Victor Fries (New Earth)

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Mister Freeze

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Real Name

Victor Fries

Current Alias

Mister Freeze

Aliases

Mister Zero, Doctor Zero, Doctor Schimmell

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Bad

Affiliation

The Injustice League, formerly The Society

Relatives

Nora Fries (wife, deceased)

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Gotham City

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 0"

Weight

190 lbs (86 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Bald

Skin

White

Unusual Features

Must keep body tempurature at sub-zero temperatures, usually through use of a cryo-suit.

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Separated

Occupation

Professional Criminal

Origin

Origin

Bathed in chemicals that lowered his body tempurature, Mister Freeze utilizes freezing technology to commit crimes and attempt to save his wife.

Creators

Bob Kane

First appearance

Batman #121

History

Mister Freeze

As a child, he is fascinated by freezing animals. His parents, horrified by his "hobby", send him to a strict boarding school, where he is miserable, feeling detached from humanity. In college, he meets a woman named Nora, whom he befriends and ultimately marries.

Nora later falls terminally ill. Fries takes on a job working for a large company run by the ruthless Ferris Boyle. Fries discovers a way to put Nora into cryo-stasis (using company equipment), hoping to sustain her until a cure could be found. Boyle finds out about the experiment and attempts to have her brought out of stasis, overruling Fries' frantic objections. A struggle ensues, in which Boyle kicks Fries into a table full of chemicals and leaves him for dead. Fries survives, but his body temperature is lowered dramatically; he can now only live at sub-zero temperatures, forced to wear a special refrigerating suit to stay alive. As Mr. Freeze, he uses cryonic technology to create a gun, which fires a beam that freezes any target within its range.

His first act as a costumed criminal is to take revenge upon Ferris Boyle, a plan with which Batman interferes. Mr. Freeze fires his freeze-gun at Batman, but he dodges, causing the beam to shatter Nora's capsule. Freeze blames Batman, and swears to destroy whatever the Dark Knight holds dear (mainly Gotham City, and eventually Robin).

Mr. Freeze's crimes tend to involve freezing everyone and everything he runs into. In addition, he hardly ever forges alliances with the other criminals in Gotham, preferring to work alone, although he has worked as a hired enforcer/hitman for the Black Mask. Once, in the hopes of reviving his wife, he allies himself with the Secret Society of Super Villains, fashioning for Nyssa al Ghul a sub-zero machine in exchange for the use of her own Lazarus Pit. He attempts to restore Nora to life without waiting for the adjusting needed in the pool chemicals, however; she returns to life as the twisted Lazara, and escapes. She blames her husband for her plight, and estranges herself from him.

He is usually imprisoned in Arkham Asylum when apprehended by Batman, as it is the only facility in Gotham that can accommodate his medical requirements for a refrigerated cell.

Most recently, he has been seen among the new Injustice League.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Decelerated Aging: Some interpretations also suggest that because he has been soaked in the serum he intended to use for cryo-preservation, his age progression has slowed drastically.

Abilities

Genius-Level Intellect

Cryogenics Expert

Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

Temperature Maintenance: he relies on his cryo-suit to regulate his temperature at a frozen level.

Paraphernalia

Equipment:

• Cryo-Suit: wears a suit that keeps his body temperature below freezing. His refrigeration suit grants him:

• Superhuman Strength
• Superhuman Durability

making him a powerful villain in Batman's rogues gallery.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons:

• Cold Gun: He freezes areas around him using special weapons and equipment.
  

Notes

• No special notes.
  

Trivia

• In some spanish translations of the different Batman series, Mr. Freeze is mistakenly translated as "Capitán Frío". That name is a more accurate translation to another DC ice-themed villain's name: Captain Cold
• In Batman Beyond, the appearance of Victor Freeze was originally going to be a brief comedic scene where Bruce sends Terry to the fridge to get him something to drink, and he opens it to find Victor's head staring back at him. The producers decided that joke didn't do the character justice and wrote this story
• The Batman TAS design was done by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, at the request of Bruce Timm.
• Mr. Freeze is also the name of two LIM roller coasters at two Six Flags parks (Six Flags Saint Louis and Six Flags Over Texas)

See Also

• Discuss Victor Fries (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Victor Fries (New Earth) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Victor Fries (New Earth) (Alphabetical)
• Character Gallery: Victor Fries (New Earth)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Victor Fries (New Earth)
• Quotations by Victor Fries (New Earth)
  
• Images featuring Victor Fries (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Mr. Freeze at Wikipedia.org
  

Footnotes

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