Maureen Connor was a mentally broken homeless girl. After the Big Bang, she became a Bang Baby and called herself Permafrost. She appeared only once, in the episode Frozen Out.
Biography[]
Maureen was a homeless child who grew up in a house with a sick mother and an uncaring stepfather who want nothing to do with her. On Christmas Eve, her stepfather abandoned them both, slamming the front door as he left the house. The cold air that blew in, combined with the sudden and loud sound of the door slamming shut, caused her mother to collapse from lack of oxygen; she died shortly after. Maureen spent nights in the cold, and ran away from a child services agent. She came to Reverend Anderson often for food, and lived in a cable car depot with other homeless people. When the Big Bang happened, she gained the power to control snow and ice, as well as immunity to the cold. Maureen named herself Permafrost, and decided to ruin the lives of other families in the same way her family was ruined, as she had lost her own family and had never known real happiness.
"Frozen Out"[]
A year or so after the Big Bang, her activities reached the news. Permafrost froze the power station on Dakota Hills, causing most of the city to black out. Static showed up, but after he had thawed out the power station, Permafrost attacked him with giant icicles. Static came out alive, but upset her by ignoring her request for some change (which he regretted later on).
The following day, as she was begging in the Dakota Hills Mall, she was meet by a store manager who told her to leave, saying that she didn't belong. At these words, she became upset and her powers went haywire, causing a great panic among the shopping crowd. Panicking herself, she froze half the mall before Static arrived. Warding off the young hero, Permafrost fled into a clothes store. There, she broke down as she saw a mother protecting her daughter — showing the kind of love she had lost years before. She fled in tears before Static came around again.
Permafrost met Static for the third time at the Dakota Turnpike, where her powers gridlocked Christmas traffic; when he asked her if she had a name, she replied, “The voices in the dark, they call me something... Permafrost” before giving him a small smile. However, when he said that she had to come with him now, she saw the Child Services agent in his place, and took off after burying him in an avalanche of snow. Static chased her to her home in the repair depot, but found the place empty. While Static investigated the depot, he found a bedroom made entirely of ice — apparently fashioned by Permafrost herself. There he found her most precious possession — a photograph of her mother. Permafrost saw Static fly away with her photo, hoping to learn more about her.
Now carrying a grudge against the hero, she sought Static out and attacked him again at the tree lighting ceremony. After he warded off her assault and said that she could have her photo back, Permafrost ceased her attack when she heard Static address her by her real name — Maureen — and offer help. Here, Static explained that he lost his mother too, and knew how hard it is to deal with the loss of a loved one. Maureen admitted that when one is homeless, “people look right through you. It’s like you’re not even there.” She had hoped that everything would get better when she received her powers, but realized that things didn’t get better. Maureen said she was more alone that she had ever been before, and then broke down and began to cry. Static embraced her warmly and comforted her.
After consolidating her grief, Static brought Maureen to the church, where she met Reverend Anderson. He offered her the services of the Church's homeless program, which she gratefully accepted. Maureen thanked Static for his kindness and was taken in to the homeless program.
Appearance[]
Trivia[]
- Permafrost is voiced by Hynden Walch who played Ace in Justice League Unlimited and Starfire in Teen Titans/Teen Titans Go