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[[Image: FreezieSSBM.png|frame|right|A '''Freezie''' from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.]]
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...aka: Slipice (Arcade version)
{{species infobox
...aka: Freeze (Japan)
|image=[[File:FreezieUltimate.png|200px]]<br>Freezie artwork from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros]].'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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{{quote|Did you see that? I was ignored! He's cold! So cold!|Toad|Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix}}
A '''Freezie''' (alternatively spelled '''Freezy'''),<ref>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario Advance'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 91.</ref><ref>''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' English instruction booklet. Page 39.</ref> originally known as a '''Slipice''' and also known as an '''icicle'''<ref name=MB_NPA>''[[Nintendo Power Advance]]'' Volume 1. Page 40.</ref> or '''ice''',<ref>English instruction manual for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum ports of ''Mario Bros.''</ref> is an enemy made entirely of ice that first appeared in the arcade game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' Freezies (alternatively pluralized '''Freezys''')<ref>Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies. ''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide. Page 94.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet. Page 49.</ref> vary greatly in size and shape, but each has a distinct puzzled expression. Occasionally, Freezies are used as items to freeze enemies.


'''First Appearance:'''
==History==
[[Mario Bros.]] (Arcade 1983)
===''Mario Bros.''===
[[File:Slipice.png|thumb|Original appearance in the arcade version]]
[[File:MBNESFreezieSprite.gif|frame|left]]
In the original ''Mario Bros.'', Freezies emerge from pipes and travel along the [[floor (Mario Bros.)|floor]]s, just like other enemies. They first appear in Phase 9 (Phase 10 in Japan). When a Freezie reaches the center of a platform, it coats the entire platform with ice, destroying itself in the process. A frozen platform is very slippery, meaning that [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] should eliminate these enemies quickly.


It can freeze the central floating platform and the two lower platforms above the bottom pipes. If all three platforms are frozen, no more Freezies appear for that phase. Hitting a Freezie from below destroys it and awards the player five hundred points. Freezies do not count as regular enemies, meaning Mario and Luigi do not have to clear them from the stage to complete the level. If Mario or Luigi touch a Freezie, they lose a life; unlike most enemies, Freezies only reverse direction if they bump into another enemy, which is the only way they can reach and freeze the upper platforms.


== Overview ==
Freezie is the only recurring enemy from ''Mario Bros.'' to have kept its [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] name instead of its original arcade name.
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Freezie is a creature made entirely of ice. They vary greatly in size and shape, but are instantly recognisable thanks to their permanently puzzled expression. Despite being one of Mario's first enemies, they have only recently started appearing in games again.
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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[[File:Freezie SBB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|250px|A Freezie from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
Freezies are used as items in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. In these games, they have a wider, more rounded design than in the ''Super Mario'' games. When a Freezie appears, it slides across the stage until it is picked up by a character, falls off the stage, or is broken. Freezies in ''Melee'' break after a single attack is used on them, provided the attack does damage, while the ones in ''Brawl'' are a bit more resilient.


Upon being picked up, the Freezie can then be thrown at an opponent, encasing the opponent in a block of ice. While frozen, the opponent is defenseless for a few seconds, allowing other characters to attack the incapacitated foe. The larger the opponent's damage, the longer they are trapped. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', a Freezie that hits an opponent makes the same sound effect as a defeated Freezie in ''Mario Bros.'' If an opponent is knocked-out by a thrown Freezie in ''Melee'', the player receives a "Freezie KO" Bonus. Additionally, the Freezie appears as a collectible [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]].


