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[[header:[[center:''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' [[Characters/{{Frozen}} franchise character index]]\\
[-[[Characters/FrozenArendelle Arendelle]] ([[Characters/FrozenAnna Anna]] | [[Characters/FrozenElsa Elsa]])\\
[[Characters/FrozenHans Hans]] | '''Weselton''' | [[Characters/FrozenNorthuldra Northuldra]]\\
[[Characters/FrozenMagicalCreatures Magical Creatures]] | [[Characters/FrozenAnimals Animals]]\\
[[Characters/FrozenExtendedMedia Extended Media]] (''[[Characters/AFrozenHeartExclusive A Frozen Heart]]'' [[Characters/AFrozenHeartExclusive Exclusive]])-]]]]]

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[[folder:The Duke of Weselton]]
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[[caption-width-right:250: "If we don't do something soon, we'll all freeze to death!"]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlanTudyk[[labelnote:Other Languages]] Roberto Carrillo (Latin Spanish dub), Claes Månsson (Swedish dub)[[/labelnote]]
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' | ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII''[[note]]cameo[[/note]]

A neighboring duke who wants to exploit Arendelle's riches and sees Elsa's powers as evil.
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* AnalogyBackfire: He tries to brag about his dancing skills by comparing himself to a chicken, apparently forgetting that chickens are generally poor at flying: "Like a chicken with the face of a monkey, I fly!"
* AristocratsAreEvil: Downplayed. He is the only non-royal titled character and is generally unsympathetic due to his declared plans to "exploit" Arendelle's "riches" and how quick he is to assume Elsa is hurting people on purpose. However, he has PetTheDog and JerkassHasAPoint moments (he appears to be genuinely upset when a clearly-innocent character is declared dead and only attempts to hurt people when they are posing an active threat). His ruthlessness pales in comparison to the thoroughly treacherous and hardhearted Prince of the Southern Isles, Hans, who has no problem killing anyone so long as it furthers his plans and will [[KickTheDog hurt people for no real reason]].
* BaldOfEvil: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He hides his baldness with a [[DodgyToupee wig that does its job poorly]] and often acts like a jerk.
* 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 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.
* BurnTheWitch: His attitude towards Elsa after her powers are revealed, including sending his men to kill her.
* CoolOldGuy: In the ballroom scene, it's evident that he ''thinks'' he's this, but he just comes off as a buffoon. Granted, he ''is'' pretty spry for a man his age.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He is never physically seen or mentioned after the first ''Frozen'' film. The most he has is a brief cameo in ''Frozen II''.
* DecoyAntagonist: The Duke of Weselton and his guards are set up to be the primary villains from first sight, what with the "exploiting" quote and the guards trying to kill Elsa, but Hans, who seemed to be Anna's love interest, eventually takes over as the main antagonist.
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Does this early on in the film about his intentions for the kingdom.
* DodgyToupee: Wears a wig to cover a bald spot. It flops up and down when he dances.
* DoesNotLikeMagic: The Duke absolutely ''hates'' magic and sorcery, and considers Elsa to be a monster for having ice powers.
* DramaQueen: He's prone to overreacting. He tries to dispute Anna's insistence that Elsa's not a monster by complaining Elsa "nearly killed" him, to which Hans points out that he just slipped on ice. At the very end of the film, when he's facing consequences for what he's done, he even tries claiming he's the victim and suffering from trauma.
* EasilyForgiven:
** Downplayed in the spin-off book ''Across the Sea''. While Anna and Elsa are avoiding the Duke of Weselton after he called Elsa a "monster" and tried to have her assassinated in the film, they are willing to be friendly to him during their stay in Vakretta.
** He also reappears during the 2017 annual comic's story "Sled Race", where it seems he's actually allowed to enter Arendelle's sled race and, until he's revealed to have cheated, Elsa isn't hostile to him.
* EntitledBastard: Despite being a prejudicial {{Jerkass}} who tried to exploit Arendelle's wealth, called Elsa a monster, and ordered his men to try to end the winter by killing her, when everything is resolved, he ''still'' genuinely expects an audience with Elsa to discuss business. Elsa makes sure he's sent home with nothing.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In the spin-off book ''Across the Sea''. He has family in Vakretta, a kingdom Anna and Elsa are visiting. He seems willing to be on friendlier terms with them for this.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Duke may be a total {{Jerkass}}, but he was noticeably distraught when he was led to believe by [[ManipulativeBastard Hans]] that Elsa had killed Anna with an ice curse. He's also one of the first men to depart the room when Anna demands that Hans kiss her.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His proper name is never revealed.
* EvilBrit: He speaks with an English accent, despite being voiced by a man from America, and he's a DecoyAntagonist.
* EvilOldFolks: He's an older man who says that he wants to exploit the economy of Arendelle kingdom in his first appearance, and later tries to assassinate Queen Elsa out of a combination of greed and FantasticRacism.
* EvilVersusEvil: 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.
* FantasticRacism: Given his reaction to Elsa's powers being revealed, it's not hard to guess that the Duke has a certain prejudice towards people with magic.
* FantasticSlurs: As a consequence of his Fantastic Racism, he frequently refers to Elsa as a "monster".
