Boyle eventually discovered that (ironically during the one time that Victor allowed himself to rest deeply enough to dream) and confronted Victor in his lab with accusations of corporate espionage, where he and his guards beat him and took Nora's capsule away. During that time, Victor deprived himself of food and even sleep just to find a cure for Nora. Eventually, Victor discovered that Boyle had absolutely no intention of actually fulfilling his end of the bargain, so Victor decided to take matters into his own hands, and proceeded to secretly conduct his own research on the cure. Victor accepted the deal and began research for Boyle. He then offered Victor a deal: Victor could work on GothCorp's secret cryogenic weapons program, and, in exchange, Ferris would fund a cure for Huntington's Chorea to save Nora. Ferris Boyle, his boss, learned of that and became interested in how he managed to successfully place her into cryogenic stasis. Desperate to save his wife, Victor placed Nora into cryogenic stasis. Victor discovered that Nora suffered from the terminal illness known as Huntington's Chorea. Because of him, she'll only feel the icy touch of a man whose emotions run as cold as the blood in his veins!' ―Batman and Mr. What she wants is to live a long life in the warmth of the sun, her hand in mine. ' You've endangered lives all over this city. While he used his medical expertise to reluctantly aid those villains, Freeze's cold and dark rage only amplified as he made his own plans for revenge and ensure Nora's safety. Though Boyle was eventually arrested and Nora was saved by Batman, Freeze regarded the hero as an adversary for stopping his revenge against Boyle and sending him to Arkham Island.Ĭontinuing in his plans and attempts to cure his wife through crime over the years, Freeze rarely worked with other villains unless it furthered his research to save Nora. Within the confines of Arkham City, Freeze was blackmailed to perform the will of both the Joker and Hugo Strange under the threat of his wife's death. On New Years Eve, Freeze eventually got his opportunity for revenge against his former employer, and allied himself with the criminal kingpin, the Penguin, and his gang with the promise of supplying them with cryogenic weapons. Freeze, a cold-blooded villain who was motivated by the desire to save and cure his wife and kill anyone who would stand in his way. In the confusion, Fries was drenched in the cryogenic chemicals that he had created to freeze Nora, which changed his metabolism. Victor Fries turned to a life of crime after his wife, Nora Fries, whom Victor had cryogenically froze to develop enough time to create a cure for her rare illness, was stolen away from him by his corrupt CEO, Ferris Boyle. Once a respected and brilliant cryogenicist, Dr. ' Have you ever seen a flower die? Watched something that was once so beautiful, so full of life, collapse and rot from within?' ―Mr.

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