Kristoff Bjorgman

“''So he's a bit of a fixer-upper, but this we're certain of; you can fix this fixer-upper up with a little bit of love!''”

―The Trolls to Anna and Kristoff

## Background Information

### Appearance

Frozen (2013)Frozen Fever (2015)

Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)

Frozen II (2019)

### Fanfics

The Medical Emergency (upcoming)Trapped & Disappearances (upcoming)

The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death (upcoming, cameo in one of the family portraits)

The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets (upcoming, in one of the family portraits)

## Character Information

### Occupation

**Films:** Ice harvesterArendelle ice master and deliverer

King consort of Arendelle

**Fanfics:** Medical student (TME)

College student (T&D)

### Home

**Film:** Valley of the Living Rocks (formerly), Arendelle**Fanfics:** Sapphire Bay (The Medical Emergency), Crawley, West Sussex, England (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Family

Cliff and Bulda (adoptive parents), King Agnarr (father-in-law, deceased), Queen Iduna (mother-in-law, deceased), Anna (wife), King Runeard (paternal grandfather-in-law, deceased), Queen Rita (paternal grandmother-in-law, deceased), Unnamed maternal grandmother-in-law (deceased), Elsa (sister-in-law)

### Pets

Sven (reindeer, in the films; Golden Retriever dog, in the fanfics)

### Friends

Anna, Sven, Olaf, Elsa, Grand Pabbie, Oaken, Trolls, Marshmallow, Yelana, Honeymaren Nattura, Ryder Nattura, Lieutenant Mattias, Gale, Bruni, Earth Giants, The Nokk**Fanfics:** Hans, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Toothless, Astrid Hofferson, Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston, Snotlout Jorgenson, Fishlegs Ingerman, Jack Frost, Rapunzel, Merida DunBroch, Flynn Rider, Eret Eretson, Nicholas St. North, Toothiana, Sanderson Mansnoozie, E. Aster Bunnymund, Tintin, Captain Archibald Haddock, Snowy, Thomson and Thompson, Barnaby Dawes, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, Allan Thompson, Hiro Hamada,Cass Hamada, Baymax, GoGo Tomago, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Fred Frederickson and the others

### Enemies

Hans, Marshmallow (formerly), Oaken (briefly), Wolves, Gale (formerly), Bruni (formerly), Earth Giants (formerly), The Nokk (formerly)

### Likes

Ice, music, reindeer, being with Anna, roaming the mountains, solitude, his sled, carrots, high-speed sled rides, the truth, charades

### Dislikes

Blizzards, wolves, losing his sled, danger, his ice business failing, Oaken's high prices, lies, showers, formal clothing, socializing, endless chatter

## Character's Bio

### Nicknames

Christopher (by Anna)Sven (by Olaf; formerly)

Lord Kristoff of Arendelle

### Nationality

ArendellianArendellian-British (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Age

8 (1828)21 (first film)

22 (Frozen Fever)

23 (Olaf's Frozen Adventure)

24 (second film)

## Physical Apearance

### Status

Alive

Kristoff Bjorgman is the tritagonist of Disney's 2013 animated feature film *Frozen* and a major character in its 2019 sequel. He is a Sami outdoorsman that worked as an ice harvester with his reindeer Sven. Having been raised by a colony of trolls, Kristoff was initially wary of humans, believing them to be cheating crooks. His outlook would slowly change upon meeting Princess Anna, whose warmheartedness would prove that people aren't as bad as Kristoff believed. By the end of their adventure, Kristoff developed a romantic relationship with Anna, and was welcomed into the royal family of Arendelle. Three years into their relationship, Kristoff proposed to Anna, thus becoming her fiancé and the future king of Arendelle.

## Biography

Kristoff was orphaned at a young age and placed in an orphanage thereafter. He was nevertheless too adventurous and free-spirited to be contained in such a facility; he spent a majority of his time sneaking out and exploring the surrounding wilderness. With a fascination of ice, Kristoff also occupied his time by tagging behind Arendelle's team of ice harvesters to observe their ethics in hopes of garnering their skill and eventually becoming an ice harvester himself.

