Merge:Ultimate Iceman

Ultimate Iceman (Bobby Drake) is a superhero in the comic book Ultimate Universe of Marvel Comics. He is, like many characters in the Ultimate a reimagination of the original Marvel Universe version of the character of Iceman. Created by Mark Millar, he first appeared in Ultimate X-Men #1 in 2001.

Life before the X-Men
At fifteen-years-old, the government-sponsored Sentinels began tracking and killing mutants. Young Bobby Drake ran away from his family in New York to protect them his family, fearing that the Sentinels would kill him and/or his family if it was discovered that he was a mutant.

Also in New York, Professor Charles Xavier, a mutant rights activist and mutant himself, used his physic-enhansing machine Cerebro to locate Bobby. Sending his team of assembled mutants on their first mission, the X-Men found Bobby alone and scared on a bus in downtown New York City. Before the X-Men could offer Bobby a place alongside them at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, a group of Sentinels attacked. Just as a decapitated Sentinel was toppling over onto a group of innocent bystandards, Bobby took action and froze the robot in mid-fall, saving the bystanders below and giving the Beast a good reason to christen him "The Iceman!" Bobby's heroic act, however, didn't stop the bystanders from hurling glass bottles and bricks at the Bobby, the "mutie freak."

Xavier's Brainwash
At the time, Bobby had a girlfriend. Wanting Bobby to join his team, Professor Xavier erased her from Bobby's memories because Bobby had told her too much about the X-Men and Xavier feared that Bobby would stay with his romance over joining the team.

X-Men
Believing the X-Men - as well as influenced by Xavier - to be a righteous place, Bobby accepted their offer and became an X-Man. He was, at that time, the youngest member, being fifteen. Taking the codename Iceman, Bobby quickly became a valuable asset to the team. At one point he single-handedly took out all of the Ultimates with a gigantic ice wall; at another time, he halted an invasion by Colonel Wraith and Weapon X solo. Only Rogue, temporarily in control of Marvel Girl's telepathy, was able to stop Iceman.

During the World Tour arc, Bobby was severely greatly injured by Xavier's son Proteus. Furious at Xavier for his reckless treatment of their son, Bobby's parents withdrew their son from the Institute and threatened to sue. Unpleased with his parents' desires, Bobby rebelled, took the time to heal, and returned to the X-Men.

Return to the X-Men
Fully healed, Bobby returned to the X-Men in a dramatic fashion. Being hunted by the government, Bobby appeared and saved all of his friends and teammates, displaing great control over his powers.

Relationships
Upon her acceptance into the X-Men, Bobby began to date Rogue. The pair dated for a considerable amount of time until they grew apart due to Bobby's growing feelings for Shadowcat and Rogue's feelings for Gambit, who convinced Rogue to leave with him. Kitty and Bobby parted and Rogue returned to the X-Men, this time lacking her own powers and sporting those of the now-deceased Gambit. Now able to touch people, Bobby and Rogue began to date one another again.

Powers
Bobby is cryokinetic, meaning he is able to manipulate subzero energy in order to freeze his environment, cool and condense moisture into ice that he can form and shape at will, and transform himself into ice; Bobby is also able to comprehend his environment in terms of thermodynamics.

Trivia

 * According to official information, Bobby is 5'6" and 130 pounds.
 * Before Rogue and Shadowcat joined the X-Men, Bobby was the youngest member.
 * Despite his experience, Bobby was demoted by Xavier to the junior group for his cockiness, soemething that does not sit well with Bobby.
 * Bobby and Rogue are again dating and finally able to touch one another, given Rogue's new powers.
 * Bobby is perhaps the most obvious example of Xavier's use of manipulation by means of obtaining and maintaining students and follwers.