Iceman (Bobby Drake) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #1 (September 1963). It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... X Factor may mean: X-Factor, a Marvel comic book series The X Factor (album), a 1995 album by Iron Maiden The X Factor (television series), a British TV talent search The X Factor (Australia), the Australian version of the show Factor X (uncommon usage) a coagulation enzyme X-Factor... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Champions (of Los Angeles) are a short-lived superhero team from the mid-1970s, published by Marvel Comics. ... For other uses of this term see X Factor X-Factor is a Marvel comic book series, published from 1985 until 1998. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... The Uncanny X-Men is a Marvel Comics series featuring an eponymous group of mutant superheroes, published from 1963 to present day. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

A mutant, Iceman can freeze moisture in the air around him and turn his body into solid hard ice. Although an Omega-Level Mutant, insecurity, possibly due to rejection from his parents, has held him back and also possibly lead to his jokester mentality. His mutant ability is to emanate intense cold which can condense moisture from the air as ice formations and the mental ability to shape those ice formations into whatever structure he can imagine. He is often seen to project cold from his hands in the form of "ice blasts" which can cause an enemy to be completely engulfed in ice in a matter of seconds. Perhaps his most ingenious use of his abilities is the creation of a sort of ice ramp along which he can slide very quickly. This can occasionally lead to him being confused with the Silver Surfer, as the two characters are visually quite similar. The idea of a mutant is a common trope in comic books and science fiction. ... Frozen Waterfall in the Rhön mountains A natural, 4 tonne, block of ice on a beach in Iceland Ice can refer to any of the 14 known solid phases of water. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

One of the original X-Men, Iceman has had a frequent presence in X-Men-related comics and video games throughout the years. Shawn Ashmore plays him in the recent film series. In this continuity, he is still a teenager while most other original X-Men are adults. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld... Shawn Ashmore (born October 7, 1979 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... X-Men is a action movie, first released in Australia on 13 July 2000. ... In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ...

Character biography

He was born in Port Washington, New York, United States to William Robert Drake and his wife Madeline Beatrice Bass. As a teenager, Drake was recruited to Professor Charles Xavier's "school for gifted youngsters", where he joined other young mutants as a charter member of the X-Men. Drake was sometimes self-conscious that he was the youngest member of the original team. For a short while, he moved to Los Angeles and became a founding member of The Champions. Port Washington is a hamlet located in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... Professor X Professor X (full name Charles Francis Xavier) is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Champions (of Los Angeles) are a short-lived superhero team from the mid-1970s, published by Marvel Comics. ...

Iceman's appearance has changed significantly over the years. In the early X-Men stories, his appearance was more reminiscent of a snowman. The explanation that was given in those days was that when he used his abilities, he became so cold that frost formed on his skin. In X-Men #7 (1964), at the prompting of team leader Cyclops, he learned to cover his body with hardened-but-flexible ice and adopted the hard crystalline appearance familiar to modern readers. Even more recently, Iceman developed the 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, his head can form a new body from frozen liquids. Most recently, Iceman has been trapped in his ice form to the degree that he cannot return to his human form. Iceman is one of the few Omega-level mutants with virtually unlimited potential. Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a Marvel Comics superhero, known as the field leader of the X-Men. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...

Iceman suffers from a chronic poor self image and is a classic under-achiever. Bobby's use of his powers has often been lazy and undisciplined. Iceman often played the part of the joker, which annoyed Professor Xavier and Cyclops. Iceman has never realized the true potential of his abilities and even went through a period of deep depression after Emma Frost, the former White Queen of the Hellfire Club, took over his body and used his powers at levels which Iceman himself had generally been unable to reach. The White Queen believed that Iceman had the potential to be one of the most powerful mutants on Earth. A persons self image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to objective investigation by others (height, weight, hair color, nature of external genitalia, I.Q. score, is this person double-jointed, etc. ... Emma Grace Frost, also known as the White Queen, is a Marvel Comics character, a member of the X-Men. ... Emma Frost decked out in her Hellfire garb Emma Grace Frost, also known as the White Queen, is a comic book superheroine (and former supervillainess) in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Hellfire Club is a Marvel Comics supervillain team that frequently battle the X-Men. ...

