Snowboy
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First appearance Doubutsu no Mori (2001, Animal Crossing series)
Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 2) (2015, Mario-related media)
Latest appearance Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020, Animal Crossing series)

Snowboys are snowmen characters from the Animal Crossing series. Within the Mario franchise, they appear in Mario Kart 8 in the Animal Crossing course as part of the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content, and return in the base game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. They only appear in the winter version of the aforementioned course and serve as obstacles in the final section, replacing Mr. Resetti from the other three seasons. They function identically to Snowmen from other courses: a racer that crashes into one destroys it and gets slowed down.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゆきだるま[?]
Yuki Daruma
Snowman
Chinese (simplified) 雪哥哥[?]
Xuě Gēgē
Brother Snow
Chinese (traditional) 雪哥哥[?]
Xuě Gēgē
Brother Snow
Dutch Sneeuwknul[?] Snowboy
German Schnemil[?] -
Italian Pallino[?] Snowball
Korean 눈사람[?]
Nunsalam
Snowman
Russian Снеговичок[?]
Snegovichok
Snowman
Spanish Copito[?] Little Snowflake or Snowflakey