Jelsa (also known as Elsack, Icefrost or Jackelsa) is the name given to the pairing of Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians and Queen Elsa from Frozen. The pairing can be considered an extension of Rise of the Frozen Guardians and Rise of the Brave Tangled Frozen Dragons. It has quickly become one of the most popular pairings in the RotBTD fandom.
Relationship Overview
The Jelsa fandom exploded in November shortly after the release of Frozen. Along with the five-way crossover fandom known as the Rise of the Brave Tangled Frozen Dragons, it's part of a new and exciting online fandom for animated films.
Writers often portray that Jack may have saved her with his powers because she was a stillborn as a baby and he felt responsible and watched over her, later falling in love with her. These two characters actually, although on the outside seem to be very different have a lot in common personality-wise. Their sacrifices and love for their younger sisters (Jack died to save his younger sister; Elsa isolated herself to protect her sister whom she cared about even though it was killing her inside; sacrificing some of her childhood, all of her teen’s years, the start of her adult life just to keep Anna and her family safe from herself), their common change hair color (Jack was born with brown hair before becoming “Jack Frost”, while as the producers of Frozen have confirmed if Elsa wasn’t born with her powers, she would have brown hair like her mother), and their loneliness/isolation (Jack was alone for hundreds of years, unable to interact with someone, while that Elsa was isolated in her room, far away from everyone, keeping herself in isolation). They could bond through their mutual cryokinetic abilities, with Jack teaching Elsa how to control and expand her powers. Jack didn’t interact with someone for years; no one could touch him as he was a spirit, whereas Elsa, locked alone for years in her room, refused to let everyone touch her all to protect them. They could find comfort one another knowing they are not alone; to know that there is someone else going through what they are going through. In Frozen II Elsa became the Enchanted Forest's fifth spirit of ice and began to live with its spirits of wind, fire, earth, and water, while Anna became Arendelle's new queen in her sister's place. A bit like how Jack became the fifth Guardian of Childhood, that stands for Fun beside the other Guardians of wonder, hope, memories and dreams, while his little sister continues to live and grow in his former home village. Like Jack, Elsa was also guided by the voice of a deceased family member to discover memories of the past and embrace her true identity. A few fans like to believe that after Elsa's time and transformation in Ahtohallan, she became an immortal like Jack (this, however, has been proven wrong by Frozen II director Jennifer Lee, Elsa is still mortal). Elsa was thawed from the ice that froze her body after the forest's curse was lifted by the dam's destruction; similar to how Jack's spiritual transformation was done within the waters of a cold lake. In their journeys of self-discovery, Jack and Elsa befriended small entities with animalistic traits (Jack with Baby Tooth and Elsa with Bruni). Aside from that, they also encountered non-corporeal shape-shifting entities that would usually resemble horses (Jack with the Nightmares and Elsa with the Nokk). Whilst Elsa had a long mental conflict with fear, Jack fought against Pitch Black, the physical manifestation of fear.
Their conflicting personalities could lead to some very interesting interactions and tensions. Elsa would start regal, mature, and reserved as the perfect queen, while Jack being initially a very playful, fun-loving, mischievous, and trouble-making spirit. His prankster side could succeed in revealing the true personality of Elsa, which is more cheerful and less serious. They balance each other out, Elsa showing him the importance of being serious, and Jack showing her the importance of having fun and "letting it go". In the “Shipper’s World”, after the Eternal Winter of Arendelle, Elsa’s again isolated in her Ice palace, to learn to control her powers without damage caused around her. Jack would remain near her, helping her to control her powers and eventually falling in love with her. Or other, Jack would know Elsa since she was a child, and a mysterious and exciting love story could start them. This has become quite a popular ship.
Others try to argue that Jack is over 300 years old, compared to Elsa who is only 24 years old. This is a popular trope in fiction pairing an immortal with a mortal (as an immortal vampire with a simple mortal human), the tragedy of their separation through the test of time a preferable tool for drama and tragedy. But Elsa's transformation into an immortal spirit at the end of Frozen II may overrule any tragic love story for her and Jack.
Like Janna, people have portrayed this relationship starting with a very young Elsa and Jack similarly enjoying each other's company to that of a little girl and her imaginary friend, the reality of what they have sinking in as she comes of age.
