Snowman

Snowman is a Chinatown Meta with the ability to change himself into living snow, with various snow and ice powers.

Description
An Uyghur man of his mid twenties, rather weather-beaten. Even in "snow" form he appears human till he's struck (when he disintegrates into snow), though he's cold to the touch.

Background
Snowman loved to go hiking in his native Xinjiang, especially in the mountains. One day though he got caught in a sudden snowstorm in the Tian Shan and was cut off. He expected to freeze to death. He's not sure he didn't. But in his dreams he saw one of the dragons said to inhabit the mountains. He can't clearly recall what the dragon said to him, but he woke somehow from certain death, in a body made of snow - though he soon found he could change back to human form.

He wandered for a long time, unsure what all this meant, and what the dragon intended for him, but certain of one thing: that life was precious. And so before long he found himself using his powers to save lives. He continued as a wandering superhero until the authorities caught up with him and made him join the army. Not long afterwards he found himself fighting against the Dragon Army in the civil war.

Powers
Snowman, in his snow form, is resistant to harm, and ultimately practically indestructible: he was once vaporised by a tactical nuclear weapon, but recovered. He can fly in the form of a snow flurry. He can shoot blast of snow or icicles, encase people in ice, and lower the temperature.

Personality
Even before he had his powers, he was a free spirit and a wanderer who didn't know what to do with his life. Being returned to life and given superpowers for an obscure reason hasn't helped. He's pretty sure that what he's been doing with his powers isn't what he was meant to do, so he's become very nervous of anything to do with dragons, especially since he fought against the Dragon Army in the war: he's convinced the emperor is a Dragon. (But was he meant to oppose him? Or to support him?)

One thing he has no doubt about, since his own near-death experience, is that life is to be protected.

Relations
Snowman's attitude on the sanctity of life has led to some arguments with Tim Lee, but he has not left him.

History
Snowman escaped to Colonial Bay from the Siege of Beijing with the other Chinatown Metas. He was involved in extinguishing a fire in a restaurant in Chinatown.