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* DefrostingIceQueen: A former Ice Queen whose cold heart has been melted.

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* AlphaBitch: Usually considered popular, but sometimes TheLibby only thinks she's popular, and the adoration she perceives is actually fear of the wrath of the Ice Queen.

* {{Kuudere}}: This Ice Queen simply wears her frosty exterior as * TheSnarkKnight: Her outer coldness and cynicism coexists with a passionate code of honor. A less common subversion
* TheLibby: Usually considered popular, but sometimes TheLibby only thinks she's popular, and the adoration she perceives is actually fear of the wrath of the Ice Queen.

Much like a {{Tomboy}}, the IceQueen is a major character archetype, and yet is a nebulous concept. The Ice Queen is a woman who is cold, in any or all of the possible interpretations of what "cold" means. She has a cold heart, and a frosty demeanor. Hence the name "Ice Queen", which is often used as an insult, particularly by [[SourGrapesTropes scorned men]]. Due to the DoubleStandard, the IceQueen is AlwaysFemale. (Males are just {{Jerkass}}es).

-->-- '''Helen Fielding''', ''[[BridgetJones Bridget Jones's Diary]]''

* '''TheBaroness''': Cold, sadistic and utterly ruthless inside, no matter how warm and soft she may appear. Don't get on her bad side if you value your life.
* '''BrokenBird''': She's not really cold, she's just broken inside and afraid of being hurt again.
* '''DeadpanSnarker''': Let the insults fly, this Ice Queen will cut anyone's ego down to size.
* '''DefrostingIceQueen''': A former Ice Queen whose cold heart has been melted.
* '''EmotionlessGirl''': A common version of the Ice Queen is to be emotionless. She really is dead inside, but maybe someone can [[DefrostingIceQueen revive her inner warmth]].
* '''{{Jerkass}}''': She's just a jerk, plain and simple.
* '''JerkWithAHeartOfGold''': She has a HiddenHeartOfGold, a common subversion
* '''JerkassWoobie''': She's a sympathetic jerk.
* '''{{Kuudere}}''': This Ice Queen simply wears her frosty exterior as * '''TheSnarkKnight''': Her outer coldness and cynicism coexists with a passionate code of honor. A less common subversion
* '''TheLibby''': Usually considered popular, but sometimes TheLibby only thinks she's popular, and the adoration she perceives is actually fear of the wrath of the Ice Queen.
* '''LonersAreFreaks''': What kind of girl doesn't want to go shopping, hang out at the mall, and have girltalk about boyfriends?
* '''RichBitch''': So much money. So little soul.
* '''StepfordSnarker''': When she is both this and a BrokenBird.

* '''{{Tsundere}}''': Sometimes a Tsundere can be perceived like this by other people
* '''TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask''': Sometimes life ''requires'' a woman become an Ice Queen, regardless of what she'd prefer. Royal duty demands it of you.

[[BecomingTheMask a mask]] to conceal her warm, sensitive interior.

* '''{{Kuudere}}''': This Ice Queen simply wears her frosty exterior as [[BecomingTheMask a mask]] to conceal her warm, sensitive interior.

** '''JerkWithAHeartOfGold''': She has a HiddenHeartOfGold, a common subversion
*** '''JerkassWoobie''': She's a sympathetic jerk.
** '''TheSnarkKnight''': Her outer coldness and cynicism coexists with a passionate code of honor. A less common subversion

* '''BrokenBird''': She's not really cold, she's just broken inside and afraid of being hurt again.
* '''DeadpanSnarker''': Let the insults fly, this Ice Queen will cut anyone's ego down to size.
** '''StepfordSnarker''': When she is both this and a BrokenBird.
* '''LonersAreFreaks''': What kind of girl doesn't want to go shopping, hang out at the mall, and have girltalk about boyfriends?

* '''RichBitch''': So much money. So little soul.
* '''TheLibby''': Usually considered popular, but sometimes TheLibby only thinks she's popular, and the adoration she perceives is actually fear of the wrath of the Ice Queen.
* '''TheBaroness''': Cold, sadistic and utterly ruthless inside, no matter how warm and soft she may appear. Don't get on her bad side if you value your life.
* '''DefrostingIceQueen''': A former Ice Queen whose cold heart has been melted.

Ice Queens also often have certain appearance tropes associated with them, but these are optional:

* '''HairColors''':
** Often a '''BrainyBrunette'''
*** '''TallDarkAndBishoujo'''
*** '''EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette''' or '''BlackAndWhiteBeauty'''
**** '''ShyBlueHairedGirl''' or '''WhiteHairedPrettyGirl'''
** Or a blond, usually platinum, but '''never a DumbBlonde''' (apparently Ice Queens are not stupid.)
** '''Never a FieryRedhead''', for obvious reasons (occasionally an Ice Queen happens to have red hair)
* '''HollywoodHomely''': If she defrosts expect her to become BeautifulAllAlong

* '''EmotionlessGirl''': A common version of the Ice Queen is to be emotionless. She really is dead inside, but maybe someone can [[DefrostingIceQueen warm her back up]].

** '''TheSnarkKnight''': A less common subversion

* '''BrokenBird''': She's not really cold, she's just broken inside.

* '''LonersAreFreaks''': What kind of girl doesn't want to go shopping, hang out at the mall, and have girl talk about boyfriends?

* '''RichBitch''': Love of Money is the root of all Evil

* '''TheBaroness''': Cold, sadistic and utterly ruthless. Don't get on her bad side if you value your life.
* '''DefrostingIceQueen''': Ice Queens that get their cold heart melted should go here.

*** JerkassWoobie: She's a sympathetic jerk.

** '''StepfordSnarker''': When she is both this and a BrokemBird.

She is not the WinterRoyalLady, but the chances to overlap are optimal. Completely unrelated to GlacierWaif.

* '''{{Kuudere}}''': This Ice Queen simply wears her frosty exterior as [[BecomingTheMask a mask]] to conceal her warm, sensitive, interior.

**** '''ShyBlueHairedGirl''' or '''WhiteHairedPrettyGirl""

*** '''EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette''' or ""BlackAndWhiteBeauty""
**** ""ShyBlueHairedGirl"" or ""WhiteHairedPrettyGirl""

*** '''EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette'''

She is not the WinterRoyalLady, but the chances to overlap are optimal.

** '''TallDarkAndBishoujo'''
** '''EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette'''

** Or a blond, usually platinum, but '''never a DumbBlonde''' (apparently Ice Queens are not stupid, '''[[CaptainObvious especially]]''' [[CaptainObvious not if]] DumbIsGood.)

** Or a blond, usually platinum, but '''never a DumbBlonde''' (apparently Ice Queens are not stupid)

* '''LonersAreFreaks''': What kind of girl doesn't want to go shopping, hang out at the mall, and have girl talk [[TheBechdelTest about boyfriends?]]

** '''PaleSkinnedBrunette'''

* '''LonersAreFreaks''': What kind of girl doesn't want to go shopping, hang out at the mall, and have girltalk [[TheBechdelTest about boyfriends?]]

* '''TheBaroness''': Cold, sadistic and utterly ruthless. Getting on her bad side is not recommended.

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[[caption-width:280:Get too close and you'll get Frostbite]]

* '''{{Jerkass}}''': She's just a bitch, plain and simple.

* '''{{Jerkass}}''': She's just a jerk, plain and simple.