Today we have a very ice battle between two masters of the cold element. Sub Zero, the grandmaster of the lin kuei. And Killer Frost, the cold hearted villain of DC. And it's my job to test their weapons, armor, strengths, and skills to see who would win a death battle.
Sub Zero
Background:
There was a great warrior in the Lin Kuei. A group of ninjas who were only rivaled by the Shirai Ryu. The two clans combatted each other for many years and one of the greatest warriors was a man named Bi Han. Better known as Sub Zero. However in the Mortal Kombat tournament he was killed by Scorpion. Leaving his younger brother Kuai Liang...also named Sub Zero. He ran away from the Lin Kuei to escape the cyber initiative along with a fellow ninja named Smoke. He would avenge his brother's death and bring honor to his name.
Abilities:
Naturally being from the Lin Kuei he can control and use ice in his martial arts. His basic Ice Blast move can freeze opponents instantly and leave them wide open for an attack. And somehow break physics as when the opponent is frozen in midair they stay up there. He can also make an icy floor in front of him to slide and trip foes very quickly. His ground ice freezes the floor and makes opponents slip and slide a bit before he lands a hit. He can amplify this to freeze the entire area in front of him. He can make an ice clone of himself to freeze anyone who touches it. His ice decoy can take bullets for him and emit cold air that freeze foes instantly. The ice burst can push foes back and the enhanced version launches them in the air. He can create a frost hammer to use as a melee weapon or chuck it at people knocking them off their feet. He can make a barrier in front of him to take out projectiles for him and when someone touches it...you guessed it...makes them freeze. His frozen aura creates a cold aura around that when maxed out cancels any or all damage. He can control and make ice on the ground to put them in the air or a pillar to fall on them. He can also teleport with the tombstone by falling back and reappearing behind his opponents. He can counter an attack by covering himself in ice where he then disappears in a flash and reappears with his kori blade to strike. He also has the unblockable ice nugget where it makes a piece of ice appear his opponent and drops down. He can also rip your head and spine out perfectly. And it is physically impossible to do it with one hand. Hell, not even a machine can do it flawlessly. And his ice is apparently so strong it can freeze anything instantly as I've said before. Which is also physically impossible as humans can never under any circumstances freeze instantly. His ice can also battle fire.
Accomplishments:
While he is the younger brother he has accomplished more than Bi Han. He has defeated Sektor several times, became the grandmaster of the Lin Kuei, defeated his older dead brother in the form of Noob Saibot, revived the Lin Kuei to all its glory after Sektor destroyed it, and avenged his brother's death by defeating Scorpion single handedly.
Weaknesses:
Another thing is that Sub Zero have little to no weaknesses. He can fight many battles flawlessly and has fixed his past errors. But one little note is while he can control ice he isn't resistant to the stuff. And his fighting style does depend a lot on disarming foes.
But other than that Kuai Liang is the most skilled and capable Lin Kuei warrior ever.
Killer Frost
Background:
Caitlin Snow was a young and bright scientist working for S.T.A.R. Labs assigned to an underfunded S.T.A.R. Labs Outpost #72 in the Arctic Circle, where the deceased researcher Dr. Louise Lincoln had been working on a Self-Sustaining Thermodynamic Ultraconductor Engine that could subvert the second law of thermodynamics in order to create perpetual motion. Caitlin became interested in continuing Lincoln's work, in spite of her colleagues warning her against it. When Caitlin succeeded in finishing the S.T.U. engine, her colleagues turned on her and revealing themselves to be working for H.I.V.E., as they were expected to ensure that the engine was never made public in order to protect H.I.V.E.'s investments in the energy industry. Furthermore, they were also responsible for Lincoln's death, and they then proceeded in silencing Caitlin by placing her in the working S.T.U. engine. In a panic, Caitlin ripped out the wires for the engine's coolant system, consequently infusing her biological makeup with ice. As a result, she became a vampiric being who craved for heat, and killed the H.I.V.E. agents. Then she came across firestorm who could temporarily heal her condition. And so now she fights and searches for a way to cure it.
Abilities:
Her new found body is almost purely ice. Or it may seem. It is actually covered in permafrost but her body generates organic ice-like-cells which changed her appearance. She can shoot spikes and create snow storms to freeze multiple targets at once. Or she can take your heat with a kiss. Pretty much like a vampire. She was also one of the brightest scientists at S.T.A.R. labs which makes her capable of operating machinery. She can create ice shields and other projectiles. She can command cold air to blow away her competition. She can also freeze objects through physical objects. She can slide on ice surfaces she creates. She can manipulate it for large offensive structures as well.
