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'''''The Queen's Mercy''''' is a fanfiction of the 2013 film ''{{WesternAnimation/Frozen|2013}}'' written by the author [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3235213/JYN044 JYN044]]. The story is set in an alternate universe in which Elsa, Princess of Arendelle, grew up an only child and thus never came to fear her magical abilities. At the age of twenty three, she has ruled Arendelle for five years following the deaths of her parents. Despite public knowledge of her powers and her status as an unmarried Queen, her reign has been stable and allowed her kingdom to prosper.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness:
** Elsa proves she is ''not'' this by killing King David in cold blood, out of vengeance for his torture of Anna.
** Anna herself plays with this trope. [[spoiler: Elsa'a apparent betrayal is enough to push her across the DespairEventHorizon and turn her into a Jerkass, but she still proves willing to fight to save the world despite all the crap it's put her through.]]

* CrapsackWorld: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10910214/80/The-Queen-s-Mercy Bonus Chapter 3]] shows what the world was like when the Winter Goddess was ruler of the world. If you were Ungifted, you were a slave with no rights and could be killed by the Faithful at any time for no reason at all. Even worship deemed 'insufficient' by the Goddess was met with a severe reduction in food rations.

* RealityEnsues: Yes, it's enjoyable to see how a poor girl is suddenly ushered into a life of luxury by the Queen of Arendelle. But a great many of people take issue with a commoner becoming so close to the Queen, especially after Anna's criminal past is revealed.
** [[spoiler:To keep Arendelle stable, Elsa cannot reveal to people the truth about the Faithful or her new divine status after her victory. She therefore has no choice but to simply tell her subjects that Anna wasn't a traitor. As expected, not many people believe her.]]

%%* InfantImmortality: ''Averted''.

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Elsa and Anna, [[BattleCouple to each other.]]

* HealingHands: Rapunzel and Elsa both have this ability. Elsa's is easier to use, but Rapunzel's is stronger (her tears can heal anything that isn't dead.)

* RagsToRoyalty:
** Several characters comment that Anna is all but certain to eventually end up as this. [[spoiler: It seems poised to happen after Elsa proposes to Anna, but then the Queen's former incarnation gains control...]]

* PreventTheWar: Anna convinces Elsa to try and avert a brewing conflict between Albion and Lucrania over recently discovered copper mines, using her powers to threaten to both Kings. RealityEnsues as it leads to King David trying to kill Elsa and torturing Anna, though the conflict is indeed averted.

* FatalFlaw: Anna clearly has one, in the form of her recklessness. While her bravery is shown in a positive light, her overconfidence and inability to consider potential consequences often has disastrous results.

* BondVillainStupidity: The goddess chose to imprison a broken Anna rather than just kill her. WordOfGod says we will find out why she went through with such a bad idea. It's implied that [[spoiler:Elsa was FightingFromTheInside, influencing the Goddess to spare Anna for the time being. Given that Anna was the only real hope to stop the Faithful, this was a very good thing.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Anna undergoes this to some extent when captured by David and interrogated (i.e. tortured) by Jocasta, but her abilities shield her from the worst of the pain. She ends up suffering from PTSD, but her psyche survives intact. She gets his with this far worse after [[spoiler: Elsa is possessed by her original incarnation. Anna ends up beaten physically and emotionally to such an extent that she has to remove her own memories just to continue on.]]

* BigGood: Elsa, as the most powerful character in the story, monarch of Arendelle, and the conspiracy's primary target, plays this straight.[[spoiler:This trope is then cruelly subverted after she is possessed by her previous life: a power hungry, ruthless Goddess who serves as the unquestionable BigBad.]]

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Both played straight and averted. [[spoiler:Drell]] and his followers [[WellIntentionedExtremist mean well]], as their only goal is to prevent an evil Goddess from conquering the world. Their methods, unfortunately, make their conflict with the heroes a case of [[WhiteandGreyMorality White and Grey Morality]]. However, [[spoiler: the [[BigBad Winter Goddess]] and her faithful are unambiguously evil, making their conflict with the heroes a clear instance of this trope.]]

