The Omega Frost was a superweapon capable of flash-freezing objects of any size—including sentient beings—to temperatures below the mark of absolute zero through the use of force fields and electromagnetics. The weapon was capable of freezing an entire planet and functioning properly in the vacuum of space. Theoretically, it could even freeze an entire star system. The Omega Frost's effect was generated by two conductor towers; when these towers were activated, any object containing moisture that happened to fall between both conductors' effective band—even the terrain—was instantly frozen. The effect was so powerful that even metal shattered after the freezing process