Frostbite (Wildstorm)
Encyclopedia
Frostbite, is a character from the DV8
comic book
series, published by Wildstorm
.
. The identity and fate of his father is so far unknown. Leon went to Howard University
in Washington, D.C.
, but quickly found himself in finacinal trouble. Due to his low grades during the first semester, he wasn't awarded a scholarship trustee, despite his good grades the second term and a position on the football team. He was visited by a government agent who told him that they were aware of his difficulties and that he had been selected for a special program. Believing he had no choice, Leon accepted and became a part of Project: Genesis, a special program of International Operations
. Leon like all subjects, had been tested positive for the gen-factor substance that could give regular humans superhuman powers. The subjects were fed a special activator drug during the program. Leon's first signs of Gen-activation were a discoloration in his hair, which went from black to yellow. At first he hid his hair and considered shaving it all off, but then he decided to just accept it. He also started to have nightmares and high fever. In the infirmary he was cryogenically
frozen.
Interference from John Lynch
and Project Genesis subjects Gen¹³
meant the end of the program and Baiul escaped, taking the frozen subjects with her. Several months later, Leon was the first to be thawed. His powers and competitive nature made him ideal soldier material to Baiul who added him to DV8
. DV8's original leader was Threshold, but he and his sister Bliss
were never considered part of the team by the other members, presumably because they already were involved with I.O. before Project: Genesis. DV8, nicknamed the Deviants, were sent on many dangerous missions and Baiul always made it clear to them that they were expendable to her. To survive in this lethal environment, the Deviants became tough and amoral. One of the few Deviants to retain any sort of moral compass, Leon became sick of the death, depravity and violence that were a part of being in DV8.
During his time with the team, Leon is telepathically assaulted by one of the more brutal aspects of Copycat's fragmented mind. That aspect plans force him to have sex with her. He only escapes by draining off much of Copycat's heat. During this encounter, Leon reveals that his first sexual encounter was with Bliss and not pleasant at all.
Leon also participates in a mission to save a neigbhorhood from a homicidal drug gang. He was approached by a young girl, who pleads for help. Later, after the gang is neutralized, he learns the girl had been bed-ridden all this time.
When Ivana blackmailed herself back into I.O., the team became I.O. agents. Leon saw this as an opportunity to atone for their crimes and when Threshold betrayed the team, Leon decided to quit. Frank Colby, the I.O. agent who had taken over DV8, convinced Leon to stay and become the new field leader of DV8. Colby convinced Leon that he was the only one all the others in the team looked up to and that without him DV8 would disband. Leon didn't have any loyalty towards I.O., but he knew that Colby was right when he said that some of his fellow Deviants wouldn't be able to survive in the outside world.
On a mission, Frostbite came into contact with the villain Arthrax, who used his addictive touch upon him. During this mission Leon was forced to push his powers beyond their previous limits and was taken back, seriously injured. When he recovered his powers were gone. Shortly afterwards Ivana fired Leon. Outside, Frank Colby talked to Leon and asked him to join a conspiracy against Ivana. Leon, who was sick of Ivana and her ways, agreed and went home to his mother. There Colby's men exchanged Leon with a body-double and transplanted the tracker Ivana had implanted in all DV8-members to the double. Ivana had the double killed shortly afterwards and Leon was now officially dead. Colby's men introduced Leon to his fellow conspirator, Stephen Callahan, father of Threshold and Bliss. With Callahan's help, Leon's powers were restored. Shortly afterwards DV8 member Sublime
joined the conspiracy as well and they went against Ivana and I.O. The battle would mean the end of DV8.
Leon joined with teammates Sublime and Copycat
to try to lead a normal life. They were joined shortly afterwards by Genevieve Cray, a female clone of Michael Cray
, Sublime's father. Under Cray's leadership the group battled the villain Trance and his group. Trance captured Leon and Sublime and used his mind-controlling powers to make them kiss each other. Frostbite and Sublime had had some sexual tension towards each other for a long time and Trance noticed this. He ordered them to go further when Cray and Copycat stopped him. Trance and his team were defeated, but Leon and Sublime admitted to each other that it hadn't been all bad and tentatively started a relationship.
DV8
DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The series revolves around the lives of a group of Gen-Active people , initially living in New York under the supervision of Ivana Baiul, who sends them on life-threatening black ops assignments.-Publication history:The series lasted 32 issues, and was a...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series, published by Wildstorm
Wildstorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
.
History
Leon grew up with his mother in West Memphis, ArkansasArkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. The identity and fate of his father is so far unknown. Leon went to Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, but quickly found himself in finacinal trouble. Due to his low grades during the first semester, he wasn't awarded a scholarship trustee, despite his good grades the second term and a position on the football team. He was visited by a government agent who told him that they were aware of his difficulties and that he had been selected for a special program. Believing he had no choice, Leon accepted and became a part of Project: Genesis, a special program of International Operations
International Operations
International Operations is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee.-International Operations:...
