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==Fictional character biography==

===Early life===
Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake was born in [[Floral Park, New York|Floral Park]], [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], to William Robert Drake and Madeline Beatrice Bass-Drake. His parents are [[Irish Americans|Irish]] [[Irish Catholics|Catholics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/iceman-breaking-the-ice |title=Iceman: breaking the ice |last=Feldman |first=Steffi |date=November 6, 2017 |website=Marvel |access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020152925/https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/iceman-breaking-the-ice |archive-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> His mother was also stated to be [[Jewish-American|Jewish]].<ref>''Iceman'' #1 (Dec. 1984)</ref> Bobby's powers first manifested when he was on a date with Judy Harmon, and a local bully by the name of Rocky Beasely tried to take Judy away for himself. Knowing Judy could not put up a good fight, Bobby pointed his hand at Beasely and encased him in a block of ice. Later, the local townspeople, having heard of the incident, came looking for him in the form of an angry mob. The local sheriff had no choice but to put Bobby in jail for his own "protection". While Bobby sat in his cell at the sheriff station, the outer wall was blown open, and a young man named [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Scott Summers]] walked in and offered to take Bobby with him. After Bobby turned him down, the two mutants got into a short battle, which was soon ended by the arrival of [[Professor X|Professor Charles Xavier]].<ref>''The X-Men'' #44–46</ref>

=== Original X-Men ===
After Xavier spoke with Bobby and his parents, Bobby's parents suggested that he go with Professor Xavier to his "school for gifted youngsters". Bobby took the suggestion and left with Professor Xavier and Cyclops to become the second member of the [[X-Men]]. He is later joined by [[Beast (comics)|Henry "Hank" McCoy]], [[Jean Grey]], and [[Warren Worthington III]] as the founding members of the X-Men. Drake remains self-conscious regarding the fact that he is the youngest member of the group. Appearing in his original snow covered form, he first battles [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] along with the rest of the team,<ref>''The X-Men'' #1</ref> and later the [[Brotherhood of Mutants|Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]].<ref>''The X-Men'' #4</ref> Bobby Drake's first girlfriend is Zelda.<ref>''The X-Men'' #7</ref> Not long after, he takes on a new ice-covered form.<ref name="X8">''The X-Men'' #8 (November 1964)</ref> He then teams up with the [[Human Torch]] for the first time.<ref>''Strange Tales'' #120</ref> The two would become close friends as time went on. With the X-Men, he visits the [[Savage Land]] and meets [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar]] for the first time.<ref>''The X-Men'' #10</ref> He then battles the [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]],<ref>''The X-Men'' #13</ref> and is badly injured in his first battle against the [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]].<ref>''The X-Men'' #14–17</ref> He next battles Magneto by himself.<ref>''The X-Men'' #18</ref> Later, he visits [[Subterranea (comics)|Subterranea]] for the first time.<ref>''The X-Men'' #34</ref> Then, he and Beast battle the [[Maha Yogi]].<ref>''The X-Men'' #47</ref> During his original stint with the X-Men, Drake pursues a relationship with [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Lorna Dane]], although the relationship does not last. Iceman is among the original X-Men captured by [[Krakoa]], leading to a new incarnation of X-Men of which he is not a member. With most of the original team, he quits the X-Men.<ref>''The X-Men'' #94</ref>

===Champions and Defenders===
Iceman moves to the American west coast to attend [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and becomes a founding member of [[Champions (1975 team)|The Champions]] of Los Angeles.<ref>''The Champions'' #1 (Oct. 1975)</ref> However, the Champions soon dissolve.<ref>''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #17</ref>

Iceman is then abducted by [[Master Mold]], and alongside Angel, he encounters the [[Hulk]].<ref>''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #7</ref> Iceman next aids the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] in battling the [[Circus of Crime]].<ref>''Marvel Two-in-One'' #76</ref> Drake retires from life as a superhero to earn a college degree in accounting – but apparently at a college on the east coast, not UCLA.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #145, p. 10, panel 1. Marvel Comics.</ref> While in college, he briefly rejoins the X-Men to rescue the captives of [[Arcade (Marvel Comics)|Arcade]]'s henchman, Miss Locke.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #145–146</ref>

Iceman is reunited with Beast, encounters Cloud, and then returns as a full-time superhero in an incarnation of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] alongside his former teammates, Angel and Beast.<ref>''The Defenders'' #122–123, 125</ref> He also battles [[Professor Power]]'s [[Secret Empire (organization)|Secret Empire]] while with the Defenders.<ref>''The Defenders'' #127–129</ref> After the Defenders disband, Drake embarks on his career as an accountant.

