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(My bad, Mrs. Claus told Heat Miser to let it snow "in the south" suggesting a lot more than just Southtown)
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Heat Miser is the more antagonistic of the two brothers; his mean, grumpy, hot-tempered personality partially comes from the fact that he feels that [[Santa Claus]] is unfair to him by giving Snow Miser lots of publicity while he gets none, and he believes that Mother Nature likes Snow Miser better. He is shown to have a flair for the dramatic, having a much more complex show in his lair than his brother, complete with lighting and props. He also sings about his preference for hot weather.
 
Heat Miser is the more antagonistic of the two brothers; his mean, grumpy, hot-tempered personality partially comes from the fact that he feels that [[Santa Claus]] is unfair to him by giving Snow Miser lots of publicity while he gets none, and he believes that Mother Nature likes Snow Miser better. He is shown to have a flair for the dramatic, having a much more complex show in his lair than his brother, complete with lighting and props. He also sings about his preference for hot weather.
   
He's shown to want more than what he gives, as when asked to let the small town of Southtown to temporarily be under Snow Miser's control for one day, Heat Miser demands the entire North Pole in return, which enrages Snow Miser. Like his brother, he is obedient to Mother Nature, and is visibly afraid when Mrs. Claus threatens to speak directly to her.
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Like his brother, he is obedient to Mother Nature, and is visibly afraid when Mrs. Claus threatens to speak directly to her.
   
 
==Appearances in Christmas specials==
 
==Appearances in Christmas specials==

Revision as of 00:30, 6 November 2017

Oh, some like it hot, but I like it really hot!

— Heat Miser

Heat Miser in A Miser Brothers Christmas

Heat Miser as he appeared in A Miser Brothers' Christmas.

The Heat Miser is a character from the Rankin/Bass television special The Year Without a Santa Claus. He lives in a volcano and controls the hot weather around the earth. He and his half-brothers Snow Miser and North Wind are the offspring of Mother Nature. (It should be noted that both Snow Miser and Heat Miser were not featured in the original poem that the special is based on.) Heat Miser lives within an active volcano with his six minions.

Abilities

It is shown that Heat Miser is able to melt things with a touch, even objects that should combust, like a shovel's wooden handle and a spotlight. However, it is not shown if he can restore the objects he melts like Snow Miser can with the objects he turns to snow. He can also project intense heat from his mouth and fingers at will, even forming objects of flame that can endure independently for a few seconds.

Personality

Heat Miser is the more antagonistic of the two brothers; his mean, grumpy, hot-tempered personality partially comes from the fact that he feels that Santa Claus is unfair to him by giving Snow Miser lots of publicity while he gets none, and he believes that Mother Nature likes Snow Miser better. He is shown to have a flair for the dramatic, having a much more complex show in his lair than his brother, complete with lighting and props. He also sings about his preference for hot weather.

Like his brother, he is obedient to Mother Nature, and is visibly afraid when Mrs. Claus threatens to speak directly to her.

Appearances in Christmas specials

In The Year Without a Santa Claus, although Heat Miser lives in the southern hemisphere, he and his brother regularly patrol the border of the North Pole. At one point, Heat Miser attempts to attack Jingle, Jangle and one of Santa's reindeer, Vixen. With a flash of heat lightning, Heat Miser strikes them out of the sky, but the trio survives.

The elves later accompany Mrs. Claus to his lair within an active volcano to negotiate a deal for the weather in Southtown. There, it is shown that Heat Miser has a flair for the dramatic, and entertains his guests with a dance backed up by his minions. Heat Miser is unwilling to cooperate on the aforementioned deal, saying he will only allow snow in Southtown if Snow Miser gives him control over the North Pole's weather in exchange. He is later summoned to the realm of Mother Nature and forced to compromise the weather with his brother for one day.

Heat Miser and his brother later starred in the 2008 sequel, A Miser Brothers' Christmas, with George S. Irving reprising his role as Heat Miser. The special focuses on Heat Miser and Snow Miser learning to work together after they are forced to take charge of Santa's operations when their evil brother North Wind attempts to sabotage him.

In the My Life as a Teenage Robot Christmas episode, "A Robot for All Seasons", Santa asks Jenny Wakeman if Heat Miser was the one who turned her against him.

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