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Elsa locking herself in her room is fanon.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Elsa loves her little sister, Anna, dearly. When she accidentally struck her with her ice powers when they were little, she locked herself in her room and didn't play with or speak to Anna anymore, because she was terrified of hurting her sister or anyone else with her powers again. She continues to have this attitude throughout the majority of the film's events.
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* EmotionlessGirl: Comes off like this, but is actually a subversion. Elsa spent years constantly [[EmotionSuppression suppressing her emotions]] in fear she would lose control of her powers, she's actually quite emotional.
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* EmotionlessGirl: Comes off like this, but is actually a subversion. Elsa spent spends years constantly [[EmotionSuppression suppressing her emotions]] in fear she would lose control of her powers, but she's actually quite emotional.
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* ActionGirl: Elsa has gained far better control of her powers in ''Frozen II''.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Elsa loves her little sister, Anna, dearly. When she accidentally struck her with her ice powers when they were little, she locked herself in her room and didn't play with or speak to Anna anymore. Elsa shut her out because she was terrified of hurting her sister or anyone else with her powers again. She continues to have this attitude throughout the majority of the film's events.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Elsa loves her little sister, Anna, dearly. When she accidentally struck her with her ice powers when they were little, she locked herself in her room and didn't play with or speak to Anna anymore. Elsa shut her out anymore, because she was terrified of hurting her sister or anyone else with her powers again. She continues to have this attitude throughout the majority of the film's events.
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* EmotionlessGirl: For many years, Elsa had to constantly [[EmotionSuppression suppress her emotions]] in fear she would lose control of her powers.
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* EmotionlessGirl: For many years, Comes off like this, but is actually a subversion. Elsa had to spent years constantly [[EmotionSuppression suppress suppressing her emotions]] in fear she would lose control of her powers.powers, she's actually quite emotional.
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* InstantExpert: During the course of "Let it Go", she gains increasing control of her powers, going from creating a few wisps of cold, to constructing a crude snowman, to a fairly large bridge, which becomes crystalline and intricate as she crosses it, to an entire palace made of ice. Also downplayed in that while she knows how to direct it, [[PowerIncontinence she doesn't know how to turn it off]]. The former is justified by one of the tie-in books, which reveals that Elsa was a fan of geometry since she was little.
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* InstantExpert: During the course of "Let it Go", Go," she gains increasing control of her powers, going from creating a few wisps of cold, to constructing a crude snowman, to a fairly large bridge, which becomes crystalline and intricate as she crosses it, to an entire palace made of ice. Also downplayed in that while she knows how to direct it, [[PowerIncontinence she doesn't know how to turn it off]]. The former is justified by one of the tie-in books, which reveals that Elsa was a fan of geometry since she was little.
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* AnIcePerson: Has the ability to create ice and snow, which also extends to creating [[{{Snowlem}} sentient snowmen]] and even a dress made of ice for herself. The origin of these powers is a case of AllThereInTheManual from [[http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-128-frozen-with-jennifer-lee-transcript Jennifer Lee]] (about a third down the page) gave an explanation: a child is born with ice magic "like when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." This makes sense because, you know, [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn has both rings of ice and rock and a moon covered in ice]] [[note]]Or possibly because, to quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "Saturn is associated with focus, precision, '''nobility''', ethics, civility, lofty goals, purpose, career, great achievements, dedication, authority figures, ordered hierarchy, stability, virtues, productiveness, valuable hard lessons learned, destiny, '''conforming social structures''', balance, and karma (reaping what you have sowed or divine cosmic justice) but also with limitations, '''restrictions''', boundaries, '''anxiety''', tests, practicality, reality, and time. (...) Saturn symbolized processes and things that were dry and '''cold''', which are necessary balancing aspects to maintain life. It governed the [[FourTemperamentEnsemble melancholic humor]]." Know a better planet to make AnIcePerson melancholic queen?[[/note]]. It was left out of the final film because the more you explain about magic, the more you want to know about its rules, and would have detracted from the plot, seeing as planetary alignment is not a major point unlike [[Disney/{{Hercules}} another Disney film]]. See also WhenThePlanetsAlign below.
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* AnIcePerson: Has the ability to create ice and snow, which also extends to creating [[{{Snowlem}} sentient snowmen]] and even a dress made of ice for herself. The origin of these powers is a case of AllThereInTheManual from [[http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-128-frozen-with-jennifer-lee-transcript Jennifer Lee]] (about a third down the page) gave an explanation: a child is born with ice magic "like when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." This makes sense because, you know, [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn has both rings of ice and rock and a moon covered in ice]] [[note]]Or possibly because, [[note]]And according to quote the Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "Saturn is it's associated with focus, precision, '''nobility''', ethics, civility, lofty goals, purpose, career, great achievements, dedication, authority figures, ordered hierarchy, stability, virtues, productiveness, valuable hard lessons learned, destiny, '''conforming cold, nobility, authority, restrictions (including social structures''', balance, and karma (reaping what you have sowed or divine cosmic justice) but also with limitations, '''restrictions''', boundaries, '''anxiety''', tests, practicality, reality, ethical), anxiety, and time. (...) Saturn symbolized processes and things that were dry and '''cold''', which are necessary balancing aspects to maintain life. It governed the [[FourTemperamentEnsemble melancholic humor]]." humor]]. Know a better planet to make AnIcePerson melancholic queen?[[/note]]. It was left out of the final film because the more you explain about magic, the more you want to know about its rules, and would have detracted from the plot, seeing as planetary alignment is not a major point unlike [[Disney/{{Hercules}} another Disney film]]. See also WhenThePlanetsAlign below.
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In the movie, Elsa says she doesn't dance, not that she can't, and the comics are Schrodingers Canon.
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* ICantDance: She turned down the Duke's offer to dance because she doesn't know how. In one of the Frozen comics, Anna teaches her how to dance in preparation for a group of princes she's scheduled to dance with... who turns out can't dance either.
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* ICantDance: She turned down the Duke's offer to dance because she doesn't know how. In one of the Frozen comics, Elsa doesn't know how to dance, so Anna teaches her how to dance in preparation for a group of princes she's scheduled to dance with... who turns out can't dance either.
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* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively! She feels a need to tightly control her emotions so that no one would find out about her ice powers, which are [[EmotionalPowers affected by her emotions]], or be hurt. In particular, Anna feels shut out and disliked by her sister for no reason she can understand, though the party at the beginning of the movie makes it clear even to her that Elsa ''does'' care about her. In any case, her own mask didn't work and when her cover was blown she just gave up on it entirely, leading into her song ''Let It Go.'' Sure, she might have to isolate herself from humanity from the rest of her life, but hey, look at the bright side! At least she doesn't have to bottle her emotions up anymore.
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* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively! She feels a need to tightly control her emotions so that no one would find out about her secret ice powers, which are [[EmotionalPowers affected by her emotions]], or be hurt. In particular, Anna feels shut out and disliked by her sister for no reason she can understand, though the party at the beginning understand. When, in a moment of the movie makes it clear even to her that anger during an argument, Elsa ''does'' care about her. In any case, unleashes her own mask didn't work and when her cover was blown powers in public, she just gave gives up entirely on it entirely, controlling it, leading into her song ''Let It Go.'' Sure, she might have to isolate herself from humanity from the rest of her life, but hey, look at the bright side! At least she doesn't have to bottle her emotions up anymore.''
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: Acts aloof and secretive, attempting to be an EmotionlessGirl, for thirteen years in order to keep her powers as a [[AnIcePerson literal ice queen]] controlled and hidden, both to avoid the reactions of others and to avoid hurting them, but it makes her look like a [[IceQueen cold-hearted metaphorical one.]] And ''then'' she opens up the castle for her coronation day, and a [[FriendlessBackground neglected and lonely Anna]], who [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't know why]] her family's been keeping [[FriendlessBackground her and the rest of them so isolated]] or why Elsa appears to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim not care about her]], is ecstatic to finally find someone who seems to be open to a connection. Knowing the gates are about to close again, she quickly becomes engaged to the visitor. Elsa, caught off-guard by [[FourthDateMarriage the suddenness of the engagement]], orders the guests out and the gates shut again, terrifying Anna. A stressed Elsa lashes out during the ensuing argument, shooting an array of ice spikes and revealing her powers to an astonished crowd. The Duke of Weselton accuses her of being a "[[WickedWitch monster,]]" and fearing her lack of control, she flees, as unbeknownst to her, the entire kingdom plunges into an EndlessWinter - which doesn't help the accusations. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen For all the other characters know, it looks as if Elsa cursed the land on purpose]]. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite the argument, Anna's the only one to believe]] that Elsa is not the [[WickedWitch stereotypical evil witch-queen]] she appears to be and to realize that she's just scared.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: Acts aloof and secretive, attempting to be an EmotionlessGirl, for thirteen years in order to keep her powers as a [[AnIcePerson literal ice queen]] controlled and hidden, both to avoid the reactions of others and to avoid hurting them, but it makes her look like a [[IceQueen cold-hearted metaphorical one.]] And ''then'' she opens up the castle for her coronation day, and a [[FriendlessBackground neglected and lonely Anna]], who [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't know why]] her family's been keeping [[FriendlessBackground her and the rest of them so isolated]] or why Elsa appears to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim not care about her]], is ecstatic to finally find someone who seems to be open to a connection. Knowing the gates are about to close again, she quickly becomes engaged to the visitor. Elsa, caught off-guard by [[FourthDateMarriage the suddenness of the engagement]], its suddenness]], orders the guests out and the gates shut again, terrifying Anna. A stressed Elsa lashes out during the ensuing argument, shooting an array of ice spikes and revealing her powers to an astonished crowd. The Duke of Weselton accuses her of being a "[[WickedWitch monster,]]" and fearing her lack of control, she flees, as unbeknownst to her, the entire kingdom plunges into an EndlessWinter - which doesn't help the accusations. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen For all the other characters know, it looks as if Elsa cursed the land on purpose]]. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite the argument, Anna's the only one to believe]] that Elsa is not the [[WickedWitch stereotypical evil witch-queen]] she appears to be and to realize that she's just scared.
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** Although she is passive compared to Anna, it is implied that she ironically enjoys more thrilling activities than her sister. Immediately after thawing Arendelle, When she creates an a public ice rink in the first film's epilogue, she also creates a pair of ice skates for everyone to enjoy without hesitation. Anna. While Anna is somewhat hesitant, hesitant at first, claiming she skates without fear, even encouraging doesn't skate, Elsa grabs her to join in.
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* AnIcePerson: Has the ability to create ice and snow, which also extends to creating [[{{Snowlem}} sentient snowmen]] and even a dress made of ice for herself. The origin of these powers is a case of AllThereInTheManual from [[http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-128-frozen-with-jennifer-lee-transcript Jennifer Lee]] (about a third down the page) revealed the explanation: a child is born with ice magic "like when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." This makes sense because, you know, [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn has both rings of ice and rock and a moon covered in ice]] [[note]]Or possibly because, to quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "Saturn is associated with focus, precision, '''nobility''', ethics, civility, lofty goals, purpose, career, great achievements, dedication, authority figures, ordered hierarchy, stability, virtues, productiveness, valuable hard lessons learned, destiny, '''conforming social structures''', balance, and karma (reaping what you have sowed or divine cosmic justice) but also with limitations, '''restrictions''', boundaries, '''anxiety''', tests, practicality, reality, and time. (...) Saturn symbolized processes and things that were dry and '''cold''', which are necessary balancing aspects to maintain life. It governed the [[FourTemperamentEnsemble melancholic humor]]." Know a better planet to make AnIcePerson melancholic queen?[[/note]]. It was left out of the final film because the more you explain about magic, the more you want to know about its rules, and more importantly it would have detracted from the plot, seeing as planetary alignment is not a major point unlike [[Disney/{{Hercules}} another Disney film]]. See also WhenThePlanetsAlign below.
* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively! Though she was rather cheerful as a child, when Elsa's powers accidentally hurt Anna, she felt a need to tightly control her emotions so that no one would find out or be hurt. In particular, Anna feels shut out and disliked by her sister for no reason she can understand, though the party at the beginning of the movie makes it clear even to her that Elsa ''does'' care about her. In any case, her own mask didn't work and when her cover was blown she just gave up on it entirely, leading into her song ''Let It Go.'' Sure, she might have to isolate herself from humanity from the rest of her life, but hey, look at the bright side! At least she doesn't have to bottle her emotions up anymore.
* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively! Though she was rather cheerful as a child, when Elsa's powers accidentally hurt Anna, she felt a need to tightly control her emotions so that no one would find out or be hurt. In particular, Anna feels shut out and disliked by her sister for no reason she can understand, though the party at the beginning of the movie makes it clear even to her that Elsa ''does'' care about her. In any case, her own mask didn't work and when her cover was blown she just gave up on it entirely, leading into her song ''Let It Go.'' Sure, she might have to isolate herself from humanity from the rest of her life, but hey, look at the bright side! At least she doesn't have to bottle her emotions up anymore.
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* AnIcePerson: Has the ability to create ice and snow, which also extends to creating [[{{Snowlem}} sentient snowmen]] and even a dress made of ice for herself. The origin of these powers is a case of AllThereInTheManual from [[http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-128-frozen-with-jennifer-lee-transcript Jennifer Lee]] (about a third down the page) revealed the gave an explanation: a child is born with ice magic "like when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." This makes sense because, you know, [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn has both rings of ice and rock and a moon covered in ice]] [[note]]Or possibly because, to quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "Saturn is associated with focus, precision, '''nobility''', ethics, civility, lofty goals, purpose, career, great achievements, dedication, authority figures, ordered hierarchy, stability, virtues, productiveness, valuable hard lessons learned, destiny, '''conforming social structures''', balance, and karma (reaping what you have sowed or divine cosmic justice) but also with limitations, '''restrictions''', boundaries, '''anxiety''', tests, practicality, reality, and time. (...) Saturn symbolized processes and things that were dry and '''cold''', which are necessary balancing aspects to maintain life. It governed the [[FourTemperamentEnsemble melancholic humor]]." Know a better planet to make AnIcePerson melancholic queen?[[/note]]. It was left out of the final film because the more you explain about magic, the more you want to know about its rules, and more importantly it would have detracted from the plot, seeing as planetary alignment is not a major point unlike [[Disney/{{Hercules}} another Disney film]]. See also WhenThePlanetsAlign below.
* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively!Though she was rather cheerful as a child, when Elsa's powers accidentally hurt Anna, she felt She feels a need to tightly control her emotions so that no one would find out about her ice powers, which are [[EmotionalPowers affected by her emotions]], or be hurt. In particular, Anna feels shut out and disliked by her sister for no reason she can understand, though the party at the beginning of the movie makes it clear even to her that Elsa ''does'' care about her. In any case, her own mask didn't work and when her cover was blown she just gave up on it entirely, leading into her song ''Let It Go.'' Sure, she might have to isolate herself from humanity from the rest of her life, but hey, look at the bright side! At least she doesn't have to bottle her emotions up anymore.
* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively!
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* InexplicablyAwesome: It is never explained how or why Elsa has ice powers, the only reason given that she was simply born with it. WordOfGod explains that Elsa is the first person in over 1,000 years to have been born with ice powers, possibly as a case of WhenThePlanetsAlign.
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* InexplicablyAwesome: It is It's never explained how or why Elsa has ice powers, the powers. The only reason given is that she was simply born with it.them. WordOfGod explains that Elsa is the first person in over 1,000 years to have been born with ice powers, possibly as a case of WhenThePlanetsAlign.
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* CopeByCreating: After Elsa escapes Arendelle, she creates a beautiful ice palace both to test her ElementalPowers and to release her pent-up emotions. She is singing "Let It Go" as it forms around her.
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* NiceGirl: She is caring, protective, benevolent, and peaceful. Even before her CharacterDevelopment, her (metaphorical) IceQueen tendencies were really a JerkassFacade to keep her powers in control.
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* HiddenHeartOfGold: Although Elsa may seem aloof towards Anna, this is only her repressing her emotions in order to keep her powers in check, and she really does deeply care for her sister and her well-being, but thought she had to push her away, believing this would protect her.
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* JerkassFacade: Although Elsa may seem aloof towards Anna, this is only her repressing her emotions in order to keep her powers in check, and she really does deeply care for her sister and her well-being, but thought she had to push her away, believing this would protect her.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[JerkassFacade Acts aloof and secretive]], attempting to be an EmotionlessGirl, for thirteen years in order to keep her powers as a [[AnIcePerson literal ice queen]] controlled and hidden, both to avoid the reactions of others and to avoid hurting them, but it makes her look like a [[IceQueen cold-hearted metaphorical one.]] And ''then'' she opens up the castle for her coronation day, and a [[FriendlessBackground neglected and lonely Anna]], who [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't know why]] her family's been keeping [[FriendlessBackground her and the rest of them so isolated]] or [[JerkassFacade why Elsa appears]] to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim not care about her]], is ecstatic to finally find someone who seems to be open to a connection. Knowing the gates are about to close again, she quickly becomes engaged to the visitor. Elsa, caught off-guard by [[FourthDateMarriage the suddenness of the engagement]], orders the guests out and the gates shut again, terrifying Anna. A stressed Elsa lashes out during the ensuing argument, shooting an array of ice spikes and revealing her powers to an astonished crowd. The Duke of Weselton accuses her of being a "[[WickedWitch monster,]]" and fearing her lack of control, she flees, as unbeknownst to her, the entire kingdom plunges into an EndlessWinter - which doesn't help the accusations. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen For all the other characters know, it looks as if Elsa cursed the land on purpose]]. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite the argument, Anna's the only one to believe]] that Elsa is not the [[WickedWitch stereotypical evil witch-queen]] she appears to be and to realize that she's just scared.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[JerkassFacade Acts aloof and secretive]], secretive, attempting to be an EmotionlessGirl, for thirteen years in order to keep her powers as a [[AnIcePerson literal ice queen]] controlled and hidden, both to avoid the reactions of others and to avoid hurting them, but it makes her look like a [[IceQueen cold-hearted metaphorical one.]] And ''then'' she opens up the castle for her coronation day, and a [[FriendlessBackground neglected and lonely Anna]], who [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't know why]] her family's been keeping [[FriendlessBackground her and the rest of them so isolated]] or [[JerkassFacade why Elsa appears]] appears to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim not care about her]], is ecstatic to finally find someone who seems to be open to a connection. Knowing the gates are about to close again, she quickly becomes engaged to the visitor. Elsa, caught off-guard by [[FourthDateMarriage the suddenness of the engagement]], orders the guests out and the gates shut again, terrifying Anna. A stressed Elsa lashes out during the ensuing argument, shooting an array of ice spikes and revealing her powers to an astonished crowd. The Duke of Weselton accuses her of being a "[[WickedWitch monster,]]" and fearing her lack of control, she flees, as unbeknownst to her, the entire kingdom plunges into an EndlessWinter - which doesn't help the accusations. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen For all the other characters know, it looks as if Elsa cursed the land on purpose]]. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite the argument, Anna's the only one to believe]] that Elsa is not the [[WickedWitch stereotypical evil witch-queen]] she appears to be and to realize that she's just scared.
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* {{Adorkable}}:Although not as much as her sister but Elsa definitely has her moments. For instance in ''Frozen Fever'' she's so excited about Anna's birthday celebration that she squeals with excitement at several points.
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* BadassAdorable: She may not be as {{Adorkable}} as Anna, but when she lets emotion show on her face, you can see the family resemblance to Anna. And even with ThouShaltNotKill in play, her cryokinetic powers are a force to be reckoned with.
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* BadassInDistress: As she's not an aggressive person, she's vulnerable whenever her state of mind is affected (in the original movie) or when she's sick (in ''Frozen Fever'').
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* CelibateHeroine: Not clear if it's a direct result of her not wanting to get close to anyone out of fear of hurting them, or if she's [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]], or if it's something else entirely, but regardless of the reason, Elsa never shows romantic interest in anyone. When Hans was [[JustBetweenYouAndMe explaining his plans]] to Anna, he noted that his original plan to take the throne of Arendelle was simply to woo and marry Elsa, but he had to abandon that plan since "nobody was getting anywhere with her". The book ''The Secret Admirer'' shows that while she's flattered that someone has feelings for her and is curious who they are, she's not as curious as Anna or Olaf, who essentially look through every possible man or woman it could be. This suggests she is not necessarily against the idea of being in a relationship, but she puts her kingdom and her sister above all else.
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* CelibateHeroine: Not clear if it's a direct result of her not wanting to get close to anyone out of fear of hurting them, or if she's [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]], or if it's something else entirely, but regardless of the reason, Elsa never shows romantic interest in anyone. When Hans was [[JustBetweenYouAndMe explaining his plans]] to Anna, he noted that his original plan to take the throne of Arendelle was simply to woo and marry Elsa, but he had to abandon that plan since "nobody was getting anywhere with her". The
** In the ExtendedUniverse book ''The SecretAdmirer'' shows that while Admirer'', she's flattered that someone has feelings for her and is curious who they are, she's but not as curious as Anna or Olaf, who essentially look through every possible man or woman it could be. This suggests she is not necessarily against the idea of being in a relationship, but she puts her kingdom and her sister above all else.isn't interested at the moment.
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* HappyHolidaysDress: In ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', Elsa has a darker blue version of her ice dress, where the snowflake motif is more visible, and the neckline is trimmed with white fur, giving her a festive snow queen look.
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* HappyHolidaysDress: In ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', Elsa [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/holiday_elsa.jpg has a darker blue version of her ice dress, dress]], where the snowflake motif is more visible, and the neckline is trimmed with white fur, giving her a festive snow queen look.
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* PrettyInMink: Her holiday dress and cape in ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' has an extra festive touch with a white fur collar.
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* PrettyInMink: Her holiday dress and cape in In ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' Adventure'', her holiday dress has [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hypnotizing_elsa.jpg an extra festive touch with a white fur collar.collar]].
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Downplayed, exploited, and zig-zagged. It starts and ends well, and doesn't reach absolute zero, but it comes close for much of the story. She starts off well-liked by the people, who are excited to see her officially crowned, but during the coronation ball, Elsa loses her temper and shoots ice spikes at her sister, then flees the castle. When she enters the crowded courtyard, filled with a crowd of townspeople excited to see her, she starts to [[PowerIncontinence lose control of her powers, which turns one fountain's water into spiky ice and accidentally shoots a blast into the crowd]]. She then flees the kingdom, as unknown to her, her PowerIncontinence sends the country into an EndlessWinter. Pretty much everyone begins to fear her and [[HeroWithBadPublicity believe that the newly crowned queen intentionally abandoned her kingdom and doomed them to freeze and starve]], with the exception of her sister, and once she creates them, her snowlems Olaf and Marshmallow. After it [[HeroWithBadPublicity looks as if she murdered said sister]], a foreign prince is able to convince people to accept him as their new ruler and even complied with his orders to sentence the former queen to death with minimal fuss, despite the fact that such act is normally a declaration of war from a foreign kingdom. Once she is able to end the EndlessWinter and the prince's deceptions exposed, though, her popularity returns.
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!!Queen Elsa of Arendelle
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[[caption-width-right:250: "The cold never bothered me anyway..."]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IdinaMenzel (adult), Eva Bella (child), Spencer Lacey Ganus (12-year old)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' | ''Disney/FrozenFever'' | ''Disney/OlafsFrozenAdventure''
->'''Appearances in alternate continuities:''' ''Frozen: Northern Lights'' | ''Series/OnceUponATime'' | ''Videogame/FrozenFreeFall'' | ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' | ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' | ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''
Elsa is the deuteragonist of the film. She is the Queen of Arendelle and is the Snow Queen. Elsa is the oldest child and the first born daughter of King Agnarr and Queen Iduna of Arendelle. She is the older sister of the heiress apparent Princess Anna of Arendelle. Elsa had her ice powers from birth, but tried to suppress and hide them (even from her sister Anna) in [[AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength fear of the harm they might do]].[[note]]She also had numerous tropes [[WhatCouldHaveBeen from when she was going to be a villain]], although those count as [[{{Trivia/Frozen}} trivia]].[[/note]]
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Played with. After running away to be alone, she resolves to discard concepts like "right" and "wrong," and simply live by her own rules, no longer caring what the rest of the world will think of her actions. Nonetheless, when she finds out she has unknowingly frozen the entire kingdom of Arendelle, she is deeply horrified.
* AdaptationalNameChange: Is CompositeCharacter of the nameless Snow Queen and a boy named Kai from the source material, Literature/TheSnowQueen, but is called "Elsa."
* AdaptationalHeroism: The Snow Queen was a neutral entity in [[Literature/TheSnowQueen the original tale,]] open to interpretation as either good or evil. While Elsa fears she's the latter, she's really the former, especially in later installments.
* {{Adorkable}}: She's so excited about Anna's birthday celebration in ''Frozen Fever'' that she squeals with excitement at several points.
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Ever since she was a child, she has obsessively tried to suppress her ice powers and stay as far away from people as possible since she is afraid that she will hurt others like she did with Anna.
* AloofBigSister: {{Justified|Trope}}. Elsa acts distant and aloof to Anna because she's afraid of hurting Anna again. The trope ends when she finally controls her powers.
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* TheAtoner:
** Played with. When she learns that she caused an EndlessWinter in Arendelle, she would ''like'' to fix it, but she doesn't know how, and is too scared of making things worse to try.
** Her desire to make Anna happy in ''Frozen Fever'' is driven by guilt over how much her sister suffered because of her powers. "For everything you are to me, and all you've been through..."
* BadassAdorable: She may not be as {{Adorkable}} as Anna, but when she lets emotion show on her face, you can see the family resemblance to Anna. And even with ThouShaltNotKill in play, her cryokinetic powers are a force to be reckoned with.
* BadassBoast:
** "Here I'll stand, and here I'll stay" from "Let It Go" is a boast to the world that it won't be making any more demands of her identity.
** In the same song: "I am one with the wind and sky."
* BadassBookworm: Her powers make her considerably badass. It is also stated in the book ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' that Elsa loves geometry. Note her mention of fractals during "Let it Go".
* BadassInCharge: The Queen of Arendelle, and also [[AnIcePerson a powerful ice mage]].
* BadassInDistress: As she's not an aggressive person, she's vulnerable whenever her state of mind is affected (in the original movie) or when she's sick (in ''Frozen Fever'').
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: At first, she didn't like Hans very much for his sudden proposal to Anna, wanting him to leave. After he talks her out of killing the Duke's men, keeping them from killing her and offers to do what he can to set her free, she starts to trust him enough to keep her sister safe. Of course, she was unaware Hans was just mirroring her concern and desire from a supportive friend to manipulate her, giving her a genuine reason to dislike him when his plans are revealed.
* BeneathTheMask: Anna has only seen her distant attitude for years on end, so she's both surprised and a little relieved to see Elsa having fun talking about chocolate and teasing her by making her dance with the duke. When her cover is blown, it also turns out that she really ''hated'' having to always repress her emotions, showing a playful and creative side with a lot of artistic sense. Unfortunately, there's also a lot of anxiety bubbling away beneath the surface.
* BenevolentMageRuler: The movie is basically the story of how she becomes one, and the hard road to mastering both her magical talent and the responsibilities of a Queen (with help from the most adorable little sister ever).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Elsa doesn't want to hurt anyone intentionally, even two guys clearly sent to kill her. But when it's clear that it's her or them, she becomes brutal.