Some time later, Iceman encounters Mirage, the "daughter" of Oblivion. Iceman journeys back in time and meets his parents before he was born, and battles Oblivion and Mirage. He then reconciles with his parents.<ref>''Iceman'' #1–4</ref>

===X-Factor===
The original X-Men, including Iceman, reunite to form the superhero team [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]].<ref>''X-Factor'' #1 (February 1986)</ref> With this new team, he encounters [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]] for the first time.<ref>''X-Factor'' #6</ref>

During his time with the team, [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] captures Bobby, hoping to use him to gain control over the [[Giants (Marvel Comics)|Frost Giants]]. Loki enhances Bobby's powers and then extracts them to restore the size of the Frost Giants. Iceman is rescued by [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]].<ref>''Thor'' #377–378</ref> Loki's tampering increases Bobby's powers to such an extent that he begins to lose control of his abilities. During a later battle with the [[The Right (comics)|Right]], he is fitted with a power-dampening belt which actually helps him control his abilities. Once able only to sheathe his own body in a protective coating of ice, Bobby finds he can encase the entirety of the [[Empire State Building]]. With time, Bobby gains sufficient control over his augmented powers and is able to stop using the inhibitor belt. Believing he has achieved his full potential, Bobby does not attempt to develop his abilities further.

With X-Factor, Bobby then defeats [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|Apocalypse's Horsemen]].<ref>''X-Factor'' #19</ref> Iceman helps watch over many of the younger superheroes, something he once was. Most notably, he and Beast help [[Tabitha Smith|Boom Boom]] gain a more normal life. For a brief while, he also helps supervise the [[New Mutants]] and their sister team, the [[X-Terminators]]. They, in turn, save him from the deadly kiss of [[Infectia]].<ref>''X-Factor'' #29–31</ref>

Bobby also develops a romantic relationship with [[Opal Tanaka]]. After a session of ice sledding, she discovers threatening mail in her mailbox, a precursor to harassment by her cybernetically enhanced relatives of the Tatsu Clan of the Yakuza, which Bobby helps her out with.<ref>''X-Factor'' #63–64</ref>

After the "[[Muir Island Saga]]", Iceman rejoins the X-Men along with the rest of X-Factor.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #281; ''X-Men'' #1</ref>

===Second mutation===
Upon encountering [[Azazel (Marvel Comics)|Azazel]] and his followers, Iceman's body is shattered from the neck down. Afterward, he regains his entire ice form, but cannot change back to his human appearance. As a result, Bobby becomes both bitter and despondent because of this drastic change.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #429">''The Uncanny X-Men'' #429</ref>

===Rogue's Team===
Iceman joins [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]]'s team after she tells him that she wants him as a member.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2018}} Their first mission as a team is to fight a new threat, a powerful group known as the [[Children of the Vault]].<ref>''X-Men'' #188 (July 2006)</ref> The team is successful and during this time, Bobby learns that he can be completely destroyed but then pull himself back together again. It was shown several times during the arc.

