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Usually it's a romance story that is [[Wish Fulfillment]] for both men ("[[Stalking Is Love|That girl doesn't hate me, she's just waiting for me to prove my love is true."]]) or women ("I'm not really a bitch, I'm just misunderstood"). Occasionally it's not romantic, instead being a buddy tale of the [[Power of Friendship]]. Either way it can be a [[An Aesop|morality tale]].

 

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* Shirogane of [[Karakuri Circus]] is brusque and even insulting at first, but levels out later on.

* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]]'''s Colonel Kati Mannequin is this. She's totally serious, hard nosed military officer who happens to have a [[Dogged Nice Guy]] in love with her. She originally uses his crush to positively motivate him to follow orders, but he starts growing on her with his [[Undying Loyalty]], and eventually she cries when she thought he died. In truth {{spoiler|he survived, and they got married.}}

** Then there's Feldt Grace, another ''Gundam 00'' example. She was pretty much the textbook [[Emotionless Girl]] (possibly caused by {{spoiler|both of her parents dying in a system test of Nadleeh's predecessor unit}} when she was little) until she started {{spoiler|having a crush on Lockon, the defrosting culminating in his death causing [[Not So Stoic|the formerly cold and official Feldt]] to [[Cry Cute|bawl her eyes out while clutching his Haro]] - the only other person who did that was Tieria}}. Despite {{spoiler|his death}}, she continued the defrosting and in the second season, she's pretty much a normal if somewhat polite woman.

* Sara Werec of ''[[Soukou no Strain]]'' is a ''main'' character like this, starting with the second episode.

** And also Kagura, who warms up to Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's group, and especially Kohaku.

* Layla Hamilton from ''[[Kaleido Star]]'' seems at first to be an arrogant, ultra-perfectionist bitch who loves treating newbies badly at the beginning, but soon we see that she's as hard (if not more) on herself as she is with others and that she loves the Kaleido Stage as much as Sora does. {{spoiler|To the point of sacrificing her circus career to gain the Kaleido Stage back from Yuri Killian and foil his revenge on Kalos Eido.}}

* [[Dark Magical Girl]] Rue/Princess Kraehe from ''[[Princess Tutu]]''. Arguably [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Fakir]], as well.

* Marlene from ''[[Blue Gender]]''.

* Temari from ''[[Naruto]]''. She starts out as a [[Dark Action Girl|pretty cold and scary character]] who shows no remorse for others. But this was mostly due to growing up in a [[Dysfunctional Family|crazy family]] with a [[Axe Crazy|brother]] who had no qualms about killing her. As her family life improves, she shows more signs of being a [[Cool Big Sis|warm and caring person]]. Her [[Ship Tease|relationship]] with prospect love interest [[Teen Genius|Shikamaru]] also seems to thaw her.

** Sakura also seems to be apart of this trope since she greatly misunderstood Naruto at first, viewing him as a simply an annoying idiot, but now knows the real Naruto and is warming up to him. Her feelings can even be argued to be romantic.

** Her [[Mai-Otome]] incarnation also defrosted and opened up to others after meeting Mai at Garderobe.

* Sheryl Nome of ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' is the archetypal example. She starts out as the "Galaxy Fairy," an [[Idol Singer]] loved by all, tremendously arrogant and haughty. However, her meetings with Alto Saotome (who refuses to take any of her crap) and Ranka Lee (whose innocence and optimism rub off on Sheryl) change her outlook on life, making her a much more sympathetic character. Of course, the series goes one further by {{spoiler|giving her a fatal illness}} and doing everything possible to [[Break the Haughty]], which only makes her even more human.

* [[Suzumiya Haruhi|Miss Haruhi Suzumiya]], of course. More than an ice cold queen (or, perhaps, what happens when an ice queen defrosts too quickly), though, she's a [[Genki Girl|cheerful]] but sociopathic [[Jerkass]] without any concept of human interaction. Her [[Character Development]] is all about having her re-learn [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|what love and friendship are]].

