This Frozen Theory Is Incredibly Dark and We Hope It’s Not True

Have you ever wondered the real story behind Kristoff and is reindeer friend Sven?

By Jenna Mullins May 27, 2015 9:52 PMTags
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Well, it wouldn't be a Disney movie without a depressing fan theory, right? Turns out someone besides Anna and Elsa in Frozen might possibly have a horribly tragic backstory. And this time it involves an animal so…gird your heartstrings. In fact, you might as well make your heart a block of ice right now to protect it from the onslaught of emotions you might feel reading this theory. We'll wait.

So, reddit user superclaude1 posted this incredibly sad theory about an already incredibly sad movie. As we all know, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) is best friends with his reindeer, Sven. They even grew up together. Their relationship is super sweet…until you consider what might have happened to Sven's mom.

"[I] only just noticed that in Frozen, Kristoff's coat is made from fur," superclaude1 writes. "And if you look closer at the pics the fur part seems to be reindeer. I don't think it can be wolf [because] the pelt is too big."

We're not pelt experts, so we're going to believe the assessment here on Kristoff's coat.  And just like superclaude1 notes, it's pretty awkward that Kristoff wears a coat made of reindeer fur when his best friend is a reindeer. But then he dives a little deeper into this theory and when you think about how Kristoff and Sven might have met, well…

"The ice harvesters must have killed Sven's mother, leaving a baby Sven for Kristoff to look after, and giving him the pelt to wear. This explains why Sven is so close to Kristoff too, and why Kristoff still wears the same pelt. The smell reminds Sven of his mum."

Oh. So that's definitely the most depressing start to a friendship ever. "So, we killed your mother but I will raise you while wearing the skin of your dead mom. Shall we have a secret best friend handshake?"

Yeah, this Frozen theory is super dark, possibly even more so than the other Frozen theory that ties Little Mermaid and Tangled all together. The idea that Sven loves Kristoff so much because he smells like his mother is just too much to bear.

Same, Kristoff. Same.

We're just going to choose not to believe this theory. You can't make us believe it! Everything is rainbows and butterflies and Kristoff is not wearing the fur of Sven's murdered reindeer mom!

If anyone needs us we'll be over here with our fingers in our ears singing "Let It Go" at the top of our lungs to drown out the sad thoughts.