and depicting a snowman, but the darker purple type can only be destroyed if [[Snowman Wario]]'s snowball is at its biggest. In ''Wario Land 4'', Snowman Blocks are instead blue blocks with a light-blue border and a picture of a snowball. In ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', Snowman Blocks are metallic and have a snowflake symbol instead of a snowball.
'''Snowman Blocks'''<ref>''Wario Land: Shake It!'' English instruction booklet, page 8.</ref> are special types of blocks that appear in ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' and ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''. In ''Wario Land 3'', they are purple and have a picture of a snowman imprinted on them. The dark purple Snowman Blocks can only be broken if Snowman Wario's snowball is as big as it gets. In ''Wario Land 4'', they appear as blue blocks with a light blue border and a picture of a snowball on them. These blocks are only destroyable if [[Wario]] turns into [[Snowman Wario]] and rolls down a slope to become a giant snowball, which can then plow through the Snowman Blocks.  
 
In ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', they are metallic in appearance and have a snowflake instead of a snowball. Snowman Blocks are usually placed to hide treasures, [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|Coin]]s or a [[Warp Pipe]].
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Snowman_Block.jpg|''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
WLSI Freezing Fields Snowman Blocks.png|''Wario Land: Shake It!''
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=<span class="explain" title="ゆき">雪</span>だるまブロック<ref>''Wario Land Shake'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 17.</ref>
|Jap={{hover|雪|ゆき}}だるまブロック<ref>''Wario Land Shake'' Japanese instruction booklet. Page 17.</ref>
|JapR=Yukidaruma Burokku
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|JapM=Snowman Block}}
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Latest revision as of 21:25, November 15, 2023

"Snow Block" redirects here. For the obstacle in the Mario Kart series, see Snow block.
Snowman Block
Wl3 snowman blocks.png Snowman Block
Snow Blocks from Wario Land 3 (left and middle) and Wario Land 4 (right)
First appearance Wario Land 3 (2001)
Latest appearance Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)

Snowman Blocks,[1] also known as Snow Blocks,[2] are a type of block that appear in three Wario Land games: Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4, and Wario Land: Shake It! Snowman Blocks can only be destroyed by Snowman Wario rolling into it. Snowman Blocks are usually placed to hide treasures, Coins, or a Warp Pipe. In their debut appearance, Wario Land 3, Snowman Blocks only appear in the level The Frigid Sea. The game has two types of Snowman Blocks, both colored purple and depicting a snowman, but the darker purple type can only be destroyed if Snowman Wario's snowball is at its biggest. In Wario Land 4, Snowman Blocks are instead blue blocks with a light-blue border and a picture of a snowball. In Wario Land: Shake It!, Snowman Blocks are metallic and have a snowflake symbol instead of a snowball.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese だるまブロック[3]
Yukidaruma Burokku
Snowman Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wario Land: Shake It! English instruction booklet. Page 8.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power Advance V.3. Page 52.
  3. ^ Wario Land Shake Japanese instruction booklet. Page 17.