Polaris broke up with Havok and Iceman admitted that he still had feelings for her. The two have engaged in mild flirtation, but nothing serious has happened yet. They do seem to be beginning a small relationship, however. Polaris (Lorna Dane) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Havok (Alex Summers) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

Powers and abilities

Iceman creates an ice slide on the cover of X-Factor #27, 1988

An Omega-level mutant, Iceman's powers have evolved considerably over the years. Originally he had a normal human and an ice-form. In normal human form, he had the strength, agility and durability of a typical athletic male of his size. In his ice-form, his strength and durability was enhanced. Cover of X-Factor #27. ... Cover of X-Factor #27. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...

According to the laws of thermodynamics, cold is defined as the absence of heat. Therefore, Iceman does not actually emanate cold, but rather absorbs and dispels heat. Since heat is energy, Iceman's power then becomes a psionic ability to manipulate energy.

Iceman is able to lower his body temperature without harm to himself, reaching -105F within a few tenths of a second. He is able to freeze any moisture in the air around him into unusually hard ice to form ice-slides and various projectiles and shields. He is also able to summon moisture from the air and create a flood. He did this against the Juggernaut.

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Over the years, his mutant physiology has gone through radical changes. First, he was able to fashion an armor of densely packed snow around his human form when lowering his temperature; later, this became armor of solid ice. Eventually, he was actually able to transform his body into organic ice in which his strength and endurance were augmented to enhanced levels, but when he turned his body back to normal, he would be an ordinary human. Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... For other uses, see Snow (disambiguation). ...

For a time, Iceman could no longer revert to a human form as part of a secondary mutation. He was constantly in a translucent organic ice-form. Iceman is also able to reconstitute his ice-form if any part of it is damaged or even if it is completely shattered, without permanent harm to himself. He is able to temporarily add the mass of a body of water to his own to increase his mass, size and physical power. His strength and durability in his ice-form are enhanced beyond normal human levels. He can survive not only as sentient ice but as sentient water and vapor. He has the capacity to manipulate all forms of moisture. He has all of the abilities to generate projectiles, slides and shields that he always has had but they have been augmented greatly. Under the mind control of Emma Frost he was able to deposit his bodily mass into a river and reconstitute his entire mass a great distance away in a matter of minutes. In Marvel comics Secondary Mutation was a worldwide phenomenon that seemed inexplicable. ... In optics, transparency is the property of being transparent, or allowing light to pass. ... Sentience is the capacity for basic consciousness -- the ability to feel or perceive, not necessarily including the faculty of self-awareness. ... Vapor (US English) or vapour (British English) is the gaseous state of matter. ... A projectile is any object sent through space by the application of a force. ... Statue showing a Gallic shield with a butterfly boss. ... Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ... Emma Grace Frost, also known as the White Queen, is a Marvel Comics character, a member of the X-Men. ...

Writers have implied that Iceman's lack of personal initiative has prevented him from discovering the deeper facets of his abilities and has led him instead to focus only on what might be the easiest manifestation of his abilities, the creation of ice.

In House of M #8, it appeared that Iceman was among the many thousands of mutants who lost their powers due to the magic of the Scarlet Witch, having returned to his normal human form and noticeably sweating. However, at the end of X-Men #178, while repelling an attack of anti-mutant protesters, Iceman's powers reactivated. In X-Men #179, it was revealed Iceman didn't lose his powers, but had subconsicously shut them down out of fear due to the aftermath of the House of M. House of M is an eight-part Marvel Comics crossover event which began in June of 2005. ...

In X-Men: Evolution, he has the ability to create an ice statue of himself on the spot by moving, similar to Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat. X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... Sub-Zero is the name of two characters from the Mortal Kombat series. ... Mortal Kombat has multiple meanings. ...

Alternate versions

Ultimate Iceman

Cover of The Ultimate X-Men #68, featuring Iceman and Rogue. Art by Tom Raney.

In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, Bobby Drake is 15 years old and the youngest founding member of the X-Men. He ran away from his family at the peak of government-supported Sentinel attacks, fearing they would kill them if they found out he was a mutant. Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x825, 526 KB) Summary Cover of The Ultimate X-Men #68, featuring Iceman and Rogue. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x825, 526 KB) Summary Cover of The Ultimate X-Men #68, featuring Iceman and Rogue. ... Tom Raney is a comic book artist best known for his work on series like DV8 and Alpha Flight. ... The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover to Ultimates (v2) #12. ... Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... The Sentinels are a type of fictional robot in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The idea of a mutant is a common trope in comic books and science fiction. ...

