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=== Early Life === |
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| − | Caitlin once had a brother named [[Charlie]] |
+ | Caitlin once had a brother named [[Charlie]] who eventually died, leaving her [[Caitlin Snow's mother|mother]] "cold". She later went to medical school, but rarely studied and around 2013, she flunked out and had to move back in with her mother.<ref name=":0">"[[Back to Normal]]"</ref> Not long after, Caitlin was affected by [[Harrison Wells (Earth Two)|Harrison Wells]]' [[S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator (Earth Two)|S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator]], giving her cryokinetic abilities. Since then, Caitlin cut off all ties to her past life and began calling herself "Killer Frost" and refused to use her real name. Even so much as hearing it made her angry. At one point in her life, Caitlin met and married [[Ronnie Raymond (Earth Two)|Ronnie Raymond]], a fellow meta-human criminal with pyrokinetic abilities.<ref name="Welcome to Earth-2">{{Ep|Welcome to Earth-2}}</ref> |
===The arrival of Earth One Flash=== |
===The arrival of Earth One Flash=== |
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[[File:Deathstorm and Killer Frost kiss.png|thumb|left|250px|Caitlin and Ronnie kiss.]] |
[[File:Deathstorm and Killer Frost kiss.png|thumb|left|250px|Caitlin and Ronnie kiss.]] |
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| − | After [[Francisco Ramon|Francisco Ramon/Reverb]] vibed that his doppelgänger, along with other [[Earth One]] residents, had arrived on Earth Two, Caitlin and Ronnie searched for them. The two went to [[Jitterbugs]] and |
+ | After [[Francisco Ramon|Francisco Ramon/Reverb]] vibed that his doppelgänger, along with other [[Earth One]] residents, had arrived on Earth Two, Caitlin and Ronnie searched for them. The two went to [[Jitterbugs]] and interrogated the people, asking if any of them were in the wrong universe. Suddenly, [[Iris West (Earth Two)|Iris West]] pulled out her gun and attempted to arrest them. As Caitlin moved to attack her, Earth One [[Barry Allen]] (in disguise) attempted to reason with her and called her Caitlin, she told him she no longer went by that name. Caitlin then fired icicles toward Barry and Iris, who used a table as a shield. After Ronnie critically injures [[Joe West (Earth Two)|Joseph West]], Caitlin and Ronnie were brought outside by Barry while Iris was distracted by her father, revealing he was the Flash. Caitlin attempted to kill the Flash with icicles but failed and told her husband to do so and watched the battle, turned on. The Flash used a helmet from a statue of [[Hunter Zolomon|Jay Garrick]] to redirect one of Ronnie's blasts towards Caitlin, hurting her. She was taken away and tended to by Ronnie. |
[[File:Killer Frost and Deathstorm.png|thumb|right|250px|Killer Frost and Deathstorm confront Iris, Lawton and Vibe.]] |
[[File:Killer Frost and Deathstorm.png|thumb|right|250px|Killer Frost and Deathstorm confront Iris, Lawton and Vibe.]] |
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| − | Later, Caitlin and Ronnie were approached by Iris, [[Floyd Lawton (Earth Two)|Floyd Lawton]], and [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco Ramon/Vibe]], Reverb's doppelgänger |
+ | Later, Caitlin and Ronnie were approached by Iris, [[Floyd Lawton (Earth Two)|Floyd Lawton]], and [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco Ramon/Vibe]], Reverb's doppelgänger but Caitlin forced them to stand down and drop their weapons. Iris expressed anger the duo for her father's death, but they remained unrepentant. Caitlin was annoyed that Reverb tried to get Cisco to join him instead of just turning him over to Zoom but Reverb silenced her with a threat. Suddenly, the Flash appeared and incapacitated Caitlin, Ronnie and Reverb. Iris wounded Caitlin with Cisco's special weapon, much to Ronnie's anger. Reverb and Ronnie eventually overpowered the Flash and began continuously hitting him despite Caitlin's warning that Zoom wanted Flash unharmed. Just then, Zoom arrived and quickly killed Ronnie and Reverb, much to Caitlin's horror. He then grabbed Caitlin by the throat but spared her, stating he was happy to see that she knew her place. After Zoom sped off with the Flash, Caitlin ran toward her husband's body but soon took off in grief.<ref name="Welcome to Earth-2" /> |