* DemotedToExtra: Hans only appears in two brief scenes.

* BodyguardingABadass: Anna does this for Elsa. A justified example, because while Elsa is incredibly powerful, she remains human and can be taken down by surprise attacks.

* AscendedExtra: Rapunzel and the rest of the Coronan Royal Family are relatively prominent characters.

'''''The Queen's Mercy''''' is a fanfiction of the 2013 film ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'' written by the author [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3235213/JYN044 JYN044]]. The story is set in an alternate universe in which Elsa, Princess of Arendelle, grew up an only child and thus never came to fear her magical abilities. At the age of twenty three, she has ruled Arendelle for five years following the deaths of her parents. Despite public knowledge of her powers and her status as an unmarried Queen, her reign has been stable and allowed her kingdom to prosper.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Both played straight and averted. [[spoiler:Drell]] and his followers [[WellIntentionedExtremist mean well]], as their only goal is to prevent an evil Goddess from conquering the world. Their methods, unfortunately, make their conflict with the heroes a case of [[WhiteandGrayMorality White and Gray Morality]]. However, [[spoiler: the [[BigBad Winter Goddess]] and her faithful are unambiguously evil, making their conflict with the heroes a clear instance of this trope.]]

** In an earlier chapter, Anna is nearly raped by Prince Alec but was stopped by Elsa. Though he lies and said Anna tried to mug him, Elsa doesn't buy it.

* Assholevictim: Jocasta, King David's advisor, a member of the Faithful and Anna's torturer, is poisoned by [[spoiler: Evangeline]] to mislead the Queen's investigations. David himself, a King who gladly tried to kill Elsa and later tortured Anna for information is murdered by Elsa. [[spoiler: After Elsa thaws the world, she executes the Faithful one by one. Starting with Evangline.]]

* MasterOfOneMagic: Humans only have magical power if they [[spoiler:are descended from a God]]. Even then they can only do one thing: Enobaria can control water, [[spoiler: Kayla]] controls animals and makes them stronger, [[spoiler: Evangeline]] teleports through shadows, Will can generate electricity, etc. The same rule does not apply to Gods and Goddesses, which is why Elsa has healing abilities in addition to her power over ice.

* OnlyAFleshWound: [[spoiler:Rapunzel [[AnArmAndALeg loses a hand]]]] in a botched assassination attempt. It is not referred to or made a big enough deal until [[spoiler:she is referred to as being "one-armed"]] in the very last chapter after all of the conflict has ended.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Downplayed. While Elsa and Anna’s relationship is generally accepted (especially for the era), there are a few other parties that find it abhorrent, be it for political or religious reasons.

%%* SwordAndSorcerer: Anna and Elsa, respectively.%%How?

[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://b4tekt.tumblr.com/post/128360495962/commission-from-fanfiction-the-queens-mercy Fanart]] of ''The Queen's Mercy'' ]]'''''The Queen's Mercy''''' is a fanfiction of the 2013 film ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'' written by the author [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3235213/JYN044 JYN044]]. The story is set in an alternate universe in which Elsa, Princess of Arendelle, grew up an only child and thus never came to fear her magical abilities. At the age of twenty three, she has ruled Arendelle for five years following the deaths of her parents. Despite public knowledge of her powers and her status as an unmarried Queen, her reign has been stable and allowed her kingdom to prosper.

* AlternateUniverseFic

* AttemptedRape: In an earlier chapter, Anna is nearly raped by Prince Alec but was stopped by Elsa. Though he lies and said Anna tried to mug him, Elsa doesn't buy it.
** One of the mercenaries tries to rape Kayla during [[spoiler: the uprising]].
* AnArmAndALeg: During an attack in Corona, [[spoiler:Rapunzel]] loses part of her right arm to an ambush. Magic is able to heal the wound and prevent blood loss, but not reattach the limb.

