Template:Mortal Kombat character Frost is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
About Frost
Frost made her first appearance in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance as an apprentice to Sub-Zero, taking the character archetype of the overly ambitious fledgling. Her dedication to fighting and learning is overshadowed by her arrogance and hostility towards anyone she perceives to be greater than her, including her own sifu and Sonya.
Storyline
After Sub-Zero became Grand Master of the Lin Kuei clan, he held a tournament in order to recruit strong warriors. The victor was Frost, whose exceptional skills impressed him. Breaking Lin Kuei tradition, Sub-Zero took her as his protegé and trained her personally. With his assistance, her ability to focus her freezing power increased. However, as her skills grew, so did her arrogance. Sub-Zero was unable to teach her humility.
When Raiden requested Sub-Zero's assistance in defeating the Deadly Alliance, Frost's training was cut short. Sub-Zero brought her along with him for assistance, hoping at the same time she would attain perspective and enlightenment through the experience of actual battle. After meeting with the other Earthrealm warriors (one of which was Sonya, who did not get along with Frost), she accompanied Sub-Zero into Outworld.
Once there, her true intentions for joining the Lin Kuei became apparent. Desiring to become Grand Master of the clan herself, she immobilized Sub-Zero with a freezing blast and tore the Dragon Medallion (an artifact which enhanced Sub-Zero's abilities, as well as the symbol of Lin Kuei leadership) from his chest. Without the strength and discipline required to control the medallion's power, she was consumed by her own freezing ability, seemingly killing her.
Seemingly forgiving her for her betrayal, Sub-Zero searched for a suitable place to bury her remains. He discovered the ancient ruins of a holy structure erected by the long-lost race of Cryomancers. After careful study of the building, Sub-Zero came to believe that both he and Frost were their descendants and laid her body to rest in a sarcophagus before leaving.
At the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E³, Frost's in-game biography for the upcoming Sony PSP port of Deception entitled Mortal Kombat: Unchained was revealed. Some time after Sub-Zero's departure, Frost awoke, miraculously alive after all. Realizing she was still in Outworld and that Sub-Zero had left her for dead, reclaiming his medallion in the process, she swore to make him pay.[1]
In her Armageddon ending, after Frost defeats Blaze and becomes stronger, she once again takes Sub-Zero's medallion and becomes all powerful. She then takes the souls of her ancestors and places them into the current Lin Kuei warriors. With her enhanced army, she takes over the realms, leaving each one a frozen wasteland.
Combat characteristics
Signature moves
- Ground Freeze: Frost sends a stream of ice along the ground, freezing the opponent on contact (MK:DA, MK:A)
- Frosty Slide: Frost dashes low along a patch of ice, knocking the opponent off their feet and into the air. (MK:DA, MK:A)
- Teleporting Uppercut: Frost disappears out of sight, then reappears behind the opponent with an uppercut. (MK:A)
- Ice Puddle: Frost shoots a stream of ice on the ground, resulting in an puddle. If the opponent is on the puddle, they are open for a hit. (MK:A)
Recurring fatalities
- Ice Breaker: Frost freezes her opponent in a great amount of ice and then kicks the top half of their body off to shatter on the ground. (MK:DA)
Trivia
- As stated above, Frost does not get along with Sonya. It is mentioned in Deadly Alliance's Konquest mode that Sonya was attacked by Frost previous to the meeting with Raiden.
- Like Sub-Zero, Frost can form solid weapons by freezing surrounding water vapor. She can only create small daggers, whereas Sub-Zero is capable of creating a sword.
- Frost refers to Sub-Zero as sifu, a Cantonese term for a master or teacher.
- Public reaction to Frost during the developement of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance was extremely negative. Midway received letters detailing how Frost's existance was a horrible idea and that implementing her in the game would destroy the Mortal Kombat franchise. Despite this, she has become a favorite among the Mortal Kombat development team and many fans. [2]
- Along with Kenshi, Quan Chi, and Kitana, she is one of the few characters in Deadly Alliance to be seen performing a kata. She uses an especially energetic style for this, with several impressive jumps and kicks.
- In Deception's Konquest mode, the people of the Chaosrealm talk in backwards words. One of the phrases they say is along the lines of "Could Frost merely be hibernating?", hinting at a future return (she was deceased at the time of Deception, and has indeed returned in Unchained and Armageddon.)
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