Dust suddenly appears, now greatly changed in her appearance and persona with altered powers, and proceeds to confront and easily kill each member. [165], In a reality where villains have won and divided up America amongst themselves, Emma Frost marries Doctor Doom in order to ensure the survival of her species. Emma Frost and the rest of the Brotherhood of Mutants were defeated by Spider-Man's family and the X-Men where they are remanded to the Raft. Emma later counseled her teammate Cyclops following his possession by the eternal mutant warlord Apocalypse. It is also hinted that her powers are still broken and not fully recovered from the merge with the Phoenix but improved significantly. She ascended rapidly to the upper echelon of the business world on the strength of her intelligence, drive, and personal charm, as well as the secret use of her mental powers. One can't-miss crossover. ), Unlock the world of Marvel Digital Comics! The event is then mentally erased from everyone's minds by Xavier. Scott confronts Jean and demands that she read his mind; Jean finally complies, only to discover that Scott and Emma never engaged in any physical contact, though Emma had offered it. She debuted on the big screen in X-Men: First Class wearing variants on her classic comics costumes, including the White Queen and her more recent jumpsuit attire. [46] A guilt ridden Frost creates psychic manifestations of a new Hellfire Club and proceeds to take down the X-Men one by one by showing them their deepest fears. Emmeline is revealed to have accepted Scott "Scottie" Summer's marriage proposal in her home dimension, but the X-Society were all captured by Savior. [95] When Medusa learns the truth about why the X-Men went to war against the Inhumans, she willingly destroys the cloud and ends the possibility of future Inhuman manifestations so the mutants can survive. It expanded on the role of her father Winston and her brother Christian, also exploring the early days of her two sisters. At first, she is a villainess, but later she becomes an antiheroine. Coerced by Professor X, Emma eventually reclaimed her own form. [88], Frost is rescued from prison by Cyclops and Magneto, but it is revealed that her time as a Phoenix has rendered her telepathy erratic at best. She is an urbane telepath with a well-noted dry wit. She is using Xorn as her puppet ruler and controlling him with her telepathy. Though she was believed to be dead at first, Emma's consciousness was trapped in her shattered remains. A true room divider if there ever was one, her background as an inexplicably evil woman clad in white fur to a sex positive teacher to the leader of the X-Men and back to villain has been a real rollercoaster. She also became headmistress and chairwoman of the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Academy - a college preparatory school for students in grades seven through twelve located in the Berkshire Mountains in Snow Valley, Massachusetts. [155], In this reality, Emma was the former White Queen of the Hellfire Club, but retreated to a technological base off the coast of India after a majority of the mutant population was wiped out. The X-Society is heralded as a society of adventurers and called upon by the New Albion (an antiquated name for California) police to assist and investigate various occurrences. Frost later learns that Astrid has been secretly manipulating events. Character Biography Emma Frost was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to the wealthy Winston and Hazel Frost; she is the second of three daughters and also had an older brother, Christian Frost. [105], Frost has been classified as an "Omega-Class telepath",[106][107][108][109] capable of extraordinary psionic feats, including the telepathic standards of: broadcasting and receiving thoughts, mind-control, altering perceptions and memories, psychic shielding, astral projection, mind switching, brain engram modification, mental sedation, and induction of mental pain via touch. [58] While investigating the Hellfire Cult's base, Cyclops is seduced by the Red Queen. [131][132] Additionally, Frost has also been shown to bootstrap her own brain chemistry to counter a neurotoxin. However, Esme was working with the X-Man Xorn, who believed himself to be Magneto at the time, and it was he who shot Emma as she had learned of his dual identity. Unknown to their family or themselves, the three Frost sisters were mutants whose telepathic abilities matured upon reaching puberty. Frost begins to fight back by blackmailing her father. Believing Frost to have betrayed him for Namor, Shaw sent a reprogrammed sentinel to Atlantis, attacking the two and destroying the kingdom. [74] Cyclops sends X-Force on a strategic evacuation of the mutant prisoners, resulting in a planned confrontation with the Dark X-Men. [133] During the Onslaught Saga, Frost unwittingly levitated several kitchen utensils while having a bad dream. The second of three daughters, Emma also had an older brother, named Christian Frost, who had turned to substance abuse as an escape from