Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Blizzard is a recurring species of snowmen in the Mario franchise. They first appear in Super Mario 64, but have also frequently appeared throughout the Mario Party series.
==Description==
Mr. Blizzard resembles a snowman that can be found in cold and frigid areas. Mr. Blizzard traditionally appears as a snowman that contains two black eyes and a mouth, black bottoms across his stomach, and usually has a single stick arm with a mitten at the end of it. Mr. Blizzards can also be seen with a bucket for a hat.
==History==
===Super Mario 64/Super Mario 64 DS===
Mr. Blizzard made his debut as an enemy in Super Mario 64. Mr. Blizzards appear in the two snow-themed courses, Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land, and one is displayed on the painting of the former course. Most of them hide in the snow and pop out when Mario approaches to throw snowballs at him. In Cool, Cool Mountain, there are two Mr. Blizzards that behave differently from the others in that they hop across a wooden bridge, paying no attention to Mario. Whenever one of these Mr. Blizzards reach an end of the bridge, they turn around to begin hopping in the other direction. To get by these two Mr. Blizzards, Mario has to run beneath them the exact moment they jump.
Mario can destroy a Mr. Blizzard by either throwing a crate at it or by running around the Mr. Blizzard while it is staring at him. The former method defeats a Mr. Blizzard instantly, while the latter causes them to spin around a bit before disappearing.
In Super Mario 64 DS, a Mr. Blizzard can also be defeated by Yoshi's Power Flower ability, in which he breathes out flames on the Mr. Blizzard, or by throwing an egg at it.
===Mario Kart series===
Mr. Blizzards make their first appearance in Mario Kart 64 as obstacles. They mainly appear on the Frappe Snowland course. Numerous Mr. Blizzards can be seen cluttered in one area and if a racer drives into one of them, they will get sent flying through the air, wasting precious time. The Mr. Blizzards can be destroyed with either a Shell item or with a Starman. In later games, Mr. Blizzards can also be destroyed with several more items, such as the Super Leaf or the Fire Flower.
Mr. Blizzard has also appeared as an enemy in other Mario Kart games. He appears as an obstacle in Mario Kart DS and causes other characters to spin out when they make contact.
===Paper Mario: Sticker Star===
A Mr. Blizzard named Mizzter Blizzard is a boss who is fought in Bowser's Snow Fort in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. Mizzter Blizzard resembles a Mr. Blizzard except that he has yellow eyes and has a more jagged mouth. Mizzter Blizzard is the only known Mr. Blizzard that is fought as a boss.
===Mario Party series===
In Mario Party 3, a large Mr. Blizzard can be seen on the Chilly Waters board. This Mr. Blizzard has a rather aggressive attitude and would rather sleep than help the player. However, if a player pays him five coins, he will throw his snowball causing the other players to either dodge or run away from it. Mr. Blizzard can also be triggered by landing on a happening space, though, sometimes, he will stay asleep. Mr. Blizzard also appears in Duel Mode as a partner. His stamina is 3, his attack power is 1, and his pay is 2 coins. Mr. Blizzard also has the unique ability to toss a snowball at the furthest character away from his attack range.
In Mario Party 4, Mr. Blizzards only appear in the mini-game Mr. Blizzard's Brigade where they are the main hazards of the game. They will throw snowballs at the characters, and if a character is hit by one, they get frozen and are eliminated from the mini-game.
Mr. Blizzard appears as a collectable capsule in Mario Party 5. When a character throws a Mr. Blizzard capsule on the board, a trap is created. Any character that lands on that space will be crushed by Mr. Blizzard and will then lose all their capsules. Mr. Blizzard also appears as an orb in Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7. His role in these games is similar to his role as a capsule in Mario Party 5, except he does not affect the character that throws the orb on the board. Mr. Blizzard's appearance also slightly changes in these games.
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