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First Appearance: X-Men #1 (September, 1963)
Age 18; 5'8"; 145 lbs.
| ST: 10 [-] |
DX: 12 [20] |
Speed: 6.75 |
| IQ: 12 [20] |
HT: 15 [60] |
Move: 6 |
| Dodge: 6 |
Parry:
8 |
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Advantages
Rapid Healing [5]; Very Fit [15]
Disadvantages
Pacifism: Cannot Kill [-15]
Skills
Brawling-12 [1]; Throwing-14 [16]
Super Advantages
Body of Ice [25]; Damage Resistance, 13
levels (protects against crushing attacks only) [26]; Matter Surfing
[30]
Super Skills and Powers
Bind-15 (20) (136); Cool-15 (30) [46];
Ice Sphere-15 (8) [64]; Ice Wall-15 (24) (Any shape +30%) [141]; Icy
Surface-15 (15) [76]
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HISTORY
Bobby Drake
discovered his mutant ability to control ice during his
early teens, yet was encouraged to keep his condition hidden by his
parents, who believed he would be hated and feared for what he was. But
Bobby panicked when confronted by bullies. Revealing his powers for all
to see, he temporarily encased the group's ringleader in ice.
News
of the incident swept through the small Long Island community.
Believing Bobby to be a menace, a mob of enraged townspeople broke into
the Drakes’ home. Bobby began using his powers to fight them off, but
there were too many opponents for the young mutant to turn back on his
own. The local sheriff took the teenager into custody for his own
protection.
Learning of Bobby's plight, Professor X
dispatched
Cyclops to assess the situation. The first X-Man stole into the jail as
planned, but Bobby refused to accompany him. Cornered by the mob, the
two teens were about to be hanged when Professor X used his psionic
powers to halt the townspeople in their tracks and erase their memories
of Bobby's abilities. Grateful, Bobby accepted Xavier's invitation to
join the fledgling X-Men.
The team's youngest founding member,
Bobby at first was unsure of himself and reluctant to use his
abilities. Through training and experience, however, he learned to pull
his weight in the field. On the surface, the easygoing Iceman appears
irresponsible and undisciplined, constantly cracking jokes in the heat
of battle. But his bravado masks a deep-seated sense of insecurity born
of pain, prejudice and discrimination.
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