Snakeman Villain: Tundrax the Living Glacier (Patreon)

Alright, one last Snakeman villain folks! Meet Tundrax, the Living Glacier. An icy abomination from the stars whose cold abilities greatly hurt Snakeman!

ORIGIN

Perhaps the greatest threat the Snakeman ever faced, the being known as Tundrax the Living Glacier, didn't originate from within the jungles or outside them, but beyond the stars. Claiming to be the last remnants of a doom planted made living made by its people in hopes their planet could be reborn somewhere else, Tundrax crash-landed deep in the Latin American Jungles in a comet of pure, sub-zero ice. Upon breaking free from its containment, its very presence created centralized ice storms and blizzards that grew with each day as was its purpose to terraform the planet to become just like his previous world.

As the ice storms grew and wreaked havoc on the jungles and locals, Snakeman would find himself his greatest challenge as his once tropical home slowly became a frozen wasteland and deeply afflicted his reptilian blood. Realizing the Jungles’ greatest hero was facing a foe beyond him, Doctor Agatha Arora was forced to call in aid from both allies and enemies of the Snakeman to bring down Tundrax. Though always weary of outsiders, the battle with Tundrax ultimately showed Snakeman that he did not have to protect the jungles alone. That there were those he could call friends and allies in times of Crisis.

Powers/Abilities

Made up of the essence of his doomed planet, Tundrax is able to create massive ice storms and blizzards capable of terraforming planets to rebuild his old one.

So, if you've been with NRG since the beginning, you might remember this mighty monster. Tundrax was originally going to be used for an old hero idea long ago, but when I decided I wanted to give Snakeman a cold-based villain to serve as a kryptonite dragon to counter his reptilian nature I decided to recycle Tundrax into being the cold villain to Snakeman. All he needed was a slight design enhancement by our good friend Danilo.

The choice to make Tundrax an alien villain within Snakeman's rather magical and mythical based rogues gallery might be a strange one. But Tundrax's original origins I had planned had him originating from space and I always liked that hook to him; just this giant alien monster who comes to Earth to rebuild his lost planet by terraforming it into a new ice age. So I knew I wanted to keep it. And again, it might make him seem the odd man out, but I actually really like the idea of Snakeman having an alien-based villain in his rogues gallery; if only to make his rogues gallery stand out from other jungle superheroes whose foes all originated from Earth. It has sort of that pulp-era feel where anything can happen that I love so much. I really don't know if Snakeman will have more sci-fi based enemies in his adventures, so Tundrax remains the sole one for now unless inspiration hits me. But for now, maybe one is more than enough.

Hope you guys love this new Snakeman villain for NRG! Let us know what you think with a comment below!

Snakeman: Desperado of the Jungle © NRG Comics

Art and Design by Danilo Cassonato