Currently Bobby started to overcome his main weaknesses but there are still some significant issues about it. Bobby establishes himself as a valuable asset, single-handedly taking out the Ultimates once with a gigantic ice wall (see Ultimate War),[volume & issue needed] as well as single-handedly halting an invasion by Colonel Wraith and Weapon X. The end of the Extermination X-Men event saw the redirecting of the time displaced version of Bobby back into the "closet" when he returned to his original timeline alongside the other X-Men, due to a mind lock by Jean Grey. [23] However, the Champions soon dissolve. With the help of his younger self and Jean Grey, however, he finally comes to terms with his own sexuality,[109] and comes out to fellow gay X-Man Anole in Extraordinary X-Men #6. to accept the fact that their son was a mutant, and tried to send him upstairs. After Bobby turned him down, the two mutants got into a short battle, which was soon ended by the arrival of Professor Charles Xavier. He can bring others along through a process that he calls "moisture molecular inversion", though it is a painful process for the passengers. After that, Polaris who was truly depowered left the X-Men, Havok went with her to protect her, Bobby was still fighting for her affection and tried to chase them, Cyclops convinced him to stay with the X-Men, where he was truly needed and appreciated. He's brash, energetic, hates studying and likes girls. [134], In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, Bobby Drake is the youngest founding member of the X-Men. When both the younger Bobby and the older Bobby arrive at the restaurant, their parents see the younger Bobby as a chance to raise a new son in a way that suits them but the time-displaced Iceman refuses, saying that he is still gay and wants to live life on his own terms before they both storm out. When the X-Men arrive at Alkali Lake, Pyro, Bobby, and Rogue are left on the X-Jet while the others go into the dam. The next mission for the team was to locate a man called Pandemic and defeat him. Once 1992 SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces helped open the floodgates for premium Marvel sets, Fleer/SkyBox tried a number of different releases focused on specific properties. The local sheriff had no choice but to put Bobby in jail for his own "protection". During the meeting she told him that she needed full disclosure of any of the X-Men secrets. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. [108] Together with the young Jean, the young Bobby confronts his older self, who admits to being gay, having 'concealed' that part of himself so that he could have avoid being prejudiced against for another part of himself. Believing he has achieved his full potential, Bobby does not attempt to develop his abilities further. [77] Emma Frost is able to break up the illusion and free everyone. After his 16th birthday together with his girlfriend Judy Harmon , Robert was attacked by bully named Rocky Beasely and his gang. [volume & issue needed], After X-Force defeated Archangel, Bobby managed to escape with McCoy and most of Archangel's other minions, but eventually broke away from them and went into hiding, living a life of hedonistic bliss in Madripoor. By the final battle Bobby is standing as an official X-Man. [51], Zero Tolerance came across and Bobby found and helped Cecilia Reyes who was trying to keep a secret that she was a mutant. Directed by Brett Ratner. During a later battle with the Right, he is fitted with a power-dampening belt which actually helps him control his abilities. Because cold is the absence of heat, Iceman does not actually 'emanate' cold; rather, he decreases thermal energy.