Emma Frost
Emma Frost is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Emma Grace Frost was the female Mutant born in the modern age as the daughter of Winston Frost and Hazel Frost of the prestigious Frost Family. She came to have a number of siblings that included her brother Christian Frost and her two sisters named Adrienne Frost as well as Cordellia Frost. (Emma Frost v1 #1)
She came to be enrolled to Snow Valley School for Girls where she was considered a social outcast and her low-grades often got her reprimanded from her father. (Emma Frost v1 #1)
In one instance, stress caused by her bullying schoolmates caused her powers to send a telepathic blast that sent everyone at the site unconscious. This caused Emma to panic and she later went home when the Frost household was visited by Professor Charles Xavier and Dr. Moira MacTaggart. At first, Emma panicked as she thought the authorities had come to take her away but Xavier telepathically spoke to her and informed her that she was a Mutant. He wanted her to enrol at his school for gifted youngsters though her father had turned down but Xavier had said that he could telepathically change his mind if Emma had wanted to do so as he felt she had great potential. However, this caused Emma Frost to be angry and she angrily rejected the offer as well as the idea of him tampering with her father's mind. This led to Xavier and MacTaggart leaving but then her father slapped Emma for eavesdropping on the conversation. In that moment, she could have used her powers to reduce her father into a vegetable state but she decided to instead appear as a dutiful daughter for the time being. (X-Men Origins: Emma Frost v1 #1)
Due to her powers, her parents came to sent their daughter to a facility that the wealthy sent their children to handle any issues that affecting their families. One night, one of the guards looked to take advantage of her in her room when Emma decided to use her newly developed telepathy to take control of the man's mind. He commanded them to take her away from the 'the Clinic' allowing her to escape whereupon she began to use her abilities to her advantage. (Generation X v1 #24)
Her father later attempted to decide on who would be a worthy heir to him with him discarding his son and deciding on his three daughters. He considered Emma and offered her the opportunity to shine with the rebellious girl refusing as she intended to make her own way. She left home with only $400 in her savings account with her deciding to start from the bottom. (New X-Men v1 #139) At the age of sixteen, she was disinherited and homeless but managed to steal a dress for herself in order to enter a club in order to use her powers to take stock information from peoples minds. Whilst there, she met Harry Leland but he came across too strong to her and she ended up running away. She was kidnapped behind the Club where she also encountered the Dark Beast. During this time, Sean Cassidy arrived on the scene with his NYPD partner where they battled the Dark Beast whilst Leland followed them. With so many present, Frost decided to use her powers to wipe the incident from all three peoples mind and made them forget encountering her. (Generation X v1 #-1)
She later went as a dancer at the Hellfire Club where she used her telepathic powers to make people see what they wanted to see. (New X-Men v1 #139) During her time as one of the Club's dancers, Emma was briefly considered for membership in the X-Men again by Charles Xavier and Moira MacTaggert. They attempted to recruit her for a mission to rescue Xavier's original students from Krakoa, and Xavier tried to sway Emma by letting her know the higher-ups in the Hellfire Club were already aware of her mutant status. Still, Emma was reluctant to fight in someone else's war, and complications at the Hellfire Club led Xavier to abandon the idea of recruiting her. He erased Emma's memories of their encounter and moved on to other potential mutants. (X-Men: Deadly Genesis v1 #5) Meeting Sebastian Shaw, who became her patron, Emma rose in the ranks of the Hellfire Club's true network. Sebastian became both Emma's mentor and her lover, instilling in her a sense of depravity and amoral selfishness that would haunt her for years. Shaw entertained Emma's membership application alongside two other candidates, Anne and Rebecca. The three women became friendly competitors as Shaw showed them all the sins of excess the Club had to offer. Finally, Sebastian decided to offer ranking membership to Emma, but only if she chose whether Anne or Rebecca would die first. Fully versed in Shaw's psychology by this point, Emma merely responded that she couldn't care either way. And, with that, Sebastian beat Emma's two rivals to death before her unblinking, uncaring eyes. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #531)
