Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Khrysalis – Adele Dazeem

Adele Dazeem – Idina Menzel (voice of Elsa in Disney’s Frozen) by way of John Travolta’s introduction at the 2014 Oscars
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Adele_Dazeem
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Ice_Angler
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Frozen_Sun
https://youtu.be/DK7gzArTI0w
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idina_Menzel
https://www.today.com/popculture/idina-menzel-reflects-john-travolta-messing-name-2014-oscars-rcna1960
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_(Frozen)
https://youtu.be/moSFlvxnbgk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Go

Adele Dazeem

Emperor Yoshito has sent your wizard to find the Ice Lens. It is found in the Chamber of the Frozen Sun and is guarded by Ice Anglers and Adele Dazeem, Adele Dazeem is a Minion to the Ice Angler.

“Wizard, the wind is howlin’ like this swirlin’ storm inside. I can’t keep it in, the Spiral knows I tried. I don care what you’re gonna say. Imma let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered me anyway.”

Ice Angler
Ice Angler

After defeating them, the Ice Angler decides to Let It Go.

Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly recognized for her work in musicals on Broadway, and for having achieved mainstream success across stage, film, and music, Menzel has been nicknamed the “Queen of Broadway” for her achievements and influence. Her accolades include an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award, three Drama League Awards, and four Drama Desk Awards. In 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was named a Disney Legend in 2022.

At the 2014 Academy Awards, Idina Menzel was about to take the stage to sing the Oscar-nominated “Let It Go,” her signature song from the Oscar-winning film “Frozen.” All Travolta, one of the night’s presenters, had to do was introduce her. But the veteran actor somehow mispronounced her first and last names. (Adele Dazeem?) The song went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Elsa and Idina Menzel

Frozen is a 2013 American computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 53rd Disney animated feature film, it is inspired by the 1844 fairy tale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (in her feature directorial debut) and produced by Peter Del Vecho, from a screenplay written by Lee, and a story by Buck, Lee, and Shane Morris. It stars the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff and Santino Fontana. Frozen tells the story of Princess Anna as she teams up with an iceman, his reindeer, and a snowman to find her estranged sister Elsa, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.

Elsa of Arendelle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animated film Frozen (2013) and its sequel the animated film Frozen II (2019). She is voiced mainly by Idina Menzel, with Eva Bella as a young child and by Spencer Ganus as a teenager in Frozen.

“Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen (2013), whose music and lyrics were composed by husband-and-wife songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The song was performed in its original show-tune version in the film by American actress and singer Idina Menzel in her vocal role as Queen Elsa.

Thank you to Zoe W. for being the first one to call my attention to this one.

The current list of all the (known) Khrysalis references can be found here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages

Adele Dazeem and Ice Angler images are from Wizard101, and are copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.

Idina Menzel / Elsa duo is borrowed from People.com

All images from Frozen are copyright Walt Disney

Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.

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