Snowflake
- "We need him out of the kingdom. Or dead. Otherwise someone else will marry him and have dragonets. I haven’t forgotten that we’re here to solve your problem too."
- — Snowflake to Snowfox about Prince Arctic in Runaway.
Template:Charbox Snowflake was a female First Circle IceWing. She was intended to be Prince Arctic's wife (but was not in the end) and was described to be pretty in a boring, glassy way with silvery-white scales like the moon[1], the way Queen Diamond was described as liking. She was thought of by Arctic as being incredibly boring, unmemorable, and to have almost no personality; however, after she finally showed irritation when Arctic was frustrated with her, he guessed that she did have a personality, "repressed fury." At the end of Runaway, she had a permanently damaged wing due to Arctic catching Foeslayer's fire in his talons and throwing it at her. During their escape, Foeslayer had sympathetically guessed that Snowflake would never fly again. This may also be the reason why Princess Snowfox wanted to wipe out the NightWings without remorse, as the two had fallen in love and she wanted vengeance.
Personality
Biography
Quotes
"Seems like a waste of my time. Unless you're having trouble thinking of yours." - In response to Prince Arctic, when he asked her what she would make if she were an animus.
“You monster! I knew those dragons! How could you kill them? For a NightWing? What is wrong with you?” - To Arctic after he unintentionally killed a group of pursuing IceWings.
"Please accept my apologies, for I do not recognize your face. I hope I am not bringing great dishonor upon my family." - To Snowfox, using a stock phrase because she doesn't recognize her.
"He's contemplating his noble reflection in the ice cubes." - To Snowfox.
"I was going to let you have him. But he doesn't deserve to live! He doesn't deserve to be happy!" - To Foeslayer on the Great Ice Cliff.
“We need him out of the kingdom. Or dead. Otherwise, someone else will marry him and have dragonets. I haven’t forgotten that we’re here to solve your problem too." - Snowflake conspiring with Snowfox on how to get rid of Prince Arctic.
Relationships
Snowflake is also shown to despise Arctic, and she thinks of him as an "arrogant, entitled, patronizing, obnoxious, preening, fat-headed son of a walrus she'd ever met".[2] She notes that he acted as though she were barely Seventh Circle and as though she had an obligation to entertain him when he was bored, and as though she had no brains in her head whatsoever.
However, when she witnesses Ardtic killing several IceWing guards by enchanting several spears, Snowflake's hate for him amplifies and she slashes at his snout, saying he doesn't deserve to live or be happy with Foeslayer after what he's done.[3]
Snowflake works with Snowfox against Arctic and Foeslayer. They are in a confirmed relationship, and are extremely close to each other. Their relationship with each other is first developed when they plan to get Arctic out of the Ice Kingdom so Snowfox could challenge Queen Diamond instead of Snowflake having dragonets with Arctic. It was noted by Snowflake that Fox wanted to protect Snowflake with a fierceness that matched Snowflake’s own desire to get Fox on the throne. Snowflake described her as "A dragon I would do anything for. That’s something I never thought I’d see."[4]
Trivia
- A snowflake is an ice crystal that forms inside clouds, and then falls to the ground when it's cold enough.
- Snowflake does not trust animus magic.
- This is ironic, as she was arranged to marry Prince Arctic prior to the events in Runaway.
- Princess Snowfox would most likely have wiped out the NightWings without remorse because she blames Foeslayer for what happened to Snowflake. This may have been a key factor that established distrust between the two tribes.
- Snowflake is one of two known IceWings to get a severe burn injury, the other being Ex-Prince Winter. However, Winter was healed by Turtle, while Snowflake's injury was never healed.
- Snowflake is one of eight canon LGBT+ characters in the Wings of Fire series due to her confirmed relationship with Snowfox. Others include: Snowfox, Anemone, Umber, Burnet, Sundew, Silverspot, and Willow.
- She is also the first LGBT+ protagonist, the second being Sundew.
Gallery
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A typical IceWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical IceWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical IceWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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Snowflake on the right. Art by QueenClam -
Snowflake by HappyFalconQueen
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IceWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
A real snowflake -
Snowflake by Ta-ak
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Together forever
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