Mr.

Freeze (DC)
Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries) is a supervillain appearing in
American comic books published by DC Comics.
Created by Dave Wood, Sheldon Moldoff and Bob Kane,
the character first appeared in Batman #121 (February
1959) as the ice-based criminal Mr. Zero.[2] He was soon
renamed "Mr. Freeze" and, years later, received a
revamped origin story based on the one conceived by
writer Paul Dini for Batman: The Animated Series.
Dini's depiction of the character as a tragic villain
popularized Mr. Freeze into becoming one of Batman's
most enduring enemies belonging to the collective of
adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.[3]
 Introduction
 
Mr. Freeze made his first appearance in
Batman #121 (February 1959), and was
created by Dave Wood, Sheldon Moldoff
and Bob Kane. From the time of his first
appearance in 1959, the character was
portrayed as one of many "joke" villains
cast as stock enemies of Batman. He was
originally called Mr. Zero in the comics, [5]
but the producers of the 1960s Batman
television series renamed him Mr. Freeze
and portrayed Batman addressing him as
"Dr. Otto Schivel", but the name never
carried over to the comic books. In the
Pre-Crisis continuity, it is explained that
Mr. Freeze is a rogue scientist whose
design for an "ice gun" backfires when he
inadvertently spills cryogenic chemicals
on himself, resulting in him needing sub-
zero temperatures to survive .
 Origin Story
Originally called Mr. Zero,[2] he was renamed and
popularized by the 1960s Batman television series, in
which he was played by three different actors (
George Sanders, Otto Preminger, and Eli Wallach).[6][7][8]
 Nearly 30 years later, a television adaptation of Batman
revitalized him once again.
Batman: The Animated Series retold Mr. Freeze's origin
in "Heart of Ice", an episode by writer Paul Dini. The
episode introduced his terminally ill, cryogenically frozen
wife Nora, which explained his obsession with ice and
need to build a criminal empire to raise research funds.
[9]
This more complex, tragic character was
enthusiastically accepted by fans, and has become the
standard portrayal for the character in most forms of
media, including the comic book series itself, which
previously had the character casually killed off by the
Joker.[10]
 Freeze was resurrected in the comic after the episode
aired.[11] The episode was seen as groundbreaking for a
Saturday morning cartoon and helped set the tone for
the rest of the series. This backstory was also made
canon in the comics and has been the character's
official origin in almost every incarnation of Batman until
September 2011, when The New 52 rebooted DC's
continuity. Elements of this origin story were
incorporated into the 1997 film Batman & Robin, in
which he was portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Powers, abilities, and equipment

 Like most Batman villains, Mr. Freeze plans his crimes about a specific theme; in his case, ice, snow, and cold. An
accident caused Mr. Freeze to become genetically altered with a bizarre condition that has irreversibly frozen him to the
bone, transforming him into a cold-blooded mutant whose body temperature must always be kept below zero. His altered
biology caused his skin cells to become storage units for the cold to help his body chemistry to be comfortably chilled,
allowing him to become both entirely immune and adapted to sub-freezing temperatures. Extraordinarily, his age
progression has slowed drastically in a suspended animated state; some interpretations also suggest that the chemical
he was soaked in was glycerol, a cryo-protectant he intended to use for cryopreservation. His unique physiology makes
him immune to most toxins, bacteria, and viruses.[2]
 Freeze has one weapon that is more powerful than his gun, suit, and other cryotechnology: his mind. A profoundly gifted
scientific genius with an incredible mind for invention, he is skilled in physics, engineering, genetics, computer science,
chemistry, and medical science. His science and technology are even as advanced as Apokilips or those of Lex Luthor.
His childhood obsession with cryogenics has led him to become one of the most gifted cryogenicists in Gotham. Victor
was also able to build a cryonic life support machine for Catwoman, whose heart was surgically removed by Hush, and
was capable of inventing a wide variety of cryotechnology for his extensive array of cryogenic weapons and armor.
Freeze is a remarkable medical scientist in his research on the pathology and neuroscience of Nora's neurological
illness. His specialization in cryonics has successfully proven his thesis on immortality through suspended animation;
preserving his wife in a frozen state to delay her illness until a cure could be found is the best example of his research. [2]
 Combined with his suit, Freeze's strength and durability are augmented to superhuman levels. Freeze's suit protected
him from a bomb attack by the Ventriloquist's henchmen but the helmet of the armor was damaged by a sniper, causing
the gases to leak due to the pressure. Freeze's strength and durability increased further after receiving a more advanced
cryogenic armor, which was less heavy than the previous one, and was capable of withstanding gunshots and
explosives. Freeze's most iconic weapon is his freeze gun, capable of creating gusts of cold that approach absolute
zero. The gun is also capable of creating a "cold field" and imprison its opponents in a cocoon of ice. [2]
 In the Underworld Unleashed storyline, the demon Neron granted Mr. Freeze the ability to generate subzero
temperatures, no longer needing his freeze gun or refrigeration power suit. However, after his encounter with
Green Lantern, Donna Troy, and Purgatory in Central Park, he reverted to his original subzero biology. He then gained a
new subzero armor and weaponry.
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