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Ironic, isn't it? After all I did to keep my wife whole, I end up like this. You understand now why I could not return to my Nora… my treasure. There's no hope for me… or you, or your city. Everyone's going to feel my loss.
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~ Mr. Freeze swearing revenge.
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Yes. It would move me to tears...if I still had tears to shed.
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~ Mr. Freeze to Batman.
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Think of it, Batman: to never again to walk on a summer's day with a hot wind in your face and a warm hand to hold. Oh yes, I'd kill for that.
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~ Mr. Freeze's most famous quote in "Heart of Ice".
Victor Fries, better known as Mr. Freeze, is a supporting antagonist in the DC Animated Universe.
He is a GothCorp scientist bent on saving his wife Nora who was mutated following an accident caused by his employer Ferris Boyle, making it so he couldn't survive in any warm environment without the use of a special suit. This incarnation of Mr. Freeze is known for completely reinventing the original character from the comics; transforming him from a stereotypical mad scientist into a tragic villain.
Victor Fries was once a scientist specializing in cryogenics, who worked for the corporation Gothcorp and was married to a woman named Nora, the love of his life. Nora is later diagnosed with a terminal illness, so Victor uses equipment from Gothcorp to put her in cryo-stasis until a cure is found. However, CEO Ferris Boyle shuts the project down because it is costing him too much money, even though stopping the experiment would kill Nora. When Victor tries to save his wife, Boyle kicks him into a table full of unstable coolant chemicals, which causes a major explosion. Boyle flees, leaving Victor for dead.
Victor survives, but as a result of the accident is unable to survive in normal room temperatures, and is forced to wear a robotic suit that keeps his body at sub-zero temperatures. He becomes obsessed with avenging his wife and killing Boyle. Calling himself Mr. Freeze, he begins stealing Gothcorp equipment, and finally crashes a Gothcorp event to kill Boyle.
Batman stops Freeze by splashing his helmet with hot chicken soup (provided by Alfred after Bruce developed a cold from his first encounter with Freeze), shattering it with the resulting thermal shock and immobilizing Freeze. He then supplies Summer Gleeson with a surveillance tape revealing Boyle's crimes; Boyle is subsequently arrested after Batman leaves the "humanitarian" half frozen from the waist down. Mr. Freeze is institutionalized in Arkham Asylum in a sub-zero degree cell, where he tearfully begs Nora's forgiveness for his failure to avenge her.
Deep Freeze[]
Months passed, Freeze was kidnapped from his prison cell at Arkham Asylum by billionaire Grant Walker. Walker wanted Freeze to mutate him to become immortal. At first, he was reluctant, but agrees to do so after seeing that his wife Nora is still alive. He later helps Walker freeze the world but turns on him when he realizes that Nora would not love him, but will hate him if he helps Walker with his goal. Freeze turned against Walker and destroyed his utopia society.
Mr. Freeze's new body.
Mr. Freeze chose to stay with his wife and secluded himself from the public in a block of ice. The ice eventually drifted into the Arctic Ocean where Freeze found Koonak and adopted him as his own son. Mr. Freeze kept his wife in the containment cell until he could find a cure for her condition.
SubZero[]
An exploration crew crashed into Freeze's home, destroying Nora's container which progressed her illness. Mr. Freeze froze the entire crew and travelled back to Gotham City with his wife Nora, Koonak, and his two polar bears to look for his old colleague Gregory Belson who became head cryogenic researcher of Gothcorp. Freeze gave Belson a gold nugget to help him cure Nora with an organ transplant. Since they could not find any deceased donors, they decided to look for living donors.
Belson was reluctant at first but Freeze convinced him to help him by giving Belson a gold vein he found in the Arctic. Among the living donors they've searched, they chose Commissioner Gordon's daughter and Dick Grayson's girlfriend, Barbara Gordon as their donor and kidnapped her. Batman and Robin stopped the transplant and saw that Freeze's lair begins to collapse. Belson refused to continue the operation and tried to escape from the oil rig only to be crushed by the falling debris.
