One of the things that defines a hero’s journey is the discovery of their superpowers. The unique abilities that give the hero’s the edge over future villains and become a dominant part of their very character. One set of powers that is often featured in both Marvel and DC Comics is ice powers.
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Whether it is having the technical skills to develop technology that gives the user ice powers or being given or born with a meta gene that grants the hero natural born ice powers, the end result is manipulating cold and ice. Here are ten heroes who have this unique ability.
10 Comet
The first hero with ice powers is unique in that they are a friend of the Linda Danvers version of Supergirl in the 90’s, and had shapeshifting powers that included changing gender as well. That hero is Comet, aka Andrea Martinez, a gay stand-up comic who shape shifts into the male hero Comet.
While originally having the power to create an aura of ice and a psionic aura of love, Comet developed wings of ice, ice vision, and a centaur form after becoming the Angel of Love. It was soon discovered Andrea had merged with a male jockey named Andrew Jones after both passed away in an avalanche, creating Comet.
9 Oya
The next hero with an ability to control and manipulate temperature, thus giving her ice powers, is Oya, aka Idie Okonkwo. Oya is a mutant, in fact one of five mutants known as the Light who manifested their powers after the events of Second Coming in the world of Marvel Comics.
After learning of her ability to control temperature and thus freezing the area around her, she was labeled a witch by the locals of Nigeria, and due to her deep religious background she believed herself a monster who had committed some unknown sin. She was rescued by Hope Summers and Storm.
8 Wiccan
The next hero is a well known member of the Young Avengers in the world of Marvel Comics, and while his powers do not directly reflect the ice powers of others, his abilities give him the power to use ice based magic and powers should he choose to. That is why Wiccan is the next hero to utilize ice powers.
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A mutant with the ability to manipulate reality and use magic spells to teleport, shoot lightning, and become a hero, it is discovered later that he is destined to rewrite the laws of magic as humanity knows it and become the Sorcerer Supreme.
7 Wonder Twins
One of DC Comics most unusual and fun set of heroes has a deep connection to ice powers, and that is the Wonder Twins. More specifically Zan, as he has the ability to manipulate and become himself water in any form. By combining his power with his sister Jayna, who can become any animal she chooses, he is able to become any form of water he wants.
One way he does this is by becoming ice in many different forms. He has been known to become solid ice, and has even in later years become a Frost Giant using his power.
6 Storm
The next hero with ice powers is one of Marvel Comics most powerful mutant heroes for the X-Men, Storm. A powerful mutant with the ability to manipulate and control the weather, Storm has been one of the X-Men’s most powerful members and teachers, as well as a true leader on the team.
Having also become the Queen of Wakanda through her brief marriage to Black Panther, Ororo has shown she has the power to manipulate ice as well, having the power to control storms, including snow and ice storms. She also has amplified power when given the Asgardian weapon known as Stormcaster.
5 Icemaiden
The next hero comes from the world of DC Comics, and is one of the few operating bisexual heroes in the Justice League world. That hero is Icemaiden, aka Sigrid Nansen. Sigrid was a Norwegian citizen who willingly underwent an experiment by her government to please her overbearing mother, and gained ice powers as a result.
Also given blue skin, Icemaiden became Norway’s representative for the Global Guardians. However years later when the hero Ice emerged and joined the team, she resigned. Later she joined the Justice League after Ice’s passing, and was later lured away from her heroics by the Mist so that she could be replaced and framed.
4 Crystal
The next hero on the list of heroes who has great power over ice is a member of the Inhuman Royal Family in Marvel Comics, Crystal. The sister of Queen Medusa of the Inhumans, Crystal has the power to manipulate and control the four elements of the planet, (Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire).
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Using her ability to affect the elements on a subatomic level, she is able to freeze water and the air around her. As a member of the Inhumans, she has been involved in many heroics over the years, from the Inhumans to the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and especially the Avengers.
3 Ice
This next hero is one of DC Comic’s most popular and underutilized heroes who can manipulate ice, and that is the hero Ice. Otherwise known as Tora Olafsdotter, Ice is from a tribe of Norsem*n who have the magical ability to create and manipulate ice, and is in fact a Princess within the tribe.
Later retcons made her ice powers a metahuman gene, but either way she can control ice naturally as opposed to those with technology or accidental experiments. She has been an important member of the Justice League and Global Guardians over the years alongside her best friend Fire.
2 Killer Frost
This next hero is unique in that she has been both a villain and a hero, making her one of the few people in comics to be labeled both a villain and hero with ice powers. That hero in question is Caitlin Snow, aka Killer Frost of DC Comics fame.
Changed on a genetic level after exposure to an experiment in the midst of an attack on a STAR Labs facility, she became an unwilling heat vampire, feeding off of people’s body heat. She has recently joined Batman’s Justice League of America in the Rebirth era, and fights to maintain her dreams of being a hero.
1 Iceman
The most powerful hero in the world of comics hails from the Marvel Universe, and is known for being one of the first mutant heroes of the X-Men side of Marvel Comics. That hero is Bobby Drake, aka Iceman. A young man gifted with the ability to generate and control ice, Bobby was one of the five original members of the X-Men.
Over the years the character has evolved greatly, not only revealing himself to be a gay man in his personal life but gaining control over his powers to the point where he can create snow drones for battle and freeze the air inside of a person.
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