History Characters / FrostyTheSnowman

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[[folder:Charles]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Patrick Carter

Holly's best friend and assistant for her magic acts.

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The son of Mayor Tinkerton who joins forces with Frosty to show his father the magic of winter.

!!Antagonists

[[folder:Professor Hinkle]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Billy De Wolfe

Described as "The Worst Magician in the World," Hinkle goes out of his way to steal Frosty's hat in the hopes of using it to make himself rich off of its magical properties.
* AgentScully: In the original special, he feigns this to the children, wanting them to no longer bother with thoughts about Frosty coming to life so he can take the magic hat for himself. In WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfFrostyTheSnowman, he genuinely believes this, as he tells his son that magic doesn't actually exist when he tries to tell his father about Frosty's existence.
* BigBad: Of the original show.
* ButtMonkey: And how. For starters, he's absolutely terrible at his job, to the point he gets trampled by the school children he was supposed to entertain the moment the school bell rings, then his hat (which has been shown to have magical properties) gets stolen not once, but twice, by his rabbit. He tries to get it back, but ends up jumping off a train, tumbling down onto a tree head first and getting buried in ice and snow, virtually exhausts himself trying to catch up to a belly-whopping Frosty, then Santa practically threatens to never bring him any more Christmas presents as long as he lives if he lays so much as a finger on Frosty's hat.
* TheCameo: Appears in WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfFrostyTheSnowman in a flashback sequence, showing him once more as the previous owner of Frosty's hat.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After having spent most of the film trying so hard to get Frosty's hat back, only for Santa to have to threaten to never bring him any more Christmas presents to get him to back off, Hinkle is able to get a new hat - albeit after he writes "I'm very sorry for what I did to Frosty" 100 million times as proof of his repentance. He's seen happily marching along with the rest of the town when Frosty joins them in the Christmas parade.
* EpicFail: Hinkle is described as just about "The worst magician in the world," and it shows. The moment he appears to show the children his magic act, he almost immediately bungles it and makes quite a mess.
* FailedASpotCheck: While walking down the street shortly after reclaiming his hat, Hocus Pocus runs off with his prize and leaves a wreath on his head. He doesn't notice it until sometime later, at which point he frantically darts for the train station and boards an outbound freight to get his hat back from Frosty.
* {{Greed}}: Arguably his main form of motivation. When he discovers the hat has magical powers, he goes to any lengths to get it back from Frosty, as he thinks it will "Make [him] a millionaire magician."
* GlorySeeker: Part of his motivation to get his hat back is so he can become famous.
* HeelFaceTurn: Makes one of these at the end of the special (though Santa has to threaten him with no more Christmas presents to make this happen).
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It's implied that his lack of belief in magic ultimately did this to all of Evergreen, as his doubts that magic was real sunk in hard on his son when his friend Frosty disappeared and never came back. This caused the poor boy to leave little room for fun in his life, thus, when he became Mayor of the town, it was a relatively neat, but otherwise boring and mundane place to live.
** He almost ended up doing this to the ENTIRE Rankin-Bass universe. When he lost his hat and it ended up on Frosty, the snowman was brought to life, discovering that his hat possessed great magic. The subsequent journey for Frosty to get to the North Pole led him to being taken there by Santa Claus, whom, unbeknownst to anyone, was being targeted by the villainous King Winterbolt, who sought to get rid of Santa so he could "reclaim" his place as ruler of the North Pole. As such an attempt was thwarted by the Lady Aurora Borealis giving a certain reindeer a glowing red nose to help guide Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve, both he and Frosty would end up in the wizard's crosshairs. All of this nearly results in Winterbolt getting his hands on Frosty's hat and almost creating an army of snowman he would have undoubtedly used to conquer everything, all because Hinkle was such a lousy magician.
* WouldHurtAChild: It's very [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], but Hinkle's desperation to reclaim Frosty's hat led him to willingly extinguish a fire that was keeping Karen warm, just hours after Frosty had narrowly kept her from freezing to death.