== [[Mario Bros.]] ==
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Freezie appears as a support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].
'''(Arcade 1983)'''
<gallery>
FreezieSSBM.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
Freezie Brawl artwork.png|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
</gallery>
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Freezies first appear on Stage 9. They emerge from the pipes and slide along the platforms like the other enemies. If it stops in the center of a platform then it coats the platform in ice, destroying itself in the process. A frozen platform is very slippery, and it may occasionally drop icicles. Hit the Freezie from below to destroy it and earn 500pts. Freezies don't count as regular enemies - you don't have to clear it from the screen to beat the stage. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] touches a Freezie, they will lose a life, but also destroy the Freezie.
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKLHC Freezie Frosts Course Icon.png|thumb|''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', large, stationary Freezies (also referred to as '''Icelings''')<ref>Hodgson, David S. ''Mario Kart: Double Dash'' PRIMA's Official Strategy Guide. Page 31.</ref> are located on the ice lake at the end of the racetrack [[Sherbet Land (GCN)|Sherbet Land]]. If a character drives into a Freezie, their kart becomes frozen in a block of ice for a few seconds. After being hit (by kart or item), a Freezie slides along the ground until it hits a wall and shatters. However, a sliding Freezie can still freeze any karts that it runs into. In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Freezies retain their role as hazards in the [[classic course]] {{classic|GCN|Sherbet Land}}, where they no longer freeze drivers when driven into and break upon being hit. Additionally, they seem to retain their original appearance from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''


Freezie is the only recurring enemy from ''Mario Bros.'' that has kept its NES name rather than its original Arcade name.
Freezies return in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' as obstacles, where they freeze racers upon contact like in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.<ref>Nintendo (September 3, 2020). [https://youtu.be/f2mCqUSDCJE Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 3, 2020.</ref>
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===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:FrozenAssets.png|thumb|left|The Freezie from ''Mario Party 8'']]
Freezies do not often appear in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', during the night at [[Snowflake Lake]], Freezies block players from accessing other paths. In the ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' minigame [[Frozen Assets]], Freezie rises and then slams back down onto the icy arena, causing large icicles with gems to fall onto the ground.
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===''Mario Pinball Land''===
[[File:MPL Frosty Frontier.png|thumb|The Freezie from ''Mario Pinball Land'']]
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', a Freezie appears in the [[Frosty Frontier Stage]]. On the second screen of this stage, a Freezie can be found sitting in the middle of the screen while penguins walk around it. Mario must hit this Freezie, pushing the ice creature over a crack in the ice. This creates a hole that leads to the boss area.
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===''Mario Power Tennis''===
Freezies appear as a rare obstacle in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''. On the ''Mario Bros.'' Classic stage, the original sprites for enemies are used (instead of modern sprites). When playing a Gimmick Match, Freezies occasionally slide onto the court and freeze half of a character's play area. Hitting the [[POW Block]] stops it.


== [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] ==
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
'''(Gamecube 2001)'''
[[File:Freezie DDRMix.png|thumb|200px|A huge Freezie as seen in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix'']]
Freezies reappear in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''. In this game, a huge Freezie is the boss of World Four and is the keeper of the fourth [[Music Key]], with the key being lodged inside the Freezie's head. This huge Freezie resides on the top of a snow-capped mountain and is surrounded by normal Freezies. When Mario (or Luigi) and [[Toad]] arrive to retrieve the key, Toad asks the huge Freezie to return the Music Key, and the Freezie does not respond. As such, Toad tells Mario to melt the giant icicle with his "burning hot dance moves." As the player starts dancing, the huge Freezie attempts to block the player's dance steps with ice and the player counters this by activating [[Fire Flower]]s on the beat. Once the player finishes the song the huge Freezie melts away and Mario recovers the final Music Key. The music playing in this battle is a remix of "Fever" from ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''.
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The first game outside of the various [[Mario Bros.]] remakes to feature Freezie. It is used as an item, appearing at random on the battlefield and sliding around until picked up. Throw Freezie at an enemy to freeze them, temporarily disabling their movement and leaving them vulnerable to attack.
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Freezies appear in the [[Gleam Glacier]] levels of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. The player needs to use [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s [[Rage]] [[Vibe]] in order to melt and pass them. Like other roadblocking enemies, they are absent from the in-game Glossary.


If you defeat an opponent by throwing a Freezie at them, then you receive the Freezie KO bonus.
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', Freezies only appear in the [[Sherbet Land (basketball court)|Sherbet Land]] stage. A character can grab this item and throw it at an opponent, who is frozen for a short time after being hit.


