Frost was brought under the wing of the Leader in Freehold, lured there because he was dying of exposure to gamma radiation, and was lead to believe the Leader could cure him. Once there, the Leader subjected Frost, and others, to horrific experiments. He decapitated Frost and attached his head to a powerful android body. Frost and five others escaped Freehold and formed the Headshop. Frost would later leave the Headshop to pursue a life of crime in Las Vegas. Under the direction of his employer, Sam Striker, Frost murdered casino owner Michael Berengetti.