History Characters / FrozenWeselton

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* BadassLongCoat: They wear long coats and are competent soldiers.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He is never physically seen or mentioned after the first Frozen film. The most he has is a brief cameo in Frozen 2.

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

* BigBadWannabe: Even before Elsa's outburst, he openly plots to weasel his way into her inner circle so that he can exploit Arendelle's riches. When Elsa runs away and causes the eternal winter, he assumes she did it on purpose and encourages others to believe the same, despite Anna's protests, and later sends his [[ThoseTwoBadGuys his two bodyguards]] to kill Elsa while Prince Hans tries to rescue Anna. After this assassination attempt fails, [[HiddenVillain Hans reveals his true intentions]] to Anna and takes over as the main threat, leaving the Duke an irrelevant non-entity for the rest of the film.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're always seen together and doing Weselton's dirty work.

* SinisterSchnoz: Not only is he unsympathetic, he's RedHerring set up to make audiences expect him to be the main villain, and therefore is given the nose type stereotypically given to cartoon villains. Seriously, look at that massive, pointed nose.

* LeanAndMean: He's visibly skinny compared to Anna, being an old man.

* SinisterSchnoz: Seriously, look at that massive, pointed nose.

* SinisterSchnozz: Seriously, look at that massive, pointed nose.

* HateSink: In the film, he's consistently a jerk or an annoyance to everyone. He right away declares his intent to exploit Arendelle for his own greed and later expresses anger at Hans for giving away "tradable goods" to the citizens suffering from the EndlessWinter. He refuses to admit he overreacted to slipping on Elsa's ice, and orders his men to murder Elsa to stop the winter. Elsa's decree that Arendelle will no longer trade with Weselton, which horrifies the Duke, is portrayed as a triumphant moment of karma.

* EvilBrit: He speaks with an English accent, despite being voiced by a man from America, and being from a possibly Scandinavian country, and he's a DecoyAntagonist.

* BadassBeard: Erik is a competent soldier with a beard.

* TheDividual: They essentially act identical in their role, with their only real distinguishing trait being that one has a beard (Erik) and the other doesn't (Francis). Erik is also more stoic and professional than Francis, who sneers openly at Anna when she's defending her sister.

* BigBadWannabe: Even before Elsa's outburst, the Duke openly plots to weasel his way into her inner circle so that he can exploit Arendelle's riches. When Elsa runs away and causes the eternal winter, he assumes she did it on purpose and encourages others to believe the same, despite Anna's protests, and later sends his [[ThoseTwoBadGuys his two bodyguards]] to kill Elsa while Prince Hans tries to rescue Anna. After this assassination attempt fails, [[HiddenVillain Hans reveals his true intentions]] to Anna and takes over as the main threat, leaving the Duke an irrelevant non-entity for the rest of the film.

** Although he sees this as further proof that Elsa is a monster, he's among those saddened when Hans says Elsa killed her (and doesn't know that Elsa only cursed Anna by accident).

--->'''Duke of Weselton:''' ''(to Anna) YOU!!'' Is there sorcery in you too? Are you a monster ''TOO?!?!''

* PragmaticVillainy: The only reason he wants to save the Kingdom in the first place is to make off with its riches and tradeable goods, which would cease to exist if the Kingdom was destroyed.

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: While Hans' plot to take over Arendelle is only loosely connected to the conflict with the sisters and Elsa's eternal winter, his actions are ultimateley crucial for Anna to save Elsa by performing her ActOfTrueLove. In contrast, The Duke's scheme to capitalise on Arendelle's trade has no bearing whatsoever on the main story, and is casually dismissed in the epilogue.

** Although he sees this as further proof that Elsa is a monster, he's among those saddened when Hans lied about Anna dying from her sister's magic.

* BigBadWannabe: Even before Elsa's outburst, the Duke openly plots to weasel his way into her inner circle so that he can exploit Arendelle's riches. When Elsa runs away and causes the eternal winter, he uses unfounded superstitions to turn public opinion against her, despite Anna's protests, and later sends his [[ThoseTwoBadGuys his two bodyguards]] to kill Elsa while Prince Hans tries to rescue Anna. After this assassination attempt fails, [[HiddenVillain Hans reveals his true intentions]] to Anna and takes over as the main threat, leaving the Duke an irrelevant non-entity for the rest of the film.

* BaldOfEvil: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He hides his baldness with a [[DodgyToupee wig that does its job poorly]].

* AristocratsAreEvil: His Machiavellian plans to dominate Arendelle's economy place him firmly in this trope. However, his ruthlessness pales in comparison to the thoroughly treacherous and hardhearted Prince of the Southern Isles, Hans Westergaard.

* AnalogyBackfire: "Like a chicken with the face of a monkey, I fly!"

* BigBadWannabe: He remains an active threat through the movie and the audience has come to believe that he's the main mastermind, but they couldn't be more wrong. The duke fancies himself as the mastermind, planning to exploit Arendelle for its riches but is unable to hide his intentions. When Elsa runs away and causes the eternal winter, he tries to restore the kingdom [[PragmaticVillainy for his own benefit]]. He sends [[ThoseTwoBadGuys his two bodyguards]] on Prince Han's rescue mission to kill Elsa, but Prince Hans saves her. Hans then proceeds to frame Elsa's accidental freezing Anna's heart as intentional murder, leaves Anna to die and sentences Elsa to death, so he can claim the throne for himself. This turns the Duke into a complete non-entity.

* PetTheDog: In ''Across the Sea'', he's grateful to Elsa for using her power to help Vakretta's current heat wave and sees the sisters off as they leave.

* BigBad: He is the main antagonist of the movie and remains an active threat through the movie and the audience has come to believe that he's the main mastermind, but they couldn't be more wrong. The duke fancies himself as the mastermind, planning to exploit Arendelle for its riches but is unable to hide his intentions. When Elsa runs away and causes the eternal winter, he tries to restore the kingdom [[PragmaticVillainy for his own benefit]]. He sends [[ThoseTwoBadGuys his two bodyguards]] on Prince Han's rescue mission to kill Elsa, but Prince Hans saves her. Hans then proceeds to frame Elsa's accidental freezing Anna's heart as intentional murder, leaves Anna to die and sentences Elsa to death, so he can claim the throne for himself. This turns the Duke into a complete non-entity. He is the true mastermind behind Hans' plan.

* BigBadWannabe: He remains an active threat through the movie and the audience has come to believe that he's the main mastermind, but they couldn't be more wrong. The duke fancies himself as the mastermind, planning to exploit Arendelle for its riches but is unable to hide his intentions. When Elsa runs away and causes the eternal winter, he tries to restore the kingdom [[PragmaticVillainy for his own benefit]]. He sends [[ThoseTwoBadGuys his two bodyguards]] on Prince Han's rescue mission to kill Elsa, but Prince Hans saves her. Hans then proceeds to frame Elsa's accidental freezing Anna's heart as intentional murder, leaves Anna to die and sentences Elsa to death, so he can claim the throne for himself. This turns the Duke into a complete non-entity.

* EvilVsEvil: With Prince Hans but it's largely downplayed since both never really know about each others' plans until the end and any fighting they do is minor. However, it's clear they don't really like one another, and each attempt to back-stab one another.