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Slender, beautiful, pale skin, light freckles, rosy cheeks, pink lips, long platinum blonde hair, blue eyes (in her coronation outfit):
Her hair in a French braided crown twist bun, grayish-pink eye shadow,
magenta lipstick, teal dress with a sweetheart bodice with bronze
lacing, black sleeves, cyan gloves, dark teal stockings, dark brown
shoes, magenta cape (in her traditional outfit): Her hair in a
left side braid woven with snowflake incrustations, and wisps of her
bangs slicked back on top of her head, purple eye shadow, dark pink
lipstick, off-the-shoulder crystal-blue dress with a right knee-high
slit, a crystallized bodice, powder blue sleeves, long transparent
glitter trail cape, ice high heels (in her bedtime outfit as a kid): Her hair in a left side braid, light blue headband, light blue nightgown with pink line (in her outfit as a kid, preteen, and teenager): Her hair in left side braid, dark blue headband, dark blue dress with sleeves and matching dark blue coat
Occupation
Princess of Arendelle (formerly)
Snow Queen
Queen of Arendelle
Alignment
Good
Goal
To suppress and control her abilities for the safety of her family and subjects (formerly)
To allow Arendelle access to the world and use her powers to bring joy to others (succeeded)
Her family,
chocolate, having fun with her powers, bringing joy to Anna and her
kingdom, Olaf, having fun with Anna, acceptance, peace, being able to
use her powers safely, tea, geometry, studying, Kristoff's
protectiveness over her and Anna
Dislikes
Her powers
(formerly), Hans, fear, being treated as a monster, her magic doing harm
to others or those she cares about, conflicting moments with her
sister, the idea of Anna marrying someone she hardly knows, Anna and her
home in danger
Powers and abilities
Magical control over ice, frost and snow
Cold resistance
Creation
Weapons
Her powers, ice
Fate
Finally comes
to peace with herself and Anna and returns to Arendelle to rightfully
take her place as Queen, restoring summer and peace to the land
Quote
"Let it go!"
"The cold never bothered me anyway."
"Oh no... what have I done?"
"Love will thaw."
"You'll never see me cry!"
"What power do you have to stop this winter? To stop me?"
“In Arendelle's fair kingdom, a ruler did appear. Born with a secret power so great, alone, she stayed in fear. Although the force was hidden, one day she let it go. And all the land was covered in eternal ice and snow.”
―Frozen trailer's narration
Elsa the Snow Queen is the deuteragonist of Disney's Academy Award-winning 2013 animated feature film Frozen. She is the older sister of Princess Anna and was next in line for Arendelle's throne, until her powers over ice and snow led her to become the famous Snow Queen, ruler of winter. She is voiced by Idina Menzel. Along with Anna, Elsa is set to become the 13th official member of the Disney Princess line-up.
Elsa is loosely based on the title character of "The Snow Queen", a short story by Hans Christian Andersen. While the character from the original fairy tale was the antagonist, Elsa was rewritten as the deuteragonist.
Background
Development
Voice
Broadway actress Idina Menzel, best known for performing Elphaba from Wicked , was cast to voice Elsa. Director Chris Buck
believed that Menzel's vocals would help in the portrayal of the
character, saying, "Idina has a sense of vulnerability in her voice. She
plays a very strong character, but someone who lives in fear—so we
needed someone who could portray both sides of the character, and Idina
was just amazing."
In an interview with Menzel, she acknowledged the similarities
between Elsa and Elphaba. She mentioned they were both very powerful and
misunderstood individuals, and she herself could relate to the
characters, having hidden her singing talent from her peers at school.
"I didn't want to alienate anyone," she explained. "If everyone was
singing along in the car to a Madonna song, I didn't join in because
when we're younger we're afraid of sticking out or showing off, when in
fact we should own those things that make us really unique."
Characterization
Following the casting of Idina Menzel, Elsa's characterization
underwent several alterations. According to Menzel, she was originally
scripted as a one-dimensional antagonist but was gradually revised as a
more vulnerable, multifaceted figure. Menzel further described her
character as "extremely complicated and misunderstood".
Director Jennifer Lee stated that Elsa is largely driven by fear throughout the film. Producers identified the scene in which Elsa sings "Let it Go"
as a pivotal point in the character's development, as the scene depicts
her choice to "let go" of her fear of using her powers and be herself.
Character design supervisor Bill Schwab said, "Before 'Let it Go',
Elsa is really buttoned up, her hair is up—everything is perfect. During
the song, she gives herself permission to be who she is and everything
changes — her hair is more wild, her gown is magical. She's finally free
— even if she is all alone."
Lead writer Paul Briggs explained that Anna's support is what
Elsa needs most when her secret is exposed. "The strength of the family
bond is what makes this story so powerful because it's her sibling who's
willing to look beyond her powers and stand between her and the world
if that's what it takes."
Official Disney Bio
From the outside, Elsa looks poised, regal and reserved, but
in reality, she lives in fear as she wrestles with a mighty secret—she
was born with the power to create ice and snow. It's a beautiful
ability, but also extremely dangerous. Haunted by the moment her magic
nearly killed her younger sister Anna, Elsa has isolated herself,
spending every waking minute trying to suppress her growing powers. Her
mounting emotions trigger the magic, accidentally setting off an eternal
winter that she can't stop. She fears she's becoming a monster and that
no one, not even her sister, can help her.
