History Main / FireAndIceLoveTriangle

* Shiemi from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' is liked by two guys, one is Rin, who is the Fire, and Yukio, the ice.
** Except Yukio is actually the kind childhood friend, and Rin happens to be something of a delinquent and [[AntiAntiChrist the son of Satan]].
* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' has Jin as Ice, Mugen as Fire (RedOniBlueOni, yes, very much), and as the story advances, their bodyguardee Fuu is shown to grow fond of both ([[TriangRelations Type 1]]). Type 10 is pretty widely accepted as the situation later on, with Mugen as a, but then again, Jin's very {{stoic}} personality makes the triangle a particluarly tricky one to classify. Not that the other two are too easy to read either.
** Fanfiction is fond of using Fuu as a catalyst for Type 6 (as a), Type 9 (as a), Type 11 (as b) or Type 12 (as b) situations to get the guys together.
* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' has this with the calm introverted [[DefrostingIceQueen Yuki]] and the hot blooded [[{{Tsundere}} Kyo]].

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has Guts as Fire and Griffith as Ice. Casca is a staunch follower of Griffith and wanted to be with him, but grows to accept that she could never be his woman, and his emotionally distant and ambition-driven personality didn't really help with that. Over time, she naturally falls in love with Guts, who has his own emotionally distant behavior but is much more receptive and passionate than Griffith and develops the same feelings for Casca.
* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Shinji's two main love interests are the [[{{Tsundere}} tempestuous]] [[FieryRedhead redhead]] Asuka and the [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] [[ShyBlueHairedGirl blue-haired]] Rei.

%%* Elend Venture (Fire) and his half-brother Zane (Ice) in ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy''. [[spoiler: Elend wins.]]
%%* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Peeta is Ice, Gale is Fire.

%%* The epic LoveTriangle of ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' fits - with RedOniBlueOni Pacey and Dawson.

* In ''Videogame/InFamous2'' this happens to [[ShockAndAwe Cole]] between Kuo who is well mannered, soft spoken, generally focused even in combat situations [[spoiler:and even gets [[AnIcePerson literal ice powers]] in the middle of the game]]; and [[FlashStep Ni]][[PlayingWithFire x]] who is violent, egotistical and vengeful. [[spoiler:Both endings subvert their attitudes as Nix ends up sacrificing herself trying to kill either the Beast or Evil!Cole and Kuo trying to protect herself by helping the Beast and Evil!Cole]].

* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': Rachel has two suitors, Harvey Dent and Bruce Wayne. Harvey (Fire) is a [[CrusadingLawyer passionate attorney]] with a quick temper but ultimately has a good heart [[spoiler:at first]]. Bruce (Ice) acts the part of a [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob carefree billionaire playboy]] but Rachel is aware he's the ultra-stoic and brooding vigilante Batman. Unusually for this trope, Bruce is Rachel's childhood sweetheart, while she met Harvey later in life. [[spoiler:She chooses Harvey because she feels Bruce will never be able to give up being Batman, though tragically she's killed shortly after making that choice. Ironically, Harvey ends up being badly scarred by fire when Rachel dies]].

* ''Anime/StarDriver'' has [[TheChick Sawako]] pitted between [[TheHero Takuto]] (fire, being very spirited and innocent) and [[TheLancer Sugata]] (ice, being calm and mature). Inverted that Sugata is the [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood mate]] turned [[ArrangedMarriage arranged fiancee]].

-->-- '''Jean Grey''', ''Film/XMen2''

!Examples:

->"Girls flirt with the dangerous guy, they don't bring him home; they marry the good guy."
--> --'''Jean Grey''', ''Film/XMen2''

If the two suitors are directly associated with fire and ice in the text, it may overlap with ElementalMotif. See also FireWaterJuxtaposition.

The fire of the love triangle will be the RedOni compared to the Ice. He's warm, passionate, reckless, and fun loving. He's often the childhood friend the heroine always thought of like a brother. But ''now''... [[SheIsAllGrownUp He is all grown up]]. He's usually the safer bet than the Ice and will offer a more stable life. However, it's not unheard of for the Fire to be cast as the less stable or appropriate choice due to his perceived wildness.