* BewareTheSuperman: Played with. Elsa is generally good at heart, but she is so afraid of accidentally hurting someone that she feels she has to shut everyone out of her life, including Anna. The show of her powers made her someone to fear. Once she runs away, she decides "screw this, I'm going to run away and let loose", yet it causes an EndlessWinter. Hans exploits this trope to justify killing Elsa.
* BigSisterInstinct: Elsa loves her little sister, Anna, dearly. When she accidentally struck her with her ice powers when they were little, she locked herself in her room and didn't play with or speak to Anna anymore. Elsa shut her out because she was terrified of hurting her sister or anyone else with her powers again. She continues to have this attitude throughout the majority of the film's events.
* BlessedWithSuck: She was born with magical powers, but started to fear them after her accident with Anna. She actually loves making ice and snow, but could never do so for fear of hurting everyone. They then started operating out of control, exposing her to the fear of other people, plunging the kingdom into an EndlessWinter, and killing Anna.
* BlueIsHeroic: Elsa's primary color scheme is blue and despite her aloof nature, she's quite kind-hearted.
* BraidsOfAction: Elsa wears a French braid while out of the castle.
* BreakoutCharacter: Despite Anna being the protagonist of the first film and Olaf initially receiving most of the marketing before the movie's release, Elsa became the most popular character in the film by far, eclipsing not just Anna and the rest of the cast but much of the Franchise/DisneyPrincess line. Countless articles have been written that analyze her character and her behavior, and most fanwork tends to focus on her. Also, while ''Frozen'' merchandise in general is still selling out of stores months after the film's release, Elsa merchandise was very hard to find, and people were selling Elsa merch on sites like [=eBay=] for much higher than their retail value. As a result of her popularity, the rest of the franchise, and most marketing and press, often gives Elsa a more prominent role, even in crossovers such as ''Series/OnceUponATime''.
* BreakTheCutie: Starts off rather cheerful, but after accidentally striking Anna with a misaimed ice bolt and being shown an image of her future self being attacked by a mob as Pabbie warns her there's danger in not controlling her power, she becomes haunted and repressed. She reaches the DespairEventHorizon when Hans tells her that her magic killed her sister.
* BrokenAce: Brilliant, beautiful, artistic, intense magical power, excels at everything, graceful and even a very kind person. However, she has a lot of emotional issues because the graceful perfect act is a misguided attempt to keep her magic in check.
* BrokenBird: After many years of isolating herself in fear that her powers might hurt someone, Elsa has become more cynical and more detached from Anna.
* ByronicHeroine: She is an IceQueen who not only is brooding about her powers, but also exiles herself after her powers are exposed at the coronation. Though, unlike most Byronic heroes, this is less due to selfish whining and more because she feels she must detach herself emotionally for the safety of everyone. Her inner conflicts over her powers end up driving many central elements of the plot. In fact, "Let It Go", with its extolling of rejecting the conventions of society -- not to mention her responsibilities as monarch -- is essentially an anthem to a kind of Romantic Existentialism.
* CelibateHeroine: Not clear if it's a direct result of her not wanting to get close to anyone out of fear of hurting them, or if she's [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]], or if it's something else entirely, but regardless of the reason, Elsa never shows romantic interest in anyone. When Hans was [[JustBetweenYouAndMe explaining his plans]] to Anna, he noted that his original plan to take the throne of Arendelle was simply to woo and marry Elsa, but he had to abandon that plan since "nobody was getting anywhere with her". The book ''The Secret Admirer'' shows that while she's flattered that someone has feelings for her and is curious who they are, she's not as curious as Anna or Olaf, who essentially look through every possible man or woman it could be. This suggests she is not necessarily against the idea of being in a relationship, but she puts her kingdom and her sister above all else.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Between becoming queen and keeping her ice magic in check at the beginning of the film, Elsa certainly suffered from this, at least until she [[TheUnfettered gleefully broke those chains]] in "Let it Go".
* CharacterDevelopment: Following her return to power as Arendelle's reigning monarch, Elsa's original personality, not dominant since childhood, makes a return. With a warm, welcoming aura, Elsa rules her kingdom with a genuine smile, and spends most of her spare time using her abilities for the pleasure of herself, her sister, and the entire kingdom. As seen in ''Frozen Fever'', this aspect of Elsa's personality has not only remained, but strengthened, as the short heavily showcased Elsa's lighter side as fun-loving, and extremely devoted to her sister, yet retained her sense of elegance, vibrancy, and compassion.
* CharacterTics:
** She tends to cross her arms when she feels stressed. Notably when she is confronted by Anna during the coronation just before she cuts loose with her powers (especially since it was to hide her uncovered left hand); when she's alone on the North Mountain during the first lines of "Let It Go"; and twice in her ice palace when she realizes that her powers have plunged Arendelle into EndlessWinter.
** When she laughs (once when she and Anna are kids and sneak off into the ballroom to play, and a couple of times during the coronation), she tends to place her fingers over her lips[[note]]although you'd be forgiven for thinking that she does it when laughing at the Duke's [[DodgyToupee poor fitting toupee]] that she's just trying to hide it[[/note]].
** She also wrings her hands a lot. Notably, these are all variants on hiding or containing her emotion, which in her case is often expressed through ice powers that come from her hands.
%%** She rolls her eyes when she's impatient (when Anna keeps stalling to tell her what happened in Arendelle).
* CheerfulChild: In the beginning of the film, [[HeroicBSOD before she accidentally hurt Anna]], she was just as cheerful as Anna.
* ClassicalAntiHero: She is ''very'' unsure of herself and always afraid of hurting others.
* ClothingReflectsPersonality: At the start of the film, Anna and Elsa wear light-colored clothes, which symbolizes their relationship with each other going well. After they are separated and grow apart (especially during the "Do You Want To Build A Snowman" sequence), their clothes become progressively darker, with Elsa regaining lighter clothes after fleeing the kingdom once the eternal winter is unleashed and she feels less restricted.
** See ConspicuousGloves entry.
* ColorMotifs:
** Blue -- An indication of her [[AnIcePerson ice powers]], the main color choice for her clothing (including her ice dress), and represents her loneliness and later, happiness with her powers.
** Green -- In ''Frozen Fever'', Elsa magically changes her signature light blue dress into bright green which has several levels of meaning. 1) Elsa changing her clothing into Anna's color, represents her efforts in this short to open up her heart to Anna and let her in (after all, it is all about her giving Anna a perfect birthday to make up for the previous birthdays she missed out on). Plus, if you're familiar with the symbolism of the Chakras: green stands for the Heart Chakra or love - in this case sisterly love, which is what the short is all about - even Anna and Kristoff's romantic love takes a backseat here to the sisterly love. 2) Green being the color of spring or summer more than winter, represents Elsa not being overpowered by her ice powers (which can be represented as blue) anymore, but being in control of them and NOT being in danger of changing it into a winter anymore.
* CompositeCharacter: Elsa takes the role of both the Snow Queen and Kai from the source material, Literature/TheSnowQueen.
* ConspicuousGloves: Hoping to constrain her powers, Elsa is never without her gloves. Anna later comments that she thought the gloves were due to Elsa being TerrifiedOfGerms.
* CoolBigSis:
** Pun intended, but she used to be this for Anna when they were younger. In the ending, she becomes it again.
** In ''Frozen Fever'', this trope is definitely on her mind as she forces herself to go through Anna's birthday celebrations, even while suffering a bad cold.
* CoolCrown: She initially wore a small tiara but she discards it when she abandons Arendelle. TheStinger reveals that her minion Marshmallow found it.
* CostumeEvolution: Though she changes her coronation dress to something she's more comfortable with, she's willing to wear other clothes, as long as [[ClothesMakeTheLegend they also fit the general form of the ice dress]].
** In ''Frozen Fever'', she gives her ice dress a Spring look, but still keeps the general shape.
** In ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', her Winter dress looks like her ice dress, but darker blue, a more obvious snowflake motif, and a fur collar.
* CostumePorn: Par for the course for Disney, but Elsa's sky-blue snow queen dress deserves a special mention. It's breathtaking, and detailed to the stitch.
* CoversAlwaysLie: A lot of promotional art depicts her as confidently smug, while in the movie proper she's anything only appears this way briefly at the end of "Let It Go," but spends much of the film anxious.
* CreatingLifeIsUnforeseen: When she recreates Olaf during "Let It Go," she has no idea that he's alive until he shows up with Anna. Taken UpToEleven in ''Frozen Fever'', where she spawns the Snowgies by just ''sneezing''.
* CulturedBadass: The "cultured" part is more prominent in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' which shows her many talents. The "badass" part comes from her powers, and it's implied that she's holding back. "Let It Go" unites them when she uses math to create her ice palace.
* DamselOutOfDistress: When captured at the castle she uses her powers to free herself.
* DaddysGirl: During the growing up montage, it's implied that she is closer to her father than to her mother.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: As a child, [[MyGreatestFailure hit Anna in the head with her powers]]. This essentially drives the entire plot and is the reason why Elsa is so detached from her sister.
* DarkMagicalGirl: She's a good person at heart who was isolated from everyone due to her powers, leading to her becoming an (unintentional) antagonist. As with most {{Dark Magical Girl}}s, she's eventually saved through the PowerOfLove by her heroic {{Foil}}.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She has to keep her emotions and feelings in check, because if she doesn't, she loses control of her magic, and it can do terrible things to the people. It is Anna's [[ThePowerOfLove love]] for her that ultimately frees her from her fears and unlocks the ability to thaw out the winter.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The story starts from her perspective and we see what she's doing almost as much as Anna. She's also the one actually driving the plot.
* DreamworksFace: She not only does this in the posters, but also InUniverse at the final line in "Let it Go".
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Finally conquers her crippling fear and reconnects with her sister.
* EasilyForgiven: Once she returns to the kingdom and undo the EndlessWinter she has caused on Arendelle, the citizens welcome her with open arms without any hint of resentment despite the potential casualties it has caused.
* EmotionalPowers: Her powers are connected to her emotions. When she's feeling better she creates happier things like Olaf, but when she wants to hide away from the world she creates the massive Marshmallow. Negative emotions like fear or worry tend to give her PowerIncontinence, while positive ones allow her more control of her powers. Embracing her love for others is what allows her to lift the EndlessWinter from Arendelle.
* EmotionlessGirl: For many years, Elsa had to constantly [[EmotionSuppression suppress her emotions]] in fear she would lose control of her powers.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Her ice dress is pretty glittery, which becomes particularly evident when she steps into the sunlight at the end of "Let It Go". There are also sparkles in her hair, as her braid is adorned with tiny sparkling snowflakes.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In the brief shots of her as a child at various ages, Elsa wears her hair in a braid until her parents die; then she wairs it in a bun [[note]]The first shot she wears it in a bun is at the very last line of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman"[[/note]]. Fast-forward to Coronation Day and it's again in a bun - symbolizing it's a moment she needs to restrain her emotions. Then at the end of "Let it Go", Elsa drops her PrimAndProperBun in favor of the French braid she originally wore, symbolizing she isn't as constrained anymore.
* FisherKing: The weather changes according to her mood.
* {{Foil}}: She is serious in contrast to her energetic sister, Anna.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Responsible Sibling to Anna's Foolish Sibling. Anna wants to marry Hans, but Elsa refuses to let them get married because they've only just met that day.
** The roles get reversed in ''Frozen Fever'', as Elsa insists on going through the birthday celebrations despite being rather ill, while Anna realises that her sister ''desperately'' needs rest.
* FormFittingWardrobe: Her coronation dress, and especially her ice dress, are tailored enough to perfectly highlight her curves.
* FriendlessBackground: Like her sister, she was raised in seclusion and she doesn't have any friends her age.
* FullContactMagic: Whenever she uses her powers intentionally, she always makes grand gestures with her hands or dancing. When she creates her ice palace, it's more like she's actually lifting it out of the mountain than anything.
* GlassCannon: She's ''very'' powerful, but still ultimately a young woman susceptible to conventional harm if one bypasses her icy defenses. When a crossbow knocks down the ice chandelier, it knocks her out.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Instead of involuntary isolation giving someone mental/emotional issues, she isolates herself on purpose ''because'' of her emotional issues.
* GoodWithNumbers: It is stated in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' that Elsa loves geometry. This is shown in the film, when she uses her knowledge of geometry to create her ice palace, and describing her snow designs as 'fractals'; an advanced geometry concept for the time period.
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Her sparkly blue Snow Queen dress was ''woven from ice and snow''.
** In ''Fever'' she updates it to green, with flower decorations, to fit with Anna's birthday.
* HairDecorations: Elsa's is subtly adorned with snowflakes. As a kid, she has a blue headband.
* HairstyleInertia: After her IAmSong, Elsa goes back to wearing the same single ponytail she had as a child.
* HappyHolidaysDress: In ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', Elsa has a darker blue version of her ice dress, where the snowflake motif is more visible, and the neckline is trimmed with white fur, giving her a festive snow queen look.
* HatesBeingTouched: She won't let other people touch her, out of fear of losing control of her powers. Not knowing the truth leads Anna to think she's a neat freak. Once Elsa has her powers in check, she's freer with physical contact.
* HeroAntagonist: She unintentionally drives the conflict, creating an EndlessWinter in the middle of summer when she runs away to the mountains to isolate herself in an attempt to protect everyone else from her powers. Her sister, Anna, has to seek her out so that they could find a way to stop the winter she unknowingly caused.
* HeroicAlbino: Has extremely pale skin, white hair, and is a good person.
* HeroicBSOD:
** When Hans tells her that Anna's dead. When Elsa goes through these, the snow tends to freeze outside (also happened when she learned that her parents were dead).
