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%%* * FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine in a four suitors ensemble.ensemble (compared to Quasimodo, Frollo, and Gringoire).
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* KnightInShiningArmor: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Phoebus is this in Esmeralda's eyes because he saved her from a hideous cripple, and also has the appearance. But he's actually a jerk.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Phoebus is this in Esmeralda's eyes because he saved her from a hideous cripple, and also has the appearance. But rather than being chivalrous and noble, he's actually a jerk.drunk, a womanizer, and a bully, with virtually no idealistic qualities, behaving more like... well, like a medieval soldier.
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* DamselInDistress: She is in need of rescuing several times in the story. [[spoiler:However, eventually nobody can save her from execution]].
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* TheIngenue: Innocent, virginal, pure... definitely an ingenue.

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* TheIngenue: Innocent, virginal, pure... definitely an ingenue. How she remained pure and naive while hanging around with a bunch of thieves and prostitutes, and doing sexy dances in public is not clear.
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Yandere is sweet outside, crazy inside. Without the sweetness it doesn\'t count.


* {{Yandere}}: Has an obsession and lust for Esmeralda.



* {{Yandere}}: Summed up best in his "Choose me or your pyre" line.

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* InterspeciesFriendship: With Esmeralda, his human owner. [[spoiler: Also this for Gringoire]].

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* InterspeciesFriendship: With Esmeralda, his her human owner. [[spoiler: Also this for Gringoire]].



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* GenderFlip: Djali was female in the novel.

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[[folder:Victor Hugo's novel]]

!!La Esméralda

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!!Quasimodo

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!!Claude Frollo

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!!Jehan Frollo

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!!Phoebus de Châteaupers

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!!Fleur-De-Lys de Gondelaurier

!!Pierre Gringoire

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!!Pierre Gringoire
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!!Clopin Trouillefou

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!!Sister Gudule

!!Djali
* InterspeciesFriendship: With Esmeralda, his human owner. [[spoiler: Also this for Gringoire]].
* NonHumanSidekick: A goat for Esmeralda. [[spoiler:Later becomes this for Gringoire instead]].

!!Louis XI

!!Tristan l'Hermite



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!!Quasimodo

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* InterspeciesFriendship: With Esmeralda, his human owner. [[spoiler: Also this for Gringoire]].
* NonHumanSidekick: A goat for Esmeralda. [[spoiler:Later becomes this for Gringoire instead]].
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!!Quasimodo
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!!Phoebus

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!!Esmeralda

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* [[YouKnowImBlackRight You Know I'm a Gypsy, Right?]]: In the sequel when Phoebus expresses he doesn't trust the circus folk, Esmerelda replies "Gypsies?", which causes him to reflexively give an affirmative reply when he couldn't figure out who to compare them to.

!!Victor, Hugo, and Laverne

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* [[YouKnowImBlackRight You Know I'm a Gypsy, Right?]]: In the sequel when Phoebus expresses he doesn't trust the circus folk, Esmerelda Esmeralda replies "Gypsies?", which causes him to reflexively give an affirmative reply when he couldn't figure out who to compare them to.

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!!Djali

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* DeadpanSnarker: Gives alot of snark (facially) in the sequel.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Gives alot a lot of snark (facially) in the sequel.




!!(Judge) Claude Frollo

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* {{Yandere}} Summed up best in his "Choose me or your pyre" line.

!!! The Arch Deacon

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!!!Madellaine

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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: The Huge Girl to Quasimodo' s Tiny Guy. She's taller than her husband and he only reaches around her waist, but still muscular.
* UglyGuyHotWife: The Hot Wife to Quasimodo' s Ugly Guy.

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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: The Huge Girl to Quasimodo' s Quasimodo's Tiny Guy. She's taller than her husband and he only reaches around her waist, but still muscular.
* UglyGuyHotWife: The Hot Wife to Quasimodo' s Quasimodo's Ugly Guy.

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!!!Sarousch

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* {{Irony}}:
** He's the only Disney Villain that openly views himself as a good and righteous person, while he's actually one of the most evil Disney Villains. And that says a lot.
** His demise is also very ironic. See KarmicDeath.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He has moments of this, such as when he captures Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Phoebus at the gypsies hideout.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: He has moments of this, such as when he captures Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Phoebus at the gypsies hideout. He affects the same tone as office chatter when he's basically talking about how he's won and is going to kill them all.



* HolierThanThou: He says this of himself, though the reality is a little different...

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* HolierThanThou: He says this of himself, though the reality is a little different...different.
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* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: He is the protagonist and has red hair and green eyes.

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* ButtMonkey: A rare version that is portrayed in a sad, cruel way.
* CallingTheOldManOut: In the climax, Quasi becomes through with listening to Frollo and chews him out for being a horrible person.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as extremely passive to his oppressive guardian, but gradually becomes more assertive and willing to oppose Frollo foe the sake of his new friends.

