Forefrost
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Forefrost | |
| Player: @Psyshock | |
| Origin: | Mutant |
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| Archetype: | Dominator (Ice Control/Icy Assault) |
| Threat Level: | 14 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Norman Jonah Badeau |
| Known Aliases: | Jonah Frost, Agent Forefrost |
| Species: | Human Mutant (Homo Superior) |
| Age: | 19 |
| Height: | 5'11'' |
| Weight: | 150 lbs |
| Eye Color: | Blue-Green(originally), glowing white |
| Hair Color: | Black(originally), white |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | French-Canadian |
| Occupation: | Criminal, writer |
| Place of Birth: | Fort Albany, Ontario, Canada |
| Base of Operations: | Mobile |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Jeremy Badeau(father, deceased), Lisa Monet-Badeau(mother) |
| Known Powers | |
| Ice creation, Ice manipulation, thermalkinesis | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Practical computing, acrobatics, literature | |
| Equipment | |
| Combat Boots, various weapons | |
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This character is my ice/ice dominator. It was my goal to have at least one of each kind of dominator with similar secondaries (Fire/fiery, Plant/thorny, Mind/Psionic and Gravity/energy). I wanted to do something different with this character however; make him contraversial to certain beliefs. Influences include Marvel's Iceman and Northstar, DC's Mr. Freeze and another one of my characters; a Defender.
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Personality
Forefrost appears as being quiet, independant and cold towards other people, however those that get to know him better get to see his creative, highly opinionated and idealistic side. He hates to be judged, and usually snaps into temper tantrums when people place words into his mouth or thoughts into his head. Forefrost believes that religion is the stupidest thing in the world, accusing those who follow it to be 'a bunch of narrow-minded, useless, incapable sheep looking for a shepard to tell them what to do no matter how farfetched it may seem'. His anti-religion attitude usually coarses him into attacking churches. Towards his allies and loved ones however, Forefrost can be the nicest guy in the world, willing to help at any time. Though this quality is well hidden, he tends to be intuitive, especially during times of distress. His emotions are never half-witted, it's either one extreme or the other. He is also well known for holding grudges, and isn't the kind of guy you want to anger or make enemies with if you wish to live your life in solace.
History
The Beginning
Born within Northern Ontario, Norman came to use the beautiful natural surroundings accompanied with an elaborate imagination as an escape route from reality, a reality that included bitter battles between his parents. By the time he was ten, his parents divorced, splitting up not only their possessions, but the family as well. Norman's mother and older brother moved out east, while he remained with his father. Within school, Norman seemed to isolate himself from everyone else and indulge in his talent of writing, and could always be seen with a blue journal in his possession. He would write about specific places he would visit, the people he would see, and the circumstances he experienced. At home, he was physically, emotionally and sexually abused by his father, who's alcoholic problem escalated gradually after the divorce.
During one Winter day, he came home from school to find his father sitting upon his chair, his eyes glued to his journal seated upon a pile of beer cans. There were entries about his hatred of society, there were pages of his hatred of religion, and most importantly, the abuse. He quickly noticed at how vividly his son had written, he could see that if such details were to fall into the wrong hands, there was a very good chance that he would eventually end up in prison due to the multiple accusations. In his heart, he knew they were true. In fury, he began to tear the pages out and tossed the torn journal viciously at his son. Norman ran out the house in fear of his father, unable to put on his coat, and as his bare feet graced the snow, he could hear the door behind him slam shut. Norman was forced to wander around the wintery wilderness without proper attire. It wasn't until a few hours had passed that he realized the bitter-cold conditions were not waring out his body. Instead, his body seemed to embrace it.
Revenge through Discovery
His latent mutant abilities began to manifest slowly as his flesh, hair and eyes began to ice over. Whatever thermal radiation his body was holding began to radiate outward, yet his vitals remained normal at all times. At the absence of heat, ice shards began to form within the air around him and fall to the ground as the moisture cooled. It didn't take him long to cope with the phenomenon, it seemed to grant him the feeling of being 'unique', a feeling he enjoyed. The next day, Norman found himself walking home to an unlocked door. Whatever fears he once held onto faded away as his cold gaze locked onto his father. Without saying one word, he stepped in front of him and looked him in the eye, his left hand remained behind his back and out of his father's line of sight. Just as the deviant man opened his lips to speak, Norman revealed the large shard of ice he was holding, and stabbed his father directly in the stomach.
Norman waited until he bled to death before attempting to move the body. Grasping his dead father's arm with a cold grip, he began to slowly freeze him inside and out. The next hour was spent breaking the block of ice into smaller pieces using a hammer found on the ground, a previous tool his father had used often to threaten him. He collected the ice pieces within a garbage bag and discarded it near James Bay without feeling the need to hide the evidence. During the next few days, the cold heart remained at home and began to familiarize himself with his abilities even moreso. The long absence of his father from his place of occupation lead to a police investigation. By the time the frozen garbage bag was discovered, Norman was long gone. For days, he travelled Southward through the winter conditions, surviving sorely on whatever he could find.