* [[AssHolevictim Asshole Victim]]: Jocasta, King David's advisor, a member of the Faithful and Anna's torturer, is poisoned by [[spoiler: Evangeline]] to mislead the Queen's investigations. David himself, a King who gladly tried to kill Elsa and later tortured Anna for information is murdered by Elsa. [[spoiler: After Elsa thaws the world, she executes the Faithful one by one. Starting with Evangline.]]

* [[BlackandWhiteMorality Black and White Morality]]: Both played straight and averted. [[spoiler:Drell]] and his followers [[WellIntentionedExtremist mean well]], as their only goal is to prevent an evil Goddess from conquering the world. Their methods, unfortunately, make their conflict with the heroes a case of [[WhiteandGrayMorality White and Gray Morality]]. However, [[spoiler: the [[BigBad Winter Goddess]] and her faithful are unambiguously evil, making their conflict with the heroes a clear instance of this trope.]]
* BigBad: Unknown. Part of what makes the conspiracy such a threat is that no one knows anything about them...or who their leader is. [[spoiler:Anna's swordsmaster Drell]] and his conspiracy group initially seem to take the role; they believe that Elsa is an evil goddess reincarnated who intends to unleash her wrath upon the world.
** [[spoiler: Not long after Drell's defeat it turns out that Elsa IS the evil goddess reincarnated and, after being possessed by her former life, plans to re-take over the world.]]

* [[BitchinSheepsClothing Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: [[spoiler:Kayla at first seems like a sweet thirteen year old maid dedicated to Anna. But we soon find out that she is part of the Faithful and one of the most powerful mages alive. It turns out she was the one who (willingly) sent wolves after Anna and Kristoff (leading to Sven's death). Later, she also assists in Drell's torture. Out of all the faithful she wants to kill Anna the most because of all the time she had to serve her.]]

* BondVillainStupidity: The goddess chose to imprison a broken Anna rather than just kill her. WordOfGod says we will find out why she went through with such a bad idea.
** [[spoiler:It's implied that Elsa was [[FightingFromtheInside Fighting From the Inside]], influencing the Goddess to spare Anna for the time being. Given that Anna was the only real hope to stop the Faithful, this was a very good thing.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Anna undergoes this to some extent when captured by David and interrogated (i.e. tortured) by Jocasta, but her abilities shield her from the worst of the pain. She ends up suffering from PTSD, but her psyche survives intact.
** She gets his with this far worse after [[spoiler: Elsa is possessed by her original incarnation. Anna ends up beaten physically and emotionally to such an extent that she has to remove her own memories just to continue on.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: The story gets darker and more intense after the first fifteen chapters or so, although it still has its lighter moments. [[spoiler: The 'Fallen' arc in particular gets hit with this. Elsa gets possessed by her former incarnation, who then turns her wrath on Anna.]]
* CharacterDeath: Sven, of all characters, bites the dust in Chapter 25. [[spoiler:Kai]] later dies during the uprising, and [[spoiler: his wife Gerda]] is forced to poison herself by the eventual BigBad. [[spoiler:General Kale dies in a YouShallNotPass moment to allow Kristoff to escape and get help. Kristoff and Grand Pabbie are killed by the Faithful during a raid on the rock trolls. Evangeline reveals before fighting Anna that she killed Drell.]]
* ColdBloodedTorture: After being captured by King David of Lucrania, Anna is subjected to this by Jocasta.[[spoiler: Drell is subject to this after his imprisonment by Kayla and Evangline.]]

* TheConspiracy: The main force opposing Elsa is a shadowy group that so far has not revealed itself. All we know is that they want her dead...and have more than enough resources to make a good show of it. So far, they've managed to nearly kill both Elsa and Anna several times, torture and permanently scar the latter, cause [[spoiler:Rapunzel]] to lose her arm, nearly start a war between two powerful nations, and organize a conservative revolt against Elsa's rule...all while working from the shadows and keeping their true agenda hidden.
** It eventually turns out that there [[spoiler:is more than one.]]