The next mission for the team was to locate a man called Pandemic and defeat him. The team was again successful, but Rogue was infected with a virus called Strain 88. [[Cable (comics)|Cable]] took the team, including Bobby, to his island so Rogue could get treatment.<ref>''X-Men'' #194–197</ref>

While on Cable's island, the team and Iceman began working to defeat the [[Shi'ar]] weapon known as the Hecatomb. During the chaos, he shared a passionate kiss with [[Mystique (comics)|Mystique]].<ref name="X-Men vol. 2 #190">''X-Men'' #190</ref> Even as he did so, he saved many lives by containing the explosion of the Conquistador, and, later, the Hecatomb itself.<ref>''X-Men'' #199</ref>

===Blinded by the Light===
As the team recovers from Hecatomb attack in Rogue's childhood home, it appears that Mystique and Iceman begin a romantic relationship.<ref>''X-Men'' vol. 2 #200</ref> This was a front, as Mystique was using Iceman and the X-Men as a [[Marauders (comics)|Marauder]] spy for [[Mister Sinister]].<ref>''X-Men'' #201</ref> Marauders soon infiltrated the house; they attempt to gain access to [[Destiny (Irene Adler)#The Books of Truth|Destiny's Diaries]] on the order of Mr. Sinister (who has been gathering information about the future from anybody and anything that could foretell the future). Bobby and [[Cannonball (comics)|Cannonball]] escape from the Marauders in the [[Blackbird (comics)|X-Jet]], with help from [[Emma Frost]]. They are pursued by [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]]; they manage to get the better of him and take him prisoner, but not before he manages to cripple the jet. While Sunfire is unconscious, Iceman and Sam discuss the Mauraders' plan to eliminate all precognitive mutants and anyone with knowledge of the future as well as retrieving Destiny's Diaries before the Marauders can. During this time, Bobby displayed sub-atomic control of energy transfers when he prevented Sunfire from using his fire-based powers.<ref>''X-Men'' #202</ref>

Cannonball and Bobby, telepathically prompted by Emma Frost, attempt to recover the diaries which are hidden in a dilapidated brewery. Mr. Sinister uses the reverse-engineered version of Xavier's [[Cerebro]] to track the pair of X-Men to the brewery. The Marauders attack Cannonball and Iceman and overtake them. Bobby, while in his ice form, suffers a gunshot wound from Mystique, which severs one of his arms above the elbow. Mister Sinister, who takes Cannonball prisoner, attempts to telepathically erase his mind so that the X-Men will find him as an empty shell. Iceman attacks Sinister, distracting him, which allows both of the X-Men to escape.<ref>''X-Men'' #203</ref>

===Messiah Complex===
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The [[New X-Men (2004 series)|New X-Men]] team decided to raid the headquarters of the [[Purifiers (Marvel Comics)|Purifiers]] in Washington, D.C., but were forced to retreat. [[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]] teleported them back to the mansion in a rush, but the entire team was scattered between D.C. and Westchester. Iceman, after recovering from his injuries, volunteered to go look for them and was given telepathic directions by [[Emma Frost]].<ref>''New X-Men'' #45</ref>

Iceman was successful in finding the New X-Men, most of them injured. On the way back, they found that the [[Sentinel Squad O*N*E|O*N*E* Sentinels]] guarding the [[Xavier Institute for Higher Learning|Xavier Institute]] had become infected by nano-Sentinels and attacked the school. Iceman and New X-Man [[X-23]] helped out in the battle with the O*N*E* Sentinels. With the help of [[Dust (comics)|Dust]] and X-23, the X-Men were able to survive this battle but the nano-Sentinel infected human escaped.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #493</ref>

Soon, Iceman participated in the final battle against the Marauders, the [[Acolytes (comics)|Acolytes]], and [[Predator X (Marvel Comics)|Predator X]]. He was one of the X-Men who came running in to fight Predator X after it swallowed [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] whole. However, he also witnesses his mentor, Professor Xavier, "killed" by Bishop's bullet, which was not meant for him.<ref>''X-Men'' #207</ref>

===Divided We Stand===
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Iceman arrives in [[San Francisco]], where he was set to meet [[Hepzibah (comics)|Hepzibah]], [[Warpath (comics)|Warpath]], and Angel. All four are caught in the effects of a citywide illusion created by [[Mastermind (Martinique Jason)|Martinique Jason]], who used her powers to transform the city into a hippie paradise.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #495</ref> Now calling himself "Frosty", he and the others are sent by Martinique to confront Scott Summers and Emma Frost.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #498</ref> Emma Frost is able to break up the illusion and free everyone. They eventually set up their base of operations in San Francisco as X-Men.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #499</ref>

