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Around 3 years ago, she was sent to head S.T.A.R. Labs outpost #72 in the Arctic where she met Dr. '''Joseph Nolan'''. During the tour, she was shown the outposts Self-sustaining Thermodynamic Ultraconductor (STU) engine. Snow was chosen to replace the former head of the site Dr. '''Lincoln''' with Caitlin looking to recreate her research. She was then betrayed by the other scientists at the outpost who were responsible for killing Lincoln and were secretly working for [[H.I.V.E.]] that did not want the technology at the facility to be made public. They then locked her in the room with the ultraconductor in order to brush away her death as an accident whilst attempting to repair the machine. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) | Around 3 years ago, she was sent to head S.T.A.R. Labs outpost #72 in the Arctic where she met Dr. '''Joseph Nolan'''. During the tour, she was shown the outposts Self-sustaining Thermodynamic Ultraconductor (STU) engine. Snow was chosen to replace the former head of the site Dr. '''Lincoln''' with Caitlin looking to recreate her research. She was then betrayed by the other scientists at the outpost who were responsible for killing Lincoln and were secretly working for [[H.I.V.E.]] that did not want the technology at the facility to be made public. They then locked her in the room with the ultraconductor in order to brush away her death as an accident whilst attempting to repair the machine. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) | ||
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| + | Killer Frost was among a group of supervillains hired by [[Multiplex (DC)|Multiplex]] to attack [[Firestorm (DC)|Firestorm]] with her working alongside [[Black Bison]], [[Hyena (DC)|Hyena]], [[Typhoon (DC)|Typhoon]] and [[Plastique (DC)|Pastique]]. They were tasked with capturing him so that Multiplex could begin siphoning the power of the Firestorm Matrix for himself. (Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19) | ||
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| + | Batman then arranged for her release so that she could become a superhero though Waller came to delay the papers for another day in order to arrange for an incident so that Snow would inadvertently kill someone due to her hunger. This included arranging for Snow to get a pyrokinetic roommate named '''Heatstroke''' in order to tempt Killer Frost into feeding on her. Caitlin managed to survive by secretly taking heat through brief physical contact with various people to keep her functioning. This allowed her to be eventually released where the bomb was removed from her and she was greeted by Batman waiting for her on the other side of Belle Reve Penitentiary. (Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth v1 #1) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| + | Upon becoming a supervillain, she came to be known as '''Killer Frost'''. (Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19) | ||
All her life, all she wanted to do was to help people and was the reason she became a scientist. (Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad v1 #6) | All her life, all she wanted to do was to help people and was the reason she became a scientist. (Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad v1 #6) | ||
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After becoming Killer Frost, she thought that her life had been stolen from her and that after all she had done she did not deserve a life of her own. (Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad v1 #6) | After becoming Killer Frost, she thought that her life had been stolen from her and that after all she had done she did not deserve a life of her own. (Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad v1 #6) | ||
| − | Her family was noted to be of Irish descent and | + | She later resolved herself in becoming a superhero where she received help from Batman. (Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth v1 #1) |
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| + | Her family was noted to be of Irish descent and that Snow was a common last name. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
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She was noted for having solved the Boyd equation within a day. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) | She was noted for having solved the Boyd equation within a day. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) | ||
| − | Snow was transformed from her exposure to the ultraconductor and her desperation in saving herself from being murdered. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) | + | Snow was transformed from her exposure to the ultraconductor and her desperation in saving herself from being murdered. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) This allowed her to control, generate and manipulate ice from her body allowing her to achieve a variety of effects. She was able to freeze people or objects or generate icicles that were sharp enough to cut a target. Though seemingly normal ice, it was said to be something more with it carrying within it a biological component that prevented it from being easily transmuted by Firestorm. (Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19) |
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| + | However, Caitlin was able to drain small quantities of heat from another person with her just taking enough to sustain herself and keep her hunger at bay. (Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth v1 #1) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The Caitlin Snow incarnation of Killer Frost was created by Dan Jurgens in the Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19 (June 2013) but the original character of Killer Frost was developed by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. | *The Caitlin Snow incarnation of Killer Frost was created by Dan Jurgens in the Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19 (June 2013) but the original character of Killer Frost was developed by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. | ||
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| + | ==Alternate Versions== | ||
| + | *In Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter v1 #1 (2024), an alternate version of the character named '''Fru Caitlin''' appeared in the [[Dark Knights of Steel]] reality in the Multiverse. | ||
==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
*In the Arrowverse, Caitlin Snow made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting: | *In the Arrowverse, Caitlin Snow made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting: | ||