* CurbStompBattle: One hundred soldiers vs. Elsa. They never had a chance.
** [[spoiler: Anna does not fare well against Possessed!Elsa, though she does last longer than any before her.]]
* [[DarkerandEdgier Darker and Edgier]]: Like you wouldn't believe! This doesn't merely extend to the film it's based on, but also pertains to its position amongst the ''entire Elsanna fandom.'' While it still has its cute moments, the story pulls no punches in terms of death, violence, and loss.
* DeliberateInjuryGambit: A member of the Faithful posing as a maid badly injures herself, knowing that [[spoiler:Rapunzel will use her tears to heal the wound, and doing so expose herself to an attack. If she didn't a vial of tears on her that someone else then poured on the wound, it would have killed her.]]
** In the end, [[spoiler:Anna stabs herself in the heart, gambling that Elsa will be so horrified and grief-stricken that she will be able to take control of her body. TrueLovesKiss will then kill the Goddess, freeing Elsa and saving the world. Anna sees her own death as worth the price.]]

* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Anna]] leaps across it after [[spoiler: Elsa seemingly betrays her. After her memories are removed and later restored, she outright states that she doesn't believe the world will ever allow her to be happy.]]
** This is thankfully reversed after [[spoiler:she learns the truth about Elsa's possession.]]

* [[DrunkontheDarkSide Drunk on the Dark Side]]: The Goddess and her Faithful are more powerful than any "Ungifted" and revel in exerting their abilities over them.

* EvilIsCool / MightMakesRight: [[spoiler: The Goddess and the Faithful]] certainly abide by this philosophy. They believe that morality is for the weak, and considered the original King of the God's attachment to the "Ungifted" humanity as an unforgivable weakness.

* FantasticRacism: The Faithful [[spoiler: and the Goddess]] believe that the consorts of the gods did not deserve the powers they received simply because they were not BORN with them, and consider it a perversion of the highest order.[[spoiler: This is one of the reasons they despise Anna.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: Anna attempts this twice, first taking an arrow for Elsa and later staying behind to hold off any overwhelming force of enemy soldiers. She survives both times, but only through incredible luck.
** [[spoiler: Kale chooses to remain behind and fight to the death against the Goddess's minions, buying time for Kristoff to escape and keep the truth alive.]]
** [[spoiler: In the end Anna fatally stabs herself infront of the goddess knowing that the shock would be enough to bring the "real" Elsa back in control. During this short time Elsa kisses her completely freeing her of the goddess and saving the world.]]

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Elsa proves she is ''not'' this by killing King David in cold blood, out of vengeance for his torture of Anna.

* InfantImmortality: ''Averted''. See WouldHurtAChild for details.

* InvincibleHero: Averted with prejudice. Anna loses battles on a regular basis and frequently fails in her goals. [[WorldsStrongestWoman Elsa]] initially has shades of this, but only until [[spoiler: her possession]].
** WordofGod has confirmed that this trope (a common occurrence in Elsanna fics) was intended to be subverted from the very beginning. Anna's first practice bout was intended to set the tone for the rest of the story. Facing off against an unsympathetic, sexist opponent, Anna appears to initially have the advantage...and then loses in perhaps the most humiliating manner possible.
* [[JerkWithaHeartofGold Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Kale is a sexist, arrogant man who makes it clear he dislikes Anna because she is a female knight. [[spoiler: But he does not allow Anna to rot in the Queen's dungeon when he knows that she is innocent.]]
** [[spoiler: Anna also fits the bill after getting her memories back. Luckily she gets better after learning the truth about Elsa's possession.]]

