Fear The Icy Cold of The Refrigerator!

The Refrigerator is a supervillain created by Tim Brannan of the Other Side Blog. He plays on the women in refrigerator tropes mixed with some creepy incel grossness. I asked Tim a while back if I could give him the 5e supers treatment and he gave me his blessing.

Because I plan on using the Carbide City setting when I run my 5e supers game, his backstory includes minimal elements of that setting, but he should fit fine in any supers setting. Evos are the settings term for superpowered individuals and as a whole they are a recent occurrence. In general, they are fears (much like Marvel's mutants), and governments don't necessarily know how to deal with them. Carbide City sees this as an opportunity and welcomes evos. They have social support programs, training, and subsidies for them.  

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Unlike may evos, Dr. Andreas Gelé was born into the lap of luxury. His evo power manifested as a super genius intellect and supernatural inclination for invention. His father's family had made their fortune in the city's early days as a copper hub. They'd managed to keep it through cutthroat business practices. His mother was a famous actress, noted for her beauty (and cruelty to anyone that actually had to interact with her).

As his mother grew older, she grew more cruel. Though her physical beauty was fading, Andreas never noticed. He was surrounded pictures of her and the film posters that decorated the walls of their estate. He was truly devastated when she died. Emotionally stunted by all the vanity and cruelty he witnessed, he grew attracted to beautiful women. His prestige and wealth made it easy to get their attention, but his relationships never lasted because he couldn't engage with them socially.

An engineer and biologist, he received his PHD's at 18. He took a research job at Brant Labs. He worked as a part of their pharmaceutical department seeking to stop the aging process, preserving beauty. Eventually he realized the truth. If he wanted to stop aging and freeze time, he would literally need to freeze the objects of his desire. Looting what he needed from his employer, he created a lab on the outskirts of the city. By using a combination of compounds and super cooled temperatures he was able to freeze subjects. His first target was his neglectful father, who didn't survive the process. Through trial and error he was able to perfect the process, freezing beautiful women and suspending them in icy displays. His experiments were costly and his fortunes were depleted. 

Using his intellect he weaponized his research. He now robs banks and commits industrial theft to fund his research. Dubbed the Refrigerator, he has become a true menace in Carbide City. Unknown to everyone, including Andreas, some of his superiors at Brant Labs have been keeping an eye on his research and experiments.

Code Name: The Refrigerator 

Real Name: Dr. Andreas Gelé

Team Affiliations: -

Medium Humanoid (Evo), Chaotic Evil

Armor Class: 15 (Dex, Suit)

Hit Points: 78 (12d8+24)

Speed: 30 ft.

Challenge: 5 (1,800 XP)

Str 10 (+0) Dex 14 (+2) Con 14 (+2) Int 20 (+5) Wis 14 (+2) Cha 9 (-1)

Saving Throws: Int +8, Con +5

Skills: Advanced Tech +8, Nature +8, Perception +5

Damage Resistance: Cold 

Senses: passive Perception 15

Languages: French, English

Traits

Heat Vision Goggles (costs 1 power point): For up to ten minutes, Refrigerator can see invisible creatures and objects as if they were visible and he can see into the Ethereal Plane. Ethereal creatures and objects appear ghostly and translucent.  

Ice Boots: The Refrigerator can move on icy terrain as if it was normal terrain.

Power Source ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ): The Refrigerator's gadgets require tremendous amounts of energy. His power source generates 10 power points before needed to be recharged for eight hours.

Stimulant Injector (costs 1 power point): The Refrigerator gains 10 temporary hit points.

 

Actions

Fridge Rifle ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ): Ranged Weapon Attack. +5 to hit, range 100/200 ft., one target, Hit: 20 (4d8+2) cold damage. Can fire seven shots before it frosts over. It takes one round to defrost.

Ice Grenade (costs 3 power points): Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a  point within 60 feet must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC 15). Creatures take 38 (8d6+2) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Characters also gain a level of exhaustion on a failed saving throw. Creatures immune or resistance to cold damage are immune to this exhaustion effect.

Homing Stun Dart (costs 2 power points): One humanoid the Refrigerator can see with 60 feet, must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 15) or be paralyzed for 1d4 rounds. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another saving throw. On a success, the effect ends.

Unarmed: Melee Attack. +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage.

Reaction

Ice Shield (costs 1 power point): Until the start of Refrigerator's next turn, he has +% to AC and Dexterity saving throws, including against triggering attacks.

Adventure Hooks

• A female character has become the Refrigerator's newest obsession. He will stop at nothing to make her one of his icy beauties...
• An incel podcaster learns of the Refrigerator and invites him to do an episode... 
• Brant Labs contacts the Refrigerator with an offer. If he works with the company on their evo experimentation and they will fund his research...

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Carbide City #1

Carbide City #2