Freezie also appears as a collectable trophy.
===''Mario Super Sluggers''===
[[File:PeachRinkDay.PNG|thumb|left|Freezies, as seen at Peach Ice Garden]]
In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', Freezies appear as stage hazards in [[Peach Ice Garden]], sliding around on the ice. One is also seen crashing into [[Toad]] while he is trying to catch a baseball in the game's introductory cut scene. Fortunately for Toad, [[Toad (species)|Blue Toad]] appears and accidentally slips, crashing into the Freezie and freeing Toad.
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== [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]] ==
===''Super Mario'' series===
'''(Gamecube 2003)'''
Freezies have not been directly encountered in any game of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. However, in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[reissue|port]] ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', Freezies appear in the additional game ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', a mode based on ''Mario Bros.'', with Freezies retaining their role from said game. A Freezie makes a cameo in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' since version 1.20 where if the player presses and holds {{button|wii|Padup}} while wearing the [[Fighter Fly]] [[Costume Mario|costume]], it becomes a Freezie.


Found on the [[Sherbet Land]] track. On the ice lake at the end of the stage you can find large, stationary Freezies. Hit them with an item (or your Kart) and they will start sliding around. If a Freezie hits a wall then it will shatter. Driving into a Freezie freezes your Kart for a few seconds.
===LEGO ''Super Mario''===
A Freezie is one of the figures in Series 4 of the Character Packs in the [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] line of merchandise, as well as in the Fliprus Snow Adventure set.


== [[Mario Pinball Land]] ==
==Profiles==
'''(Game Boy Advance 2004)'''
===''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''===
*'''''[[Nintendo Power Advance]]'' Volume 1 ([[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''If you hit an icicle from below, you'll destroy it. If it hits you, you'll freeze. Sometimes, the icicles hit the platforms and freeze them, which makes them very slick.''<ref name=MB_NPA/>
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=フリーズ (JP) / Freezie (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Freezie Perfect.png|100px]]
|shusshin=ゴースト族
|seikaku=意地悪
|tojo_gemu=ブラザー
|desc='''<big>凍らせて床をすべらす嫌な奴</big>'''<br>
たけのこのような形をした氷の精。魔法を使って床を凍らせてしまうのだ。凍った床は滑りやすくてとても危険。床を凍らせる前に下からたたいて倒してしまおう。<ref name=Daijiten/>
|origin=Ghost clan
|disposition=Ill-tempered
|game_appearances=Bros.
|eng_desc='''''<big>A jerk who freezes and slips on the floor.</big>'''''<br>
''An ice spirit shaped like bamboo shoots. It uses magic to freeze the floor. Frozen floors are slippery and very dangerous. Knock them down by hitting them from below before they freeze the floor.''
}}


On the second screen of the Snowy stage, a Freezie sits in the middle of the screen while penguins walk around it. You have to hit the Freezie, pushing it over the crack in the ice. This creates a hole to the boss area.
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Freezie
|image=[[File:Trophy101.png|100px]]
|game=''Mario Bros. Arcade''<br>1983
|unlock=Randomly obtainable only in single-player modes.
|desc=Freezies slip and slide along smooth surfaces and will happily slide off the edge of a stage if left alone. In Mario Bros., they would stop and freeze portions of the ground; in Super Smash Bros. Melee, they can be picked up and hurled as weapons. Hit a foe with a Freezie, and he or she will be temporarily encased in a huge block of ice.
}}


== [[Mario Power Tennis]] ==
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
'''(Gamecube 2004)'''
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Freezie
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy517.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''NES''' ''Mario Bros.''<br>'''GBA''' ''Super Mario Advance''
|unlock=Random
|desc=An item that freezes people. If you're frozen, you can't lift a finger to defend yourself. You can break out of ice by shaking the Control Stick back and forth. Hit someone with a Freezie, and you'll hear a delightful sound declaring your success, but frozen enemies don't fly very far. Freezies tend to break easily when carried.
}}