* JustifiedCriminal: Anna.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Anna quickly latches onto Elsa for support and affection, as the Queen is the first person to show her a shred of real kindness throughout her life. By the time she officially moves into the Castle, it's clear she's become dependent on her.
** Painfully deconstructed after [[spoiler:Elsa seemingly betrays Anna.]]
* [[MasterofOneMagic Master of One Magic]]: Humans only have magical power if they [[spoiler: are descended from a God.]] Even then they can only do one thing: Enobaria can control water, [[spoiler: Kayla]] controls animals and makes them stronger, [[spoiler: Evangeline]] teleports through shadows, Will can generate electricity, etc. The same rule does not apply to Gods and Goddesses, which is why Elsa has healing abilities in addition to her power over ice.
* MeaningfulName: The person named “Evangeline” just so happens to be [[spoiler:the Goddess’s most devout follower, head of [[{{Cult}} the Faithful]] and operates under fascist ideas of supremacy over everyone other than those who are a part of her religious organization.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: A recurring theme in the story. It is stated that [[spoiler:Gods]] can imbue magic into their mortal consorts, [[spoiler:hence how Elsa is able to grant Anna her magical powers, even saving Anna from near death by proposing to her]]. TrueLovesKiss is even stated to be the cure-all for curses, [[spoiler:and Rapunzel uses it to [[ThickerThanWater save her dying brother.]]]]

* RagsToRoyalty: Several characters comment that Anna is all but certain to eventually end up as this. [[spoiler: It seems poised to happen after Elsa proposes to Anna, but then the Queen's former incarnation gains control...]]

** [[spoiler: To keep Arendelle stable, Elsa cannot reveal to people the truth about the Faithful or her new divine status after her victory. She therefore has no choice but to simply tell her subjects that Anna wasn't a traitor. As expected, not many people believe her.]]
* SecretRelationship: Due to the inevitable backlash, Elsa and Anna agree to keep their relationship secret for a few months until the rumor mill can brace the public for the revelation. Anna accidentally outs them in a moment of rashness.

* ShipperOnDeck: Rapunzel, for Elsa and Anna.

* TheSocialDarwinist: The entirety of the Winter Goddess's attitude is founded upon the belief that since she is the most powerful being in the world and willing to use that power, she decides right from wrong. In her eyes, those without magic are worthless and should only exist to serve her. Her followers share this attitude and see this as justification to rule over, torture and kill innocent people who are "Ungifted."

* [[SpannerinTheWorks Spanner in the Works]]: Anna. By pure chance, she ruins the villains' initial kidnapping of Elsa, and from there on proves the single greatest thorn in the side of the Queen's enemies.

* StoryBreakerPower: Played with. Elsa is far and away the most powerful sorceress in the world, and it's well understood by her enemies and allies that she is virtually untouchable in open combat. Both times she enters a fight prepared are crushing victories in her favor. Unfortunately, TheConspiracy works around this by using ambush and less direct tactics, which come close to succeeding several times.

* SwordAndSorcerer: Anna and Elsa, respectively.

* TookALevelInBadass: After being exposed to Elsa's magic, Anna gradually develops superhuman strength and enhanced durability. The mechanics of this are unclear, as Anna was far from the first person to be healed by Elsa's magic. [[WordOfGod Word of God]] claims that the answer will be revealed eventually, and is central to the plot.[[spoiler: She actually gains this through her relationship with Elsa, thanks to the Queen being a reincarnation of a Goddess. Divine consorts receive magic from their relationships, and the stronger their relationship grows the stronger Anna becomes.]]
** [[spoiler: It's almost completely reversed when the Goddess takes over Elsa's body and shuns Anna, who loses her power upon believing the Goddess's lies. She does retain her swordsmanship training, however, as that was gained through normal means. Later, it is revealed that Anna still has a small sliver of her power, probably because 'her' Elsa still loves her while trapped inside the goddess.]]
*** [[spoiler:After discovering the truth about Elsa, she gets her full power back.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: Anna takes a significant one after [[spoiler:her memories are removed. Even after they're restored, it's clear that she's a ''far'' different person than she used to be.]]
** [[spoiler:She gets better after learning the truth about Elsa's possession.]]
* TrueLovesKiss: Can cure any curse...but only a ''curse''. It's specifically said that it wont undo a memory loss potion, as that isn't a curse.
** When it fails to work on [[spoiler:the Goddess possessing Elsa]], everyone takes that to mean this isn't a curse. [[spoiler:In reality, it didn't work because Anna kissed the Goddess, not Elsa. When Elsa briefly regains control of her body and kisses Anna, the Goddess is considered a curse and destroyed]].