Personality
As the queen regnant of the kingdom of Arendelle, Elsa appears calm,
reserved and regal, and unlike her sister, is experienced in grace and
poise. Beneath this elegant appearance however, Elsa is quite complex;
in truth, Elsa is troubled with her abilities, a trait that stems from a
traumatic incident as a child. When she was younger, she had cared
strongly for Anna and, although she was the more mature of the two, Elsa
was quite playful. However, ever since her magic nearly caused her
sister's death, Elsa had lived in fear for a great amount of her life,
too nervous to let her powers overdevelop. As a result, she chose
isolation from everyone she cared about, including Anna, out of fear
that she could hurt them, and kept things to herself rather than
communicate or be around anyone.
From said concern, Elsa is sensitive towards other people and
their well-being, as Elsa always felt she had to be far away from people
as much as possible in order to keep them as safe as possible. As such,
she felt that she could not truly rule a kingdom because of this
"flaw", although she tried as best as possible to repress her abilities
for the sake of the kingdom and to be a good ruler for Arendelle when
her time came, and so gained a great sense of responsibility at an early
age. Often, although Elsa demonstrates her willingness to sacrifice her
own happiness for everyone else's, she herself feels irritated from the
restraints she is forced into, most evidently on her coronation day
when she was to become queen even though she was very apprehensive from
the threat of her wintry power, and simply be accepted for who she is.
Growing up believing her powers were unstable caused Elsa to cut
interaction with Anna fearing she could not control her powerful
emotions when Anna was around to spur them. Despite her moral reasoning,
she came off as aloof and cold towards anyone who wished to see her.
Because Anna had to lose the memories of Elsa's magic in order to
survive Elsa's curse, Anna did not understand why Elsa's isolation was
so dire and simply believed Elsa was uncaring. However, Elsa truly loved
Anna and always wished to be with her whenever Anna asked, a chance
Elsa greatly regretted refusing and was left in deep despair when Anna
became the only family she had left. She also believes that she thinks
she does not belong in Arendelle as
she sees herself only as a force of destruction, implying that Elsa has
low self-esteem towards herself in an extreme case, as she constantly
blames herself to be the sole cause for most of her life's misfortunes
despite others stating she is not, to the point that she labels herself
as a living storm and distances herself from everything and everyone.
However, during "Let it Go", Elsa reveals a liberated side to her
personality. Without stress or fear of hurting others, Elsa is strong
and unafraid, yet with an air of elegance still surrounding her. Armed
with a sense of freedom, she is confident in her abilities and accepts
them as a part of her, letting them roam free with grace and beauty, all
the while no longer worried or daunted by her restraints. In the
segment, which was entirely about letting go of her fears and being
herself, Elsa abandons what others had wanted out of her, including her
parents, so that she can be free to be herself. During this time, Elsa
proves herself to be incredibly artistic and a daring young woman
willing to remain far from what she was destined to be, and rejects her
own fate as Arendelle's queen for the choice of her own freedom.
Although she has a reclusive demeanor towards people, Elsa does
possess a softer side; Elsa was more than willing to share some words
with Anna as a form of comfort between the two and was seen speaking
with dignitaries, hinting that she is not afraid to socialize with
others but is at least open towards it. She also displays
mischievousness several times, such as causing a snowball fight with
Anna in one of the promotional ads and sneakily tricking the Duke of Weselton (who was a terrible dancer) into dancing with Anna during the ball.
And despite her fear, Elsa shows to truly care about her family
and her kingdom as more than just a position quite selflessly, as she
was evidently frightened when she realizes that she had created a winter
over her kingdom when she had tried so desperately to avoid them from
her danger. But due to the influence of her magic, Elsa does not like to
confront things she had caused, for she has always believed she can
only create winter, not remove it.
However, Elsa's strongest part of herself is her love for her
sister, a trait that gives Elsa the ultimate motivation to save Anna.
Although she feels responsible for the chaos she has caused, the bond
Elsa shares with Anna is stronger than she knows, as the feeling itself
is her reminder that she is not truly alone when there is someone else
who cares for her as well. With love, Elsa finds a stronger grip over
her abilities in order to save those she cares about. From this, Elsa
confronts her fear, and learns how to use her powers for good instead of
imbalance, and in doing so, gains the will to control it.
After she conquers her fear and gains recognition from the
kingdom, Elsa's personality becomes warm and playful once again, as she
happily attends ice skating with Anna and the others, and even helps
Anna to ice skate without fear of freezing her as well as creating a
snow cloud to help Olaf remain during summer.
Interestingly enough, although she is passive compared to Anna,
it is implied that she ironically enjoys more thrilling activities than
her sister. Immediately after thawing Arendelle, without hesitation, she
creates an ice rink for everyone to use. While Anna is somewhat
hesitant, she skates without fear, even encouraging her to join in.
Physical appearance
Elsa in her coronation outfit (left) and in her Snow Queen outfit (right).
Elsa is a strikingly beautiful young woman with a tall, slender
figure, long platinum blonde hair that reaches a few inches above her
elbows, blue eyes, and pale skin (Elsa's skin appears to be fairer and
brighter than Anna's
skin) with a light dusting of freckles (a trait she shares with her
sister Anna, though it looks like she has fewer freckles than her
younger sister). She has the face of her mother, as during her
coronation, she bore a striking resemblance to the Queen, albeit with a
different hair color. In her pre-Snow Queen state, she wore a teal dress
with a sweetheart bodice with bronze lacing, black sleeves and magenta
cape, and her hair was kept back in a French braided crown twist bun.
Ever since the accident with Anna at age 8, Elsa wore white gloves to
contain her powers, but at her coronation, she wore longer, cyan gloves
that go with her outfit.
In her Snow Queen state, Elsa wears her hair in a left side braid
woven with snowflake incrustations, and swisps of her bangs slicked
back on top of her head. She wears a crystal-blue, off-the-shoulder
dress made out of ice with a right knee-high slit, a crystallized
bodice, powder blue sleeves and ice high heels. At the back of her
bodice is a long, transparent cape of sheer ice draped down from her
sleeves and decorated with big snowflakes.
