History Main / IceQueen

* TheSnarkKnight: Her outer coldness and cynicism coexists with a passionate code of honor. A less common subversion.

* {{Tsundere}}: Sometimes a Tsundere can be perceived like this by other people

Much like a {{Tomboy}}, the Ice Queen 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 Ice Queen is (almost) AlwaysFemale. Males are just {{Jerkass}}es, though cases still exist to a lesser level (and no, ''that'' [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Ice King]] isn't one of them.)

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

An Ice Queen ''requires'' at least one personality trait that gets her labeled as an Ice Queen. There are many different flavors; the following are some of them:

** TheSnarkKnight: Her outer coldness and cynicism coexists with a passionate code of honor. A less common subversion.
** StepfordSnarker: When she hides a hurt interior by being snarky

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has a HiddenHeartOfGold, a common subversion
** JerkassWoobie: She's a sympathetic jerk.

** SugarAndIcePersonality: This subtrope of Tsundere is more commonly seen as an icy personality.
** {{Kuudere}}: A girl with this trope fits much more appropriately as an Ice Queen at first, but eventually in the long run [[IncrediblyLamePun she'll warm up]]. Also, a subtrope of the DefrostingIceQueen.

** SugarAndIcePersonality: This subtrope of Tsundere is more commonly seen as an icy personality

This is the supertrope for all the "frosty women" subtypes. No examples please, instead place examples in the different subtropes. If we don't have a specific subtrope, then feel free to help us create one for it.

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[[caption-width-right:245: A literal and figurative ice queen]]

[[caption-width-right:245: A literal and figurative ice queen"]]

-->-- Helen Fielding, ''BridgetJones's Diary''

Much like a {{Tomboy}}, the Ice Queen 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 Ice Queen is (almost) AlwaysFemale. Males are just {{Jerkass}}es, though cases still exist to a lesser level (and no, ''that'' [[AdventureTime Ice King]] isn't one of them.)

Much like a {{Tomboy}}, the Ice Queen 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 Ice Queen is (almost) AlwaysFemale. Males are just {{Jerkass}}es, though cases still exist to a lesser level (and no, ''that'' [[AdventureTime Ice King]] isn't one of them.

Much like a {{Tomboy}}, the Ice Queen 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 Ice Queen is (almost) AlwaysFemale. Males are just {{Jerkass}}es, though cases still exist to a lesser level.

* IceKing: Male version. May or may not be [[CampGay queen]][[CampStraight - like]]. Note that [[AdventureTime The Ice King]] isn't one.

* IceKing: Male version. May or may not be [[CampGay queen]][CampStraight - like]] Note that [[AdventureTime The Ice King]] isn't one.

Much like a {{Tomboy}}, the Ice Queen 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 Ice Queen is AlwaysFemale. Males are just {{Jerkass}}es.

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.

* 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]].

The Ice Queen is unapproachable by a sane man, as she will simply tear out his heart. The term can also be used in a non-romantic sense for a woman who rejects the normally close society of women, and prefers to be [[LonersAreFreaks a loner]]. Also used on women who are ''not'' emotional wrecks, since being cool-headed and rational is often seen as ''weird'' coming from a woman. Very often subjected to [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]].

* IronLady: A non-royal woman in politics must show she's [[{{Determinator}} tougher]] and [[TheChessmaster smarter]] than her male rivals, [[StrawVulcan since emotions]] [[HystericalWoman are for lesser women]].

* 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.
* StepfordSnarker: When she is both this and a BrokenBird.
* SugarAndIcePersonality

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

* TheSnarkKnight: Her outer coldness and cynicism coexists with a passionate code of honor. A less common subversion

** {{Tsunshun}}: Her abrasiveness hides her depressive nature.

The Ice Queen is unapproachable by a sane man, as she will simply tear out his heart. The term can also be used in a non-romantic sense for a woman who rejects the normally close society of women, and prefers to be [[LonersAreFreaks a loner]]. Also used on women who are ''not'' emotional wrecks since being cool-headed and rational is often seen as ''weird'' coming from a woman. Very often subjected to [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]].

The Ice Queen is unapproachable by a sane man, as she will simply tear out his heart. The term can also be used in a non-romantic sense for a woman who rejects the normally close society of women, and prefers to be [[LonersAreFreaks a loner]]. Very often subjected to [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]].

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

** IronLady: The non-royal variation.