On this last day of Lunar Year, we have a death match between two ice-themed characters. Elsa, the Queen of Arendelle who literally has a heart of ice; Mister Freeze, the psychotic Gotham City scientist who just can't let it go when it comes to his personal tragedy.Therefore,let's ruin our childhood together, and find out who is the deadliest, in this blizzard of doom !
Mister Freeze[]
| “ | Yes. Hell. As described by Dante, with its multiple rings. Each one is guarded by a devil. And at the bottom of the universe...is a lake of ice. I am Freeze. I was chosen to guard this realm. All that enters here turns cold, becomes brittle... and breaks.
— Victor Fries
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After being bathed in cryo-chemicals, Fries' biology was altered, causing his skin skin cells to capture and store the cold around him. This causes his body temperature to run at 23 degrees Fahrenheit.This alternation provides Mister Freeze with several special powers as well as a few setbacks.
- Thermokinesis: Because of Fries' extremely low body temperature, anything his skin comes into contact with will freeze. A simple hug with Mister Freeze is lethal for normal humans with no protective gears.In addition to touching / grabbing others with his body,Mister Freeze also puts this power into great use by breathing freezing wind towards his opponents when they get close to him.
- Decelerated Aging: The cryo-chemicals that he was bathed in were meant for cryo-stasis, thereby implying that he might not be aging or is aging at an extremely slowed rate.
- Toxic Immunity: Because of the cryo-chemicals Mister Freeze displayed some Immunity to both Joker Venom and Scarecrow's fear gas.
- Reliability on machine to survive in normal condition:Due to his unique body condition,Mister Freeze cannot survive under normal temperature.Therefore, he relied on his specially-engineered suit to stay alive.
Cryo-Suit and Cold Gun are the standard equipment of Victor Fries.
The cryo-suit was an armored battle suit created and developed by Mister Freeze in order to keep his body at temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F). In order to do so, the suit concealed a high concentration of chloroflourocarbon (CFC) gases under pressure.In addition to maintaining low body temperature, Mister Freeze's suit also provides him with limited protection against physical threats.However, due to the heavy nature of the suit, Mister Freeze's speed and agility are hampered by it. The body of the suit could tank damages from normal firearms.However, a crash from Bat mobile is usually able to render it useless.The helmet of the costume is a weak spot, for it has been destroyed by pretty normal means, such as bullets, a batarang (during War of Jokes and Riddles) and a hard smash from Harley Quinn's baseball bat.When temperature outside is above zero, the destruction of the helmet will lead to Mister Freeze's defeat.
Mister Freeze's Ice Gun, also known simply as the 'Cold Gun' and 'Freeze Ray', is a piece of cryogenics weaponry which serves as Mister Freeze's signature weapon. It shoots out beams of ice that freeze targets upon contacting.It can also be used to create a barrier of ice that functions as a shield.To this day, it remains unclear how long can the gun function properly, but it is certain that it can not function indefinitely, for it has been shown to be out of power for a couple of times. It's overall safe to say that Mister Freeze will not be worried about the gun running out of power for most parts of this fight, since during Arkham War Mister Freeze fought nonstop for days alongside other Arkham patients against Bane's army.
Although it is not officially listed as one of his powers on DC Database, it's very certain that Mister Freeze possesses superhuman strength and durability.In comics, he has been shown to perform feats that exceed the capability of human, such as easily lifting Batman and tossing him around, shattering metal suit that was applied to restrain him with brute force and fighting Killer Croc evenly during as a member of Penguin's army to conquer Harley Quinn's territory in New York.
During All Star Batman, Mister Freeze revived a large number of people who paid to get themselves frozen after death, hoping that someone would resurrect them in the future.
These people possess physical characteristics that are similar to Freeze, and are all armed with cryo-suits and Cold guns.Their brains, however, are still dead.Thus,they act as Mister Freeze's minions in zombie-like states (similar to Professor Pyg's Dollotrons).
For the purpose of this battle, 20-25 zombie individuals will be present to aid freeze, because approximately 20-25 zombies were present in Freeze's base in All Star Batman.Elsa[]
| “ | The Cold Doesn't Bother Me Anyway!
— Elsa
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Elsa was born with the ability to use Winter Magic,granting her with the following powers.