On the Mario Bros. Classic stage, the original sprites for enemies are used, including Freezie. When playing a Gimmick Match, Freezies will occasionally slide onto the court and freeze half of your play area. Hit the POW Block to stop it.
====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Freezie
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:SSB4 Trophy Freezie.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:SSB4TrophyFreezie.png|100px]]
|category=Item
|appears_in='''Arcade''' Mario Bros. (1983)<br>'''GBA''' Super Mario Advance (06/2001)
|trophy_box=6: Mario Bros.
|unlock=Random
|desc=Use this item to make a game of freeze tag chillingly literal. Once thrown, the first character to touch the Freezie will be frozen solid, turning into an easy target for a beating. If you happen to be on the receiving end, it's time to try to move around quickly to warm yourself up!
|desc2=This item will slide along the ground until someone picks it up. Then the first person it hits will get frozen in a block of ice and be a sitting duck for any attacks that come their way. Careful, though – if you attack a Freezie and make it break, you might get frozen yourself! If that happens, do some wiggling around to get free!
}}


== [[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]] ==
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====
'''(Gamecube 2005)'''
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A giant Freezie is the boss of the World 4 snowy mountain, having frozen the final [[Music Key]] inside itself. [[Toad]] tries asking for it back, but the Freezie simply responds "...", so he hatches a plan for Mario (or Luigi) to melt the Freezie with some burnin' hot dance moves. The Freezie attempts to block Mario’s dance steps with ice, but they can be countered by activating [[Fire Flowers]] to keep his hot beat alive. Eventually, the giant Freezie melts away into a puddle of water and Mario recovers the last Music Key.
==Gallery==
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<gallery class="blackbg" style="display:inline">
MB Arcade Slipice.gif|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
</gallery>
<gallery style="display:inline">
MBGBAFreezie.png|[[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|''Mario Bros.'' (Game Boy Advance)]]
Fighter Fly pose SMM.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
MKL Environment Snow.png|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
Freeziemgsr.png|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
</gallery>


[[Category: Species]]
==Names in other languages==
[[Category: Enemies]]
{{foreign names
[[Category: Items]]
|Jap=スリップアイス{{ref needed}}
|JapR=Surippuaisu
|JapM=Slipice
|Jap2=フリーズ<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAAWJ.pdf ''Mario Bros.'' Family Computer instruction booklet]. Page 5. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved September 26, 2021.</ref><ref name=Daijiten>「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/cywm43f.jpeg Page 194]. Retrieved September 9, 2016.</ref>
|Jap2R=Furīzu
|Jap2M=Freeze
|Jap3=フリーザー
|Jap3R=Furīzā
|Jap3M=Freezer
|Chi=冰人<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' Chinese instruction booklet. Page 46.</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_211110_01.html 以「路易吉洋樓」和「海灘」為舞台的「樂高®超級瑪利歐™」新商品，預定於2022年1月1日發售。] ''Nintendo HK''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>
|ChiR=Bīng Rén
|ChiM=Derived from Japanese name
|Fre=Congélo<ref>https://www.lego.com/fr-fr/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417</ref><ref>https://www.lego.com/fr-ca/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417</ref>
|FreM=From ''congeler'' ("to freeze")
|FreE=Glaçon<ref name=SMAEman/> <small>(''Super Mario Advance'')</small>
|FreEM=Ice cube
|Ger=Froster<br>Frosty<ref name=SMAEman>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet]. Pages 38, 58, 98, and 118. ''nintendo-europe.com''. Retrieved April 6, 2019.</ref>
|Ita=Surgelino
|ItaM=Diminutive of ''surgelato'' ("frozen")
|Ita2=Congelino<ref name=SMAEman/>
|Ita2M=Diminutive of ''congelare'' ("to freeze")
|Kor=얼음덩이
|KorR=Eol'eumdeong'i
|KorM=Chunk of ice
|PorA=Freezer
|PorE=Gelinho
|PorEM=Diminutive of ''gelo'' ("ice")
|Rom=Freezie<ref>[https://www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Set de extindere Morsel și aventura lui în zăpadă]. ''lego.com'' (Romanian). Retrieved January 6, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230107000201/https://www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417 Archived] January 7, 2023, 00:02:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|Rus=Фризи
|RusR=Frizi
|RusM=Freezie
|SpaA=Tempanito
|SpaAM=Diminutive of ''témpano'' ("floe")
|SpaE=Congelador<ref name=SMAEman/>
|SpaEM=Freezer<ref>Cambridge University Press. (n.d.) [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/congelador?q=Congelador Translation of congelador]. ''Cambridge Spanish-English Dictionary''. Retrieved August 3, 2021.</ref>
}}
 
