Who Is Celsius? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Celsius is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Arani Desai Caulder, with over 95 comic issue appearances. Arani Desai Caulder, a blue-eyed intellectual beauty from India, was gifted immortality and is able to manipulate her core temperature, project intense fire/ice, or billowing powerblasts of steam!

Who is Celsius?

Origin Arani saved by Niles Caulder Arani Desai's mother died during childbirth and her father the famed scientist Ashok Desai blamed her for the death of his wife. Arani's father had little to do with her and she was raised by servants and nannies until at a young age she ran away. For years, Arani lived a life of poverty in Calcutta until she was rescued by the American adventurer and scientist Niles Caulder , the so called Chief of Doom Patrol . Caulder would later marry her and as a gift to his new bride he gave her a dose of the immortality serum. Soon after, Arani discovered her amazing powers to manipulate and control her core temperature in harmony with martial arts. Now Arani was able to project these energies in forms of either extreme heat or cold from her hands. Armani drinks the serum of immortality Caulder would depart from India but promised rani he would soon return, insisting she stay behind guarded and in training. Arani would soon master these abilities and decide to leave her world of comfort and security.

Key facts

Celsius is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Doom Patrol Lives Forever!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 95 recorded issue appearances, Celsius ranks among the most featured characters in comics.