Template:Kaiju Infobox Snowman (雪男, Yuki Otoko) is a fictional Kaiju in the Toho universe. His first and only appearance was in Half Human (1955). The film was made by Toho's legendary Godzilla production team of Ishirō Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Tomoyuki Tanaka. This was director Honda's second assignment in the kaiju genre. The movie has been removed from circulation due to the original screenplay describing the inhabitants of the remote village similar to the Ainu people as being deformed from generations of inbreeding. Not much is known about Snowman since the film is extremely rare and sought after by dedicated fans.
Appearance
Snowman is a Humanoid creature standing about 3 meters tall and weighing 200 kilograms, the creature is most likely brown in color to blend in with its woodland surroundings, although this can only be speculated as his only appearance was in black and white. It has been rumored that the Snowman suit was modified to create the King Kong suit used in King Kong vs. Godzilla and King Kong Escapes (1967). If the suits are in fact the same then the creature is brown. 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. The creature makes it home within the Japanese Alps to bare its offspring. It can be assumed that Snowman is A-sexual because no female was ever seen.
Powers and Abilities
Snowman's only ability is super human 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.
Origins
Showa
Where this creature came from and how it was created is entirely unknown, during the events of the film it is found living in the Japanese Alps by a group of hikers. Word of the creature spreads and a circus attempts to capture the creature, in the process killing its offspring. Snowman then makes his escape destroying everything in its path, wiping out an entire native village (except one female) and killing most of the hikers and some circus folk, it than kidnaps the only remaining hiker and heads for the mountains. The only surviving member of the village confronts the creature in an attempt to rescue the abducted hiker. The hiker is saved and the villager lures the beast to the edge of a volcano, in the ultimate sacrifice the villager plunges herself and the beats over the side and into the mouth of the volcano ending the Snowman's reign of terror for good.
Film Appearances
- Half Human (1955)