Steve Bedford is the latest student enrolled at the Academy. As Equinox he was a small time crook, using his ice and fire powers to mug people or rob shops in order to provide for himself and his ill father. He was confronted by Academy members Ghost and Tricoloure and offered the chance to come and live at the Academy and put his powers to use. He accepted and his father moved to San Francisco with him to receive medical attention paid by Beacon.
