Anna Rose

**Princess Anna** (pronounced **Ah-na**) is the daughter of Queen Aurora Rose and King Philip. She was an act of rebellion against her mother's parents, Tiana and Prince Naveen, and is a twin to her sister Elsa. She was conceived in episode 6 of the Aurora generation of the Disney Princess Challenge and born in the 7th episode. She is the 5th Disney Princess.

## Description

Unlike her older sister Elsa, Anna is optimistic, energetic, awkward, and generally far from elegant. She is also free-spirited, and has garnered an extrovert mentality after years of living within the confines of the castle gates without her sister's company. As a result, she is quick to make friends and craves affection and companionship, though this serves as potentially her greatest flaw, as she can sometimes be *too* trusting towards strangers - an issue brought to attention with the introduction of the malevolent Prince Hans.

Anna's most valued asset and the true object of her affection is her relationship with her sister. Since childhood, Anna has been attached to Elsa and greatly admired her abilities, to which she saw as unique. Throughout most of the film, Anna is also the only individual to express faith that Elsa was not a monster. This is in contrast to the Duke of Weselton, Kristoff, as well as the entirety of Arendelle's populace, who were all notably sceptical towards Elsa's benevolence, and feared at what she was capable of. Against all these odds, however, Anna remained hopeful, and fiercely assured that Elsa's true nature was gentle and caring; so much so, that she willingly threw herself into the dangerous terrains of the mountains to retrieve her sister from exile, only armed with the belief that the strength of their bond would be enough to motivate Elsa to return, which is example of Anna's powerful sense of hope and optimism. Anna relies on these traits to carry her through her hardships, and though she still faces overwhelming struggle, her buoyant mentality ultimately led to the restoration of both her kingdom's welfare, and the relationship with her sister.

Anna also tends to act before she thinks, and can be rather impulsive and quick-tempered at times, which causes quite a bit of trouble. Throughout the film, she made several imprudent decisions as a result of this trait, such as accepting Hans' suspiciously hasty marriage proposal despite barely knowing him and provoking the beastly Marshmallow despite his ferocious size and power grossly outweighing her own. She can also be quite stubborn as she initially refused to accept the possibility that Hans was not her true love, despite the valid criticisms regarding the idea from Elsa and Kristoff. Furthermore, she repeatedly went against Kristoff's advisement (such as letting him face a pack of wolves alone while she remained out of harm) throughout their adventure. Balancing this out is the fact that Anna is fearless, sometimes intelligent, quick-thinking, good in a crisis and highly skilled in self-defence, allowing her to overcome various challenges, including those caused by her own lack of impulse control. She held her own against Marshmallow (despite their difference in assets), a pack of wolves, and was solely responsible for the downfall of Hans.

Despite her flaws, Anna is an extremely sweet, selfless, and loving character. Numerous times throughout the film, she puts the safety and well-being of others before her own, showing great loyalty and admiration for her friends and family. Though clumsy and comical, she has a strong sense of purity and heart, as well as fearlessness and good judgement.

In the sequel, Anna has shown to be a little more mature though she still retains some aspects of her personality. She finds happiness in no longer being alone, having her sister back as well as Olaf, Sven, Kristoff, and the gates open. Although no longer being rash and impulsive, she is also shown in wanting to connect more with her fellow Arendellians. She is also very protective of Elsa, loving her life the way it is and not wanting to lose her sister again, Anna insists on accompanying Elsa though her journey and tries persuading her against too many dangerous choices, indirectly pushing Kristoff away in the process, something she realises and apologies to him for it later. After the apparent 'deaths' of Elsa and Olaf, Anna breaks down being rendered virtually alone again, but she manages to pull herself together to fulfil Elsa's wish and destroy the dam to lift the curse. She shows great leadership qualities in leading her fellow Arendellian soldiers in leading the Earth Giants to destroy Runeard's Dam, something which Elsa and the other spirits recognised and stated Arendelle deserves to stand because of her doing what was best for everyone, acknowledging her as a great and noble leader, whom Elsa recognises as the best person to be queen. After Elsa's return, the resurrection of Olaf, and engagement to Kristoff, Anna accepted that it's okay for her and her sister to separate so long as they maintain contact with one another. In the three years since the first movie, Anna has fully grown up as she becomes a responsible and cheerful Queen who continues to look after the needs of Arendelle. in a crisis which ultimately aids her in overcoming obstacles.

## Toddlerhood

Anna and Elsa aged up in the final episode of season 4. Anna aged up with the clingy trait as she is very close to her sister Elsa and they were seen playing together a lot.