Over the next years, Emma built her own empire, including Frost Enterprises and a private school in Massachusetts. Simply being part of the Club was not enough for Shaw, he wanted to rule it. At first, he tried to buy his way into the Council of the Chosen, as he helped the Club’s leader Ned Buckman to fund Project Armageddon, without knowing that Buckman wanted to use the Project’s Sentinels to totally eradicate mutantkind. When the Sentinels killed Shaw’s lover, Lourdes Chantal, Shaw and Emma wanted revenge. They attacked during a meeting of the Council and Emma took mental control of Ned Buckman’s mind, making him shoot all the members, including the former White Queen, Paris Seville and Buckman himself. That night, Shaw and Frost rose as the Black King and White Queen of the new Inner Circle and they soon started to fill the other positions with their loyal allies, like Harry Leland and Donald Pierce. (Classic X-Men v1 #7) Shaw wanted a king in equal standing, though, and extended an invitation to Prince Namor of Atlantis. Namor attended the Club and was intrigued by Emma, but scoffed at the idea of being labeled a mere mutant when he was of royal blood. He dismissed Shaw's offer out of turn, but Sebastian would not be deterred. He sent out Emma to deal with Namor in his stead. Emma drew Namor's attention on a boat at sea, enticing him to rescue her. She spent some time in Atlantis in Namor's bed, trying to convince him to make the mutant cause his own. Emma thought she had a winning play when Sentinels attacked her and the Sub-Mariner in Atlantis. Whether he considered himself a mutant or not, she argued, Namor would be targeted by those who hated mutants. Unfortunately, it turned out the Sentinels were sent by a jealous Sebastian Shaw, who thought Emma had been out of touch for too long. Shaw had Emma's memories of her time with Namor removed, and confidently taunted Namor that he would remain untouchable if the Sub-Mariner ever sought reprisal against him. (Uncanny X-Men Annual v1 #2)
Shaw decided to use Emma as part of a wager against the elusive Club member Elias Bogan through his minion Oliver Ryland. If Sebastian won, he would gain Elias's fortune but if Shaw lost than Bogan would get Emma Frost as the prize. However, Shaw's aide Tessa helped him cheat in the game allowing him to win with Bogan honouring the bet. (X-Treme X-Men v1 #41)
White Queen
With Frost back at full health and Phoenix having committed suicide, the Hellfire Club wanted a rematch with the X-Men. The White Queen telepathically forced Kitty Pryde’s parents to transfer her to the Massachusetts Academy. Since Kitty was still a minor, she had to obey and Ororo agreed to drive her over. Once there, Emma Frost switched minds with Storm. Meanwhile, Shaw’s Sentinels attacked the rest of the X-Men. After 'Storm' helped to defeat them, she turned on the X-Men, who ended up as helpless prisoners of the Hellfire Club. However, the real Ororo, stuck in Frost's body, was able to get a handle on her telepathic powers and took Kitty back to the mansion. In the final battle, Storm proved to be the better woman and got her body back. She calmed the small blizzard Emma had created and saved her from falling from a great height. When the Queen again used her telepathy for another attack, Storm fried her with an electric bolt and was ready to kill her, but her fellow X-Men held her back. Instead, they made Emma promise to leave Kitty and the X-Men alone. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #152)
Emma Frost beat Xavier in a race to contact the newly discovered mutant, Angelica Jones. She enlisted her in the Massachusetts Academy and, once she had realized Angelica’s high power potential, the White Queen decided to keep her separate from the other young mutants she was secretly training at the Academy. (Firestar v1 #1) Soon after, Emma was attacked by an unseen assailant, who later turned out to be Mastermind. Blaming others for his own failures, he was on a personal revenge mission against Emma, Mystique and the X-Men. He probably blamed Emma’s mindtap device for him losing control over Phoenix and, with his mental illusions, he caused Emma to fall into a coma for months. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #169) When Professor Xavier learned of Emma’s state, he offered to help but was refused as the Hellfire Club did not want to be in their enemy’s debt. (Uncanny X-Men Annual v1 #7)
Around the same time, Firestar had to learn that the White Queen was a woman who carried grudges. Still bound by her promise to never interfere with her again, Emma tipped off Firestar’s real name and location to Freedom Force, who immediately wanted to make her sign the Mutant Registration Act. (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #78) Yet, the resourceful young woman managed to avoid it and, several weeks later, joined the New Warriors. Discovering that somebody had hacked into her databanks (Night Thrasher did it to learn how to contact Firestar), the White Queen thought that she was no longer bound by her vow and she investigated together with her Hellions. They tracked the hacker down to the New Warriors headquarters and, wanting Firestar back, they fought the team over her fate. However, the Warriors beat the Hellions and the White Queen left, though not before laughing at Firestar’s idealism, telling her that one day she would come back to her and apologize. (New Warriors v1 #10)
Generation X