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Freezie
Freezie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Freezie artwork from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
First appearance Mario Bros. (1983)
Latest appearance Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)
“Did you see that? I was ignored! He's cold! So cold!”
—Toad, Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

A Freezie (alternatively spelled Freezy),[1][2] originally known as a Slipice and also known as an icicle[3] or ice,[4] is an enemy made entirely of ice that first appeared in the arcade game Mario Bros. Freezies (alternatively pluralized Freezys)[5][6] vary greatly in size and shape, but each has a distinct puzzled expression. Occasionally, Freezies are used as items to freeze enemies.

History

Mario Bros.

Slipice or Freezie
Original appearance in the arcade version
MBNESFreezieSprite.gif

In the original Mario Bros., Freezies emerge from pipes and travel along the floors, just like other enemies. They first appear in Phase 9 (Phase 10 in Japan). When a Freezie reaches the center of a platform, it coats the entire platform with ice, destroying itself in the process. A frozen platform is very slippery, meaning that Mario and Luigi should eliminate these enemies quickly.

It can freeze the central floating platform and the two lower platforms above the bottom pipes. If all three platforms are frozen, no more Freezies appear for that phase. Hitting a Freezie from below destroys it and awards the player five hundred points. Freezies do not count as regular enemies, meaning Mario and Luigi do not have to clear them from the stage to complete the level. If Mario or Luigi touch a Freezie, they lose a life; unlike most enemies, Freezies only reverse direction if they bump into another enemy, which is the only way they can reach and freeze the upper platforms.

Freezie is the only recurring enemy from Mario Bros. to have kept its Nintendo Entertainment System name instead of its original arcade name.

Super Smash Bros. series

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A Freezie in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
A Freezie from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Freezies are used as items in the Super Smash Bros. series, starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee. In these games, they have a wider, more rounded design than in the Super Mario games. When a Freezie appears, it slides across the stage until it is picked up by a character, falls off the stage, or is broken. Freezies in Melee break after a single attack is used on them, provided the attack does damage, while the ones in Brawl are a bit more resilient.

Upon being picked up, the Freezie can then be thrown at an opponent, encasing the opponent in a block of ice. While frozen, the opponent is defenseless for a few seconds, allowing other characters to attack the incapacitated foe. The larger the opponent's damage, the longer they are trapped. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a Freezie that hits an opponent makes the same sound effect as a defeated Freezie in Mario Bros. If an opponent is knocked-out by a thrown Freezie in Melee, the player receives a "Freezie KO" Bonus. Additionally, the Freezie appears as a collectible trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Freezie appears as a support spirit.

  • Super Smash Bros. Melee

    Super Smash Bros. Melee

  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Mario Kart series

Freezie Frosts course icon from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, large, stationary Freezies (also referred to as Icelings)[7] are located on the ice lake at the end of the racetrack Sherbet Land. If a character drives into a Freezie, their kart becomes frozen in a block of ice for a few seconds. After being hit (by kart or item), a Freezie slides along the ground until it hits a wall and shatters. However, a sliding Freezie can still freeze any karts that it runs into. In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Freezies retain their role as hazards in the classic course GCN Sherbet Land, where they no longer freeze drivers when driven into and break upon being hit. Additionally, they seem to retain their original appearance from Mario Bros.

Freezies return in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit as obstacles, where they freeze racers upon contact like in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.[8]

Mario Party series

Frozen Assets from Mario Party 8
The Freezie from Mario Party 8

Freezies do not often appear in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party 6, during the night at Snowflake Lake, Freezies block players from accessing other paths. In the Mario Party 8 minigame Frozen Assets, Freezie rises and then slams back down onto the icy arena, causing large icicles with gems to fall onto the ground.

