Robert Drake

[Robert Drake]

ICEMAN

“Oh man! That was like pulling myself up by my bootstraps, after knitting the boots out of my own guts.”

Name: Robert Louis Drake

Alias(es): Bobby, Iceman, Drake Roberts

REGULAR

Age: Twenty-Four (24)

Height: 6'2"

Physical Description:

Bobby had an athletic build with a body that was toned and made for strength and speed. Standing at a height of six-two, which was slightly taller than the average Joe, Bobby weighs around one hundred and seventy six pounds, most of which were muscle. Bobby has a handsome face and messy hair, which certainly made up his usual looks. Aside from that, he has icy blue coloured eyes, which stood out and a slightly tanned complexion. Usually Bobby wears what was comfortable to him. A button up shirt for one coupled with jeans and dark leather boots and a dark jacket. These things are all that he ever wore and he was never one for fashion nor fancy things.

Face Claim: Chris Pine





Personality: Bobby was a man who seemed to be friendly all the time. A joker at the most inappropriate moments and man who seemed to lack fear for anything (except for angry females). But that was just on the outside, the personality of Bobby goes far into deeper depths.

Bobby was a man who values friendship most of all, and he rather see his friends happy even if it cost him his own happiness. It was simply his flaw, more often than not because of the personal sacrifices he tends to make for his friends.

Bobby exudes confidence, it was a trait that he had garnered since the incident of losing control of his powers. Though the man was confident, he was not arrogant. Fear was something that dwells in his heart. Fear drives him to succeed, to never give up. It was a driving force that sometimes, can lead to one's demise. Bobby lets his fear motivate him, to try and conquer it and he tries to keep that fear in check.

Courage was something that he had built in his earlier year. To face fear in the eyes and kick it in the groin was to have courage, and Bobby did just that. To have courage was to also be able to embrace all the pains and sorrows that one might go through and to let go of certainties so that one could become more than what he is. Bobby had endured so much, and had to let go of so many things.

Bobby has a weakness for pretty females, be it because he was a male or because he considers them precious. Children were another weakness of his; he hates to see them suffer for they are precious to the world. He also had a fondness for sincere smiles. It was something that he liked to see on children, or pretty ladies.


Affiliation: X-MEN

Identity: SECRET

Powers or Special Abilities:

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 Iceman's body temperature are found in the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. However, 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. 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.

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 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 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.

Thermal Vision
The ability to see beings due to the heat signature that others give off, because of the absence of heat around him.

Cryokinesis
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, 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. On at least one occasion, he has even been shown to make it snow or cause a blizzard.

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, 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.

Iceman's control of his powers are so vast that it extends to the molecular level, to the point that he can freeze all of the molecules of an object/being with a thought. An example would be freezing blood in the veins, thereby stopping flow to the brain. He has demonstrated the ability to control chemical reactions on the molecular level, at one point preventing Sunfire from accessing his powers.

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, allowing him to reform his body should it become shattered. He has been incinerated while in human form, and was able to rebuild himself. In his ice form, he is able to use the moisture in the air to form spikes, shields and attach other extra appendages to his body. It is currently unknown if Bobby would be considered immortal.

Due to the amount of water on Earth, Iceman has a virtually unlimited supply of moisture since it is always present in the surrounding air or environment. Even desert air has sufficient moisture content for him to make temporary practical use of; however, the mental effort needed to employ his mutant power under these circumstances could eventually fatigue him and render his freezing ability temporarily dysfunctional.

Hydrokinesis
Iceman can use surrounding moisture to augment himself, allowing him to travel within large bodies of water very quickly. He accomplishes this by breaking himself down to his base levels and reforming at the destination. He is able to convert his body to gigantic proportions as well, through absorption of a body of water or water vapor in the air. One side effect of this is he gains superhuman strength to match his superhuman size. Wherever there is any moisture, Iceman is a threat. Iceman has demonstrated the ability to be transformed into nothing more than water vapor, yet remain conscious and retain the use of his powers. His conscious control of his abilities has allowed him to exist simultaneously in two places at once.

