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Revision as of 18:07, 19 August 2009
History
Bobby Drake discovered his mutant ability to create ice while in his early teens, yet kept his condition hidden from everyone but his parents. Initially, Bobby was unable to stop feeling cold and shivering, but soon managed to keep it under control. When a bully named Rocky Beasely and his friends attacked Bobby and his then-girlfriend, Judy Harmon, the youngster panicked. To save Harmon, Bobby temporarily encased Rocky in ice, thus revealing his abilities for all to see.[11] Believing the boy to be a menace, the townspeople organized a lynch mob. They broke into Bobby's home and overpowered him, but the local sheriff took the teenager into custody for his own protection. Meanwhile, the situation had come to the attention of Professor Charles Xavier, the telepathic mentor of the team of mutant heroes called the X-Men.
Original X-Men
Iceman
Professor X dispatched his first student, Cyclops, to contact Bobby. Cyclops stole into the jail house as planned, but the two began fighting when Bobby refused to accompany him. Caught by the lynch mob, Cyclops and Bobby were about to be hanged when they broke free. Professor X used his mental powers to halt the townspeople in their tracks and erase their memories of Bobby's powers. A grateful Bobby then accepted Xavier's invitation to enroll at his School for Gifted Youngsters[12]. He took the codename Iceman and served as one of the founding members of the X-Men alongside Cyclops, Angel, Beast, and Marvel Girl. Though initially granting him a snow-like form, Bobby soon learned to increase his degree of cold control resulting in an ice-like, almost transparent form.[13]
Hated and feared by humanity, the X-Men honed their amazing abilities while standing in defense of a world pushed to the brink of genetic war by a handful of mutant terrorists. Iceman, the team's youngest founding member, became known as the comedian of the group. Regardless, he pulled his weight and worked well with rest of the team.
First Appearance: X-Men (Vol 1) #1
Following a short break-up after believing their mentor was dead[14], the X-Men disbanded to better fight crime on the FBI's orders.[15]. A battle with Mesmero and a robot Magneto brought the team together again[16], during which Bobby had a brief romantic relationship with Lorna Dane, the mutant who would one day be known as Polaris. Shortly thereafter the X-Men discovered Scott Summers' brother, Alex, also called Havok, was a mutant.[17] Lorna eventually decided that her heart belonged to Havok.[18] Bobby had trouble accepting her decision, which led to increased tension between himself and Havok. Eventually, Bobby quit the team for a short time to sort out his feelings.[19]
Life After the X-Men
Later, when the sentient island-being known as Krakoa took Bobby and his team mates captive, Professor X assembled a second team of X-Men to rescue them.[20] Soon after, most of the founding members left the team and Bobby began attending college[21] on a scholarship. Eventually, he helped his former teammate Angel form the Champions of Los Angeles.[22] When the Champions disbanded, Bobby went missing, and Angel teamed up with the costumed adventurer Spider-Man to find him.[23] Bobby had been hypnotized by the Champions' enemy Rampage into donning his battle suit, and Angel and Spider-Man were forced to battle him. After Rampage was defeated, Bobby quit his life as a costumed adventurer and returned to college full time to study accounting.
Later, Bobby was contacted by Professor X to assist in rescuing friends and family of the X-Men from the assassin known as Arcade.[24] Along with other former X-Men Banshee, Polaris, and Havok, the ad-hoc team managed to free the hostages and Bobby finally came to accept Polaris' love for Havok.[25]
During a summer break from college Bobby went to visit his former X-Men team mate the Beast and soon became involved with the loose-knit collection of costumed heroes known as the Defenders.[26] Along with the Beast and the Angel, Bobby helped reorganize the team into a more formal and cohesive unit. The Defenders eventually disbanded when several of their members appeared to perish during a climactic battle.