Mario Pinball Land

The second room in Frosty Frontier Stage.
The Freezie from Mario Pinball Land

In Mario Pinball Land, a Freezie appears in the Frosty Frontier Stage. On the second screen of this stage, a Freezie can be found sitting in the middle of the screen while penguins walk around it. Mario must hit this Freezie, pushing the ice creature over a crack in the ice. This creates a hole that leads to the boss area.

Mario Power Tennis

Freezies appear as a rare obstacle in Mario Power Tennis. On the Mario Bros. Classic stage, the original sprites for enemies are used (instead of modern sprites). When playing a Gimmick Match, Freezies occasionally slide onto the court and freeze half of a character's play area. Hitting the POW Block stops it.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

A huge Freezie as seen in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Freezies reappear in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. In this game, a huge Freezie is the boss of World Four and is the keeper of the fourth Music Key, with the key being lodged inside the Freezie's head. This huge Freezie resides on the top of a snow-capped mountain and is surrounded by normal Freezies. When Mario (or Luigi) and Toad arrive to retrieve the key, Toad asks the huge Freezie to return the Music Key, and the Freezie does not respond. As such, Toad tells Mario to melt the giant icicle with his "burning hot dance moves." As the player starts dancing, the huge Freezie attempts to block the player's dance steps with ice and the player counters this by activating Fire Flowers on the beat. Once the player finishes the song the huge Freezie melts away and Mario recovers the final Music Key. The music playing in this battle is a remix of "Fever" from Dr. Mario.

Super Princess Peach

Freezies appear in the Gleam Glacier levels of Super Princess Peach. The player needs to use Peach's Rage Vibe in order to melt and pass them. Like other roadblocking enemies, they are absent from the in-game Glossary.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Freezies only appear in the Sherbet Land stage. A character can grab this item and throw it at an opponent, who is frozen for a short time after being hit.

Mario Super Sluggers

Freezies, as seen at Peach Ice Garden

In Mario Super Sluggers, Freezies appear as stage hazards in Peach Ice Garden, sliding around on the ice. One is also seen crashing into Toad while he is trying to catch a baseball in the game's introductory cut scene. Fortunately for Toad, Blue Toad appears and accidentally slips, crashing into the Freezie and freeing Toad.

Super Mario series

Freezies have not been directly encountered in any game of the Super Mario series. However, in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Freezies appear in the additional game Luigi Bros., a mode based on Mario Bros., with Freezies retaining their role from said game. A Freezie makes a cameo in Super Mario Maker since version 1.20 where if the player presses and holds +Control Pad up while wearing the Fighter Fly costume, it becomes a Freezie.

LEGO Super Mario

A Freezie is one of the figures in Series 4 of the Character Packs in the LEGO Super Mario line of merchandise, as well as in the Fliprus Snow Adventure set.

Profiles

Mario Bros.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

フリーズ (JP) / Freezie (EN)
Image of a Freezie
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん ゴースト族 Place of origin Ghost clan
性格せいかく 意地悪 Disposition Ill-tempered
登場とうじょうゲーム ブラザー Game appearances Bros.
凍らせて床をすべらす嫌な奴

たけのこのような形をした氷の精。魔法を使って床を凍らせてしまうのだ。凍った床は滑りやすくてとても危険。床を凍らせる前に下からたたいて倒してしまおう。[9]

A jerk who freezes and slips on the floor.

