Jack Frost/Elsa

Jack Frost/Elsa, also known as Jelsa, is the het crossover pairing between Jack Frost from the Dreamworks film Rise of the Guardians, and Queen Elsa from the Disney film franchise Frozen. 
The ship became popular in late 2013 after the release of the first Frozen film, with fans of both properties noting the similarities between the two characters and often citing these parallels as factors for the ship's appeal. Because there are no canon interactions between the two characters, fans of the ship created fanworks to show them together and to establish a common baseline for fanon.
There is sometimes a rivalry or animosity between fans of many of Elsa's ships, including Jelsa, especially if said fans headcanon her as a lesbian. Though multishippers do exist, shippers tend to pick one over the others.
==Canon==
The characters never meet in canon materials due to being from different works made by separate companies; Jack is a DreamWorks character, while Elsa is a Disney character.
In the Frozen films, Elsa is Queen of Arendelle, and has hidden the fact that she has ice powers for most of her life to protect both her sister and those around her, believing she is a danger to others. Over the course of the films, Elsa learns to accept and embrace her powers, and rebuilds her relationship with her sister.
In Rise of the Guardians, Jack is a human teenager who drowns trying to save his sister, then loses his memories and becomes an incarnation of frost, ice and snow. Centuries after his death, the world is threatened by a nightmare and Jack is chosen to help save it. Through a series of adventures, Jack regains his memories and helps renew children’s beliefs in the Guardians of Childhood, becoming the guardian of fun and defeating the nightmare.
==Ship==
Fans of Jack Frost/Elsa have noted interest in the ship stemming from the pairs' contrasting personalities, as well as similar personal values and experiences that the characters have gone through. Jack is characterized as being playful and mischievous, and Elsa is characterized as being reserved and quiet. Both value their siblings and have experienced extensive isolation; Elsa isolated herself in her room to protect her sister, while Jack was alone for centuries after drowning in his rescue attempt. Fans of the ship have stated that Jack and Elsa could find comfort in one another, by having someone that has gone through similar experiences to relate.
The two conflicting personalities could definitely lead to some very interesting interactions and tensions. Elsa is quiet, regal, mature, and reserved as the perfect Queen, while Jack is very playful, a fun-loving, mischievous, and trouble-making spirit. However, that is not to say that Elsa isn't sassy, or Jack isn't responsible as well. They both have complex personalities that complement each other quite nicely. They balance each other out, Elsa showing him the importance of being serious, and Jack showing her the importance of having fun and "letting it go". 
Others try to argue that Jack is over 300 years old, compared to Elsa who is only 21 years old (in the first Frozen movie). Although, this is a popular trope in fiction pairing an immortal with a mortal, the tragedy of their separation through the test of time a preferable tool for drama and angst. It is also worth noting that Jack possesses the ability to change his physical appearance at will. And although not officially confirmed, many fans believe that, after the happenings in Frozen 2, Elsa, as the Fifth Spirit, has also become immortal.
Another thing that shippers use to defend their pairing is that William Joyce, the creator of the book series The Guardians of Childhood that inspired the Rise of the Guardians movie, has acknowledged in multiple occasions the existence of the Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons fandom, as well as the Jelsa community, even going as far as showing support for the shipWilliam Joyce Interview - Shreveport writer, artist and filmmaker William Joyce talks with 101.7 / 710 KEEL's Robert J Wright and Erin McCarty about his latest book, plans for upcoming movies and why he continues to call Shreveport home. .
==Fandom==
The crossover pairing became quite popular after Frozen's release in November 2013; various forms of fanworks could be found: fanart, gifs, vids, fanfiction. Due to this, Elsa was often added to the Big Four fandom. The pairing was nicknamed "Jelsa" by fans. It's by far one of the largest pairings for Elsa and one of the top pairings for Jack Frost as well.
Every release of new Frozen media content has only helped boost the Jelsa community's enthusiasm, with the fans going as far as starting a petition to have Jack Frost appear in the (then rumored) Frozen sequel, despite him being a character from a rival company Petition: Make a movie with Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians and Elsa from Frozen. ( A Jelsa movie ) . But as the years passed, the fandom cooled down considerably until its resurgence with the release of Frozen II. The ship's popularity rose once again, many fans pointing out even more parallels between Jack and Elsa after the sequel came out.
=== Fandom Toxicity ===
As loving and supporting as the fandom seems to be, it goes without saying that it had its downsides down the road as well. Some Jelsa shippers have shown rather aggressive behavior over the years, going as far as attacking other ships related to Jack or Elsa. Similarly, other Jack or Elsa shippers have gone after Jelsa shippers just as much. Stolen fanwork has been another issue in the community, be it either from other ships or even from the Jelsa community's creators. Toxicity reached such extreme levels that it discouraged a considerable amount of shippers from staying in the fandom.
One of the more influential artists for the Jelsa pairing was Kazeki Instagram post, Jan 8, 2021, who had inspired a lot of people to fall in love with the pairing. However, due to many people stealing her fanart and reposting them or making merchandise out of them, she ended up leaving the internet (and fandoms in general).Kazeki is one of my favourite artist. Her art is my inspiration and her art gives me life. Just wanted to repost the fanart that started it all (by kazeki) posted to r/Jelsa, May 16, 2014
===Common Tropes & Genres===
*Canon Divergence: Many fans have tweaked the movies' timelines in their own works, playing around with their own headcanons for Jack and Elsa to meet, and for their relationship (either romantic or not) to develop. Over the years, storytellers have explored the spectrum of canon compliance vastly, constantly finding new scenarios that fit the official media. Some of the widely known fics to explore the Rise of the Guardians and Frozen timelines were Frostbitten by Arialene, and ICE ALLIANCE by NopeNotTelling.
