History Characters / RiseOfTheGuardians

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChrisPine (English), Creator/GaspardUlliel (French)

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:This is how he was “born”. When he was just a human, one day he and her sister decided to go to ice skating, but they both ended up on some thin ice. He managed to throw her sister to safety, while calming her down by treating it like a game, but in doing so, he fell through the ice and drowned. The Man On The Moon saw the whole thing, and decided to bring him back to life as the personification of winter itself with no memory of his past life]].

* KnightInSourArmor: Jack is far from mean-spirited, but would rather be a free agent than bear any responsibility of being a hero. [[spoiler: He comes around at the end.]]
* TheLightfooted: Jack uses his agility to walk along power lines and slide over snow.

* MagicStaff: He channels his powers through a crooked staff. [[spoiler: When he was human, he got his sister away from thin ice with this very staff.]]

* PaintingTheFrostOnWindows: He is JackFrost. When he passes by a window, frost appears on it. Later in the movie, he uses this to [[spoiler: keep Jamie believing in the Easter Bunny.]] Downplayed though, since ice and snow also exist without him creating or controlling them.

* PowerDyesYourHair: [[spoiler: He had brown hair when he was human. After he died and got his ice powers, it turned white.]]

* ShowingOffYourPowers: Jack delights in doing this, and is frustrated that none of the kids recognize him doing it. Near the end of the movie he uses his abilities to make frost appear on Jamie's window, animating it into a rabbit that hop around the room to Jamie's Delight. This prevents Jamie from losing his belief in the Guardians. [[spoiler: The fact that this causes Jamie to finally believe in and see Jack is an added bonus.]]

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--->'''North''': Buckle up!\\
'''Bunny''': Where are the bloody seat belts?!\\
'''North''': ''*laughs*'' That was just expression!

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* BunniesForCuteness: He is quite fuzzy even while he is six foot tall, but this trope happens in full force when [[spoiler: lack of belief turns him into a small adorable bunny with huge eyes]], much to his annoyance. It is so bad that the ''BigBad'' has a fit of CutenessProximity upon seeing him.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: [[spoiler: He gets chased under a car by the Nightmares after his {{depower}}, only to drop a rather cordial one after he grows back to full size.]]

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* AmbiguouslyBi: If the fact that [[spoiler:he had a wife and a daughter pre-possession]] carries over into the movie. He also flirts a little bit with Tooth during his introduction in the prequel comic, and he is '' all over Jack'' in Antarctica (early artwork even shows him stroking Jack's jaw with a [[SmugSmiler smug smile]]!) when he tries to convince him to team up, and [[spoiler:is genuinely hurt by his rejection.]] Even Bunnymund isn't safe: [[spoiler: When in his [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Depowered form]]]], Pitch has this to say about it:

* AndIMustScream: As he [[NotSoDifferentRemark points out]], his situation is similar to Jack's: people walk right through him, and he's an outcast among spirits. DownplayedTrope as well, since at least, he is not confined anywhere. In the end, [[spoiler: though, the nightmares drag him into his lair sealing the entrance behind them.]]
* AntagonistAbilities: The fact it takes the combined efforts of five fellow spirits (four of them at full-power, the other a WildCard with the power of winter at his disposal) to so much as drive him back speaks volumes at the kind of threat he can be.

* BenevolentBoss: ZigZagged. He is affectionate with the Nightmares, but he is not above sending them on ZergRush.

* DarkIsEvil: He has power over darkness and fear, [[EvilWearsBlack wears black]], it's even in his name, and he is the BigBad who gives children nightmares, wants to take the Guardians' power, gives {{Breaking Speech}}es like candy, [[spoiler: temporarily kills the Sandman]], [[WouldHurtAChild attacks Jamie]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil downloads the information from North's globe]].

* FallenHero: In both takes on his backstory, he falls under this. In the rufftoon comic, he was never a saint, but he did originally use fear as a protective measure and sincerely thought of the Man in the Moon as a friend until the Guardians turned up. In William Joyce's books, [[spoiler: Pitch was a heroic mortal before the fearlings possessed him.]]

* NoSympathy: ZigZagged. He has no qualms about giving children nightmares; he enjoys hurting the Guardians, if the jovial EvilLaugh he does as he [[spoiler:murders Sandy]] is anything to go by. However, Pitch shows compassion towards Jack who he sees as a fellow outcast, and per the creators, Pitch is not faking it. Then, Jack turns down his WeCanRuleTogether offer, [[NotGoodWithRejection the rejection hurts Pitch a lot]], and he goes into full IfICantHaveYou mode.

* DarkIsEvil: They are jet-black servants of the BigBad. Evil enough to [[spoiler: turn on him when he loses his power and becomes an easy target.]]