X-Factor
Bobby joined the other founding X-Men to form X-Factor[27], an organization that intended to seek out and aid other mutants under the pretense of hunting down those perceived menaces to society. During his time with the team, the Asgardian trickster god Loki captured Bobby[28], hoping to use him to gain control over the Frost Giants. Loki enhanced Bobby's powers to such an extent that he was forced to wear a power-dampening belt that was originally created by the subversive organization known as The Right to cancel out his powers.[29] Once able only to sheathe his own body in a protective coating of ice, Bobby found he could encase the entirety of the Empire State Building. With time, Bobby gained sufficient control over his augmented powers that he was able to stop using the inhibitor belt.[30] Believing he had achieved his full potential, Bobby never attempted to push himself beyond his perceived limits.
While a member of X-Factor, Bobby started dating Opal Tanaka.[31]
Returning to the X-Men
When Professor Xavier returned to Earth following an extended absence in outer space, Bobby and the other members of X-Factor rejoined the X-Men.[32] Shortly thereafter, Bobby confronted former Cosmonaut Mikhail Rasputin[33], the reality-warping mutant brother of Bobby’s steel-skinned team mate Colossus. Rasputin forced Bobby into a form composed entirely of ice, affording the young mutant a glimpse into his true nature. Subsequently, Bobby began experimenting with his abilities - using ice to add mass to his slight frame, or lift himself high into the air without the benefit of his usual slides.
Months later, the psychically incapacitated mutant telepath Emma Frost took mental possession of Bobby's body.[34] Frost was able to activate the full extent of his powers, using his powers in ways Bobby had not thought possible until she was coaxed back into her own body by Professor X. With Frost's prodding, Iceman later learned to completely transform his body into its full ice state on his own. Frost later also showed Bobby that he could safely revert back to his human form after his ice form's chest had been shattered in battle.
Shortly after the Onslaught crisis, Bobby Drake and fellow X-Man Cannonball infiltrated the presidential campaign organization of Graydon Creed[35], the head of the anti-mutant organization Friends of Humanity. After Drake's father spoke out against Creed's bigotry, he was nearly killed by Creed's thugs. Distraught, Bobby Drake left the X-Men for a time to be with his mother and convalescing father.[36] He returned briefly to the X-Men to rescue mutant doctor Cecilia Reyes during the government-sponsored anti-mutant Operation Zero Tolerance[37], after which he returned to his father's side.
Iceman
Two subsequent events served to shed further light on Iceman's untapped potential. To secure a new host body, the would-be conqueror Apocalypse sought to siphon the awesome energies of "The Twelve" - mutants of incredible power, destined to alter the course of human history.[38] Among their number was Iceman, who survived the ordeal thanks only to the apparent sacrifice of Cyclops.
A second defining event occurred when the sentient spaceship Prosh escaped the confines of a Celestial prison, returned to Earth and dispatched a group of disparate beings on a journey through time to uncover the keys to preserving human evolution.[39] Their mission: Save the human race from a threat that might not manifest itself for millions of years. When Prosh reassembled the members of his team in the present, they fought and defeated the enigmatic alien entity known as the Stranger, who sought to control the natural evolution of humans and mutants.
These experiences forced Iceman into the realization that he no longer need fear the evolution of his abilities, and he returned to the X-Men to explore his mutant powers to the fullest. After suffering a chest injury, Bobby was unable to prevent his body from transforming into solid ice due to the manifestation of a Secondary Mutation.[40] During this time he had disagreements with Havok, and it seemed Polaris had taken a liking to him.[41]
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Iceman (Robert Drake)
After the events of M-Day, Bobby seemed to be one of the many mutants who had lost their powers.[42] However, during a confrontation with the Sapien League, Emma Frost detected a mutant signature in the area Bobby was. It was discovered he had been suppressing his powers out of fear.
Mystique
Iceman joined Rogue's team of X-Men, and on their first mission they defeated the Children of the Vault.[43] During this time, Bobby learned that he could pull himself back together after his body was completely destroyed.
It appeared that Iceman began a romantic relationship with Mystique. This was a front, however, as Mystique was using Iceman and the X-Men to spy for Mister Sinister,in order to gain access to Destiny's Diaries. Bobby, while in his ice form, suffered a gunshot wound from Mystique, which severed one of his arms above the elbow. Mister Sinister attempted to telepathically erase his mind so that the X-Men would find him as an empty shell. Iceman managed to escape.