===Secret Invasion and Utopia===
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Iceman is one of the X-Men that assists in fighting the [[Skrull]] invasion in San Francisco.<ref>''X-Men: Secret Invasion'' #1</ref>

Iceman rescues Colossus from Venom<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #513</ref> and is later made a part of a team to battle Emma Frost's Dark X-Men.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #514</ref> During the final battle on Utopia, Iceman teams up with the X-Students to take on Mimic.<ref>''Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus'' #1</ref>

===Second Coming===
During the battle with Bastion's Nimrod Sentinels, Iceman is severely injured following an attack from one of them that reversed his ice form and left him with burns on his body.<ref>''X-Force'' vol. 3 #27</ref> He is only there for a short time because his mutant powers help him minimize the injuries he suffered and he is seen back in battle alongside Psylocke and the other X-Men.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #525</ref>

===Post Schism===
Early solicitations show that after Wolverine and Cyclops have a major falling out, Wolverine decides to branch off and open ''The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning'' back in New York.<ref>''Wolverine & the X-Men'' #1</ref> Iceman is the first person Wolverine approaches and recruits to his new X-Men squad as both a professor and teammate. Iceman is chosen because Wolverine feels he has the kind of spirit the new school needs.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=3682&page=20 |title=Legacy, Regenesis |website=Newsarama |access-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211102316/http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=3682&page=20 |archive-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> He also has an off-and-on romantic relationship with Kitty Pryde.<ref>''Wolverine and the X-Men'' #2</ref>

===Extraordinary X-Men===
When the [[Terrigen]] became toxic for mutants, Iceman was one of the recruits in Storm's new team dedicated to protecting mutants from the Terrigen by leading them to [[X-Mansion#X-Haven|X-haven]].<ref>''Extraordinary X-Men'' #1</ref> Iceman mostly works alongside [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], helping him search for [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]] after he is transformed into one of [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse's]] new horsemen.<ref>''Extraordinary X-Men'' #11</ref> Iceman and Nightcrawler manage to track Colossus to [[Egypt]], where he ambushes them and almost kills them until another squad of X-Men comes in to help.<ref>''Extraordinary X-Men'' #14</ref> After that Iceman joins the X-Men when they declare war against the Inhumans after discovering that in a matter of weeks the Terrigen will render earth as completely uninhabitable for mutants.<ref>''Inhumans vs X-Men'' #1</ref>

===Fantastic Four Returns===
Iceman is among the heroes summoned by [[Mister Fantastic]] - a group consisting of former substitute members of the [[Fantastic Four]] - to help the [[Future Foundation]] against the cosmic entity known as the Griever. However, the [[Human Torch]] objects to Iceman's presence during the battle, emphatically asserting that Iceman was ''never'' a member of the FF. Iceman states that he ''was'' made a member during an adventure involving Namor. The Torch simply counters with "''That didn't COUNT!''"<ref>''Fantastic Four'' vol. 6 #2–4</ref>

As recounted in ''Fantastic Four'' vol. 6 #24, Iceman's induction into the FF did not feature Namor, but occurred during the early days of the FF and the original X-Men. One morning years ago, the youthful Torch 'quit' the FF in an immature fit of pique. That same day, the sensitive teen-aged Iceman left the X-Men after being laughed at by his peers for his poor showing in a [[Danger Room]] exercise. Iceman encountered the remaining FF members and assisted them with a day-long series of crises, being casually admitted to the team as a result. When the Torch discovered that he had been replaced, he attacked Iceman during the FF's current battle and forcefully declared that Iceman was ''not'' an FF member. The [[Invisible Woman|Invisible Girl]] forced the pair to work together to help defeat the FF's final opponent of the day. Iceman was then telepathically summoned back to the X-Men by Professor X, who praised his student's performance. Mr. Fantastic told the departing Iceman that he could return to the FF whenever he wanted. The Torch was also 'readmitted', with a penance of a week's laundry detail.<ref name="Fantastic Four vol. 6 #24">''Fantastic Four'' vol. 6 #24</ref>