Emma came to accept the role of Head Administrator at the Xavier school in Massachusetts where she agreed to help train the next generation of new Mutants. She oversaw the arrival of the team's first students, including Jubilee, M, and Skin, while maintaining her characteristically poised and sharp-tongued demeanor. When the ancient siphoning mutant known as Emplate attacked the grounds to feed on the marrow of the young recruits, Emma utilized her formidable telepathic abilities to coordinate the group's defense and shield their minds from the psychic trauma of the assault. She monitored the tactical progress of the battle from the school's command center, providing critical intelligence and guidance to Sean Cassidy as he led the students in the field. Despite her cold exterior, she demonstrated a protective instinct for her new charges, ensuring that the academy's defenses were fortified against the supernatural threat. Her actions throughout the crisis focused on establishing order within the chaotic transition, proving her commitment to the redemption of her reputation through the survival and education of her pupils. At the Massachusetts Academy, she came to convince Skin and Synch to fight one another by claiming it was a cross-training exercise. (Generation X v1 #1) Emma Frost dealt with the immediate aftermath of the battle against Emplate, focusing her efforts on the medical and psychological recovery of her new students. She utilized her telepathic expertise to probe the mind of the traumatised and dehydrated Penance, attempting to unravel the mystery of the girl’s diamond-hard skin and silent state. While maintaining her aristocratic and demanding composure, she navigated a tense power struggle with Banshee over the appropriate disciplinary methods for their impulsive pupils, specifically regarding Jubilee’s rebellious attitude. Emma also took charge of the academy's logistical security, ensuring the campus remained hidden from prying human eyes while she secretly monitored the students' burgeoning power levels. Her actions were driven by a calculated mix of maternal instinct and tactical coldness as she sought to mould the teenagers into a cohesive unit before the next inevitable threat arrived. By the end of the day, she had firmly established herself as the school's primary strategist, balancing the administrative duties of the Massachusetts Academy with the heavy burden of keeping her past failures from repeating with this new class. (Generation X v1 #2)
Before long, Emma’s younger sister, Cordelia, came asking for help. Claiming that she had befriended a young mutant called Mondo and that he had been kidnapped by a man called Barrington, she wanted Emma and the team to rescue him. Since her telepathy didn’t work on her sister, Emma had no way of knowing whether she was telling the truth. In fact, she was not, as Cordelia herself had kidnapped Mondo and wanted to give him as a present to Shinobi Shaw to become the Hellfire Club’s next White Queen. Yet Shaw was not interested and then Mondo had been stolen from her. After Mondo had been freed, Emma, who had been suspecting such a treachery, told Cordelia to leave and never come back. What none could know at this point was that Barrington had replaced Mondo with a fake, who would later betray the school. (Generation X Annual v1 #1995)
However, Cordelia was not the only one needing help. During one of the X-Men’s missions, Iceman had received a massive chest wound and he dared not to transform back to flesh, fearing that he would die. Bobby demanded to know how she would use his powers to repair such damage, but Emma refused to aid him, even though he captured her with his ice powers. She knew that Bobby would have to do it himself, so she confronted him with his own innermost insecurities in the forms of ex-girlfriend Opal and his father until Bobby realized that he himself had been holding back all this time. He then managed to transform back with his chest fully intact. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #331)
The White Queen was more traumatized by the loss of the Hellions than anybody suspected. This showed during the Onslaught crisis. Sensing the danger in New York and not wanting to lose another class of mutants, Emma kind of snapped and took the kids to a safehouse in Canada. There, she took telepathic control of them and made them feel happy. Finally falling asleep from all this strain, suddenly the kitchen equipment started to float around her – it was never fully explained if this was some residual telekinetic energy of Jean Grey inhabiting her body or an early sign of Nightmare approaching her later on. Whatever the case, M telepathically entered Emma’s mind and showed her that protecting the kids by taking away their freedom was not the right decision. (Generation X v1 #19)
New X-Men
Frost was present on Genosha when it was attacked by a new breed of Sentinels and although over 16 million people died. Emma herself came to be among the only person who survived where the experience had triggered a secondary mutation that gave her the ability to coat herself in a layer of organic diamond. (New X-Men v1 #116)
One of her first chances to prove herself and save the school came when Xavier's sister, Cassandra Nova, took over his body and was planning to eliminate all mutants in the world. After he claimed his body back, leaving Cassandra non-corporeal, Frost convinced her that she had brought Cassandra's body to her in exchange for her life and that of the Cuckoos, but in reality Cassandra was tricked into being trapped inside the alien Stuff, that had been programmed to keep her contained. (New X-Men v1 #126)
