The revelation adds a new layer to the story, with Batman's sympathy for Freeze's situation reflecting the audience's view. (His "My God!" exclamation perhaps a first for children's television.) The unveiling of Freeze's origin comes in the form of security footage uncovered by Batman, who reacts in utter horror at the undeserving fate of both Victor and Nora. In the ensuing struggle, Boyle knocks Victor into a table of chemicals, resulting in the condition requiring Fries to exist only in subzero temperatures.īatman, suffering a summer cold, unravels these bits of the mystery while circumventing Freeze's attacks. Boyle discovers Fries' unsanctioned (and costly) project and orders it shut down, apparently killing the cryogenically frozen Nora. Victor Fries, a scientist employed by GothCorp, works without permission on a project to save his ailing wife. The story has become so accepted as canon, anyone with only a passing familiarity with Batman could likely recite it. Eventually, we have the revelation of why this man is seemingly dead to emotion. This story structure, however, continuously reveals "cold" aspects of Freeze, such as him leaving one of his henchmen to die. Previous interpretations played up Freeze's German accent, or the punny joke about him loving "ice" (diamonds), the character essentially remaining a cipher. The villain attacks various GothCorp operations, stealing hardware necessary to create a freeze cannon.
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