- Ice & Snow Manipulation:Elsa was born with the magical ability to produce and manipulate ice and snow. Despite struggling to control her powers and the low frequency of their use, Elsa is still capable of many feats. At the age of eight, Elsa was capable of freezing the entire floor of the Great Hall with just a touch of her foot. She also produced enough snow to make a snowy hill large enough for her and Anna to slide down. Pabbie noted that Elsa's power would only continue to grow, an observation that proved true, as Elsa was, unwittingly and without any conscious effort, capable of freezing the entire kingdom in the middle of summer. Elsa was also able to construct an entire palace for herself in mere seconds after she fled Arendelle.Elsa can use her powers to perform a wide variety of techniques, such as the rapid creation of ice structures like sheets, spikes, and walls. She can use her magic to propel herself across an icy surface.
- Life Creation:Elsa also displayed the ability to create snow creatures and imbue them with life, enabling them to move of their own accord. This ability can manifest itself consciously, as was the case with Olaf and Marshmallow, or involuntarily, as was the case with the Snowgies.
- Weather Manipulation:Elsa's powers extend to the manipulation of winter weather, as she was able to generate a blizzard with powerful gusts of wind and create a small snow cloud for Olaf to stay cool. Furthermore, the winter weather Elsa creates is self-sustaining, changing only if Elsa wills it to. She was also able to create a massive snowstorm even while her hands were shackled.
- Cold Resistance:Elsa also stated that she was not bothered by the cold, indicating her powers afford her resistance to frigid air; she was seen rushing out into her own blizzard wearing a dress made of ice without exhibiting any signs of discomfort. And during Elsa's conversation with Hans in the dungeon, only the prince's breath was seen condensing, a further indication of Elsa's affinity to the cold.
However,note that Elsa's control over her powers depends on her mental state.When Elsa is calm or feels love, she has complete control over her abilities and is capable of producing beautiful magic.But when Elsa is stressed or feels fear, her powers are unstable and can be dangerous to those around her. Despite their instability, Elsa's powers are especially potent when she feels fear; with sheer instinct alone, Elsa was able to intercept an arrow speeding at her with a wall of ice.
Apart from her magical powers, Elsa also displayed signs of superhuman durability, since she ran well into the night from Arendelle all the way to the North Mountain.
Marshmallow is a giant snowman created by Elsa in a moment of fear to force Anna and Kristoff to leave her ice palace.
Marshmallow possesses vast strength, shown by his ability to throw Anna and Kristoff from Elsa's palace with just a single hand. He also uprooted a tree and threw it a great distance in an attempt to stop the pair from escaping. Marshmallow also has immense durability; the spears and arrows used against the snowman failed to inflict debilitating damage and only served to agitate him. He even survived a fall into a chasm and emerged unscathed, though the loss of his leg did leave him limping.
In addition to his strength and durability, Marshmallow is capable of augmenting his appearance based on his temperament. When angered, the snowman's eyes glow blue momentarily, and he can cause icicles to erupt from his body in a myriad of forms, such as horns and teeth. These icicles can be retracted when Marshmallow feels content. Marshmallow also has the capacity to expel snow from his mouth, as demonstrated when he warned Anna and Kristoff against returning to Elsa's palace. (From Frozen Wiki)X-factors[]
Control over Their Power[]
Both received no training regarding the usage of their powers, since Freeze obtained them by accident and Elsa avoided using it for most part of her life prior to Frozen 1. Both, however, mastered their powers through using them extensively later in their life.However, since Mister Freeze is considerably less emotional and focused in combat than Elsa,he certainly will not lose his control over his power. In contrast, although Elsa has got used to controlling her power until the end of the second film, she was certainly not as skilled and collected as Mister Freeze.
Experience[]
As a core member of Batman's rogue gallery and a very notable presence in DC's supervillain community, Mister Freeze is extremely experienced. Not only has he fought Batman & other Gotham-based vigilantes like Red Hood & Nightwing for countless times, but also he has fought a lot of other villains & heroes outside Gotham. Once he even gained godly powers thanks to the Batman who Laughs. Some of his notable feats include defeating Batman for many times, crashing a party at Penguin's Iceberg Lounge, battling the Rogues (Captain Cold, Trickster, Heat Wave, Weather Wizzard, Mirror Master) evenly alongside Poison Ivy, Clayface and Black Mask during Arkham War and fighting Killer Croc evenly. Elsa, in contrast, is not very experienced when it comes to combat, since the entirity of her experience consists of the events in Frozen 1 & 2 and its spin-offs.