Freeze was still alive but his leg was broken. Batman tries to help him up but Freeze insisted that he, Robin and Barbara rescue Nora and Koonak first. After Koonak and Nora were taken to the Batwing, Batman tries to rescue Freeze, but a pipe hits him, causing him to drop Freeze to a fiery ocean. Mr. Freeze survived the fall and swam with his polar bears to shore. Freeze watched a TV news report about his presumed death and a successful organ transplant funded by Wayne Enterprises that cured Nora of her illness. Freeze walks with his polar bears back home as he was moved to tears of joy, relieved that Nora is finally cured and safe.
Cold Comfort[]
Mr. Freeze as a spider.
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Everyone is going to feel my loss!
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~ Mr. Freeze swearing revenge on the entire world
Freeze eventually returns to Gotham, albeit with his newfound joy evaporated. Nora had recovered, but believing her husband dead, remarried and left Gotham. At the same time, Fries' own condition worsened, and by the time kidnapped doctors were able to stabilize him, Fries was reduced to a head in a jar walking on mechanical spider-like legs, interacting with the outside world with a robotic suit. Faced with no probability of assuming a normal life with Nora, Freeze decides to take out his pain and loss on Gotham by freezing everyone and everything in it. Batman thwarted Fries, who went missing afterward.
(Note: There are two comics that detail two different outcomes for Freeze and Nora in the time between Cold Comfort and Meltdown and it is unknown which, if either, are canon).
In the comic Batman: Gotham Adventures, Freeze allegedly kills Ferris Boyle, Grant Walker and almost kills Nora's new husband Francis D'Anjou. It is later exposed by Nightwing that the Freeze committing the murders was actually a robot duplicate created by D'Anjou, who realized that Nora still loved Freeze more than him and wanted to make her hate him. This backfired as not only did Nora discover this, but also discovered countless letters from Freeze to her that D'Anjou hid, causing her to divorce Francis and go looking for her former husband. The two reunite for the first time since Nora was put in cryostasis where Nora confesses she never truly loved Francis and the two confess they still love each other. However, Batman and Batgirl arrive and Freeze, believing them wanting to apprehend him for previous crimes, attempts to fight back, only for his body to be destroyed and his head flung into the ocean, horrifying Nora. Nora tries her best to find her former husband, to no avail, while Freeze's head continues sinking, uttering Nora's name as he does so. It is presumed that this is how Wayne Enterprises manage to find and capture Freeze by the time of Batman Beyond.
In the comic Batman: The Adventure Continues, it is revealed that Nora's illness relapsed, and with Freeze not there to put her in cryo-stasis again, she succumbed to the illness and died, driving Freeze into pure grief and madness. Freeze acquired a new suit and returned to Gotham with the goal of somehow bringing Nora back. He steals her body and a shawl that, according to legend, has the power to resurrect. What the legends failed to mention however, was that the shawl only works on the living, with unknown consequences on what it would do to the dead. Batman and Azrael, who came from the order Freeze stole the shawl from, try to convince him not to go through with it, mentioning the shawl's limitations. Freeze refuses to listen and tries to kill them. Azrael manages to distract him by reluctantly kicking aside Nora's body, enraging Freeze, though allowing Batman to defeat him. Batman and Azrael send him back to Arkham. with Nora being lain to rest once more.
Meltdown[]
Fifty years after being thwarted by Batman, Fries' head was in storage at a facility belonging to Wayne-Powers, kept alive by having machines take care of his vital functions and not having aged a minute. Derek Powers, now Blight, is searching for a cure to his mutation. Dr. Stephanie Lake, a young ambitious researcher, recommends growing a new body for Powers, and transferring his consciousness into the new body. Victor Fries was to be the test subject.
Fries was thrilled to be able to feel again after the procedure, and decides to turn over a new leaf. Bruce Wayne is suspicious of his old foe, and instructs Terry McGinnis, the new Batman, to monitor him. Terry was not so convinced on the old man's suspicion. Fries' newfound life was short, however, as he inexplicably relapses. At Derek's powers' instructions, Dr. Lake locked Victor in a chamber and increased the heat to weaken him enough to run a biopsy to determine the problem.