[[File:Cisco holds Killer Frost at gunpoint.png|thumb|left|250px|Caitlin is held at gunpoint by Cisco.]] |
[[File:Cisco holds Killer Frost at gunpoint.png|thumb|left|250px|Caitlin is held at gunpoint by Cisco.]] |
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| − | After Ronnie's death Caitlin fled into the |
+ | After Ronnie's death, Caitlin fled into the Woodlands to mourn. Soon after, she was soon approached by Iris, Harry, Cisco, and [[Barry Allen (Earth Two)|Earth Two Barry]], demanding to know where Zoom was in order to find the Flash and Harry's daughter, [[Jesse Wells|Jesse]]. Caitlin refused to say anything and instead tried to kill them and bring them to Zoom but Cisco eventually held her at gunpoint and Caitlin surrendered. However, she still refused to tell them where Zoom was. Cisco tried to reason with her, telling Caitlin of her [[Caitlin Snow|Earth One counterpart]] and how distraught she was when her [[Ronnie Raymond|Ronnie]] died too. Upon hearing this Caitlin was convinced to aid them and took them to [[Zoom's lair]] at Ascension Cliffs, using her powers to create a walkway. |
[[File:Caitlin attacks Zoom.png|thumb|right|250px|Caitlin attacks Zoom.]] |
[[File:Caitlin attacks Zoom.png|thumb|right|250px|Caitlin attacks Zoom.]] |
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| − | + | With some more persuasion from Cisco, Caitlin freed [[Jesse Wells|Jesse]] but was was unable to free the Flash since her powers couldn't penetrate the carbine glass, but he eventually managed to phase his way out on his own with help from Earth two Barry. Zoom then showed up, revealing Caitlin secretly called him. Zoom said that although he couldn't kill Earth One Barry or Harry, he could kill everyone else, starting with Jesse. However, Caitlin turned on Zoom and blasted him with her ice powers, holding him down long enough for everyone else to escape.<ref>{{Ep|Escape from Earth-2}}</ref> Instead of being killed for her betrayal, Caitlin was imprisoned in Barry's carbine cell as as a reminder of her Earth One counterpart, whom Zoom had feelings for.<ref name=":0" /> |
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===Death=== |
===Death=== |
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| + | After a couple months, Caitlin grew annoyed by her fellow [[Jay Garrick|inmate with an iron mask ]]but wasn't sure why she was even still alive. It wasn't until Zoom brought her doppelgänger that Caitlin realized she was spared because she is the Earth Two version of the woman he loves, and began plotting her escape. However, Caitlin always intended on killing her doppelgänger because of both revenge on Zoom for Ronnie's death and the fact that he wouldn't need her anymore. [[File:Zoom kills Killer Frost.png|thumb|left|250px|Zoom kills Caitlin.]] |
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| − | [[File:Zoom kills Killer Frost.png|thumb|left|250px|Zoom kills Caitlin.]] |
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| − | + | When Earth One Caitlin met her, Caitlin proposed a deal: if Earth One Caitlin freed her, she will help the latter get home to her Earth. While working, both Caitlin's talked of their very different lives, but found common ground in their shared dislike for their mothers. Earth One Caitlin used electrical cables to heat up and weaken the carbine's molecular structure enough for her to smash the glass, allowing Caitlin to escape. As Earth One Caitlin wondered what to do about the man in the mask, Caitlin tried to kill her. Earth One Caitlin protested that they had a deal but Caitlin simply scoffed at her naiveté. When her doppelgänger tried to flee, Caitlin used her powers to create a sheet of ice, causing the former to slip and fall. Caitlin pointed out that Zoom wouldn't need her anymore and as was about kill her doppelgänger with an icicle projectile, Zoom intervened and took the it from mid-air. He brutally stabbed Caitlin in the stomach with the icicle, confirming that he doesn't need her anymore. Zoom dropped Caitlin's body to the ground, leaving her to die.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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Revision as of 18:26, 3 September 2018
- For other uses of "Killer Frost", see Killer Frost (disambiguation).
