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==Powers and abilities==

Iceman possesses the power to instantly decrease the temperature of ambient [[water vapor]] in his immediate environment to below zero degrees Celsius, thereby freezing it into ice.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2021-06-15 |title=The 15 Strongest Omega-Level X-Men, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-strongest-omega-level-mutants-ranked/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> He is able to make ice that will not break unless he wills it to. In this manner he is able to quickly form a great variety of ice structures, including projectiles, shields, ladders, baseball bats, etc. Iceman often makes ice slides which form rapidly beneath and behind his feet, moving him along the slick surface at high speeds.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Yehl |first=Joshua |date=2017-06-28 |title=Why Iceman Would Be a Great Gay Boyfriend |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/28/why-iceman-would-be-a-great-gay-boyfriend |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> He is also able to form exceedingly complicated structures within relative short time, such as miniature cities.<ref name="Uncanny319">''The Uncanny X-Men'' #319</ref> Originally, Iceman's own body temperature would lower dramatically when his powers were active, reaching {{convert|-105|°F|°C|abbr=on}} within a few tenths of a second (now his body usually converts to organic ice; see below). Iceman is immune to sub-zero temperatures; he is also able to perceive the [[thermal energy]] level of objects around him. Because [[cold]] is the absence of heat, Iceman does not actually 'emanate' cold; rather, he decreases thermal energy. As mentioned by writer [[Mike Carey (writer)|Mike Carey]], Iceman is "an [[Omega-level mutant]]&nbsp;... [and] has powers that can influence the ecosystem of the entire world."<ref name="Carey"/><ref name=":4" /> Iceman has yet to tap into his full mutant potential, but over the years he has taken more interest in developing his abilities.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Chand |first=Neeraj |date=2019-08-23 |title=X-Men: 10 Times Iceman Earned His Status As An Omega-Level Mutant |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-iceman-earned-status-omega-level-mutant/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

In his early appearances, Iceman generally covered his body in a thick layer of what appeared to be snow; hence he looked more like a traditional snowman than an ice-man. Upon further training in the use of his powers, he was able to fashion an armor of solid ice around his body when using his powers, which afforded him some degree of protection against concussive force and projectiles. Later on, he manifested the ability to convert the tissue of his body into organic ice. He sometimes augments his organic ice form with razor sharp adornments to his shoulders, elbows, knees, and fists. Iceman has also been able to move rapidly to another distant location while in his organic ice form, being able to deposit his bodily mass into a river and reconstitute his entire mass a great distance away in a matter of minutes (by temporarily merging his molecules with those of the river). On one occasion, Iceman suffered a severe chest injury while in his ice form and was able to heal himself by converting back into his normal human form.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2011}}

Iceman is also able to reconstitute his organic ice form if any part of it is damaged, or even if it is completely shattered, without permanently harming himself.<ref name=":4" /> He can temporarily add the mass of a body of water to his own, increasing his mass, size, and strength. He can survive not only as ice, but as liquid water and water vapor. He can also transform his body from a gaseous state back to a solid, although it is physically and mentally taxing.<ref name="X-Men vol. 2 #190"/><ref>''X-Men'' #193</ref> Iceman can also freeze sea water, as seen during the "[[Operation: Zero Tolerance]]" [[story arc]]. While he usually does not use his powers in lethal ways, his powers are so vast that they extend to the molecular level, to the point that he can freeze all of the molecules of an object/being with a thought; he once froze every single molecule of water within the body of [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|David Haller]].<ref>''X-Men'' #41</ref> Iceman is also able to dissolve his own icy constructs.<ref name="Uncanny319"/>

Iceman's powers were pushed to their limit while possessed by Emma Frost, who used Iceman to discover the fate of her [[Hellions (Marvel Comics)|Hellions]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=Thomas |date=2020-04-29 |title=The X-Men's Iceman Has A Secret Superpower |url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-iceman-secret-power-shapeshifter/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> During this time Iceman was able to control all forms of moisture, freeze fluids inside people's bodies, travel as a liquid, solid or gas. Not even the combined might of the X-Men Gold team was able to stop Emma Frost in Iceman's body.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #313–314</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lancaster |first=Taylor |date=2022-10-11 |title=Emma Frost Proved Iceman's Powers Can Make Him a Mutant God |url=https://screenrant.com/emma-frost-iceman-body-swap-powers-mutant-god/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> Following this, Bobby confronted Emma about how she was able to use his powers so effectively. While together they made some initial progress, she refused to train him further.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #331">''The Uncanny X-Men'' #331</ref> Instead he turned to Storm because they share similar elemental powers and she agreed to tutor him.<ref>''X-Men'' #48</ref>

When Iceman was injected with Mister Sinister's neuro-inhibitor by Mystique, he was able to save himself by drawing in all of the ambient moisture around him, rapidly replacing his poisoned cells with healthy material before the injection could kill him.<ref name="X-Men: Manifest Destiny #3">''X-Men: Manifest Destiny'' #3</ref><ref name=":8" />

During the 2013–2014 "[[Battle of the Atom]]" storyline, Iceman's future self revealed that he has the ability to create semi-independent ice structures that can act on their own,<ref name="WolX37">''Wolverine and the X-Men'' #37</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Corley |first=Shaun |date=2021-12-04 |title=Iceman Finally Proves Why He's The X-Men's Strongest Mutant |url=https://screenrant.com/iceman-mutant-strongest-xmen-fin-fang-foom/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> although one of these structures—demonstrating a Hulk-like physique and intellect—has gone on to join the future version of the Brotherhood.<ref name="WolX38">''Wolverine and the X-Men'' #38</ref>

Aside from his superhuman powers, Iceman is also a fair hand-to-hand combatant, and received combat training at Xavier's School as well as coaching from the [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]] and [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] while serving with the [[Champions (1975 team)|Champions of Los Angeles]]. Iceman has taken as much combat training as Cyclops or Beast.<ref name="Carey">Richards, Dave (28 August 2008). [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17883 "Carey on 'Manifest Destiny' and 'X-Men Origins: Beast'"]. [[Comic Book Resources]].</ref>