History Characters / AFrozenHeartExclusive

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[[Characters/FrozenArendelle Arendelle]] ([[Characters/FrozenAnna Anna]], [[Characters/FrozenElsa Elsa]]) | [[Characters/FrozenHans Hans]] | [[Characters/FrozenWeselton Weselton]] | [[Characters/FrozenNorthuldra Northuldra]] | [[Characters/FrozenMagicalCreatures Magical Creatures]] | [[Characters/FrozenAnimals Animals]] | [[Characters/FrozenExtendedMedia Extended Media]] ('''A Frozen Heart Exclusive''')-]]]

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: The king and his more violent sons take pleasure in their mistreatment of Hans. He even makes a harsh jab about Hans's status as the MommasBoy, mockingly stating that the queen and Lars "will be the only one[s] who would have even noticed that [he was] missing."

* TheConfidant: Downplayed and deconstructed. She is one of the very few people in the family whom Hans confides in, but despite genuinely caring for her youngest son, she can only acknowledge him with weak smiles. During her birthday, the king and some of her older sons even make rude jabs about Hans's status as a MommasBoy. This implies that when he was younger, she comforted Hans when his brothers played mean pranks on him, but as he learned more of his brothers' tactics, he distances himself from her, aware that he would be further mocked for running to her when in need.

* OddNameOut: He's the the only named prince of the Southern Isles whose name is five letters instead of four.

* PrincelingRivalry: Deconstructed. Barring Hans and Lars, they [[SiblingRivalry don't get along with each other]] with references of Caleb brawling with his brothers, the twins tossing objects at Hans for daydreaming, and some of the sons developing a MiddleChildSyndrome. Their father's SocialDarwinist mindset compounds the problem even more, leading to [[WellDoneSonGuy fierce competition]] between his sons for his approval and [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a sense of inferiority]] when they don't. It is why the Westergaard clan has become so dysfunctional.

* BigBrotherMentor: Lars helps Hans learn everything he can about Arendelle and how to be a good suitor in hopes that Elsa would accept him.

* TheConfidant: Besides their mother, Lars is the only person Hans ever feels comfortable with when it comes to the nightmare of living in the Southern Isles. Lars knows how Hans would spend hours at the pier to clear his head, and assists him in many things, such trying to set Hans up to meet Princess Elsa for a potential marriage. After Hans was sent back to the Southern Isles for his crimes, it's unknown how Lars reacted to it.

[[Characters/FrozenArendelle Arendelle]] ([[Characters/FrozenAnna Anna]], [[Characters/FrozenElsa Elsa]]) | [[Characters/FrozenHans Hans]] | [[Characters/FrozenWeselton Weselton]] | [[Characters/FrozenMagicalCreatures Magical Creatures]] | [[Characters/FrozenAnimals Animals]] | [[Characters/FrozenExtendedMedia Extended Media]] ('''A Frozen Heart Exclusive''')-]]]

[[center: [-[[Characters/{{Frozen}} Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/FrozenArendelle Arendelle]] | [[Characters/FrozenAnna Anna]] | [[Characters/FrozenElsa Elsa]] | [[Characters/FrozenHans Hans]] | [[Characters/FrozenWeselton Weselton]] | [[Characters/FrozenMagicalCreatures Magical Creatures]] | [[Characters/FrozenAnimals Animals]] | [[Characters/FrozenExtendedMedia Extended Media]] | '''A Frozen Heart Exclusive''' -]]]

** Most of Hans's brothers attend their mother's birthday just to impress their father and taunt Hans.

* TrophyChild: The king only sees his sons as mere reflections of himself, regularly demanding them to be obedient and perfect. [[TheCorrupter His toxic influence]] [[AbusiveParents and emotional abuse]] slowly turned them into his sycophantic loyalists.
* TykeBomb: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, but like Hans, most of them were indoctrinated from a young age in the belief that the Westergaards should be "lions, not mice" and only the fittest survive. Showing softness is unacceptable to to their father, so anyone not deemed tough enough must be bullied until they're fully in line with his twisted worldview. Like Hans, all of his brothers [[WellDoneSonGuy want to impress their father]].

