Frozone

Background

Lucius Best (alias Frozone) is a major character in the 2004 Disney/Pixar animated film, The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel. He is the best friend and a close ally of Mr. Incredible and the Parr family. He has the ability to create ice and freeze surfaces by manipulating moisture.

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The Incredibles In the Golden Age of Superheroes, Frozone was one of Mr. Incredible’s closest friends and even served as best man at his wedding to Elastigirl. After Supers were outlawed due to lawsuits, Lucius Best adjusted to civilian life more easily than Bob, marrying his wife Honey and settling into a normal lifestyle. Despite this, he occasionally joined Bob on secret nightly hero missions under the guise of "bowling," though he was hesitant at first and later stopped after a near run-in with police and Helen’s discovery. Frozone was originally marked as a target in Syndrome’s Operation Kronos, with Mirage nearly confirming him as the intended victim before Syndrome shifted his focus to Mr. Incredible. When Bob discovered the list of Supers who had already been killed, he was horrified to see Frozone’s status marked as “known,” realizing Syndrome had located him. Later, Frozone reemerged during Syndrome’s attack on Metroville. As the Omnidroid v.10 rampaged through the city, Lucius attempted to suit up but found that Honey had hidden his supersuit to stop him from abandoning their dinner plans. Despite the delay, Frozone recovered his gear and ultimately joined the Parr family in fighting and defeating the Omnidroid, reaffirming his role as a key ally and hero. The Incredible 2 In the sequel, Frozone first joins the Parr family in battling the Underminer. After the fight, he is approached by Winston Deavor, CEO of DevTech, who offers him a chance to help make Supers legal again. Winston asks him to bring Bob and Helen to DevTech, where they meet Winston and his sister Evelyn. The Deavors explain their campaign to restore the legality of superheroes and choose Elastigirl to be the face of the movement due to her precision and lower collateral damage. When Bob begins struggling with Jack-Jack’s newly emerging powers, Violet calls Lucius for help. Arriving at the Parrs’ temporary home, Frozone finds Bob exhausted and overwhelmed. At first, Jack-Jack seems like a normal baby, but then demonstrates a variety of powers—including interdimensional travel, which Bob controls with cookies. Lucius is stunned, remarking that Jack-Jack’s abilities are unlike those of his siblings, and is further taken aback when the baby transforms into a fiery monster when denied a cookie. After helping soothe Jack-Jack with frozen ice balls, Lucius advises Bob to rethink how he’s managing his children and admits he now understands why Bob is so sleep-deprived. Later, Bob calls Lucius to babysit while he goes to support Helen. Ignoring Honey’s protests this time, Frozone dons his supersuit and arrives just as Evelyn’s mind-controlled Supers attack the Parr children. He fights them off but is ultimately captured by Brick and put under Evelyn’s control. Alongside Bob and Helen, he is forced to attend the international summit where the hypnotized heroes attempt to sabotage the event and take hostages. Eventually, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack free their parents and Lucius from control. As the DevTech cruise ship hurtles toward the city, Frozone creates massive sheets of ice to slow it down while Bob fixes the rudder and Helen captures Evelyn. Thanks to their combined efforts, the disaster is averted. Frozone later joins the Parrs in celebrating not only their victory but also the reinstatement of superheroes as a legal and accepted part of society.

Personality

• Laid-Back: Frozone is calm and relaxed, often approaching situations with a sense of humor and ease, which helps him stay composed even in dangerous circumstances.

• Loyal and Protective: He goes out of his way to help friends, like when he offered to house the Parr family after the Super Hero Relocation Program was shut down, showing a strong sense of loyalty and responsibility.

• Supportive Friend: When Bob is depressed over no longer being in the glory days he helps Bob sneak out to save lives while lying to both of their wives that they're going bowling.

• Morally Grounded: Frozone consistently acts according to his own sense of right and wrong, using his abilities to protect others and make ethical choices, even when there’s personal risk involved.

• Resourceful and Prepared: Though he lives a normal civilian life, he keeps a hidden cache of his superhero gear and gadgets, ready to respond when emergencies arise.

• Charismatic and Friendly: His natural charm and friendliness make him approachable and supportive, helping him form strong bonds with those around him, particularly his longtime friend Bob Parr.

Appearance

General Description: Frozone is a tall, slender man with dark skin. His build is lean, befitting his agility and speed as a superhero.

Facial Features: He is bald in his adult life and maintains some facial stubble. In his younger years, he had hair and no facial hair.

Clothing/Outfit: Frozone's superhero costume is primarily white with light blue accents and is equipped with various gadgets to aid in his abilities.

Special Features: He wears protective goggles during superhero work to shield his eyes from the reflective glare of ice and to conceal his identity.

Alternate Forms/Disguises: No alternate forms are noted beyond his civilian attire, which is casual and unassuming.