* Ai Shinozaki from ''[[Corrector Yui]]'' starts as the local [[The Snark Knight|Snark Knight]], snarky and aloof and really disliking to team work. Slowly, we get to see how she was a [[Cheerful Child]] until her dad's death, how her mother's accident affected her, and how Yui's persistence and optimism is slowly thawing her...

** {{spoiler|To elaborate: The classic shirt she was pictured with during the entire series showed a broken heart, possibly to emphasize her "rebellious" or "not willing to take sentimental crap" attitude. After she defrosts, her mom buys her a new shirt - the ''exact same one'' except with the full heart. Ruki wears it for the rest of the season.}}

** And then we got {{spoiler|Nene}} ''[[Digimon Xros Wars]]'', and it was {{spoiler|Akari}} who desfrosted her.

* Three male examples in ''[[Flame of Recca]]'':

** Mikagami Tokiya, the resident [[An Ice Person|ice]]/[[Kill It with Water|water]] guy. He starts out as a [[Loners Are Freaks|loner]] brooding over revenge, cares nothing else than that, or Yanagi (who resembles his [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Big Sister]]) and is extremely ruthless. However, with further interaction with his friends and the realization that revenge is getting him nowhere and would eventually kill him empty handed, he becomes a warmer individual, while still snarky.

* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]''' Sylia Stingray, depending on whether or not you consider ''Bubblegum Crash!'' to be canon.

* In ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'', Carlos Santana and Stefan Levin are [[Emotionless Girl|Emotionless Boys]] due to [[Break the Cutie|the different traumas in their lives]]. As they start to heal, they become this.

** She gets defrosted even further in the novels {{spoiler|when Touma helps her get over her past.}}

* Setsuna of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. Started as cold as ice due to seeing herself as a [[Failure Knight]], but after the events of the Kyoto Arc, she opened up a lot more and became friendlier. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by [[Our Vampires Are Different|Evangeline]] during their match in the Mahora Festival [[Tournament Arc]], where she told Setsuna to give up her newfound happiness because it made her boring and weak.

* Another male example: Iceland from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is shown to be somewhat of a [[Deadpan Snarker]], but he's described as a possible [[Sugar and Ice Personality]] in author's notes. Taking in consideration how he interacts with Sealand, it might not be THAT far from canon.

** [[Tsundere|England]], as well. He's harsh and bitchy, yes, but if he ''does'' care for you, he can be surprisingly tender once in a while.

** Claire herself may fit the trope as well. She initially closed herself to Raki, but eventually let him know her true feelings for him, and stopping at nothing to protect him.

* Mayu Miyuki from ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' is introduced as very much this, but almost immediately becomes a softer character when she meets Kaoru at school, and becomes much deeper and sympathetic when more of her [[Lonely Rich Kid]] backstory is revealed.

* Maria, Shunsuke's girlfriend from ''[[Yuria 100 Shiki]]''. You have to wonder why Shunsuke puts up with her. (She only really has a couple of redeeming qualities.)

* Male version from ''[[Bleach]]''. Byakuya, oh Byakuya Kuchiki.

** Byakuya is the definition of [[Aloof Big Brother]] to Rukia, mostly because she resembles his dead wife (who is her sister). She doesn't know this and he is keeping it a secret as a promise to the dead wife, which explains his coldness to her, at least. However, this doesn't explain his Ice King attitude towards other characters.

** {{spoiler|His manga rendition, even more so. This time, it's a Lapras that caused the sadness.}}

* Sayo Mutou aka Magdaria from the ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' anime is [[Broken Bird|an embittered, sad]] [[Ill Girl]] who keeps frosting up to anybody who doesn't belong to her Christian circle. In comes [[Hot-Blooded|Sanosuke Sagara]], who forces her to think and feel outside the box and made her rediscover the joy of living. {{spoiler|Magdaria still dies, but at least she can go to Heaven with less regrets in her heart.}}

** Slightly justified/subverted/inverted? In that Moka suffers from [[Split Personality|Split Personality Syndrome.]]

** Possibly justified since the manga has startedd to hint towards that {{spoiler|both personalities has started to melt together or that it is an effect of the rosario starting to break.}}

* Eureka from ''[[Eureka Seven]]''. She went from an emotionless girl to an average emotional girl thanks to her lover Renton. Story-wise, this means Renton was "The One" for her.