Bobby established himself as a valuable asset, even single-handedly taking out the Ultimates once with a gigantic ice wall (see Ultimate War), as well as single-handedly halting an invasion by Colonel Wraith and Weapon X. He was only able to be stopped by Rogue, who was in temporary possession of Marvel Girl's telepathy. During the World Tour arc, Bobby was greatly injured by Proteus, which resulted in a lawsuit issued by his parents against Xavier. Bobby rebelled against his parents and later returned to the X-Men. The Ultimates are a group of fictional characters, a government-sponsored team of superheroes in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, appearing primarily in their self-titled comic book limited series Ultimates and Ultimates 2, published by Marvel Comics, and written by Mark Millar and drawn by Bryan Hitch. ... Ultimate War is a comic book mini-series produced by Marvel Comics featuring the Ultimates and the Ultimate X-Men. ...

He has dated both Rogue, for a longer time and Shadowcat, who he recently broke up with. When Rogue returned to the school after her escapade with Gambit, causing her to absorb his powers, they fell in love again. Rogue was now (due to Gambit's powers mixing over her own) able to touch and kiss anyone she wanted. Before Bobby joined the X-Men he had a girlfriend. Unfortunately, Professor Xavier erased all memories of her from Bobby's head when he told her too much about the X-Men. Rogue is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Shadowcat (Katherine Kitty Pryde) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse it was not Professor X who trained the X-Men, but Magneto. He was much harder on his students and pushed them to levels in their abilities that had been unheard of. Because Bobby was pushed so hard, he lacks his characteristic sense of humor and became very cold and inhuman, making his teammates feel uncomfortable. In addition to his normal abilities, Bobby was capable of breaking down his body and merging it with another body of water to travel great distances in a matter of seconds. He could bring others along as well through a process that he called "moisture molecular inversion", although it was a painful process for the passengers. In addition to this he could also reconstitute his body from broken pieces. The Age of Apocalypse was a comic book storyline. ... The Age of Apocalypse was a comic book storyline. ... For the Brooklyn, NY rapper Professor X, see X-Clan. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Magneto (real name unknown, alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) is a Marvel Comics character, known as the main adversary of the X-Men. ... Moisture generally refers to the presence of water in trace amounts. ... In science, a molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that still retains its chemical composition and properties. ... Inversion has different meanings in different fields of knowledge: Something that is inverted or the process by which an inverse is obtained. ...

Mutant X

In the alternate reality known as the Mutant X universe, Robert Drake had been the victim of misfortune. The Asgardian god Loki amplified Bobby's powers to a dangerous level, leaving him unable to make contact with any organic thing for fear of killing it. In the main Marvel universe Tony Stark was able to create a device that helped Bobby regulate his abilities and eventually return them to normal levels, but no such thing was invented in this universe. Bobby, going by Bob and calling himself Ice-Man, became very bitter from his circumstances. This article is about the comic book named Mutant X featuring Alex Summers (Havok) in an alternate reality. ... This article is about the comic book named Mutant X featuring Alex Summers (Havok) in an alternate reality. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... Loki (Loki Laufeyson) is a character, a Marvel Comics supervillain, based upon the Loki of Norse mythology. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... Iron Man (Anthony Tony Stark) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ice-Man is a comic book superhero created by Marvel Comics. ...

Earth X

During the series Earth X Bobby had become trapped in his ice form, making him vulnerable to melting. He moved to the Arctic regions and made an ice city for himself and the Inuits that lived there with him. Due to a series of events where the mass of the planet changed and the orbital path moved, Bobby was able to return to the United States to aid in the battle against the demon Mephisto. Earth X Hardcover (2005), written by Jim Krueger cover by Alex Ross This article is about the Marvel Comics miniseries Earth X and its sequels. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador and Greenland (see Eskimo). ... St. ... Mephisto (short for Mephistopheles) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Appearances in other media

Shawn Ashmore as Iceman

Iceman was one of the three leads in the animated television series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, in which he was voiced by Frank Welker. In the episode Vengeance Of Loki, he's revealed to be a government agent; his codename is Windchill Factor Zero. In the episode Mission: Save The Guardstar his half sister Aurora Dante/Lightwave is introduced. Image File history File links Iceman3. ... Image File history File links Iceman3. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions Ltd. ... Frank Welker Frank W. Welker (born February 16, 1945) is an American voice actor. ...