An ice spirit shaped like bamboo shoots. It uses magic to freeze the floor. Frozen floors are slippery and very dangerous. Knock them down by hitting them from below before they freeze the floor.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Trophy
Freezie
Freezie
Game/move:
Mario Bros. Arcade
1983
How to unlock: Randomly obtainable only in single-player modes.
Freezies slip and slide along smooth surfaces and will happily slide off the edge of a stage if left alone. In Mario Bros., they would stop and freeze portions of the ground; in Super Smash Bros. Melee, they can be picked up and hurled as weapons. Hit a foe with a Freezie, and he or she will be temporarily encased in a huge block of ice.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy
Freezie
BrawlTrophy517.png
Appears in:
NES Mario Bros.
GBA Super Mario Advance
How to unlock: Random
An item that freezes people. If you're frozen, you can't lift a finger to defend yourself. You can break out of ice by shaking the Control Stick back and forth. Hit someone with a Freezie, and you'll hear a delightful sound declaring your success, but frozen enemies don't fly very far. Freezies tend to break easily when carried.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Trophy
Freezie
3DS:
Trophy thumbnail image for Freezie.
Wii U:
Freezie's trophy render from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Item
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Arcade Mario Bros. (1983)
GBA Super Mario Advance (06/2001)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 6: Mario Bros.
How to unlock:
Random
Use this item to make a game of freeze tag chillingly literal. Once thrown, the first character to touch the Freezie will be frozen solid, turning into an easy target for a beating. If you happen to be on the receiving end, it's time to try to move around quickly to warm yourself up! (American English)
This item will slide along the ground until someone picks it up. Then the first person it hits will get frozen in a block of ice and be a sitting duck for any attacks that come their way. Careful, though – if you attack a Freezie and make it break, you might get frozen yourself! If that happens, do some wiggling around to get free! (British English)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

# Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effect(s) How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
114 Freezie Freezie spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mario Bros. Series Support (1) Novice Freezie Equipped World of Light (Light Realm) Ice Climbers Rule: Item: Freezie
  • The enemy starts the battle with a Freezie
 Mario Bros. (Battlefield) Mario Bros.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Freezie.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スリップアイス[citation needed]
Surippuaisu
フリーズ[10][9]
Furīzu
フリーザー
Furīzā
 Slipice

Freeze

Freezer

Chinese 冰人[11][12]
Bīng Rén
 Derived from Japanese name

French Congélo[13][14]
 From congeler ("to freeze")
French (NOE) Glaçon[15] (Super Mario Advance)
 Ice cube
German Froster
Frosty[15]
 -
Italian Surgelino
Congelino[15]
 Diminutive of surgelato ("frozen")
Diminutive of congelare ("to freeze")
Korean 얼음덩이
Eol'eumdeong'i
 Chunk of ice

Portuguese (NOA) Freezer
 -
Portuguese (NOE) Gelinho
 Diminutive of gelo ("ice")
Romanian Freezie[16]
 -
Russian Фризи
Frizi
 Freezie

Spanish (NOA) Tempanito
 Diminutive of témpano ("floe")
Spanish (NOE) Congelador[15]
 Freezer[17]

References

Freezie coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Stratton, Bryan. Super Mario Advance Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 91.
  2. ^ Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga English instruction booklet. Page 39.
  3. ^ a b Nintendo Power Advance Volume 1. Page 40.
  4. ^ English instruction manual for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum ports of Mario Bros.
  5. ^ Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies. Super Mario Advance Official Perfect Guide. Page 94.
  6. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet. Page 49.
  7. ^ Hodgson, David S. Mario Kart: Double Dash PRIMA's Official Strategy Guide. Page 31.
  8. ^ Nintendo (September 3, 2020). Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  9. ^ a b 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 194. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  10. ^ Mario Bros. Family Computer instruction booklet. Page 5. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Super Mario Advance Chinese instruction booklet. Page 46.
  12. ^ 以「路易吉洋樓」和「海灘」為舞台的「樂高®超級瑪利歐™」新商品，預定於2022年1月1日發售。 Nintendo HK. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  13. ^ https://www.lego.com/fr-fr/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417
  14. ^ https://www.lego.com/fr-ca/product/fliprus-snow-adventure-expansion-set-71417
  15. ^ a b c d Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet. Pages 38, 58, 98, and 118. nintendo-europe.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  16. ^ Set de extindere Morsel și aventura lui în zăpadă. lego.com (Romanian). Retrieved January 6, 2023. (Archived January 7, 2023, 00:02:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  17. ^ Cambridge University Press. (n.d.) Translation of congelador. Cambridge Spanish-English Dictionary. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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