Freeze managed to escape, however, and returned to vengeance in his new cryogenic suit, which he had left in cold storage. For Power's and Lake's treachery, Mr. Freeze freezes them, despite Lake pleading for mercy, only to be cruelly told by Freeze "Remember, there might be some momentary discomfort" (the same thing she said as she transferred his consciousness) and encases her completely in ice, killing her. Freeze proceeds to destroy the facility. Batman tried to stop him, but Derek Powers, now in his Blight guise, broke out of his ice encasing and intervened, fighting them both.
Freeze finally managed to dispatch Blight, blowing him out of the building, but his suit was damaged by Blight's radiation blast. Batman pleaded with Freeze to escape, but Freeze was determined to go down with the building, saying to Batman in a sad, regretful tone "Believe me, you're the only one who cares...", before sealing himself off in order to ensure he doesn't go down with him. Batman escapes as the building collapses and explodes, finally killing Freeze putting an end to his suffering, and granting him the peace he wanted for decades.
Terry later admitted to Bruce that he was wrong about Freeze, to which he replied that both of them were.
Personality[]
Unlike most of Batman's enemies, Mr. Freeze is not inherently villainous. He is rather a nihilistic scientist driven by his determination to save his wife, Nora. However, he is willing to kill anyone in order to save her life, and is more than willing to destroy anyone for getting in his way. He is more of an anti-heroic, complex character instead of being truly evil, due to the fact that, while he is undeniably merciless, Freeze will do anything to save her.
Freeze is somewhat similar Batman, in how they both come off as dark and brooding, yet are of good intentions. However, unlike Batman, Freeze doesn't follow rules or morals, and always takes extreme measures to his actions. Because of this, Batman sympathizes with Freeze, but is unwilling to let him kill for the matter.
Before the incident, Freeze was a reserved scientist who wanted to avoid conflict. However, he is left cold and aloof from the incident that turned him into Mr. Freeze. Nora appears to be the one person Freeze has a soft spot for. However, he does have a sense of honor for other people. He helped Grant Walker freeze the city after helping him save Nora, and when the new Batman (Terry McGinnis) in Batman Beyond saved his life, Freeze managed to return the favor by saving him in return, and tells him to get out of the place before it freezes up with himself in it.
Unlike his earlier incarnations, Freeze is a more serious, no-nonsense character. In the Adam West series, and "Batman & Robin", he happened to be a stereotypical villain who acted silly, and wasn't all that tragic. However, this Mr. Freeze rarely jokes, if ever, despite making some snarky comments during a fight, and is more poetic when using his ice puns, instead of using them as jokes.
Freeze happens to stay calm and collected in every situation, and never appears to lose his temper. He never appears to emote with other people, and tends to answer most comments with a cold, steely glare. However, when he does speak, he chooses his words carefully, and rarely speaks unless it's necessary. Despite his stoic, brooding demeanor, Freeze is more emotional when Nora is the subject. He will without a doubt keep to himself, but clearly loses some of his coldness, when it's about her.
By the time of Batman Beyond, Freeze is tired of living, having been trapped as just a head in a Wayne-Powers laboratory and having undoubtedly outlived Nora, he wishes nothing more than to die, mocking those who wished for immortality, which he has technically achieved. Despite this, when Stephanie Lake offers him a second chance at life, he quickly takes the offer. After being attacked by someone whose family he killed, Freeze feels great remorse for his actions, refusing to press charges against the attacker and tries to make amends, announcing on live tv that he is making a charity in Nora's name, showing that after 50 years he still loves her. Unfortunately, he is betrayed and perishes before he can get the charity started.
Powers and Abilities[]
Strength: Mr. Freeze's suit granted him inhuman strength, kicking two doors off their hinges with one kick and easily picking up and throwing Batman over his head.
Armor: Mr. Freeze's suit was heavily armored to the point that bullets from a revolver bounced off his chest. Even kicks and punches from Batman had no effect on him.
Immunity To Aging: Mr. Freeze was incapable of aging after his accident due to his cells being frozen solid.
Genius-level intellect: As a former scientist who specialized in cryogenics, Mr. Freeze possesses the knowledge and engineering expertise to construct the cryo-pod he put his wife in, along with his sub-zero armor and freeze gun.