the drudgery of his life and the abuse of his father. Afterward, Frost is found physically shattered in her diamond form. She's created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Finding him in Cerebra, Scott tells her five new mutants have manifested their powers across the globe. Eventually, Emma became majority stockholder of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate principally involved in electronics and transportation - both the building of ships and aircraft, and their use for freight and passenger conveyance. [17], During her time with the Hellfire Club, Frost continues to run the Massachusetts Academy and mentors the mutant team known as the Hellions. Once Selene's inner circle appears on Utopia Frost recognizes Blink and stops Wolverine from killing Wither. Emma was also a powerful Mutant with the power of Telepathy. [156], In Earth-889, a steampunk era, Emmeline Frost leads the "X-Society" which consists of herself, Scott, Beast, and Logan. Astonishing X-Men one-shot "What if Ord resurrected Jean Grey instead of Colossus? [162] Chat begins dating Peter afterward. [154], In the pages of Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Emma Frost appears as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. In a rage, Jean unleashes her reignited Phoenix powers and psychically humiliates Frost. While quelling a riot at the school, one of the Stepford Cuckoos, Sophie, is killed and the others reject Frost's mentorship, blaming her for the death. When her telepathic powers manifest, Frost is able to read the minds of others and glean information. As Frost stands around in her diamond state, she sees the Phoenix Force manifest around Hope, prompting her to remember that the Phoenix had told her to "prepare". [198][199][200][201][202] Within analysis of sexualized depictions of women in comics, Emma Frost is often described as an exception to criticisms of over-sexualization of female characters, despite her highly sexualized depiction, noting that her depiction is consistent with her characterization. Black Bolt did not kill Cyclops, in fact, he never made it out of the facility at Muir Island, as he suffered an immediate reaction to the Terrigen mists. Emma Grace Frost was born to a Boston mercantile family, which arrived from England in the 1600's. S.W.O.R.D. Despite being fiercely loyal to Shaw, Frost is perceptive and does not have a problem switching sides if it benefits her. The White Queen has been immortalized in comic book history; she also appears in quite a few of the Marvel X-Men video games - even as far back as the forgotten NES platformer The Uncanny X-Men. This is shown when she joins Erik after seeing her other teammates with him. [45], In the series Astonishing X-Men, a flashback shows that Frost's survival of the destruction of Genosha was due to Cassandra Nova creating Frost's secondary mutation as part of a scheme to infiltrate the X-Men as a sleeper agent. Ably assisted by Sean Cassidy, the sonically empowered former X-Man known as Banshee, she set out to train a new crop of young mutants: Generation X. Emma Frost was specifically inspired by Emma Peel, played by actress Diana Rigg, who famously dons a provocative corset, collar, and boots and becomes the "Queen of Sin".[3]. Emma Frost is known for being cunning, assertive, and brutally blunt when she talks to others. Frost discovers the plans of Edward Buckman and Steven Lang to destroy all mutants. The character first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. During the final showdown against the Avengers and the X-Men, her portion of the Phoenix is violently taken by Cyclops. [198][199][200], The character's sexualized depiction and often antagonistic personality are also frequently cited as her most recognizable and appealing character attributes. For the British screenwriter of the same name, see, Depictions of women's sexuality in comics. Frost has been cited as a "world class telepath" and "omega class telepath". Her style is very similar to traditional English high-society clothing of the 18-19th century. Discover a startling mutant mystery in writer Leah Williams and artist Lucas Werneck’s game-changing new series this August! The task proves harder than first anticipated and Xavier is met with great resistance from Frost. [49], During the 2006–2007 storyline "Civil War", Frost, during a conversation with Iron Man, announces that the Xavier Institute and the X-Men will not support the Superhuman Registration Act and remain neutral, as she fears that the registration of mutants would put them in more danger. Everyone present is then suddenly teleported onto a S.W.O.R.D. [176], In a dystopic future depicted in the final two issues of Young X-Men, an aged Emma Frost (now going by the codename "Diamondheart") is one of only four remaining mutants on "Xaviera", a former mutant safe-haven independent state and utopia. The fact that he makes the comparison at all also tells us Emma is less inclined to flirt or flatter than The Phoenix. Emma consistently refuses Scott's proposals of marriage