* Revy and Rock from ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' fit this trope well. Near the end of the series, we even see her playing with some kids. She was technically teaching them how to shoot people whilst playing, but still, no one actually got shot; which was a first for her.

* Yukina from ''[[Watashi ni XX Shinasai|Watashi ni XX Shinasai!]]'' is slowly becoming as she experiences love for first time, but it's an extremely slow process.

* In ''[[Virgin Love]]'', Kaoru doesn't really like people until Daigo's warmer personality starts dethawing him. Even his subordinates notice he's become nicer, increasing his popularity at work.

 

 

* Princess Kinuko in ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' seems to be a [[Rich Bitch]] to Usagi. After being attacked by ninjas and going on the lam, they eventually see that they're [[Not So Different]], as she is nervous about going into an [[Arranged Marriage]] while Usagi is upset that his beloved Mariko has married his rival. They briefly contemplate running away together, but after they're rescued Kinuko decides to err on the side of duty and honor and the two part forever in a [[Bittersweet Ending]].

** It's a double [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|the whole story is a flashback sparked by Usagi hearing Kinuko's name as her entourage approaches. As it passes, Usagi wonders if she remembers him, and stares straight at Kinuko's palanquin while the rest of the townspeople have their heads down. When nothing happens, he accepts that she probably doesn't remember him anyway and walks away... just as Kinuko drops a chrysanthemum flower (her favorite flower) out of her palanquin door.}}

* [[Betty and Veronica|Veronica Lodge]] from [[Archie Comics]] is a [[Rich Bitch]], but has gotten enough [[Pet the Dog]] moments in her time that she qualifies for being defrosted.

** Her obnoxious behavior was later [[Ret Conned]] into being the result of chemicals in the soda she was drinking. This [[Canon Discontinuity|itself was ignored by later writers, of course]].

** It's even lampshaded in the ''[[Justice League of America]]'' title, where [[Zatanna]] recognizes that Kimiyo has been taken down and replaced by an impostor after seeing how politely she is acting.

* Snow White in Willingham's ''[[Fables]]''.

* ''[[XXXenophile]]'' uses the trope rather literally in the "Orgasm Lass" story, describing the heroine's encounter with the Ice Queen.

* Starfire's evil sister from ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' started to turn into this during the definitive Wolfman run. She proved herself to be a capable leader of her people and even started to put aside the needless, if somewhat understandable, grudge she bore against her sister. It didn't last.

* [[X-Men|Emma Frost]] is in no danger of defrosting completely anytime soon. Since she was already defrosting in the ''[[Generation X]]'', but then Morrison reverted her to even more of an ice queen than when she was a villain), any defrosting now still seems like a regression.

 

 

 

== Films ==

** Miranda Frost in ''[[Die Another Day]]'' appears to be a straight-up version of this trope, right down to her [[Meaningful Name]], but is actually a subversion {{spoiler|as she's secretly working for the villain, and thus didn't 'melt emotionally' as she appeared to.}}

* Linus Larabee from both film versions ([[Humphrey Bogart]], [[Harrison Ford]]) of ''Sabrina''.

* Arguably, Robert in ''[[Enchanted]]'' is another male example.

* Captain Von Trapp in ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' is also a male example.

* ''[[Young Frankenstein]]''. Elizabeth, although it's more a case of getting hit with a blowtorch.

* Every [[Alfred Hitchcock|Hitchcock]] blonde. Dude had serious issue with women.

* Rose Sayer (played by [[Katharine Hepburn]]) in ''[[The African Queen]]''. Seems to be a common theme in these [[Humphrey Bogart]] films.

* Buttercup in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', though she defrosts completely within a couple minutes of the story's beginning.

* In ''[[Blade Runner]]'', Rachael experiences a thaw after she discovers {{spoiler|she's a replicant}}. Her confusion and vulnerability make the infamous [[Victim Falls For Rapist]] scene with Deckard all the more disturbing.

