Few Disney films have carved out as much of an expansive narrative for themselves as Frozen did. Tangled and Frozen, for example, are both beloved Disney princess films, but while Tangled has spawned only a follow-up television series and a quick short, Frozen exploded into popular culture.
A short, a Christmas special, a musical, an Epcot attraction, and one of Disney's few theatrically-released sequels, Frozen II, there always seems to be more story to tell in the mystical mountains of Arendelle. It's perfect for this, too, because the cast of characters is stunning and fun, if not a bit spread out on the classic D&D moral alignment charts.
10 Anna - Chaotic Good
As the younger sister of the main two siblings, Kristen Bell's Anna experienced much lower expectations throughout her upbringing and coming-of-age. The result of this was her general bemusement in the world and unabashed nature of being true to herself.
Her actions are always unpredictable, but they are always in the best interest of helping other people. Anna might seem to act in insane capacities at time, but it is always because she wants to love and be loved. Whether that comes in the form of talking to paintings during the day or getting engaged to someone she just get met, Anna is an unpredictable whirlwind of bonkers actions.
9 Elsa - Neutral Good
Idina Menzel's Elsa was always taught to be prim and proper and to not let anyone see her powers. As a result, she is vastly more reserved than her sister. An argument could be made for her as chaotic, considering she is always running into danger, but it's obvious that Elsa trusts her instincts above all else.
Elsa is looking out for other people, often to a fault, and always trying to get to the bottom of whatever truth most resonates with her. She is a wondrous spirit in the world, known strongly to herself.
8 Kristoff - Neutral Good
Like Elsa, Jonathan Groff's Kristoff is also a neutral good character, but for exceedingly different reasons. Elsa is neutral because she trusts her gut over the laws of man and the chaos of nature. However, Kristoff is neutral because he follows the laws of nature.
Even if he is too cynical to believe himself to be one with nature, Kristoff does coexist with the natural resources of the Earth. But when he needs advice, he seeks it from his family of rocks or from Sven, who only talks to him. Right. Sure he does, Kristoff. Keep marching to the Kristoff beat, buddy.
7 Olaf - Chaotic Good
Think about all the things that happen to Josh Gad's Olaf over the course of the first movie. He sings a song about living in summer, he gets impaled and laughs at it, he counts to sixty when Anna says she "needs a minute," he randomly interjects about his skeletal system. From scene to scene, anything could come out of Olaf's mouth.
This is chaos because Olaf never quite understands the world around him. (Maybe when he gets older, he will.) But Olaf is one of the most loyal friends in the entire Disney canon and he is a virtuous force for good.
6 Sven - Lawful Neutral
This might seem like a difficult one to make a case for because how could Sven be anything but good? He is a loyal reindeer who always looks out for his friends and does his best to help Kristoff propose marriage to Anna in Frozen II.
However, it's exactly this. Sven loves Anna and Elsa, sure, but his loyalty is first and foremost to Kristoff. If things went south in the castle, Sven would return to the status quo instantly. He doesn't look out for himself primarily. He looks out for himself and Kristoff.
5 Hans - Lawful Evil
This is the easiest moral alignment in the entire list of Frozen characters. First of all, Hans is straight up evil. There's no doubting this. He is a crooked villain who attempts to kill both Anna and Elsa.
However, what's perhaps most villainous about this is the way he goes about it. He is cold, calculating, and unfeeling. A true royal son of a gun Santino Fontana's Hans is! Obeying the laws of kings and kingdoms and pretending like he cares about Arendelle, Hans nearly gets away with his cruel plans by going by the book.
4 Pabbie - Chaotic Good
It might seem like Pabbie, the paternal figure of Kristoff's rock troll family, is a sage and a soothsayer and therefore, he must be a lawful character. However, consider the fact that he is a rock troll who always withholds pertinent information until the characters are in desperate need of it.
Pabbie does not keep the info away forever; he does divulge it eventually. However, he likes to wait until the last possible second because he enjoys watching the world burn. Behind his stoic demeanor, Pabbie is cackling and rubbing his hands together in anticipation of the chaos he has sown.
3 Mattias - Lawful Good
Mattias is a character who is not introduced until the sequel to Frozen, but he fortunately does not end up being a twist villain like Hans was at the outset of the saga. Instead, he begins his arc as a loyal guard to the kingdom of Arendelle and that's how he ends it.
No matter who is in charge of the kingdom, Mattias takes his orders from them. And when Anna comes to him with the absurd request to destroy the kingdom, he trusts her leadership and aids her goals.
2 Oaken - Lawful Evil
This might be an even more ludicrous suggestion than the one that Sven is neutral rather than good. The idea of Oaken, a man who runs a shop with his family and lives peacefully in Arendelle at the outset of Frozen II, being evil? Absurd! But perhaps he's not all that he seems.
Consider when he towers above Kristoff ominously in the first movie and throws him into the snow with no supplies and no food. What if Kristoff died in the cold? Did he have no sympathy for him? If there's ever a third Frozen, Oaken might be a good choice for a surprise antagonist.
1 Ryder - Neutral Good
The Frozen universe is filled with exceptional characters who occupy secondary roles in the story, like Honeymaren and Iduna. But the one who definitely deserves to have his character fleshed out more is Ryder, the Kristoff counterpart in Frozen II who is voiced by Jason Ritter, a god-tier actor.
Ryder also has a strong affinity for reindeer and a fun hobby of pretending that they talk to him. However, he also has a thorough knowledge of marriage customs among his people. Ryder is a silly character who largely keeps to himself and disappears for the second half of the sequel. But he would be fun to explore in depth! For now, he's a neutral good man because he loves to just chill and relax and do whatever a Ryder does. In the word of Frozen, one can do that with no problem.
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