Iceman
 
IcemanName: Robert Drake
Code Name: Iceman
Nick Name: Bobby
Mutant Ability: Ability to lower the temperature in and outside of his body.  Freezes the moisture around him and can turn his Bobby into ice.
First appearance: X-Men (Vol. 1) #1 (1963)
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Born: Fort Washington, Long Island, New York.
Family:  William Robert Drake (Father);  Madeline Beatrice Bass Drake (Mother); Anne (aunt); Mary (cousins); Joel (cousins).
Romances: Zelda; Lorna Dane;
Teams: X-Men; Champions of Los Angeles, the Defenders and X-Factor
History:  His abilities came to the surface when he was in his early teen, keeping their emergence a secret from everyone except his parents.  While out with a lady friend, she was attacked and Bobby used his mutant power to place the attacker on ice.  The people in the town soon heard of this and thought the youngster to be a menace to society so they invaded Bobby's house and had the town police lock up the boy.  This is when Professor Xaiver first heard of the boy and sent Scott to talk to Bobby about joining the X-Men.  However Bobby was reluctant to believe Scott and the two were about to be hung before they managed to escape from the mob.  Fearing for the boy however Xaiver erased Bobby's abilities from the minds of his neighbors.

Bobby was the groups youngest member and the biggest clown as well and he always questioned his role within the group, deeming them not as valuable as those of his teammates.  But time and time again he proved his worth.  After being captured by the island being Krakoa, and being rescued by new recruits to the X-Men, Bobby left the group. He went on to try to live a "human" live by studying to become an accountant, but eventually missed his old life too much and joined Warren's (Angel's) Champions of Los Angeles.  When they were disbanded he joined the Defenders along with the Incredible Hulk, Prince Namor, Dr. Strange, Silver Surfer, Angel and Beast.  This group disbanded when many were thought to have died in a battle.

He then went on to join his former original X-Men teammates in the formation of X-Factor.  An encounter with another being Bobbyresulted in Bobby's powers increasing to the point where he was forced to where a special belt for control.  In time he was able to control his increased powers without the use of his belt.  X-Factor then returned to the X-Men and had an encounter with Colossus' brother that demonstrated Bobby's potential mutant abilities, he then spent time trying to learn more about himself, but it wasn't until the White Queen (Emma Frost) mentally possessed Bobby did he realize what he was capable of.  He was then able to transform his body fully into solid ice.

Despite believing he had never been an important member of the X-Men, he was captured by Apocalypse for the group of 12 (mutants who would change the history of the world), and survived when Cyclops sacrificed his own life for the others and to prevent Apocalypse from reaching his goal.
 

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