* ZergRush: Pitch unleashes endless swarms of them on the Guardians. In the end, [[spoiler: the nightmares ZergRush [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Pitch himself]].]]

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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DakotaGoyo

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgieGrieve

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DominiqueGrund

--->'''North:''' I hope the yetis treated you well.
--->'''Jack:''' Oh, yeah, I love being shoved in a sack and tossed through a magic portal.
--->'''North:''' ''(smugly)'' Oh, good. That was my idea!

--->'''North''': Buckle up!
--->'''Bunny''': Where are the bloody seat belts?!
--->'''North''': ''*laughs*'' That was just expression!

-->'''Bunnymund''': It's the accent, isn't it?

--> '''Bunny:''' G'day mate.

-->'''Pitch:''' (''laughing, genuinely'') Look how fluffy you are! Would you like a scratch behind the ears?
-->'''Bunny:''' (''jumps in North's arms, horrified'') Don't you even think about it!

--> '''Pitch:''' You ''dare'' have fun in my presence? ''I AM THE BOOGEYMAN!'' And you will fear me!

--> '''Jamie''': [[spoiler:I ''do'' believe in you. I'm just not ''afraid'' of you!]]

* ColorMotif: His signature color is green.

* LaughablyEvil: At times. He is snarky and [[LargeHam overdramatic]], he does that ridicules victory dance on North's globe and suffers a lot of AmusingInjuries.

* FallenHero: In both takes on his backstory, he [[JustForPun falls]] under this. In the rufftoon comic, he was never a saint, but he did originally use fear as a protective measure and sincerely thought of the Man in the Moon as a friend until the Guardians turned up. In William Joyce's books, [[spoiler: Pitch was a heroic mortal before the fearlings possessed him.]]

* GonkyFemme: Large, bulky and tough-looking with choppy hair, but loves ponies, unicorns, and pink, and happily skips around when she's having fun.

%%* BrokenAce: He views himself as one.

%%* CutenessProximity: Hinted at with his reaction to a small Nightmare, as well as to [[spoiler:Bunny's Depowered form]].

%%* DishingOutDirt: With his black sand.

* KickTheDog: A lot.

%%* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Not much in the movie, but played straight in the comic.

%%* StealthHiBye: Mostly hi's.

%%* BigBrotherInstinct: Toward his younger sister Sophie.

%%* BadassBoast: ''"Let's get 'em!"''

%%* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Sophie, Cupcake, and Pippa, at the end.

%%* AnIcePerson: To the point where he physically can't warm anything up.

%%* NatureSpirit: Of snow, ice and frost, of course.

%%* BoisterousBruiser: North is the most physically imposing Guardian and a perfectly nice guy, [[PapaWolf granted you don't mess with the children under his care.]] "This is going to be ''epic''!"

%%* AFatherToHisMen: Toward the Guardians, the elves and the yetis.

%%* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Instead of having a coat like in the books.

%%* BattleBoomerang: Two of 'em, in fact.

** His treatment toward Jack at the beginning can count too, especially when he said that people don't believe in Jack. However, that's also justified. His treatment was mainly due to a grudge he held because Jack made a blizzard in '68 during Easter. In any case, he goes better.

%%* PapaWolf: Toward Sophie.

%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to North's Blue in the movie, while in the books, he is the Blue to young North's Red.

%%* TookALevelInKindness: When he is with Sophie.
%%** He seems to get nicer with Jack, especially after [[spoiler:Sandy is killed]].
%%*** That's justified. [[spoiler:If he is the LastOfHisKind in the movie.]]

%%* WeaponTwirling: Bumerang twirling.

* PsychicLink: He has some mental connection to his Nightmares: A Nightmare sees the Guardians collecting the teeth, goes back to Pitch, and Pitch immediately knows what the Nightmare saw.

* PrefersGoinBarefoot: He walks barefoot, leaving frozen patches on the ground where he walks. When offered a pair of blue elf shoes (with ''bells'') from an elf, Jack cringes and stops the ceremony immediately. Near the end of the story, it is revealed that he walked on ice barefoot [[spoiler:even as a human]].

* MagicalBarefooter: He's a winter spirit, and he DoesNotLikeShoes.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: He walks barefoot, leaving frozen patches on the ground where he walks. When offered a pair of blue elf shoes (with ''bells'') from an elf, Jack cringes and stops the ceremony immediately. Near the end of the story, it is revealed that he walked on ice barefoot [[spoiler:even as a human]].

* PeekABangs: Her right eye is covered by her wild hair.

* DualWielding: Two [[WhipItGood whips]] are better than one.

* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Sandy makes his [[WhipItGood whips]] out of his sand.

* WhipItGood: Sandy's main weapons are dual bullwhips made out of his sand.