* {{Foil}}: To Hans. While both faked being allies, The Duke is an old man who makes openly-sinister comments and wants to take Arendelle's riches, [[EvenEvilHasStandards although he does show compassion]], while Hans is a young apparent PrinceCharming who wants the throne and is better able to hide his intentions but [[TheSociopath appears to delight]] [[BreakThemByTalking in tormenting a dying Anna when the mask drops]]. Both are forcibly taken out of Arendelle for their respective attacks on Elsa's life, but while Anna and Elsa are avoiding Hans, they have had several meetings with the Duke and seem more willing to make peace with him.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Downplayed. The Duke of Weselton is a greedy fantastic racist who wears round glasses, but ultimately, he has more redeeming qualities than Prince Hans.
* GiftedlyBad: He has an... ''interesting'' dance style that he expects will impress Elsa and Anna. All it does is amuse them.
* {{Greed}}: His main reason for visiting Arendelle is he wants to exploit their wealth.
* 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 "tradeable 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.
* IcyBlueEyes: His eyes represent his jerkass and domineering personality.
* IgnoredEnemy: Even though he's the most vocal in turning opinions against Elsa and later orders his men to assassinate her, not to mention he's already plotting to exploit Arendelle's trade, the sisters rarely interact with him and don't acknowledge or mention him at all while they're in the mountains, and even Hans just dismisses the Duke during their argument in Arendelle. His general irrelevance to the plot despite his screentime is actually a major hint that [[RedHerring he's not the film's main threat]].
* {{Jerkass}}: His character is mostly defined by greed and FantasticRacism.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's [[FantasticRacism prejudicial]] and a [[HateSink definite jerk]], but when he worries, "If we don't do something soon, we'll all freeze to death," it's part of the ramping up of the emotions in anticipation of the climax. This reminds viewers of how high the stakes are, as Anna is on her deathbed, the villainous Hans is extinguishing all light and heat in the room, and Elsa's fear is growing stronger and stronger. And there ''are'' a ton of innocent civilians who are going to freeze or starve to death if summer never comes back, especially with the frozen fjord and blizzard-wracked mountains making evacuation unlikely.
* LargeHam: He hams it up anytime he's onscreen.
-->'''Duke of Weselton:''' ''(to Anna) YOU!!'' Is there sorcery in you too? Are you a monster ''TOO?!?!''
* LaserGuidedKarma: He came to Arendelle hoping to gain control of the kingdom's wealth and discover its secrets for himself, even to the point of trying to have Elsa killed. In the end, he's sent home and Elsa cuts off all trade with Weselton.
* LaughablyEvil: He causes a lot of trouble for Elsa, even sending his two bodyguards to shoot her, but then again, this is also the same guy who was afraid he could have died from slipping on ice and whose antics when dancing with Anna make him look silly.
* LeanAndMean: As part of being a RedHerring set up to look like the main villain, he's visibly skinny compared to the other male characters, who are either genuinely more heroic than he is or [[BaitTheDog set up as seeming so]].
* MeaningfulName: Weselton is frequently mispronounced as 'Weaseltown' throughout the movie. Fittingly, the Duke is a rather weaselly and spineless character.
* MedievalMorons: He's ''very'' unenlightened and has a lot of FantasticRacism and thinks all MagicIsEvil.
* TheNapoleon: The Duke is a short-statured man who's also very pompous and easy to anger, notably by getting the name of his home country wrong.
* NoNameGiven: His real name is never brought up.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He leans disturbingly close to Anna when he's questioning her about the gates being closed for years, getting right up in her face.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The Duke seems to be a pretty laughably incompetent {{jerkass}} at worst, for the most part. Then he coldly orders his two henchmen to kill Elsa, and he says it in a tone that suggests he is dead-set on having Elsa killed.
* ObviouslyEvil: PlayedForLaughs in his EstablishingCharacterMoment, wherein he catches himself muttering about exploiting Arendelle's wealth.
--> ''[[LampshadeHanging Did I just say that out loud?]]''
* PetTheDog:
** Although he sees this as further proof that Elsa is a monster, he's among those saddened when Hans says Anna was killed by her (and doesn't know that Elsa only cursed Anna by accident).
** 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.
* 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 ultimately crucial for Anna to save Elsa by performing her ActOfTrueLove. In contrast, the Duke's scheme to "exploit" Arendelle's trade has no bearing whatsoever on the main story, and is casually dismissed in the epilogue.
* RedHerring: Virtually all promotional materials, as well as his constant displays of greed and FantasticRacism, made him out to be the main villain of the story, when it's actually the younger and less ObviouslyEvil Prince Hans.
* RunningGag: His duchy's name is mispronounced as the embarrassingly phonetic "Weaseltown".
* SinisterSchnoz: Not only is he unsympathetic, he's a 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.
* SucksAtDancing: His dance style includes kicking his legs sideways, jumping around his partner like a peacock, crushing her toes and flopping his toupee up and down.
* TortureTechnician: ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'' has his bodyguards imply that he frequently tortures people for information.
* VillainousBreakdown: After announcing that Arendelle has severed its trading ties with Weselton, Kai presses his buttons by [[MaliciousMisnaming deliberately calling his duchy's name 'Weaseltown']] even as he's being taken out.
-->'''Duke of Weselton:''' WESELTON! IT'S ''WESELTON''!!!
* WouldHitAGirl: By proxy when he orders his bodyguards to assassinate Elsa.
* YouMonster: He shouts this to Elsa when her icepowers go haywire [[LaughablyEvil and he slips on some of the ice]].
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[[folder:Erik & Francis]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: Erik (left), Francis (right).]]