* ForTheEvulz: They frequently abuse Hans out of sadistic cruelty. It's implied their FakedKidnapping prank even caused Hans to end up in trouble, despite them being the ''real'' culprits.

* PrincelingRivalry: Deconstructed. Barring Hans and Lars, they [[SiblingRivalry don't get along with each other]], with references of Caleb brawling with his brothers, the twins tossing objects at Hans for daydreaming, and some of the sons developing a MiddleChildSyndrome. Their father's SocialDarwinist mindset compounds the problem even more, leading to [[WellDoneSonGuy fierce competition]] between his sons for his approval and [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a sense of inferiority]] when they don't. It is why the Westergaard clan has become so dysfunctional.

* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: Doesn't take his duties seriously. Hans and Lars think he'll be a sloppy ruler once he assumes the throne.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: While Rudi is a redhead like most of his brothers, it's averted with Runo, as he's described as a freakishly tall blonde with spiked hair and pale eyes that made him look as if he's perpetually shocked.

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Hans is left baffled as to how Runo's wife ended up marrying him despite assuming her being immune to his slick charms.

* IllGirl: Being the king's BabyFactory, her alcoholism, and the mountainous stress from her lifestyle has caused her to become sickly and frail.

* NoNameGiven: The only brothers named are Caleb (the oldest), Lars (the third born) and the twins Rudi and Runo (their placement is unknown), but the others are unknown. The king and queen are unnamed as well.

** It's implied the king only cares for people when they're useful to him, as he only begins treating Hans better when Hans becomes his gofer and throws his wife's birthday celebration just to show off. He also selfishly abuses his power and reacts harshly to criticism.

* AbusiveParents: Frequently micromanages his sons by forcibly indoctrinating them into SocialDarwinism and has no problems with them bullying each other.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: The king and his more violent sons take pleasure in their mistreatment of Hans. The king even makes a harsh jab about Hans's status as the MommasBoy, mockingly stating that the queen and Lars "will be the only one[s] who would have even noticed that [he was] missing."

* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite scolding Hans for showing up late to his mother's birthday celebration, he himself blatantly ignores the queen, and has been doing so for the nearly thirty years they've been married.

** In turn, they feel Caleb is too immature for being the king's successor as he's too dependent on their father for emotional support and frequently fights with his younger brothers.

* InfantSiblingJealousy: It's implied some of them envy Hans for being favored by their mother.

* SiblingRivalry: Deconstructed. They all don't get along with each other, with references of Caleb fighting with his brothers, the twins tossing objects at Hans for daydreaming, and some of the sons implied to have a MiddleChildSyndrome. The neglectful, SocialDarwinist approach taken by their father compounds the problem even more, leading to [[WellDoneSonGuy fierce competition]] between his sons for his approval and [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex a sense of inferiority]] when they don't. It is why the entire royal family has become so miserable over time.

** Like Hans, all of his brothers want to please their father, and are willing to use dubious means to obtain the king's admiration.

* TheConfidant: Besides their mother, Lars is the only person Hans ever feels comfortable with when it comes to the nightmare of living in the Southern Isles. Lars knows how Hans would spend hours at the pier to clear his head, and assists him in many things, such trying to set Hans up to meet Princess Elsa for a potential marriage.

The oldest of Hans's brothers, Caleb is first in line and the king's favorite son.

** AbusiveParents deconstruction: He demands his sons carry on the masculine image he projects himself and picks favorites among them, leading to fierce competition between them for [[WellDoneSonGuy his praise]]. However, the family ends up being miserable from tormenting each other, and Hans develops a ruthlessness that results in disgrace for his crimes in Arendelle.

* ShadowArchetype: Unlike the Arendellian royal family, the Westergaards are totally dysfunctional thanks to the king's corrosive behavior on his family. This even extends beyond the royal family, as the Westergaards run their kingdom as a dictatorship while the Arendellian royals take a more egalitarian approach.

