Snow Ogre

The Snow Ogre is the third boss in Mario Tennis Aces. It appears in the mission, Snow Ogre Showdown, where it guards the third treasure chest with the third Power Stone. The creature is the boss of Snowfall Mountain Summit.
==Profile==
=== Physical description ===
Although he bears the name "Snow Ogre," this boss does not resemble a real ogre at all. Instead, his design is based on the Eyerok, who debuted in Super Mario 64. The creature manifests as two hands made of ice blocks with blue eyes on the backs of his hands.
== Battle ==
The Snow Ogre begins his battle by flicking one of his fingers, and Mario and the creature play a game of tennis until the monster's life meter drains completely (Each successful return will deal damage to the boss.). Mario has to be constantly on the move while he and the Snow Ogre continue their rally as the Snow Ogre will slam his fists on the ground; if Mario gets caught underneath the monster's fists or fails to return the ball to him properly (the latter scenario causing the Snow Ogre to celebrate), he will lose time. When the Snow Ogre loses all his health, the last hand to hit the ball will collapse, and Mario has to use his Zone Shot skill to smash that hand's eye, while the Snow Ogre's other hand defends it. After Mario lands a successful Zone Shot, the Snow Ogre will trap the plumber between two ice walls and attempt to attack him with a barrage of ice blocks. Mario can regain energy for his Zone Shot skill by jumping to dodge them. Mario must then repeat his strategy from phase 1, only after he smashes the Snow Ogre's eye a second time, he has to deal with more blocks. After Mario repeats his strategy from phase 1 once more, the boss surrenders his Power Stone.
==Behind the scenes==
=== Etymology ===
The Snow Ogre is an ice monster, so his name in Japanese is "Ice Golem," with his Spanish, Italian, French, and Chinese names being literal translations of that. In Dutch, he is known as the "Ice Monster" (IJsmonster), while in Russian, he is called the "Ice Giant," translated as Ledyanoy velikan (written Ледяной великан), even though he is a pair of hands rather than an actual giant.
== Trivia ==
* The Snow Ogre is the only boss in Mario Tennis Aces to have a non-indicative name.
fr:Golem de Glace (Mario Tennis Aces)
Category:Bosses
Category:Bosses in Mario Tennis Aces
Category:Ice enemies/bosses