Who Is Blizzard? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Blizzard is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Donald Gill, with over 205 comic issue appearances. Constantly striving to prove himself to his peers, Blizzard has wavered between being a lousy frequently defeated crook and a hero desperate to be worthy of the title. Despite all of this, the man behind the mask has a kind heart and only wants to be accepted by those around him.

Who is Blizzard?

Origin The unambitious Donald "Donnie" Gill was chosen by industrialist Justin Hammer to don a new and improved Blizzard suit that Hammer had been working on. Hammer chose Donnie to succeed the late Gregor Shapanka as the costumed criminal Blizzard as Donnie was compliant and didn't question orders. As Blizzard, Donnie was on call as one of Justin Hammer's many super-powered and armored operatives. Character Evolution Blizzard entered Iron Man 's rogues gallery and battled the hero from time to time on behalf of Justin Hammer. Unlike many of his other foes, Iron Man actually managed to convince Donnie to attempt to reform, but despite his desire to do good, Donnie found himself constantly stuck between the two paths. Eventually, he resolved to commit to his goal of reformation and joined the Thunderbolts who nutured and helped him realize his potential. Eventually, Donnie left the team when his costume was destroyed and with nowhere left to go and no support system, Donnie fell back to petty crime. During Marvel's Infinity event in 2013, Donnie was exposed to Terrigen Mists and underwent a terrigenesis which transformed him into an Inhuman .

Key facts

Blizzard is of other origin and first appeared in "Counterforce!". The character is published by Marvel. With 205 recorded issue appearances, Blizzard ranks among the most featured characters in comics.