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*In ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', [[Kyohei Yamane|Dr. Yamane]] at one point mentions the discovery of "snowman footprints" in the Himalayas when discussing the presence of unknown creatures like [[Godzilla]] in the world. | *In ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', [[Kyohei Yamane|Dr. Yamane]] at one point mentions the discovery of "snowman footprints" in the Himalayas when discussing the presence of unknown creatures like [[Godzilla]] in the world. | ||
*The Snowman's head appears much different in posters and promotional images for the film than it does in the actual film. | *The Snowman's head appears much different in posters and promotional images for the film than it does in the actual film. | ||
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Snowman (雪男 is a yeti Yuki Otoko, lit. Snow Man)kaiju created by Toho that first appears in the 1955 Toho film, Half Human.
Design
Snowman has an extremely muscular body and is able to lift a woman and run extremely fast without trouble. The creature has a humanoid face along with human body features, such as opposable thumbs. Snowman is significantly taller than humans, and has shaggy fur all over its body.
Origins
The Snowman's exact origins are unknown, but it is presumed to be a type of large ape that has lived for centuries high in the Japanese Alps. Though only a single adult Snowman and its offspring are living during the events of the film, the skeletal remains of several other members of their kind are found in a cave. The characters speculate that the entire Snowman population was killed by consuming a type of poisonous mushroom found in their habitat, leaving only two individuals alive.
History
Showa Series
Half Human
The Snowman is first seen looking into a tent window while explorers are sleeping in it, and he caresses a female explorer's face. His curiosity is cut short when she wakes up and screams, causing him to run into the forest. It is revealed that villagers worship the Snowman as a deity. The next scene with him in it shows him carrying a deer carcass, when he hears a scream, and goes to help a human, also a member of that explorer party, that almost fell off a cliff. Later, an animal broker, thanks to information from a village girl, discovers the location of the monster's cave and figures that he can catch the monster by using its offspring as bait. The hunter captures the Snowman, but accidentally lets the child escape. He ends up killing the baby and the adult Snowman breaks out of its cage. He kills the hunter and returns to his cave. Later, he captures the same female explorer he saw earlier and brings her to his mountain cave, where he is shot by the explorer team and falls into a pit of sulfuric acid along with the village girl.
Abilities
Snowman's only ability is superhuman strength, it can lift humans and smash down structures with ease. After its young was killed by a circus attempting to capture the creature, Snowman goes berserk and attacks everything in sight, killing many people and destroying the entire circus ground. It then kidnapped the female lead and escaped into the mountains, carrying her with one hand.
Comics
Godzilla: Rage Across Time
Snowman makes a brief appearance looking out from a cave in the first issue of Godzilla: Rage Across Time as Akio and Gorou Suda approach the Shobijin temple.
Gallery
- Main article: Snowman/Gallery.
Trivia
- The Snowman suit originally weighed 30 kilograms and was covered in goat hair.
- Snowman is most likely based on the Japanese bigfoot, Hibagon, which is said to live in the mountains of Japan.
- In Godzilla, Dr. Yamane at one point mentions the discovery of "snowman footprints" in the Himalayas when discussing the presence of unknown creatures like Godzilla in the world.
- The Snowman's head appears much different in posters and promotional images for the film than it does in the actual film.
References
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