Powers and Abilities
“Listen to me, Elsa. Your power will only grow. There
is beauty in it... but also great danger! You must learn to control it.
Fear will be your enemy.”
Elsa is most iconic being the Snow Queen, and as such, she has
complete and total control over the element of ice and snow (also known
as cryokinesis and frigokinesis). With her abilities (that she was
apparently born with), Elsa can conjure up and shape various things from
snow flurries to blizzards. Most of her powers are unleashed via her
hands, and controlled by her emotions. If she's happy and at peace, her
powers would be under her complete control, but if she's stressed or
fearful, she will lose control and cause great harm to those around her.
Near the end of Frozen, it appears that she has gained more control
over her powers.
Some of what her powers can do are seen throughout the film. In
the beginning, she was able to turn the entire castle's ball room into a
winter wonderland. She is also able to create enchanted snowmen (both
large and small), ice structures such as her ice palace, deadly
blizzards as mentioned above, and more. She's also been seen being able
to move ice structures at will. It also appears that she can control
transitional forms of snow, as she was not only able to create solid
forms such as ice, but gaseous forms as well; for instance, she created a
snow cloud for Olaf at the end of the film. Interestingly, it would
seem that nearly her entire being can conjure ice and snow, as seen when
she stepped onto the river water at the coronation fjord, immediately
freezing it the moment her foot touched the liquid.
Her powers are most prominently featured during "Let it Go"
in which Elsa frees herself from the fear and stress she held, allowing
her abilities to run wild. In the sequence she created her ice palace, a
stairway for entrance, Olaf, as well as her ice gown. During the song
she even points out that her powers protect her from the effects of
cold.
It is also shown that despite not having any formal training, she
is capable of being a fierce fighter with her magic. At one point in
the story when her ice palace is raided, the Duke's thugs attacked her and she was able to hold them both off on her own.
It's also interesting to note that in times when Elsa is truly
frightened, her powers might act on their own in order to protect her.
As mentioned before when she was initially attacked, an arrow was shot
at her from a cross bow. Elsa's powers reacted to this instantly,
forming a wall of ice in front of her to block the incoming arrow. So
it's possible her ice powers may have a will of their own to some
extent, where they respond to whatever Elsa feels. This possibility
could explain why she was able to create Olaf and Marshmallow.
Theoretically, in having a mind of its own, it would make sense if the
ice powers split part of its sentience off into these external shells
created by Elsa, each of whom represent a certain aspect of Elsa's
personality. It also appears that her powers depend on which emotion she
feels; if she is in sorrow, all the snow particles in the air stand
still as if time has stopped, while anger creates a similar effect to
fear but with an offensive direction instead of chaotic versatility.
The only way thought to conceal her powers was by wearing gloves
on her hands, which appeared to negate her icy touch on other objects.
However, it's possible this is nothing but a psychological mindset that
helped to keep her anxiety and any icy outbursts under control all her
life. Because it was her father, one of the few people she trusted, that
claimed that wearing them would stop her abilities, Elsa believed it to
be true, so by wearing gloves she thought truly stopped her powers, as a
result of said belief, they did. This is supported by the fact she was
able to freeze through the hand shackles in Arendelle’s prison cell, in
her desperation to get away, proving that covering her hands does not
actually stop her power, but rather, sheer force of will and belief.
Elsa's Signature Snowflake.
By Xd1358 March 2, 2014
It is shown that if she casts her magic on a living being directly,
the victim will not only freeze to death, but slowly transform into an
ice statue, and the process only hastens if they are in cold conditions.
While the curse can be removed if the magic affects the mind, the heart
is the most vulnerable and if this is the case, the victim can only be
cured by an act of true love. While Elsa had thought she cannot undo the
frosty effects she creates, it is revealed that that she is capable of
removing such curses through her love for others, as it is the warmest
emotion of all.
One interesting thing to note is that when the animators were
creating her character, and coming up with ways for her to use her
abilities, they came up with a Signature Snowflake for her. This
snowflake can be seen multiple times through out the film on almost
everything she creates. Such instances are when she slams her foot into
the ground to create the floor of her ice palace, the pattern on the
doors that led to the balcony of her ice palace, and it is the snowflake
shown within the film's logo.
My Disney Experience
Queen Elsa can magically create snow and ice. But the love she shares with her sister Anna is the greatest magic of all.
Appearances
Frozen
A Saddened Past
“Do the magic!”
―Anna to Elsa
Elsa working her magic in front of young Anna.
By Xd1358 March 2, 2014
At a young age, Elsa realized that she holds an ancient ability over
ice and snow, and often used her abilities to play with her younger
sister Anna.
Elsa shared a close bond with her free-spirited younger sibling, and
the two were the best of friends. They often at night would make it snow
in the royal ballroom. However, one night while the two were playing in
the ballroom, Anna falls down from the high snow slopes Elsa had
created. Elsa tries to save her by using her magic, but accidentally
strikes her sister instead. Their parents, the King and Queen, immediately seek aid for Anna by visiting the legendary trolls, whose leader, a shaman named Pabbie,
is able to stabilize Anna's condition since it had only affected the
head, not the heart, which would have been fatal. To be safe, Pabbie
then removes Anna's knowledge and memories of magic, much to Elsa's
despair. Pabbie takes the time to explain the true strength of Elsa's
abilities, telling her that her power will only grow and there's not
only beauty in it, but danger, and that she must learn to control them
at all cost, or fear will be her enemy. While the King promises to help
Elsa control her powers, the incident leaves Elsa traumatized by them.
