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Killer Frost
Caitlin Snow
A DC ice-generator who absorbs heat from her surroundings rather than projecting cold, making her dangerous in enclosed spaces.
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Commonly believed Killer Frost projects cold at her targets.
Actually She absorbs heat out of her surroundings, which is why she is more dangerous in enclosed spaces and why insulation does not help.
The feat ledger
Kills by absorbing heat out of her surroundings and her targets rather than projecting cold at them
Freezes targets solid on contact
Absorbs heat from her surroundings — the cold is a by-product of taking energy, not of making it
Immune to cold entirely, and unharmed by her own output
Drops the temperature of a whole area rather than a single target
Drains body heat from a person, which is how she kills
Heat-based attacks feed her instead of hurting her, which makes Firestorm a poor counter
Forms solid ice constructs and weapons
Continuities
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- New 52 — DC relaunched continuity, 2011 to 2016
- DC Rebirth — DC continuity from 2016 onward
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version