Born Bradley Preston (legally changed in 1986), Kris was a prodigious inventor. At a young age he got into his father's tools and completely revamped their house's air conditioning making it so wildly efficient it basically froze the entire interior of his house. Though a master of HVAC, he had a run of terrible luck leaving him destitute. As a last resort he turned to crime, naming himself Frost's Bite and wielding inventions and gadgets to freeze his opponents in their tracks.
In the winter of 1980 he planned his greatest caper and froze most of Heldencoast City's downtown in order to gridlock traffic and stop police response while he robbed the First National Bank. Unfortunately a hero made it to the scene and they fought. Stories say he heard a child say "It's a Christmas Miracle!" when they stepped out and saw the snow, others claim it was news reports that gave him the idea but after that night he retired from crime and instead pursued a legal means of making money.
Two years later his plan came to fruition and the first Winter Festival was held down the Grand Avenue to rave reviews. It has been held every year since, and earned Kristofer quite the profit. He legally changed his name and new dresses like Santa Claus to further push the image.
Art by Phil Cho