. Leon like all subjects, had been tested positive for the gen-factor substance that could give regular humans superhuman powers. The subjects were fed a special activator drug during the program. Leon's first signs of Gen-activation were a discoloration in his hair, which went from black to yellow. At first he hid his hair and considered shaving it all off, but then he decided to just accept it. He also started to have nightmares and high fever. In the infirmary he was cryogenically
Cryogenics
In physics, cryogenics is the study of the production of very low temperature and the behavior of materials at those temperatures. A person who studies elements under extremely cold temperature is called a cryogenicist. Rather than the relative temperature scales of Celsius and Fahrenheit,...
frozen.
Interference from John Lynch
John Lynch (comics)
John Lynch is a fictional comic book character, published by Wildstorm. He is the head of Internal Operations. He has starred in Gen¹³, Team 7, Sleeper, and Wildcats.John Lynch is an homage to Nick Fury, the one-eyed head of Marvel Comics' S.H.I.E.L.D....
and Project Genesis subjects Gen¹³
Gen¹³
Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was originally published by Image Comics under the banner Wildstorm, which went on to become an imprint for DC Comics, who continued publishing the Gen¹³...
meant the end of the program and Baiul escaped, taking the frozen subjects with her. Several months later, Leon was the first to be thawed. His powers and competitive nature made him ideal soldier material to Baiul who added him to DV8
DV8
DV8 is a comic book published by Wildstorm. The series revolves around the lives of a group of Gen-Active people , initially living in New York under the supervision of Ivana Baiul, who sends them on life-threatening black ops assignments.-Publication history:The series lasted 32 issues, and was a...
. DV8's original leader was Threshold, but he and his sister Bliss
Bliss (Wildstorm)
Bliss, also known as Nicole Callahan, is a supervillainess in the Wildstorm Universe of American comic books. She was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and drawn by J. Scott Campbell in her first regular appearance...
were never considered part of the team by the other members, presumably because they already were involved with I.O. before Project: Genesis. DV8, nicknamed the Deviants, were sent on many dangerous missions and Baiul always made it clear to them that they were expendable to her. To survive in this lethal environment, the Deviants became tough and amoral. One of the few Deviants to retain any sort of moral compass, Leon became sick of the death, depravity and violence that were a part of being in DV8.
During his time with the team, Leon is telepathically assaulted by one of the more brutal aspects of Copycat's fragmented mind. That aspect plans force him to have sex with her. He only escapes by draining off much of Copycat's heat. During this encounter, Leon reveals that his first sexual encounter was with Bliss and not pleasant at all.
Leon also participates in a mission to save a neigbhorhood from a homicidal drug gang. He was approached by a young girl, who pleads for help. Later, after the gang is neutralized, he learns the girl had been bed-ridden all this time.
When Ivana blackmailed herself back into I.O., the team became I.O. agents. Leon saw this as an opportunity to atone for their crimes and when Threshold betrayed the team, Leon decided to quit. Frank Colby, the I.O. agent who had taken over DV8, convinced Leon to stay and become the new field leader of DV8. Colby convinced Leon that he was the only one all the others in the team looked up to and that without him DV8 would disband. Leon didn't have any loyalty towards I.O., but he knew that Colby was right when he said that some of his fellow Deviants wouldn't be able to survive in the outside world.
On a mission, Frostbite came into contact with the villain Arthrax, who used his addictive touch upon him. During this mission Leon was forced to push his powers beyond their previous limits and was taken back, seriously injured. When he recovered his powers were gone. Shortly afterwards Ivana fired Leon. Outside, Frank Colby talked to Leon and asked him to join a conspiracy against Ivana. Leon, who was sick of Ivana and her ways, agreed and went home to his mother. There Colby's men exchanged Leon with a body-double and transplanted the tracker Ivana had implanted in all DV8-members to the double. Ivana had the double killed shortly afterwards and Leon was now officially dead. Colby's men introduced Leon to his fellow conspirator, Stephen Callahan, father of Threshold and Bliss. With Callahan's help, Leon's powers were restored. Shortly afterwards DV8 member Sublime
Sublime (Wildstorm)
Sublime is a comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm Comics. Her real name is Rachel Goldman, and she is a member of the super human team DV8.-History:...
joined the conspiracy as well and they went against Ivana and I.O. The battle would mean the end of DV8.
Leon joined with teammates Sublime and Copycat
Copycat (Wildstorm)
Copycat is a comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm Comics. She is a member of the super human team DV8.-History:Gem Antonelli, a native of Los Angeles, was part of a series of experiments carried out by International Operations under the control of the director of the Department of Science...
to try to lead a normal life. They were joined shortly afterwards by Genevieve Cray, a female clone of Michael Cray
Deathblow
Deathblow is a fictional character in the . He first appears in Darker Image #1 was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.-Fictional character biography:...
, Sublime's father. Under Cray's leadership the group battled the villain Trance and his group. Trance captured Leon and Sublime and used his mind-controlling powers to make them kiss each other. Frostbite and Sublime had had some sexual tension towards each other for a long time and Trance noticed this. He ordered them to go further when Cray and Copycat stopped him. Trance and his team were defeated, but Leon and Sublime admitted to each other that it hadn't been all bad and tentatively started a relationship.