Meanwhile, with a void growing between Scott Summers and Jean Grey, Frost offered telepathic counseling that then grew into a psychic affair. The Cuckoos took out their anger toward Frost by tipping off Jean. Furious, Jean used the Phoenix power to rifle through Emma’s memories, trying to find out what happened between her and Scott in Hong Kong and made her face up to her self-deceptions. The experience left Emma deeply humiliated and emotionally shattered. In the wake of her volatile confrontation with Jean, Emma confessed to Wolverine that she has fallen in love with Scott Summers. Apparently, she hadn’t felt such genuine feelings towards a man for quite some time. (New X-Men v1 #139)
Later, Beast decided to check up on Frost only to discover her diamond form on her bedroom floor shattered into a thousand pieces by a diamond bullet. Xavier tasked Bishop and Sage to investigate Emma’s murder. They locked down the school and questioned everyone present. Meanwhile, Hank McCoy worked tirelessly reassembling Emma’s shattered body. As the investigation became more intense, one of the students, Barnell Bohusk, confessed to shooting Ms. Frost. He claimed that he killed Emma to protect his secret: that he had gotten his fellow student, Angel Salvadore, pregnant and that their offspring were monsters. Bishop and Sage quickly realized that Beak was lying to protect Angel, who was the one who actually shot Emma. In questioning Angel, however, the couple discovered that she had been mentally influenced by an outside force into shooting Emma. Independently, Jean Grey did some telepathic investigating of her own and realized that one or more of the Stepford Cuckoos were involved. Sensing that Emma’s consciousness still lingered around her shattered body, Jean used the Phoenix Force to fuse the pieces of Emma’s diamond form back together. As Emma’s mind rejoined her body, she called out the name of the true culprit - Esme. However, the truth was revealed a bit too late. When Sage and Bishop confronted Esme about the crime, the skilled Stepford Cuckoo used her mental powers to subdue the pair of mutant detectives, and she left the Xavier Institute with some help from an unseen ally. (New X-Men v1 #141)
Utopia
Avengers vs. X-Men
Emma Frost sided with her fellow X-Men against the Avengers. She took Hope away, deeper into Utopia to keep her safe and joined the fight, which began when Cyclops blasted Captain America with his optic power. During the battle, Emma's telepathic abilities were blocked by a nanocloud created by Iron Man, forcing her to rely on her diamond form. After the Avengers appeared to have won the battle of Utopia after Cyclops surrendered, it was revealed to be a ruse allowing Cyclops, Emma and several other mutants to escape and begin the search for Hope, who had left Utopia after defeating the Lights, Wolverine and Spider-Man. (Avengers vs. X-Men v1 #2) Next, Emma and Cyclops went to the Jean Grey School in order to recruit people to their side. A brief fight broke out between Cyclops's Extinction Team and Wolverine's X-Men. After Wolverine was approached by Hope and betrayed her location to Captain America, Emma used her telepathy to find out where Hope was; and together with Colossus, Namor, Magik and Cyclops, she journeyed to the Moon in order to stop the Avengers from getting her. Before a battle could break out, the two teams were interrupted by Thor who fell from the skies badly injured. He was swiftly followed by the Phoenix. (Avengers vs. X-Men v1 #4)
A fight broke out between the X-Men and the Avengers as the Phoenix was making Hope into its new host; while Iron Man built a weapon to fight the Phoenix. Iron Man attacked the Phoenix but instead of destroying it, the Phoenix turned Emma, Cyclops, Magik, Colossus, and Namor into avatars. Cyclops and the rest of the avatars took Hope back to Earth in order to prepare her. (Avengers vs. X-Men v1 #5) The Phoenix Five destroyed almost all Sentinels on Earth, Emma went to the Avengers Academy to destroy Juston Seyfert's Sentinel even if its programming preventing it from hurting mutants. After seeing that Juston saw the Sentinel as a friend the other members of the Academy tried to help him only to be defeated by the incredible power of Phoenix. Once Emma destroyed the Sentinel and left the place, Pietro revealed that he saved the control unit, so they could rebuild it. (Avengers Academy v1 #33)
Mutant Revolution
She later recruited the aid of Iceman to help her brother Christian who remained trapped at the family home due to her father. Emma came to learn that her father had died years ago when Christian's telepathic powers manifested as a cruel version of Winston Frost who masqueraded as the real one. Together with Bobby Drake, they managed to help Christian come to terms with himself whereupon she agreed to go alongside him in managing the family business of Frost Technologies. (Iceman v4 #2) Emma then arranged an elaborate ploy to steal the fortune from Sebastian Shaw in the Hellfire Club in order to place herself as the group's new Black King. (X-Men: Black - Emma Frost v1 #1)
Dawn of X
To secure the Hellfire Trading Company's activities, Frost managed to convince Kitty Pryde to head a mobile ocean-going crew that would deliver Krakoan medicinals to locations whilst smuggling Mutants out of countries that were persecuting them. (Marauders v1 #1) She learnt of Sebastian Shaw's own machinations that involved using mercenaries to divert Krakoa's pharmaceuticals shipments to Africa and instead sell them to wealthy clients in first world nations. Emma informed Captain Pryde of this where she helped stop the theft whilst Frost herself looked to stop Shaw's plans at placing one of his own people on the third Red Queen seat in the company by having Kitty take the position. (Marauders v1 #2)
