History Characters / Frozen

* ActionGirl: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. She smacks down a wolf with a lute, hurls flaming wreckage at two more, saves Kristoff from falling into a chasm, knocks a giant {{Snowlem|s}} over with a tree, and [[spoiler:punches her ex-fiancé in the face, sending him flying over a railing]]. Still the story places more focus on her [[PluckyGirl plucky]] aspects than her action ones.

* BadassAdorable: Hikes through a mountain, fights off wolves and still looks so cute throughout the movie.

* BadassNormal: Anna may be a normal human without any magical powers like her sister Elsa, but that doesn't make her any less fearless, adventurous and capable of being badass. Anna is an ActionGirl and a BadassPrincess to boot.

* PluckyGirl: Overlaps with hints of ActionGirl, as she shows incredible moxie and ''always'' tries to help. The most action-y instances are when she and Kristoff fight off a wolf pack, when they evade Marshmallow, and when she sucker punches Hans into the fjord.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In her hurt and anger at being forbidden Elsa's blessing to marry Hans, she gives a short one to her sister.

* RedOniBlueOni:
** The red to Elsa's blue. Anna is very energetic in contrast to her sister's calmness.
** Reversed in ''Frozen Fever'', where Elsa was more energetic than her.

--> '''Elsa''': The cold never bothered me anyway.

* BattleCouple: Downplayed with Kristoff throughout the story until they have a RelationshipUpgrade at the end of the story and become an OfficialCouple. Kristoff and Anna go on a journey and adventure in order to find Elsa so that summer can return to Arendelle. Along the way on their journey, they encounter many times when they have to battle numerous obstacles such as werewolves and a large ice monster.

* BrainlessBeauty: Downplayed. Anna can be very idealistic and naive and other characters, such as Elsa and Kristoff, are there to serve as the OnlySaneMan to spit some common sense and logic to Anna every once in a while. This doesn't mean that Anna isn't capable of being smart and clever though.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Anna is pretty but she is also a good and heroic person by nature.

** His reaction to Anna's HeroicSacrifice and resulting recovery from her frozen heart has left him confused and baffled. He also looks legitimately confused when Anna tells that he's the only person with a "[[TheSociopath frozen heart]]".

** Additionally, the trolls entertain True Love's Kiss as being only one of the ways to save a frozen heart, but he clearly believes that "true love" can only come from the love of a man and a woman. He doesn't consider the love of siblings, though given his own relationship with his brothers and what Anna had told him about her relationship with Elsa, [[FreudianExcuse of course he wouldn't]]. Plus, from his twisted perspective in ''A Frozen Heart'', he seems to regard [[LoveIsAWeakness love as an exploitable weakness]] and that [[ManipulativeBastard people are only expendable to a certain point]], considering the fact that he sees it as [[CrapsackWorld a dog-eat-dog world out there]] and that only [[TheSocialDarwinist the fittest survive]], thanks to his upbringing. As a result, Anna chews him out on this when [[MachiavelliWasWrong she tells that he's the only person with a "frozen heart"]].

* BewareTheNiceOnes: His niceness is either a façade (to Anna) or PragmaticVillainy (to the commoners of Arendelle).

* MadGod: Technically she's a Neurotic Overpowered-Mage, but [[TropesAreFlexible the results are surprisingly similar]]: She sets off an eternal winter by having an anxiety attack, and ''accidentally creates life'' while in a good mood.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: Non-sexual, but she spends a lot more time staring goofily at Hans than she ''really'' needs to during his intro.

* ParentalAbandonment: No idea what became of Sven's parents, any more than we know what happened to Kristoff's.

* MulticoloredHair: Sitron has a white and black mane and tail.

* MulticoloredHair: Sitron has a white and black mane.

* SkunkStripe: He has a black streak of hair on his mostly white mane.

* MulticoloredHair: Sitron has white and black hair.

* SkunkStripe: He has black streak of hair on his mostly white hair.

* BadassPrincess: This princess, who has been locked up in her home for 13 years, was able to help Kristoff take on a pack of wolves, stand up to an ice golem, and punch Hans in the face with enough force to knock him off a boat. Heck, she didn't even need a knight-in-shining-armor to finish the job.

* CuteBruiser: An {{Adorkable}} BadassPrincess mixed with her being a PintSizedPowerhouse.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sven which is {{lampshaded}} by the trolls who say his "thing" is "outside of nature's laws".

* HomelessHero: {{Implied}} to be this with Sven. After Kristoff is thrown out of Oaken's shop, he crashes in Oaken's barn. Aside from the trolls, Kristoff probably takes to crashing in peoples' barns.

* NoSocialSkills: {{Justified}} since part of his life he was raised by trolls. It was even lampshaded by a member of his adoptive troll family; "or that he's socially impaired".