citing class differences and her desire to avoid "tedious scandal". Thanks to her mutant powers, which give her both mental and physical protection, Emma Frost considers herself above most people. She makes a pact with him, seducing Shaw and using her telepathy to make Namor believe she has executed him, while secretly telepathically incapacitating Shaw. Phoenix discovered this and telekinetically fused Emma's body back together. At her school, Frost is ruthlessly bullied by her peers but finds support in teacher, Ian Kendall. Additionally, Selene is also angry over Frost using the Black Queen moniker when she was leading the Dark X-Men. [75] During the final battle, Frost distracts the godlike Sentry by separating the Void persona from his Bob Reynolds persona. From her initial appearance as the White Queen of the Hellfire Club, Frost appeared as an X-Men villain over the years. Here she is pursued romantically by this world's Professor Xavier, who runs an orphanage for troubled kids. [20] When the New Mutants are later killed and resurrected by the Beyonder, they are left traumatized and withdrawn. [57], In the 2008–2009 storyline "Manifest Destiny", a new anti-mutant group calling themselves the "Hellfire Cult" appears in the Bay Area, committing various anti-mutant hate crimes. During the course of their encounter, Frost forces Xavier to relive each of his mistakes and morally ambiguous decisions made under altruistic pretenses. After Frost's business ventures take a bad turn, she seeks help from her estranged sister Adrienne, who is a psychometrist. [62] She has also been referred to as a "psi of the highest order", been ranked among the five most skilled telepaths on the planet,[112] demonstrated the ability to stalemate Exodus,[116] and overcome telepaths classified as potentially capable of producing unlimited psionic energy (such as Nate Grey,[110] Kid Omega, and Rachel Summers) through greater experience and skill.[40][41][117]. Emma assumes the role of the Hellfire Club's Black King, including a new darker outfit, and explaining in a letter to the X-Men that she intended to fix the broken world for mutants in her own way by taking control of the Hellfire Club. She extends an invitation to Cloak and Dagger to join the true X-Men as they teleport to the newly created island base Utopia. 3 #13 17) and was briefly homeless (Generation X #-1 14). Scott manages to reach Emma with his love and she gains enough control to allow the X-Men a chance to kill her and stop Cassandra. [51] Frost is last seen with Cyclops' team of X-Men looking for Cable and then tracking down the Marauders with the Cuckoos. Emma Frost (b. April 29, 1970) is a mutant. In X-Men: Deadly Genesis, Frost is shown after the events of Generation X #-1 working as a stripper at the Hellfire Club before rising to the rank of White Queen. She’s more of a follower than a leader, and she’s not afraid to switch allegiances when a better opportunity presents itself. [12] In this form, Frost is translucent and retains mobility while being nigh invulnerable, and able to support incredible amounts of weight. During a dance hosted by the two orphanages, Xavier tries but fails to win Emma's affection. Jean realizes that it is actually Cassandra Nova controlling Emma. Frost attempts to recruit several gifted youngsters to her cause: Firestar,[18] Doug Ramsey and again Kitty Pryde, all of which result in altercations. A study of her traumatic past and recent reckless ventures shows an emotionally vulnerable character that's very different from the Emma Frost we thought we knew. [volume & issue needed] She learns that he owes a large amount of money to a local mobster named Lucien. Upon arriving she scans Luke Cage's mind in New York informing the others that he survived the nuclear blast and that Ultron is using Vision as a conduit to control the world from the future. She uses her telepathic powers and briefly takes on the alias "The Silencer" to see what Peter is capable of. Also, at some point, the Dark Beast met Emma, and helped her rise to wealth and power. At some point, she was institutionalized for her mutation (X-Men Vol. [99] It is revealed that Emma has been secretly working against Hydra. [89] Despite her resentment of Cyclops' recent actions she consents to depart with him to resume his mission to protect mutants. Her powers and abilities exactly line up with what would be needed to control Westview, or at the very least, to use Wanda as a conduit. [100], Later Emma approached Iceman in order to request his help to save her brother Christian from their abusive father, however as they arrive at the Frost Mansion, they find that Christian is perfectly fine. [61][62], In the 2008 storyline "Secret Invasion", Frost is seen fighting the Skrulls in San Francisco during the invasion. Egalitarian Emma Grace Frost is a character from the X-Men franchise. Both looked kind of cheap given the budget and didn't convey any of the confident glam of the character. Emma grew up in a home with an emotionally abusive father and a generally cold familial environment (Emma Frost #3 8). [203] The character has also been described as an example of the diversity of women's sexuality in Chris Claremont's work in writing women characters, described as a depiction of a sexually empowered woman recognizing oppressive sexual norms and using them to her advantage, rather than directly rejecting them. Frost becomes a tutor to the other students and Ian recommends her to be a teacher, something Frost's father refuses. Frost is approached by Professor X and Moira MacTaggert to join a new team of X-Men along with other characters introduced in the series. Horrified, she runs after Scott to tell him about what she saw and what she remembered. [159], In a reality visited by the Exiles, Warlock's techno-organic virus and the Legacy virus interacted in a way to cause 75% of the population to turn into techno-organic beings known as Vi-Locks, including humans and super-beings. [153], In the "Age of X" reality, Emma Frost is shown as an inmate of Fortress X's X-Brig since her powers of telepathy prevented X from altering her memories. Later on it is revealed that Frost's survivor's guilt is being exacerbated by Cassandra Nova who had placed a glimmer of her mind in Frost's before being trapped in the body of Stuff, and that Nova had even tricked Frost into thinking she had been complicit in the destruction of Genosha. And while they are able to hold off the Inhumans just long enough to neutralize the green cloud, Cyclops is apparently killed by Black Bolt in self-defense. [79] Their appearance is enough, to leave Frost in a horrified state of shock and guilt. Scott begins a real relationship with Emma, kissing her physically for the first time by Jean's grave. [40][41], Following the "Decimation" storyline, the student population drastically decreases, and Frost, without consulting Cyclops, decides to revamp the entire workings of the school. [170], In a world where "everything that can go wrong will go wrong", Emma Frost is the high priestess/manageress of the Church of the Next Generation, where she legally adopts the children of her followers and has them undergo surgery to unlock their "psychic abilities". [167], An alternate version of Emma, dubbed "Boss Frost", appears as a psychic law enforcement officer in the Mondo City region of Battleworld. Emma used her powers to contact every X-Man in the world and their love for Jean restored the Phoenix's sanity, who became the White Phoenix and returned to the White Hot Room to find her missing pieces. [177], Emma Frost has gained popularity over time. She sends her lover Black Bolt to save Logan and Hawkeye from a Venom-possessed Savage Land Tyrannosaurus. Frost launches a last-minute attack that led the X-Men to believe she had committed suicide,[14] though in truth, she was comatose and recovering from Phoenix's attack under the care of Sebastian Shaw. [40][61][62][64][65][110][111][112][113][114][115] Her abilities have been stated to rival those of Charles Xavier himself. Under the deception of the psychic remnant of Cassandra Nova, Emma extracts hidden vestiges of the Phoenix Force from the remaining Stepford Cuckoos, killing them and granting her the powers of the Phoenix so she may free Cassandra from her prison, no longer requiring Shadowcat. Buckman threw the council's support behind Project: Armageddon, scientist Steven Lang's program to construct mutant-hunting Sentinel robots. Discovering that the Terrigen Mist cloud was toxic to mutants Scott and Emma formulate a plan to extinguish one of the Inhumans' Terrigen cloud. [volume & issue needed] However, this soon turns into a real kidnapping and Troy is killed while valiantly attempting to save Frost from an enraged Lucien. [47] Kitty with aid from Cyclops, Blindfold, Hisako Ichiki, and Frost herself eventually prevent Nova from transferring her mind into Hisako. Emma is a member of the Eisenhardt family. Emma Frost possesses telepathic abilities of a similar caliber to those of Charles Xavier, over which she has an extremely refined level of skill. This has been shown to extend to databases owned by the Avengers,[141] and the Sentinel Bastion. When Emma was confronted by Jean, she was forced to relive various moments of her past. Claremont was inspired to create the Hellfire Club after seeing the episode "A Touch of Brimstone" from the television show The Avengers,[2] where spy duo John Steed and Emma Peel infiltrate a criminal, hedonistic, underground society. [124] As a result, Emma is also granted total telepathic immunity while in diamond form. She was a major character in the ongoing series, specifically during its third arc, "Torn," in which the authenticity of her allegiance to the X-Men was explored. Expert Technician: Emma Frost is highly skilled in electronic theory and electronics and has learned how to build devices that can amplify psionic energy and utilize psionic energy for various effects. Emma offered herself as a host for the Phoenix Force so it could be contained but was quickly overpowered and her body was completely taken over by the Force. She