As a result, the King and Queen order the gates to be locked for Elsa
and Anna's safety.
From then on, Elsa forcibly spent the rest of her life distanced
from the kingdom, including Anna, trying to keep her powers from growing
out of control and harming those she cares about. Even so, the
persistent Anna tried time and time again to spend some quality time
with her sister, but failed at every turn, leading her to eventually
believe Elsa despised her.
The Death of the Royals
“Do you have to go?”
―Elsa's last words to her parents
Elsa grieving over the loss of her parents.
By Xd1358 March 1, 2014
Throughout the years, Elsa's only true human contact was with her
parents, who calmly tried to help their daughter control her abilities,
teaching her to remain calm for fear and stress would only cause chaos.
To help further, the king bestowed upon Elsa a pair of gloves, which
were able to suppress her powers (teaching her to conceal it, don't feel it, don't let it show),
making life much easier, though still heavily fearful. And despite
better control, Elsa still refused to contact Anna, truly terrified of
harming her yet again. One day, during Anna and Elsa's teenage years,
the king and queen left for a trip, and though Elsa was torn about their
parting, she bid them farewell as they were off. However, this would be
her last time with them, as the royal parents die during a powerful
storm. A funeral was held, though Anna was the only one of the sisters
to attend. Elsa, instead, too afraid to even go to the funeral out of
fear of hurting someone with her powers, stayed within her bedroom,
mourning for the loss of her parents, alone. Because of her devastated
emotions, her powers corrupted the bedroom, freezing everything inside
and reflecting the sorrow of the event. With the passing of her beloved
parents and contact with Anna, her only family left, still deemed too
dangerous, Elsa was now truly alone.
The Coronation
“Make one wrong move and everyone will know...”
―One of Elsa's lines in the song "For the First Time in Forever"
A nervous Elsa during her coronation.
By Byzantinefire March 8, 2014
Three years later, Elsa is chosen to be crowned the new queen
regnant. To celebrate the momentous occasion, Arendelle invites royalty
from far and wide to join in the festivities, such as the dashing Prince Hans and the pompous Duke of Weselton
among others. Whilst Anna, the citizens of Arendelle, and the visiting
royals couldn't be more excited, Elsa is beyond reluctant, fearful the
major contact with the world will lead to the discovery of her powers.
Even so, she accepts that it's all merely for a day, and tries her best
to conceal her emotions, though the task proves to be difficult. At the
cathedral, Elsa's crowning takes place, but because she must wield the
traditional scepter and globus cruciger without her gloves, her
abilities are nearly revealed. Fortunately, she's able to withstand the
near exposure, and the festivities commence with a nightly ball. There,
Elsa and Anna are reunited for the first time in years, and they share
their very first conversation for quite some time, with Elsa leading the
way. Both sisters appear to be very joyous to finally share some time
together, and although Elsa's enjoying herself and quality time with
Anna, Anna's open desire to have moments like the occasion at hand
frequently causes Elsa to become reserved once again, reluctantly
telling Anna her wish simply cannot be, and without any further
explanations as to why, breaking the younger princess' heart and
prompting her to leave.
The Curse
“Look, it's snowing, it's snowing! The queen has cursed this land!”
―The Duke of Weselton
Elsa's powers revealed at the ball.
By Xd1358 March 1, 2014
Meanwhile, Elsa continues on with the party, meeting the visiting dignitaries
for a while before Anna returns, but with Prince Hans by her side.
After a small introduction, the two announce their newfound engagement
and asks for Elsa's blessing upon the marriage. Elsa's baffled by the
shocking news, but Anna and Hans couldn't appear more excited, going on
to ramble about the wedding arrangements. Elsa ceases the sudden
rambling by denying the marriage, much to Anna's disappointment. The
queen asks to speak to Anna alone in private, likely to finally confess
her abilities and why it's not wise to marry a total stranger without
causing a scene that would surely get her true magical nature exposed,
but the younger princess refuses any private conversation, stating
whatever Elsa has to say can be said to both her and Hans. Becoming
frustrated, Elsa outright forbids Anna of marrying someone she just met,
indirectly telling the princess she knows nothing about true love,
causing Anna to hiss back, telling Elsa all she knows is how to shut
people out. Although Elsa is visibly hurt by this, Elsa continues to
refuse, and the argument only worsens when Elsa orders the guards to end
the party and close the gates. But the heartbroken Anna confronts her
sister, completely terrified of living life imprisoned within the castle
again. With that, Elsa suggests that she leaves the castle so she can
be happy. Things take an ultimate turn for the worst when, out of blind
fury from Anna's constant questioning, Elsa's powers are finally
revealed, causing ice shards to rise from the ground, nearly striking
Anna and the other guests. Terrified by what she's done and the
reactions it receives, Elsa flees, though Anna, Hans and the Duke of
Weselton chase after her.
Elsa retreats into the fjords, successfully escaping her
pursuers, and as she does, everything in the land begins to freeze,
beginning with the entire body of water in the fjord, trapping all the
ships before spreading throughout the rest of the kingdom. Having fail
to retrieve her, Anna and Hans returns to the castle courtyard, where
the guests have gathered. The Duke of Weselton begins to panic as it
eerily begins snowing, declaring they must take action and put an end to
Elsa's curse, but Anna refuses and volunteers to seek out Elsa herself
and make things right, feeling its her fault for pushing her. With Hans
being left in charge of the kingdom, Anna heads off on her horse to
begin her search for her sister.
The Snow Queen
“I'm never going back, the past is in the past!”
―Elsa as she throws her crown
Elsa the Snow Queen within her ice palace.