** She goes through on in ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' when she believes she and Anna don't have any traditions.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[JerkassFacade Acts aloof and secretive]], attempting to be an EmotionlessGirl, for thirteen years in order to keep her powers as a [[AnIcePerson literal ice queen]] controlled and hidden, both to avoid the reactions of others and to avoid hurting them, but it makes her look like a [[IceQueen cold-hearted metaphorical one.]] And ''then'' she opens up the castle for her coronation day, and a [[FriendlessBackground neglected and lonely Anna]], who [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't know why]] her family's been keeping [[FriendlessBackground her and the rest of them so isolated]] or [[JerkassFacade why Elsa ''appears'']] to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim not care about her]], is ecstatic to finally find someone who seems to care about her. Knowing the gates are about to close again, she quickly becomes engaged to the visitor. Elsa, caught off-guard by [[FourthDateMarriage the suddenness of the engagement]], orders the guests out and the gates shut again, terrifying Anna, who begs Elsa, [[GoMadFromTheIsolation "please, please, I can't ''live'' like this anymore"]] and questions why Elsa shuts both her and the world out. A stressed Elsa lashes out during the argument, shooting out an array of ice spikes and revealing her powers to an astonished crowd. The Duke of Weselton accuses her of being a [[WickedWitch monster,]] and fearing her lack of control, she flees, as unbeknownst to her, the entire kingdom plunges into an EndlessWinter - which doesn't help the accusations. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen For all the other characters know, it looks as if Elsa cursed the land on purpose]]. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite the argument, Anna's the only one to believe]] that Elsa is not the [[WickedWitch stereotypical evil witch-queen]] she appears to be and to realize that she's just scared.
* TheHermit: She tries this lifestyle for a while, as she thinks she can escape her problems by living alone in an ice castle on the side of a mountain. She ultimately learns otherwise, however.
* HiddenDepths:
** She demonstrates a sly sense of humor during the coronation, when she tricks Anna into dancing with the Duke of Weselton and barely suppresses a laugh at her sister's expense. One of the cut songs, "We Know Better", expands on this, indicating in the lyrics that as a child Elsa would occasionally "freeze her nanny's big behind" or "freeze her tutor's tea".
** Although she is passive compared to Anna, it is implied that she ironically enjoys more thrilling activities than her sister. Immediately after thawing Arendelle, she creates an ice rink for everyone to enjoy without hesitation. While Anna is somewhat hesitant, she skates without fear, even encouraging her to join in.
** ''Frozen Fever'' reveals that she's game enough to dance at the top of a clock tower, despite being delirious from a cold.
* HighClassGloves: Though her gloves were to contain her power, they are still items fit for royalty. Even her coronation gloves match her dress.
* TheHighQueen: Even while hiding her powers, she tries to be a wise and good ruler for her kingdom. After she returns, she does this even while being herself, and her people are shown to love her in the follow up shorts.
* HotWitch: Once she's finally able to be herself and embrace her powers, her beauty really shines.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Elsa is right that Anna is too sheltered to understand what love is. But Elsa herself is also very sheltered having never set foot outside the castle in 13 years. Anna even [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out]] [[LampshadeHanging on this.]]
-->'''Anna:''' What do you know about love? All you know how to do is shut people out.
* ICantDance: She turned down the Duke's offer to dance because she doesn't know how. In one of the Frozen comics, Anna teaches her how to dance in preparation for a group of princes she's scheduled to dance with... who turns out can't dance either.
* AnIcePerson: Has the ability to create ice and snow, which also extends to creating [[{{Snowlem}} sentient snowmen]] and even a dress made of ice for herself. The origin of these powers is a case of AllThereInTheManual from [[http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-128-frozen-with-jennifer-lee-transcript Jennifer Lee]] (about a third down the page) revealed the explanation: a child is born with ice magic "like when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." This makes sense because, you know, [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn has both rings of ice and rock and a moon covered in ice]] [[note]]Or possibly because, to quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "Saturn is associated with focus, precision, '''nobility''', ethics, civility, lofty goals, purpose, career, great achievements, dedication, authority figures, ordered hierarchy, stability, virtues, productiveness, valuable hard lessons learned, destiny, '''conforming social structures''', balance, and karma (reaping what you have sowed or divine cosmic justice) but also with limitations, '''restrictions''', boundaries, '''anxiety''', tests, practicality, reality, and time. (...) Saturn symbolized processes and things that were dry and '''cold''', which are necessary balancing aspects to maintain life. It governed the [[FourTemperamentEnsemble melancholic humor]]." Know a better planet to make AnIcePerson melancholic queen?[[/note]]. It was left out of the final film because the more you explain about magic, the more you want to know about its rules, and more importantly it would have detracted from the plot, seeing as planetary alignment is not a major point unlike [[Disney/{{Hercules}} another Disney film]]. See also WhenThePlanetsAlign below.
* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively! Though she was rather cheerful as a child, when Elsa's powers accidentally hurt Anna, she felt a need to tightly control her emotions so that no one would find out or be hurt. In particular, Anna feels shut out and disliked by her sister for no reason she can understand, though the party at the beginning of the movie makes it clear even to her that Elsa ''does'' care about her. In any case, her own mask didn't work and when her cover was blown she just gave up on it entirely, leading into her song ''Let It Go.'' Sure, she might have to isolate herself from humanity from the rest of her life, but hey, look at the bright side! At least she doesn't have to bottle her emotions up anymore.
* AnIceSuit: A variation; her slinky blue gown seems much better suited for warm weather. [[RequiredSecondaryPowers The cold never bothered her anyway (presumably because being one who can make ice makes it possible for her to tolerate subzero temperatures more easily)]].
* IconicOutfit: Her silky blue gown + gauzy cape is her most recognizable outfit, and is printed on more merchandise than her others.
* IcyBlueEyes: Not evil, but since her element is ice, this fits.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Cutting off Anna when they were kids.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: While she was going to kill the Weselton guards in self-defense (who didn't stop their assassination attempt even after she eased her icy death traps), Hans pleads with Elsa not to do it, because it would only end up painting her as a monster to everyone. Considering she had already accidentally plunged the country into an eternal winter a short while ago, as evil as Hans turns out to be, he does have a point.
* ImaginationBasedSuperpower: She can make ice constructs of anything, even a whole palace.
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her new outfit was woven from ice crystals.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Downplayed, as her figure is still unrealistic, but not to the proportions typical of the trope.
* InstantExpert: During the course of "Let it Go", she gains increasing control of her powers, going from creating a few wisps of cold, to constructing a crude snowman, to a fairly large bridge, which becomes crystalline and intricate as she crosses it, to an entire palace made of ice. Also downplayed in that while she knows how to direct it, [[PowerIncontinence she doesn't know how to turn it off]]. The former is justified by one of the tie-in books, which reveals that Elsa was a fan of geometry since she was little.
* InternalizedCategorism: Thanks to some childhood trauma, she grows up fearing her own powers. This is especially bad for her since her powers can be triggered by her own emotions, so this made them even harder to control.
* JerkassFacade: Although Elsa may seem aloof towards Anna, this is only her repressing her emotions in order to keep her powers in check, and she really does deeply care for her sister and her well-being, but thought she had to push her away, believing this would protect her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While she isn't being particularly understanding, she's completely right when she refuses to approve of Anna's wedding to Hans on the grounds that [[FourthDateMarriage marrying a man you just met]] is ridiculous, a sentiment [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Kristoff]] agrees with. She's proven right upon the reveal that Hans was EvilAllAlong.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Best displayed when the Duke's guards tried to kill her. She's in her ice outfit, as in the slinky dress, cape, and heels, and her powers still make her formidable against them. The only reason they even stood a chance at first was because she didn't want to hurt anyone. Their relentless attacks drove her to fight back, and they were clearly no match.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: Ice-oriented variant but her magic is certainly not evil.
* LettingHerHairDown: After tossing away the crown, she knocks off her bun in favor of a French braid.
* LonelyRichKid: Isolates herself from everyone, including Anna, even though they live in the same house.
* LoveRedeems: It's Anna's love for Elsa that helps Elsa make her HeelFaceTurn and end the EndlessWinter that she started.
* MadGod: Technically she's a Neurotic Overpowered-Mage, but [[Administrivia/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.
* MadnessMantra: "Don't feel, don't feel, don't feel, don't feel!" She says this after Anna tells her that she caused an endless winter in Arendelle. To make it creepier, the icy room around her turns red and ice spikes jut forth from the walls as she says this, springing from the dread she is unable to suppress.
* TheMakeover: With no one left to worry about once she leaves Arendelle, she quickly drops her restraint, lets down her hair, and puts on something ''way'' more flattering. Even when gaining control over her powers, Elsa still keeps the look. It's just too cool to lose.
* MalfunctionMalady: In the ''Frozen Fever'' short she has a cold that gets progressively worse. Every time she sneezes, she creates a few tiny armless "snowgies". At the end, Olaf and Kristoff herd hundreds of them up to the ice palace. She also sneezes right as she tries to blow on the ceremonial horn which through sheer coincidence happens to launch a massive snowball that knocks Hans into a pile of manure all the way over in the Southern Isles entirely.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Elsa and Anna's strained relationship is not helped by Elsa occasionally acting happy to see Anna (such as her coronation party and when Anna first enters her ice palace), which gets her hopes up, only to turn around and abruptly tell her they can't see each other anymore.
* MeaningfulName: "Elsa" is German for "noble", which alludes to her high status as a princess, her ascent as queen of Arendelle, and the fact that deep down she really has a good heart and spirit. Also, the name Elsa comes from Elizabeth, which stems from the Hebrew name Elisheva, which means "God is my oath," reflecting her sense of duty.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: When fleeing across the fjord she doesn't realize that behind her the steps across the water are expanding, causing the entire area to freeze solid. The rest of Arendelle freezes over within hours, before she manages to figure out how to actually ''thaw'' the ice she creates.
* MsFanservice: Fairly {{Downplayed}}, but after transforming into [[AnIceSuit her ice dress]], she is the most scantily clad character in the film (relatively speaking).
* MostCommonSuperpower: Downplayed. Though it's hard to tell given the animation style, Elsa's figure qualifies as a downplayed version of the ImpossibleHourglassFigure (see above). It's easy to see what contributes for Elsa's top half and she does have [[AnIcePerson powers]], completing the trope. Also, looking at the sisters side by side, one notices that Elsa's bust is considerably larger than Anna's.
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%%* MotherlySidePlait: After letting her hair loose, the braid hangs over one side, showing she still cares about Anna and her people.
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* MundaneUtility: At the end of the film, Elsa uses her ice powers to entertain her subjects, making an ice-skating rink in summer. She also can use magic to redesign clothing and decorate Anna's birthday cake.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She suffers this a couple of times in the film:
** When she and Anna are first playing with snow in the beginning, Elsa hitting her sister accidentally with her ice spell is what first causes her to hate her powers.
** She's horrified when she learns that her powers have caused an endless winter, and utters the line word-for-word when she sees it firsthand.
* MyGreatestFailure: She deeply regrets how she almost killed Anna by accident when they were kids, and still worries it might happen again (in a SelfFulfillingProphecy, she does almost kill her again). This is the main reason she refuses to get close to her sister.
* MysticalWhiteHair: It's strongly implied that Elsa's platinum blonde hair (a shade of blonde that is a few shades away from perfect white) is somehow connected to her ice magic, since she clearly couldn't have inherited the gene for platinum blonde hair from her parents. This is evident when she accidentally hit Anna with her ice magic and Anna gained a platinum blonde streak as a result.
* NeatFreak: More prominent in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe''. In the film itself, Anna admits that she always assumed that this was why Elsa wore gloves so much.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In [[Literature/TheSnowQueen Andersen's tale]], the Snow Queen character is only referred to by that title. In ''Frozen'', she's named Elsa.
* NervousWreck: Underneath her calm and aloof façade she's this. WordOfGod states that she suffers from depression and anxiety.
* NiceGirl: She is caring, protective, benevolent, and peaceful. Even before her CharacterDevelopment, her (metaphorical) IceQueen tendencies were really a JerkassFacade to keep her powers in control.
* NiceShoes: Her ice outfit includes a pair of ice-themed kitten heels.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite her EmotionlessGirl facade early in the film, she still has a (good-natured) [[TheGadfly Gadfly]] moment during the coronation when she manages to rope Anna into dancing with the Duke, who is a ''horrible'' dancer.
* OddNameOut: The main characters follow a trend of filling in parts of the original novel's author's name except for the deuteragonist Elsa, (Hans, Kristoff, Anna, Sven = "Hans Christian Andersen").
* OneWomanArmy: Elsa was able to handle herself against the Duke of Weselton's bodyguards.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: She's the queen and Anna's sister, so Anna goes to her to ask for her blessing to her engagement with Hans, assuming it's a done deal. She says no because ''Anna has just met Hans and definitely has known him for no more than twelve hours''. Not to mention, in real life European monarchies of the time, any member of a royal court, family members included, would need the permission of the reigning monarch to marry and have children.
* ThePerfectionist: She always tried her best to be "the perfect girl" so could keep her powers under control. Even after opening up and learning to use her powers, she still keeps this trait, as seen in ''Frozen Fever'' where Elsa is fixated on giving Anna a perfect birthday despite her cold.
* PersonOfMassConstruction: She can use ice powers to construct an ice castle for herself filled with giant doors and a spiral staircase, all in the course of a single song!
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She accidentally caused a country-wide EndlessWinter.
* PimpedOutDress: She gets two in the movie.
** Her coronation dress has [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny gold trimming]] on the waist and neckline, and floral motifs on the skirt and bodice.
** The dress she makes is loaded with small wintry things that make it glitter, and an attached cape with subtle snowflakes all over it.
