Lord Fredrik
| Lord Fredrik | |
|---|---|
 Spirit artwork fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Full name | Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King |
| Species | Waldough |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Bananza (ver. 3.0.0,DK Island & Emerald Rush,statue cameo) (2025) |
Lord Fredrik (sometimes referred to as simplyFredrik[1]) is the main antagonist and the sixth and final boss ofDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze andits Nintendo Switch port, fought in the levelVolcano Dome. He is the leader of theSnowmads, who invadedDonkey Kong Island and claimed it as their territory.
Physical description[edit]
During the game's opening, Lord Fredrik is mostly shown as a silhouette, with only his glowing pale blue eyes having visibility. However, during Volcano Dome, he is revealed to be a massiveWaldough with dark gray skin and a black mustache. For attire, Fredrik wears a large double-horned helmet with a pale blue, rhombus-shaped crystal on the front, a large white fur cape, bracelets with pale blue, rhombus-shaped crystals similar to the one on his helmet across the surfaces, a white fur skirt, a belt with the Snowmad insignia on the front and smaller and circular pale blue crystals across its strap and black briefs.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong franchise[edit]
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]
During the game's intro, Lord Fredrik and his followers approach Donkey Kong Island onDonkey Kong's birthday. After taking a closer look at the island through his telescope, aPointy Tucks informs the Snowmad King of its findings. Fredrik laughs evilly as he blows into his enchantedhorn, summoning anice dragon, which blows theKongs away from the island. The Snowmads then invade the island by stationing their command ship on top of theVolcano as the ice dragon throws it into a state of perpetual winter.
When Donkey Kong and his friends later return to the island, they make their way to the now-frozen volcano to battle Lord Fredrik; throughout the levelMeltdown Mayhem, Lord Fredrik can be heard laughing in the background (although the clip used originates fromTiki Tong inDonkey Kong Country Returns). Upon reaching Fredrik's quarters, the Kongs find him standing in front of his throne as his underlings cheer for him. The Kongs then interrupt them by slamming on the icy ground in front of Fredrik. Amused of their arrival, Fredrik jumps towards the Kongs and shatters the icy ground, causing them to fall into the depths of the volcano. After landing in a basalt field, Fredrik challenges the Kongs to a final battle. However, he is eventually defeated and blasted out of the volcano by the Kongs. He flies right through his stationed command ship and destroys it and crashes into the sea where the remaining Snowmad ships are stationed, ending the Snowmads' reign over Donkey Kong Island. He also drops his horn, which Donkey Kong uses to restore the island to its former climate.
Boss battle[edit]
Lord Fredrik begins the battle by jumping into the background and increasing in size. He begins firing several ice balls out of his horn at the Kongs, who must dodge them; some of them will progressively releaseTuff Tucks,Tuff Fluffs andSpeedy Tuff Tucks as the battle continues, which can be stomped on, picked up, and thrown at Fredrik to cause damage. Lord Fredrik will begin darting from side to side when the Kongs pick up a Snowmad, but will eventually pause to adjust his helmet or laugh tauntingly.
He will repeat his attack pattern until hit by a Snowmad, at which point he shrinks to his original size and returns to the foreground, trying to charge into theKongs with his horned helmet. The Kongs must jump over Fredrik and land on his exposed back to damage him. If the first charge misses and Fredrik is not damaged, he may turn around and attempt another. If he stops the pattern, he will spring into the near platform, sinking them into the lava and moving onto the next platform.
After taking a few hits, Fredrik will roar in rage and begin a few new attacks. When he jumps to the background for his iceball attack, he will first use his horn to create a flock ofice dragons that crash onto the battlefield. The dragons are preceded by shards of ice falling from the top of the screen, allowing the Kongs to evade their dives. If the dragons do not hit the Kongs, they will freeze part of the battlefield, making it harder to maneuver.
When Fredrik returns to the foreground, his charge attack will occur at longer and faster intervals. After receiving enough damage, he will perform a spinning jump, which creates five pillars of lava that lift up all the platform except for the one he is standing on. Once the lava pillars subside, the platforms will remain airborne for a short while before they sink into the lava one by one.
Once Fredrik takes enough damage, he also summons ice dragons from his horn. The ice dragons fly across the stage, but leave room for evasion by either jumping or crouching - the Kongs must jump over the low-flying dragons and crouch under the high-flying dragons.
Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]
Astatue of Lord Fredrik was obtainable in thefourthEmerald Rushevent inDonkey Kong Bananza, taking place in theFreezer Layer. It requires accumulating 1,000,000emeralds in a single run to unlock.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Lord Fredrik appears as a primary, Novice-classspirit. His spirit battle is againstKing K. Rool (in his white costume) on the Battlefield version of theSummit stage with an icy floor.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]
| Lord Fredrik | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| World | Donkey Kong Island | Level | Volcano Dome | ||
| Hits to defeat | 13 | Reward | Completion | ||
| << |Directory of bosses (#6) | |||||
- Prima's Official Strategy Guide (page 19): "It has all come down to this enemy: Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King. The one who ruined Donkey Kong's birthday and blew out his only candle. The one who stole the Kong's entire island and froze it in solid ice and snow. The beast that invaded the surrounding islands in order to take it as his own. You have defeated everything he has thrown at you up to this point, and it is now just between you and him—and whichever other Kong you intelligently decided to bring along. This final leg of the journey is a tough one and one that seems best to experience off the cuff. You may dislike me for doing this, but spoilers are not needed here, so from here on out you must go it alone. Unless you decide to find the answer in the walkthrough section of this guide. However, isn't victory sweeter when you figure out how to win on your own terms? Although finding the answers is not a bad way to go either. Once you defeat this foul beast and have collected all of the ruin pieces from the temple levels you can access the secret island...but I have already said too much."
Play Nintendo[edit]
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Trivia Quiz:
- English:
Lord Fredrik is the leader of the Snowmads, who take over Donkey Kong Island. This ice-cold boss can use his magical horn to summon the (brr!) ice dragon.
- English:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #166 Lord Fredrik | ||
| Series/game | Donkey Kong Series |
| Type | Primary | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Grab Weight ↑ | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | King K. Rool |
| Conditions | Hazard: Ice Floor
| |
| Stage | Summit (Battlefield) | |
| Song | Swinger Flinger |
Gallery[edit]
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Render of Lord Fredrik and several other Snowmads used in theDonkey Kong Tropical Freeze Shogakukan guide
Unobscured version of the previous image
Group art of Lord Fredrik, two Pointy Tucks, and a Fish Poker Pops
Model
Date animation fromNintendo Today!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロード・フレドリック[?] Rōdo Furedorikku | Lord Fredrik | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 腓特烈領主[2] Féitèliè Lǐngzhǔ(Mandarin) Fèihdahkliht Líhngjyú(Cantonese) | Lord Fredrik | |
| French(Canadian) | Sire Fredrik, le Roi des Frigoths[?] | Lord Fredrik, King of the Snowmads | |
| French(European) | Sire Frighorrifik[?] | Corruption offrigorifique ("refrigerating"), combined withhorrifique ("horrific") and the given name "Igor" | |
| German | Seine Frostigkeit König Qual[?] | His Frostiness King Torment | |
| Italian | Renaldo, il re dei ghiacci[?] | Reynold, the king of ices | |
| Korean | 로드 프레드릭[3] Lodeu Peuredeurik | Lord Fredrick | |
| Portuguese | Lorde Frederífico[4] | Pun on "Frederico" (Portuguese form of the name "Frederick") andfrigorífico ("refrigerator") | |
| Russian | Лорд Фредрик[?] Lord Fredrik | Lord Fredrik | |
| Spanish(European) | Frigorico I, el Rey Morsario[?] | Frigorico I, the "Corsair-Walrus" King; portmanteau offrigorífico ("refrigerator") and the given name "Federico" + play onmorsa ("walrus") andcorsario ("corsair") |
Notes[edit]
- Lord Fredrik is similar toKing K. Rool, in which they are both brutish leaders of powerful groups who acted as antagonists to the Kong family for various reasons. His battle tactics also feature several parallels to the Kremling king's:
- His shoulder charge and jumping attacks mirrored how K. Rool fought the Kongs onGang-Plank Galleon fromDonkey Kong Country.
- The attack where he goes onto the field and fires ice dragons from his horn is similarKaptain K. Rool's blunderbuss barrage attack inK. Rool Duel andKrocodile Kore fromDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
- His appearance in the background before being indirectly hit by the Kongs is similar to the fight againstBaron K. Roolenstein in theKnautilus fromDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.
- Lord Fredrik is unique among the other Snowmad leaders as he is a bigger and more powerful version of a common enemy within his organization (aWaldough specifically) while his commanders are their own species each.
References[edit]
- ^"You got a Fredrik toy!"
- ^Nintendo (December 16, 2025).《DK島＆綠寶石淘金》的第3回遊戲內活動「挖掘＆節拍」於本日12月16日（二）開始舉行！.nintendo.com (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^Nintendo Today!
- ^Donkey Kong Bananzastatue