By Hey1234 April 13, 2014
Meanwhile, that same night, Elsa has since arrived at the Northern
Mountain, miles upon miles away from Arendelle. At first, she's still
dreadfully downhearted by all that's just happened. The loss of her
sister, the abandoning of her kingdom and subjects, and the pain of her
past consuming her now that the public saw her as a demon for her winter
magic. However, oblivious to the storm she caused, she starts to
embrace her powers now that she is alone, letting them roam free and
finally unleashing the beauty aspect that Pabbie told her about years
ago, and in turn, this makes the new queen happier than she's ever been
in years. Now that she's living without fear of harming those she cares
about, Elsa has ultimate control over her abilities and creates herself
an ice palace
and her signature ice gown out of her magic, establishing herself as
the Snow Queen and officially abandoning her place as queen of
Arendelle, declaring she's never returning to her kingdom now that she's
finally happy and completely free to be who she is.
During her spectacle, Elsa also recreates Olaf,
the snowman she built with Anna as a child, but unknowingly imbues him
with life. And with his new enchantment, Olaf heads off into the world,
eventually stumbling upon Anna and leading her to Elsa's castle sometime
afterwards.
Elsa and Anna/The Creation of Marshmallow
“Elsa, we were so close...we can be like that again.”
―Anna to Elsa
Elsa losing control of her powers and freezing Anna's heart.
By Xd1358 March 1, 2014
From that day forth, Elsa lives peacefully in solitude, until one day
when Anna enters her castle. While Elsa becomes slightly elated that
Anna had come to visit her, she is still hesitant to return to
Arendelle, as well as rekindle her bond with Anna, still fearful of
harming her. Elsa then advises Anna to return home where she's safe,
wanting her to be happy in Arendelle, but Anna refuses to do so just as
Olaf rushes in, reminding Elsa of the whimsical childhood the sisters
shared. His presence proves there's love and beauty in her powers, and
remind her of the joyful moments she spent with Anna. It was enough to
bring a smile to the queen's face until the memory of nearly killing
Anna haunts her again, prompting Elsa to turn away, bidding farewell to
her sister. Anna accidentally increases the discomfort and stress upon
mentioning the kingdom's in danger, Elsa being horrified to learn that
she had placed a curse upon it. Overcome by fear and guilt, Elsa
unleashes her powers by accident once again, but this time, she
inadvertently hits Anna in her heart. As Olaf and Kristoff
(Anna's companion who offered to help guide her through the mountains
to find Elsa) run to try and aid Anna, Elsa demands for them to leave
her, as Anna belongs in Arendelle and she, however, does not. While Anna
still insists she come back with them, telling her she won't leave any
other way, Elsa is forced to create a gruesome snow beast known as Marshmallow, who throws the trio out of the castle.
A Queen's Monstrous Dread
Elsa's Ice Palace reflecting the fear she feels inside her.
By Alex2424121 October 4, 2013
Afterwards, Marshmallow becomes Elsa's official bodyguard, given that
Elsa truly wants nothing more than to be alone, and disguises himself
as snowy rocks outside of the castle to keep away any and all visitors
who may harm her majesty in any way. Meanwhile, within the walls of the
once beautiful ice palace, Elsa has shown to have, despite desperately
trying to conceal her emotions, lost control over her powers once again,
as the fear of endangering Arendelle has completely overcome her,
causing ice shards to fill her castle, giving it a darker and fearful
design, matching the monster Elsa fears she has become. Meanwhile, Anna
becomes weak, with Kristoff correctly believing it's due to Elsa
striking her. To find a cure, Kristoff leads Anna and their companions
to the Valley of the Living Rocks, where Pabbie returns and informs them
that unless Anna is able to perform an act of true love, Elsa's icy
curse would eventually freeze her, killing her. To save herself, Anna
and the others rush back to Arendelle to find and receive a kiss from
Hans before it's too late, believing true love's kiss is the act that
would break the spell.
Summit Siege
“Queen Elsa! Don't be the monster they fear you are.”
―Hans to Elsa
A provoked Elsa in battle with the soldiers.
By Hey1234 March 7, 2014
Meanwhile, back in the mountains, Hans and a group of soldiers arrive
to find Anna and arrest Elsa after believing the Snow Queen had Anna
captive. Marshmallow immediately leaps into action, and Elsa, upon
hearing the commotion, flees inside and tries to hide. As Marshmallow
defends against the attack, two soldiers
sneak past him and enter, searching for Elsa in an attempt to kill her
as per the Duke's orders, defying Hans' orders to not harm her. They
soon corner her, and Elsa is fearful at first, but eventually, after
becoming very provoked, uses her abilities against the two, willingly,
and comes close to killing them, completely furious at the harm they've
brought upon her and her home, as well as destroying her vow to keep her
powers from harming others. Elsa fights back when she uses her
abilities to battle the two by holding one of the bodyguards back
against the wall with ice spikes with a smaller one threatening to
pierce the guard through the neck, and pushing the other guard with a
block of ice against the balcony leaning towards the chasm below the
castle. Outside, Marshmallow continues to battle, but Hans brutally
injures him and causes him to go plummeting into a chasm to his apparent
death, leaving Elsa devoid of protection and allowing Hans and his
henchmen access into the castle, where Elsa has gained the upper hand
against the Duke's goons. Just as Elsa was about to murder the two, Hans
appears and stops her, telling her not to prove she's the monster they
believe she is. Elsa settles down a bit at Hans' words, realizing the
demon she was becoming and halts her magic. However, one of the soldiers
aims his arrow at Elsa, still following the Duke's orders, and just as
he is about to shoot her, Hans intervenes, causing the arrow to cut
through Elsa's chandelier which then plummets towards the ground. Elsa
tries to escape the collision, but is knocked out in the process. Hans
and the soldiers then capture her and head back to the kingdom.