* Gender-swapped in ''[[Back to The Future|Back to the Future Part III]]'', in which Doc, who in all likelihood has never been interested in a woman for all his many years due to his eccentric lifestyle and devotion to science, insists that love at first sight is a scientifically ridiculous concept - and is promptly proven wrong the moment he lays eyes on Clara.

* Catwoman in ''[[Batman Returns]]'' starts off as a [[Dark Action Girl]] / [[Ice Queen]], but eventually warms up to him. Or at least, Selina Kyle warms up to Bruce Wayne, which isn't QUITE the same thing.

* Joanna from ''[[Overboard]]''.

* Dr. Grace from ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''. She's reportedly very cold and snarky until {{spoiler|she gets to explore Pandora in person using an avatar, and then she becomes downright joyful. Of course, you'd be pissed-off too if the only way to get to the place you've been studying your whole life is because a bunch of army guys want to destroy it and its people for literal [[Unobtanium]]}}.

* [[Tyler Perry]] makes use of this trope a lot. The heroines of ''Diary of a Mad Black Woman'' and ''Madea's Family Reunion'', for example, have [[Broken Bird|physical and sexual abuse]] in their backgrounds, respectively, and both require a tremendous amount of care and patience from their eventual love interests before they finally thaw.

* In ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', both Darcy and Elizabeth are ice princesses; they go back and forth rejecting each others advances {{spoiler|until the end of the last act where Elizabeth finally accepts Darcys hand in marriage after he proposes for a second time}}. Probably belongs in literature as well.

* EVE from ''[[WALL-E]]''.

* In ''[[Cool as Ice]]'', we have the interesting situation of a heart of stone being [[Incredibly Lame Pun|defrosted]] by [[Vanilla Ice]].

* Charleton Heston, of all people, is one of these in ''[[Leiningen Versus the Ants|The Naked Jungle]]''.

* [[Driving Miss Daisy]].

* Tigress in the ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' series. Originally a bitter [[The Resenter|Resenter]] to Po who seemed to snatch away her dream of becoming the Dragon Warrior, she softens considerably after Po proves himself by defeating Tai Lung singlehandedly. By the time of ''KFP 2'', she has become his closest friend among the Furious Five and [[Ship Tease|may be falling in love with him]].

* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Faramir finally defrosts Éowyn, the [[Lady of War]] who previously looked for glory, honour and death on battlefield.

* In ''[[Catch-22]]'' Nately's Whore.

* Maid Marian in some versions of the ''[[Robin Hood]]'' legend.

* A very literal example of this can be found in the fairy tale ''Heart of Ice''. In this tale, a young man goes on a quest to defrost a young princess's heart, without which he can only be friends.

** Except in some versions where it doesn't work, he freezes completely, and she goes home and forgets about him.

** In the original, it's his [[Childhood Friends|childhood friend]] Gerda, not his sister, who attempts to rescue him, and she succeeds.

** And in ''[[Pride and Prejudice And Zombies]]'', Elizabeth, too.

* Rachel in ''[[No More Dead Dogs]]''. She initially thinks that Wallace is a dumb jock, but warms up to him later and by the end, {{spoiler|a letter from a [[Genre Savvy]] Julia Roberts}} tells her that she's practically fallen for him.

** Er. That was in ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', not ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'', and it was Dominique Francon.

** They blend together...

* Lady Aliena in ''[[The Pillars of the Earth]]''. She eventually defrosts enough to fall in love with the lowly Jack Jackson/Builder.

* In [[Poul Anderson]]'s ''[[Operation Chaos]]'', Virginia is cold, brisk, and businesslike when she and Stephan first meet. When they get a chance to actually talk, she thaws.

* [[Sherlock Holmes]] becomes this towards Watson; especially shown when Watson gets hurt.

* While the titular character of ''[[Beachwalker]]'' is a kind and giving person, it takes a {{spoiler|bullet wound}} for her to let anyone start to get close to her.

* Hermione Granger in ''[[Harry Potter]]'' starts off as a stuck-up know-it-all, but calms down after [[Fire-Forged Friends|Ron and Harry defeat a troll for her.]]

 

 

== Live Action TV ==

* Quinn from ''[[Glee]]''. Santana also seems to be headed down this path.