| − | **In Arrow, the character of Caitlin Snow made her first live-action debut where she first appeared in the episode "The Man Under the Hood" and was portrayed by actor Danielle Panabaker. | + | **In Arrow, the character of Caitlin Snow made her first live-action debut where she first appeared in the episode "The Man Under the Hood" and was portrayed by actor Danielle Panabaker. Caitlin and Cisco were asked to pack up a S.T.A.R. Labs warehouse in Starling City, following the massive explosion that occurred in Central City. The two were doing an inventory count, discussing the particle accelerator's explosion when they heard movement in the warehouse. They went to investigate, only to find a security guard standing there. Cisco assured him that they were almost done, though he just stared them down, creeping him out. Before the man could reply, he spat blood out and dropped to the ground, with Deathstroke ready behind him. The two made a run for it, managing to incapacitate Deathstroke momentarily with an old energy gun made by Arthur Light. They later reported the incident. Sometime after, they met Felicity Smoak and John Diggle at the hospital. Felicity asked about Barry's condition, and Caitlin told her how it was still the same. Cisco quickly blurted out that 'Iris' had been visiting him a lot. When Felicity asked who Iris was, Cisco struggled to explain their relationship, causing Felicity to walk off, distressed that "Barry's in a coma, he's already moved on". A little while later, Felicity met Cisco and Caitlin again in a lab with a vial of Mirakuru, telling them that she needed their help and that it would be their little secret. Caitlin and Cisco successfully created a cure for the Mirakuru, which would be used by Team Arrow to defeat the Mirakuru-enhanced soldiers during Slade's siege of the city, as well as cure Roy Harper of his unstable condition |
| − | **In The Flash series, the character of Caitlin Snow appeared as a regular member of the cast in the 2014 live-action television series where she was once again portrayed by Danielle Panabaker. Her mother was revealed to be Dr. '''Carla Tannhauser''' who was a scientist that specialised in biology and was also the CEO head of Tannhauser Industries. | + | **In The Flash series, the character of Caitlin Snow appeared as a regular member of the cast in the 2014 live-action television series where she was once again portrayed by Danielle Panabaker. Her mother was revealed to be Dr. '''Carla Tannhauser''' who was a scientist that specialised in biology and was also the CEO head of '''Tannhauser Industries''' whilst her father was the geneticist '''Thomas Snow'''. . From a young age, she idolized her parents and was inspired to follow in their footsteps. As a child, Caitlin practiced the Hippocratic Oath and was apparently obsessed with it, growing to value life so much that she refused to let anyone even step on a bug if she could help it. Caitlin was very close to her father; on Christmas, they would watch old holiday movies together as it snowed for hours without end outside. Thomas personally mentored Caitlin in multiple fields of science and the two partook in various educational activities together for their own entertainment. However, Caitlin's father later fell ill, suffering from multiple sclerosis. During this period, Thomas realized that Caitlin had inherited his gene for ALS and used experimental cryogenic therapy to save her by freezing the progression of the disease, just as he'd done for himself. While the experimental trials successfully cured Caitlin, they left her with a dormant cryokinetic-powered alternate personality, who would later be known as Killer Frost. |
**In Legends of Tomorrow, the character appeared in the live-action television series during the four-part cross over "Crisis on Earth-X" where she was again portrayed by actor Danielle Panabaker. | **In Legends of Tomorrow, the character appeared in the live-action television series during the four-part cross over "Crisis on Earth-X" where she was again portrayed by actor Danielle Panabaker. | ||
*In Justice League Action, Killer Frost appeared in the animated television series with her resembling the Caitlin Snow version in the episode "Freezer Burn" and being voiced by actor Mena Suvari. | *In Justice League Action, Killer Frost appeared in the animated television series with her resembling the Caitlin Snow version in the episode "Freezer Burn" and being voiced by actor Mena Suvari. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:09, 20 November 2024
Caitlin Snow is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Caitlin Snow
Whilst studying her Ph.D. she was part of a research group where her Professor claimed that she could never achieve her degree with her nearly deciding to quit her studies. At the time, the group attended a symposium at Metropolis where she managed to see Superman for the first time. Seeing a man that could fly gave her courage to continue with her studies in college. (Justice League vs. Suicide Squad v1 #3) One of her teachers was Dr. Prahbdeep Sandu where she worked hard in his classes as a grad student and he was responsible for recruiting her into S.T.A.R. Labs once her doctorate was approved. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2)
She was regarded as the youngest and brightest scientist that S.T.A.R. Labs had ever recruited. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2)
Around 3 years ago, she was sent to head S.T.A.R. Labs outpost #72 in the Arctic where she met Dr. Joseph Nolan. During the tour, she was shown the outposts Self-sustaining Thermodynamic Ultraconductor (STU) engine. Snow was chosen to replace the former head of the site Dr. Lincoln with Caitlin looking to recreate her research. She was then betrayed by the other scientists at the outpost who were responsible for killing Lincoln and were secretly working for H.I.V.E. that did not want the technology at the facility to be made public. They then locked her in the room with the ultraconductor in order to brush away her death as an accident whilst attempting to repair the machine. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2)
Killer Frost was among a group of supervillains hired by Multiplex to attack Firestorm with her working alongside Black Bison, Hyena, Typhoon and Pastique. They were tasked with capturing him so that Multiplex could begin siphoning the power of the Firestorm Matrix for himself. (Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19)