There and Now
Upon reaching a river, Norman was approached by a strange man wearing all black. He claimed that he knew who Norman was, and that he could help him hone his abilities even further, noting that he applauded his previous acts of redemption. Those facts were noted before a proper introduction. Curious and somewhat desperate, Norman agreed to trust the stranger. The man lead him to a chopper sitting upon a frigid ice slick and from there, they took off towards an isolated base situated just outside of New York. The man finally revealed himself to be the assassin Black Serval, a member of a small terrorist group known as Pandemonium and a moderate threat towards Longbow in particular.
Norman spent the next five years training amongst the ranks of the organization, learning how to not only utilize his abilities, but his physical condition and education as well. In order to sever his connection with his father, Norman began using the alias Jonah Frost. Through his work of various robberies and sabotage, Jonah quickly climbed up the ranks of the small terrorist group despite his age, and was dubbed Agent Forefrost appropriately. Although well respected amongst the group, Jonah's ambitions propelled him to look for satisfaction elsewhere, especially noticing that the group was slowly beginning to fall apart after the mysterious death of Black Serval a few months prior.
His solo career got off to a rocky start despite his previous training. During a robbery in King's Row, Jonah was apprehended by a group of Longbow, but not after a bitterly long fight. An investigation traced his previous acts of crime, but information of his true identity was never found. Jonah was immediately sent to the Ziggursky for proper custody. Although his circumstance was ill-fated, his aloft sense of calmness didn't leave any room for panic or anticipation. With only a week passing by, Jonah managed to take advantage of an Arachnos breakout and fled to the Rogue Isles. Although at first he gave the impression of finding the villain group interesting, Forefrost never had the intention of affiliating himself with the Arachnos, believing them to be highly overrated.
The Rogue Isles
Powers
Cryokinesis
Forefrost has the ability to create and manipulate ice. He is able to freeze any moisture within the air around himself into extremely hard ice, enabling him to form simple objects such as ice projectiles, ice blocks, ice shards and ice swords, the extent of his cryokinetic abilities limited only to his imagination.
Thermalkinesis
Forefrost is able to reduce the kinetic energy of atoms and thus lower the immediate temperature within large areas or specific objects to temperatures rivaling those of Antarctica, enabling him to instantly freeze an object within seconds. These abilities are limited to only lowering the temperature. He does not possess the capability of raising temperature by increasing the kinetic energy of atoms, however this allows him to lower his external and internal body temperatures to as low as -73.3 degrees Celsius (-100 degrees fahrenheit) without injury to himself.
Ice Animation
Forefrost is able to manipulate ice within a secondary state. When creating two or more instances of ice formations at any given time, he has the ability to control one directly while the other formation remains indirect; it may still act, but manipulation of the instance is lost, resulting in the instance to retain, but act in no particular pattern of movement (An example may be when a created shower of ice shards continues to move around in the air behind him while he is focusing on another instance and situation, such as an ice sword. Because he is still controlling the ice shards passively, they do not stop motion, but can not be directly manipulated either since they are not within his line of sight). This allows him to create 'ice sidekicks', non-living human shapes of ice that are able to attack without direct manipulation.
Abilities
Acrobatics
Forefrost is a trained acrobatic, but usually prefers using his powers at range while engaging an enemy. This skill is used strictly for defensive purposes in melee situations.
Practical Computing
Forefrost possesses considerable knowledge of computer use and is an expert hacker. This skill was acquired during his affiliation with Pandemonium.
Writing and Literature
Forefrost has continued his pursuit of writing and literature throughout his life, maintaining an education throughout his affiliation with Pandemonium. It is speculated that this is the reason why he dislikes those who use improper grammar.
Weapons and Equipment
Combat Boots
After Black Serval's apparent death, his boots were given to Forefrost respectively. They enable him to leap to great heights by negating gravity within a sustained environment.
Ghost Slaying Axe
The Ghost Slaying Axe was originally meant to be a one-time use weapon during a mission to Nerva Archipelago, but Forefrost decided to keep it for future use. The axe is designed to cause serious harm to spirit-like and dead adversaries.
Ice Sword
Using his cryokinetic abilities, Forefrost is able to craft weapons out of solid ice, the most common being the Ice Sword.
Limitations
Because his thermalkinetic abilities only enable him to 'push' heat away from specific places, Forefrost is vulnerable within areas of intense heat or dry air due to lack of moisture.
Affiliations
- Pandemonium - A small terrorist group that was based just on the border of Canada and the U.S.A. Since its disbandment, all former members have moved on to other things.
- Black Serval - An assassin and the initial mentor to Forefrost during his first few months within Pandemonium. The two commonly worked together. Black Serval's death remains a mystery to this day.
Trivia
- Forefrost is vegetarian.
- Forefrost's favourite song is "Windowsill" by the Arcade Fire, and can usually be heard either huming or singing it during random events. Favourite artists include the Scissor Sisters, Bjork and the Arcade Fire.
- Forefrost is deeply interested in Astrology. He is a Scorpio.
- Forefrost loves cats and dislikes dogs, however he has shown to respect all living things, believing that humans have no superiority over any other creature.
- Aside from his hatred of religion, Forefrost also possesses a strong dislike for marriage, claiming it to be another commercial act. 'Besides..what the hell's the point of getting married when you're just going to divorce soon after? It's a waste of money and a waste of time.'
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