** Kurt is a rare male example, especially after his {{spoiler|transfer to Dalton}} means he no longer needs to be constantly on the defensive just to survive high school.

*** And [[Incredibly Lame Pun|he is indeed a queen...]]

* Kochanski in later seasons of ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.

{{quote|'''Amy''': ''I grew up.''

'''The Doctor''': ''Don't worry. I'll soon fix that.'' }}

* Arguably, Michelle in Season 4 of ''[[24]]''.

* Cordelia Chase from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel]]'' starts out as the definition of this trope and by the end of the series has evolved into a warm caring woman.

* Amber, a.k.a. Cut-Throat Bitch, from ''[[House (TV series)|House]], M.D.''.

* Kira Nerys from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.

** For that matter, [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Spock]].

* Dr. K from ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' goes from treating the Rangers like weapons (and, in Ziggy's case, a total idiot) to caring for them as friends ([[Mentor Ship|and]] [[Official Couple|more,]] [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|in Ziggy's case]]). Well, in her own way.

* Helena Peabody is very icy for most of season 2 of [[The L Word]] but warm and likable in the subsequent series.

* In an interesting case of a role defrosting an actor, the title role on ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' did a '''lot''' to soften up [[Candice Bergen]]'s image after years of being known as a cool debutante. Her dry wit has been a staple of most of her roles since.

* Dana Scully of [[The X-Files]] is this way. She is naturally steely and emotionally distant to everyone, but especially to Mulder in the early seasons. To be fair, Mulder really didn't give her much reason to like him...he didn't want a new partner and spends the first season alternately trying to scare her away and being nice to her. But even after that, she has a tendency to push him away and remain emotionally distant. Eventually, he breaks through and she develops a [[Sugar and Ice Personality]], in which she remains cool and distant to everyone else, and a little bit freer with her feelings with Mulder.

* Dr. Brennan of ''[[Bones]]'', thanks to Booth.

 

== Music ==

**** Though when she notices she is defrosting she panics and freezes solid again, until the endgame.

*** The Handmaiden from the sequel. She won't even tell you her name for quite a while (it's {{spoiler|Brianna}}).

** Miranda Lawson in [[Mass Effect]] [[Even Better Sequel|2]], particularly if the player pursues a romance with her and completes her loyalty quest. The defrosting itself is a little more subtle than usual, with most of the change coming from the inflection on her lines and the random interactions with other squadmates.

*** Especially Kasumi's comment on how strange it is to see Miranda smiling.

* Gwen from [[Guild Wars]] takes some defrosting before she warms up to her love interest.

* Princess Elika in the 2008 offshoot of ''[[Prince of Persia]]''. She initially is put-off by his cocky and flirty demeanor, but eventually warms up to the [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]. Helps when that guy is helping you save your land from an evil power even if he barely knows you.

* Patroklos in ''[[Soul Series|Soul Calibur V]]'' starts of as extremely cocky to the point where {{spoiler|he kills a man because he believes to be Malfested}}. As the story goes on, he is not that kind of a person anymore.

 

* Hayasaka Erika of ''[[Megatokyo]]''.

* For Shanna Cochran in ''[[Fans]]!'' it's not so much her heart that needs defrosting as her imagination. Partly owing to her [[Backstory]] (insane mother, father who abandoned her), she's so determined to be "normal" that she's suppressed her sense of fun and wonder to the degree that she's grown up to be uptight, unimaginative and hopelessly mundane. As well as her continued exposure to her friends in the Science Fiction club and the various weird things she encounters, her imagination is freed further by a series of psychological tortures she is put through over the course of the strip which, although designed to break her, ironically only serve to make her stronger by allowing her to free her imagination and outwit her captors. {{spoiler|The romantic angle is not entirely absent, of course, since this also has the beneficial side-effect of warming her heart as well; she gradually falls in love with Will, who eventually returns her feelings, after which Shanna is able to help him overcome his own tragic childhood.}}

* Penny of ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'', in early strips, describes herself as "too pretty to share any feelings with the likes of you" and, despite her popularity, keeps boys and even her girl friends at arm's length. She begins to open up in stages when she falls in love with "bad boy" Rich, supports her best friend Sara as she comes out and most of all during "The Popsicle War" when, after losing all her friends due to Karen's gang's machinations, {{spoiler|overcomes her rivalry with Aggie and works with her to stop Karen and win her friends back}}. She now shows her feelings, positive and otherwise, much more readily.

