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Being an Ice Queen is purely about personality; having [[AnIcePerson ice-related abilities]] does not make a character an Ice Queen. That said, [[PersonalityPowers it's not at all uncommon for a character with a cold personality to be given cold powers]].

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 [[YouKnowThatThingWhere feel free to help us create one for it]].

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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 [[YouKnowThatThingWhere feel free to help us create one for it.]]

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: If her hair is black, then that indicates she's aloof to be around with.

* GrumpyBear: She's very pessimistic on a good day.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: She has kindness that's hidden beneath her coldness, though she doesn't want anyone to know about it.

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[[caption-width-right:350: Some Ice Queens are LITERALLY icy royalty.]]

[[caption-width-right:350: Some Ice Queens are <i>literally</i> icy royalty.]]

Much like a {{Tomboy}}, the Ice Queen is a major character archetype which is somewhat hard to define. Her signature characteristic is that she is cold; the ambiguity comes from what "cold" means. She has a cold heart, a frosty demeanor; she attracts but will never be wooed. [[SourGrapesTropes Scorned men]] are likely to call their failed conquests Ice Queens (after all, ''normal'' women would have given in to them). Due to the DoubleStandard, the Ice Queen is (almost) AlwaysFemale.

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a jerk, but when you get to know her better you realize she's a good person. One of the most common subversions of this trope.

* StepfordSnarker: She is hurting inside, but her thorny wit keeps everyone else from getting close enough to see that.

* {{Narcissist}}: Everything's about her and her alone.

** SugarAndIcePersonality: This sister trope of Tsundere varies between warmth and coolness.

* VaporQueen: The inverse of an Ice Queen.
** CondensingVaporQueen: A healing Vapor Queen who is being put back together.

** SugarAndIcePersonality: This subtrope of Tsundere varies between warmth and coolness.

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. The name is often used as an insult, particularly by [[SourGrapesTropes scorned men]]. Due to the DoubleStandard, the Ice Queen is (almost) AlwaysFemale.

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]].

Being an Ice Queen is purely about personality; having [[AnIcePerson ice-related abilities]] does not make a character an Ice Queen. Though [[PersonalityPowers it's not at all uncommon for a character with a "cold" personality to be given "cold" powers]].

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:

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

* DeadpanSnarker: When the insults fly, this Ice Queen can cut anyone's ego down to size.
* StepfordSnarker: She is hurting inside, but her thorny wit will make sure no one gets close enough to see that.
* DefrostingIceQueen: A former Ice Queen whose cold heart is in the process of being melted.
* EmotionlessGirl: A common version of the Ice Queen is to be emotionless, whether figuratively or literally. If she really is dead inside, maybe someone can [[DefrostingIceQueen revive her inner warmth]].
* IronLady: A non-royal woman in politics must show she's [[{{Determinator}} tougher]] and [[TheChessmaster smarter]] than her male rivals.

* RichBitch: She has all the money in the world but can't buy a soul.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: This subtrope of Tsundere is more commonly seen as an icy personality.
* {{Tsundere}}: At times, a Tsundere can be perceived like this by other people
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: A woman in power must carry herself with aloof detachment and remain unmoved whatever the crisis, or no one will respect her authority.

* BrokenBird: She's varyingly cold, but broken inside and actually afraid of being hurt again.
* DeadpanSnarker: Let the insults fly, this Ice Queen will cut anyone's ego down to size.
* StepfordSnarker: When she hides a hurt interior by being snarky

* JerkassWoobie: She's a sympathetic jerk.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She means well in the end, a common subversion
* 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.
* TheSnarkKnight: Her outer coldness and cynicism coexists with a rooted set of morals. A less common subversion.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Sometimes life ''requires'' a woman become an Ice Queen, regardless of what she'd prefer. Royal duty demands it of you.

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Not to be confused with a character who has a [[Winter Royal Lady|royal title associated with ice or snow]], though they two may overlap (and often do in more magical settings).

-->-- Helen Fielding, ''Literature/BridgetJones' 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.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has a HiddenHeartOfGold, a common subversion