Search/Recent Changes
DBTropes
...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

Frozen Foe Platform

 Frozen Foe Platform
type
FeatureClass
 Frozen Foe Platform
label
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform
page
FrozenFoePlatform
 Frozen Foe Platform
comment
Sometimes in video games, there'll be rows or columns of enemies that float back and forth in huge, otherwise empty areas, and you just KNOW there's something past them. However, with a little bit of ingenuity, you have a way to make use of them! Just turn them to ice or rock, probably with a handy Elemental Weapon, and you can stand on them like normal Floating Platforms!
Note that this trope normally assumes that enemies frozen in midair stay there, though even if the enemy drops to the floor, it can still provide a height boost!
This trope is especially pervasive in the Metroidvania genre, as it's the reason a Freeze Ray is often among your tools.
Subtrope of Helpful Mook, though in this case, the mook has to be coerced into being helpful and Improvised Platform, and a sister trope of Cranium Ride and Goomba Springboard. If the freezing can wear off, then this trope does double duty as a Temporary Platform.
 Frozen Foe Platform
fetched
2023-10-26T00:46:00Z
 Frozen Foe Platform
parsed
2023-10-26T00:46:00Z
 Frozen Foe Platform
processingComment
Dropped link to TropeMaker: Not an Item - UNKNOWN
 Frozen Foe Platform
processingUnknown
TropeMaker
 Frozen Foe Platform
isPartOf
DBTropes
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_10ddd3d5
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_10ddd3d5
comment
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: Hostile Gorons can't be killed, instead they roll up into a ball that can be climbed on, and they get back up with enough force to send Link flying vertically to gain access to ledges. Once the Gorons stop being hostile, they still allow Link to climb on their backs to send him on his way up, but now they do so willingly.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_10ddd3d5
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_10ddd3d5
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_10ddd3d5
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_2a6eefe5
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_2a6eefe5
comment
Metroid Fusion: Samus uses Ice Missiles to freeze enemies, and needs to do so to progress at all after she gets the missiles.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_2a6eefe5
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_2a6eefe5
featureConfidence
1.0
 Metroid Fusion (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_2a6eefe5
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_334c4b70
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_334c4b70
comment
An Untitled Story: You get an ability to charge up ice shots which turn most enemies into blocks of ice that can be used as floating stepping stones.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_334c4b70
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_334c4b70
featureConfidence
1.0
 An Untitled Story (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_334c4b70
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_344f4c2a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_344f4c2a
comment
New Super Mario Bros.: The Ice Flower powerup allows its user to throw ice balls that can freeze some enemies into platforms, in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_344f4c2a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_344f4c2a
featureConfidence
1.0
 New Super Mario Bros. (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_344f4c2a
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_6bbde1c8
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_6bbde1c8
comment
Overwatch: Enterprising players can jump up on top of Mei whenever she freezes herself into an ice block with her Cryostasis ability.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_6bbde1c8
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_6bbde1c8
featureConfidence
1.0
 Overwatch (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_6bbde1c8
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_74f7210c
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_74f7210c
comment
The Legend of Zelda franchise:
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: Enemies frozen by the Ice Arrow can be used as platforms. This is required in parts of the Great Bay Temple and to reach Ikana Canyon.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: Hostile Gorons can't be killed, instead they roll up into a ball that can be climbed on, and they get back up with enough force to send Link flying vertically to gain access to ledges. Once the Gorons stop being hostile, they still allow Link to climb on their backs to send him on his way up, but now they do so willingly.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_74f7210c
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_74f7210c
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_74f7210c
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_81c929fa
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_81c929fa
comment
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: There are fast-moving platforms that can only be force frozen in place in order to be used, later, this can be used on enemy units to bypass them.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_81c929fa
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_81c929fa
featureConfidence
1.0
 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_81c929fa
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_914e2915
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_914e2915
comment
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time: Dr Cortex's Ray Gun doesn't involve any ice, but any enemies hit with it will be temporarily turned into either solid platforms to stand on or jelly platforms to bounce on.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_914e2915
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_914e2915
featureConfidence
1.0
 Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_914e2915
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_95a764b9
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_95a764b9
comment
Timespinner: One of the first abilities you get is to stop time for a limited duration. While time is stopped, enemies and some projectiles can be used as platforms.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_95a764b9
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_95a764b9
featureConfidence
1.0
 Timespinner (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_95a764b9
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_99e49e94
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_99e49e94
comment
Bug Fables: When Leif's ice magic is used on small enemies in the overworld, it temporarily freezes them inside an ice cube. This creates a usable platform, but only for the short time it takes until the enemy thaws out and breaks free.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_99e49e94
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_99e49e94
featureConfidence
1.0
 Bug Fables (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_99e49e94
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a3748187
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a3748187
comment
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, minor villain Sale has the power to freeze small objects in position relative to other objects. One of his many uses for this power is to throw a handful of gravel and freeze it in midair, creating a 'ladder' that allows him to climb a sheer cliff face.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a3748187
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a3748187
featureConfidence
1.0
 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Manga)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_a3748187
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a74ec89b
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a74ec89b