Brutality[]
Mister Freeze is a murderous psychopath like his cell mates Joker and Two-face, while Elsa will only get brutal when she gets overwhelmed with fear or anger - for example, when a mob of people launched an assault on her ice castle in Frozen 1, Elsa defeated all of them with brute force.
Creativity[]
When it comes to creativity, Elsa takes the obvious edge, which is evidenced by the fact that she constructed a beautifully-designed castle out of nowhere with her magical powers without any prep times and used her powers in a great number of creative ways throughout both movies, while Mister Freeze stuck to the same set gadgets in most of his crimes and he never really used them in ways aside from their obvious functions .
Intelligence[]
Mister Freeze, like other Batman villains, is a genius in several scientific fields and master planner.Elsa is certainly several classes below Freeze in terms of intelligence.
Sim[]
With the bat signal glistening in the sky, Mister Freeze, confused and irritated, wanders down the snow-covered streets of Gotham. Whoever this new criminal is, he must pay for stealing his motif of crime. However, as he approaches the city center, his anger slowly transforms to curiosity, for the quality of the snow and the cold is beyond excellent, even by his own twisted standard.
Meanwhile, right outside the ice castle, Elsa has just finished her song. Having just arrived in this city of madness for hours, Elsa cannot tell if she likes the place. The way she got welcomed was indeed far from pleasant, for as soon as she woke up, she found herself stuck in the crossfire between two groups of strangers, one of them were all dressed in circus costumes, while the other squad had their clothes painted in green and large question marks carved on their foreheads. In a sudden surge of anger and fear, she silenced them both with freezing winds conjured by her magic. A gigantic, mechanic bat also came to harass her after she froze the entire square to construct her palace, but Marshmallow easily tear the vehicle to shreds. Now with all of those noisy intruders taken care of and the castle built, she can finally sit down and enjoy her tranquility. As she sits down at the window and stares at the city skyline that is slowly succumbing to her cold, "Maybe this isn't a bad place afterall.“ She whispers to herself, and commences upon a small nap.
"Olaf, speed up, we have to find my sister before she starts something again." Shouts Anna, as she rushes down the frozen street of Gotham, trying her best to ignore all those people stabbing and shooting at each other on both sides.Olaf waddles waggishly behind her, narrowly dodging a punch from a half-frozen Dollotron.
"Come back, little snowman , come to daddy ! You will make a good toy for piggy ! I will make you perfect !" Professor Pyg roars psychotically, commanding his undead army to pursue the duo.
Just as the madman is about to throw a meat cleaver at Anna, a shot from Tommy Eliot lands on his arm, letting the poor disney princess survive through yet another psychopath's turf.
"Hey freak, this is my f**king territory, you and your swine robots get the f**k out of the Eliot family cemetry or else I will blow all of you apart."
"Hush, hush little baby ! Stop whining ! You are too imperfect to compete with me, I will make perfect as - " A large shard of ice falls from the sky, crushing both villains into pulp.
"Oh, no,no,no, oh my god . My sister, she.. she's into another of her episodes again ! We need to find her now, immediately, we can't let any more of these poor people die because of her ! " Anna shouts, desperately as she puts all of her strength into running towards the frozen castle.
The catastrophe in the proximity of the newly-built castle is more than astonishing, even to a man like Freeze. Dozens of bodies, frozen beyond recognition, are scattered randomly around the remains of what used to be Gotham library. From the purple suit and the question mark cane, Victor is able to spot two old acquiantances. "Finally, something delightful aside from this beautiful feeling of coldness. " Victor smirks, as he kicks aside Joker's corpse and continues his crusade.
What comes into his sight right after he reaches the castle's gate makes him shudder in his mechanical suit - the body of a familiar reptilian man is violently tossed out of the open gate by a monstrous being whose height nearly topples Giganta and sent flying right into the ruins of Iceberg Lounge, making a loud shattering noise as it destroys the frozen stage.
"I have underestimated this new player. Fortunately, I have brought my own subzero army. " Freeze contemplates, as he orders his zombie minions to march forward and challenge the beast. The first two zombies bites the dust instantly, as Marshmallow stomps them into ashes. The third one gets lifted up quicky and tossed out of sight as well. The remaning ones, sensing that they are no match for this great beast, opens fire with their guns, freezing the lower parts of Marshmallow and temporarily restricting its movement. This allows Victor to gently walks past the ice giant and explores upstairs.
"Who are you ? And what have you done to Marshmallow ? " Asks Elsa, alertly, as she raises up her hands, putting up a defensive pose.
"Ah, Marshmallow, such a sweet name. It's a pity that it is bonded to such a ugly beast. Regardless, god do works in mysterious ways. You have taken Nora away from me, but now you are returning her to me, with a talent of cold, just like me. " "I have no idea about what you are saying, but please get out of my castle and release Marshmallow from his pain. Or else I will hurt you , just like I hurt those people outside."
"Yes, yes , my princess of ice, I am leaving ,but you are leaving with me. Your power....beyond amazing. Your gene that brings you such talent, will definitely bring such talent to Nora. This time...this time....maybe I can finally find a cure for her condition ! " Yelling excitedly, Mister Freeze grabs Elsa violently by the arm, pulling her downstairs.
Enraged, Elsa shoots out a beam of snow from her hand, sending Freeze tumbling down the stairs.
"Intriguing. The way you maneuver the cold is almost magical. But as a scientist, I have methods which are way more pragmatic." Freeze activates his gun, shooting out a ice pillar which pins Elsa onto the wall.
The paralyzing pain inflicted by Mister Freeze's killing tool soon overwhelms all of Elsa's senses, sending her into panic. "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! " The princess roars in agony, as she feebly shoots out disoriented beams of snow and ice particles from the tips of her fingers, trying in vain to resist the pressure of the ice. As Mister Freeze presses harder, the ice expands, covering more parts of Elsa's body and eventually veiling her face. The difficulty of breathing and the excruciating pain slowly pushes Elsa to a complete coma, as Mister Freeze grins devilishly.
"Time for you is now frozen. Your world will remain at absolute zero until I defrost you for operation. No pain. No sensation. No regrets. God, how I envy you. But soon, I will have no need to feel envious, for my Nora will be back, and Gotham is mine to rule . " Images of him as the warlord of the deserted Gotham with Nora as his queen flashes in his brain, as Victor laughs wildly, obviously oblivious about the changing weather outside the window.
"Ye fooled me before, lady ! But ye shall not fool ol' Stingaree twice ! For I, the king of seven seas, will behead you and feed your body to sharks !"
"I don't see any sharks around here, the sea's all frozen, how are you going to find them ?" Olaf asks, in bewilderment.
"Oh geez, can't we at least find someone with whom we can have a normal conversation ?" Anna sighes,as she recalls her previous encounters with the residents of this city - The man inside the courthouse brutally kicks her out apparently becasue frostbite on his hands bars him from tossing a coin and he can't answer questions without tossing coins, while the lady in the park seems more concerned with tending to her dying plants instead of having a meaningful conversation. The old man they met on the last street seemd nice enough at first sight, but after exchanging a few words, the puppet in his hands suddenly started to utter profanity and slap his face until he coughs out blood.
"Don't ignore me, I'm talking to you !" Captain Stingaree clutches Anna's neck, but is met with a nasty kick to his groin, as Anna, obviously fed up with the bullshit of this place, decides to stop wasting time with this pirate captain.The kick sends the deranged criminal kneeling down in pain and humiliation."Awww...that hurts...Even Batman hasn't done that to me ! You have brought the wrath of Captain Stingaree on you, lady ! I will blow up your brains - what's the hell is that ? " The sight that suddenly appears in the sky scares the crap out of the captain, forcing him to drop his pistol and retreat. Anna and Olaf are left terrified as well, for a snowstorm is being generated, all out of a sudden, and the presence of such storm is the indication of her beloved sister being in fatal danger.
As she makes her way close to the castle,however, her mood soon shifts away from worries for Elsa, for there are simply too many dead bodies, frozen and rigid, including children and women.
Mister Freeze's joy of victory is soon interrupted, as a wave of hailstorm bursts into the window, shattering the pillar and knocking the gun out of his hands.
Hastily reaching for his weapon, Mister Freeze stares in horro at Elsa, who descends from the stairs, eyes corsucating with rage. Hardly has Freeze regained his balance when a deluge of icicles is launched towards him. Although the ice shield constructed by his gun is able to block most of them, several still end up punturning his suit. Finally coming to the realization that he is no match for the power of this woman in front of him, Freeze grinds the shield into a mist of ice, thus blurring his presence and paving way for his retreat.
However,the loud step from Marshmallow, who has broken freeze from the shackles of ice and taken down most of the remaining zombies with sheer brute force, disillusions Fries with his dream of a grand escape.Turning back to face the queen of snow, all Mister Freeze can do is helplessly shooting out concentrated beams of ice at the approaching Elsa, which all melted into water and snow after reaching the area around her. For all of his life, Freeze has never encountered anyone or anything so frigid and cold. "Let the storm rage on,the cold never bothered me, anyway." Says Elsa, as she closes her distance with the criminal,grabbing the barrel of the ice gun and casually putting it out of function by covering it with a crust of ice. Mister Freeze is left stunned and terrified,as the snow storm generated by Elsa shatters the walls of the palace and sends him airborne."It's funny how much I was scared of you when you first entered my home.It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small.And the fears that once controlled me now can't even get to me at all." Elsa laughs,as Mister Freeze ascends into the sky, becoming smaller and smaller as the wind of ice continues to lift him.
"This power...this cold that well exceeds the creations of my decades of researches.....what....what are you ?" In despair, Mister Freeze yells out a question which also happens to be the last sentence in his life.
"My name is Elsa, the former Queen of Arendelle. My power of cold flurries through the air into the ground and my soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around.The feeble energy of cold you and your little device contrive is pathetic,at best." Elsa shouts back in defiance, as she sends Mister Freeze crashing onto the ground, creating a small explosion as the impact pushes the suit to implode,ending this terror of Gotham once and for all.
Winner : Elsa
Epilogue[]
The ruins of Gotham City "Anna, are you sure this is the right thing to do ? Afterall, she is still your sister and the legitimate queen of the kingdom. "
"You have seen the piles of bodies, Olaf. If Elsa were still able to get her powers and emotions under control, we wouldn't resort to such extreme method. However, the chaos and destruction caused by her is becoming more and more unmanageable. Therefore, I have no choice but to do this, for the safety of us and the safety of all mankind. "
"Then there comes another question - how are we going to do that ? We can't put her down by ourselves, she has the power to take on our entire kingdom. "
"That's why we haven't left this frozen city yet. I have already contacted a man that is more than suitable for a task like this. The best we can find out there. Someone that has battled aliens and gods . With the help of that man, I am sure we will be able to settle this, once and for all - "
The imposing body of Marshmallow emerges from the horizon before Anna can finish her words. Olaf, more fearful than ever, cowers behind her as usual, but Anna stares at the beast, firmly and calmly, for she has noticed that the beastly creature isn't coming for them, instead, it is running away from someone else.
An enlarging hole created by the combination of gasoline bombs and plasma flamethrower on the creature's stomach soon confirms her speculation. Bemoaning in pain the creature collapses down, as the snow that composed its husk began melting away.More tiny holes pop out on various parts of its enervating body,as the Terminator's dual M4A1 exhaust yet another magazine.It doesn't take long for the man to extirpate the last bits of the beast's life with a swift decapitation conducted via his energy lance.
"Perfectly done, Mister Wilson. No wonder they all say that you are the best one out there. Based on the efficiency and skills you have just demonstrated, now I have even more faith in you.Although I still feel the need to warn you that my sister's power is nothing to be underestimated. Even Elsa herself isn't fully aware of the limitation of her magic.Therefore,it is probably in your best interest to take a more meticulous approach,or else you might meet the same end as these dead men around us.Once you have succeeded,you will be bounteously awarded, in other words, you will find youself in an entire house made out of gold and diamons derived from the treasures of my kingdom, after I become the one and only rightful heir for the throne...."
DFederal
TBC
Expert's Opinions []
Despite the fact that Mister Freeze is certainly way more experienced and competent as a warrior, his lack of raw power results in his defeat.