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(Art by Adam Hughes)
Real Name: Tora Olafsdotter
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Aliases: Icemaiden II
Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases
Status
Occupation: Royalty, Model
Legal Status: Princess of the Legendary Ice-People, Citizen of Norway
Identity: Public
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: formerly Global Guardians, formerly Justice League International, formerly Justice League of America
Base of Operations: formerly New York City
Origin
Tora is the daughter of the king of the legendary ice-people of Norway discovered by scientist Rod Schoendienst. Making a pact with the king, Schoendienst was allowed to bring Tora out of her kingdom and into the outside world. Introduced to Dr. Mist, Tora joined the Global Guardians replacing Icemaiden Sigrid Nansen.
Place of Birth: Norway
Place of Death: The Himalayas
Known Relatives: King Olaf (father), Queen Olaf (mother), Ewald (brother)
First Appearance: Justice League International #12 (April 1988)
Final Appearance: 'Justice League Task Force #14'
History
Global Guardians
Sigrid Nansen is the original Icemaiden who grew up in Norway. Upon the formation of the Global Guardians, Norway was pressure to send a representative of their own to the team. As a test-subject volunteer in a government project to duplicate the powers of the legendary Ice-people, Sigrid was given ice and snow-projecting powers. She then joined the Global Guardians.
When the Norwegian government discovered the real Ice-people. One of their own, Tora Olafsdotter also joined the team in return for the goverment's help in protecting her people. This somehow made Sigrid inadequate and decided to quit the team. Tora became fast friends with Beatriz da Costa (a.k.a. Green Fury/Green Flame/Fire) during her time with the Global Guardians.
Justice League
Guy Gardner and Ice (art by Adam Hughes)
When the Global Guardians lost their U.N. funding, Fire convinced Tora to join the Justice League by hounding the Martian Manhunter until he admitted them to the team. Shortly after joining the team, Bea and Tora changed their names to simply "Fire" and "Ice". The shy and good-natured Tora served with the league for many years where she dated Guy Gardner and briefly pursued a romance with Superman, her big-time crush. When she briefly returned to her kingdom, she discovered that her brother, Ewald, was mind-controlled by the Overmaster. In the aftermath of her confrontaion with her brother, Tora absorbed the Overmaster's powers while Ewald was killed in the explosion. Aside from amplifyng her ice-generating powers, she gained the powers of flight and super-strength before her untimely death at the hands of the Overmaster.
Characteristics
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 136 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White
Unusual Features: White hair
Powers
Known Powers: Ice can at will generate in various forms and quantities of ice and snow through her hands; flight; super-strength
Known Abilities: Above average hand-to-hand combatant.
Strength Level: Although her strength is nowhere near as the powerhouses, Ice has been shown to bend steel with her bare hands after her exposure to the Overmaster's powers.
Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment.
Transportation: No known transportation.
Weapons: No known weapons.
Notes
- No special notes.
Trivia
- Ice was insecure whenever Wonder Woman was around Superman, always wondering if she could ever measure up to the Amazon Princess.
Tora Olafsdotter (art by Adam Hughes)
Ice's spirit reappears when she and several deceased JLA members help the team defeat Felix Faust. In the end, she sacrifices herself again to save the JLA from his dark magic, and recites the same final words she spoke when killed by the Overmaster.
Recommended Readings
- Justice League of America/Extreme Justice/Justice League Task Force/Justice League International: Day of Judgment
Superman titles/Justice League of America: The Death of Superman JLA Classified: I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League
Appearances in other media
Ice appeared in the 1997 live action made-for-TV movie pilot Justice League of America. She was played by Kimberly Oja.
Ice and Fire have both made several appearances in Justice League Unlimited, although Tora never had a speaking role.
Related Articles
Fire Icemaiden Global Guardians Justice League International
See Also
- Character Gallery: Tora Olafsdotter (New Earth)
- Appearances of Tora Olafsdotter (New Earth)
- Quotations by Tora Olafsdotter (New Earth)