- "If you knew me at all, you would know that I hate the name Caitlin. I'm Killer Frost!"
- —Caitlin to Barry Allen[src]
Caitlin Snow (died April 2016), better known as Killer Frost, was a meta-human from Earth Two with the ability to unleash frozen air from her hands. She was also the wife of the late Ronnie Raymond. She was formerly an ally of Zoom and a former reluctant ally of Team Flash.
Biography
Early Life
Caitlin once had a brother named Charlie who eventually died, leaving her mother "cold". She later went to medical school, but rarely studied and around 2013, she flunked out and had to move back in with her mother.[1] Not long after, Caitlin was affected by Harrison Wells' S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator, giving her cryokinetic abilities. Since then, Caitlin cut off all ties to her past life and began calling herself "Killer Frost" and refused to use her real name. Even so much as hearing it made her angry. At one point in her life, Caitlin met and married Ronnie Raymond, a fellow meta-human criminal with pyrokinetic abilities.[2]
The arrival of Earth One Flash
Caitlin and Ronnie kiss.
After Francisco Ramon/Reverb vibed that his doppelgänger, along with other Earth One residents, had arrived on Earth Two, Caitlin and Ronnie searched for them. The two went to Jitterbugs and interrogated the people, asking if any of them were in the wrong universe. Suddenly, Iris West pulled out her gun and attempted to arrest them. As Caitlin moved to attack her, Earth One Barry Allen (in disguise) attempted to reason with her and called her Caitlin, she told him she no longer went by that name. Caitlin then fired icicles toward Barry and Iris, who used a table as a shield. After Ronnie critically injures Joseph West, Caitlin and Ronnie were brought outside by Barry while Iris was distracted by her father, revealing he was the Flash. Caitlin attempted to kill the Flash with icicles but failed and told her husband to do so and watched the battle, turned on. The Flash used a helmet from a statue of Jay Garrick to redirect one of Ronnie's blasts towards Caitlin, hurting her. She was taken away and tended to by Ronnie.
Killer Frost and Deathstorm confront Iris, Lawton and Vibe.
Later, Caitlin and Ronnie were approached by Iris, Floyd Lawton, and Cisco Ramon/Vibe, Reverb's doppelgänger but Caitlin forced them to stand down and drop their weapons. Iris expressed anger the duo for her father's death, but they remained unrepentant. Caitlin was annoyed that Reverb tried to get Cisco to join him instead of just turning him over to Zoom but Reverb silenced her with a threat. Suddenly, the Flash appeared and incapacitated Caitlin, Ronnie and Reverb. Iris wounded Caitlin with Cisco's special weapon, much to Ronnie's anger. Reverb and Ronnie eventually overpowered the Flash and began continuously hitting him despite Caitlin's warning that Zoom wanted Flash unharmed. Just then, Zoom arrived and quickly killed Ronnie and Reverb, much to Caitlin's horror. He then grabbed Caitlin by the throat but spared her, stating he was happy to see that she knew her place. After Zoom sped off with the Flash, Caitlin ran toward her husband's body but soon took off in grief.[2]
Caitlin is held at gunpoint by Cisco.
After Ronnie's death, Caitlin fled into the Woodlands to mourn. Soon after, she was soon approached by Iris, Harry, Cisco, and Earth Two Barry, demanding to know where Zoom was in order to find the Flash and Harry's daughter, Jesse. Caitlin refused to say anything and instead tried to kill them and bring them to Zoom but Cisco eventually held her at gunpoint and Caitlin surrendered. However, she still refused to tell them where Zoom was. Cisco tried to reason with her, telling Caitlin of her Earth One counterpart and how distraught she was when her Ronnie died too. Upon hearing this Caitlin was convinced to aid them and took them to Zoom's lair at Ascension Cliffs, using her powers to create a walkway.
