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<div style="color:#585858">'''EARLY LIFE'''</div> | <div style="color:#585858">'''EARLY LIFE'''</div> | ||
| − | <font size=4>O</font>liver Thomas Black was born in London, England, on January 13, 1997. He lived a typical middle-class childhood in the United Kingdom, until his mutation began to reveal itself during puberty. <br> | + | <font size=4>O</font>liver Thomas Black was born in London, England, on January 13, 1997. He lived a typical middle-class childhood in the United Kingdom, until his mutation began to reveal itself during puberty. <br>The first signs were easily overlooked and quickly blamed on things like puberty or the flu. Awkward moments of excessive sweating, spontaneous headaches, suddenly feeling real warm or cold. Unfortunately the fever symptoms got a lot worse and the teen was eventually hospitalized when his declining body temperature started reaching critical levels. |
| + | <br>Of course things only got weirder. Despite the abnormally low body temperature, Oliver's organs continued to function effectively. And a layer of frost and crystalized ice began to form on his skin, leaving the boy with a frost-shrouded appearance that immediately gives away his mutant nature. By downing a concoction of chemicals Oliver is still able to return to looking like his old self again, suppressing the outward mutation by lowering his core temperature and basically tricking his body, but the serum only lasts for a while and actively using his powers negates the effects. | ||
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| − | At the age of 16 Black filed for emancipation and moved to the United States | + | At the age of 16 Black filed for emancipation and moved to the United States, where he continued his history of changing schools for a bit until finally ending up at Westside High in Millennium City. This is when Oliver decided to take up crime fighting as a pastime, initially it was just to help him to come to grips with his new reality and to gain a handle on his nascent abilities. <br>Although he has walked the fine line between heroism and vigilantism in the past, Black Ice is currently on good terms with the Millennium City Police Department. Having lend his aid in the solving of numerous cases of street crime as well as a number of investigations into underworld activity. In his last year of high school Black had already decided to pursue crime fighting as a career. |
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Oliver Black is a troubled individual, displaying at least a few character traits and patterns of behavior that correspond with his mutant appearance. While generally an amiable young man, his attitude towards others can sometimes come across as cold or distant. He is not intentionally unkind to anyone, he just does not warm up to people easily. Once he does, his loyalty is absolute. | Oliver Black is a troubled individual, displaying at least a few character traits and patterns of behavior that correspond with his mutant appearance. While generally an amiable young man, his attitude towards others can sometimes come across as cold or distant. He is not intentionally unkind to anyone, he just does not warm up to people easily. Once he does, his loyalty is absolute. | ||
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| − | In the field Black is able to keep a cool head by relying on scientific knowledge or rational thought. His quick thinking and common sense allow him to come up with ingenious practical solutions in the heat of the moment. Black is also known to stubbornly place the safety of others before his own wellbeing, performing daring feats and outright reckless stunts if the situation asks for it. | + | In the field Black is able to keep a cool head by relying on scientific knowledge or rational thought. His quick thinking and common sense allow him to come up with ingenious practical solutions in the heat of the moment. Black is also known to stubbornly place the safety of others before his own wellbeing, often performing daring feats and outright reckless stunts if the situation asks for it. |
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| − | + | Even though he is considered one of the more promising up-and-coming young heroes, already having his name attached to a brand, Black does not actively seek out the spotlight and prefers to keep to himself. He has actually gotten rather good at evading the press and he seldom agrees to do an interview, much to the frustration of his sponsors who would like nothing more than to see Oliver fully embrace his status as a minor celebrity. Instead his agent often has to deal with confused or disgruntled photographers who keep having difficulties with iced-over camera lenses. | |
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Black Ice possesses the ability to create, direct and manipulate ice or any substance below its freezing point. This gives him the power to cause extreme drops in temperature, spontaneously freeze things solid and to exercise near complete control over frozen substances or ice formations. The ice created through the use of these abilities also has a slightly higher density and strength than regular, naturally formed ice crystals. Most notably the layer of crystalized ice that covers Black's own body when he is in his mutant state. | Black Ice possesses the ability to create, direct and manipulate ice or any substance below its freezing point. This gives him the power to cause extreme drops in temperature, spontaneously freeze things solid and to exercise near complete control over frozen substances or ice formations. The ice created through the use of these abilities also has a slightly higher density and strength than regular, naturally formed ice crystals. Most notably the layer of crystalized ice that covers Black's own body when he is in his mutant state. | ||
| − | While these abilities do not require direct physical contact, using these powers over longer distances appears to be more straining and does not allow Black Ice to exercise the same level of control. It has been estimated that | + | While these abilities do not require direct physical contact, using these powers over longer distances appears to be more straining and does not allow Black Ice to exercise the same level of control. It has been estimated that the subject is capable of invoking temperatures as low as several hundred degrees below Celsius when maintaining direct physical contact with his target. |
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*Has become a regular customer at '''Darren's Pizza'''. | *Has become a regular customer at '''Darren's Pizza'''. | ||
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