General Information

Name: Lucius Best

Other Names: Frozone (Alter Ego)

Origin: The Incredibles

Greater Franchise: Disney Pixar

First Appearance: The Incredibles

Company: Disney Pixar

Creator: Brad Bird

Actor: Samuel L. Jackson

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Handedness: Right-Handed

Hair: Bald

Age: 25 during 1947 (The modern events of the Incredibles movie take place 15 years after the Golden Age of Supers), 40 during 1962

Birthday: Unknown

Birth Year: 1922 (As he is 40 years old in 1962)

Time Period: 1947 during the Prologue (As 15 years passed since the events of the Golden of Age of Supers), 1962 in modern day (A newspaper lists the year as 1962)

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Metroville

Story Role: Supporting Protagonist, Superhero

Legacy: Global Legacy during the Golden Age (Frozone was another popular hero known by many as one of the greatest heroes), Unknown Legacy after the Golden Age (The Supers had to go into hiding after a lawsuit)

Influence: Event Influence (Aided in the event that allowed Supers to be legalized again in The Incredibles 2)

Language: English

Ethnicity: African American

Religion: N/A

Classification: Super, Ice Generation User

Species: Super

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: Superhero

Combat Style: Street Fighting

Affiliations: Helen Parr, Violet Parr, Dash Parr, Jack-Jack Parr, Frozone, Edna Mode (His supersuit designer)

Enemies: Syndrome, Evelyn Deavor

Height: 6'3"

Weight: 180 LBS

Status: Alive

Alignment: Chaotic Good (Frozone is a trusted ally of Mr. Incredible who assist him in heroic acts despite it being illegal)

Protection Level: Metropolitan Protector Frozone is a protector of their city, during the Golden Area of Supers Frozone also served as a protector of his city)

Potential

• Type of Potential: Adaptive Potential
• Level of Potential: Adaptive
• Description: Supers can adapt and learn to use their powers for different ways, whether it's saving lives or for practical uses, their powers only grow as they age.
• Limitations: Nothing notable.

Codex Statistics

Grade: S

Tier: 9-B, Higher with Ice Manipulation

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source N/A

Attack Potency: Wall level (Potency) (His Nsa file has him stronger than Elastigirl who can knock out guards which her son who is this strong was unable to do), Higher with Ice Manipulation

Durability: Wall level, Higher with Ice Manipulation (Can create gigantic ice walls to protect himself and others)

Striking Strength: Wall Class (Potency)

Lifting Strength: Class 5 (His Nsa file has him stronger than Elastigirl who is able to hold an RV in the sky while attached to a plane)

Travel Speed: Superhuman (On par with Mr. Incredible), Higher by skating

Attack Speed: At least Superhuman , likely Far Higher (On par with Mr. Incredible who can react to Jack-Jack's laser vision)

Reaction Speed: At least Superhuman , likely Far Higher

Stamina: Superhuman (As a super and trained superhero, his stamina should be at least this high)

Range: Standard Melee, Tens of Meters with Ice Manipulation (Can create gigantic ice walls that reach around this size)

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (His Nsa file Has him nearly comparable to Elastigirl in intelligence)

Knowledge: Grandmaster level

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Powers and Techniques

Innate Supers AbilitiesUnique Abilities

• Accelerated Development (Supers are noted that their powers develop the more they age)
• Adaptation (It was noted that Supers have a natural immunity and if they do not, their system is capable of developing ani-bodies to counter viruses that mutate one's biological code. Even if they are somehow affected by a virus their immune systems will eventually burn it out).

• Resistance to
  • Disease Manipulation (Supers being sick are unheard of, with Helen Parr being shocked at Jack-Jack being sick as their other children nor she or Bob are ever sick)
    • Biological Manipulation (It was noted that Supers have a natural immunity and if they do not, their system is capable of developing ani-bodies to counter viruses that mutate and adapt to one's biological code)

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Superhuman Speed
  • Superhuman Reaction
  • Superhuman Lifting
  • Superhuman Energy Efficiency
• Genius Intelligence
• Acrobatics (His agility is listed as very high within the NSA Files, being able to transport through ice locomotion)
• Vehicular Usage (Land Vehicles; Frozone transports through ice locomotion, including: Ice Skis, Ice Skates, & Ice Discs)
• Cold Manipulation (Frozone has the power of ice generation allowing him to freeze people before they can even shoot him, along with being able to do this to multiple people at once his ice generation also allows him to freeze things near-instantaneously, including being able to freeze even spit instantaneously)
  • Ice Manipulation
  • Physics Manipulation (Lucius' powers makes ice out of water in the air by applying certain laws of thermodynamics, this is something impossible under actual physics).

• Resistance to
  • Poison Manipulation (Can travel around in a level filled with toxic sludge and only complain about its smell)

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Equipment

His supersuit

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Other

Standard Tactics: Frozone uses his powers to freeze his opponents.

Weaknesses

• Supers Weaknesses: Supers can be affected by a special power-damping allergen that slowly removes their powers.
• Unique Weaknesses: When dehydrated and in low humidity rooms, he can't use his powers.

Note

• The Incredibles comics may not be in the same continuity as the movies as they are based off the Rise of the Underminer game, directly referring to events from the game, which was the official sequel until The Incredibles 2 removed it from official continuity, but statements regarding abilities or physiology should be usable as there shouldn't be any reason they cannot be replicated in the movies.

Battle Records

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