Okay, there is something about Hans I feel I need to say. They say confession is good for the soul, so here I go.

Despite what some fans of Frozen, and especially those of Hans, might think, believe, or say, I, for one, do not believe that Hans is capable of redemption, and thus, he should not appear in the sequel and redeem himself.

Why do I believe this, you may ask? Well, let me sum most of it up with this gif:

Just look at Hans as he holds the sword over his head. He is smiling. He is wearing a smile on his face, for Pete’s sake! What does that tell you? That he doesn’t feel bad for Elsa, not even in the slightest! And especially because before this moment, he broke Elsa’s spirit by telling her that she had killed Anna. He WANTED to do that! Hans wanted to make Elsa feel awful before he kills her so that she will be in a vulnerable state, making it a lot easier for him to do. You can tell from his smile that he feels great about having done so, and now he is about to perform coldblooded murder. Hans displays no guilt or shame for what he did and is about to do here, which enables him to do it so well. That undoubtedly shows just how sadistic he is.

So does wearing a smile before he tries to kill someone in cold blood make Hans capable of redemption? I don’t think so!

Let me explain a couple other reasons of why Hans is not meant to be redeemed:

Here, it’s not what Hans directly says that doesn’t sound cruel, but what he indirectly says instead! Before they can kiss, Hans smirks at Anna and indirectly tells her that he doesn’t love her and that no one does. Like what he does in the first gif, Hans smirks before he says these words to Anna, further proving that he doesn’t feel bad for what he wants to say, and he feels no sympathy or care for her as she grows weaker by the minute.

And then you have this moment:



When Anna falls down and begs Hans not to put out the fire (prior to this, he extinguished the candle), Hans does not react with any concern or attempt to help her whatsoever. What’s worse is that while Anna weakly begs for mercy, Hans just chuckles before he proudly announces to her about his plan to kill Elsa. This is yet another action shows that Hans does not feel bad for Anna at all.

Finally, there is this moment:



After Hans arrogantly (and with a wide, confident smile) says that he has already gotten away with his plan, he locks the library’s door. Prior to this, he closes the curtains and extinguishes all sources of heat, making the room much colder, which will only accelerate Anna’s dying process. Now what do those actions tell you? That he is indirectly trying to murder Anna! Not once while he puts out the candle and fire does Hans show any remorse or regret, especially since he smiles wickedly throughout the whole scene, further showing his sadism.

In summary, I do not believe that Hans can be redeemed. A person like him does not behave the way they do or plan such things overnight. Maybe Hans didn’t set a course specifically towards the kingdom of Arendelle, but for a long time, he would have been plotting to become king via marriage into another kingdom. While he had to change his plans constantly due to the unfolding events of Elsa’s powers being revealed, then Anna setting off to bring her back, it probably wasn’t too difficult for Hans to figure out what he had to do next. But anyway, his behavior of showing no shame, guilt, or remorse for when he tried to indirectly to murder Anna, then directly attempted to murder Elsa (or even showing no genuine sympathy for them, and he never even apologized for what he did), would not have developed out of the blue. Without a doubt, things that happened to Hans in his youth would have caused him to develop and grow up to be like this and taken years to do so. Since it would have taken years for him to become the kind of person he is, a chance of him redeeming himself would be very thin, because any punishment or good treatment inflicted on him following the film would not cause him to change in a very short amount of time.

So again, Hans should not and cannot be redeemed, no way. If there is a chance, it would be very small and not happen overnight. We saw Hans briefly appear in Frozen Fever, which takes place nearly a year after the first movie. Of course, we don’t see how he has developed since then, but it’s obvious that his brothers considered his actions so bad that he is going to serve his punishment for a long time. Depending on when the impending sequel takes place after the first film, having Hans in it could be unlikely because he has been banished from Arendelle forever and is probably being kept under observation to make sure he doesn’t attempt to escape his country. Even if the sequel takes place a few years later, I still don’t think that would be enough time for Hans to change his ways, especially because he wouldn’t have thought he was doing wrong and didn’t feel bad like any normal person would.



These are all of my thoughts on the subject of Hans being redeemed, and I have made up my mind. While I respect the opinions of those who would want to see him redeemed, I am not changing my mind and I will not attempt to change the minds of others.