In the present time, Iceman returns the teen-aged [[Franklin Richards (character)|Franklin Richards]] to the FF's [[Yancy Street]] home/headquarters from [[Krakoa]] and is recognized by the building's security system as an FF member. This angers the Torch once again, and he declares that Iceman had ''never'' been a member of the team. The two men bicker over the issue until Iceman realizes that the Torch was never upset about Iceman replacing him on the ''team'', but believes that he was trying to take his place in the FF ''family''. The Torch finally admits that what bothered him most was that other substitute members—who were also considered family by the FF—were always brought in due to major events, and that if Iceman was the actual first substitute member, that meant the Torch had given up his place "over nothing." The Torch ultimately drops the matter of Iceman's legitimacy and says that he was an official substitute FF member, and is also a part of the FF 'family'.<ref name="Fantastic Four vol. 6 #24"/>

===Solo series===
After being outed as gay by the time-displaced [[Jean Grey]], the younger time-displaced Iceman confronts his older self, asking him why he has been presenting as straight for most of his adult life. The older Bobby breaks down and admits that he has known he was gay for a long time but forcibly repressed that part of himself, fearful of how others would react. He further acknowledges that he was scared to reveal his true self to the world due to already facing prejudice for being a mutant and not wanting to receive hatred for another part of himself.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #600"/> Following all of this, Bobby decides to take a break from the limelight and focus on himself, declining to join the [[X-Men Gold|new X-team]] formed by [[Kitty Pryde]], instead acting as a reserve member and teaching classes at the Xavier School. After a training session with his younger self, Bobby sees the time-displaced Iceman head out for a date with his boyfriend Romeo while he tries to set up an online dating profile to meet guys. He receives a text from his mother stating that his father has had a heart attack so Bobby rushes to the hospital only to be chastises by his father for missing family events due to his commitments as a superhero. Following a brief battle in the hospital, Bobby's parents ask him to leave, angry that their mutant son is bringing yet more trouble into their lives.<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 3 #1</ref> On a mission with Kitty to rescue a new mutant, she confronts Bobby about being gay, asking why he could not tell her himself, meaning she had to find out from a secondary source. She reassures him that she only wants to help him and lets him know she is there if he ever wants to talk but suggests he should come out to his parents. Bobby arranges dinner with his family but he is constantly subjected anti-mutant rhetoric from his parents. The dinner is interrupted by a gang of [[Purifiers (Marvel Comics)|Purifiers]] but, although Iceman takes them down quickly and the lives of his parents, they are angry that their house has been destroyed because of him and send him away (although his mother promises to try and convince his father to visit him at the X-Mansion).<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 3 #2–3</ref> When the mutant that he and Kitty rescues goes missing, Iceman tracks him to a nearby nightclub where he discovers that [[Daken]] is responsible for luring him away. Daken tries to flirt with Bobby to distract him but Iceman freezes him and attempts to convince the mutant to return to the Xavier School, though he refuses. Daken mocks Bobby, saying that he can smell his fear and insecurity. Upon returning, Kitty surprises Bobby by revealing that his parents have arrived for a visit. He tells them he is gay and they both react negatively, angry that their son is both a mutant and a gay man. They chastise him for letting everyone else find out before them and try to convince him that he is straight, due to having been with women in the past. The family argument is interrupted by [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]], who attacks the school looking for the [[X-Men Blue|young X-Men]]. Iceman defeats him by pushing his powers and returns to the mansion to find his father is still there. He had obtained Bobby's draft of a coming out letter from Kitty and the two men begin to reconcile.<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 3 #4–5</ref>

