10 Worse Things Mr Freeze Has Ever Done
6. An Obsessive Personality
It’s no secret that Freeze’s fixation with his wife is unhealthy and he may be suffering from complex bereavement disorder. When framed in another context, Freeze’s love for Nora can be described as an obsession. That’s exactly what happened in the New 52 reboot.
During the reboot, Victor’s origin was changed so that Nora was no longer his wife. In the new story, Nora was born in 1943 and diagnosed with a terminal heart condition at 23. Her family placed her in cryogenic stasis in the hope that a cure would be found in the future.
After writing his doctoral thesis on Nora, Freeze took a position as a cryogenic researcher in the facility that she was housed. Victor became increasingly obsessed with Nora and dedicated his life to finding a way to revive her. Bruce Wayne ordered the project to be shut down because he was concerned with Freeze’s interest in the girl.
An argument between Bruce and Victor led to an eruption of cryonic chemicals that transformed him into Mister Freeze.