system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Elf] What is Santa if he's not human?

Papa Elf specifically says that, before Buddy, no human had set foot on the North Pole. What kind of being is Santa?  

We briefly see other fantasy creatures like gnomes and trolls exist in this universe. Santa doesn't resemble either one, though.
gpt
Santa Claus is a unique entity. He is, in a sense, a manifestation of Christmas and humanity's Christmas cheer; this is why he his power decreases as people's belief does. He exists outside time and as long as Christmas exists so will he.