The ice of the love triangle will be the BlueOni compared to the Fire, or in some cases, the heroine. He has an aloof demeanor, and is quiet, calculating, introverted, cultured, sensitive, and calm. He's almost always cast as TheStoic and can be antagonistic to the heroine at first, though he can become a [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting ice king]] with the help of the heroine's love. He's often presented that hot, mysterious bad boy your parents never wanted you to date, and the one you've always wanted to. However, in some cases he's deemed the 'safer' option over the fire due to coming off as more controlled and level-headed.

The fire of the love triangle will be the RedOni compared to the Ice. He's warm, passionate, reckless, and fun loving. He's also the childhood friend you've always thought of like a brother. But ''now''... [[SheIsAllGrownUp He is all grown up]]. He's usually the safer bet to the Ice and will offer a more stable life. However, it's not unheard of for the fire to be cast as the less stable or appropriate choice due to his perceived wildness.

The ice of the love triangle will be the BlueOni compared to the Fire, or in some cases, the heroine. He has an aloof demeanor, and is quiet, calculating, introverted, cultured, sensitive, and calm. He's that hot, mysterious bad boy your parents never wanted you to date, and the one you've always wanted to. He can be antagonistic to the heroine at first. Almost always cast as TheStoic, and can become a [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting ice king]] with the help of the heroine's love.

* Edward and Jacob from ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. Edward is the Ice (aloof, controlled and has trouble opening up emotionally, as well as physically cold to touch) and Jacob is the Fire (hot-tempered, openly emotional and honest to the point of bluntness, as well as having a higher-than-normal body temperature). The third book actually has a chapter titled "Fire and Ice" and quotes Robert Frost poem "Fire and Ice", prominently featuring the triangle.

The ice of the love triangle will be the BlueOni compared to the Fire, or in some cases, the heroine. He has an aloof demeanor, and is quiet, calculating, introverted, cultured, sensitive, and calm. He's that hot, mysterious bad boy your parents never wanted you to date, and the one you've always wanted to. Can be antagonistic to the heroine at first. Almost always cast as TheStoic, and can become a [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting ice king]] with the help of the heroine's love.

The fire of the love triangle will be the RedOni compared to the Ice. He's warm, passionate, reckless, and fun loving. He's also the childhood friend you've always thought of like a brother. But NOW... [[SheIsAllGrownUp He is all grown up]]. Is the safer bet to the Ice, and will offer a more stable life.

* ''Film/TheHobbit'' trilogy features a love triangle (that wasn't in the book) involving Kili and Legolas, who are rivals for [[CanonForeigner Tauriel's]] affections. Legolas is Ice: a cool, level-headed and mostly stoic elf prince who tends to keep his feelings for Tauriel to himself. Kili is Fire: a brash, outspoken and hot-blooded dwarf prince who is very open about his affection for Tauriel. [[spoiler:It ultimately doesn’t end happily for anyone; Tauriel quickly turns her affections to Kili because she thinks she has no chance with Legolas but Kili [[DoomedByCanon dies during the Battle of the Five Armies]], much to her sorrow, while a disillusioned Legolas leaves to find his own destiny]].

* Simon and Jace from the first half of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments''. Jace is arrogant, cold, and distant while Simon is dorky, caring, and an [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Unlucky Childhood Friend]].
* Will and Jem from ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices.'' Will is fire, Jem is ice. Interestingly, Jem is both much nicer and an infinitely safer bet.
* Sally and Angua in ''Literature/{{Thud}}'' -- Sally is Ice (vampire), Angua is Fire (werewolf), although the triangle is more what Angua fears than a serious threat to her relationship with Carrot.
* Elend Venture (Fire) and his half-brother Zane (Ice) in ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy''. [[spoiler: Elend wins.]]
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Peeta is Ice, Gale is Fire.
* ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables:'' Warm, friendly Gilbert is the Fire to Roy Gardner's mysterious proper Ice as they both court Anne.
* In ''Literature/{{Evernight}}'', Lucas is fire (passionate and bold, with a HairTriggerTemper) and Balthazar is ice (somewhat aloof and detached, calm and levelheaded) for Bianca. [[spoiler: She picks Lucas]]. Ironically enough, Lucas starts out being rather cold to Bianca whilst Balthazar is warm and friendly to her, though their personalities generally fit the opposite. Furthermore, in this case ''Lucas'' is the rebellious 'bad boy' Bianca's parents don't approve of, while Balthazar is considered the more safe and sensible option.