Bobby reconnects with his former [[Champions (1975 team)|Champions]] teammates, [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]], [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Ghost Rider]] and [[Darkstar (Marvel Comics)|Darkstar]], so they reminisce about their time with [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]]. Bobby runs into a guy, Judah, while out shopping and he agrees to meet him that night at a local gay bar, with the rest of the Champions acting as his wingmen. The date appears to be going well but is interrupted by an attack by some [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]].<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 3 #6</ref> Bobby's relationship with Judah continues to develop and he decides to move to L.A. to be closer to him. While fighting [[Pyro (Marvel Comics)|Pyro]] with his younger self, Bobby explains that his mother has finally made contact with him for the first time since he came out and that she wants to invite both of them to dinner. Time-displaced Iceman agrees on the condition that Bobby tries to talk sense into Romeo, who hasn't called him in weeks. Meanwhile, Daken begins training his new mutant protégée for a secret mission. When both the younger Bobby and the older Bobby arrive at the restaurant, their parents see the younger Bobby as a chance to raise a new son in a way that suits them but the time-displaced Iceman refuses, saying that he is still gay and wants to live life on his own terms before they both storm out.<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 3 #8</ref> During Bobby's moving away party at the X-Mansion, Daken uses the Purifiers to distract the other X-Men while he and his apprentice infiltrate the school and ambush Bobby. The young mutant uses his levelled-up powers to increase Daken's strength by turning him into [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse's]] horseman Death and he mortally wounds Judah with his claws before engaging Iceman in combat. Bobby manages to defeat Daken with a kiss which freezes Death's powers but Daken escapes and Judah breaks up with Bobby because his life is too much for him to deal with.<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 3 #10</ref>

After teaming with [[Bishop (X-Men)|Bishop]] to help the [[Morlocks (comics)|Morlocks]] who came under threat by [[Mister Sinister]], Bobby finds himself approached by [[Emma Frost]] who asks him for his help. Ignoring Kitty's protests, he agrees and Emma explains that her father, who subjected her brother [[Christian Frost|Christian]] to conversion therapy before having him institutionalized, has recently let him out and reinstalled him as the new heir to the Frost business empire. When they arrive, they discover that Christian has murdered their father and is exhibiting his own powers. Bobby and Emma help to free Christian from his mental breakdown and Emma decides to stay with him.<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 4 #1–2</ref> Joining with his friends [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Spider-Man]] and [[Firestar (Marvel Comics)|Firestar]], Bobby discovers that Sinister was behind the attack on the Morlocks and confronts him in his safehouse. Sinister, intent on trying to unlock the secrets of Iceman's DNA by dissecting him, sends forth an army of experimental ice creatures but Bobby's Omega Level powers absorb them all into him and he fires Mister Sinister into space.<ref>''Iceman'' vol. 4 #3–5</ref> Celebrating his birthday, Bobby is confronted by [[Battle of the Atom|Ice Wizard]], a future version of himself from an alternate timeline. Ice Wizard warns Bobby that he must quit the X-Men and stop using his powers to avoid a world-destroying series of events happening. He explains that Daken seduces him and manipulates him into sacrificing the other X-Men before betraying him and gaining [[Thanos]]-level powers. Bobby is adamant that this won't happen and the two engage in battle. [[Jean Grey]] arrives and Bobby finally confronts her for the actions of her younger self when she outed him. Bobby explains to Ice Wizard that he is going to live life on his terms and that nobody, not even his future self, is going to decide for him. Bobby returns to his birthday celebration where Christian arrives and hands him a large sum of money which Bobby gives to the Morlocks. A content Bobby messages Judah, asking if he would like to meet up as friends.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men: Winter's End''</ref>

===Hellfire Gala and The Astonishing Iceman===

Bobby was one of the first casualties of the third annual Hellfire Gala, in which he did battle with Nimrod. He had gained the upper hand in the fight at first, only to be injected with cellular napalm that literally melted him into nothing before the horrified eyes of Kitty Pryde and Romeo. But sometime later, it was shown that Romeo had used his Inhuman powers and his emotional connection to Bobby to re-integrate him and restore him to life. However, his physical and mental cohesion is reliant on his proximity to Romeo.<ref>''The Astonishing Iceman'' #1</ref>