Also, this pairing is commonly shipped for those who like Eugunzel and Annoff or widely known as Kristanna, Anna and Kristoff (but mostly Anna) actively assisting their relationship.
Because of the modern timeline of Rise of the Guardians and the modern style comfy clothes that the Netizen version of Elsa wears in Ralph Breaks the Internet, fans sometimes have Elsa in those clothes for when they place both Jack and Elsa in the 21st-century era. Or have Netizen Elsa spending time with a Netizen version of Jack from a DreamWorks website. After the third HTTYD films came out, fans became to partner both Elsa and Jack up with the unnamed Light Fury in Rise of the Frozen Guardians; due to the dragon's white scales and the fact that all three of them have blue colored eyes. The Light Fury's female gender has fan featuring her as Elsa's dragon form, while Jack serves as the person who bonds with dragon Elsa and expects both of her forms. Sometime after the second Frozen film was released, a few people on YouTube began to feature Tim Templeton from The Boss Baby as Jack and Elsa's son, by editing his brown hair into a shade of white like Jack's as well as giving him blue eyes to reference both Elsa and Jack.
Popular AUs
- Rise of the Frozen Dragons
- Frozen Tangled Guardians
- Frozen Abominable Guardians
- Secret of the Incredible Frozen Guardians
- Modern AU
- Hogwarts AU
- Fairy Tale AU
- Titanic AU
- Narnia AU
- Storybrooke AU
- Star Wars AU
- Fifty Shades of Grey AU
- Romeo and Juliet AU
- Cinderella AU
- Red Riding Hood AU
- Phantom of the Opera AU
- Miraculous Ladybug AU
- Final Fantasy AU
- Dragon Warriors AU
- Hybrid AU
- Zootopia AU
- Dark AU
- Frozen AU
- Seasons Guardians AU
- Avengers AU
- Leafmen AU
- Inside Out AU
- Sport AU
- Strange Magic AU
- Rapunzel AU
- Beauty and the Beast AU
- DC AU
- Arabian Nights AU
- Superhero AU
- Jurassic AU
- Sword Art Online AU
- Kingdom Hearts AU
- Viking AU
- Genderbend AU
- The Princess Bride AU
- Cinderella AU
- Agebend AU
- Circus AU
- Lilo And Stitch AU
- Assassin's Creed AU
- Divergent AU
- Arcade AU
- Les Miserables AU
- Kingsman AU
- Pirate AU
- Pirates of the Caribbean AU
- Lord of the Rings AU
- Café AU
- Croods AU
- Barbie AU
- The Nutcracker AU
- Wicked AU
- Vampire AU
- Hunger Games AU
- Descendants AU
- The Little Mermaid AU
- Swan Princess AU
- Studio Ghibli AU
- Howl's Moving Castle AU
- Atlantis AU
- The Legend of Zelda AU
- Carrie AU
- The Breakfast Club AU
- Tomb Raider AU
- Sailor Moon AU
- Book of Life AU
- Lion King AU
- Toy Story AU
- The Last Unicorn AU
- Anastasia AU
- The Nightmare Before Christmas AU
- Tim Burton AU
- Maleficent AU
- Hercules AU
- Paperman AU
- Lady and the Tramp AU
- Pharaoh AU
- The Prince of Egypt AU
- Shrek AU
- Spirited Away AU
- Mary Poppins AU
- Grease AU
- Corpse Bride AU
- Enchanted AU
- Thumbelina AU
- Tarzan AU
- The Princess and the Frog AU
- Peter Pan AU
- Robin Hood AU
- Jim Henson AU
- Mulan AU
- Ponyo AU
- Wonderland AU
- Squid Game AU
- My Hero Academia AU
- Indiana Jones AU
- Walking Dead AU
- Sci-Fi AU
- Treasure Hunters AU
- Horror AU
- Into the Woods AU
- Outlander AU
- Twilight AU
- Labyrinth AU
- Balto AU
- Warm Bodies AU
- Heathers AU
- Pocahontas AU
- Jumanji AU
- Huntsman AU
- Aquamarine AU
- Maze Runner AU
- The Notebook AU
- Peculiar AU
- Hunchback AU