** She creates another one with her powers in ''Disney/FrozenFever'', and a holiday-themed one in ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure''.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Due to the accident she had with Anna as kids, she's afraid to even ''speak'' to her sister for years. Granted, the trolls mind-wiping Anna and her parents' decisions contributed, but a lot of the film's problems would've been solved quicker if she tried to open up more (lampshaded by Anna). She gets over it at the end.
* PowerDyesYourHair: Elsa has a platinum-blonde hair color not shared with any other members of her family, which is presumably related to her ice powers.
* PowerIncontinence: [[EmotionalPowers Whenever she feels negative emotions]], her powers tend to manifest involuntarily, such as freezing anything she touches. When running away after the coronation ceremony she accidentally freezes the entire harbor and fjord and creates an EndlessWinter without even ''realizing it!'' When Anna tells her what she's done and asks her to lift the winter, a horrified Elsa tells her she doesn't know ''how.'' [[EmotionalPowers The secret turns out to be love.]]
* PowerLimiter: Her gloves allow her to touch things without freezing them and keep her from blasting anything around her with ice on accident. The plot is kicked off when she loses one while arguing with Anna. It's implied that their effect may have been [[MagicFeather purely psychological]], as later on, hand-covering manacles can't keep her powers at bay.
* ThePowerOfLove: How she gains control of her powers. "Love will thaw" indeed.
* PrettyInMink: Her holiday dress and cape in ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' has an extra festive touch with a white fur collar.
* PrimAndProperBun: Elsa's coronation appearance is with her hair woven in a French-braided crown twist bun. When she realizes she can cut loose with her emotions, she tears out the braid and allows her hair to hang in relative freedom.
* ProperLady: In the book ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'', her behavior pre-freak out is established.
* ProperlyParanoid: Played with in an interesting way, with a hint of SelfFulfillingProphecy. As a child, she's told to never reveal her powers, causing her to seclude herself inside her room constantly up until adulthood, refusing any physical contact with her parents as well as Anna, so not to hurt them. This seems to be justified when she appears publically for the first time on her coronation day, and, by the end of it, she's set off an eternal winter. Later, Anna momentarily gets too close and confrontational to her, resulting in her accidentally freezing her sister's heart within seconds. However, since her powers are [[EmotionalPowers affected by emotion]], her fear of what might happen if she gets near someone is actually the main reason things go wrong when she gets near people. Once she overcomes her fears of hurting people on accident, she gains enough control over her powers to not ''need'' to be afraid of hurting people on accident.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her coronation cape is purple. Her room is also decorated in shades of lilac and violet, which is more obvious in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' and concept art.
* RageBreakingPoint:
** She does a fairly good job at keeping her powers in check by "concealing, not feeling" her fears... until Anna asks her a few {{Armor Piercing Question}}s and causes Elsa to snap, accidentally showing her powers.
** When the Weselton guards try to assassinate her, she tries to just reason with them, but is forced to defend herself until she realizes they won't stop. So she goes into TranquilFury mode, and on the offensive.
* RandomlyGifted: She was born with powerful ice magic, despite being born into a family of ordinary, mundane human beings. Exactly ''how'' that works isn't elaborated upon, but it's not that important to the story anyway.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When not [[HeroicBSOD freaking out]], Elsa is a sensible, competent ruler.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Anna's Red given her stoicism.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: She doesn't get cold, even on top of a frozen mountain wearing a dress made out of ice. With one exception, she's also never shown having balance issues or sliding on ice. She doesn't even have visible breath like everyone else in the cold. In ''Frozen Fever'' she tries to argue that she doesn't catch colds either, but unfortunately [[CatchYourDeathOfCold that's not how colds work.]]
-->'''Elsa''': The cold never bothered me anyway.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: She has a CoolCrown, a StaffOfAuthority and an orb, a PimpedOutDress, a pair of HighClassGloves, and a PimpedOutCape. She abandons most of it and changes what she ''does'' keep after reinventing her image.
* RoyalBlood: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Elsa is the Queen of Arendelle. Her sister Anna is the Princess of Arendelle.
* SafetyInIndifference: After an incident in her childhood when she accidentally hit her little sister in the head with her ice powers, Elsa detaches herself from her relatives and locks herself in her room, convinced that she should "conceal, don't feel" and is better off alone.
* ShesGotLegs: The skirt of her ice gown has a slit in it.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Elsa and Anna didn't leave the castle in years.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the storybook app of the film, it is revealed that Elsa approved of Anna and Kristoff's love for each other.
%%SiblingYinYang:-Not necessarily Elsa is calm, reserved, and introverted while Anna is energetic, outspoken, and extroverted.
* SignificantBirthDate: It's AllThereInTheManual, but she was born on the winter solstice.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: In the middle of her song "Let It Go", Elsa magically changes her clothes from stately royal robes to a slinky gown, symbolizing her decision to stop hiding her powers and letting others determine how she will live her life.
* SimpleYetOpulent: Her coronation dress and cape are grand, but have very few decorations compare to what her contemporaries, and their peers, would have worn.
* {{Snowlems}}: Elsa has the power to create these.
* SolitarySorceress: Elsa becomes one after accidentally exposing her powers as a check against accidentally hurting someone with them.
* TheSouthpaw: Whenever seen doing something important, from shooting Ice Magic, Undoing her braid, Trying to save her falling sister to creating Olaf, she is doing it with her left hand.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Unintentional, but her denying Anna's marriage to Hans and running off wound up saving Anna, as it delayed his plans and gave Anna a lesson in trusting people so quickly while at the same time showing her the power of love.
* SpikesOfDoom: She summons sharp icicles not to hurt others but to shield herself.
* SquishyWizard: God-like ice powers, but human-like constitution. She's almost killed by a crossbow bolt to the face and then a falling chandelier.
* TheStoic: Her attempt to shut down her EmotionalPowers; when told "fear will be your enemy," she is determined to not be scared of her powers, which naturally [[SelfFulfillingProphecy leads to her being scared of her powers]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Elsa and Anna look similar to their mother, save for subtle differences in the shapes of their eyes, nose, chin, etc.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She's reserved and tries to control her emotions, but she clearly cares for her sister and the people of Arendelle. Note her shock when Anna tells her that Arendelle has been completely frozen. In this case, the 'ice' part mostly results from her self-discipline and lonely upbringing; when the reasons for both are erased, she noticeably lightens up. She's ultimately able to control her powers and undo the EndlessWinter through her love for her sister and her country.
* SurvivalMantra: "Conceal, don't feel." She casts this off later.
* SwissArmySuperpower: Her ice magic covers a wide range of possibilities, from dress-making to [[{{Snowlems}} the creation of sentient life]], so long as it's in snow form.
* SymbolMotifClothing: Her coronation dress has flowers on it, while her ice dress has snowflakes all over the cape.
** Her holiday dress in ''Olaf's'' has an even larger snowflake motif.
* TakeCareOfTheKids: When Elsa escapes the castle, she tells Hans to take care of Anna.
%%TomboyAndGirlyGirl:-Not quite. The Girly Girl to Anna's Tomboy. Elsa is more reserved and graceful and strives to be a "perfect girl" as a way to control her emotions and her ice powers. She manages to be very queenly even after she runs away.
* TookALevelInBadass: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. It was already shown that Elsa had a pretty good control of her powers as a child, but after the trolls warned of the possibility a BurnTheWitch response if she didn't learn control, her parents thought it was best for her to conceal her powers. This led to her becoming emotionally troubled and accidentally unleashing an eternal blizzard. After escaping into the snowy mountains, Elsa sings "Let It Go" to show her accepting herself and her powers, proceeding to physically change herself and build an entire ice castle. And after Anna's HeroicSacrifice, she managed to put an end to the eternal blizzard.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Elsa grew up highly reserved because she was afraid being emotional would cause her powers to act up. The first time she opens up is when she sings her iconic ''Let It Go'' solo. She's still very anxious in "For The First Time In Forever (Reprise)" but at the end seems to have opened up more thanks to ThePowerOfLove, and has gained greater control over her ice powers.
* TookALevelInKindness: After [[DefrostingIceQueen she defrosts]], she uses the PowerOfLove to end the eternal winter, creates a small storm over Olaf so he'll never melt, makes Kristoff the official Ice Master and Deliverer, creates an ice skating rink for Arendelle, and in the final scene, she helps Anna learn how to ice skate.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Like her sister, Elsa has a liking towards chocolate.
* TraumaCongaLine: Elsa goes through one traumatic experience after another:
** She accidentally injures her little sister with her ice powers, making her [[AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength afraid to be around people]], including her sister.
** Then her parents are killed in a shipwreck.
** She's crowned queen but her powers are exposed to the entire kingdom, so she runs away and accidentally freezes Arendelle in the process.
** She's tricked by Hans into thinking that she killed Anna.
** She's heartbroken when Anna sacrifices herself to save her.
* TroubledButCute: She's shown to be rather aloof and brooding.
* TrueBlueFemininity: ''Every'' outfit Elsa wears in the movie is mostly made of blue, up to and including non-fabric items she wears (like the headbands she wears in her single-digit years). Her purple coronation cape, but still over a mostly blue/cyan dress.
** This continues in the holiday special ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', where her HappyHolidaysDress is dark blue.
** The only exception in the franchise so far is in ''Frozen Fever'', where she makes her dress a turquoise green, with FlowerMotifs, to match Anna's dress.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Until the incident with Anna, after which she became more brooding, distant, and aloof.
* UsedToBeMoreSocial: Before the accident with Anna, Elsa was perfectly willing to play around with her sister.
* VaporWear: Implied, as her stockings disappear after she forms her ice dress.
* VillainSong: "Let It Go", during which she builds her ice kingdom after running away and gleefully allows herself to express her emotions and show off her powers. It's more of a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds doing an IAmBecomingSong, but it's the closest to the trope this movie has. Ironically, WordOfGod says it was ''written'' as a VillainSong, but ended up being what drove them to change her into an ClassicalAntiHero {{Deuteragonist}} instead.
* VoiceForTheVoiceless: When Elsa and Anna first built Olaf as children, Elsa provided a funny voice for Olaf ("Hi, I'm Olaf and I love warm hugs!") to make Anna laugh.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: {{Implied}} during "For the First Time In Forever", by the way she looks up at the painting of her father while she is mentally preparing herself for her coronation.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: She and Elsa were inseparable as children. Then, the accident happened.
* WhatTheHellHero: Anna really knows how to call her out for the many times she shut people out, including her.
* WhenSheSmiles: Elsa can be absolutely gorgeous when she shows those pearly whites. It's just that it can be hard to get her in a good mood to see those a lot. It's perhaps most notable during the "Let it Go" sequence, when she first begins to experiment with her ice powers.
* WhenThePlanetsAlign: The circumstances of Elsa's birth, according to [[WordOfGod Jennifer Lee]]. A child is born with ice magic "when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." It was meant to be explained in the film but was left out due to in part to raising too many more questions about the rules of magic.
* WillfullyWeak: After nearly killing Anna with her powers, she spent a good chunk of her life doing everything she can to keep her powers in check.
* WinterRoyalLady: This is {{Averted}}, as she never actually adopts the moniker of "Snow Queen" (at least, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen not in the final version of the movie]]).
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Tries to be this, but cannot keep it up; when Anna confronts her at her coronation afterparty, she loses her composure. It's abandoned completely by the end, as she entertains her subjects with a skating rink in summer, skating amongst them as well.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: She's more of a repressed loner than anything due to years and ''years'' of trying to control her emotions and powers, only to have it amount to nothing. And the "Destroyer of Worlds" part is [[ObliviouslyEvil unintentional.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: They're not as prominent on Elsa as they are on Anna (which can be partially explained as Elsa is a bit older than Anna), but if you look close enough, they are there.
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!!Queen Elsa of Arendelle
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[[caption-width-right:250: "The cold never bothered me anyway..."]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IdinaMenzel (adult), Eva Bella (child), Spencer Lacey Ganus (12-year old)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' | ''Disney/FrozenFever'' | ''Disney/OlafsFrozenAdventure''
->'''Appearances in alternate continuities:''' ''Frozen: Northern Lights'' | ''Series/OnceUponATime'' | ''Videogame/FrozenFreeFall'' | ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' | ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' | ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''
Elsa is the deuteragonist of the film. She is the Queen of Arendelle and is the Snow Queen. Elsa is the oldest child and the first born daughter of King Agnarr and Queen Iduna of Arendelle. She is the older sister of the heiress apparent Princess Anna of Arendelle. Elsa had her ice powers from birth, but tried to suppress and hide them (even from her sister Anna) in [[AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength fear of the harm they might do]].[[note]]She also had numerous tropes [[WhatCouldHaveBeen from when she was going to be a villain]], although those count as [[{{Trivia/Frozen}} trivia]].[[/note]]
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Played with. After running away to be alone, she resolves to discard concepts like "right" and "wrong," and simply live by her own rules, no longer caring what the rest of the world will think of her actions. Nonetheless, when she finds out she has unknowingly frozen the entire kingdom of Arendelle, she is deeply horrified.
* AdaptationalNameChange: Is CompositeCharacter of the nameless Snow Queen and a boy named Kai from the source material, Literature/TheSnowQueen, but is called "Elsa."
* AdaptationalHeroism: The Snow Queen was a neutral entity in [[Literature/TheSnowQueen the original tale,]] open to interpretation as either good or evil. While Elsa fears she's the latter, she's really the former, especially in later installments.
* {{Adorkable}}: She's so excited about Anna's birthday celebration in ''Frozen Fever'' that she squeals with excitement at several points.
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Ever since she was a child, she has obsessively tried to suppress her ice powers and stay as far away from people as possible since she is afraid that she will hurt others like she did with Anna.
* AloofBigSister: {{Justified|Trope}}. Elsa acts distant and aloof to Anna because she's afraid of hurting Anna again. The trope ends when she finally controls her powers.
%%* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Anna on occasion.