The two bodyguards of the Duke. They serve as tertiary antagonists. Their main job is to protect the Duke at all costs.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: They're nastier in ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'' than in the original movie. First, they mock Hans when he tries to get Oaken to tell him Anna's whereabouts, saying the Duke could have gotten the information quicker [[TortureTechnician (likely through torture)]]. They also agree to spare Elsa's life if Hans grants them their own land and titles, only to renege on the deal once promised this. When Hans calls them out for it, they lie that they only tried to kill Elsa in self-defense.
* AllThereInTheManual: They're not named in the movie but their names are revealed in the novelization: Erik and Francis.
* AmbitionIsEvil: In ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'', although their boss wants them to try ending the EndlessWinter by killing Elsa, they agree to comply with Hans' order not to try it if he'll give them what they want, though they renege and still try to kill her, meaning that they are at the least willing to make dishonest deals to satisfy their ambition.
* AntiVillain: Their only goal is protect the Duke, who is afraid of Elsa, especially after she casts an EndlessWinter over the kingdom. It turns out to be an accident, but the Duke isn't sure about that and definitely is worried about that magical blizzard, so he orders them to attack her.
* BadassLongcoat: They wear long coats and are competent soldiers.
* BadassNormal: They are skilled soldiers who don't have any magical power, only fighting with crossbows.
* TheDividual: They essentially act identical in their role, with their only real distinguishing trait being that one has a moustache (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.
* EnigmaticMinion: They rarely speak and show little emotion, so their motives in serving the Duke, and whether it's out of genuine loyalty or greed, are unclear.
* HollywoodTactics: Averted on the small scale. After their initial shots on Elsa fail, they split up to surround her.
* HypercompetentSidekick: They're fierce, ruthless, and martially gifted. Compare that with their boss' lack of subtlety and giftedly bad dancing.
* NoNameGiven: Their names are never revealed in the movie. The novelization confirms that their names are Erik and Francis.
* NumberTwo: They are the trusted and strong bodyguards to [[BigBadWannabe The Duke of Weselton]].
* PermaStubble: Francis has a nine o' clock shadow.
* PerpetualFrowner: They're frowning 99% of the time, but that's just their look of concentration. Francis does smile a few times, but it's usually not pleasant.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Downplayed. Both are {{Anti Villain}}s who wear red and black long coats.
* SmugSnake: Francis more so than Erik. When Anna tries to defend Elsa to the Duke, Francis can be seen rolling his eyes and sneering at her. He also smiles ominously when Anna decides to go after Elsa.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* UndyingLoyalty: To the Duke of Weselton.
* VillainousValour: Despite Elsa's vast powers, the two are willing to attack her armed with only crossbows.
* VillainousUnderdog: Even though they are competent soldiers, they are still at a big disadvantage against Elsa and her ice powers, since they only have conventional weapons to fight her. They nevertheless manage to be a threat.
* WouldHitAGirl: Neither one shows any moral problem with trying to assassinate Elsa.
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* 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 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.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlanTudyk[[labelnote:Other Languages]] Roberto Carrillo (Latin Spanish dub)[[/labelnote]]