[[folder:Jack Frost]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Paul Frees

The one who helps bring the winter's wonders to the world each season, Jack becomes extremely jealous of all the attention Frosty is getting from the children, leading him to try and destroy the snowman.
* AdaptationalJerkass: Most versions of Jack Frost, including the one [[WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost that Rankin Bass themselves]] would make, are depicted as a good natured figure with a kind heart and a gentle soul. This Jack is a jealous being who would happily end a sentient snowman's life if it meant he would get more attention from the children. [[spoiler: It becomes [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when he reforms, making him closer to other depictions.]]
* BigBad: Of ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland''. [[spoiler: At least at first.]]
* TheBusCameBack: He returned in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'' to help [[spoiler:revive Frosty and his family when they melted in the heat.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: And boy how. He's so jealous that Frosty is love and adored by the children that he goes out of his way to try and get rid of him for good.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Frosty and Crystal get him to invoke one when they ask him to be the best man at their wedding. He's so touched by the gesture that he happily accepts. He even later returns the gesture when he revives Frosty and his family after they melted following the death of Winterbolt.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: Jack thinks he's far better than Frosty simply because he's the one who brings winter every year. However, his ego ends up putting off the children, who prefer the nicer and more humble Frosty. All this does is make him even madder.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: After his [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]], he makes the winter last longer so Frosty and Crystal could stay with the children longer. While he didn't mean any harm by it, his actions nearly stuck the town in an eternal winter until Parson Brown pointed out that he was upsetting the delicate balance of nature. Jack realized his mistake and left with Frosty back to the North Pole.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Assuming this Jack Frost is the same one from his [[WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost own special]], then he would definitely qualify. The Jack from that special was a kind man and an overall hero, while this Jack was an egoistical jerk that wanted attention for himself. However...
** TookALevelInKindness: By the time he returns, he [[spoiler: brings the Frosty family back to life without hesitation.]]

[[folder:Mr. Twitchell]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Brian Doyle-Murray

A crooked businessman who just invented a new instant-snow remover called "Summer Wheeze," who's determined to be crowned the king of Beansborough's annual winter carnival.

* BadBoss: It's not really shown too much, but he does send one of his board members down a trap door when they warn him of the potential environmental damage Summer Wheeze could cause.
* BaldOfEvil: Aside from a few hairs, he's practically this trope in spades.
* BigBad: Of ''Frosty Returns''.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: His company manufactures a spray capable of eliminating snow instantaneously, but he's largely doing it to bolster his own ego and profits, regardless of whatever environmental damage it may incur. He even drops board members who disagree with him down a trap door! [[spoiler: At least until the end, when he reforms and starts making sleds.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: According to the narrator, [[spoiler: he permanently shut down production on Summer Wheeze and instead made sleds.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: He tries to ram a truck full of Summer Wheeze into the path of a parade in Frosty's honor, only to drive into a frozen lake.
* TemptingFate: He openly dares Mother Nature to try and stop him from eliminating snow using Summer Wheeze, which he nearly succeeds at until Holly convinces the town they need to keep the snow around. [[spoiler: The narrator even lampshades it by pointing out he was no match for Mother Nature.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Jackie Vernon (1969-1979), Creator/JohnGoodman (1992), Creator/BillFagerbakke (2005)

* Determinator: He goes to great distances to get to the North Pole before he melts, but he'll go even further, even if it risks his own life, to prevent Karen from freezing first.

* SealedGoodInACan: His fate in ''The Legend of Frosty the Snowman,'' thanks to Principal Pankley. When he comes back to Evergreen to visit his old friend Mayor Tinkerton, the young Pankley steals his hat and locks him in a chest out of jealousy over the attention Tinkerton was being given. He manages to escape after several years, if not longer.