* DysfunctionalFamily: Deconstructed in ''A Frozen Heart'', which portrays the Westergaards as a BigScrewedUpFamily of misogynistic and arrogant royals with an EvilOverlord who encourages his thirteen sons to violently torment each other as part of his SocialDarwinist philosophy, and women who drink a lot to cope with their abusive husbands. The family ends up being miserable, as most of the sons end up becoming borderline sociopaths who bully each other and [[WellDoneSonGuy develop serious mental health issues]], aiming to please him no matter the cost. With such experiences, Hans comes to assume LoveIsAWeakness and ends up in major trouble in what was supposed to be a diplomatic trip.

** To King Agnarr — while Agnarr loves his spouse and daughters unconditionally, Hans's father picks favorites amongst his 13 sons and is apathetic at best towards his wife. While Agnarr forces his daughters to separate from each other for their safety, Hans's father encourages his sons to torment each other out of contempt and cruelty.

** Sibling dynamics in Arendelle vs. the Southern Isles — while the two sisters care for each other during the 13 years they're separated and still do so even after Elsa's ice powers are revealed, none of the 13 brothers get along with each other, exacerbated by competing for their parents' affections.

** Despite his reluctance to hurt anyone, Hans starts to use violence against the Southern Isles population as a means to seek his father's approval. It slowly poisons his mind, and he eventually adopts his family's way of thinking to the point that he tries to kill Elsa and Anna in order to seize power. A scene in ''A Frozen Heart'' even shows him [[SelfHarm self-harming himself]] but finding it to be better than the constant psychological abuse his family heaps on him.

* GentleTouchVsFirmHand: The king prefers using SocialDarwinism and ToughLove to justify raising his 13 sons this way and makes very clear the consequences of straying from it. On the opposite side, the queen is implied to be a very loving mother who genuinely wants her children to stop abusing each other.

** The king himself is one, as he demands his subjects to respect him, but reacts violently when they insult him. He even invokes this on his sons, demanding them to be obedient and perfect, and molding them in his image.

* EvilIsPetty: He's an EvilOverlord who tortures or "disappears" citizens for minor reasons, enables his sons to torment each other, and hypocritically criticizes Hans for being late to the queen's birthday celebration despite ignoring her himself.

* GreaterScopeVillain: His corrupting influence and emotional abuse molded Hans into the primary villain of the main story.

* AloofBigBrother: While Lars is the only brother whom Hans feels a little close to, the other eleven shun him, as they follow their father's view of preying on the weak, and thus, they see him as their [[ExtremeDoormat punching bag]] and [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex make him feel inferior to them]].

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Double subverted. They only attend their mother's birthday just to impress their father, but it's implied they do resent Hans for being favored by the queen and want to seek her approval.

* TrophyChild: The king only sees his sons as mere reflections of himself, regularly demanding them to be obedient and perfect. [[TheCorrupter His corrosive influence]] [[AbusiveParents and emotional abuse]] slowly transformed them into his sycophantic loyalists.
* TykeBomb: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, but like Hans, most of them were indoctrinated from a young age in the belief that the Westergaards should be "lions, not mice" and only the fittest survive. Showing softness is unacceptable to to their father, so anyone not deemed tough enough must be bullied until they're fully in line with his twisted worldview. And like Hans, all of his brothers [[WellDoneSonGuy want to impress their father]].

* WouldHurtAChild: [[BigBrotherBully They]] physically torment Hans even as a small boy. He's lost countless fistfights and shouting matches despite trying to find a peaceful way out.

* PsychopathicManChild: They remain immature bullies who pull cruel pranks into adulthood.

* {{Bookworm}}: Lars is passionate about history, and would spend hours talking about it.

