Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze appears in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced by Michael Ansara. This version is a GothCorp scientist who embezzled funds to cryogenically preserve his terminally ill wife, Nora, until a lab accident rendered him unable to live at average temperatures and forced to wear a sub-zero suit for survival. His alter ego and backstory were conceived by writer Paul Dini, and would subsequently be integrated into the comics and other forms of media.