* ArtEvolution: ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'' depicts him as a bit more plump, with a slightly taller hat and with a distinctive orange and yellow scarf. For ''Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July,'' he's depicted with this design in stop motion, albeit with his hat painted to match his scarf. When he appears in ''Frosty Returns," he uses a more rotund design with a pink nose and a polka-dotted bowtie, but he no longer carried a broomstick, and his hat lacked a flower. For ''The Legend of Frosty the Snowman,'' he uses his original 1969 design, though he mostly discards the broomstick. Most modern merchandise uses his original design, but alternates between giving him a red scarf, one based on ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland,'' or just lacking a scarf overall (not to mention whether or not he has his corn cob pipe).

* SealedGoodInACan: His fate in ''The Legend of Frosty the Snowman,'' thanks to Principal Pankley. When he comes back to Evergreen to visit his old friend Tommy Tinkerton, the young Pankley steals his hat and locks him in a chest out of jealousy over the attention Tinkerton was being given. He manages to escape after several years, if not longer.

-->'''Frosty: Seventy six. Boy, I remember back when I could only count to four. Ah, those were the good old days.'''

* FriendToAllChildren: No matter where he goes, the children love Frosty and treat him as a dear friend. In fact, it was the children that suggested the idea of (and even helped build) him having a wife.

* TookALevelInCynic: It's downplayed, but by the time of''Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July,'' he's far more cautious when it comes to venturing outside the North Pole, and is initially forbidding of his family to go down to the seashore simply because they'll melt in the hot summer sun. Even with Winterbolt's amulets, he spends nearly the whole trip worrying about Santa not arriving to pick them up and rush them back home.

* HeroicBSOD: Experiences one in ''Winter Wonderland'' when he becomes lonely upon being alone outside for long and the children decide to make him a wife.

** TookALevelInKindess: By the time he returns, he [[spoiler: brings the Frosty family back to life without hesitation.]]

A mean businessman who plots to end winter for good.

* AdaptionalJerkass: Most versions of Jack Frost, including the one [[WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost that Rankin Bass themselves]] would make, are depicted as a good natured figure with a kind heart and a gentle soul. This Jack is a jealous being who would happily end a sentient snowman's life if it meant he would get more attention from the children. [[spoiler It becomes [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when he reforms, making him closer to other depictions.]]

* ItsAllAboutMe: Jack thinks he's far better than Frosty simply because he's the one who brings winter every year. However, his ego ends up putting off the children, who prefer the nicer and more humble Frosty. All this does is make him even madder.

* NiceJobFixingItHero: After his [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]], he makes the winter last longer so Frosty and Crystal could stay with the children longer. While he didn't mean any harm by it, his actions nearly stuck the town in an eternal winter until Parson Brown pointed out that he was upsetting the delicate balance of nature. Jack realized his mistake and left with Frosty back to the North Pole.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Assuming this Jack Frost is the same one from his [[WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost own special]], then he would definitely qualify. The Jack from that special was a kind man and an overall hero, while this Jack was an egoistical jerk that wanted attention for himself.

The winter figure who is jealous of Frosty.

* Butt-Monkey: And how. For starters, he's absolutely terrible at his job, to the point he gets trampled by the school children he was supposed to entertain the moment the school bell rings, then his hat (which has been shown to have magical properties) gets stolen not once, but twice, by his rabbit. He tries to get it back, but ends up jumping off a train, tumbling down onto a tree head first and getting buried in ice and snow, virtually exhausts himself trying to catch up to a belly-whopping Frosty, then Santa practically threatens to never bring him any more Christmas presents as long as he lives if he lays so much as a finger on Frosty's hat.

* {{Greed}: Arguably his main form of motivation. When he discovers the hat has magical powers, he goes to any lengths to get it back from Frosty, as he thinks it will "Make [him] a millionaire magician."

A troublesome magician who pursues Frosty's hat.

* FourFingeredHands: Has four fingers, but [[SuddenAnatomy somehow sprouts a fifth]] when attempting to count to ten,

* LivingSnowman: And like in his special, he's brought to life by his magic hat, but can't survivein warm weather without using an amulet Winterbolt gives him and his family.

* {{Snowlems}}: A good example of this.