was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, and first appeared in X-Men # 129. X-Men: HELLFIRE GALA Trailer | Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios' Loki | Official Trailer | Disney+. When the students learn what Frost did, the students become estranged from her, and Generation X disbands. [volume & issue needed] Using her powers, Frost turns the thugs against one another inside an illusion, causing an imaginary gunfight to break out, and the panicked, supposed last survivor to free her. [52] Later when X-Force arrives at the Marauders' hideout, Frost takes out Harpoon. The series ended after over 75 issues (and several one-shots and miniseries) with Brian Wood, Ron Lim, Sandu Florea, and Randy Elliott ending the series. [volume & issue needed] In order to save Troy's life, Frost agrees to participate in a fake kidnapping scheme in an attempt to extort the remainder of Troy's debt from her father. This would lead to her instigating an affair with fellow X-Man Cyclops, who was having marital difficulties with Jean Grey. Disoriented, she switches minds with Iceman and escapes but is overcome with grief when she discovers the deaths of her students. Setting a series of traps through misdirection, Emma manages to break free and shut down the psi-blockade. She is the daughter of Magneto and Magdalena Lensherr. She is later shown in a secret base donning a helmet that is a combination of Cyclops' and Magneto's in preparation for her next move, as she is now wanted and on the run from both the Inhumans and the X-Men for her actions since Cyclops' death. Together with Doctor Doom, they rule a sector of what once was the United States of America called Doom's Lair, the only place on Earth where mutants can live without fear of persecution. They oust the original X-Men, portraying them as a dangerous militia. Winston is cold, ruthless, and domineering, often imposing impossibly high standards on his children, while Hazel abuses prescription drugs to cope with the tensions of her household. Using Frost as a character was suggested to writer Grant Morrison on his website by a fan. Your key for reading. She, Beast, and Sebastian Shaw lead the raids on Supreme Hydra leader Steve Rogers's throne, until Arnim Zola infuses a brainwashed Rogers with a power of the Cosmic Cube, and he bests them all easily. Like just about every major X-Men character, Emma Frost made the jump from the comic books to the movies. Emma is also shown to be [32] She mentors a group of telepathic quintuplets, the Stepford Cuckoos, who quickly become her prized pupils. In the aftermath, the X-Men are uncertain of Kitty's fate, believing her to either be dead or at least phased into part of the runaway bullet. She also seems to be traumatized from the death of Scott and began to believe her own lie that Black Bolt was the one who actually killed him. Thus, after killing his own father, Christian made an astral projection of him that ends up battling Iceman. [38] She develops an antagonistic relationship with fellow teacher Kitty Pryde[39] and the alternate reality daughter of Jean and Cyclops, Rachel Grey, however, a truce is reached when Frost offers to help Rachel hone her telepathic abilities. [59], Frost also expresses doubts about whether or not she deserves to be an X-Man, only to have veteran X-Man Wolverine assure her that she has earned her place on the team. She also frequently made guest appearances in other Marvel titles, New X-Men in particular. McCann, Jim (w), Roberson, Ibraim, David Yardin (p). During her days as the White Queen, Sebastian Shaw sent Frost to convince Namor to join the Hellfire Club. Frost belongs to a subspecies of humanity called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. See what to expect when Jean Grey, Scott Summers, and their Super Hero squad arrive at the Gala! Emma Frost seems easy to define: ice cold, emotionless White Queen. After a Sentinel strike leveled the island nation, the X-Men found Frost amidst the rubble with a "secondary mutation" which hardened her skin to a diamond-like density. Emma Frost was born into a wealthy old Boston mercantile family that arrived from England in the 1600s. But Adrienne's power play did not wind down when Emma acceded to her request, nor did it end when she supplanted her sister as the Hellfire Club's White Queen. [118] She is also numbed from emotion, pain and empathy, impervious to cold,[119] and resistant to heat in this form. On her way home from school one day, Frost's car breaks down and Ian gives her a ride home. [6], During the 2007–2008 storyline "Messiah Complex", Frost is part of the team that investigates the detection of a new mutant in Alaska. This has allowed her to medically cure Polaris from an array of infectious diseases and examine Iceman's brain physiology. Frost also becomes the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and headmistress of the Massachusetts Academy, a school for mutants which serves as a counterpoint to Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
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