* UnequalPairing: Anna and Elsa are about as unequal as you can get. Elsa is Queen of one of the strongest nations on earth, rich beyond measure, and (thanks in part to her unparalleled magic) is directly stated to be the most powerful woman in the world. Anna is a homeless orphan without a penny to her name; even after she moves into the Castle, it's clear that any status/wealth she gains are entirely dependent on Elsa's good graces (a fact brought up by multiple characters, including Elsa herself.) Despite their difference in rank, the two usually manage to make their relationship work.
** The darker side of this trope comes into full force after [[spoiler: Elsa is possessed by her previous incarnation. Everything Anna had gained is instantly taken away, leaving her worse off than ever before.]]
* UptownGirl: Elsa, to Anna.

* [[WouldHurtaChild Would Hurt a Child]]: In ancient times the Faithful crucified a little girl (along with her grandfather) simply because she made disloyal statements concerning the Goddess. In the present [[spoiler:Evangline]] murders TWO classrooms of children between the ages 8 and 16 just to lure Anna into a fight.
* [[WrittenbytheWinners Written by the Winners]]: During her reign of the earth the Goddess claimed that she had ruled since the dawn of time. [[spoiler: In reality she was part of a pantheon...until she started a war that led to the king banishing all of the divines save her. Only the Faithful were allowed to know this truth]].

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Evangline]] reveals she caused the death's of Elsa's parents. [[spoiler:At the end, Elsa kills her in revenge for them, Gerda, and Anna]].

* CerberusSyndrome: The story gets darker and more intense after the first fifteen chapters or so, although it still has its lighter moments. [[spoiler: The 'Fallen' arc in particular gets hit with this. Elsa gets possessed by her former incarnation, who then turns her wrath on Anna.]]

* TheWoobie: It's hard not to feel bad for Kristoff after Sven is killed.

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:The Goddess successfully performs her ritual turning every living thing except Anna into an ice statue. She kills Anna completing the ritual and regains her full power, but then Elsa manages to rest control and TrueLovesKiss kills the Goddess, allowing Elsa undo it the damage]].

* YouAreTooLate: [[spoiler:Evangline mocks Anna and Eugene for thinking they had until the Winter Solstice to stop the Goddess from performing her ritual. It can be done the moment its ready, and its ready ''now'']].

* AnArmAndALeg: During an attack in Corona, Rapunzel loses part of her right arm to an ambush. Her magic is able to heal the wound and prevent blood loss, but not reattach the limb.

* [[BlackandWhiteMorality Black and White Morality]]: Both played straight and averted. Drell and his followers [[WellIntentionedExtremist mean well]], as their only goal is to prevent an evil Goddess from conquering the world. Their methods, unfortunately, make their conflict with the heroes a case of [[WhiteandGrayMorality White and Gray Morality]]. However, [[spoiler: the [[BigBad Winter Goddess]] and her faithful are unambiguously evil, making their conflict with the heroes a clear instance of this trope.]]
* BigBad: Unknown. Part of what makes the conspiracy such a threat is that no one knows anything about them...or who their leader is. Anna's swordsmaster Drell and his conspiracy group initially seem to take the role; they believe that Elsa is an evil goddess reincarnated who intends to unleash her wrath upon the world.