Batman then arranged for her release so that she could become a superhero though Waller came to delay the papers for another day in order to arrange for an incident so that Snow would inadvertently kill someone due to her hunger. This included arranging for Snow to get a pyrokinetic roommate named Heatstroke in order to tempt Killer Frost into feeding on her. Caitlin managed to survive by secretly taking heat through brief physical contact with various people to keep her functioning. This allowed her to be eventually released where the bomb was removed from her and she was greeted by Batman waiting for her on the other side of Belle Reve Penitentiary. (Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth v1 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Upon becoming a supervillain, she came to be known as Killer Frost. (Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19)
All her life, all she wanted to do was to help people and was the reason she became a scientist. (Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad v1 #6)
After becoming Killer Frost, she thought that her life had been stolen from her and that after all she had done she did not deserve a life of her own. (Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad v1 #6)
She later resolved herself in becoming a superhero where she received help from Batman. (Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth v1 #1)
Her family was noted to be of Irish descent and that Snow was a common last name. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2)
Powers and abilities
She was noted for having solved the Boyd equation within a day. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2)
Snow was transformed from her exposure to the ultraconductor and her desperation in saving herself from being murdered. (Justice League of America v3 #7.2) This allowed her to control, generate and manipulate ice from her body allowing her to achieve a variety of effects. She was able to freeze people or objects or generate icicles that were sharp enough to cut a target. Though seemingly normal ice, it was said to be something more with it carrying within it a biological component that prevented it from being easily transmuted by Firestorm. (Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19)
However, Caitlin was able to drain small quantities of heat from another person with her just taking enough to sustain herself and keep her hunger at bay. (Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth v1 #1)
Notes
- The Caitlin Snow incarnation of Killer Frost was created by Dan Jurgens in the Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1 #19 (June 2013) but the original character of Killer Frost was developed by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom.
Alternate Versions
- In Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter v1 #1 (2024), an alternate version of the character named Fru Caitlin appeared in the Dark Knights of Steel reality in the Multiverse.
In other media
Television
- In the Arrowverse, Caitlin Snow made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Arrow, the character of Caitlin Snow made her first live-action debut where she first appeared in the episode "The Man Under the Hood" and was portrayed by actor Danielle Panabaker. Caitlin and Cisco were asked to pack up a S.T.A.R. Labs warehouse in Starling City, following the massive explosion that occurred in Central City. The two were doing an inventory count, discussing the particle accelerator's explosion when they heard movement in the warehouse. They went to investigate, only to find a security guard standing there. Cisco assured him that they were almost done, though he just stared them down, creeping him out. Before the man could reply, he spat blood out and dropped to the ground, with Deathstroke ready behind him. The two made a run for it, managing to incapacitate Deathstroke momentarily with an old energy gun made by Arthur Light. They later reported the incident. Sometime after, they met Felicity Smoak and John Diggle at the hospital. Felicity asked about Barry's condition, and Caitlin told her how it was still the same. Cisco quickly blurted out that 'Iris' had been visiting him a lot. When Felicity asked who Iris was, Cisco struggled to explain their relationship, causing Felicity to walk off, distressed that "Barry's in a coma, he's already moved on". A little while later, Felicity met Cisco and Caitlin again in a lab with a vial of Mirakuru, telling them that she needed their help and that it would be their little secret. Caitlin and Cisco successfully created a cure for the Mirakuru, which would be used by Team Arrow to defeat the Mirakuru-enhanced soldiers during Slade's siege of the city, as well as cure Roy Harper of his unstable condition
- In The Flash series, the character of Caitlin Snow appeared as a regular member of the cast in the 2014 live-action television series where she was once again portrayed by Danielle Panabaker. Her mother was revealed to be Dr. Carla Tannhauser who was a scientist that specialised in biology and was also the CEO head of Tannhauser Industries whilst her father was the geneticist Thomas Snow. . From a young age, she idolized her parents and was inspired to follow in their footsteps. As a child, Caitlin practiced the Hippocratic Oath and was apparently obsessed with it, growing to value life so much that she refused to let anyone even step on a bug if she could help it. Caitlin was very close to her father; on Christmas, they would watch old holiday movies together as it snowed for hours without end outside. Thomas personally mentored Caitlin in multiple fields of science and the two partook in various educational activities together for their own entertainment. However, Caitlin's father later fell ill, suffering from multiple sclerosis. During this period, Thomas realized that Caitlin had inherited his gene for ALS and used experimental cryogenic therapy to save her by freezing the progression of the disease, just as he'd done for himself. While the experimental trials successfully cured Caitlin, they left her with a dormant cryokinetic-powered alternate personality, who would later be known as Killer Frost.
- In Legends of Tomorrow, the character appeared in the live-action television series during the four-part cross over "Crisis on Earth-X" where she was again portrayed by actor Danielle Panabaker.
- In Justice League Action, Killer Frost appeared in the animated television series with her resembling the Caitlin Snow version in the episode "Freezer Burn" and being voiced by actor Mena Suvari.
Appearances
- Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men v1: (2013)
- Justice League of America v3:
- Deathstroke:
- Justice League vs. Suicide Squad v1:
- Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth v1:
- Justice League of America:
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