Art by Vale. Colours by Gene.

Written by Vale, November 2003.
Updated, December 2006.


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Code Name: None
Real Name: Victoria Jane Steed.
Nicknames: No one calls her Victoria, she prefers to be addressed as Janie.
Occupations: Graduated from Manchester University with a degree in mechanics & engineering and ended up not being able to pin down a job. Unable to support herself, Janie moved back to Edinburgh and began work as a Barrister's personal assistant. Through an odd turn of events yet to be revealed, Janie ended up working as a Private Investigator. Allthough a little out of the loop since her PI career in Scotland came to an end, Janie is eager to get back to work by renting an office in London while still being reletively close to her boyfriend, Jack Sparks.
Legal Status: Unrevealed.
Identity: Publicly known, allthough her powers are kept secret. Janie ditched the idea of a super hero code name long ago.
Aliases: Briefly known as Ice.
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland.
Age: 29.
Marital Status: Single, allthough she is currently dating Jack Sparks.
Sexual Orientation: Unknown
Known Relatives: Andrea & Marley Steed (Mother & Brother), her father died when she was 5.
Base of Operations: Currently, London England.
First Appearance: Extremists #1 *Rescue Me* (cameo), Extremists #4 *Ice, Ice Baby* (full).
Origin: Janie is a mutant and was born with her powers, allthough they did not manifest until she reached puberty.
Height: 5 foot 10 inches.
Weight: 154lbs (11 stones)
Eyes: Pale blue (white when powers active).
Hair: Pale blonde, straight and cut to her shoulders, courtesy of Veil and a good hairdresser.
Distinguishing Marks: None. But she is very pale skinned.
Strength Level: Janie possesses superhuman strength. Her mutant powers enable her to lift/press approximately 2 tonnes under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Janie is a mutant with the superhuman ability to lower the temperature of her forearms to the consistency of ice. In order to do this, she has to mentally override her body's temperature regulator within her hypothalamus. When she does this, her forearms aren't limited to merely being arms covered in ice,. She can alter the shape of them to whatever she wishes. She usually fashions them into spiky icicles or a blunt ended shape in order to stab at or concuss her assailant.
Janie's ice arms have been known to break or snap away, but this does not affect her body once she resumes her arms back to flesh and bone. She can grow back the shape just as quickly and effortlessly as they become severed.
She also has the ability to freeze people with an element of her mutant gifts she prefers to use only in emergencies due to the unpleasant sensation it gives her and that is an optic Ice Blast. With this she can quite capably encase objects or people in a block of ice. Unfortunately, it leaves her momentarily blinded and in excruciating pain. In addition to her ice powers, Janie also has super strength.

Abilities/Special Skills: Janie can drive, fix mechanical equipment and vehicles, she is fluent in 5 languages (not including English) German, French, Italian, Russian and Japanese. Also, while not the best detective on the block, she does have very competant deductive skills and a curious nature allowing her to do well at her job as a Private Investigator.
Weapons Used: None, allthough she can create her own stabbing icicles on command.

Personality: Known best for her playful and straight forward nature, Janie has made many friends over the years (spanning the globe) who she likes to keep in touch with including contacts and close buddies. Janie likes to make people laugh but finds than not everyone shares her particular sense of humour. She is easily manipulated though, especially by members of the opposite sex who she finds attractive. She suffers from low self esteem after being dumped one too many times, but she tries her best to see the best in everyone...even her ex-boyfriends!
Personal Interests: Janie likes to travel which is why she took time out to learn so many languages. She's been all over the world backpacking and loves wide open spaces, she isn't fond of the city where she currently finds herself.
History: Not a lot is known of Janie's past with regard to her mutant activities. She has complete control over her ice powers and has obviously spent great deal of time studying them to become as adept as she has. Allthough she doesn't tend to rely on them and tends to use them in extreme emergencies, or when she hasn't any ice for her drink.
Prior to her journey to spend time with her old college friend Tyrone Kovac (Ashen), she had little choice but to travel away from her home in Scotland as she was certainly being watched and needed an escape, London seemed as good a place as any. Towards the end of her journey, Janie was almost kidnapped by a masked assassin called Risk who she was able to subdue. During a comical attempt at an interrogation session held by Tyrone and his friends, they discovered that Risk was working for Veil and soon after, Risk escaped. The next night, Janie was kidnapped soon after by Silverbolt (Jack Spark's wife) and then taken to Veil.
After being subjected to a variety of bizarre Veil style antics, Janie was traded back to the Extremists for some discs she had stolen from Veil. Despite the loss of Janie's long locks and a few other nasties, that episode ended on a good note.
Since then, Janie has been involved in drinking competitions and being forced to endure Jack Spark's goumet sandwich repetoire and in a burst of desperation has taken a nasty run down office in the East End of London in hopes to spark off her career as a Private Investogator.