Molecular Moisture Inversion
The ability to freeze water molecules.

Molecular Moisture Conversion
The ability to transform organic matter, such as a human body, to organic ice and back again. With this, it is possible for him to project his consciousness through moisture molecules and reform his body at the destination. Though he has only done this to himself, he does possess the potential, as demonstrated by his AoA counterpart, to preform the feat with passengers.

Ice Clone Generation
The ability to generate ice clones of himself. It is unknown how many ice clone he can create at once.

Skills: Bobby is a skilled ice skater, which is not a surprised. He is also very adept mix martial artist.

Advantages: He is good with computers and accounting.

Disadvantages: Iceman's ability to perform is directly related to his daily physical health and current mental state. Under normal conditions, he can usually form ice continually for a period of about twelve hours before becoming mentally exhausted.



Occupation: Heroic Adventurer / Substitute Teacher

Citizenship: United States of America

Place of Birth: Floral Park, Long Island, New York

Relatives:

• William Drake (father)
  
• Madeline Drake (mother)
  
• Anne Drake (paternal aunt)
  
• Mary Drake (cousin)
  
• Joel Drake (cousin)

History:

Robert Louis Drake was born in Floral Park, Long Island, New York, to William Robert Drake and Madeline Beatrice Bass-Drake. Bobby is Jewish on his mother's side and Irish Catholic on his father's. Bobby first discovered his mutant abilities at a young age, when he became unable to stop feeling cold and shivering, and was able to keep his discovery hidden to everyone by his parents. Soon, Bobby was able to gain control over the feelings of cold.

A school bully, named Rocky Beasely, convinced his gang of friends to attack Bobby and Judy Harmon, his girlfriend at the time. Bobby panicked and encased Rocky in ice, saving Judy, but revealing his abilities to his peers. Bobby's newly revealed abilities were not accepted and the people of his town, Fort Washington, organized a lynch mob, believing Bobby to be dangerous.

The mob broke into the Drake household and overpowered them. The local sheriff noticed that things were getting out of hand and took Bobby into custody for his own protection. The story made its way to Professor Charles Xavier, who became interested in Bobby for a team he was forming. Bobby was one of the original members the X-men team, one of the youngest in fact.

A few years after his arrival at the institute, Bobby's control over his powers were considerably getting worse. It was something that troubled the residents of the institute, but none more so than Bobby himself. With a troubled heart, Bobby came to the conclusion that he needed to go somewhere where he would not hurt the people around him with his power. The situation had gotten to where he would freeze an entire dorm wing when he was asleep. Something that really troubled the teen.

He consulted Xavier about it and though reluctantly, the professor let him go. Bobby somehow ended up in the Alaskan tundra, a place where he could let loose. As to how he got there, it was an accident with his powers that caused him to instantaneously travel to the region. Mastering his power over the method of transportation, Bobby found himself growing accustomed to commuting to the nearby settlements for essentials, before making his home on one of the coldest regions there was. Bobby then worked non-stop to master all of his powers and few discipline of martial arts to compliment his control.

A few years after that, the man went back to United States, Seattle precisely, to continue his education. It took him a year longer than what he was supposed to spend time getting a diploma, but he had to work during his studies to pay for the courses. At the age of twenty-four, Bobby graduated with a Diploma in accountancy and computer science. After finishing his studies, the man decided to return to New York.

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[Virginia Potts]

Just one small thing.

Under Personality you cite: "Bobby exudes confidence, it was a trait that he had garnered since the tragedy of losing his powers."

We figured this was a typo/brainfog moment. If you wouldn't mind revising/clarifying, we'll get back to you shortly.

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[Robert Drake]

Oh whoops. It was supposed to be a sentence about losing control of his powers, xD. Editing now.

[Tony Stark]

Just leave word when it's done? Thanks!

[Robert Drake]

Oh its done already. xD

[Virginia Potts]

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