Iceman is just a consciousness. No 'matter' what so ever. He could just move throughout the ice around him (with the other combatants, plus antarctica? No problem).
Whilst he moves about random ice/water particles, he simply moisture inverts his opponents, or sucks the water out of their body, or etc.
What aren't you understanding? His consciousness doesn't need to actually PHYSICALLY move. He can simply 'think' about how to use his power, and use it. He could (more or less) teleport to any piece of ice or drop of water in the surrounds, and he could even raise the temperature of the surrounding ice to ABOVE absolute zero, if he so desired (he's melted ice before....).
No I get it, but when you can't use your surroundings to your advantage such as ghosts their counciousness is trapped. Has he ever altered the temperature from absolute zero to increase? Once again as I stated if Cold freezes the whole area those drops of water won't be doing much as their particles are frozen in place counciousness or not.
He's melted ice before and it exhausted him, but this isn't merely turning something into ice. Far from it.
I understand that you are talking about 'trapping' Iceman's consciousness, but, fact is, even if Iceman's consciousness were trapped in a few water molecules, he would still be conscious. He could still use moisture inversion on cold for an easy win.
But he wouldn't be trapped. He can more or less 'teleport' to any surrounding water. Whether the molecules are moving or not - water is still water.
I know I even said that when you made the inversion comment earlier. I never said his conciousness would vanish, but it's the same principles of ghosts, if they can't alter their surroundings their basically trapped
Water is water, but when the particles are absolute zero it won't matter much. Same difference. Can he alter it when it's already absolute zero? that's what I'm asking.
I'm not sure what you're talking about. He need not alter anything in the arena that would be getting hit by the Cold Gun. He only has to Alter Snart's body itself. Which would be a bit above absolute zero, no?