* FatherIDontWantToFight: Hans' father is a violent man who thinks that all of his thirteen sons must be forcibly indoctrinated in the belief that [[TheSocialDarwinist only the fittest survive]] [[TykeBomb from a young age]], so any son becoming soft has to be forcibly whipped back in line by allowing the other sons to bully the weakling until he's fully in control. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Since Hans hated his father's harsh methods of treating their subjects like trash]], it automatically made him the [[BlackSheep laughing stock]] and TheUnfavorite of the Westergaard clan by default. Eleven of his brothers would ridicule him for failing to meet their dad's extremely high but cruel standards, while his father [[WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent often saw him]] [[DisappointedInYou as a total disappointment]], so to rectify this, Hans decided to be the king's gofer, but his obstinate desire to earn his family's respect led him nowhere. And their opinion hasn't changed much even after he sullied the Westergaard name in Arendelle.

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Hans's initial plan, before Elsa revealed her magic, was for Elsa to have an "accident" so he could be king. It's suggested in ''A Frozen Heart'', due to his not liking violence unless as a last resort, the accident wasn't mean to kill Elsa, but overthrow her so she could give the throne to Anna while he kept Anna under his thumb. He assumed at the coronation, judging by her actions, she didn't really want to be queen. There's also the previously mentioned incident with the chandelier. Again, the book suggests he wasn't actively trying to kill her, but wasn't against it if it ended up looking like a failed attempt to save her.

* MotiveRant: During TheReveal, Hans reveals his matured plot to marry Anna, kill Elsa and become king of Arendelle through ascension, verbally abusing Anna in the process by pointing out how easy she was to deceive compared to her sister. He knew that he would never be able to rule in his own kingdom, as he would be an old man by then, so he sought to rule somewhere else.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite being a ManipulativeBastard intent on murder and usurpation, his brief regency while the sisters are away seems fair enough. He keeps the gates of the castle open, personally passes out blankets to the townsfolk, and even defends Elsa from the Duke's accusations. While some of it is certainly was an act, he seems sincerely committed [[GlorySeeker to proving his greatness]] by transforming Arendelle into a powerful kingdom fully capable of defending itself against external threats and as his father and brothers are stated to be brutal rulers, Hans is determined to rule a kingdom with kindness rather than beating everyone into submission like the rest of his family does. This is evidenced by his apparent hostility towards the Duke of Weselton, a high-ranking official from a neighboring kingdom with designs on dominating Arendelle's economy. However, judging by the unscrupulous lengths he goes merely to obtain the throne, it naturally follows that [[EvilOverlord his approach to ruling Arendelle would be no different if not worse]].

*** However, the true extent to which Hans is this trope is a matter of contention among fans, particularly regarding some seemingly conflicting pieces of WordOfGod that have variously both explicitly described him by this term and also emphasized him as a TragicVillain with a strong FreudianExcuse.

Hans's family, including his father, mother and brothers. The only named ones are Caleb, Lars, Rudi and Runo.

** When Anna decides to leave to find Elsa, Hans protests because he doesn't want her to get hurt - he thinks this is the perfect opportunity to make Anna Queen and just abandon the abdicating Elsa; they can deal with the snow ''after'' the coronation and wedding. She rapidly makes him the Steward, and then he doesn't even offer to go with her, letting her ride off alone - it's rather conspicuous even on your first viewing.
** His personality isn't consistent at all because it changes radically depending on who he's interacting with. To clarify, Anna is always awkward and naive, Kristoff maintains his honesty and awkwardness regardless of who he's with, Elsa is always regal even in her loneliness and despair, the Duke remains a cold JerkAss, but Hans's personality changes swiftly at the drop of a hat - he even coldly threatens the Duke with a charge of treason, which is a criminal offense generally punishable by either life imprisonment or death. WordOfGod has confirmed that his characterization was loosely inspired by the Evil Mirror in the original story, as he was tailoring his behavior to ''mirror'' that of whomever he interacts with.

* FriendlessBackground: From what we see of Hans's life before coming to Arendelle in ''A Frozen Heart'', he didn't seem to have anyone except his family. Within his family, he was the proverbial BlackSheep and ExtremeDoormat -- his father and older brothers saw him as a "weakling" and a coward who couldn't stand up and fight back at the abuse they throw at him. In fact, three of his brothers even pretended he was nonexistent for ''two years'', not to mention throwing ''glass'' at him just for daydreaming, being the victim of countless pranks, losing countless fistfights against his brothers, being shoved in the mud or tossed off moving carts. The closest to support he had were Lars and his mother, but neither of them were close enough to help him get through life. [[FreudianExcuse Being neglected all his life wound up being the source of his issues.]]

** Also, even Hans felt slightly hesitant about hastily agreeing to a FourthDateMarriage with Anna, wondering if he's going way too fast and how his family would react -- his father would call him an idiot, while Lars would say that this was done too hastily. But then, these self-doubts are quickly overridden by his stubborn and single-minded goal to seize control of Arendelle.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Heavily implied--in addition to being the youngest of thirteen boys, three of them pretended he was invisible for two years. ''A Frozen Heart'' also notes that this really is his prime ambition and he daydreams about his father recognizing him as a good son daily. However, it quickly gets overridden by a desire for power once he gets to try controlling Arendelle.

