Bobby Drake/Iceman
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Bobby Drake is a character from the X-Men comics. He appeared in the very first book for the X-Men and has been an on-again and off-again presence on the team for a long time. He is best known for his abilities as the Iceman. With these abilities, he can turn the entirety of his body into ice, and most recently, he has found himself becoming ice itself against his own will.
Like it or not, Bobby is the classic underachiever. He’s a bit of a cynic who tends to try to let things roll off his back. He has a terrible touch with romance and he’s a bit of a dick at times, but it’s who he is. He needs someone to push him, and thankfully, some people get the hint that the push needs to be extra hard.
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Background
Bobby Drake was born in the state of New York to Madeline Beatrice Bass and William Robert Drake. When he was a teenager, his abilities started to come to him, and it was when he was on a date with a girl that he ended up showing his powers to other people (which he had, up to this point in time, hidden from the vast majority). Though he was the youngest member of the team, he was very much in with the others. One of his closest earlier friends on the team was Hank McCoy/Beast, who he later went on to join in a couple of other teams.
As a member of the X-Men, Bobby has always been one of the most loyal. Though he left to go off to become a certified accountant and to make a life for himself, he always ended up coming back to the X-Men. It was something that he had to do. However, he’s also known as one of the individuals who does not push himself—nor does he have any desire to do so. A bit of a laid back, normal jokester, he prefers to keep his perspective on life. Perhaps he’s afraid to push himself; perhaps he knows what will happen if he will push himself.
But the entirety of his life has been pushing himself.
This underachieving hit a new low when he went to check on Emma Frost and this incident led her to possessing his body (and him being pushed into her). The incident allowed her to know the extent of his powers—and for him, the fact that he was not pushing himself. He ended up dropping into a state of depression because of this instance. This incident led him to leaving the X-Men once more. Emma was called upon to push him later when he lost a piece of his chest. She pushed him until he regenerated a part of himself. It was a very taxing situation. The relationship between Bobby, from Bobby’s side, is begrudging. He knows she can push him, that she can bring him to limits. But at the same time, he almost thinks his abilities are worthless. Given his father's berating and abusive words while he's grown up, Bobby's always viewed his immature behavior as meaningless and useless and Emma's only served to help that along. Though she revealed that she was only bitter because of her lost students, Bobby didn't know that and still thought that his great "ice" abilities would never do anyone any good. This led to depression, and though he came out of it and realized a lot of his capacity, that feeling didn't stay forever.
He's had a number of things happen to him since then—a second mutation, a gay man crushing on him, a renewed relationship with Lorna, which inevitably turned into a failed relationship, and M Day occurred after this. M Day erased the second mutation, as he managed to successfully repress his powers in fear. During a threat, however, the abilities came back out (with the help of Emma, once more) and he had his abilities back. Though they were back, he lost Lorna in the process (even if it appeared that he only wanted her for selfish reasons). Bobby comes in not long after this (a little before the Apocalypse attack).
In Purgatory
Arriving in Purgatory has allowed Bobby several things: he’s allowed to drop his bitterness, even if it’s sitting beneath the surface, waiting to come forth. He’s begun to have fun once more, and he’s still the same underachiever he’s always been. Though he had little interaction with her prior to coming to Purgatory, he’s struck up a friendship with Scott and Jean’s daughter, Rachel_Grey. The two have performed a large number of antics with one another and will likely continue to do so.
Bobby has proven that he cannot draw. Period. In the process of this discovery, he also started having an attraction for Rachel Grey, which grew over time. It happened a lot slower than most things on the island, something he was proud of (and almost surprised about, given the odd nature of everyone else there).
The odd nature, perhaps, has made his relationship with Emma a little rough. Though they have been friends while on the island, they've also had a few moments in which each of them can draw out the most negative reaction possible in the other. Emma and Bobby have gotten into several arguments, and though they seem to rest for a while, they tend to get back together.
During a break from those arguments, Bobby and Hank left the island to visit New York. They visited a bunch of museums and Bobby won back his friendship to Rachel (they had gotten into an argument around the same time as one of his arguments with Emma) by sending her hot dogs. When he returned, the two continued their friendship, but she eventually got mad at him (again) after the incident with Frank the Bunny. Bobby had caught her after she fell with exhaustion and brought her to his room (and her former room). She woke up and he comforted her, but in the process, the mention of the Greys—and therefore, his older friends—had brought out a negative reaction from her. She ended up leaving and it looked like there was no hope for him.
Yet, somehow, a few days later, Bobby decided to throw aside any and all inhibitions and started speaking to her on the journal system again. It was at this time that Bobby ended up being seduced (so to speak), and the next day she came over and they consumated—whatever it was they had. The two ended up together as a couple before long, but given Bobby's disposition, age, and placement in the X-Men, along with Rachel's similar details, a fair number of the X-Men are responding negatively toward this relationship.
But Bobby eventually managed to brush it off. He even ended up in a very good mood with the release of X-Men 190, which offered him the knowledge of what he could do, what has been sitting right beneath everything he's been holding back. Unfortunately, not long after, he got into yet another argument with Emma Frost. She managed to brush off what he did, and as a result, he slipped into another angry and very negative state. She, of course, decided that the X-Men were not for her (again). Once more, it was a way of each being able to get the worst reaction out of the other. Rachel talked Bobby down (up, perhaps) from his depressed state and he was able to return to what he wanted to be—felt he should be, until the next night when he (pissed at Scott taking her side, and pissed at her selfish behavior), attacked Emma again. The two got into another long argument, but this time, Bobby managed to do pretty good against her until she mentioned his father. Bobby ended the argument with calling her a cunt (again) and is currently thinking of laying low for a while.
Of course, Bobby doesn't lay low very well.
Other than this, Bobby has annoyed Betsy Braddock, talked to Death, and been teased by Gaz. He's been set up as a teacher at the school by Ororo Munroe, even if he's a little hesitant to do so. He doesn't view himself as the best teacher, but he figures it's an excuse to share the Ninja Turtles' pizza with more people. He's still waiting to play the great Vanilla Ice prank on the island, even if it's been a while since the plan was hatched. Also, he's avoiding Jean and Scott. For obvious reasons. And he and Alex Summers dislike one another.
Player Information
Bobby is played by Alison at iciest.