Arsenal[]
Freeze Gun: Mr. Freeze's signature weapon which could create ice from airborne water vapor or any nearby water source.
Revolver: Prior to his accident, Victor Fries stole a guard's revolver to threaten Ferris Boyle with.
Weaknesses[]
Warmth: As a result of the accident, Mr. Freeze's normal body temperature left him able to withstand levels of cold that where ordinarily fatal to other humans. The reverse of that was an extreme vulnerability to heat to the point where he could not survive outside of a subzero environment.
Quotes[]
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This is how I'll always remember you. Surrounded by winter, forever young. Forever beautiful. Rest well my life. The monster that took you from me will soon learn that revenge is a dish best served cold.
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~ Mr. Freeze at the start of "Heart of Ice."
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Nora! Noooooooooooooora!
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~ Mr. Freeze's final words before being mutated in the accident.
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Batman: Freeze! Mr. Freeze: That's Mr. Freeze to you.
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~ Mr. Freeze first introducing himself to Batman.
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The cold eyes are upon you, Boyle. Come now. Surely you remember your old colleague, Victor Fries? You beg? In my nightmares, I see my Nora behind the glass, begging to me with frozen eyes. How I've longed to see that look frozen on you!
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~ Mr. Freeze when confronting Boyle.
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Mr. Freeze: I'm beyond emotions. They've been frozen dead in me. Batman: That suit you wear. A result of the coolant? Mr. Freeze: Very good. A detective to the last. I can no longer survive out of a sub-zero environment. Tonight I mean to pay back the man who ruined my life. Our lives. Batman: Even if you have to kill everyone in the building to do it? Mr. Freeze: Think of it, Batman: to never again to walk on a summer's day with a hot wind in your face and a warm hand to hold. Oh yes, I'd kill for that.
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~ Mr. Freeze talking with Batman about his plan to kill Ferris Boyle.
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I failed you. I wish there were another way for me to say it. I cannot. I can only beg your forgiveness, and pray you hear me somehow, someplace... Someplace where a warm hand waits for mine.
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~ Mr. Freeze begging Nora's forgiveness
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Everyone is going to feel my loss!
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~ Mr. Freeze swears revenge on all of Gotham City.
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Take a good look, Doctor. I've been like this for nearly fifty years, and I haven't aged one day. I have become what many men have dreamed of: an immortal. And yet, there hasn't been a day, an hour, a minute, I haven't thought about death. It obsesses me.
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~ Mr. Freeze to Dr. Lake
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Batman (Terry McGinnis): Freeze, think! This can't be what you want. It'll only cause more pain- more suffering! Freeze: No, I end it. When this goes, I go too.
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~ Freeze reveals his intentions to destroy Derek Powers' lab with himself still inside.
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Believe me; you're the only one who cares.
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~ Freeze's last words to Batman Beyond before he dies in an explosion.
Gallery[]
Images[]
Mr. Freeze in Batman: The Animated Series.
Mr. Freeze in The New Batman Adventures.
Mr. Freeze in Batman Beyond.
Videos[]
Mr. Freeze Origin
Bruce,Tim,and batgirl vs. Mr.Freeze
Mr.Freeze debut batman beyond
Mr Freeze's Death
Trivia[]
Though he was more of a comic relief in earlier works, the DCAU turned Freeze into a more serious and well-intentioned villain.
Mr. Freeze's surge in popularity following "Heat of Ice" resulted in his tragic backstory involving Nora and her illness being implemented in other media following the Animated Series; his backstory in the comics was even retconned Post-Crisis to accommodate for this. Elements of this were also included for Mr. Freeze's motivation in the controversial 1997 movie Batman and Robin. Although it was less serious due to the campy nature of the film, it still had serious and emotional moments. Both the Arkham video game series and the television series Gotham featured Mr. Freeze's quest/storyline of saving Nora, with it also appearing in different comics, although it was handled differently depending on the case.
Paul Dini stated that if he were to remake "Heart of Ice", he would have ended the episode with Freeze crying in his cell, his tears turning into snowflakes as they landed on the musical ballerina representing Nora.
Mr. Freeze is the first of the original Batman's enemies to appear in Batman Beyond.
