Two other holiday-themed figures exist. One is Sumo San (#4) as Sumo Santa and the other is Cluckers (#99) dressed as a reindeer. These were given out at the Spin Master Christmas party in 2007 -- probably as a celebration for acquiring the Tech Deck brand. They were never sold to the public. More info on these figures can be found here.
In line with those two figures, it would appear that Snow Ballah is just some other dude in a snowman costume. He seems to have been hastily made as to get something into the seasonal stocking stuffer section of the chain stores. So, he was given a distinct name, unique packaging, and mass production.
As further evidence of this haste, he was given the wrong number on his package. He technically should be #135. There was no figure released as #135, whereas there were two figures numbered #138. The other is Radd. The error is not just in the packaging, but in both figure molds as well. They both have #138 as part of their sculpts.
I guess the 5 looked like an 8 on the Snow Ballah spec-sheet and that's how it was printed up. Who knows. What I do know is that Snow Ballah would have hit the shelves first. So, he is the one who should be #135.
However, for the ordering of this site, I am letting him keep the #138 spot, and I am designating Radd as #135. The reason for this is simple: Radd is the far rarer of the two. Snow Ballah is very common (even new in package). He was mass produced. He also seems to be a bit of a flop, judging by how many sealed figures are still circulating today. In other words, Snow Ballah is already publicly known to anyone interested in the TDD toyline as the #138. The much harder to find Radd gets to be #135 by default.
And it's like that. That's the way it is.
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