Cryogen

Cryogen's Golem form

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> "***I believe it's been agreed upon that I accompany you people. Say, what* do *you people do exactly?***"
> ― Cryogen
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**Cryogen** was the compressed form of Permafrost's former palace, given sentience by absorbing a portion of the archmage's soul.

## Also Known As

* The Ice Golem
* Cryo

## Backstory

Shortly after the Tyrant's rise to power, he had sought to learn Ice Magic, in hopes of using it against the residents of the Underworld he so despised. To do so, he would have to confront Permafrost, the ruler of the Ice Kingdom at the time, kindly asking the archmage if he could be taught to utilize their native form of magic. Realizing the tyrant's intentions, Permafrost refused, to which Yharim bowed and left peacefully, or so it seemed at first.

It would later be revealed that in his departure, the tyrant had placed a curse on the archmage's palace. The next day, Permafrost would find his entire castle begin to implode on itself, compressing each and every ornate nook and cranny of the building into one simple mass of highly compressed ice, the archmage's crumpled form within the center. This creature would come to be known as Cryogen, an eternal prison for the first who dared to defy the will of the Tyrant Yharim.

However, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the archmage's confinement would slowly cause his soul to break in two.

## Role

### Pre-Hardmode Arc

Cryogen did not appear at all during the first arc.

### Hardmode Arc

As the heroes ventured into the Tundra region, they would come to notice a strange protrusion in the distance. As they approached it, a blizzard would begin to pick up, only intensifying as they approached what appeared to be a massive column of ice in the snowstorm's heart. To satisfy Steve's curiosity, he began to chip away at it, only for the structure to burst apart, releasing the ice beast Cryogen. After a heated battle, they managed to destroy it, the limp, unconscious form of Permafrost dropping from it.

Feeling incomplete, the archmage would eventually be drawn back to the location of Cryogen's destruction, only to be spoken to by a sourceless voice. He would be told that, when he was imprisoned his soul had split in two, half of it having been what had animated the ice beast, and that the voice he was hearing was this other half of his soul, now without a body, speaking to him. To this, the archmage agreed to give Cryogen a new body, until he would be able to find a way to reunite the two halves of his soul.

Until then, however, Cryogen would come to be yet another ally to the group, typically assisting them in battle with his newfound powers.

## Abilities

* Cryokinesis
* Hydrokinesis
* Laser firing
* Frostflame manipulation
* Heightened endurance

## Weaknesses

* Fire
* Heat

## Personality

Contrary to Permafrost's more calm and gentle disposition, Cryogen, having inherited the archmage's fighting spirit, was a warrior at heart, always yearning to rip the opposing faction to shreds. He was almost completely fearless, which could often have lead to him overestimating his abilities, or underestimating his opponents. Cryogen was typically one to attack, and in some cases kill first, and ask later.

## Goals

* Kill Yharim and anyone and everyone associated with him. (Failed)

## Trivia

* Cryogen was the 47th named character introduced to the story.
* Cryogen was the 32nd named character to canonically appear in the roleplay.
* Cryogen was the 11th named character to canonically die.
	+ However, he was later resurrected.
* Cryogen's associated font color is a **Cyan-Light Blue gradient**.

## Gallery

### **Official Artwork**

Scrapped Cryogen resprite by Iban - Progress update 1 (Source: Is X Boss Getting Resprited???)Scrapped Cryogen resprite by Iban - Progress update 2 (Source: Is X Boss Getting Resprited???)Scrapped Cryogen resprite by Iban - Progress update 3 (Source: Is X Boss Getting Resprited???)
### **Sprite History**

#### **Cryogen (Calamity Mod)**

**NOTICE: It is strongly recommended that you do not bash or discredit any of the following sprites simply because they do not match the current standards of either the source mod, or *Terraria* itself. Time and effort has still gone into them, and they offer insight regarding how far the mod has come over the years.**

(Sources: Official Calamity Mod Wiki, Calamity Sprite Resource, Calamity Cut Content)

Current Cryogen sprite (with shield)Cryogen Phase 1 spriteCryogen Phase 2 spriteCryogen Phase 3 spriteCryogen Phase 4 spriteCryogen Phase 5 spriteOld Cryogen sprite (With shield)Old Cryogen Phase 1 spriteOld Cryogen Phase 2 spriteOlder Cryogen sprite (With shield)Older Cryogen spriteOldest Cryogen sprite (With shield)Oldest Cryogen spriteOldest Cryogen Shield sprite (Only present during testing)(Presumably) scrapped Cryogen spriteScrapped Cryogen animation
#### **Cryogen (Infernum Mode)**

(Sources: Official Infernum Mod Wiki, @spicyspacesnake on the Sanguine Calamity Discord server)

Cryogen sprite by SpicySpaceSnake (with shield)Cryogen Phase 1 sprite by SpicySpaceSnakeCryogen Phase 2 sprite by SpicySpaceSnakeCryogen Phase 3 sprite by SpicySpaceSnakeCryogen Phase 4 sprite by SpicySpaceSnakeCryogen Phase 5 sprite by SpicySpaceSnake
#### **Ice Golem**

(Sources: Official Terraria Wiki, Terraria Spriter's Resource)

Current Ice Golem spriteOld Ice Golem sprite
### **References**

* The Official Calamity Mod Wiki
* The Official Infernum Mod Wiki
* The Russian Calamity Mod Wiki
* The Calamity Mod Spriter's Resource
* The Calamity Mod Discord server
* The Calamity Mod subreddit
* The Calamity Mod Forum Page
* The Calamity Mod Imgur album
* The Calamity Cut Content document
* Is X Boss Getting Resprited??? document
* The Calamity Mod Theory/Future Content document

## See Also

* Cryogen on the official Calamity Mod Wiki.
* Ice Golem on the official *Terraria* Wiki.