Kristoff is always accompanied by his reindeer, Sven — his pet, best friend, and business partner. The two met during Kristoff's childhood, wherein during which, he found and rescued the reindeer fawn. Since then, the two became inseparable and built a relationship akin to that of brothers. Kristoff's care for Sven was so great that he eventually began living by the philosophy that "reindeer are better than people", to which Sven would agree. Furthermore, although Sven cannot speak, both he and Kristoff have a mutual understanding of one another. So much that Kristoff has a habit to literally voice Sven's thoughts in a gruff, goofy, exaggerated tone. Sven doesn't seem to mind, and the voice-overs are surprisingly accurate. Interestingly, Kristoff uses this quirk to talk himself into doing the right thing, in times of uncertainty.

### Official Description

*Kristoff is a true outdoorsman. He lives high up in the mountains where he harvests ice and sells it to the kingdom of Arendelle. Rough around the edges, Kristoff's the strong, no-nonsense type, who follows his own set of rules. He may seem like a loner, but he always has his best friend by his side—a loyal and extremely mangy reindeer named Sven.*

## Personality

Having grown up as an orphan and raised by trolls, Kristoff does not have much experience dealing with other humans. As a result, he is rather asocial, preferring the company of his reindeer companion Sven over that of people. He can be described as blunt and grouchy, given how annoyed he was at having to accompany Anna for a large section of their journey. Kristoff also doesn’t have much of a sensitivity to the social norms of Arendelle, and often does “gross“ things like sharing a carrot with Sven.

As an ice harvester, Kristoff is passionate about his work, and gets starry-eyed at anything involving ice. He is enamored by Elsa’s intricate ice sculptures, declaring that “ice is my life!” as he was dying to take a look at her castle.

Despite his rough exterior, Kristoff soon proves to have a heart of gold. Throughout his journey with Anna he slowly develops feelings for her, until he falls in love with her completely. Selflessly, he takes her to Hans, her fiance, when he believes Hans is the one she loves and will save her from Elsa’s curse. However, when this doesn’t work, Kristoff runs into a dangerous blizzard to get to Anna and save her.

Overall Kristoff’s personality can be described as very childlike. He is not in tune with social norms and tends to be rather timid, and he doesn’t sugarcoat or hide how he feels in any situation. When he is happy, he gets giddily excited and may act on impluse, such as when he lifts Anna into the air and blurts out that he would like to kiss her. When he is upset, he tends to whine, and when he is passionate about something he throws himself into wholeheartedly.

During his first proper introduction in the film, Kristoff is presented as a miserly loner, with a lack of respect for those around him—specifically in terms of personal boundaries and sensitivity. This is a direct result of growing up with a family of mythical creatures and wildlife, as opposed to other humans. Though his upbringing included a large family and at least one close friend, Kristoff tends to look out, mostly, for himself and can be rather selfish from time to time because of this, with his focus primarily on his ice business and life upon the mountains. The ice harvester spent a large portion of his early life in the mountains because of this, becoming an individualist and avid survivor in the wilderness, and constantly proving himself to be self-reliant and efficient when facing various perils throughout the course of the original film.

In spite of his loner nature and dislike for society, Kristoff has a loving heart, and at his core, is rather harmless, innocent, and protective. This is first evidenced by his relationship with Sven, whom he treats as his pet and closest friend, and is shown to value the reindeer's life above his own several times. Kristoff's inner softness and loving aura is further emphasized by his family, the trolls, who reveal Kristoff to be (despite his various flaws and shortcomings) sensitive and sweet when given the same treatment, which he proves through his friendship and eventual relationship with Anna.

Through Anna, Kristoff is shown to be loving, respectful, and completely selfless and sacrificial. Eventually falling for the princess's fun-loving nature, selflessness, and persistence, Kristoff allows himself to open up to the world around him, revealing himself to be rather bashful and quirky, mirroring Anna's personality. Also, as a result of his love for Anna, Kristoff is willing to risk his own life and happiness, without hesitation, all in hopes of the former's own happiness. This ties into a pivotal line featured in the film: "Love is putting someone else's needs before yours..."; which was directly used to reference Kristoff's willingness to conceal his affections for Anna, for the sake of the princess' possible future with another. As mentioned, he mirrors Anna in his quirkiness, best evidenced by his relationship with Sven, as the two have been shown to nonchalantly share food, "sing" duets, and engage in "conversations"—a further example of his peculiar traits.

