Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26184894-20160222021215/@comment-25926288-20160222022035

Well, Ice magic seems to be a particular form of magic (i.e. Witchcraft, fairy magic, etc) and it would seem that it follows no known route. Born or cursed is the big question and we do not know. So, Frozen 2 will probably settle it, but as far as Once goes, Elsa was born with it.

However, it seems with Elsa and Ingrid that it must be the first born heir that receives the powers. so.......

1. Nope, Elsa's family just has a ton of girls. Grandaddy had three girls and mommy had two. If Elsa was male, she'd still get the powers because power doesn't discriminate.

2. Nope. It would seem that the first born heir gets the ice powers and Elsa's the Queen. Greda was third born and Granddady I think was blonde, lol. So, I think it's a specific curse, rather than every first born child of every child gets the powers. Chances are Ingrid's child would have ice powers, but we don't know the mechanics of the magic. Also, you don't randomly get magic ice powers by shifting roles, lol. If it works in theory, then Gerda wouldn't get ice powers because she's not first born.

3. Blonde is common in Scandinavian countries, lol. Grandaddy was blond, Ingrid was blonde, Helga was blonde, Gerda's husband was blonde. Just genetics.