* CharacterDeath: Sven, of all characters, bites the dust in Chapter 25. Kai later dies during the uprising, and [[spoiler: his wife Gerda]] is forced to poison herself by the eventual BigBad. [[spoiler:Kristoff and Grand Pabbie are killed by the Faithful during a raid on the rock trolls. Evangeline reveals before fighting Anna that she killed Drell.]]

* TheConspiracy: The main force opposing Elsa is a shadowy group that so far has not revealed itself. All we know is that they want her dead...and have more than enough resources to make a good show of it. So far, they've managed to nearly kill both Elsa and Anna several times, torture and permanently scar the latter, cause Rapunzel to lose her arm, nearly start a war between two powerful nations, and organize a conservative revolt against Elsa's rule...all while working from the shadows and keeping their true agenda hidden.

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Possessed!Elsa]] breaking up with Anna was cruel enough, but she somehow makes it into the most despicable act imaginable. First, she lies by saying that [[spoiler: Elsa]] had just been using Anna from the very beginning and never actually cared for her. Next, just to twist the knife, she claims that [[spoiler:Rapunzel]] was in on it as well. ''Then'' she forces Anna into a duel, beats her to near death, and locks her in a dungeon to await torture. Evangline mocks Anna about how much she took from her and about the suffering that Elsa went through because the Faithful arranged for her parents to die.
* LackOfEmpathy: The goddess and the Faithful beleive that empathy for others, especially non-gifted, is weakness. They are all completely cruel and outright enjoy murdering non-gifted for gain or fun. Notably, Evangline takes sadistic pleasure in murdering two groups of children and cruelly taunts Anna about how she ruined the lives of both her and Elsa.

* [[WouldHurtaChild Would Hurt a Child]]: In ancient times the Faithful crucified a little girl (along with her grandfather) simply because she made disloyal statements concerning the Goddess. In the present Evangline murders TWO classrooms of children between the ages 8 and 16 just to lure Anna into a fight.

* YouCantFightFate: Prophecies are incredibly rare, but any magical prediction made by a Seer is said to be ''absolutely'' true. This is bad news, as the last prophecy made states in no uncertain terms that [[spoiler: the Goddess's divinity will be restored.]] Many of the [[spoiler: Faithful]] delight in lording this fact over the heroes. Given how the rest of the prophecy has ''already'' come true, it's hard to argue their claims. [[spoiler: It's ultimately played with more than anything else. The prophecy of divinity returning to power ''does'' come true, but Anna manages to bring back the "Elsa" personality before the ritual is finished.]]

* EvilIsPetty: The goddess and the faithful despises Anna and wants her to suffer simply for having had relations with the goddess. They also murder innocents [[spoiler: Evangline in particular murders children]] just to stick it to Anna.

* GodzillaThreshold: The heroes certainly cross this 'Fallen' arc. Up against [[spoiler: the most powerful woman alive and a cult of powerful mages,]] they show willingness to go through with ''any'' plan, no matter how risky or unlikely to succeed, because they're simply that desperate. It culminates in [[spoiler: Anna, Kristoff, and Eugene breaking into the country's most secure prison by ''burning a church to the ground'' (albeit, with an empty one.)]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: Elsa is kind, loving, and a benevolent ruler. She's also completely willing to kill people and is downright vicious when it comes to protecting the innocent. [[spoiler:When disgruntled nobles launch an attack on her castle, killing many innocent people, she doesn't even offer them the chance to surrender. Though notably, she does accept surrenders. After the fighting's done, she has the leaders of it all hanged.]]

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Defied. Anna is mildly alarmed by Elsa's willingness to [[spoiler:execute the nobles you tried to kill them]] citing "we're supposed to be better than them", but Elsa points out that they clearly ''are'' better.

* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Anna wants to confront Jocasta, to prove that she has recovered from the torture she put her through. Elsa feels she isn't ready. [[spoiler:Elsa's right, Jocasta nails Anna with a HannibalLecture and Anna later has a full-on panic attack at a most inconvenient moment.]]