Quite notably, however—midst a cast of colorful and larger-than-life characters in a world to match—Kristoff appears to be more of a straight man, reacting to the mystical situations he and the other characters encounter with a generally down-to-earth viewpoint. Though not a pessimist, he acts more of a realist, though his care for others ultimately leads him to perform death-defying acts for the greater good.

In *Frozen Fever*, Kristoff's softer side is shown to have grown, and become a more prominent aspect of his personality. With Anna's sister, Elsa, he is shown to be fairly laid-back, comforting, and encouraging, looking on the brighter side of a situation, no matter the level of importance. Nevertheless, he is still shown to become flustered around Anna, as a result of his affections for her.

In *Frozen II*, Kristoff is serious in settling down in his relationship his Anna despite his lack of communication skills getting in the way of his attempts to propose to her. After his failed attempt in which he, with Ryder's, help accidentally did it with Yelana, who flat out declined it, he feels insecure and unsure whether Anna's concerns for her sister canceled out her own feelings for him during "Lost in the Woods". Despite this, Kristoff's feelings for Anna remain strong where he saved Anna from the Earth Giants just in time to help her get to Runeard's dam and as well as saving her again when she failed to get out of the collapsing dam in time.

## Physical Appearance

Kristoff's build is a distinct variation on most male leads in Disney animated features (Hans is a perfect example of the traditional stature). On the flip side, Kristoff has broad shoulders and a rugged, muscular build. His build is a realistic consequence of his rough life as a mountain-dwelling ice harvester.

Kristoff is 21 years old in the first movie and 24 in the sequel. Like the sisters, he has shoulder-length, golden-blond hair (more golden than Anna's strawberry-blonde hair, but not as pale as Elsa's platinum-blonde hair), which is later described as "unmanly" by the trolls (in the song "Fixer Upper"). He has light brown eyes and fair skin with a light dusting of freckles across his nose. His nose is quite big and his cheeks tend to redden a lot, because of the cold weather.

At the beginning of the film (when he is a child), he wears a royal purple long-sleeved shirt, dark trousers, and a purple sash. When we next see him as an adult, he is wearing a thick dark tunic with a fur-lined burgundy dark crimson collar, a blue patch on his right elbow, a burgundy sash tied around his waist, a dark blue long-sleeved undershirt, olive mittens, thick dark trousers, a dark bobble-hat (which he later gives to Anna when she is freezing to death), and fur-lined dark brown boots with pointed toes. At the end of the film, he wears pretty much the same outfit, minus the thick tunic and gloves, because it has become much warmer.

In *Frozen Fever*, *Olaf’s Frozen Adventure*, and the summer segments of the feature film, Kristoff dresses for warmer weather. His outfit consists of a well-fitting blue shirt and blue or black pants.

In the sequel, he now wears a royal delivery attire in shades of brown. He later wears this during their travels to the Enchanted Forest. When he stays with Elsa and Anna at the castle, he wears a dark purple long robe along with his sleeping attire.

At the end of the film, Kristoff's rugged blond hair is now slicked back, and he wears a dark purple royal outfit.

## Fanfics

The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death

Queen Anna and her consort, King Kristoff were mentioned in The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death, but one of their daughters was the maternal great-grandmother of the Renault children (six daughters and one son) and one of the grandmothers of their mother, Marianne Renault.

The Medical Emergency

Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Hans were appeared in The Medical Emergency as the medical students. Anna and Elsa tells the Cliftons and the Bains about Principal Sakharine.

The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets

Anna and her family were appeared in one of the family portraits as cameos.

Trapped & Disappearances

Anna, Kristoff, Elsa and everybody have their roles as naturalized British people and lived in Crawley, West Sussex, England.