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* TheAtoner:
** Played with. When she learns that she caused an EndlessWinter in Arendelle, she would ''like'' to fix it, but she doesn't know how, and is too scared of making things worse to try.
** Her desire to make Anna happy in ''Frozen Fever'' is driven by guilt over how much her sister suffered because of her powers. "For everything you are to me, and all you've been through..."
* BadassAdorable: She may not be as {{Adorkable}} as Anna, but when she lets emotion show on her face, you can see the family resemblance to Anna. And even with ThouShaltNotKill in play, her cryokinetic powers are a force to be reckoned with.
* BadassBoast:
** "Here I'll stand, and here I'll stay" from "Let It Go" is a boast to the world that it won't be making any more demands of her identity.
** In the same song: "I am one with the wind and sky."
* BadassBookworm: Her powers make her considerably badass. It is also stated in the book ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' that Elsa loves geometry. Note her mention of fractals during "Let it Go".
* BadassInCharge: The Queen of Arendelle, and also [[AnIcePerson a powerful ice mage]].
* BadassInDistress: As she's not an aggressive person, she's vulnerable whenever her state of mind is affected (in the original movie) or when she's sick (in ''Frozen Fever'').
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: At first, she didn't like Hans very much for his sudden proposal to Anna, wanting him to leave. After he talks her out of killing the Duke's men, keeping them from killing her and offers to do what he can to set her free, she starts to trust him enough to keep her sister safe. Of course, she was unaware Hans was just mirroring her concern and desire from a supportive friend to manipulate her, giving her a genuine reason to dislike him when his plans are revealed.
* BeneathTheMask: Anna has only seen her distant attitude for years on end, so she's both surprised and a little relieved to see Elsa having fun talking about chocolate and teasing her by making her dance with the duke. When her cover is blown, it also turns out that she really ''hated'' having to always repress her emotions, showing a playful and creative side with a lot of artistic sense. Unfortunately, there's also a lot of anxiety bubbling away beneath the surface.
* BenevolentMageRuler: The movie is basically the story of how she becomes one, and the hard road to mastering both her magical talent and the responsibilities of a Queen (with help from the most adorable little sister ever).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Elsa doesn't want to hurt anyone intentionally, even two guys clearly sent to kill her. But when it's clear that it's her or them, she becomes brutal.
* BewareTheSuperman: Played with. Elsa is generally good at heart, but she is so afraid of accidentally hurting someone that she feels she has to shut everyone out of her life, including Anna. The show of her powers made her someone to fear. Once she runs away, she decides "screw this, I'm going to run away and let loose", yet it causes an EndlessWinter. Hans exploits this trope to justify killing Elsa.
* BigSisterInstinct: Elsa loves her little sister, Anna, dearly. When she accidentally struck her with her ice powers when they were little, she locked herself in her room and didn't play with or speak to Anna anymore. Elsa shut her out because she was terrified of hurting her sister or anyone else with her powers again. She continues to have this attitude throughout the majority of the film's events.
* BlessedWithSuck: She was born with magical powers, but started to fear them after her accident with Anna. She actually loves making ice and snow, but could never do so for fear of hurting everyone. They then started operating out of control, exposing her to the fear of other people, plunging the kingdom into an EndlessWinter, and killing Anna.
* BlueIsHeroic: Elsa's primary color scheme is blue and despite her aloof nature, she's quite kind-hearted.
* BraidsOfAction: Elsa wears a French braid while out of the castle.
* BreakoutCharacter: Despite Anna being the protagonist of the first film and Olaf initially receiving most of the marketing before the movie's release, Elsa became the most popular character in the film by far, eclipsing not just Anna and the rest of the cast but much of the Franchise/DisneyPrincess line. Countless articles have been written that analyze her character and her behavior, and most fanwork tends to focus on her. Also, while ''Frozen'' merchandise in general is still selling out of stores months after the film's release, Elsa merchandise was very hard to find, and people were selling Elsa merch on sites like [=eBay=] for much higher than their retail value. As a result of her popularity, the rest of the franchise, and most marketing and press, often gives Elsa a more prominent role, even in crossovers such as ''Series/OnceUponATime''.
* BreakTheCutie: Starts off rather cheerful, but after accidentally striking Anna with a misaimed ice bolt and being shown an image of her future self being attacked by a mob as Pabbie warns her there's danger in not controlling her power, she becomes haunted and repressed. She reaches the DespairEventHorizon when Hans tells her that her magic killed her sister.
* BrokenAce: Brilliant, beautiful, artistic, intense magical power, excels at everything, graceful and even a very kind person. However, she has a lot of emotional issues because the graceful perfect act is a misguided attempt to keep her magic in check.
* BrokenBird: After many years of isolating herself in fear that her powers might hurt someone, Elsa has become more cynical and more detached from Anna.
* ByronicHeroine: She is an IceQueen who not only is brooding about her powers, but also exiles herself after her powers are exposed at the coronation. Though, unlike most Byronic heroes, this is less due to selfish whining and more because she feels she must detach herself emotionally for the safety of everyone. Her inner conflicts over her powers end up driving many central elements of the plot. In fact, "Let It Go", with its extolling of rejecting the conventions of society -- not to mention her responsibilities as monarch -- is essentially an anthem to a kind of Romantic Existentialism.
* CelibateHeroine: Not clear if it's a direct result of her not wanting to get close to anyone out of fear of hurting them, or if she's [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]], or if it's something else entirely, but regardless of the reason, Elsa never shows romantic interest in anyone. When Hans was [[JustBetweenYouAndMe explaining his plans]] to Anna, he noted that his original plan to take the throne of Arendelle was simply to woo and marry Elsa, but he had to abandon that plan since "nobody was getting anywhere with her". The book ''The Secret Admirer'' shows that while she's flattered that someone has feelings for her and is curious who they are, she's not as curious as Anna or Olaf, who essentially look through every possible man or woman it could be. This suggests she is not necessarily against the idea of being in a relationship, but she puts her kingdom and her sister above all else.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Between becoming queen and keeping her ice magic in check at the beginning of the film, Elsa certainly suffered from this, at least until she [[TheUnfettered gleefully broke those chains]] in "Let it Go".
* CharacterDevelopment: Following her return to power as Arendelle's reigning monarch, Elsa's original personality, not dominant since childhood, makes a return. With a warm, welcoming aura, Elsa rules her kingdom with a genuine smile, and spends most of her spare time using her abilities for the pleasure of herself, her sister, and the entire kingdom. As seen in ''Frozen Fever'', this aspect of Elsa's personality has not only remained, but strengthened, as the short heavily showcased Elsa's lighter side as fun-loving, and extremely devoted to her sister, yet retained her sense of elegance, vibrancy, and compassion.
* CharacterTics:
** She tends to cross her arms when she feels stressed. Notably when she is confronted by Anna during the coronation just before she cuts loose with her powers (especially since it was to hide her uncovered left hand); when she's alone on the North Mountain during the first lines of "Let It Go"; and twice in her ice palace when she realizes that her powers have plunged Arendelle into EndlessWinter.
** When she laughs (once when she and Anna are kids and sneak off into the ballroom to play, and a couple of times during the coronation), she tends to place her fingers over her lips[[note]]although you'd be forgiven for thinking that she does it when laughing at the Duke's [[DodgyToupee poor fitting toupee]] that she's just trying to hide it[[/note]].
** She also wrings her hands a lot. Notably, these are all variants on hiding or containing her emotion, which in her case is often expressed through ice powers that come from her hands.
%%** She rolls her eyes when she's impatient (when Anna keeps stalling to tell her what happened in Arendelle).
* CheerfulChild: In the beginning of the film, [[HeroicBSOD before she accidentally hurt Anna]], she was just as cheerful as Anna.
* ClassicalAntiHero: She is ''very'' unsure of herself and always afraid of hurting others.
* ClothingReflectsPersonality: At the start of the film, Anna and Elsa wear light-colored clothes, which symbolizes their relationship with each other going well. After they are separated and grow apart (especially during the "Do You Want To Build A Snowman" sequence), their clothes become progressively darker, with Elsa regaining lighter clothes after fleeing the kingdom once the eternal winter is unleashed and she feels less restricted.
** See ConspicuousGloves entry.
* ColorMotifs:
** Blue -- An indication of her [[AnIcePerson ice powers]], the main color choice for her clothing (including her ice dress), and represents her loneliness and later, happiness with her powers.
** Green -- In ''Frozen Fever'', Elsa magically changes her signature light blue dress into bright green which has several levels of meaning. 1) Elsa changing her clothing into Anna's color, represents her efforts in this short to open up her heart to Anna and let her in (after all, it is all about her giving Anna a perfect birthday to make up for the previous birthdays she missed out on). Plus, if you're familiar with the symbolism of the Chakras: green stands for the Heart Chakra or love - in this case sisterly love, which is what the short is all about - even Anna and Kristoff's romantic love takes a backseat here to the sisterly love. 2) Green being the color of spring or summer more than winter, represents Elsa not being overpowered by her ice powers (which can be represented as blue) anymore, but being in control of them and NOT being in danger of changing it into a winter anymore.
* CompositeCharacter: Elsa takes the role of both the Snow Queen and Kai from the source material, Literature/TheSnowQueen.
* ConspicuousGloves: Hoping to constrain her powers, Elsa is never without her gloves. Anna later comments that she thought the gloves were due to Elsa being TerrifiedOfGerms.
* CoolBigSis:
** Pun intended, but she used to be this for Anna when they were younger. In the ending, she becomes it again.
** In ''Frozen Fever'', this trope is definitely on her mind as she forces herself to go through Anna's birthday celebrations, even while suffering a bad cold.
* CoolCrown: She initially wore a small tiara but she discards it when she abandons Arendelle. TheStinger reveals that her minion Marshmallow found it.
* CostumeEvolution: Though she changes her coronation dress to something she's more comfortable with, she's willing to wear other clothes, as long as [[ClothesMakeTheLegend they also fit the general form of the ice dress]].
** In ''Frozen Fever'', she gives her ice dress a Spring look, but still keeps the general shape.
** In ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', her Winter dress looks like her ice dress, but darker blue, a more obvious snowflake motif, and a fur collar.
* CostumePorn: Par for the course for Disney, but Elsa's sky-blue snow queen dress deserves a special mention. It's breathtaking, and detailed to the stitch.
* CoversAlwaysLie: A lot of promotional art depicts her as confidently smug, while in the movie proper she's anything only appears this way briefly at the end of "Let It Go," but spends much of the film anxious.
* CreatingLifeIsUnforeseen: When she recreates Olaf during "Let It Go," she has no idea that he's alive until he shows up with Anna. Taken UpToEleven in ''Frozen Fever'', where she spawns the Snowgies by just ''sneezing''.
* CulturedBadass: The "cultured" part is more prominent in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' which shows her many talents. The "badass" part comes from her powers, and it's implied that she's holding back. "Let It Go" unites them when she uses math to create her ice palace.
* DamselOutOfDistress: When captured at the castle she uses her powers to free herself.
* DaddysGirl: During the growing up montage, it's implied that she is closer to her father than to her mother.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: As a child, [[MyGreatestFailure hit Anna in the head with her powers]]. This essentially drives the entire plot and is the reason why Elsa is so detached from her sister.
* DarkMagicalGirl: She's a good person at heart who was isolated from everyone due to her powers, leading to her becoming an (unintentional) antagonist. As with most {{Dark Magical Girl}}s, she's eventually saved through the PowerOfLove by her heroic {{Foil}}.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She has to keep her emotions and feelings in check, because if she doesn't, she loses control of her magic, and it can do terrible things to the people. It is Anna's [[ThePowerOfLove love]] for her that ultimately frees her from her fears and unlocks the ability to thaw out the winter.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The story starts from her perspective and we see what she's doing almost as much as Anna. She's also the one actually driving the plot.
* DreamworksFace: She not only does this in the posters, but also InUniverse at the final line in "Let it Go".
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Finally conquers her crippling fear and reconnects with her sister.
* EasilyForgiven: Once she returns to the kingdom and undo the EndlessWinter she has caused on Arendelle, the citizens welcome her with open arms without any hint of resentment despite the potential casualties it has caused.
* EmotionalPowers: Her powers are connected to her emotions. When she's feeling better she creates happier things like Olaf, but when she wants to hide away from the world she creates the massive Marshmallow. Negative emotions like fear or worry tend to give her PowerIncontinence, while positive ones allow her more control of her powers. Embracing her love for others is what allows her to lift the EndlessWinter from Arendelle.
* EmotionlessGirl: For many years, Elsa had to constantly [[EmotionSuppression suppress her emotions]] in fear she would lose control of her powers.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Her ice dress is pretty glittery, which becomes particularly evident when she steps into the sunlight at the end of "Let It Go". There are also sparkles in her hair, as her braid is adorned with tiny sparkling snowflakes.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In the brief shots of her as a child at various ages, Elsa wears her hair in a braid until her parents die; then she wairs it in a bun [[note]]The first shot she wears it in a bun is at the very last line of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman"[[/note]]. Fast-forward to Coronation Day and it's again in a bun - symbolizing it's a moment she needs to restrain her emotions. Then at the end of "Let it Go", Elsa drops her PrimAndProperBun in favor of the French braid she originally wore, symbolizing she isn't as constrained anymore.
* FisherKing: The weather changes according to her mood.
* {{Foil}}: She is serious in contrast to her energetic sister, Anna.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Responsible Sibling to Anna's Foolish Sibling. Anna wants to marry Hans, but Elsa refuses to let them get married because they've only just met that day.
** The roles get reversed in ''Frozen Fever'', as Elsa insists on going through the birthday celebrations despite being rather ill, while Anna realises that her sister ''desperately'' needs rest.
* FormFittingWardrobe: Her coronation dress, and especially her ice dress, are tailored enough to perfectly highlight her curves.