comment
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon: Brain Floats can be frozen with the ice whip, and you can jump between them if you're careful.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a74ec89b
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a74ec89b
featureConfidence
1.0
 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_a74ec89b
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a7bb29af
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a7bb29af
comment
Mega Man X2: Crystal Snail's weapon, Crystal Hunter, allows X to freeze enemies in crystal blocks and use them as platforms.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a7bb29af
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_a7bb29af
featureConfidence
1.0
 Mega Man X2 (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_a7bb29af
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_abb58ae1
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_abb58ae1
comment
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly: There are side-quests that involve retrieving kites stuck in trees. You reach the kites by using your ice breath to freeze the baby dragons standing underneath the trees and using them as Improvised Platforms.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_abb58ae1
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_abb58ae1
featureConfidence
1.0
 Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_abb58ae1
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_aeac03f9
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_aeac03f9
comment
Metroid Dread: Samus can freeze enemies with Ice Missiles, and only certain enemies can be used as platforms when frozen, like Sunnaps, instead of dealing Collision Damage.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_aeac03f9
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_aeac03f9
featureConfidence
1.0
 Metroid Dread (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_aeac03f9
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_bb5b818a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_bb5b818a
comment
Mega Man Powered Up: Ice Man can use the Ice Slasher to hold enemies in place momentarily, and unlike Mega Man, he can stand on them while they're frozen.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_bb5b818a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_bb5b818a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Mega Man Powered Up (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_bb5b818a
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_beac6ffb
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_beac6ffb
comment
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: Enemies frozen by the Ice Arrow can be used as platforms. This is required in parts of the Great Bay Temple and to reach Ikana Canyon.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_beac6ffb
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_beac6ffb
featureConfidence
1.0
 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_beac6ffb
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_c834792e
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_c834792e
comment
Spyro the Dragon series:
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!: The Cloud Temple area has a puzzle in which Spyro must use an ice breath power-up to freeze trolls into ice cubes, then use the ice cubes as platforms to traverse a series of bell towers.
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly: There are side-quests that involve retrieving kites stuck in trees. You reach the kites by using your ice breath to freeze the baby dragons standing underneath the trees and using them as Improvised Platforms.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon: In the Frozen Altars level, Spyro acquires ice breath that he can use to freeze enemies and NPCs. One secret area requires Spyro to freeze an NPC and then jump on him to reach a higher place.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_c834792e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_c834792e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Spyro the Dragon (Franchise)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_c834792e
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_e605dad8
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_e605dad8
comment
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!: The Cloud Temple area has a puzzle in which Spyro must use an ice breath power-up to freeze trolls into ice cubes, then use the ice cubes as platforms to traverse a series of bell towers.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_e605dad8
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_e605dad8
featureConfidence
1.0
 Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_e605dad8
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ecccafaa
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ecccafaa
comment
Spyro: Year of the Dragon: In the Frozen Altars level, Spyro acquires ice breath that he can use to freeze enemies and NPCs. One secret area requires Spyro to freeze an NPC and then jump on him to reach a higher place.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ecccafaa
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ecccafaa
featureConfidence
1.0
 Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Video Game)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_ecccafaa
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ef8bd4a5
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ef8bd4a5
comment
Mega Man franchise:
Mega Man Powered Up: Ice Man can use the Ice Slasher to hold enemies in place momentarily, and unlike Mega Man, he can stand on them while they're frozen.
Mega Man X2: Crystal Snail's weapon, Crystal Hunter, allows X to freeze enemies in crystal blocks and use them as platforms.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ef8bd4a5
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_ef8bd4a5
featureConfidence
1.0
 Mega Man (Franchise)
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_ef8bd4a5
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_f8ee3c81
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_f8ee3c81
comment
Metroid franchise:
The Ice Beam is the Trope Maker, appearing in the first game, Metroid. Many areas can only be accessed by freezing enemies, such as the first game's Rippers, and making use of them as platforms before they thaw. It appears in most games.
Metroid Fusion: Samus uses Ice Missiles to freeze enemies, and needs to do so to progress at all after she gets the missiles.
Metroid Dread: Samus can freeze enemies with Ice Missiles, and only certain enemies can be used as platforms when frozen, like Sunnaps, instead of dealing Collision Damage.
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_f8ee3c81
featureApplicability
1.0
 Frozen Foe Platform / int_f8ee3c81
featureConfidence
1.0
 Metroid
hasFeature
Frozen Foe Platform / int_f8ee3c81

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

 Frozen Foe Platform
processingCategory2
These Tropes Were Frozen Today
 Mega Man (Franchise) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Spyro the Dragon (Franchise)
processingUnknown
Frozen Foe Platform
 The Legend of Zelda (Franchise) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 An Untitled Story (Video Game)
processingUnknown
Frozen Foe Platform
 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Kid Dracula (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Mega Man Powered Up (Video Game)
processingUnknown
Frozen Foe Platform
 Mega Man X2 (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Metroid (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Metroid Dread (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Metroid Fusion (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 New Super Mario Bros. (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 New Super Mario Bros. U (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform
 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Video Game) / int_11ab234a
type
Frozen Foe Platform