Caitlin attacks Zoom.
With some more persuasion from Cisco, Caitlin freed Jesse but was was unable to free the Flash since her powers couldn't penetrate the carbine glass, but he eventually managed to phase his way out on his own with help from Earth two Barry. Zoom then showed up, revealing Caitlin secretly called him. Zoom said that although he couldn't kill Earth One Barry or Harry, he could kill everyone else, starting with Jesse. However, Caitlin turned on Zoom and blasted him with her ice powers, holding him down long enough for everyone else to escape.[3] Instead of being killed for her betrayal, Caitlin was imprisoned in Barry's carbine cell as as a reminder of her Earth One counterpart, whom Zoom had feelings for.[1]
Death
After a couple months, Caitlin grew annoyed by her fellow inmate with an iron mask but wasn't sure why she was even still alive. It wasn't until Zoom brought her doppelgänger that Caitlin realized she was spared because she is the Earth Two version of the woman he loves, and began plotting her escape. However, Caitlin always intended on killing her doppelgänger because of both revenge on Zoom for Ronnie's death and the fact that he wouldn't need her anymore.
Zoom kills Caitlin.
When Earth One Caitlin met her, Caitlin proposed a deal: if Earth One Caitlin freed her, she will help the latter get home to her Earth. While working, both Caitlin's talked of their very different lives, but found common ground in their shared dislike for their mothers. Earth One Caitlin used electrical cables to heat up and weaken the carbine's molecular structure enough for her to smash the glass, allowing Caitlin to escape. As Earth One Caitlin wondered what to do about the man in the mask, Caitlin tried to kill her. Earth One Caitlin protested that they had a deal but Caitlin simply scoffed at her naiveté. When her doppelgänger tried to flee, Caitlin used her powers to create a sheet of ice, causing the former to slip and fall. Caitlin pointed out that Zoom wouldn't need her anymore and as was about kill her doppelgänger with an icicle projectile, Zoom intervened and took the it from mid-air. He brutally stabbed Caitlin in the stomach with the icicle, confirming that he doesn't need her anymore. Zoom dropped Caitlin's body to the ground, leaving her to die.[1]
Legacy
In order to keep Black Siren occupied, Earth One Caitlin and Cisco dressed up as their Earth Two doppelgängers and tried to convince her to join them, though Black Siren soon saw through the ruse.[4]
After the dissolution of the Flashpoint timeline, Earth One Caitlin gained the same powers as her doppelgänger as well as a split personality and was worried she would become evil.[5][6][7]
Caitlin (Earth Two) was avenged one year later, when Caitlin (Earth One) kills Zoom become Black Flash when he tried to kill Savitar.
Eventually though, Caitlin was able to come to terms with her Killer Frost side, allowing them to coexist.
Personality
Unlike her Earth One counterpart, who is compassionate and loving, Caitlin was cold, cruel, sadistic, ruthless, arrogant and immoral with no guilt or remorse for the deeds she committed as Zoom's enforcer. Despite these negative traits of hers, Caitlin genuinely loved her husband, Ronnie Raymond. She even became turned on when witnessing Ronnie in battle.
Caitlin has a fairly uninhibited personality, being public in her affection for her husband. She enjoys showing off her body and even poked fun at Earth One Caitlin's more modest clothing.
Underneath her arrogance. Caitlin was openly terrified of Zoom; unlike Ronnie and Francisco Ramon, she knew better than to disobey his orders as the latter would have killed her for trying to harm the Flash.