* FriendlessBackground: Like her sister, she was raised in seclusion and she doesn't have any friends her age.
* FullContactMagic: Whenever she uses her powers intentionally, she always makes grand gestures with her hands or dancing. When she creates her ice palace, it's more like she's actually lifting it out of the mountain than anything.
* GlassCannon: She's ''very'' powerful, but still ultimately a young woman susceptible to conventional harm if one bypasses her icy defenses. When a crossbow knocks down the ice chandelier, it knocks her out.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Instead of involuntary isolation giving someone mental/emotional issues, she isolates herself on purpose ''because'' of her emotional issues.
* GoodWithNumbers: It is stated in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' that Elsa loves geometry. This is shown in the film, when she uses her knowledge of geometry to create her ice palace, and describing her snow designs as 'fractals'; an advanced geometry concept for the time period.
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Her sparkly blue Snow Queen dress was ''woven from ice and snow''.
** In ''Fever'' she updates it to green, with flower decorations, to fit with Anna's birthday.
* HairDecorations: Elsa's is subtly adorned with snowflakes. As a kid, she has a blue headband.
* HairstyleInertia: After her IAmSong, Elsa goes back to wearing the same single ponytail she had as a child.
* HappyHolidaysDress: In ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', Elsa has a darker blue version of her ice dress, where the snowflake motif is more visible, and the neckline is trimmed with white fur, giving her a festive snow queen look.
* HatesBeingTouched: She won't let other people touch her, out of fear of losing control of her powers. Not knowing the truth leads Anna to think she's a neat freak. Once Elsa has her powers in check, she's freer with physical contact.
* HeroAntagonist: She unintentionally drives the conflict, creating an EndlessWinter in the middle of summer when she runs away to the mountains to isolate herself in an attempt to protect everyone else from her powers. Her sister, Anna, has to seek her out so that they could find a way to stop the winter she unknowingly caused.
* HeroicAlbino: Has extremely pale skin, white hair, and is a good person.
* HeroicBSOD:
** When Hans tells her that Anna's dead. When Elsa goes through these, the snow tends to freeze outside (also happened when she learned that her parents were dead).
** She goes through on in ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' when she believes she and Anna don't have any traditions.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[JerkassFacade Acts aloof and secretive]], attempting to be an EmotionlessGirl, for thirteen years in order to keep her powers as a [[AnIcePerson literal ice queen]] controlled and hidden, both to avoid the reactions of others and to avoid hurting them, but it makes her look like a [[IceQueen cold-hearted metaphorical one.]] And ''then'' she opens up the castle for her coronation day, and a [[FriendlessBackground neglected and lonely Anna]], who [[LaserGuidedAmnesia doesn't know why]] her family's been keeping [[FriendlessBackground her and the rest of them so isolated]] or [[JerkassFacade why Elsa ''appears'']] to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim not care about her]], is ecstatic to finally find someone who seems to care about her. Knowing the gates are about to close again, she quickly becomes engaged to the visitor. Elsa, caught off-guard by [[FourthDateMarriage the suddenness of the engagement]], orders the guests out and the gates shut again, terrifying Anna, who begs Elsa, [[GoMadFromTheIsolation "please, please, I can't ''live'' like this anymore"]] and questions why Elsa shuts both her and the world out. A stressed Elsa lashes out during the argument, shooting out an array of ice spikes and revealing her powers to an astonished crowd. The Duke of Weselton accuses her of being a [[WickedWitch monster,]] and fearing her lack of control, she flees, as unbeknownst to her, the entire kingdom plunges into an EndlessWinter - which doesn't help the accusations. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen For all the other characters know, it looks as if Elsa cursed the land on purpose]]. [[UndyingLoyalty Despite the argument, Anna's the only one to believe]] that Elsa is not the [[WickedWitch stereotypical evil witch-queen]] she appears to be and to realize that she's just scared.
* TheHermit: She tries this lifestyle for a while, as she thinks she can escape her problems by living alone in an ice castle on the side of a mountain. She ultimately learns otherwise, however.
* HiddenDepths:
** She demonstrates a sly sense of humor during the coronation, when she tricks Anna into dancing with the Duke of Weselton and barely suppresses a laugh at her sister's expense. One of the cut songs, "We Know Better", expands on this, indicating in the lyrics that as a child Elsa would occasionally "freeze her nanny's big behind" or "freeze her tutor's tea".
** Although she is passive compared to Anna, it is implied that she ironically enjoys more thrilling activities than her sister. Immediately after thawing Arendelle, she creates an ice rink for everyone to enjoy without hesitation. While Anna is somewhat hesitant, she skates without fear, even encouraging her to join in.
** ''Frozen Fever'' reveals that she's game enough to dance at the top of a clock tower, despite being delirious from a cold.
* HighClassGloves: Though her gloves were to contain her power, they are still items fit for royalty. Even her coronation gloves match her dress.
* TheHighQueen: Even while hiding her powers, she tries to be a wise and good ruler for her kingdom. After she returns, she does this even while being herself, and her people are shown to love her in the follow up shorts.
* HotWitch: Once she's finally able to be herself and embrace her powers, her beauty really shines.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Elsa is right that Anna is too sheltered to understand what love is. But Elsa herself is also very sheltered having never set foot outside the castle in 13 years. Anna even [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out]] [[LampshadeHanging on this.]]
-->'''Anna:''' What do you know about love? All you know how to do is shut people out.
* ICantDance: She turned down the Duke's offer to dance because she doesn't know how. In one of the Frozen comics, Anna teaches her how to dance in preparation for a group of princes she's scheduled to dance with... who turns out can't dance either.
* AnIcePerson: Has the ability to create ice and snow, which also extends to creating [[{{Snowlem}} sentient snowmen]] and even a dress made of ice for herself. The origin of these powers is a case of AllThereInTheManual from [[http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-128-frozen-with-jennifer-lee-transcript Jennifer Lee]] (about a third down the page) revealed the explanation: a child is born with ice magic "like when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." This makes sense because, you know, [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn has both rings of ice and rock and a moon covered in ice]] [[note]]Or possibly because, to quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "Saturn is associated with focus, precision, '''nobility''', ethics, civility, lofty goals, purpose, career, great achievements, dedication, authority figures, ordered hierarchy, stability, virtues, productiveness, valuable hard lessons learned, destiny, '''conforming social structures''', balance, and karma (reaping what you have sowed or divine cosmic justice) but also with limitations, '''restrictions''', boundaries, '''anxiety''', tests, practicality, reality, and time. (...) Saturn symbolized processes and things that were dry and '''cold''', which are necessary balancing aspects to maintain life. It governed the [[FourTemperamentEnsemble melancholic humor]]." Know a better planet to make AnIcePerson melancholic queen?[[/note]]. It was left out of the final film because the more you explain about magic, the more you want to know about its rules, and more importantly it would have detracted from the plot, seeing as planetary alignment is not a major point unlike [[Disney/{{Hercules}} another Disney film]]. See also WhenThePlanetsAlign below.
* IceQueen: Both literally and figuratively! Though she was rather cheerful as a child, when Elsa's powers accidentally hurt Anna, she felt a need to tightly control her emotions so that no one would find out or be hurt. In particular, Anna feels shut out and disliked by her sister for no reason she can understand, though the party at the beginning of the movie makes it clear even to her that Elsa ''does'' care about her. In any case, her own mask didn't work and when her cover was blown she just gave up on it entirely, leading into her song ''Let It Go.'' Sure, she might have to isolate herself from humanity from the rest of her life, but hey, look at the bright side! At least she doesn't have to bottle her emotions up anymore.
* AnIceSuit: A variation; her slinky blue gown seems much better suited for warm weather. [[RequiredSecondaryPowers The cold never bothered her anyway (presumably because being one who can make ice makes it possible for her to tolerate subzero temperatures more easily)]].
* IconicOutfit: Her silky blue gown + gauzy cape is her most recognizable outfit, and is printed on more merchandise than her others.
* IcyBlueEyes: Not evil, but since her element is ice, this fits.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Cutting off Anna when they were kids.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: While she was going to kill the Weselton guards in self-defense (who didn't stop their assassination attempt even after she eased her icy death traps), Hans pleads with Elsa not to do it, because it would only end up painting her as a monster to everyone. Considering she had already accidentally plunged the country into an eternal winter a short while ago, as evil as Hans turns out to be, he does have a point.
* ImaginationBasedSuperpower: She can make ice constructs of anything, even a whole palace.
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her new outfit was woven from ice crystals.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Downplayed, as her figure is still unrealistic, but not to the proportions typical of the trope.
* InstantExpert: During the course of "Let it Go", she gains increasing control of her powers, going from creating a few wisps of cold, to constructing a crude snowman, to a fairly large bridge, which becomes crystalline and intricate as she crosses it, to an entire palace made of ice. Also downplayed in that while she knows how to direct it, [[PowerIncontinence she doesn't know how to turn it off]]. The former is justified by one of the tie-in books, which reveals that Elsa was a fan of geometry since she was little.
* InternalizedCategorism: Thanks to some childhood trauma, she grows up fearing her own powers. This is especially bad for her since her powers can be triggered by her own emotions, so this made them even harder to control.
* JerkassFacade: Although Elsa may seem aloof towards Anna, this is only her repressing her emotions in order to keep her powers in check, and she really does deeply care for her sister and her well-being, but thought she had to push her away, believing this would protect her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While she isn't being particularly understanding, she's completely right when she refuses to approve of Anna's wedding to Hans on the grounds that [[FourthDateMarriage marrying a man you just met]] is ridiculous, a sentiment [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Kristoff]] agrees with. She's proven right upon the reveal that Hans was EvilAllAlong.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Best displayed when the Duke's guards tried to kill her. She's in her ice outfit, as in the slinky dress, cape, and heels, and her powers still make her formidable against them. The only reason they even stood a chance at first was because she didn't want to hurt anyone. Their relentless attacks drove her to fight back, and they were clearly no match.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: Ice-oriented variant but her magic is certainly not evil.
* LettingHerHairDown: After tossing away the crown, she knocks off her bun in favor of a French braid.
* LonelyRichKid: Isolates herself from everyone, including Anna, even though they live in the same house.
* LoveRedeems: It's Anna's love for Elsa that helps Elsa make her HeelFaceTurn and end the EndlessWinter that she started.
* MadGod: Technically she's a Neurotic Overpowered-Mage, but [[Administrivia/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.
* MadnessMantra: "Don't feel, don't feel, don't feel, don't feel!" She says this after Anna tells her that she caused an endless winter in Arendelle. To make it creepier, the icy room around her turns red and ice spikes jut forth from the walls as she says this, springing from the dread she is unable to suppress.
* TheMakeover: With no one left to worry about once she leaves Arendelle, she quickly drops her restraint, lets down her hair, and puts on something ''way'' more flattering. Even when gaining control over her powers, Elsa still keeps the look. It's just too cool to lose.
* MalfunctionMalady: In the ''Frozen Fever'' short she has a cold that gets progressively worse. Every time she sneezes, she creates a few tiny armless "snowgies". At the end, Olaf and Kristoff herd hundreds of them up to the ice palace. She also sneezes right as she tries to blow on the ceremonial horn which through sheer coincidence happens to launch a massive snowball that knocks Hans into a pile of manure all the way over in the Southern Isles entirely.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Elsa and Anna's strained relationship is not helped by Elsa occasionally acting happy to see Anna (such as her coronation party and when Anna first enters her ice palace), which gets her hopes up, only to turn around and abruptly tell her they can't see each other anymore.
* MeaningfulName: "Elsa" is German for "noble", which alludes to her high status as a princess, her ascent as queen of Arendelle, and the fact that deep down she really has a good heart and spirit. Also, the name Elsa comes from Elizabeth, which stems from the Hebrew name Elisheva, which means "God is my oath," reflecting her sense of duty.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: When fleeing across the fjord she doesn't realize that behind her the steps across the water are expanding, causing the entire area to freeze solid. The rest of Arendelle freezes over within hours, before she manages to figure out how to actually ''thaw'' the ice she creates.
* MsFanservice: Fairly {{Downplayed}}, but after transforming into [[AnIceSuit her ice dress]], she is the most scantily clad character in the film (relatively speaking).
* MostCommonSuperpower: Downplayed. Though it's hard to tell given the animation style, Elsa's figure qualifies as a downplayed version of the ImpossibleHourglassFigure (see above). It's easy to see what contributes for Elsa's top half and she does have [[AnIcePerson powers]], completing the trope. Also, looking at the sisters side by side, one notices that Elsa's bust is considerably larger than Anna's.
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* MundaneUtility: At the end of the film, Elsa uses her ice powers to entertain her subjects, making an ice-skating rink in summer. She also can use magic to redesign clothing and decorate Anna's birthday cake.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She suffers this a couple of times in the film:
** When she and Anna are first playing with snow in the beginning, Elsa hitting her sister accidentally with her ice spell is what first causes her to hate her powers.
** She's horrified when she learns that her powers have caused an endless winter, and utters the line word-for-word when she sees it firsthand.
* MyGreatestFailure: She deeply regrets how she almost killed Anna by accident when they were kids, and still worries it might happen again (in a SelfFulfillingProphecy, she does almost kill her again). This is the main reason she refuses to get close to her sister.
* MysticalWhiteHair: It's strongly implied that Elsa's platinum blonde hair (a shade of blonde that is a few shades away from perfect white) is somehow connected to her ice magic, since she clearly couldn't have inherited the gene for platinum blonde hair from her parents. This is evident when she accidentally hit Anna with her ice magic and Anna gained a platinum blonde streak as a result.
* NeatFreak: More prominent in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe''. In the film itself, Anna admits that she always assumed that this was why Elsa wore gloves so much.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In [[Literature/TheSnowQueen Andersen's tale]], the Snow Queen character is only referred to by that title. In ''Frozen'', she's named Elsa.