* ManipulativeBastard: He has very little direct impact on the plot, and doesn't need it to pull off his plan — he's very good at manipulating people in minor ways to push them where he needs them to go and it’s totally calculated. When he noticed how naive Anna is, he plays that up to seduce her. He helps the kingdom to gain their trust, and when Anna reveals she's dying, he says she's dead just to get other people to follow him in killing Elsa. From his twisted perspective, people are only a means to an end and [[LoveIsAWeakness love as something]] for the weak-minded that can be exploited, considering the fact that he sees it as a [[CrapsackWorld dog-eat-dog world out there]] and that only [[TheSocialDarwinist the fittest survive]], thanks to his harsh upbringing. He plays a long game, planning his marriage to Elsa for years, but when Anna looks like the more likely path to getting what he wants, he changes gears slightly. Hans doesn’t hesitate to lie and bribe, and starts to dehumanize Elsa so she is viewed as a monster so that no one questions it when he kills her, and he does everything he can to play into that narrative. He consciously mirrors people, showing them what he thinks they want to see, and he sees no reason to use violence if you can use other methods of getting people to do what you want. He’s a master of reading people and he nearly gets everything he’s aiming for.

* NiceToTheWaiter: He's nice to a random girl that just ran into his horse, making sure she's okay and even walking onto the not-that-stable boat to help her up--and that's ''before'' he learns she's Princess Anna. He also doesn't hesitate to hand out supplies and let common people into the palace to keep them warm. Of course, this just shows how dedicated he is to being a VillainWithGoodPublicity.

* RomanticFalseLead: He's presented as being Anna's soulmate early on -- then we meet Kristoff. Hans is also, you know, evil.

* SelectiveObliviousness: ''A Frozen Heart'' shows him ignoring any indication that Elsa is not the monster he imagines her as. Any moment he starts to feel bad for her, he immediately attempts to rationalize why he shouldn't.

* TheSociopath: For most of the movie, Hans is shown being a nice person who is always willing to help. It's not until Anna needs his love and they are alone that TheReveal is made, and it's just as shocking to the audience as it is to Anna -- he's a very accurate depiction of a sociopath for a Disney film and the WhamLine he utters also throws his character in question. He was actually working to seize control of Arendelle from day one and is [[TheUnfettered willing to kill anyone]] who gets in his way (namely Elsa and Anna) [[VillainWithGoodPublicity while looking like a gentle and noble person to the characters]] ''[[VillainWithGoodPublicity and the audience]]''. Hans reveals that [[ItsAllAboutMe he only ever cared about getting the throne]], and Anna was the easier of the two sisters to seduce. He then explains that now that she's dying, all he needs to do is kill Elsa and become a king, [[SmugSnake smugly thinking he'll get away with it]].

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Amusingly, for a guy who was villainous in the first place. Hans comes to Arendelle with a relatively simple plot to marry into the royal family and manipulate his way onto the throne, and ends up causing the royal family to fall apart and the queen to accidentally plunge the kingdom into eternal winter entirely by accident. This turns out to be almost the best possible situation for him, but for much of the plot he's as nonplussed as anybody - though [[IndyPloy he ultimately finds out a way]] [[OpportunisticBastard to use it to his advantage.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: Their ship sunk, leading to their death.

* BreakoutCharacter: Apart from Anna and Elsa he's the most popular Frozen character and has almost as much merchandise as the sisters.

* HatesSmallTalk: Hans' father oftentimes got very annoyed whenever Hans tries to make small talk with him, always asking him "to get straight to the point" any time he deemed Hans had overstayed too long in his presence, ordering him to get out. And it's justified as the king has more important things to focus on than Hans' attempts at small talk about his brothers bullying him, coldly dismissing him as nothing more than a whiner and a nuisance.

* IdiotHero: She agrees to marry a guy after spending only a couple of hours with him. She goes off to find Elsa up a mountain without a map, suitable clothing, or provisions, and her only plan is to talk her down.

* DramaticIrony: Anna has doubts that Hans's family is as bad as he claims, so she figured the best punishment for him is to be sent back for his family to sort it out.

* KarmaHoudini: As far as Anna and Elsa are concerned, sending Hans back to his family is a good thing, completely unaware of what kind of people they are. As such, his father got away with tormenting Hans and continues to do so, as shown in ''Frozen Fever''.

* KickTheDog: Eleven of Hans' brothers never get tired making Hans miserable for not living up to their father's cruel expectations. For example, he’s visibly afraid of attending his own mother’s birthday for five minutes, as even a short amount of time with his entire family always ends in a debacle, and as such, he idly stands outside the door for twenty minutes preparing himself. And when he does finally enter the room, his father scolds him for being excessively late and daydreaming, becoming the family's laughing stock.