## Childhood

Anna aged up with her sister Elsa in the first episode of the Frozen season. Anna aged up with the Creativity aspiration and the Sensitive trait. Anna and Elsa played in the snow together until Elsa accidentally struck Anna with her magical powers, which caused their parents to separate the sisters. Throughout the years, Anna continued to try and get Elsa to play with her and build a snowman although Elsa always said no and ignored Anna, isolating herself, upsetting Anna.

## Teenhood

Anna and Elsa aged up in episode 2 of the season and Anna celebrated her birthday with her parents, whilst Elsa still isolated herself in her room. Anna aged up with the Cheerful and the Monarch traits with the Soulmate aspiration.

In episode 3, Aurora and Philip decide to go on a two-week trip across the sea to find answers to Elsa's powers when the girls are 15 years old, but the parents perish at sea, leaving Anna and Elsa devastated and Elsa the next to be in line for the throne. On the day of Elsa's corination, Anna is excited about the castle gates finally being open after so many years and to see her sister Elsa again. However, Anna bumps into a man visiting Arendale who is reveals himself as Prince Hans. Anna is instantly attracted to Hans and falls in love with him. After knowing Hans for about an hour, Anna accepts his marriage proposal despite not knowing him for even 24 hours so takes him to see his sister - now queen - Elsa for her blessing. However, Elsa refuses to allow her sister to marry a man she just met and the sisters get into a fight, causing Elsa to reveal her ice powers to all the people attending her coronation.

## Adulthood

Anna and Elsa aged up before episode 4. Anna went on the search for Elsa, leaving Hans in charge of Arendale Castle and came across Kristoff, a ice harvester, and his reindeer Sven. Anna asks Kristoff for hiking gear as she is going after Elsa, which he disagrees on as it is dangerous. However, Kristoff agreed to take Anna to the North Mountain and she tells him that she engaged to Hans, which Kristoff disagrees on when Anna tells him she only just met him that day. As Anna and Kristoff head closer to Elsa's ice palace, they encounter a snowman named Olaf. Anna gives Olaf a carrot to eat (equivalent to his carrot nose in the movie). Anna, Olaf, Sven and Kristoff visit Elsa at her ice palace and introduces Kristoff to her sister and tries to convince Elsa to come back to Arendale, which she refuses to do, which causes the two to argue. The fight gets worse to the point where Elsa strikes Anna in the heart with her magic, putting Anna's life in danger if she does not find an act of true love.

In episode 5, Anna rushes back to Arendale Castle to find Prince Hans so he can give her the "true loves kiss" to free her of her curse. However, Hans reveals his true colours when he reveals that he never loved Anna and just used her to get to the throne. Hans plans to kill Elsa and leave Anna inside a locked room so she can freeze to death. Olaf helps Anna realise that Kristoff loved her all along so Anna tries to get to him until she sees that Hans is about to strike Elsa. Sacrificing herself, Anna freezes to death, which is an act of true love and it thaws her heart. Anna and Elsa reunite and Anna confronts Hans by she and Elsa exiling Hans away from Arendale, which eventually works until he dies from heat. Anna shows Kristoff his new sled and the two confirm their new relationship with a first kiss.

## Trivia

* Anna is the main focus of season 5 of the challenge, whilst Elsa is a secondary character.
* Anna is younger than Elsa by 3 years in the movie but is her twin in the challenge.
* She becomes queen of Arendale at the end of Frozen 2.
* Unlike her sister Elsa, Anna is born without any powers.
* In the end of the first movie, Anna starts dating Kristoff and they get engaged at the end of Frozen 2.
* She seems to wear a lot of green.
* Anna always wants to help Elsa and protect her to make sure she is safe.
* She always puts her sister before herself even if it means getting herself hurt.
* Anna, in the movie, always tried to spend time with Elsa when their parents kept the sisters a part and they didn't reconnect again until Elsa was 21 and Anna was 18.
* Her name is pronounced Ah-na.
* In the franchise, Anna and Elsa's parents are called Queen Iduna and King Agnarr.
* Anna and Elsa were born as royals.
* Anna and Elsa's last names were never revealed in the movie.
* Her catchphrase in the move is "Wait, what?". She has been saying this since she was 5 years old.
* In Frozen 2, Anna calls Hans her ex-boyfriend instead of ex-fiance'. The game also refers to him as this.
* For the films' timeline, Anna was born in 1825 (her 19th birthday was celebrated in 1844), meaning Elsa was born in 1822.

## References

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1. ↑ Anna - Disney Wiki