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One of Marvel Comics’ most beloved anti-heroes, Emma Frost, has no problem showing humanity why they shouldn’t mess with her or the X-Men.
1) Forcibly Pacified an Angry Mob
Telepathic mutants like Professor X and Jean Grey rarely use their powers to alter or damage the minds of other people because it’s too much power for anyone to have over another person. Frost, on the other hand, is willing to cross this line if it means the safety of her students. When an anti-mutant protest gathers outside the gates of the Xavier Institute, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Emma Frost confront them and attempt to resolve the situation peacefully. Of course, the protesters are having none of it and continue to throw accusations and slurs at them, with some becoming physically aggressive. While Jean and Cyclops try to talk to the crowd, Frost had enough of this whole farce. With a thought, she pacified the mob by making them overcome with bliss. Jean protested this mental violation, but Emma couldn’t care less because she was protecting the school.
2) Erased a Villain’s Only Happy Relationship From Her Mind
When you mess with Frost’s kids, you receive the full force of her wrath. One of the most famous members of the X-Men, X-23, is a teenage female clone of Wolverine, who was raised from birth to be a perfect killing machine by the secret organization known as The Facility. Part of her programming was to be beaten regularly by the sadistic super-soldier Kimura. After X-23 escaped The Facility and found a new family with the X-Men, Kimura was sent to kill her. However, before she could pull the trigger, Kimura was stopped by Emma Frost. The White Queen telepathically paralyzed Kimura and probed through her mind, discovering that the soldier’s abusive tendencies are due to her abusive upbringing. But Kimura did have one person who used to love her, her grandmother. Frost stripped those memories away from Kimura, causing her to forget her grandmother and the only happiness she had ever experienced in life. Now that is cold.
3) Manipulated Her Kidnappers into Killing Each Other
From a young age, Frost learned that to survive, sometimes you must be ruthless. An origin mini-series recounts the early life of the future White Queen and how she developed her powers and cold personality. Because she was the daughter of a wealthy family, she was kidnapped and held for ransom by the Boston mob. Her father agreed to pay the ransom. But as a teenager, Frost was developing her telepathy and with that new power, Frost learned that her kidnappers are planning to kill her anyway. To survive, she used her powers to sow seeds of doubt, distrust, and anger into the kidnappers. She subtly plants ideas into each of them about how they will betray each other. This causes them to lash out and kill one another. Emma forced the sole survivor to release her and handcuff himself to a pipe as the police arrived. This moment helped to shape Frost into the cold-hearted White Queen she is today.