** [[Double Subverted]] in regards to Charlotte. She's introduced as nutty, cold and eager to "punish" whomever she thought deserved it, but her interaction with Duane showed her getting mellower... Until [[The Stinger]] of the second chapter of the ''Missing Person'' arc reveals that {{spoiler|she is the one who kidnapped Cyndi}}. But in the third chapter her motivation for doing so is implied to be related to {{spoiler|Cyndi's actions}} hurting others, especially Duane, and Charlotte tells him that she is a better person for having met him.

* The Korean webcomic [[Trace]] has a {{spoiler|Double subversion}} of this trope with Jang Mi and Morrienoah Jin.

* Lucy from ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'' slowly defrosts over the course of the story. Quite appropriately, a lot of this happens during the Summer Arc. {{spoiler|More recent events do seem to be pushing her back towards the freezer, though.}}

* Susan from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''. She started out as a [[Straw Feminist]], but various events have caused her to actually open up and become friends with [[Chivalrous Pervert|Tedd]].

 

 

== Web Original ==

 

 

*** Orube, however, really ''is'' a good example of this in the comics, beginning as a rather typical emotionless warrior woman-type and ending up being an older sister of sorts to the main characters, and falling in love with {{spoiler|resident [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]] Cedric.}}

* In the first season (especially the first episode) of ''[[Drawn Together]]'', it looks like Princess Clara will go this way. Ultimately, however, they end up taking her in the other direction.

* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|Cheerleader]] Liz Allan from ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' [[Animated Series]] shows signs of doing this; she is kind and encouraging to Peter, but immediately turns into the [[Alpha Bitch]] around the [[Jerk Jock]] Flash... and she looks like she regrets the quasi [[Face Heel Turn]]. By mid-season, she's pretty much completely defrosted, having broken up with Flash and directly expressed interest in Peter.

** Of course, given this huge amount of [[Character Development]], when compared with her mainstream comics counterpart, Peter actually comes off as something of an unintentional [[Jerkass]] when he breaks up with her to be with Gwen. She attempts to cover the whole thing up by making a huge scene and implying she is doing the dumping in front of a crowd, but then later is seen hiding behind a corner, crying her eyes out, showing that she genuinely did have feelings for Peter.

** Zuko too, of the [[Jerkass]] variety. He has a soft, [[Adorkable|dorky]] center that he only shows when he's around Mai and/or Team Avatar.

** Mai likewise can get pretty mushy around Zuko, despite being the [[Emotionless Girl]] ''anywhere'' else.

* Happens with [[Dark Magical Girl|Charmcaster]] in the [[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]] episode "Where The Magic Happens."

* Blackarachnia in Transformers: [[Beast Wars]] pulls this off perfectly - she starts off being confused that Silverbolt is unwilling to hurt her for being female, then moves on to exploiting his 'weakness', before finally accepting it.

* Kiva from ''[[Megas XLR]]'' shows signs of this. In the pilot, she's barely able to hold back her contempt of both Coop, Jamie and most of our "modern" society, deeming it "primitive" and even calling Jamie a "Monkey-thing". But by the end of the show's run, she's accepted the company of her hosts, develops a taste for convenience-store slushies, and even ditches her military uniform in one episode to attend a rock concert with the boys.

* Emma Frost in ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men]]''. In the beginning, she is unflinchingly rude to most of the mansion's inhabitants; she even reads their minds before formal introductions can take place. She's pretty much what you would expect if you know anything about the comics. By the time the midpoint of the season- er [[Too Good to Last|series]] rolls around, she's practically a different character. {{spoiler|So much that even Wolverine, who never trusted her in the first place, is shocked by her betrayal. Even then, said betrayal doesn't last. Neither does Emma, sadly. }}

 

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