Afterwards, the Quiet Council came to learn that one of Forge's old engineers had been captured by Virendi who replicated the Mutant power dampening weapons. These were shared with their allies in the Russian and Brazilian governments who looked to mass produce them. To stop the weapons proliferation, Emma Frost led the Marauders in a direct strike against the facility holding the engineer and the weapons which was in Russia. They managed to render the facility's staff unconscious and destroyed the weapons with them taking the engineer away from the scene thus eliminating a threat to Krakoa. (Marauders v1 #10)
From the Ashes
Overview
Personality and attributes
Originally, she was noted for having dark coloured hair. (Emma Frost v1 #1) By adulthood, she stated that she had cosmetic surgery done on herself. (New X-Men v1 #139) At the Hellfire Club, she at first served as a pole dancer where she went by the stage name of Ice Princess. (X-Men Origins: Emma Frost v1 #1)
When she was a child, she had said that her favourite books was Sleeping Beauty. (X-Men Origins: Emma Frost v1 #1)
As a teenager, she was noted for being rebellious by her father. (New X-Men v1 #139)
Emma was said to be shallow, spiteful and manipulative. (New X-Men v1 #139) It was said that she never had to ask for anything twice in her life. (Generation X v1 #24)
Frost had said that she had loved Christmas Eve with her perhaps loving it more than Christmas Day. She said that the reason was because the entire world just seemed to stop for one night in the entire year. In those few hours before dawn, she said everyone waited in anticipation for how badly they were going to be disappointed in the morning. Emma had noted that in its own tragic way that it was kind of romantic. (Generation X v1 #24)
She had watched how Sebastian Shaw had done business with her learning how simple and predictable the desires of men could be. (New X-Men v1 #139)
As a teacher, she claimed that she had loved her students and wanted those children to grow up independent and strong. (New X-Men v1 #139)
After spending sometime with Scott Summers, she came to fall in love with him. (New X-Men v1 #139)
Her father was Winston Frost and her mother was Hazel Frost with Emma having a brother called Christian Frost as well as two sisters who were Adrienne Frost along with Cordellia Frost. (Emma Frost v1 #1)
Emma's father was strict on her and regularly reprimanded her as he often commented on her low-grades. Such grades were said to be unbecoming for a member of the Frost Family. The strict life forced on her made Emma want to die as she could not handle the stress placed on her. (Emma Frost v1 #1) Even as a young child, her father berated her for having a feeble mind and underachievement where he felt such traits were not befitting someone of the Frost lineage. He said that he did not indulge in laziness or failure with him believing that hard work and being the absolute best was the only way to make one's way in this world. Her father once told his daughter Emma that she should stop wasting her time playing games with her dolls and instead focus on looking pretty like her sister Adrienne. Emma noted that her father was always cross with her and picked on her more than anyone else though her mother told her that he loved her the most. He was noted for believing in the accumulation of power and that this was a trait of the Frost family. Despite her hatred of her father, in her youth she protected him from the possibility of Xavier tampering with his mind. (X-Men Origins: Emma Frost v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
She claimed that among her other achievements was being a qualified sex therapist. (New X-Men v1 #139)
Emma Frost was an above-average athlete and has had some training in hand-to-hand combat. During a training session in which Emma did not have access to her powers, Banshee attempted to make an example of her. Emma quickly, efficiently, and easily dispatched Banshee, much to his embarrassment. (Generation X v1 #43)
When she was young, she was unaware of her telepathic abilities that often manifested as migraines in times of stress and lashed out at random moments. (X-Men Origins: Emma Frost v1 #1)
It was shown that she was capable of scanning the memories of another person telepathically. Emma was capable of hearing the thoughts of a person from the farthest reaches of the world. Her psi-powers allowed her to neutralise a person's neural receptors and prevent a person from feeling pain. (Classic X-Men v1 #7) Frost was said to be a world-class telepath who could turn a persons brains to 'mush' if given the chance. (X-Treme X-Men v1 #22) As an Omega-class telepath, she was able to sense the presence of another Omega-class telepath. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #513)
Frost was able to project one's astral form from their body onto astral planes or the physical planes. In the physical plane, one could travel in astral form over vast distances. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #182)
Emma can erase a person’s memories and to heal mental trauma through a form of 'psychic surgery', the power to stimulate or deaden the pain and pleasure centers in a person's brain. (New Mutants v1 #40)