Feats:
When fully powered she could combat with batman, superman, and other members of the justice league. Stopped an avalanche by freezing has assisted the suicide squad as well. But when she achieved her full potential, she froze the entire half of a planet.
Weaknesses:
Ironically though she is very weak to the cold. She needs heat to survive which means she must keep draining heat from foes to live. She can also be a bit over confident in her abilities resulting in her letting her guard down. As well as draining her powers if she uses them too much.
But still she is one of the deadliest foes in all of DC.
The Fight:
This fight will take place in the Lin Kuei temple with ZERO prep time or any knowledge of each other.
In the Lin Kuei temple Sub Zero is resting when he is informed by Frost that they are being attacked. "Alright Frost," Sub Zero says,"I will take care of it." He moves outside to the training area to see the Lin Kuei being decimated by Killer Frost. He looks around to see the damage once more. "I see you are good with ice," he tells the invader. Killer Frost smirks and says,"Well, not to brag but I'm good. But I've heard of great cold warriors here. But I see there's nothing here but a bunch of weaklings waiting for me to freeze them."
"Your overconfidence will be your undoing," Sub Zero informs her,"For I am the grandmaster of this temple."
"Grandmaster huh? Well,this could be fun." she says with a smirk. "You will pay for your lack of honor,"Sub Zero says while taking his stance.
He bows down but then Killer Frost knocks him back and smacks him around a bit and ends it with her smashing him down to the ground. He gets back up along with the quote,"Cheap shot, where's your sense of honor?"
"You talk too much,"Killer Frost slides forward again but Sub Zero makes an ice clone to freeze her. He then chucks her frozen body at a rock where it smashes. She tries to shoot icicles but he blocks it with an ice barrier and then slides to trip her. He proceeds to pummel her and uses his X-Ray on her. She gets back from it and tries to blow him away with her strong winds but he makes another clone and chucks it at her. She blocks it and slides away from his next attack. He tries to freeze her but she avoids it and then moves in closer to try to suck his heat but he freezes her and throws her at a branch. She grabs a branch which freezes and uses it as a melee weapon and Sub Zero makes his ice hammer and they clash with their weapons which Killer Frost blows it away from his hands but before she could smash him he slides and trips her again. He then uses his frozen aura to protect him from her freezing attack. He breaks free and they go at it again. Killer Frost freezes him and throws him off the cliff. He breaks out of it and grabs a branch to stop the falling. She soon follows into the woods. Killer Frost chases him through the woods where he turns the tables when he runs up a tree and jumps back to perform the suplex throw on her to knock her to the ground. He then performs the Free-Fall Super move on her to take her down again. Then finishes his combo with the Force Claws move. She is sick of his crap and then blows him off course and knocks him around some more. She then makes a blizzard to try to freeze him. He lands on a log where they continue to combat. He blocks her attacks with his ice barrier and it freezes her. He kicks her back and then she breaks free. He uses the ice nugget on her to knock her to the ground. She sends a giant icicle to smash the log and gets him off guard. She smacks him around a bit and takes him to the ground. He gets back up as she then proceeds to use the freezing ability. The whole area goes white. When everything clears up she is drained. There is a giant ice block with the silhouette of Sub Zero in it. She relaxes. But then Sub Zero forms again behind her with the ice tombstone ability. She is shocked by him as he can't be in two places at once. He then shows that it was an ice clone. He freezes her and throws her off the cliff. He charges an ice ball and throws it as he says,"Farewell." It launches and upon contact it explodes. Sub Zero makes his way up to the temple.
Reasoning:
Killer Frost may have had the edge in mobility but her abilities overall were very similar to Sub Zero. Her attacks and aggressive and cocky nature could be countered by his graceful, calm attitude. And with his ice clone and tombstone abilities he could easily fake her out and avoid attacks. Even if she did freeze him, that is the exact way Sub Zero defends himself from attacks so he could easily break out of it. Also his martial arts training skills gave him the leg up in combat variety and close range combat which he could amplify with his ice abilities. But the biggest reason is that Killer Frost is not immune to ice abilities. It can easily damage her and if she gets too cold it will kill her. So Sub Zero could simply outlast this one.
The winner is Sub Zero.
Next time we will look at two powerful users of their superhuman abilities. Cole Macgrath from Infamous VS Starkiller from the Force Unleashed.