Caitlin Snow

## Background

### 1985 - 2000: Caitlin Snow

Caitlin was born to two world-renowned scientists. Her father, Thomas Snow worked in genetics while her mother, Carla Tannhauser was a biomedical engineer. She was very close with her parents, idolizing them & their work. She inspired to follow in their footsteps one day. She even practiced the Hippocratic Oath & became quite obsessed with it to the point that she refused to let anyone even step on a bug if she could help it. When she wasn't at school or accompanying her parents to work, they would regularly watch old movies together. Her favorite time of the year was Christmas as they would get snowed in & watch old holiday movies for hours without end outside.

Her father would personally mentor Caitlin in multiple fields of science until he later fell ill, suffering from multiple sclerosis. He did his best to keep up with her teachings but Thomas would unfortunately pass away from ALS when Caitlin was eleven. To cope with his death, both Caitlin & her mother drove themselves into work which would later be the cause of their strained relationship.

Using what her father taught her, Caitlin became a bright pupil & earned herself a scholarship to Ivy University at the age of fifteen.

### 2000 - 2011: Caitlin Snow

Caitlin truly succeeded in this atmosphere & would have two doctorates by the time she was 22. Upon finishing, she would go on to become a trained scientist & neurosurgeon. Despite being estranged from her mom, she was still offered a job at Tannhauser Industries but Caitlin instead took a job at S.T.A.R. Labs under Dr. Harrison Wells​​​​​​, an associate of her father's. While there, she would later meet Ronnie Raymond & the two enter into a romance shortly after. Though on & off for years due to their different personalities (Caitlin was guarded while Ronnie was open & outgoing), the two always came back to each other, proving to be a strong duo.

Though without powers, Caitlin would become a crucial member of Flash Legacy as her education & scientific expertise proved to be very beneficial. During one mission, Caitlin was struck by Killer Frost & impaled on her side with ice shrapnel. The team took her into the med bay as they tried to stopped the bleeding. Caitlin refused to go to the hospital as there wasn't enough time, so she talked the team through the surgery. The surgery would be a success with Caitlin recovering well until she suddenly passed out.

Caitlin began seizing before she she stopped moving with heart monitor stating she had flatlined. Cisco then put his hand above her mouth & found that she wasn't breathing either. They began giving chest compressions, got an oxygen mask & tried electric shock, but it all was unsuccessful. Thirty seconds after being declared dead, Caitlin began breathing again & her wound healed instantly.

## Romantic Relationships

* Ronnie Raymond: On & Off (2005 - 2008); Boyfriend (2008 - 2014); Husband (2014 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology**
	+ ***Cryokinesis*:** By absorbing thermal energy from molecules to create gelid surroundings, Caitlin can generate dangerously low temperatures from her body, letting her freeze virtually anything. She can thus create sheets of ice, or shoot spear-like icicles at opponents. She can also create an ice slide & use her cryogenic powers to rapidly propel herself forward on the slide. Furthermore, her powers can reach such low levels that they can completely negate a speedster's healing powers & alternatively neutralize accelerated decomposing. She is able to rapidly freeze a solid shaft of tungsten heated to over 2,000 degrees centigrade. She often gestures when using her powers, but can freeze things by touching them or by being in the same general vicinity.
		- ***Cryokinetic Breath*:** Caitlin is able to exhale cold mists with enough momentum to knock several people backwards and off their feet. She could also use this as a means to produce a thick & obscuring fog.
		- ***Cryokinetic Healing***: Caitlin is able to heal injuries by filling the wounds with ice. As the wound heals, the ice will thaw until its fully healed, the ice will be melted by the time it is healed.
		- ***Atmokinesis*:** Caitlin's powers can also affect the weather around her, dropping the climate of the area & causing it to snow. This power is limited.
	+ ***Cold Immunity*:** Her cells can withstand sub-zero temperatures.
	+ ***Accelerated Healing*:** While accessing her powers, her metabolic rate is augmented to offset cold tissue destruction, allowing her to regenerate from damage sustained on her body at a rate much faster than even a speedster. However, foreign matter must first be taken out to not impede the healing. After clinically dying from a combination of a seizure & her reopened impalement wound, she was immediately resuscitated into a stable & cognitive state while her wound seamlessly healed completely in seconds.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** She has remarkable durability, seeing as she has tolerated substantial amounts of physical distress.
* **Genius Level intellect:**  Caitlin is extraordinarily intelligent, gaining two doctorates by the time she was 22 & being a promising bio-engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs. Her talents have been a crucial aid in creating the particle accelerator & helping Team Flash. She can solve difficult equations in a single day's time, as well as repair & operate heavy, energy generating machinery
	+ ***Physics*:** Caitlin is one of the best bioengineers in the country, able to create new Velocity serums with the help of Cisco Ramon. She also understands the features of the Speed Force.
	+ ***Computer Operation*:** As a member of S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin has some technological skills of note, albeit not her main area of expertise. This is evident in her ability to reprogram the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite to track meteorological abnormalities over Central City.
	+ ***Medicine*:** Caitlin is accomplished in multiple fields of medicine & acts Team Flash's medical support. She has mentioned that she knows how to perform a lobotomy, a procedure that requires both training & skill in the field of neurosurgery. Caitlin is also trained in obstetrics, as shown when she monitored Cecile Horton's pregnancy & was able to successfully deliver Jenna West.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** With training from Team Flash, she has developed a measure of sheer hand-to-hand combat skills to a yet-to-be elaborated degree.
	+ ***Swordsmanship*:** She sometimes creates ice swords, which allow her to take down multiple criminals with ease.
	+ ***Marksmanship*:** Caitlin has incredible proficiency with guns, even displaying excellent accuracy when armed with a Cold Gun.

### Weaknesses

* **Emotional State:** Caitlin's powers can be affected by her mood if she is angry or scared.
* **High Temperatures:**She can't use her powers when exposed to intense heat.
* **Power Instability**: She will die unless she regularly absorbs heat.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 143 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

#### General

* While technology is not her area of expertise, she has basic skills in the department.
* She's also an expert in medical care.
* Her & Ronnie attended couples counseling before.

#### Powers

* Caitlin's body is not made of ice. Instead, her body is completely encased in permafrost.
* She is able to kill someone with a freezing kiss.
* Sometimes her hair & eyes will turn white when using her powers.

## Notes

* She was married to Ronnie Raymond in the *Arrowverse.*
* The address is a nod to both Ronnie Raymond & Caitlin Snow's creation & debut.