Elsa's Imprisonment
“No...what have I done?”
―Elsa as she looks at the disaster that she has brought to Arendelle
Elsa's meeting with Hans whilst locked in the dungeon.
By Hey1234 March 7, 2014
Elsa soon awakens to find herself within the castle dungeon. She
tried to move around, but her chains were stuck to the floor. Chained
down in shackles, the snow queen finds herself trapped as she looks out
the cell's only window, finally witnessing the disaster she's brought
upon her former kingdom. Just then, Hans arrives to speak with her. Elsa
asks for Anna's whereabouts, but Hans explains she hasn't returned,
much to Elsa's concern. The prince then pleads for the queen to end the
curse, telling her it'd make things better. but she regretfully denies,
telling Hans that she's unable to. With that, Hans takes his leave, just
before Elsa begs for freedom, to which Hans claims he'll do what he
can. Once he's gone, Elsa's powers suddenly get the better of her chains
and are able to destroy the cell, allowing her to escape. Elsa flees
the castle and heads back into the fjords to return home, but her
fearful emotions cause a deadly blizzard to consume Arendelle, making
her retreat that much more difficult, just as Hans learns of her escape.
Needing to put an end to the winter, Hans heads out to kill Elsa,
believing her death would not only free the kingdom, but earn him praise
and admiration, selfishly wanting to rule the land as a beloved king.
Meanwhile, with Hans having betrayed Anna and revealing himself to be
a ruthless murderer, her curse becomes stronger and her death process
is nearly complete. Olaf, however, informs her that Kristoff is the one
that truly loves her, and that he's the one she must kiss to save
herself. Anna and Olaf retreat to find the mountain man, just as Hans
confronts Elsa not too far away. Elsa pleads to be left alone, and asks
Hans to take care of Anna for her, to which Hans responds by telling her
about the curse she accidentally put upon Anna, and that she died from
it despite his efforts to save her. Devastated by the heart wrenching
news, Elsa collapses and mourns the death of her sister, ceasing the
blizzard and giving Hans the chance to finally eliminate her, as she's
now vulnerable. Hans slowly approaches the Snow Queen from behind and
draws his sword, ready to decapitate her. However, Anna arrives on the
scene, and although she was freezing to death quicker and quicker, she
jumps in front of Elsa as her curse takes full effect, turning into an
ice statue the second Hans' sword hits, causing him to fall back
unconscious just before Anna's last, dying breath is lost.
Elsa recovers and sees her sister's fate, causing her to weep and
clutch on to the statue while blaming herself for bringing this upon
her. However, Anna's saving Elsa was an act of true love, and thaws her
frozen heart, while bringing Anna back to life.
The Great Thaw
“I love you.”
―Anna to Elsa
The Great Thaw.
By Xd1358 March 1, 2014
Elsa is overwhelmingly joyous and relieved to see Anna alive and
well, and is touched at how Anna has risked her life to save her. Anna
responds by telling Elsa she loves her, and Olaf figures out that the
act of true love was Anna's sacrifice, and that's what thawed her heart.
These words from the snowman give Elsa the realization that the curse
can be lifted, and that love is the key to doing so. Realizing that love
enables her to control her powers, Elsa is able to use this and focuses
herself, removing the icy curse from Arendelle and bringing summer back
to the kingdom. With peace restored, Elsa rekindles her bond with Anna
and is praised by her people for freeing them from the curse, having
learned she's far from a monster. She uses her abilities to give Olaf a
snow cloud to prevent him from melting away.
As Hans struggles to his feet, Kristoff tries to attack Hans, but
Anna confronts him instead for his betrayal by berating him for his
frozen heart and punching him in the face, so hard that Hans falls off
the ship they were standing on, into the water below. Anna and Elsa
share another hug again, rekindling their sisterly bond.
After returning to her rightful position as queen of Arendelle,
Elsa cuts off trade with Weselton, deports Hans, the Duke and his men
for their attempted assassinations, and names Kristoff the Official
Arendelle Ice Master and Deliverer. Later, she creates an ice rink in
the castle courtyard for the people of Arendelle to enjoy. Elsa declares
to Anna that they will never close the castle gates again now that she
is finally accepted and makes a pair of ice skates for Anna, and the two
sisters join in the celebration of harmony, having the fun they used to
share together at long last.
It's a Small World: The Animated Series
Elsa and Anna make a small cameo in the animated mini-series in the
episode "Little Birds, Frost and Pine", happily playing in the winter
snow together, building Olaf.
Once Upon a Time
Elsa in Once Upon a Time.
By Kh815 12 days ago
In the Season 3 finale episode of the ABC series Once Upon a Time, Elsa makes a cameo appearance at the very end, arriving in Storybrooke after being brought inadvertently from Rumplestiltskin's castle in the past from an urn that had held her within it.
Her face is unseen, and the actress portraying the Snow Queen is
currently unknown. However, she is set to have a role in the following
season. What her role is going to be like and whether she will be
portrayed as sympathetic or antagonistic, is currently unknown.
Kingdom Keepers
Elsa makes an appearance toward the end of "The Insider",
"distracting" the oncoming storm with a cold front and helping the
Keepers defeat the Overtakers.
Video Games
Disney INFINITY
Elsa is included as a playable character in Disney INFINITY. She was released both as a singular figure and with her sister Anna, in a dual Frozen Toy Box pack with two customization Power Discs.
Quests themed around Elsa (and her sister) include:
Frozen Hunt - Do you want to build a Snowman? Find and step on 4 buttons hidden around Arendelle to do just that. Watch out for thin ice!