* The epic LoveTriangle of ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' fits - with RedOniBlueOni Pacey and Dawson.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' has the Angel(Aloof and always-in-control Ice)/Buffy/Spike(Spontaneous and violent Fire) triangle.

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', a background character [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2011-11-29 talks about being in one of these]] with 2 guys liking her: one really nice and the other a cool jerk but both hot.

* In the Bolin/Korra/Mako love triangle in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Mako is the ice to Bolin's fire. Interestingly enough, the cooler-mannered Mako is a ''fire''bender.

* Male Shepard could get into one of these situations in VideoGame/MassEffect2 with [[AxCrazy Jack]] and [[IceQueen Miranda]]. Jack is a HotBlooded criminal with BloodKnight tendencies, while Miranda is a cold, calm and composed IceQueen who Shepard can [[DefrostingIceQueen thaw out]]. The two of them are even scripted to get into an argument. Not about Shepard though.

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* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Both Germany and Japan qualify as the "ice" while Italy is the "fire". Both "ices" vied over the "fire" [[spoiler:until Italy [[{{Polyamory}} chose them both]].]]

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* Gender-inverted and deconstructed in ''{{VideoGame/Yanderella}}''. The game seems to be about main character Yatarou choosing between {{childhood friend|Romance}}s [[{{Tsundere}} the more aggressive]] [[FieryRedhead Honoka]] and [[TrueBlueFemininity the quiet and sweet]] [[InnocentBlueEyes Hinata]]; the girls are [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience symbolically associated with red and blue respectively]] and the player repeatedly chooses which one to spend his free time with, culminating in a choice of who to gift a stuffed rabbit to. However, shortly after the last choice it rapidly becomes apparent that [[{{Yandere}} both girls are violently insane]], and [[PsychoticLoveTriangle neither of them will allow you to choose the other]] and [[MurderTheHypotenuse get away with it]].

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* The Dave/Terezi/Karkat love triangle in ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' with calm, cool kid Dave as the "ice" and the hot-headed and emotional Karkat as "fire".

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--> '''Jean Grey''', ''Film/XMen2''

* Edward and Jacob from ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. Edward is the Ice and Jacob is the Fire. The third book actually has a chapter titled "Fire and Ice", prominently featuring the triangle.

* Sally and Angua in ''Discworld/{{Thud}}'' -- Sally is Ice (vampire), Angua is Fire (werewolf), although the triangle is more what Angua fears than a serious threat to her relationship with Carrot.

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* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Both Germany and Japan qualify as the "ice" while Italy is the "fire". Both "ices" vied over the "fire" [[spoiler:until Italy [[{{Polyamory}} chose them both]].]]

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* In ''Theatre/TheSnowMaiden'' the passionate and hot-tempered Kupava is the Fire and the shy and literally frigid Snow Maiden is the Ice. Interestingly, there is a double triangle: Kupava's fiancé Mizgir spurns her for the Snow Maiden while Lel, initially being in love with the Snow Maiden, grows tired of her coldness and goes for Kupava.

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* Male Shepard could get into one of these situations in VideoGame/MassEffect2 with [[AxCrazy Jack]] and [[IceQueen Miranda]]. Jack is a HotBlooded criminal with BloodKnight tendencies, while Miranda is a [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal cold, calm and composed]] IceQueen who Shepard can [[DefrostingIceQueen thaw out]]. The two of them are even scripted to get into an argument. Not about Shepard though.

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* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'', the love triangle involves both Sora and Riku having feelings for Kairi, with Sora as fire and Riku as ice. All three of them are childhood friends, though unusually, Sora and Riku were already friends when Kairi arrived [[spoiler:following the Heartless invasion of Radiant Garden]].

* In ''Literature/{{Evernight}}'', Lucas is fire (passionate and bold, with a HairTriggerTemper) and Balthazar is ice (somewhat aloof and detached, calm and levelheaded) for Bianca. [[spoiler: She picks Lucas]]. Ironically enough, Lucas starts out being rather cold to Bianca whilst Balthazar is warm and friendly to her, though their personalities generally fit the opposite.

Compare with BettyAndVeronica and TheGentlemanAndTheScoundrel.

Note that 2 females to a guy examples do exist, albeit rarer.