Iceman later attempted to meet up with his ex-girlfriend Opal. When he entered a plane with Opal a bomb detonated, and Opal revealed herself as Mystique who shot him out of the plane.[44]
San Francisco
Iceman arrived in San Francisco, where he was set to meet Hepzibah, Warpath, and Angel. All four were caught in the effects of a city-wide illusion created by Martinique Jason, who used her powers to transform the city into a hippie paradise. Now calling himself "Frosty", he and the others were sent by Martinique to confront Scott Summers and Emma Frost. Emma Frost was able to break up the illusion and free everyone. They eventually set up their base of operations in San Francisco as X-Men.[45]
Iceman was among the X-Men who assisted in fighting the Skrull invasion in San Francisco.[46]Attributes
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Powers
Iceman is easily one of the most powerful X-Men and Mutants that have ever lived and is an Omega-level mutant. Iceman's powers are far beyond the ability to generate cold and he is potentially one of the most powerful beings to ever exist. That is proven as when his potential power was accessed he able to defeat the likes of Oblivion the cosmic entity in a battle[47].
Thermokinesis: Iceman is a mutant with the superhuman ability to lower his external and internal body temperature, projecting intense coldness from his body. Like any normal human being's, the nerve centers for regulating the Iceman's body temperature are found in the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. However, the Iceman can mentally override his hypothalamus to allow his body temperature to be lowered by an unknown internal mechanism. This ability converts the latent thermal energies in and around his body into an unknown form of energy that is efficiently dissipated. A related mutation has rendered his body tissues unaffected by sub-zero temperatures. The Iceman can consciously, immediately lower his body temperature from its normal 98.6 Fahrenheit to absolute zero (The point where all molecular motion stops.) and lower within the span of a few tenths of a second. Iceman has shown that his power to generate cold is so great, that he was able to stop a fusion core explosion which in layman's terms is a massive nuclear explosion[48].
As his body temperature falls, the surrounding moisture in the air that is in contact with him is similarly lowered. Just as condensed moisture forms frost, this moisture forms an icy covering which encompasses his entire body. It also obscures his facial features. When the Iceman first began to completely lower his body temperature, this covering took on a more snow-like appearance. But as he learned to increase the severity of his coldness, the covering assumed the consistency of crystalline ice that it has today. This ice constantly cracks with any movement of his body, and immediately reforms. (Hence, there is a cracking sound when the Iceman, covered with ice, moves.) Through practice, Iceman has learned to control the intensity of his coldness, and he can selectively lower the temperature of isolated parts of his body.
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Robert Louis Drake -- Iceman
- Thermal Vision: Ability to see beings due to the heat signature that others give off, because of the absence of heat around him
Cryokinesis: The Iceman can use his mutant ability to control moisture such as to freeze any air moisture into super-hard ice. This ice can be formed into any object of his choosing: the only limitations are his own imagination, and the ambient air temperature which determines how long his ice sculpture will stay icy. He does not have to hold the ice physically with his hands in order to shape it. Apparently he can simply direct the waves of coldness he projects in certain ways so as to create ice in the shape he desires. In the past, the Iceman has formed ice-ladders, ice-slides, ice-shields, ice-bats and other constructs of ice. Iceman has created constructs of ice so powerful that he was able to easily encase and contain the likes of the Hulk with him being unable to break out of it. >.
The Iceman is able to form a rising column of ice beneath his feet, capable of lifting him off the ground. The tensile strength of the column is determined by its thickness, and its steadiness by how well it has been braced. A well-braced and regular column, 6 feet in diameter at its base, is able to support his weight without toppling for about 85 feet in a 40-mile per hour wind. By forming long ice-ramps connected either to his ice-column or to an existing structure like a building or a bridge, the Iceman is able to travel above the ground by sliding down the ramp he is creating. Unless he creates supports periodically, the ramp will crack beneath him, unable to support their combined weight. Iceman although has shown that he is not limited to creating constructs and can fly on his own with his control over moisture.[49]
Iceman's powers are so vast that it extends down to the molecular level make, to the point he can freeze all of the molecules of an object/being with a thought, he can with a thought freeze the flow of blood to the brain like someone as powerful as Emma Frost and reverse the process with no side effects, and even evaporate someone into nothingness and reverse the process. He has even shown that his powers are so great over molecular make up, that he is able to control chemical reactions on the molecular level, to the point he can prevent superhumans such as Sunfire even accessing/using their powers with a thought.
