Snowmen

Snowmen
Group of Characters
Biographical Information
Status:	Unknown Destroyed
Origin:	Ice magic
Physical Description
Species:	Enchanted snow creatures
Show Information
First appearance:	"A Tale of Two Sisters"
Latest appearance:	"Breaking Glass"
Latest mention:	"Is This Henry Mills?"

“

Have you ever made a snowman come to life? That's the best.

”

—Elsa to Ingrid ^src

The Snowmen are a group of characters featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. They début in the first episode of the fourth season.

The Snowmen are based on the enchanted snowmen from the Disney movie Frozen.

Description

Snowmen are created through ice magic. Some of them, like Elsa's snow monster, are anthropomorphic, semi-sentient beings serving as a personification of their maker's wishes, while others have no mind of their own and are merely programmed to do their maker's bidding. Ice creatures can also be created as replicas of a living person. Some ice creatures can regrow lost limbs or weapons, or grow extra appendages; Elsa's snow monster sprouted quills when it got angry. ("A Tale of Two Sisters," "Breaking Glass")

History

Before First Curse

Elsa is born with special ice powers, which makes her capable of controlling and creating ice and cold. At one point, the Arendelle princess makes a snowman come to life. ("Rocky Road")

After Second Curse

When pursued by Emma and Hook, a frightened Elsa seeks cover in a warehouse. Noticing ice tracks on the ground, her pursuers follow the trail to Elsa's hiding place. However, before they can close in on her, Elsa conjures a snow monster, which manifests before their eyes. Emma's gun accidentally goes off, hitting the creature, which becomes angry and chases them out. The snow monster stomps through the streets of Storybrooke, destroying power lines and sending the inhabitants fleeing. It then heads into the woods, so Emma and Hook regroup in the forest with David, Little John, Marian and Robin Hood. A fired arrow from Little John agitates the beast, to which Emma uses magic to aim an energy ball. However, Emma's attempt to counter with magic only angers the monster, who knocks her away and blows everyone off their feet. Unexpectedly, Regina intercepts the battle, saving Marian's life, by obliterating the being, and then she teleports away. ("A Tale of Two Sisters")

In order to lure her niece Elsa into the woods, Ingrid, the Snow Queen, creates a replica of Elsa's sister Anna out of ice. Elsa begins hearing and seeing "Anna". Running into the woods, she creates a whole ice bridge to close the gap between her and her trapped sister. After finally reaching Anna, an elated Elsa hugs her, to which her sister seemingly has no reaction. Suddenly, the Snow Queen appears and turns Anna into ice and withers her away into mist; revealing she is an illusion. Ingrid binds her niece with magical chains. Elsa questions Ingrid on what she intends to do. With a smug smile, her aunt states she is going to build a snowman. Mounding a vicious ice warrior into life, she sends her creation to attack Emma and Regina. After the two women cross Elsa's crumbling ice bridge, they find the ice warrior waiting for them. With combined powers, the two magic wielders defeat the creature, melting it into a pool of water. ("Breaking Glass")

Known Snowmen

List of Known Snowmen
S	Ep	Image	Name	Portrayed by	Notes
4	01		Snow monster	N/A	Created by Elsa to protect herself from Emma and Hook. Attacked them and the Merry Men in the forest. Destroyed by Regina.
		N/A	Elsa's first snowman	N/A	Created by Elsa in Arendelle. No more details are known.
4	05		Anna's ice replica	Elizabeth Lail	Created by Ingrid to lure Elsa out into the woods. Destroyed by Ingrid once its goal was accomplished.
4	05		Ice warrior	N/A	Created by Ingrid to attack an approaching Regina and Emma. Destroyed by the combined powers of the two women.

Trivia

• Production Notes
• Cultural References

Production Notes

• Despite being identical, Elsa's snow monster from "A Tale of Two Sisters" is confirmed to not be Frozen's Marshmallow, but a replica of him.

Disney

• Elsa recalls making a living snow man to Ingrid, which is a reference to Olaf from Frozen. ("Rocky Road")

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Four
"A Tale of Two Sisters":	"White Out":	"Rocky Road":	"The Apprentice":	"Breaking Glass":	"Family Business":	"The Snow Queen":	"Smash the Mirror":	"Fall":	"Shattered Sight":	"Heroes and Villains":
Appears	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Darkness on the Edge of Town":	"Unforgiven":	"Enter the Dragon":	"Poor Unfortunate Soul":	"Best Laid Plans":	"Heart of Gold":	"Sympathy for the De Vil":	"Lily":	"Mother":	"Operation Mongoose Part 1":	"Operation Mongoose Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Seven
"Hyperion Heights":	"A Pirate's Life":	"The Garden of Forking Paths":	"Beauty":	"Greenbacks":	"Wake Up Call":	"Eloise Gardener":	"Pretty in Blue":	"One Little Tear":	"The Eighth Witch":	"Secret Garden":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"A Taste of the Heights":	"Knightfall":	"The Girl in the Tower":	"Sisterhood":	"Breadcrumbs":	"Chosen":	"The Guardian":	"Flower Child":	"Is This Henry Mills?":	"Homecoming":	"Leaving Storybrooke":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent