Absolute Zero

Sub-Zero can use ice colder then absolute zero

Background

Absolute Zero is the theoretical lowest temperature possible, measured at 0 Kelvin or -273.15°C. At this point, all molecular motion ceases, and entropy reaches its minimum. In fiction, this concept is weaponized as a devastating cold-based ability that freezes matter at the atomic or even subatomic level. Exposure to absolute zero often results in molecular immobilization, followed by disintegration or shattering due to the complete breakdown of atomic cohesion.

Because of its fundamental nature, attacks utilizing absolute zero typically bypass normal durability or energy-based resistance, rendering it a powerful form of Durability Negation. Characters capable of surviving or resisting such cold demonstrate a resistance that borders on absolute invulnerability to thermal extremes.

Also Called

• 0 Kelvin Manipulation
• Atomic Freezing
• Quantum-Level Freezing
• Ultimate Cryokinesis

Possible Applications

• Freezing enemies at the atomic or molecular level
• Instantly halting chemical reactions or biological functions
• Neutralizing energy by removing all kinetic activity
• Preserving objects or entities in perfect stasis
• Bypassing defenses by freezing through armor or force fields

Practical Uses

• Useful for one-hit incapacitation of enemies
• Can disable machinery, energy fields, or living beings instantly
• Acts as a countermeasure to energy users or heat-based opponents
• Capable of causing environmental devastation in a controlled radius
• Can serve as a powerful deterrent or last-resort ability

Variations

• Partial Absolute Zero: The user mimics absolute zero effects without reaching true 0 Kelvin.
• Absolute Zero Aura: A passive field that causes ambient freezing effects around the user.
• Absolute Zero Constructs: Creation of weapons or barriers infused with atomic-level cold.
• Absolute Stasis: A temporal variation that causes time-like freezing alongside molecular immobilization.

Possible Limitations

• Generating true absolute zero may be physically or energetically taxing.
• May require extended charging or concentration to reach full effect.
• Absolute zero may affect allies or surroundings indiscriminately.
• The ability may be nullified by heat-based powers or Elemental Immunity.
• Some entities may be immune due to non-physical or abstract physiology.
• Requires mastery over temperature or cryokinetic forces to avoid self-damage.

Users

• Cold Man (Mega Man): Cold Man's inner temperature is -273.15 degrees Celsius, or 0 Kelvin, absolute zero.
• Future Warrior (Dragon Ball): The Future Warrior can Eis Shenron's move, absolute zero.

Gallery

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  Kall-Su (Bastard!!) using Testament to create a magnetic field of absolute zero that will cause the target to explode atomically due to the massive difference in temperatures.

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  Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat Series) can generate ice as cold as -500° Fahrenheit, temperatures even lower than absolute zero, allowing him to deep freeze opponents to the point of them becoming brittle enough to shatter into pieces.

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  Iceman (Marvel Comics) defuses a bomb by reducing the temperature of it to absolute zero.

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  Walrein (Pokemon) using Sheer Cold to generate a wave of absolute zero that will instant-kill the opponent.