- Organic-Ice Form: Ability to not only cover his body with ice, but to actually become organic ice. Though the appearance is similar, Iceman is now actually translucent in his ice form. Iceman is virtually indestructible in this form: he can reform his shattered body, and even if the rest of his body is completely destroyed. Iceman has shown that his control over his powers are so great, that he simply cannot be killed. He has shown that even when he was incinerated completely in his human form, he was able to instantly remake himself and has even had his entire human body incinerated besides his head and simply remade it. In this form he will be able to use the moisture in the air to form spikes, shields and other extra appendages to his body. If this icy form is shattered, he can rebuild himself through the same process.
Iceman has a practically unlimited supply of moisture at all times since it is always present in the surrounding air or environment. Even desert air has sufficient moisture content for him to make practical use of. However, the mental effort needed to employ his mutant power could eventually fatigue him and render his freezing ability temporarily dysfunctional.
Hydrokinesis: Iceman can use surrounding moisture to augment himself, and to function as frozen water will allow him to travel within large bodies of the substance almost instantly. It is accomplished by breaking himself down to his most base levels and reforming at the destination. He will also be able to convert his body to gigantic proportions through absorption of a lake or pond or even a swimming pool. Wherever there is any moisture, Iceman is a threat. Iceman has the ability to transform himself into nothing more than water vapor, yet remain consciousness and retain the use of his powers. His conscious control over his power is so great, that he has been able to exist at two places at once, and has even exist everywhere at the same time without any physical body as he has transcended such physical limitations[50]. Iceman also has the ability to freeze water vapor around him which allows him to grow to gigantic proportions. One side effect of this is he gains superhuman strength to match his superhuman size.
- Molecular Moisture Inversion: Ability to freeze all of someone’s water molecules.
- Molecular Moisture Conversion: Ability to transform people into moisture molecules and transport them over great distances, this is the equivalent of a form of teleportation. This can also be used as an attack to completely destroy an opponent at a molecular level.
Abilities
Weaknesses
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Equipment
Transportation
Notes
- Bobby is a skilled ice skater and can speak Spanish fluently.
Trivia
See Also
- 1437 appearance(s) of Robert Drake (Earth-616)
- 22 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Robert Drake (Earth-616)
- 221 minor appearance(s) of Robert Drake (Earth-616)
- 73 mention(s) of Robert Drake (Earth-616)
- 14 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Robert Drake (Earth-616)
- 1767 image(s) of Robert Drake (Earth-616)
- 87 quotation(s) by or about Robert Drake (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
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- ↑ Uncanny X-Men 498.
- ↑ (Uncanny) X-Men #1-#66, Uncanny X-Men #280-present
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- ↑ X-Factor Vol 1 #1-70
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- ↑ A false "Evil Mutant" group that X-Factor used as a cover for when they needed to use their mutant powers in the early issues of the series.
- ↑ (Uncanny) X-Men #44, secondary story.
- ↑ Iceman's origin is recounted in the secondary stories of (Uncanny) X-Men #44-46
- ↑ Bobby first acquires the icy form in (Uncanny) X-Men #8
- ↑ It seemed to happen in Uncanny X-Men 42!
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men 46
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men 49-52
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men 54-Uncanny X-Men 56
- ↑ See Uncanny X-Men 60-62 for some indications of this.
- ↑ X-Men The Hidden Years #1
- ↑ In the justly classic Giant-Size X-Men #1, shame on you for not knowing.
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- ↑ Uncanny X-Men 145-146
- ↑ At least until some much later writer decided to revive this love triangle following House of M.
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- ↑ Thor #277-278
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- ↑ X-Men #188 (July, 2006_
- ↑ X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #499
- ↑ X-Men: Secret Invasion
- ↑ Iceman: The limited series
- ↑ Xmen 199
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- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 5