Bobby Drake

PHASE 1

Bobby Drake
File:Bobby.jpg Portrayed by Shawn Ashmore
Codename:	Iceman
Affiliations:	X-Men
Birthdate:	April 22, 1985
Journal:	x_coldhands
Player:	Available for application

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One of the longest-term residents of the mansion, Bobby has grown from an insecure teenager into an X-Man and teacher. He is married to Theresa Cassidy.

Details

Character Journal: x_coldhands

Real Name: Robert "Bobby" Louis Drake

Codename: Iceman

Aliases:

First Appearance: May 9th, 2003

Date of Birth: April 22, 1985

Place of Birth: Boston, MA

Citizenship: United States

Relatives: William Robert Drake (Father), Madeline Beatrice Bass Drake (Mother), Ronald "Ronnie" Drake (Brother)

Education: Graduate of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, some college--accounting courses

Relationship Status: Married -- Theresa Cassidy

Occupation: Elpis employee, Math Teacher; as of April 2007, caretaker/bookkeeper - Cassidy Keep

Team Affiliation: X-Men (former member - on sabbatical leave)

Biography

Childhood

Bobby, the eldest of two sons, lived a relatively normal life until his manifestation as a mutant. Keeping his powers from his family, he eventually was enrolled in Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, telling his parents it was a prep school. His parents, being the types to accept everything as normal regardless, asked no more questions.

Living At The X-Mansion

Bobby spent eight years at the school as both student and graduate/teacher. He steadily gained control over his powers over time, but the events of X2 left his family situation a mess. Betrayed by his brother to the police, his parents frightened of him, Bobby took things very hard, becoming quiet and withdrawn. His relationship with Marie D'Ancato suffered as well, with the young couple breaking up only weeks after the invasion. This was partly spurred by Bobby's conflicting relationship with John Allerdyce, who admitted romantic feelings for the other boy that were not returned. John's defection to the Brotherhood of Mutants almost destroyed the friendship entirely, with things being slowly mended via IM over many months. Things derailed further when, after John's return, Bobby was replaced by the shapeshifter Mystique for several months, who did her level best to emotionally torture John, as well as disrupting the school in general.

The deception was discovered in November 2003, when, during a mission to rescue the son of a senator from the FOH, Bobby was found in a shed, having been physically and sexually abused. He was rescued and brought back to the school, but recovery was long in coming. He was helped by his friend (and later roommate) Angelo Espinosa, who protected the older boy as much as he was able. An unfortunately encounter with the empath Manuel de la Rocha in the kitchen set Bobby's recovery back and began a long-term enmity between Manuel and Angelo.

Over time Bobby began to rebuild his life. The departures of both Marie and John from the school gave him the chance to focus on the future, rather than the past, and he was able to reconcile - to a degree - with his family, although his brother Ronny would never be fully comfortable with him and would eventually become interested in the FOH (a fact Bobby would discover Christmas of 2005). Given Bobby's experiences of the group, discovery of this was not taken well. The arrival of a new student with no memory of her past - Jane Doe - brought more change, but of a positive sort, as the two began tentatively dating. The relationship was strained by Bobby's frequent absences during this time, and eventually ended when Jane left the school to seek out her identity.

As a college student, Bobby remained at the school, teaching mathematics and training with the X-Men, and later joining Nathan Dayspring's NGO Elpis. He also began a rather tempestuous relationship with fellow long-term Xavier's resident, Theresa Cassidy. All this was nearly jeopardised when Terry thought she was pregnant, with Bobby offering to marry her and getting it all wrong. Another blow came when Bobby was seduced by Jane, Jean Grey's alter ego, who sent video footage of the event to her husband and Bobby's team leader Scott Summers. Terry also found out, and the relationship only barely survived. However, after Terry's brief excursion with her uncle, the two reconciled. In August of 2007, they took a trip to Las Vegas, where they 'accidentally' got married. When word leaked out, reactions were mixed, given the young age of both of them, and the rather rocky history of their relationship.

Further Information

In 2007, a most unexpected Christmas gift from Sean Cassidy presented Bobby and his young wife with a dilemma. As Sean was returning to Interpol, he handed over Cassidy Keep to his daughter and her husband. With Terry still completing college, it was decided that Bobby would quit his place on the team and with Elpis and go live at the Keep, making sure things ran smoothly, with Terry visiting periodically. These plans were delayed, however, when Elpis' office in Tell Aviv was bombed, requiring Bobby to stay on and help with things. When Elpis was sufficiently back on its feet, he left, although not without one last fight with Terry. The pair made up, however, and Terry joined Bobby at the Keep when classes. They had their 'real' wedding in August while living in the middle of a full renovation/restoration of the Keep.

In November 2007, Bobby decided to go back to school and earn his teaching degree. However, mindful of his responsibilities to the Keep, he chose to do that degree by correspondence at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He and Terry continue their relationship long-distance, with her contacting him and visiting him regularly.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 6' 1"

Weight:

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Blonde-brown

Other Features: In 2006, Bobby discovered his 'ice form' during a training session - in this form, he appears to consist of solid ice.

Powers

An Omega-level mutant, Bobby is able to lower his body temperature without causing harm to himself, reaching minus 105°F within a few tenths of a second. He is able to freeze any moisture in the air around him into unusually hard ice to various projectiles and shields including walls, slides and statues. Iceman is immune to sub-zero temperatures. He is also able to transform his body into pure organic ice (similar to the organic steel of Colossus) in which his strength and endurance were augmented to greatly enhanced levels. Iceman is also able to reconstitute his ice-form if any part of it is damaged without harm to himself. He has very high level of control over ambient temperature as well as his own body temperature.

The outer limits of Bobby's power have not been explored, however he once used his powers to cool Haroun until a thin layer of ice for 2 hours straight before needing a break.

Bobby enjoys using his powers for the enjoyment of others, creating ice sculptures, making ice cream and playing in the snow with the kids.

Equipment

None.

Trivia

Bobby is known for making ice cream of unusual flavours, such as the Pastrami Swirl he created for Catseye.

Plots

2003

X2

X-Men Mission: Lowenstein

2004

British Invasion

Love Potion Number Nine

2005

X-Men Mission: Hole in the World

X-Men Mission: Mutant Michelangelo

X-Men Mission: Nimrod

Just One Drug

Upgrade

Mutants and Molotovs

2006

Not So Plain Jane

X-Men Mission: The Perfect Nanny

The Rictor Effect

Buzkashi

Believing Is Seeing

Voices Carry

2007

X-Men Mission: Leverage

Kaiten

Homecoming

Meta

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Player Icon Base: Shawn Ashmore

Meta Trivia: Bobby's first player was also one of the co-creators of the game, Queer as John, making his journal one of the oldest in the game. Jess picked Bobby up in 2003, and played him until 2007.