F Gd 10

A Gd 10

S Ty 6

E Gd 10

R Ex 20

I Pr 4

P Rm 30

Res Ex 20

Pop Fe -2

Health: Karma:

36 54

Origin:

Professor Sinkovitz is naught but a normal human, one who has developed a process that, when combined with a special 'cold suit', grants a body temporary super human powers of a cryogenic nature. As such, since his powers are only temporary (while he is wearing the cold suit), he should be considered a high tech villain; he thinks of himself as a hero, but doesn't usually act like one.

Known Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Cold Suit: this suit, when lowered to absolute zero in temperature, will give the wearer access to advanced physical abilities. While it is made from Excellent (20) strength materials, the suit itself provides the Professor no armor per se; this rating is for the purpose of breaking or damaging the suit's integrity, as it will lose its power-granting ability if harmed enough. It grants these abilities:

* Ability Enhancements: apparently proving Professor Sinkovitz's theory that carefully controlled changes in one's body temperature can produce super human powers (?), the professor's freezing process significantly enhances one's physical capabilities. So far, it would appear that his process, when aided by this suit, grants a body these ability score enhancements:

F +1 CS (Ex 20)

A +2 CS (Rm 30)

S +2 CS (Ex 20)

E +2 CS (Rm 30)

R n/a

I +1 CS

P n/a

Res n/a

Pop n/a

Health: Karma:

100 n/a

* Cold Generation: Professor Sinkovitz, when his suit is active, can utilize this power with Amazing (50) ability, allowing him to reduce the temperature of anything within one area by truly significant amounts - with a natural limit of absolute zero (-459.4 degrees Fahrenheit). One handy use is to freeze an object (of up to Amazing (50) m.s.) and shatter it with but one punch.

* Ice Generation: going hand in hand with the above power, this ability allows the Professor to fire chunks of ice at an opponent, chunks that will inflict Blunt or Edged Attack damage (depending on the shape of the ice). He can also generate handy ice slides, contain a foe within a mass of ice, or produce large icy walls as is necessary; this ability works with Remarkable (30) power.

* Invulnerability to Cold Attacks: Professor Sinkovitz, while he is contained within his powerful cold suit, is totally immune to external cold sources, including those produced by the super human powers of others. The entire function of the suit, you see, is to regulate its wearer's temperature at a point where he can manifest these powers - he can even function at absolute zero temperatures.

Quirks:

Fanaticism: the good Professor is quite an American patriot - dangerously so, in fact. You see, he's a firm believer in the supremacy of the American way of life, and reacts violently to any threat to such... including folks that are of a decidedly socialist or communist bent. In fact, he must pass a Psc FEAT at -1 CS in order to contain himself around such people - should he want to...

Talents:

Biology: the Professor seems to know quite a bit about biological systems, as he was able to devise a system to grant one super human powers for a time - just with careful temperature modifications! His Rsn score should be considered +1 CS in such areas, at the very least, as his knowledge seems a few steps above even modern-day biologists - not bad, eh?

Physics: in addition to his extensive biological knowledge, Professor Sinkovitz seems to possess exceptionally competent knowledge of physics, and can utilize his powers in such a manner that takes maximum advantage of his cold-based powers. As with his biology skills, Professor Sinkovitz should receive a +1 CS to his Rsn score in matters concerning physical law.

Contacts:

Professor Sinkovitz has no real contacts to speak of. He could theoretically rely upon the the skrull that helped with his research (Zirksu, in the guise of then-Vice President Nixon), should that being contact him again; Sinkovitz has no means of getting ahold of him himself. Furthermore, whether or not his time in the Yellow Claw's service actually happened, he's unlikely to seek aid from the Claw and his cronies.

Costume:

In his Cold Warrior persona, Professor Sinkovitz wears a primarily white body suit - one that maintains the temperature change that grants him his powers. It consists of white leggings, a white shirt, and a white mask, with a purplish torso area, purplish boots, and purplish arm bracers. His ears also have curious purple discs that allow him to hear despite the odd nature of his 'cold suit'.

Personality:

Professor Sinkovitz is a rather patriotic fellow, and was working on his revolutionary cryogenic power-granting process in order to give the country a new weapon against the Red Menace. Of course, his own gullibility has caused him to be duped by villains on various occasions, who invariably utilize his power against heroes that irk their ire - he hasn't learned his lesson yet, either...

Real Name: Professor Will Sinkovitz
Occupation: researcher, adventurer
Legal Status: American citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: none

Height: 5' 9"
Hair: light brown
Eyes: green
Weight: 140 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Professor Sinkovitz was a scientist with an Idea - he truly believed that by altering the functional temperature of a human being, in such a manner that wouldn't cause hypothermia, he could grant him more than human abilities. To this end, he spent several years (and lots of money) in order to prove his theory, but several problems of a theoretical nature got in his way over time.

He made his major breakthrough thanks to a skrull spy, who was impersonating Richard Nixon at the time (who was currently the Vice President). Seeing a use for Sinkovitz and his cold-based technology, the skrull offered him several 'suggestions' that got him back on track. Soon enough, Sinkovitz managed to prove his theory after all, and was quickly put into action afterwards.

You see, the skrull had convinced him that the 3-D Man was a communist stooge (it was Nixon telling him this, after all), and thanks to his own extreme beliefs, Sinkovitz decided to use his new powers as the Cold Warrior (as named by the skrull) to deal with the commie once and for all. After the skrull lured him to a local pier, Sinkovitz let the 3-D Man have it with his ice and cold powers.

The two fought for quite a while, and Sinkovitz almost defeated the 3-D Man. However, the hero's triple abilities were more than he could deal with, and ultimately Sinkovitz was defeated, his suit being damaged to the point that his cold powers faded. As the 3-D Man beat feet, the Professor was left to repair his suit and try again, and he never saw Nixon (real or otherwise) again.

Soon after, though, things got kind of ... weird. You see, in at least one variant time stream, Professor Sinkovitz was subsequently mind controlled by the Yellow Claw to participate in a plot to assassinate President Eisenhower - with several other super powered types, some of which were communists. He wasn't too happy about this, though, and managed to say so even through his mental domination.

This plot ultimately caused the formation of a 1950's group of Avengers, who defeated the Yellow Claw and his many flunkies. Now, these events may or may not have occurred in our history, as the time-traveler known as Immortus used the Forever Crystal to eradicate a time line where those 1950's Avengers stuck together; they had originally disbanded after the Claw's plot was defeated.

So, depending on whether Immortus deleted all timelines associated with the 1950's Avengers or just the ones where they didn't disband after the Eisenhower Plot, Sinkovitz may or may not have been associated with these other thugs. Of course, considering that he was an unwilling participant in these misadventures, he may not complain about that too much, had he say in the matter...

Using the Cold Warrior in other stories:

The Cold Warrior can appear in various stories throughout the post-World War 2 era, as he was left with his cryogenic technology after his defeat at the hands of 3-D man (and the 1950's Avengers, to boot). Furthermore, in modern times, a new hero (or villain) could always discover his cold suit and absolute zero tank and go adventuring - assuming that, at an older age, Sinkovitz himself isn't...