* ShipperWithAnAgenda: Lars suggests to Hans that he go to Arendelle, meet Elsa and get her to fall in love with him. His reasoning isn't because he thought they'd be a good couple but that he thinks it's a good opportunity for Hans to start a new life ''away'' from home.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Lars has good intentions in helping to mold Hans into Elsa's suitor, but Hans goes further and ends up almost killing two innocent women to gain the Arendellian throne. It also results in Arendelle getting covered in a seemingly-EndlessWinter when Elsa gets upset, turns out to secretly be AnIcePerson, and [[PowerIncontinence loses control of her powers]].

** It's implied the king only cares for people when they're useful to him, as he only begins treating Hans better when Hans becomes his gofer, and throws his wife's birthday celebration not for her sake, but to show off. He also selfishly abuses his power and reacts harshly to criticism.

The ruling king of the Southern Isles, head of the Westergaard clan, and the father of Prince Hans.

* CantTakeCriticism: He has a peasant [[DeadlyEuphemism "silenced"]] for insulting him. It's implied he doesn't take criticism well.

** He's petty on other kingdoms as well, as it's implied he imposed harsh economic penalties on Blavenia when they threatened to stop trading with the Isles. It's implied the unfavorable trading terms and sanctions bankrupted Blavenia.

* EvilOverlord: He sees his subjects as his personal PiggyBank, reacting violently when they don't provide favors or insult him. The harsh manner in which he runs the country is one reason why Hans wants to permanently leave his homeland.

* BrokenBird: Being physically frail and married to an apathetic man who's indifferent to her, she copes with her unhappy marriage by drinking wine. She also can only acknowledge Hans with weak smiles and is forced to watch her husband abuse their sons as the years went by. One can only imagine the immense mental trauma she's dealing with after accepting being neglected. It's implied she objected to the king's actions at some point in the past, but the repercussions were so severe that she gave up.

* ExtremeDoormat: Besides Hans, the queen is the family's other ExtremeDoormat, as while she loves her children and desires them to stop treating each other so horribly, years of childbirth and [[TheCorrupter her husband's corrupting influence]] has rendered her unable to do anything but acknowledge Hans with weak smiles.

* IllGirl: Being forced to give birth to numerous children, her alcoholism, and mountainous stress from her lifestyle has caused her to become sickly and frail.

** Hans views most of them as a bunch of obnoxious and sadistic pricks and {{manchild}}ren who pull mean pranks against him just for being the youngest.
** In turn, they feel Caleb is too immature for being the king's successor, given he's too dependent on their father for emotional support and frequently fights with his younger brothers.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Double subverted. They only attend their mother's birthday just to impress their father, but it's implied they do resent Hans for being favored by the queen and do seek her approval.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Hans feels "out of place" amongst his abusive family, most of whom frequently bully and/or shun him because they see him as a weakling.

** To King Agnarr — while Agnarr loves his spouse and daughters unconditionally, the Hans's father picks favorites amongst his 13 sons and is apathetic at best towards his wife. While Agnarr forces his daughters to separate from each other for their safety, Hans's father encourages his sons to torment each other out of contempt and cruelty.

* FreudianExcuse: Freud would certainly have a big field day here with the 13 sons, as the king abuses them psychologically to the point most of them develop [[WellDoneSonGuy serious mental]] [[{{Manchild}} health issues]], and adopt the same ruthlessness as their father. Some of the sons even become outright bullies because the king teaches MeeknessIsWeakness. For example:

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Most of the male members of the royal family are misogynistic abusers. Given how they rule the Southern Isles, it's implied they also contemptuously look down on the peasantry.