- The Dark Crystal AU
- The Thief and the Cobbler AU
- Mortal Engines AU
- Newsies AU
- The Mummy AU
- Monster House AU
- Edward Scissorhands AU
- Beetlejuice AU
- City of Ember AU
- Hocus Pocus AU
- Bug's Life AU
- Austin and Ally AU
- High School Musical AU
- Rio AU
- Legend of Zorro AU
- Scooby-Doo AU
- The Addams Family AU
- Bonnie and Clyde AU
- Your Name AU
- Robot AU
- Detroit AU
- Sleepy Hollow AU
- Road to El Dorado AU
- Ferngully AU
- MonsterVerse AU
- Anne of Green Gables AU
- Princess Mononoke AU
- Ever After High AU
- The Princess and the Goblin AU
- The Black Cauldron AU
- Alvin and the Chipmunks AU
- Wolf Children AU
- Tales from Earthsea AU
- Laputa: Castle in the Sky AU
- The Dragon Prince AU
- Transformers AU
- The School for Good and Evil AU
- The Last of Us AU
- Cats Don't Dance AU
- Resident Evil AU
- The Owl House AU
Known Examples
Fanfiction
- Come What May by Jelsalover3
- Dear Diary by ElsaRose01
- A Frozen Holiday Engagement by ElsaRose01
- Frostbitten by Arialene
- Frostbitten: Vignettes by Arialene
- Frostbitten: The Full Story by Arialene
- Fun (Let's have Fun Together...) by Gothic Ghost
- Believe by livelaughlovenarnia
- The Rise of the Frozen Guardians by Allaynia
- A Frozen Center by Jenniferptrsn94
- Monochrome Beats by baozisareexolicious
- Chalk Outlines by baozisareexolicious
- The Mechanics of Love by saturnxk
- After The Thaw Comes Fire by Jenniferptrsn94
- The Peasant's Promise by Aelfeth
- Fire and Ice by Huntress4455
- To Save Elsa by Chocola98
- MY ice castle by Rosepetal33
- The Frozen Guardians- Jelsa by Themortalsuperwholock
- A Guide to Saving Jackson Overland Frost by SaturnXK
- Paperclips by baozisareexolicious
- Heart of Snow by CeaCee
- Lucky Six by saturnxk
- Hey Baby do you come here often by saturnxk
- Double Knotted Knots by saturnxk
- My Heart you ve set it on fire by baozisareexolicious
- We Have All The Time In The World by FallenSnowflakes33
- The Baby Project by N1kk1 Starlet
- Vogue Romance by glitterblossom
- Winter's Tale by dovahkiidding
- The Kings and Queens of Seasons by DisneyAddictGirl
- Part of Me by EtharahxBennica
- Two Hours Till Midnight by SaturnXK
- And I Will Always Love You by Saturn XK
- Pretty Things by SaturnXK
- Paint with All the Colours of the Wind by baozisareexolicious
- Love Never Bothered Me Anyway by Desert.Moon
- Not What You Think by Kaizelle
- The Frost Family by yuli120501
- Part of My Life by Iveris
- Angel by angelwings0901
- Rise of the Tangled Frozen Brave Dragon - Full Story! by LotusStream
- Never Let Me Go: A Jelsa Fanfic by Not Your Typical Teenager
- The Peasant's Promise by Aelfeth
- Spy Love [Jelsa] by DeniseSiah22
- The Bad Boy's Soulmate Book 1 | Jelsa Fanfiction ✓ by majesteuxx
- TBBS 2 : The Moon's Son (Book 2) | Jelsa fanfiction by majesteuxx
- A Shrek Tale by OoPoPcAnDy
- Elsa Hood: Not All Fairytales Are The Same (A Jelsa/Robin Hood Fanfic) by masterdater
- Labyrinth (Jelsa Story) by KittyKat060412
- 💙💚"Sacrificing For Your Love" | Jelsa💚💙 by YMASKAYoselinMadelin
- The Incredible Frosts by Daggerc4
- The Last of Us-Jelsa by Gusttoo
Mockup Art
GIF
Fanart
Cosplay
MMD Art
Miscellaneous
Videos
- (Jelsa) Let It Go/Let Her Go by CaptainRamenis13
- (Jelsa) Frozen Heart by CaptainRamenis13
- Miles Jack Frost and Elsa by FrozenxFairytale