*Alternate Universes:
**Modern AU: High School and College AUs are fairly common in the fandom. The fandom also likes to adapt the concept of the Disney x DreamWorks rivalry into a never ending assortment of competitive settings such as rival schools, cliques, businesses, families, factions, etc
**Hogwarts AU: for example Artist Wain Wagtail has a series of Hogwarts Comics depicting Jack, Elsa, and their friends.
**Titanic AU
**Narnia AU
**Storybrooke AU
*Hurt/Comfort: usually emotional hurt/comfort where Elsa and Jack comfort each other concerning their past trauma, although there are some fanworks where it is hurt Jack and Elsa providing the comfort
*Crossover: crossovers where Jack and Elsa meet other Disney or Dreamworks characters is quite common. These are often related to the Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons.
===Challenges===
*Jelsa Week
==Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
*Frostbitten by Arialene
*Of Cold Appearances and Warm Hearts by ClearEyes
*Like Burning by disarmed
*Deus Ex: Revenant, Cold to the Touch, Of Ghosts and Valkyries, The Line by Furiyan
*Under the moon's watch by mekuro-K
*A Tale of Two High Schools by Nardragon
*ICE ALLIANCE: A Jelsa Fanfic (now set AFTER Frozen 2) by NopeNotTelling
*Give It a Chance, Behind Frosted Doors by OniNoKo
*Not What I Had In Mind by Queen Isabelle
*My Heart Beats For You, Rusted From the Rain, Love Born to Find by rambledore
*Beware His Frozen Heart by Reyzel616
*Hey Baby (do you come here often?), The Mechanics of Love by SaturnXK
*To Thaw a Heart by silence.like.sleeping
*The Past Is In The Past, Never Mix Personal With Business by The Atlantean
*check the pipes for frost, not in so many words, and apples by therentyoupay
*Of Golden Snitches and First Kisses by tristinai
*Cold Rivalry by WickedgreenPhantom
===Fanart===
*Jelsa - You don't need to be alone anymore by Lehanan
*Jack Frost/Elsa by toritewa
*Wintery Love by cherlye
*The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway Picspam
*Let's frost the world together! by Panda-neko-pyon
* by Neimy Kanami
* by Neimy Kanami
*Baby It's Cold Outside Animatic // (Jack Frost & Elsa) by Emirichu
===Video Edits===
*I won't give up
*Broken Love
*Media:Kristoff & Anna, Jack & Elsa - By The Boab Tree - Angela Little
*Miles Jack Frost and Elsa
*Winter Love - Elsa and Jack
*Somebody That I Used To Know | Elsa x Jack (feat Pitch)
*Jack & Elsa - Frost Killing Hour
*Jack/Elsa It's too cold
*Elsa and Jack Frost // Afraid
*Moon and Star (Jelsa)
*(Jelsa) Let It Go/Let Her Go
*MMD Jack and Elsa - Anything you can do
*❝g ℓ α ѕ ѕ н e α r т❞ -- נαcκ/εʟsα
*(Jelsa) Frozen Heart
===Cosplays===
*Best of Anime 2014 Rise of the Brave Tangled Frozen and Dragons - A Big Six sketch.
*Disney Frozen 2 Elsa and Guardian Jack Frost - Find a Way (Jelsa) Fanfiction - by Working with Lemons
*40 Reasons to Ship Jelsa by Frostplay
===Recs===
*Jelsa Fic Rec by royalefrost
*#jhavenproject2020 - A Jelsa collab.
==Example Art Gallery==
File:Elsa and Jack Love in the Ice.jpg|alt=illustration of Elsa drawing her arms around Jack's neck, Jack has his hand on her right wrist, in the background is a castle made of ice|Elsa and Jack: Love in the Ice by Yinamon (2014)
File:30 Day Challenge Jelsa Day 05 - Kissing.jpg|alt=illustration of Elsa and JAck kissing, arms wrapped arounf each other, on a soft, plae purple background|30 Day Challenge [Jelsa] Day 05 - Kissing by Varo-DY (2014)
File:Celia-yukihogwarts.jpg|alt=Digital fanart of Jack Frost and Elsa in Slytherin Hogwarts robes|Harry Potter AU art by celia-yuki (2015) 
==Meta/Further Reading==
*Fans help Jack Frost and Queen Elsa find magical, Frosty Love by Aja Romano at The Daily Dot (March 3, 2014)
*Why Jack Frost and Elsa make the cutest couple ever at Buzzfeed
*In Defense of Jelsa, and Why I Ship It Why I Luxury cruise Jelsa (Anti-Jelsa Arguments) (dead link) by jazzphatheredux on Tumblr
*Why I Ship Jelsa frequently brought up arguments by foreverdelighted on Tumblr
==Fannish Resources==
*Elsa/Jack Frost works at AO3
*Jelsa at ROTBTD Wikia
*The Jelsa Discord Server's Tumblr (ask for Discord link)
===Deviantart===
*frozenguardians
*jack-frost-x-elsa
*jack-love-elsa
*jelsashippers
*jelsa-forever
*annaxjackxelsa
*Jack Frost and Elsa at FrozenShips
==References==
Category:Het Pairings
Category:Frozen Relationships
Category:Rise of the Guardians
Category:Non/Disney
Category:Crossover Relationships