Blizzard
Dr. Donnie Gill, also known as Blizzard, was a cryogenics scientist who used to work for Obadiah Stane before an accident with his invention ruined his life and he swore revenge as one of New York's most notorious supervillains. He is voiced by David Orth.
History[]
Donnie Gill was a criminal who was thrown in prison for crimes like technology theft and illegal experimentation. Obadiah Stane hired Donnie Gill right out of jail to develop cryogenic weapons for him, but there was some sort of accident Obadiah caused that left him deformed on one side of his face. Blizzard blamed Stane for that and vowed revenge.
Iron Man investigates a break-in at a Stark International facility and discovers Blizzard. When he finds out he wants to take down Obadiah Stane, he teams up with Blizzard. He is at first a little unsure when he finds out he is building a weapon, but when Blizzard shows him his scarred face, he rejoins him out of pity. At their third target, Stane's men try to trap them. Without a second thought, Blizzard flash-freezes them all. Iron Man is relieved to find out they're still alive, and he tries to stop Blizzard when he discovers that he is willing to hurt innocent people to get what he wants. Blizzard realized that Iron Man's code of honor made him a liability to his mission and turned on him, threatening to doom him to deadly cold snap. At Stark Tower, Blizzard infiltrated the building and blocked off all means of escape by freezing the elevators and filling the stairwells with ice. Iron Man arrives and Blizzard activates the weapon he recreated specifically to kill Stane. The weapon emitted a spherical blizzard-like force field that would've made all of Stark Tower collapse under its own brittle weight and come crashing down with hundreds of people still trapped inside. After a long battle, Iron Man stopped him, and Blizzard ended up being cryogenically frozen by his own weapon.
Blizzard is eventually unfrozen by Stane, who forces him to find a cure for his daughter Whitney by planting a bomb on his armor. Blizzard manages to break free however, and freezes the ore and tried to kill Iron Man. When he got back to Stark Tower, he ran into Madame Masque and fought her. Blizzard is then knocked out by Iron Man.
Season 2[]
In The Invincible Iron Man Part 2: Reborn, Blizzard is hired by Mr. Fix to guard the abducted Obadiah Stane. When War Machine and Iron Man (wearing his new armor) show up to rescue him, he fights them along with Whiplash and Fix. He mentioned he had some upgrades and uses them against War Machine, but he is defeated when he shoots Blizzard's cryo-containment unit, freezing him again.
He is shown again in Titanium vs. Iron and is still under Hammer's employ. He cools down the Titanium Man armor as it melts to molten slag. When Justin Hammer killed Mr. Fix in cold blood, he was shocked to such an act.
Blizzard reappears again in Hostile Takeover, where he steals a precious gem from a jewelry store. Iron Man shows up and stops him in just a short time.
In The Hammer Falls, Blizzard was mentioned to have been killed offscreen, presumably by Justin Hammer.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Abilities[]
- Cryogenics expert: Just like Iron Man, Blizzard doesn't technically have any powers, but he has the genius intellect that more than makes up for it. In his case, he is a scientist specializing in all things ice and how to put it to any conceivable use.
Weaknesses[]
Equipment[]
- Blizzard Suit: Blizzard relies on a technological suit that lets him generate and focus intense cold. The suit can withstand sub-zero temperatures and grants him enhanced strength.
- Ice Cannon: The blaster on the suit's right arm can generate ice blasts, shards, freeze grenades, an "ice fist" to punch highly durable opponents, and produce a "sphere" of intense cold. His blaster has been upgraded in season two to hold liquid helium (the coldest substance in the world). He can also create solid ice paths in the air for rapid transit.
- Ice Bombs: He has ice bombs that can encase a target in ice.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Iron Man considers Blizzard to be his "least favorite, second-rate villain".
- This Blizzard has the identity of the modern day Donnie Gill version, but sports the origin story and engineering skill of Gregor Shapanka, the Silver Age Blizzard.
- His method of transportation by creating a path of ice is exactly the same as the X-Men hero, Iceman, who ironically has cryokinesis.