After Zoom murdered Ronnie, Caitlin was devastated and heartbroken. She desired revenge on Zoom, being willing to briefly ally with Team Flash to help free the Flash and Jesse Wells, the speedster's prisoners, regardless of the potential risks. Caitlin's desire for revenge soon grew beyond reason; she tried to murder her doppelgänger, who Zoom loved, as revenge for what happened to her husband despite the fact that Earth One Caitlin helped the former escape from her cell.
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Meta-human physiology: After Caitlin was struck by the energy of the Particle Accelerator explosion on Earth Two, this altered her DNA and supercharged her cells, augmenting her physiology to properly access her newfound powers.
- Cryokinesis: Caitlin had the ability to freeze air around her hands and form it into icicles or other sharp objects. Caitlin was also capable of creating objects such as a bridge by shooting ice from her hands. She could also freeze an entire human body with just a kiss.[2].
Abilities
- Skilled tactician/Manipulator: As an enforcer for Zoom, Caitlin was a capable tactician and manipulator.
- Medical knowledge: Despite failing medical school, Caitlin has shown to have some knowledge in medicine.
Weaknesses
- Carbine: Caitlin's cryokinesis had no effect on this compound.
- Limited control: It is implied that Caitlin could not control her powers upon contact with others, thus limiting her to only being able to kiss people with extreme body temperatures such as her late husband.
Equipment
- Killer Frost suit: Caitlin wore a suit as her villainous alter-ego, Killer Frost. The suit consists of black and blue leather clothing to match Caitlin's personality and her cold powers.
Appearances
The Flash
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Promotional images
The Flash
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Trivia
- Since Earth One Caitlin specifically stated in "King Shark" that she does not possess the metahuman gene, the fact that Caitlin of Earth Two was able to become a metahuman is the first indication that there are more subtle differences beyond contrasting events.
- This detail is implied to be one of the many changes following Flashpoint, as Earth-One Caitlin has manifested her counterpart's powers after Barry altered the timeline.
- Unlike her Earth One counterpart, Caitlin is more willing to show off her body and even poked fun at her doppelgänger's choice in clothes. However, after Caitlin got powers, her Killer Frost side changed clothes in front of Iris, Felicity and Cecille, implying that it's only the Frost persona in both versions of Caitlin who doesn't like to dress modestly.
- Apparently, Caitlin Snow doesn't exist on Supergirl's Earth. However, as shown by Jay Garrick being Henry Allen from Earth Three, same versions of people do not necessarily have the same name.
- Caitlin and Ronnie's song is "My Funny Valentine."[2]
Behind the scenes
- Killer Frost is an alias used by three different female metahuman super-villains, all of whom were enemies of Firestorm in the main DC Comics continuity. In the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths timeline, Crystal Frost (introduced in Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #3, in June 1978) was a college student in love with Martin Stein who became the first Killer Frost after a freak accident which imbued her with the power to absorb heat and generate cold. After her death, a new Killer Frost debuted as Dr. Louise Lincoln (in Firestorm #21, in March 1984) a friend of Crystal's who gains the latter's powers through the same means in order to avenge her death. This incarnation of the character made several appearances up until the New 52 relaunch, having been a member of the Injustice League, Secret Society, Suicide Squad and an independent contractor. During the Forever Evil crossover-event of the New 52 relaunch, Caitlin Snow was introduced as the latest incarnation of the Killer Frost persona (as Caitlin Snow in The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #19, in June 2013, and as Killer Frost in Justice League of America #7.2, in September of the same year). This character is a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist in the field of thermodynamics, working in the Arctic.
- The Arrowverse version of Killer Frost, although identified as Caitlin Snow, also shares the Crystal Frost version's affection towards a member of the Firestorm/Deathstorm entity, in this case Ronnie Raymond.
- When confronting Killer Frost in the forest after finding her, Cisco called her "Elsa", referencing a character from Disney's film Frozen, due to her blonde hair and ice-manipulation powers.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Back to Normal"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Welcome to Earth-2"
- ↑ "Escape from Earth-2"
- ↑ "Invincible"
- ↑ "Paradox"
- ↑ "Monster"
- ↑ "Killer Frost"
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