Emma was able to project psionic force bolts or blast waves which can do damage on either a physical or mental level and which can affect a victim's mind so as to cause the victim pain or unconsciousness. (Generation X v1 #12) This ability could be triggered as a reflexive response to a physical attack, resulting in the aggressor being thrown across the room. (Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter - Marvel Digital Original v1 #2)
Emma could channel the ambient psionic energy in the air through a target having a physical effect that was able to knock a person out. (Generation X v1 #18)
Frost was shown to have some level of telekinetic ability. (Exceptional X-Men v1 #3)
She was shown to had trained and excelled in astral combat. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #452)
It was shown that Emma's telepathic powers were unable to read or affect those with a familial tie to her such as her sister. (Emma Frost v1 #5)
While in her diamond form, Emma did not age making her effectively immortal. (Immortal X-Men v1 #4)
She would later gain the power of the Phoenix once again where she shared it with four other X-Men for a time. (Avengers vs. X-Men v1 #5)
Originally, she served as a stripper in the Hellfire Club until she impressed Sebastian Shaw who helped bring her into the Inner Circle. (X-Men Origins: Emma Frost v1 #1)
In an effort to save their species, Cyclops gathered several powerful X-Men members to help protect them from threats. This group were known as the Extinction Team with Emma standing amongst their number. (Uncanny X-Men v2 #1)
During the battle for the Phoenix, Emma along with four of her compatriots became empowered by the cosmic entity where they formed a team called the Phoenix Five. (Avengers vs. X-Men v1 #5)
She came to be the head of a company known as Frost International. (X-Men v1 #130) It was created and owned by Winston Frost who had been the second richest man in Massachusetts. (Emma Frost v1 #1) Frost Technologies was listed as being a Fortune 500 corporation. (Emma Frost v1 #11)
At one point, she established the Massachusetts Academy as a place where she could train young Mutants in the use of their abilities. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #151)
The Frost House estate of the family was located in Boston, Massachusetts. (Emma Frost v1 #1)
Notes
- Emma Frost was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne where she made her first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #129 (January, 1980).
Alternate Versions
- In Excalibur v1 #22 (1990), an alternate version of Emma Frost appeared in the Days of Future's Past reality that was designated as Earth-811 in the Multiverse. She was the former White Queen of the Hellfire Club, but retreated to a technological base off the coast of India after a majority of the mutant population was wiped out. She sold her telepathic abilities in services of mutant leaders and was eventually approached by Jubilee and Magneto to save Wolverine, who was mind-wiped by the Hellfire Club's Red Queen, Psylocke. Emma managed to restore Logan's mind and joined Magneto and Jubilee in defeating Psylocke and the Hellfire Club's plans for world domination. They continued to operate out of Emma's base with other members as the 'X-Men' while Emma attempted to rehabilitate Psylocke back to the side of good.
- In X-Men: Alpha v1 #1 (1994), an alternate version of Emma Frost appeared in the Age of Apocalypse reality that was designated as Earth-295 in the Multiverse. At some point in her past Emma Frost was lobotomized, eliminating her mutant abilities. To that day, she still had a visible scar on the side of her head where hair no longer grows. She became a primary member of the Human High Council in the Eurasian continent. As a member of the council she developed a romantic relationship with Brian Braddock, who unknown to all was secretly working for Apocalypse. Emma and Brian examined data about Apocalypse's sea wall defenses collected by the mutant operatives Weapon X Logan and Jean Grey, given to them by Sinister. After examining the data, Emma and the council discussed launching a nuclear strike against the forces of Apocalypse. Following a botched assassination attempt by Apocalypse's minion Magma, Emma and the other members of the council agreed that the strike would be necessary. When their airships were attacked by the cyborg Donald Pierce and the Reavers, Emma defended the primary airship from attack. However, even with the aid of Weapon X, they failed to stop Pierce and his cyborgs from destroying the main ship's navigation system. Emma began to take note of Brian's irritable behavior as the launch of their strike drew nearer. During the mobilization of the final strike, the Reavers attacked again and Brain was forced to reveal his betrayal. During a final attempt to betray Pierce, Brian was impaled in the back by the cyborg, but Emma cut him loose. She held Brian in her arms, and he admitted his weakness to resist to her before dying. Eventually Apocalypse activated his sea wall defense system to destroy Europe, though Frost managed to escape. Emma later re-emerged in England when Prophet sought her out in order to learn the fate of Sue Storm. She pointed them towards Victor von Doom, to whom she had given Reed Richards' notations which Prophet and his human resistance sought. While in Latveria however, Prophet and the Resistance were surprised when they were ambushed by Emma, having recuperated her telepathic abilities.