** The king shows what Agnarr could have been if Agnarr took [[KnightTemplarParent his involved parenting]] to the extremes. Hans's father is manipulative and abusive towards his sons by deliberately encouraging them to use underhanded means to [[WellDoneSonGuy earn his respect]]. Due to this, Caleb doesn't take anything seriously, Hans is deported in disgrace for his attempted takeover of Arendelle, and the 13 sons don't get along with each other. In short, Hans's father represents what a parent ''should'' not be.
** Hans's older brothers are darker versions of Elsa, as like her, they shut out their siblings due to their father's influence. However, while Elsa's father [[ParentsAsPeople was genuinely well-intentioned but allowed his fear for his daughters' safety to guide him]], Hans's father is a [[AbusiveParents cruel man]] who would gladly hurt others to serve his own ends, expects his sons to fall in line with that, and refuses to let then reconcile with each other. As with Hans, they accept their father's cynical mindset. The brothers reflect the relationship Anna and Elsa could have had if they refused to get along, causing Anna to become TheUnfettered like Hans while Elsa stopped caring about Anna in her drive to not let her emotions affect her and sank further into despair.

** Most of the king's sons adhere to this worldview as well. Case in point: during their mother's birthday celebration, when Hans attempts not to rise to his brothers' bait after they throw objects at him, they make harsh jabs about his status as a MommasBoy, with Rudi cruelly stating that the king "abhors mice." Later on, when Hans briefly thinks of not becoming his father's gofer, he imagines his brothers mocking him for not "having the guts to do anything."
** Double subverted, and later on, deconstructed with Hans. He initially abhors this viewpoint, but the repeated abuse and his time as the king's right-hand slowly convinces him to think LoveIsAWeakness. However, it also leaves him incapable of forming genuine bonds with others.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: [[JustifiedTrope Justified.]] He is hated by the populace, as he's an avaricious tyrant who [[ItsAllAboutMe abuses his power]] and is implied to kill and/or torture citizens even for tiny reasons. Despite attempting to please him, it's unknown to what extent his sons actually support his rule, since it's shown that even [[EveryoneHasStandards Hans]] despises him despite wanting to earn his admiration.

* TheCaligula: He abuses his power by violently punishing late taxpayers and regime critics. And his "solution" to a problem one farmer had? He orders the army to burn their farm down to the ground and confiscate their livestock, leaving Hans to wonder how someone in charge of such a large kingdom "could be so stupid."

** From how Hans fears what punishment he'll get back home for his crimes in Arendelle, or the prospect of failing to follow the king's orders, it's clear even he is genuinely afraid of arousing his father's anger. Hans even notes that [[{{Snowlem}} Marshmallow]] looks tame compared to his father, who is implied to have an explosive temper.
** It's implied most of his older sons follow his orders out of fear as well, not out of loyalty to the king.

** Towards his sons, he wants them to emulate his LackOfEmpathy, while deviations from his worldview are be corrected forcefully.

* TrainingFromHell: Deconstructed. Subjecting his sons to a ruthlessly inhumane training program from a young age that [[ItGetsEasier desensitizes them to violence]], he wants to mold them in his image and force-feeds them his SocialDarwinist worldview, while deviations are unacceptable. This method of raising his sons leaves the entire family miserable.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Double subverted. They only attend their mother's birthday just to impress their father, but it's implied they do resent Hans for being favored by the queen.

* NoSympathy: He sees Hans's complaints about his brothers bullying him as nothing more than an annoyance, as he believes [[ToughLove treating his youngest son this way will make him tough as he grew older.]] To the king, showing pity is [[VirtueIsWeakness for the weak.]]

* AltarDiplomacy: Implied. The royals married for politics, and at least one had an ArrangedMarriage with a wife who comes from another country is still upset with her family for sending her to the Isles.

* AwfulWeddedLife: The royals tend to be unhappily married. The king thinks of his wife as a BabyFactory and hasn't cared for her ''ever since they were married''. His 12 older sons don't get along with their wives either - Caleb treats his wife like wallpaper, the middle sons want more babies, while Lars's wife Helga remains unhappy being "shipped off" to the Isles.

** Hans's mother shows what Idunn could have been if she accepted being abused by her spouse. Like Idunn, Hans's mother loves her sons and wants them to get along, but she is also a BrokenBird who couldn't do much to stop her husband from abusing them and copes with her life by [[LadyDrunk drinking wine]] as years of childbirth have physically weakened her. Also, the king treats her like wallpaper and only saw her as a BabyFactory producing more heirs for him.