Frozen Adventure - Experience an interactive adventure from various scenes of Disney's Frozen movie.
Anna's Quest - Arendelle has frozen solid! Go to the mountains and bring Elsa back to her throne so she can undo the spell.
Let it Go! - It's the anniversary of Queen Elsa's coronation, but she's missing and the Weselton thugs are causing a ruckus. Help!
Olaf's Race - Zoom around a racetrack featuring everybody's favorite snowman, Olaf.
Elsa also has her own exclusive adventure, however, called "Elsa's
Slingshot Gallery". The aim of it is to hit targets with your slingshot
to get as much points as you can within a certain time limit. Yellow
targets yield 1 point while red targets yield 3 points.
Frozen: Free Fall
Elsa appears in Frozen: Free Fall both as a child and adult on
various levels along with Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven, Hans and Pabbie.
Her special ability is her ice magic, known as 'glacier' in the game.
Disney Parks
Elsa posing for a photo at Disneyland Paris.
By Hey1234 5 days ago
Anna and Elsa now have meet and greets at Disneyland as well as Disneyland Paris
in the winter; they have been making appearances ahead of their movie's
release. As of now, the sisters are currently doing daily
meet-and-greet sessions in the Magic Kingdom's Princess Fairytale Hall. And due to their popularity, FastPass services are available. The princess also appear in Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, in the same park.
In California, Anna and Elsa are featured in a winter themed area of Fantasyland. Also, both princesses are now featured in Disneyland Paris' Disney Magic on Parade, on a float also featuring Olaf.
On October 22, 2013, Anna and Elsa began early meet-and-greet sessions at Disney's Hollywood Studios, though this was temporary because their former meet-and-greet location at the Norway Pavilion was unfinished at the time.
In Disney California Adventure, Elsa makes a special appearance in Winter Dreams, the winter themed rendition of the nighttime spectacular World of Color. And during her appearance, she performs "Let it Go". In a similar role, Elsa appears in the Disneyland Paris spectacular, Disney Dreams!
Elsa is also featured in the Magic Kingdom show, Celebrate the Magic, performing "Let it Go".
Relationship with Other Characters
Allies
Anna
Elsa and Anna.
By Xd1358 March 1, 2014
Since the two were young, Elsa and Anna have always been the best of
friends and loved each other dearly. The two enjoyed playing together,
and Anna loved it when Elsa used her magic to create a winter
wonderland. However, after Elsa accidentally hit Anna with her ice magic
and almost killed her, Elsa became too scared to go near Anna out of
fear her powers could harm her again, even when she later became all the
family she had left when their parents died. While Elsa's desire to
stay away from Anna was out of her love for her, Anna felt distanced
from her and constantly tried to reconnect with Elsa without
understanding or knowing about Elsa's powers, as the troll king removed
all magic including memories of magic to revive her. During the
coronation party, the two seemed to temporarily reconnect as they
enjoyed themselves and Anna expressed her wish that they could always be
close like this. Elsa, caught up in the moment, sincerely agrees but
knows why they must keep their distance and closes herself off again,
which they are both saddened by, though Anna was not aware of Elsa's
feelings. They also seemed to reconnect by their love of chocolate,
after Elsa saying what is that amazing smell and they both sniffed the
air to the delight of finding it was chocolate.
When Elsa's powers are revealed to the kingdom after the two got
into an argument about Anna's engagement to Hans and how Elsa always
shuts everybody out, Elsa runs away and Anna, knowing it wasn't Elsa's
fault as she was the one who pushed Elsa, volunteered to get her back,
saying "She's my sister. She would never hurt me." When she got to
Elsa's castle, she tried to get Elsa to come back home with her and fix
the eternal winter Elsa had cast on the kingdom together, but couldn't
persuade her as Elsa didn't know how to fix what she had done and was
too afraid of, and distressed at, hurting others. Elsa's negative
emotions explode unwillingly, striking Anna's heart. Nonetheless, Anna's
love for Elsa prevailed and proved to be the thing Anna held most dear
to her, shown best when she chose to not get saved by Kristoff but
instead ran in front of Elsa to protect her from Hans' killing strike,
freezing to solid ice and sacrificing her own life in the process.
This demonstrates just how deep Anna's love for Elsa is and that
no matter what happens, their sisterly bond is the most important thing
to her. This act of true love is also ultimately what saves Anna from
Elsa's curse, as Olaf makes the connection that Anna's actions were an
act of true love, which teaches Elsa how to finally thaw winter and
control her powers, allowing her to restore her bond with Anna. Elsa and
Anna truly care and love each other and while Elsa was too scared of
hurting Anna to get close to her and Anna was at times somewhat pushy
and insistent on helping Elsa (which could at times make things worse)
the two will always love each other and do anything for the sake of the
other's happiness.
Olaf
Elsa recreating Olaf.
By Byzantinefire March 8, 2014
Olaf was based on a snowman Anna and Elsa created when they were
young and has a powerful connection with Elsa, as he is not only her
living creation, but also the physical representation of Elsa's
happiness and desire to be with her sister again like they were when
they were children. Thus, Olaf's desire for summer is Elsa's desire to
rekindle the warmth between her and Anna. When Elsa first saw Olaf
alive, she was surprised, as she did not know she had imbued her beloved
snowman with life. At first Elsa was happy, as he reminded her of the
fun that her powers once brought the two sisters, but this also brought
back the painful memory of how the fun times came to a tragic end when
Anna was hurt by Elsa's powers. As a result, she tried to isolate
herself from Olaf and Anna again to keep them away from her and her
powers, but due to the latter's persistence, she had to use force by
creating Olaf's "brother" Marshmallow to throw them out of her castle.