- In Ultimate X-Men v1 #42 (2004), an alternate version of Emma Frost appeared in the Ultimate Marvel reality that was designated as Earth-1610 in the Multiverse. Emma Frost functioned as the head of the Academy of Tomorrow, where she championed a more peaceful and public approach to mutant integration compared to Charles Xavier’s secretive methods. During her earlier years, she was a former student and lover of Xavier, but she ultimately broke away from him due to ideological differences, leading her to establish her own school at the Chicago Reserve. She worked diligently to cultivate a respectable image for her students, which included powerful mutants like Havok and Polaris, and she often clashed with the X-Men over their more militant activities. During the events surrounding the 'Blockbuster' arc, she attempted to legalise her team as a government-sanctioned strike force, though this ambition was constantly undermined by the volatile nature of mutant-human relations. Unlike her mainstream counterpart, she demonstrated a more altruistic—if still haughty—motivation, focusing on academic excellence and diplomatic outreach rather than underground warfare. Her physical presence was defined by her secondary mutation, which allowed her to transform her skin into organic diamond, a state she utilized to protect herself during the chaotic Sentinal attacks and internal schisms that plagued the mutant community. Despite her best efforts to protect her pupils, she was ultimately unable to prevent the tragic destruction of her academy during the Ultimatum wave, an event that saw her lose nearly everything she had built as she fought to survive the catastrophic flooding of New York.
- In X-Men: Legacy v1 #245 (2011), an alternate version of Emma Frost appeared in the Age of X reality that was designated as Earth-11326 in the Multiverse. Emma Frost functioned as a telepathic warden and a core member of the telepathic 'Force Warriors' who protected Fortress Utopia from the endless human onslaught. During this period, she was known simply as Emma, and her personality was stripped of its usual vanity, replaced by a grim, battle-hardened resolve necessitated by the daily sieges against the mutant sanctuary. She spent much of her time stationed on the perimeter, utilizing her formidable mental powers to coordinate the fortress's defenses and provide telepathic communication between the various combat units. When she was not engaged in psychic warfare, she maintained her organic diamond form almost constantly as a defensive measure against the high-tech weaponry used by the human forces. She worked closely with other powerful telepaths to manifest the massive 'Force Walls' that served as the colony's primary shield, physically and mentally straining herself to ensure the survival of the mutant race. Throughout the conflict, she harbored deep suspicions regarding the true nature of their reality, eventually joining Magneto and others in a clandestine investigation after she noticed inconsistencies in their collective memories and the suspicious behavior of 'X'. Her actions were defined by a selfless dedication to her people, culminating in her assisting the truth-seekers in uncovering the reality-warping secrets held within the center of the fortress, ultimately leading to the dissolution of the fabricated world.
In other media
Television
- In X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, the White Queen appeared in the animated television pilot where she was voiced by actress Susan Silo. White Queen joined Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutant Terrorists. When Magneto was captured she ambushed the convoy, under command of Colonel Chaffy, in the desert. She created the illusion that the convoy was sinking into quicksand. When the soldiers had abandoned their vehicles she threw a psychic spear at the truck holding Magneto in a special cell. This releases the master of magnetism and he escapes, after throwing Chaffy into a canal. She did not participate in attacking the Xavier Mansion nor the Deep Space Observatory. After they stole the Mutant Power Circuit and returning to Asteroid M Emma watched Magneto order Toad to instal the circuit. She also watched as he activated the circuit and changed the trajectory of the Scorpio Comet. The X-Men learned of their plans and attacked the asteroid. Magneto, watching them enter, ordered the Brotherhood to attack them. Her allies Pyro, Toad, and Juggernaut took on the X-Men Dazzler, Wolverine, and Colossus respectively. She then attacked Cyclops and Nightcrawler. Cyclops fought with her while Nightcrawler went on ahead. After the comet had been diverted towards the asteroid Magneto gathered his Brotherhood and left before they were all destroyed.