Iceman (Bobby Drake) and his half-sister, Lightwave (Aurora Dante)

He also appeared in the X-Men animated series voiced by Dennis Akayama in the episode "Cold Comfort" where he gets Jubilee's help to rescue his girlfriend Lorna Dane (not called Polaris here) from a government facility which is housing the X-Factor led by the modern day Forge. Image File history File links Iceman_lightwave. ... Image File history File links Iceman_lightwave. ... The X-Men Animated Series debuted in the 1992-1993 season on the Fox Network. ... Dennis Akayama (also credited as Denis Akiyama and Dennis Akiyama) is an American actor. ... Forge is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ...

He appeared in the X-Men: Evolution animated series played by Andrew Francis. Iceman was meant to be the 8th X-Man of the show, but rejected in favor of Spyke. Not surprisingly, Iceman appeared more often, when Spyke left. Andrew Francis is one of the many well-known voice actors who work with Ocean Group, out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Spyke, real name Evan Daniels, is a fictional character from the X-Men Evolution animated television series. ...

Iceman in Marvel vs. Capcom 2

In the movies X-Men, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand he is played by Shawn Ashmore. One of the first students to reach out to her, Bobby Drake has a dating relationship with Rogue and is a bit jealous over her, evidenced with his interactions with a returning Wolverine, whom Rogue shows a bit of affection for. He is shown to have an uneasy friendship with Pyro. In X-Men 3, his relationship with Rogue appears to be deteriorating, strained on both sides by their inability to have physical contact and, in light of this, Bobby begins to take romantic interest in shy, soft spoken Kitty Pryde. This prompts Rogue to seek out "the cure" so she can finally touch Bobby without fear of hurting him. He takes part in the X-Men's final confrontation with Magneto's army, and fights Pyro one-on-one, during which his power to transform his body into solid ice manifests itself for the first time. Unlike his mainstream counterpart, Bobby Drake is more of an everyman and not a cynical underachiever. Image File history File links Iceman. ... Image File history File links Iceman. ... The Marvel vs. ... X-Men is a action movie, first released in Australia on 13 July 2000. ... X2 is an American movie, first released in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2003, and in the United States on May 2, 2003. ... Shawn Ashmore (born October 7, 1979 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Rogue is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Jealousy is an emotion experienced by one who perceives that another person is giving something that s/he wants or feels is due to them (often attention, love, respect or affection) to an alternate. ... Wolverine, born James Howlett and often simply called Logan, is a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the X-Men. ... Pyro (St. ... Shadowcat (Katherine Kitty Pryde) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Everyman is a 16th century English morality play. ...

Iceman has appeared in various video game adaptations, such as X-Men: Children of the Atom, the subsequent Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and the more recent X-Men Legends and its sequel X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. In both of the Legends games, he is one of the quickest characters to become extremely powerful in melee combat. A cursor of his ability to add his icy damage to his melee attacks and to his own defense. The Marvel vs. ... X-Men Legends is a role-playing game released in 2004 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube video game consoles and the N-Gage handheld game console. ...

Iceman is one of the three playable characters in the game X-Men: The Official Movie Game which fills in the gap between X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand

In the Capcom games, he is especially notorious for his ability to take little to no blocking damage from projectile and beam attacks, special attacks in general, which combined with his powerful ice beam attacks make him an excellent defensive character. In the competitive scene, he fell out of use as Cable players evolved; Iceman's special attacks are vulnerable to Cable's instant super attacks. Capcom (カプコン in Japanese) TYO: 9697 is a leading Japanese developer and publisher of computer and video games. ... Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers, also called Dayspring and AskaniSon) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men and X-Force. ...

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External links

• MDP: Iceman - Marvel Database Project
• Iceman at X-Boys8 Central
• Spotlight On... Iceman at UncannyXmen.Net
• Iceman - Marvel Universe