However, Elsa saw the error of her ways when she realized how powerful
her bond with Anna was, as Olaf was the one to realize that Anna's act
of true love for Elsa thawed her frozen heart. Thus, Elsa learned that
love was the answer to ending Arendelle's winter. When Olaf started to
melt, due to the return of summer, Elsa saved his life by rebuilding the
almost-puddle snowman and giving him his own flurry to keep him cool.
In the end, he enjoys summer and helps Anna to skate with Elsa, much
like when the three skated together in their earlier years, showing that
Olaf loves both the sisters.
Kristoff
Kristoff's new sled as Anna explains that Elsa promoted him to Arendelle's Official Ice Master.
By Hey1234 March 7, 2014
Although she had little interaction with Kristoff (including after
she struck Anna in the heart with her powers, and at the ending), it is
enough to show that although she was scared and wary to see him at
first, as she was with pretty much everyone else, she soon comes to
accept him after knowing what he did for her sister. When Kristoff
attempted to confront Hans for trying to kill the two sisters,
Elsa seems touched by Kristoff's protectiveness over her and Anna. She
even gives him the title "Official Arendelle Ice Master and Deliverer,"
so he can be with Anna. In the storybook app of the film, it is revealed
that Elsa approved of Anna and Kristoff's love for each other.
Pabbie
Elsa and the royal family's meeting with Pabbie.
By Hey1234 5 days ago
Although Elsa and Pabbie's interaction was brief, the wise troll's
words of wisdom stayed with Elsa for the years leading up to her
adulthood and coronation. The encounter between the two proved to be
some of the most influential of Elsa's life, eventually leading to her
isolation and understanding that, while her powers are indeed a
beautiful gift, it can be very powerful and dangerous, should her
control over them be lacking in any way. However, like the King and
Queen, Pabbie's words weren't completely understood, as the troll stated
fear would be Elsa's enemy. Whilst Elsa and her family believed it was
the fear others would have, Pabbie truly meant Elsa's fear, as
her emotions control her abilities. Being somewhat ancient, and highly
mystical, Pabbie also holds the most knowledge and understanding over
Elsa's mysterious powers, more so than any other character in the film.
Marshmallow
Elsa being guarded by Marshmallow during the Ice Palace's attack.
By Hey1234 5 days ago
Unlike Olaf, who was created by Elsa's happiness, Marshmallow was
born out of Elsa's desire to be alone, and his existence exhibits a
hostile side to Elsa's nature. Elsa, fearing confrontation, had
reluctantly created him when Anna refused to leave her even after she
was accidentally harmed by Elsa. Although Marshmallow had excessively
forced Anna and her friends out, he returned to Elsa's side loyally and
took his role as her defender quite seriously. He had even tried his
best to defend her when the castle, and by extension Elsa within it,
came under attack. Elsa had watched Marshmallow fight the invaders,
possibly out of concern that Marshmallow would not be able to keep them
away from the castle. However, as other guards had swarmed into the
castle and forced her to retreat, Marshmallow risked his own life to
prevent other soldiers from getting in, but had fallen into the gorge in
the process.
Enemies
Hans
“As heir, Elsa was preferable, of course, but no one was getting anywhere with her.”
―Hans explaining his original plans to Anna during the betrayal scene
Hans confronting a saddened and scared Elsa about her accidental winter curse on Arendelle.
By Xd1358 March 1, 2014
Originally, it was Hans' plan to marry the soon-to-be queen regnant
of Arendelle so he could rule the kingdom with her by his side. However,
he gave up on the idea when he got word of her dislike of being near
people. It was unknown to him that she was doing this to keep her
subjects safe from her unstable winter magic. He did not learn of her
abilities until she and Anna got into an argument about Anna and Hans'
engagement. The instability of her emotions caused her to inadvertently
reveal her powers to everyone at the ball. From then on, as each event
unfolded, he had to constantly change his plan to become King of
Arendelle. From making the Queen seem like a monster in the eyes of the
public then killing her to end her accidental winter curse and become a
hero of the people. His pursuit of the crown would be complete without
having to marry Anna. There is also how he backed up Anna's claim about
Elsa's innocence and dismissed the Duke's about the queen being a
monster when she ran away and accidently unleashed a winter curse on the
kingdom, when her powers were revealed, this was done to further get
into Anna's good graces. This also required getting into Queen Elsa's
good graces by stopping her from killing the Duke of Weselton's thugs
after they provoked her into an angered state and appearing to show
mercy towards her, when it was ultimately to get her to let her guard
down for a chance to kill her with the chandelier, and locked her up in
the castle dungeon and chained her down in shackles, then again after he
lied to her about Anna already being killed by her accidental curse
when chasing her out to the frozen fjords. However, Elsa was saved from
his treachery by Anna and the plot for usurpation was foiled.
The Duke of Weselton
The Duke meeting Anna and Elsa.
By Xd1358 March 1, 2014
Originally the Duke of Weselton was polite to Elsa even offering her a
dance at the coronation, but this was all to exploit Arendelle's riches
in trade. When her powers are revealed to everyone, he is the first to
call her a monster and continued to believe so, even though Anna and
Hans tried to reassure him that she was not and was just scared. When
Hans goes off to find Anna, the Duke volunteers his henchmen and tells
them that if they encounter Queen Elsa, they are to kill her, which they
failed to do so. When Hans told him and the other Dignitaries (as one
of his lies) that Anna had died from Elsa's magic, the Duke showed some
sadness over Anna's alleged death and was the first to say that there
was no doubt that Elsa was a monster and that they were all in danger.
At the end of the film, Elsa cuts off all ties with Weselton due to the
Duke's persecution of her.
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