- In X-Men, the White Queen appeared in the 1990s animated television series in the Dark Phoenix Saga where she was voiced by actress Tracey Moore.
- In Wolverine and the X-Men, Emma Frost appeared as a cast member in the animated television series where she was voiced by actress Kari Wahlgren. Emma was the headmistress of the Academy, and according to Wolverine, was teaching her students to be bullies, but Emma denies this. Nevertheless, she closed it down since her students began to be taken. At some point, Emma joined the Inner circle. Her mission was to capture Jean Grey and take the Phoenix Force from her but she first had to take out Charles Xavier. Her plan backfired when Jean sensed the attack and tried stopping it by releasing the Phoenix force, destroying the school and the causing the disappearance of her and Charles in the process. Emma decided to hide Xavier's body in Genosha. Emma approached the X-Men saying that she could find Xavier for them in exchange for being part of the X-men. She tells Logan that she misses being part of a team and since Cerebro cannot be operated without a telepath, they need her. At first Logan's answer was 'no' but Emma proved herself by 'finding' Charles on Genosha. Emma was caught eavesdropping on Wolverine and Xavier's conversation causing her relationship with Logan to be more strained. The X-men's next mission was to stop Storm from floating Africa. Emma used her powers to free Ororo from Shadow King's control, thus earning Logan's trust. After being a part of the X-Men for a while, Emma develops feelings for Scott. When he is distracted by a vision of Jean during a mission and threatens to quit, Emma offers to erase his memories of Jean. It is through their journey of his mind that they discover the true cause of the explosion at the mansion. Eventually, Emma finds Jean in the hospital. When her and Scott go to get her, they are met by Archangel, who was sent on the same mission by Sinister. After Scott and Jean are taken by Archangel, Emma returns to the mansion to use Cerebro to find Scott. She locates them and Jean is brought back to the mansion. Once home, Emma, with help from the Cuckoos, sends out a mental blast that knocks out everyone, including Jean, whom Emma takes to the Inner Circle. Once at the Inner Circle, Emma explains to Jean about the Phoenix and how the Inner Circle's purpose is to release it before it causes any destruction. Emma and the cuckoos nearly succeed until Jean senses Scott is injured via their psychic connection. Emma convinces the rest of the Circle that bringing Scott there will help, so she leaves to help him. Eventually, she discovers that the Inner Circle plan to release the Phoenix so they can control it and not destroy it. Emma knows that the Cuckoos are not powerful enough to contain the power of the Phoenix, but the other members don't listen to her. After the Phoenix leaves Jean and takes over the Cuckoos, Jean telekinetically binds her to the wall. When Logan shows up, he almost leaves her there, then remembers the last message Xavier left him - to trust Emma. The two chase after Jean and Scott who have gone after the Phoenix. When Scott tries to stop the Phoenix from re-entering Jean and Jean is unable to protect him, Emma does. She allows the Phoenix to enter her before changing into her diamond form. The power of the Phoenix was too much to bear, and Emma sacrificed herself by allowing to be shattered by the tremendous power.
Films
- In X-Men: First Class, Emma Frost appeared as a villain in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actress January Jones.
- In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Emma Frost was referenced in the sequel live-action film where it was shown that she was one of the Mutants that were experimented on and killed by Trask Industries.
Video games
- In X-Men Legends, Emma Frost appeared as a playable character in the 2004 video game where she was voiced by actress Bobby Holiday.
- In X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Emma Frost returned as an NPC character in the 2005 video game where she was voiced by actress Bobby Holiday
- In X-Men: Destiny, Emma Frost appeared as an NPC character in the video game where she was voiced by actress Kari Wahlgren.
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Emma Frost appeared in the video game with her having her own Dossier profile entry.
- In Marvel Heroes, Emma Frost appeared as an NPC character in the MMORPG video game where she was voiced by actress Kari Wahlgren.
- In Marvel Rivals, Emma Frost was introduced as a playable Vanguard champion in the setting of the third person hero shooter where she was voiced by actress Laura Post.
Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men v1: (1980)
- Generation X v1:
- New X-Men v1:
- Emma Frost v1:
- Uncanny X-Men:
- New X-Men v1:
- X-Men: Blue:
- Iceman v4:
- X-Men: Black - Emma Frost v1:
- Uncanny X-Men:
- House of X v1:
- Marauders v1:
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