- [MMD] Jack and Elsa - Anything you can Do by AxeloneX
- Story of Jack's Life {A Jelsa Tribute} by Washu Takahashi
- [ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀ jelsa] by PumpkinPie89
- Jack Elsa - Hear me (Frozen Guardians) MV by Moies J
- 「JACK/ELSA」ιт`s тσσ cσʟם ☁ by leonsshi
- Elsa and Jack Frost // Afraid by Moloko Cartoons
- Winter Love - Elsa and Jack by Krisedge Vk
- Jelsa - Endlessly by AliceInWasteland
- ❝g ℓ α ѕ ѕ н e α r т❞ -- נαcκ/εʟsα by OhFrozenOne
- Elsa & Jack {Have faith in me} by Glossfrozen
- Jack & Elsa - Frost Killing Hour: A Family Tragedy by TheNamelessDol
- Somebody That I Used To Know | Pitch x Elsa ( feat Jack ) by MajesticWolfsx
- Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing lyrics on screen (Tribute to Jack Frost and Elsa) by Hector Cabz
- Frozen, Brave, HTTYD, Tangled, Rise of the Guardians - Phenomenon - Thousand Foot Krutch by Hector Cabz
- If Only She Could See Me by Kaizelle
- Fifty Shades of Grey - Jack/Elsa (Jelsa) CGI Trailer by Thali Pavlova Studios
- 50 Shades of Jelsa by SerenadeFlames13
- Fifty Shades of Jelsa by massmediaradioradio
- Jack Frost and Elsa - Fifty Shades of Frost {Non/Disney Crossover} by StarlightStudios
- Jack Trying to Win Elsa by OlafVids
- "Let it Snow!" (Jack Frost and Elsa) -Chris Villain and Traci Hines by TraciJHines
- It's Cold Outside by Chris Villain
- Rewrite the Stars: Jelsa by Ruth Joyce
- Jelsa - Show Yourself by Ultron Emperor
- Jelsa -Show yourself by Anime Chan
- Into the Unknown- Jelsa Video by Rise of Jelsa
- Elsa and Jack Frost - Into The Unknown ( Duet ) Edit by Snow Angel
- Jelsa by ᴛʜᴇɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴsɨ
- Jelsa Aladdin Official Trailer by MELDAN Studios
- Disney Frozen 2 Elsa and Guardian Jack Frost - Find a Way (Jelsa) Fanfiction by Working with Lemons
- LOST PRINCESS | Kristanna and Jelsa Family | Frozen Crossover (Jelsa + Tangled + HTTYD+ Raya). by SANDERS WAALS
- Jelsa ❄️ This Is My Idea by Musically Disney AMV's
- Jelsa ❄️ If Only by Musically Disney AMV's
- Jelsa: In A Crowd Of Thousands by Musically Disney AMV's
- Jelsa: Far Longer Than Forever by Musically Disney AMV's
- Jelsa - When Love Is Gone by Musically Disney AMV's
- Northern Lights Series ~ A Million Miles Away by Musically Disney AMV's
- Jelsa: if I never knew you by frozenlife forever
- Jelsa: Our Love is God (Heathers) by frozenlife forever
- Jack and Elsa | Dos Oruguitas [JELSA Fanmade Scene] by SANDERS WAALS
- Jelsa: This is my Idea by Disneyanddisneyships
- This is my idea _ jelsa by Ally - Chan
Article/Links
- Fans help Jack Frost and Queen Elsa find magical, Frosty Love - Dailydot.com
- Why Jack Frost and Elsa make the cutest couple ever - Buzzfeed.com
- Why I Luxury cruise Jelsa (Anti-Jelsa Arguments) - Tumblr.comby foreverdelighted
- Once Upon a Time's "Frozen" - Buslte.com
- In Defense of Jelsa, and Why I Ship It by jazzphatheredux
- Who's Kazeki ? by frozenblume
Games
- Elsa Kissing Jack Frost by FrozenGames.com
- Frozen Wedding Watch by mafa.com
- Sweet Kissing Elsa and Jack Frost by Fynsy.com
- Elsa Jacuzzi Celebration by thefrozengames.com
- Elsa and Jack Become Parents by GaHe.com
- Elsa Leaving Jack Frost by GaHe.com
- Elsa and Jack Wedding Night by GaHe.com
- Elsa and Jack Perfect Date by mafa.com
- Elsa Wedding Kiss by mafa.com
- Elsa games by Frozen