* 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 ultimately crucial for Anna to save Elsa by performing her ActOfTrueLove. In contrast, the Duke's scheme to "exploit" Arendelle's trade has no bearing whatsoever on the main story, and is casually dismissed in the epilogue.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlanTudyk, Roberto Carrillo (Latin Spanish dub)

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[[center:[-''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' '''[[Characters/{{Frozen}} Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/FrozenArendelle Arendelle]] ([[Characters/FrozenAnna Anna]], [[Characters/FrozenElsa Elsa]]) | [[Characters/FrozenHans Hans]] | '''Weselton''' | [[Characters/FrozenNorthuldra Northuldra]] | [[Characters/FrozenMagicalCreatures Magical Creatures]] | [[Characters/FrozenAnimals Animals]] | [[Characters/FrozenExtendedMedia Extended Media]] ([[Characters/AFrozenHeartExclusive A Frozen Heart Exclusive]])-]]]

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

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

* WeaponOfChoice: Both prefer a crossbow.

-->'''Duke:''' It's Weselton! WESELTON!!!

* IgnoredEnemy: Even though he's the most vocal in turning opinions against Elsa and later orders his men to assassinate her, not to mention he's already plotting to exploit Arendelle's trade, the sisters rarely interact with him and don't acknowledge or mention him at all while they're in the mountains, and even Hans just dismisses the Duke during their argument in Arendelle. His general lack of relevance to the plot despite his screentime is actually a major hint that [[RedHerring he's not the film's main threat]].

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: The name of his town keeps getting mispronounced as ''Weasel''-ton. Gets turned into MaliciousMisnaming at the end when Kai informs him of the cut ties, makes a point of pronouncing it "Weasel Town". Even Hans snidely calls him names like "Duke Weaselly" and "weasel" behind his back in ''A Frozen Heart''.

* BadassMoustache: Erik is a competent soldier with a moustache.