* NervousWreck: Underneath her calm and aloof façade she's this. WordOfGod states that she suffers from depression and anxiety.
* NiceGirl: She is caring, protective, benevolent, and peaceful. Even before her CharacterDevelopment, her (metaphorical) IceQueen tendencies were really a JerkassFacade to keep her powers in control.
* NiceShoes: Her ice outfit includes a pair of ice-themed kitten heels.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite her EmotionlessGirl facade early in the film, she still has a (good-natured) [[TheGadfly Gadfly]] moment during the coronation when she manages to rope Anna into dancing with the Duke, who is a ''horrible'' dancer.
* OddNameOut: The main characters follow a trend of filling in parts of the original novel's author's name except for the deuteragonist Elsa, (Hans, Kristoff, Anna, Sven = "Hans Christian Andersen").
* OneWomanArmy: Elsa was able to handle herself against the Duke of Weselton's bodyguards.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: She's the queen and Anna's sister, so Anna goes to her to ask for her blessing to her engagement with Hans, assuming it's a done deal. She says no because ''Anna has just met Hans and definitely has known him for no more than twelve hours''. Not to mention, in real life European monarchies of the time, any member of a royal court, family members included, would need the permission of the reigning monarch to marry and have children.
* ThePerfectionist: She always tried her best to be "the perfect girl" so could keep her powers under control. Even after opening up and learning to use her powers, she still keeps this trait, as seen in ''Frozen Fever'' where Elsa is fixated on giving Anna a perfect birthday despite her cold.
* PersonOfMassConstruction: She can use ice powers to construct an ice castle for herself filled with giant doors and a spiral staircase, all in the course of a single song!
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She accidentally caused a country-wide EndlessWinter.
* PimpedOutDress: She gets two in the movie.
** Her coronation dress has [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny gold trimming]] on the waist and neckline, and floral motifs on the skirt and bodice.
** The dress she makes is loaded with small wintry things that make it glitter, and an attached cape with subtle snowflakes all over it.
** She creates another one with her powers in ''Disney/FrozenFever'', and a holiday-themed one in ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure''.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Due to the accident she had with Anna as kids, she's afraid to even ''speak'' to her sister for years. Granted, the trolls mind-wiping Anna and her parents' decisions contributed, but a lot of the film's problems would've been solved quicker if she tried to open up more (lampshaded by Anna). She gets over it at the end.
* PowerDyesYourHair: Elsa has a platinum-blonde hair color not shared with any other members of her family, which is presumably related to her ice powers.
* PowerIncontinence: [[EmotionalPowers Whenever she feels negative emotions]], her powers tend to manifest involuntarily, such as freezing anything she touches. When running away after the coronation ceremony she accidentally freezes the entire harbor and fjord and creates an EndlessWinter without even ''realizing it!'' When Anna tells her what she's done and asks her to lift the winter, a horrified Elsa tells her she doesn't know ''how.'' [[EmotionalPowers The secret turns out to be love.]]
* PowerLimiter: Her gloves allow her to touch things without freezing them and keep her from blasting anything around her with ice on accident. The plot is kicked off when she loses one while arguing with Anna. It's implied that their effect may have been [[MagicFeather purely psychological]], as later on, hand-covering manacles can't keep her powers at bay.
* ThePowerOfLove: How she gains control of her powers. "Love will thaw" indeed.
* PrettyInMink: Her holiday dress and cape in ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' has an extra festive touch with a white fur collar.
* PrimAndProperBun: Elsa's coronation appearance is with her hair woven in a French-braided crown twist bun. When she realizes she can cut loose with her emotions, she tears out the braid and allows her hair to hang in relative freedom.
* ProperLady: In the book ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'', her behavior pre-freak out is established.
* ProperlyParanoid: Played with in an interesting way, with a hint of SelfFulfillingProphecy. As a child, she's told to never reveal her powers, causing her to seclude herself inside her room constantly up until adulthood, refusing any physical contact with her parents as well as Anna, so not to hurt them. This seems to be justified when she appears publically for the first time on her coronation day, and, by the end of it, she's set off an eternal winter. Later, Anna momentarily gets too close and confrontational to her, resulting in her accidentally freezing her sister's heart within seconds. However, since her powers are [[EmotionalPowers affected by emotion]], her fear of what might happen if she gets near someone is actually the main reason things go wrong when she gets near people. Once she overcomes her fears of hurting people on accident, she gains enough control over her powers to not ''need'' to be afraid of hurting people on accident.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her coronation cape is purple. Her room is also decorated in shades of lilac and violet, which is more obvious in ''Literature/ASisterMoreLikeMe'' and concept art.
* RageBreakingPoint:
** She does a fairly good job at keeping her powers in check by "concealing, not feeling" her fears... until Anna asks her a few {{Armor Piercing Question}}s and causes Elsa to snap, accidentally showing her powers.
** When the Weselton guards try to assassinate her, she tries to just reason with them, but is forced to defend herself until she realizes they won't stop. So she goes into TranquilFury mode, and on the offensive.
* RandomlyGifted: She was born with powerful ice magic, despite being born into a family of ordinary, mundane human beings. Exactly ''how'' that works isn't elaborated upon, but it's not that important to the story anyway.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When not [[HeroicBSOD freaking out]], Elsa is a sensible, competent ruler.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Anna's Red given her stoicism.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: She doesn't get cold, even on top of a frozen mountain wearing a dress made out of ice. With one exception, she's also never shown having balance issues or sliding on ice. She doesn't even have visible breath like everyone else in the cold. In ''Frozen Fever'' she tries to argue that she doesn't catch colds either, but unfortunately [[CatchYourDeathOfCold that's not how colds work.]]
-->'''Elsa''': The cold never bothered me anyway.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: She has a CoolCrown, a StaffOfAuthority and an orb, a PimpedOutDress, a pair of HighClassGloves, and a PimpedOutCape. She abandons most of it and changes what she ''does'' keep after reinventing her image.
* RoyalBlood: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Elsa is the Queen of Arendelle. Her sister Anna is the Princess of Arendelle.
* SafetyInIndifference: After an incident in her childhood when she accidentally hit her little sister in the head with her ice powers, Elsa detaches herself from her relatives and locks herself in her room, convinced that she should "conceal, don't feel" and is better off alone.
* ShesGotLegs: The skirt of her ice gown has a slit in it.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Elsa and Anna didn't leave the castle in years.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the storybook app of the film, it is revealed that Elsa approved of Anna and Kristoff's love for each other.
%%SiblingYinYang:-Not necessarily Elsa is calm, reserved, and introverted while Anna is energetic, outspoken, and extroverted.
* SignificantBirthDate: It's AllThereInTheManual, but she was born on the winter solstice.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: In the middle of her song "Let It Go", Elsa magically changes her clothes from stately royal robes to a slinky gown, symbolizing her decision to stop hiding her powers and letting others determine how she will live her life.
* SimpleYetOpulent: Her coronation dress and cape are grand, but have very few decorations compare to what her contemporaries, and their peers, would have worn.
* {{Snowlems}}: Elsa has the power to create these.
* SolitarySorceress: Elsa becomes one after accidentally exposing her powers as a check against accidentally hurting someone with them.
* TheSouthpaw: Whenever seen doing something important, from shooting Ice Magic, Undoing her braid, Trying to save her falling sister to creating Olaf, she is doing it with her left hand.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Unintentional, but her denying Anna's marriage to Hans and running off wound up saving Anna, as it delayed his plans and gave Anna a lesson in trusting people so quickly while at the same time showing her the power of love.
* SpikesOfDoom: She summons sharp icicles not to hurt others but to shield herself.
* SquishyWizard: God-like ice powers, but human-like constitution. She's almost killed by a crossbow bolt to the face and then a falling chandelier.
* TheStoic: Her attempt to shut down her EmotionalPowers; when told "fear will be your enemy," she is determined to not be scared of her powers, which naturally [[SelfFulfillingProphecy leads to her being scared of her powers]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Elsa and Anna look similar to their mother, save for subtle differences in the shapes of their eyes, nose, chin, etc.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She's reserved and tries to control her emotions, but she clearly cares for her sister and the people of Arendelle. Note her shock when Anna tells her that Arendelle has been completely frozen. In this case, the 'ice' part mostly results from her self-discipline and lonely upbringing; when the reasons for both are erased, she noticeably lightens up. She's ultimately able to control her powers and undo the EndlessWinter through her love for her sister and her country.
* SurvivalMantra: "Conceal, don't feel." She casts this off later.
* SwissArmySuperpower: Her ice magic covers a wide range of possibilities, from dress-making to [[{{Snowlems}} the creation of sentient life]], so long as it's in snow form.
* SymbolMotifClothing: Her coronation dress has flowers on it, while her ice dress has snowflakes all over the cape.
** Her holiday dress in ''Olaf's'' has an even larger snowflake motif.
* TakeCareOfTheKids: When Elsa escapes the castle, she tells Hans to take care of Anna.
%%TomboyAndGirlyGirl:-Not quite. The Girly Girl to Anna's Tomboy. Elsa is more reserved and graceful and strives to be a "perfect girl" as a way to control her emotions and her ice powers. She manages to be very queenly even after she runs away.
* TookALevelInBadass: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. It was already shown that Elsa had a pretty good control of her powers as a child, but after the trolls warned of the possibility a BurnTheWitch response if she didn't learn control, her parents thought it was best for her to conceal her powers. This led to her becoming emotionally troubled and accidentally unleashing an eternal blizzard. After escaping into the snowy mountains, Elsa sings "Let It Go" to show her accepting herself and her powers, proceeding to physically change herself and build an entire ice castle. And after Anna's HeroicSacrifice, she managed to put an end to the eternal blizzard.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Elsa grew up highly reserved because she was afraid being emotional would cause her powers to act up. The first time she opens up is when she sings her iconic ''Let It Go'' solo. She's still very anxious in "For The First Time In Forever (Reprise)" but at the end seems to have opened up more thanks to ThePowerOfLove, and has gained greater control over her ice powers.
* TookALevelInKindness: After [[DefrostingIceQueen she defrosts]], she uses the PowerOfLove to end the eternal winter, creates a small storm over Olaf so he'll never melt, makes Kristoff the official Ice Master and Deliverer, creates an ice skating rink for Arendelle, and in the final scene, she helps Anna learn how to ice skate.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Like her sister, Elsa has a liking towards chocolate.
* TraumaCongaLine: Elsa goes through one traumatic experience after another:
** She accidentally injures her little sister with her ice powers, making her [[AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength afraid to be around people]], including her sister.
** Then her parents are killed in a shipwreck.
** She's crowned queen but her powers are exposed to the entire kingdom, so she runs away and accidentally freezes Arendelle in the process.
** She's tricked by Hans into thinking that she killed Anna.
** She's heartbroken when Anna sacrifices herself to save her.
* TroubledButCute: She's shown to be rather aloof and brooding.
* TrueBlueFemininity: ''Every'' outfit Elsa wears in the movie is mostly made of blue, up to and including non-fabric items she wears (like the headbands she wears in her single-digit years). Her purple coronation cape, but still over a mostly blue/cyan dress.
** This continues in the holiday special ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'', where her HappyHolidaysDress is dark blue.
** The only exception in the franchise so far is in ''Frozen Fever'', where she makes her dress a turquoise green, with FlowerMotifs, to match Anna's dress.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Until the incident with Anna, after which she became more brooding, distant, and aloof.
* UsedToBeMoreSocial: Before the accident with Anna, Elsa was perfectly willing to play around with her sister.
* VaporWear: Implied, as her stockings disappear after she forms her ice dress.
* VillainSong: "Let It Go", during which she builds her ice kingdom after running away and gleefully allows herself to express her emotions and show off her powers. It's more of a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds doing an IAmBecomingSong, but it's the closest to the trope this movie has. Ironically, WordOfGod says it was ''written'' as a VillainSong, but ended up being what drove them to change her into an ClassicalAntiHero {{Deuteragonist}} instead.
* VoiceForTheVoiceless: When Elsa and Anna first built Olaf as children, Elsa provided a funny voice for Olaf ("Hi, I'm Olaf and I love warm hugs!") to make Anna laugh.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: {{Implied}} during "For the First Time In Forever", by the way she looks up at the painting of her father while she is mentally preparing herself for her coronation.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: She and Elsa were inseparable as children. Then, the accident happened.
* WhatTheHellHero: Anna really knows how to call her out for the many times she shut people out, including her.
* WhenSheSmiles: Elsa can be absolutely gorgeous when she shows those pearly whites. It's just that it can be hard to get her in a good mood to see those a lot. It's perhaps most notable during the "Let it Go" sequence, when she first begins to experiment with her ice powers.
* WhenThePlanetsAlign: The circumstances of Elsa's birth, according to [[WordOfGod Jennifer Lee]]. A child is born with ice magic "when Saturn is in this alignment with such-and-such on the thousandth year." It was meant to be explained in the film but was left out due to in part to raising too many more questions about the rules of magic.
* WillfullyWeak: After nearly killing Anna with her powers, she spent a good chunk of her life doing everything she can to keep her powers in check.
* WinterRoyalLady: This is {{Averted}}, as she never actually adopts the moniker of "Snow Queen" (at least, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen not in the final version of the movie]]).
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Tries to be this, but cannot keep it up; when Anna confronts her at her coronation afterparty, she loses her composure. It's abandoned completely by the end, as she entertains her subjects with a skating rink in summer, skating amongst them as well.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: She's more of a repressed loner than anything due to years and ''years'' of trying to control her emotions and powers, only to have it amount to nothing. And the "Destroyer of Worlds" part is [[ObliviouslyEvil unintentional.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: They're not as prominent on Elsa as they are on Anna (which can be partially explained as Elsa is a bit older than Anna), but if you look close enough, they are there.
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