Originally posted by VanloreIt needs to be proven that Iceman still has access to psionic causation without having a physical h2o form. Bobby may need x amount of moisture (h2o) to occupy his conscience in and to use his powers.
The energy for the state changes are also psionic. Bobby wills them to vibrate or slow down, and they do so. It's not a natural occurrence, which is where you're getting stuck. The catalyst is a command, not environmental. He does not have to catch superman or be super fast...Bobby's consciousness issues commands from the psionic plane, the way Sandman or Electro or any other elemental or disembodied superbeing does and...that's really all there is to it.
A physical brain is not required to have a consciousness according to psionics. It's just necessary for controlling the human body. All forms of consciousness are housed on the Astral Plane, and all commands are issued from there through the brain as a proxy - for most people. But for psionics of various kinds, they're able to essentially "bypass the middleman" and directly communicate to and from the Astral Plane. In that case, a physical brain is unnecessary - and that's been shown many times by people such as the Shadow King, or Xavier when his physical body died and existed solely on the Astral Plane. Bobby is classified as a psionic - so a physical brain is unnecessary for communicating with the physical world from the astral plane, where his consciousness is stored. So again, you're questioning from an incorrect pretext. I appreciate the effort, though.