Let's run a comparison, shall we?
Jul. 10th, 2008 06:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eliyesEarth 616 (regular comics) Bobby Drake is 5'8" and weighs 145 Lbs.
Earth 1610 (Ultimate universe) Bobby Drake is 5'6" and weighs 130 Lbs.
Now, it makes sense to me that the younger version is a little shorter. He's waiting on a growth spurt or something, and weighs a little less for that lack of inches.
That doesn't explain why Earth 2000114 (X-Men:Evolution) Bobby Drake (who is the same age as Ultimate Iceman, at least at the beginning) is also 5'6" and weighs 170 Lbs. He weighs more than his adult main timeline self!
There's about a billion "ideal weight calculators" on the internet, and I used this one to run these numbers. Apparently the Ultimate Bobby has a much more sensible height:weight ratio. (616-Bobby falls in the recommended medical range for his height and presumed age -- I went with 20-29 years -- although he's underweight in terms of Devine formula-based medication dosages.)
Basically, I posted this so I could publicly boggle at Evo-Bobby's weight. It doesn't make sense. He's not particularly buff, he's not overweight -- he's kinda slim, actually, and a wee bit gawky at times. I don't get it.
Interestingly, Roberto Trefusis, the Earth 311 version of Bobby in the 1602 comics, has the same height and weight as the Earth 616 adult Iceman, which means that chances are good that he's an adult, and thus likely in his late teens at the youngest. Most people seem to talk about him or write him like he's younger, which wasn't making a lot of sense to me with what I know of his background and behaviour. Nice to see I have some evidence for my interpretation, if I choose to trust it. :3
eta: Since I was asked, and it's a good question: I got these stats from the Marvel Database, and confirmed the Earth 616 stats at marvel.com.
eta2: 616-Bobby is the same height as World Championship Gold Medalist (Men's) figure skater Jeffrey Buttle, but a whopping 4 kgs heavier. I'd say that accounts for the greater breadth of his shoulders, and musculature honed more for fighting than skating.
Earth 1610 (Ultimate universe) Bobby Drake is 5'6" and weighs 130 Lbs.
Now, it makes sense to me that the younger version is a little shorter. He's waiting on a growth spurt or something, and weighs a little less for that lack of inches.
That doesn't explain why Earth 2000114 (X-Men:Evolution) Bobby Drake (who is the same age as Ultimate Iceman, at least at the beginning) is also 5'6" and weighs 170 Lbs. He weighs more than his adult main timeline self!
There's about a billion "ideal weight calculators" on the internet, and I used this one to run these numbers. Apparently the Ultimate Bobby has a much more sensible height:weight ratio. (616-Bobby falls in the recommended medical range for his height and presumed age -- I went with 20-29 years -- although he's underweight in terms of Devine formula-based medication dosages.)
Basically, I posted this so I could publicly boggle at Evo-Bobby's weight. It doesn't make sense. He's not particularly buff, he's not overweight -- he's kinda slim, actually, and a wee bit gawky at times. I don't get it.
Interestingly, Roberto Trefusis, the Earth 311 version of Bobby in the 1602 comics, has the same height and weight as the Earth 616 adult Iceman, which means that chances are good that he's an adult, and thus likely in his late teens at the youngest. Most people seem to talk about him or write him like he's younger, which wasn't making a lot of sense to me with what I know of his background and behaviour. Nice to see I have some evidence for my interpretation, if I choose to trust it. :3
eta: Since I was asked, and it's a good question: I got these stats from the Marvel Database, and confirmed the Earth 616 stats at marvel.com.
eta2: 616-Bobby is the same height as World Championship Gold Medalist (Men's) figure skater Jeffrey Buttle, but a whopping 4 kgs heavier. I'd say that accounts for the greater breadth of his shoulders, and musculature honed more for fighting than skating.