Who Is Winter? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Winter is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Nikolas Andreyvitch Kamarov, with over 147 comic issue appearances. A Russian superhero with the ability to absorb and redirect all forms of energy, Winter was the longtime field leader of Stormwatch.

Who is Winter?

Origin and History Nikolas Kamarov Born to alien warrior Zealot and John Colt, Nikolas was raised in a foster home in Serbia to protect him from his parent's enemies. He becamed a gifted gymnast, evantually earning a spot on the soviet Olympics Team. This lead to his forced "recruitment" to russian Elite Forces called Spetznaz, the feared russian equivalent of America's Delta Force. One winter in Norway, he saw his comrades eat Fjord villagers to survive. A chechen winter saw them make a campfire out of dissidents. He will never forget that winter is for horror. He was stationed in Afghanistan and was in active fighting. He was wounded there and this made him deeply resentful and bitter of the Russian Goverment.

Key facts

Winter is of alien origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 147 recorded issue appearances, Winter ranks among the most featured characters in comics.