Mr. Freeze

For other uses see, Mr. Freeze (Disambiguation)

Dr. Victor Fries (Fries is pronounced "freeze") was an accomplished scientist until a fateful accident at the lab. A brilliant cryogenicist whose beloved wife Nora was stricken with a fatal degenerative disease, he placed her in suspended animation while searching for a way to cure her. But the corporation that funded his research--and Nora's life--pulled the plug, triggering an accident that transformed Fries' body into a cold-blooded form that must always be kept below zero; at normal room temperature he will die. Wielding a number of freezing weapons, he wears protective armor in his quest to somehow bring back his wife and avenge her fate--which he partly holds Batman responsible for.

Biography
When Victor Fries was a child he made a hobby of freezing animals in order to preserve them so they can continue to exist in the future. Worried by this behavior, his parents sent him to a strict boarding school where Victor felt outcast and became depressed. However, when he met and befriended a young woman named Nora, the two fell in love and later married. But their happiness was short-lived: Nora was diagnosed with a fatal disease (known as MacGregor's Syndrome in Batman and Robin), and Fries, sickened with sorrow, attempted to save her using cryogenic technology. However, the experiment went terribly wrong and Fries' equipment malfunctioned, consuming him and his lab in an explosion of ice.

Victor somehow survived, but now his body could only survive at sub-zero temperatures, and Nora's condition was now even more serious. In an effort to continue his wife's treatment, he constructed a suit which would now protect him in his altered state. Calling himself Mr. Zero, he began to rob several banks to earn money. He was eventually thwarted by Batman and Robin, but struggled on. As Mr. Zero, he uses cryonic technology to create a gun, which fires a beam that freezes any target within its range.

After faking his death, Gotham City believed he was dead. During this time, Fries rearranged his costume and returned, calling himself Mr. Freeze. To this day he continues to fight Batman and Robin.

In Villains United #1, Freeze has frozen everyone inside a courtroom. While using a frozen man as a chair, he talks with the Calculator, who convinces him to join the Secret Society of Super Villains. During his time with the group, he fashions for Nyssa al Ghul a sub-zero machine in exchange for the use of her own Lazarus Pit. He attempts to restore Nora to life without waiting for the adjusting needed in the pool chemicals. However, she returns to life as the twisted Lazara, and escapes. She blames her husband for her plight, and estranges herself from him.

He is usually imprisoned in Arkham Asylum when apprehended by the Batman, as it is the only facility in Gotham that can accommodate his medical requirements for a refrigerated cell.

He appears in the Robin section of the No Man's Land crossover, as one of the villains competing for control of Gotham City's sewers. During this time he flash freezes the duo Tommy Mangles and Gearhead.

Mr. Freeze has joined with the Injustice League but was arrested after the villains attacked Green Arrow and Black Canary's wedding. Amanda Waller has the remaining members of the Injustice League taken away to a distant planet, Freeze included.

He appears in Justice League Adventures #12 along with several other cold based villains like Captain Cold, and Snowman. They attempted to take over an African nation, and were defeated by the Justice League.

Most recently he has been seen as the main villain in "The Battle for the Cowl" One Shot "Commissioner Gordon".

Powers and Abilities
Mr. Freeze is a scientific genius, with a specialty in cryogenics. He employs an extensive array of cryo-weaponry in his driven quest, motivated by his grief and anger over the fate of his wife Nora. Due to the fact that his body has been permanently altered to survive at a sub-freezing state, Freeze wears protective freezing armor whenever in an above-zero climate.

Film
Main article: Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

1960s Batman
Main articles:
 * Mr. Freeze (George Sanders)
 * Mr. Freeze (Otto Preminger)
 * Mr. Freeze (Eli Wallach)

The New Adventures of Batman
Mr. Freeze appears in The New Adventures of Batman episode "The Deep Freeze" voiced by Lennie Weinrib. This version is depicted as an alien that would die if exposed to any temperature hotter than -50 degrees Fahrenheit and that firearms from his planet are used as "freeze guns". Mr. Freeze also makes extensive use of technology such as making certain parts of his hideout "warm corridors" to accommodate his human underling Professor Frost.

Batman: The Animated Series
Main article: Mr. Freeze (Batman: The Animated Series)

The Batman
Main article: Mr. Freeze (The Batman)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Mr. Freeze, in his Mr. Zero appearance, appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Legends of the Dark Mite." He, along with The Joker, Catwoman, The Riddler, Killer Moth, Mad Hatter, Kite Man, Two-Face, Penguin, Catman, Poison Ivy, and several other villains are shown briefly in Bat-Mite's imagination. Mr. Freeze later appears in "Chill of the Night!", with a design resembling the George Sanders depiction.

Young Justice
Mr. Freeze makes a cameo in the epsiode of Independence Day, part one. He is quickly defeated by Batman and Robin.

Videogames
Mr. Freeze appears in Batman: Vengeance as a boss due to targeting a scientist named "Isaac Evers, whom he blames for sending him a video-promoting Prometheon gas in order to spite him, unaware that the real culprit was the Joker, who planned to use Mr. Freeze's invasion of the lab as a distraction for him to steal large quantities of the gas. Michael Ansara reprised his role as Mr. Freeze.

Mr. Freeze appears in Lego Batman: The Videogame with his vocal effects provided by Ogie Banks. He appears as an enemy of Batman and a follower of the Riddler. In it his design is based mainly on the animated series, and he uses his freeze gun to freeze enemies and water. The strength granted to him by his suit allows him to pick up objects others cannot.



Batman: Arkham Asylum

 * Mr. Freeze's cell, which is in the same wing as Arkham's most deranged cases, can be seen in the Penitentiary area of Batman: Arkham Asylum, which can be scanned to unlock his bio, which reveals that he escaped prior to the game.

Psychological Profile (by Dr. Young)
Mr. Freeze

Real Name: Dr. Victor Fries

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Psychological Profile: Another surprisingly intelligent inmate. Fries's narcissism and antisocial disorders are surpassed only by his intense fixation on his late wife Nora. His obsession with Nora's memory has developed into a variety of psychopathic behaviors, worsened by his narcissistic egomania and lack of concern for others. Fries's peculiar medical condition - which keeps his body temperature below zero and necessitates a variety of complicated and security precautions - only furthers his antisocial tendencies.

Additional Notes: Yet another inmate here at the asylum who was formerly a doctor; certainly an odd pattern.

Treatment is difficult due to the frigid temperatures I am forced to endure in his presence.

Batman: Arkham City
He will appear in the sequel, Batman: Arkham City, voiced by Maurice LaMarche. On August 15, a new trailer was released which involved Mr. Freeze. In the trailer, Batman goes to Freeze for his help with some unidentified task. However, Freeze demands that Batman save Nora, or Freeze will kill him. In an analysis, he had a Joker henchman frozen behind him. His suit also seems to have a few new abilities such as tracking people by their heat trails

DC Universe Online
Mr. Freeze is voiced by Clancy Brown in DC Universe Online.

Trivia

 * In Dr. Young's notes, Penguin wrote his signature to only state that there is an alliance, since there is no reason to have enemies. The theory is his Iceberg Lounge, which inside, has a real yet small ice polar cap. Mr. Freeze can use that with Penguin as a part of his ground.