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* ButtMonkey: A rare version that is portrayed in a sad, cruel way.
most certainly ''not'' played for laughs.
* CallingTheOldManOut: In the climax, Quasi becomes through with is done listening to Frollo and chews him out for being a horrible person.his cruelty.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as extremely passive to his oppressive guardian, but gradually becomes more assertive and willing to oppose Frollo foe for the sake of his new friends.



* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, Frollo was a more sympathetic AntiVillain. Here he’s evil from the beginning, and becomes even more evil as the film goes.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, Frollo was a more sympathetic AntiVillain. Here he’s evil from the beginning, start and becomes even more evil only gets worse as the film goes.progresses.



* FauxAffablyEvil: He has moments of this, such as when he captures Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Phoebus at the gypsies hideout.



* HolierThanThou: Claimed, even though it's really a load of BS.

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* HolierThanThou: Claimed, even He says this of himself, though it's really the reality is a load of BS.little different...



* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: On the surface, he appears to be simply an arrogant, priggish, horrified-at-the-thought-of-anyone-having-fun theocratic dictator. But then, his belief that the world is full of wickedness is the reason he gives for keeping Quasimodo shut away in the cathedral belltower, telling himself — and Quasimodo — that he's just keeping him safe from the outside world. However, it quickly becomes clear that he is a genocidal lunatic, scheming to kill all the Gypsies in Paris for their "thieving" and "witchcraft" — and the only reason he's taking care of Quasimodo is because he fears going to Hell for his attempt to drown Quasi when he was a baby, solely because of his appearance. Any torment Frollo ever feels — particularly about his lust for a Gypsy girl he's become obsessed with killing — evaporates pretty quickly.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: On the surface, he Frollo appears to be simply an arrogant, priggish, horrified-at-the-thought-of-anyone-having-fun theocratic dictator. But then, his belief that the world is full of wickedness is the reason he gives for keeping Quasimodo shut away in the cathedral belltower, telling himself — and Quasimodo — that he's just keeping him safe from the outside world. However, it quickly becomes clear that he Frollo is a genocidal lunatic, scheming to kill all the Gypsies in Paris for their "thieving" and "witchcraft" — and the only reason he's taking care of Quasimodo is because he fears going to Hell for his attempt to drown Quasi when he was a baby, solely because of his appearance. Any torment Frollo he ever feels — particularly about his lust for a Gypsy girl he's become obsessed with killing — evaporates pretty quickly.
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* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: For being one of Disney's darkest, and most serious villains, Frollo ''does ''show a sick and twisted sense of humor. Most notably when he is supervising someone being whipped, just as his new Captain of the Guard Phoebus arrives.

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* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: For being one of Disney's darkest, and most serious villains, Frollo ''does ''show shows a sick and twisted sense of humor. Most notably when he is supervising someone being whipped, just as his new Captain of the Guard Phoebus arrives.

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* LightIsNotGood: He is a stereotypical knight and has a solar deity name. He's also a petty, selfish womaniser.



* LightIsGood: Wears shiny, golden armor that's a reference that he's a good and heroic person.

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* LightIsGood: Wears shiny, golden armor that's a reference that he's a good and heroic person. His name is also an epithet of both Apollo and Helios, greek light/solar gods.


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* DiscountLesbians: Hugo and Djali are the first same-sex animated Disney couple. It so happens that Hugo's a piece of rock and Djali a goat, so it's probably forgiven as to why nobody (sane people or zealous MoralGuardians alike) didn't notice it as a massive breakthrough.


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* DiscountLesbians: Hugo and Djali are the first same-sex animated Disney couple. It so happens that Hugo's a piece of rock and Djali a goat, so it's probably forgiven as to why nobody (sane people or zealous MoralGuardians alike) didn't notice it as a massive breakthrough.
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* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: For being one of Disney's darkest, and most serious villains, Frollo ''does ''show a sick and twisted sense of humor. Most notably when he is supervising someone being whipped, just as his new Captain of the Guard Phoebus arrives.
-->'''Frollo''': You know, my last Captain of the Guard was um...a bit of a disappointment to me.\\
''[whipcrack follow by a loud scream of pain; Phoebus cringes while Frollo smirks]''\\
'''Frollo''': Well, no matter. I'm sure you'll...''whip'' my men into shape. [''grins'']\\
'''Phoebus''': Well...th-that's a...tre-tremendous honor sir...
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* EvilWearsBlack: He is evil and wears black. His foil, the archdeacon, is good and wears white.

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* EvilWearsBlack: He is evil and wears black. His foil, the archdeacon, is good and wears white.



* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Frollo is purely evil and completely irredeemable.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: On the surface, he appears to be simply an arrogant, priggish, horrified-at-the-thought-of-anyone-having-fun theocratic dictator. But then, his belief that the world is full of wickedness is the reason he gives for keeping Quasimodo shut away in the cathedral belltower, telling himself — and Quasimodo — that he's just keeping him safe from the outside world. However, it quickly becomes clear that he is a genocidal lunatic, scheming to kill all the Gypsies in Paris for their "thieving" and "witchcraft" — and the only reason he's taking care of Quasimodo is because he fears going to Hell for his attempt to drown Quasi when he was a baby, solely because of his appearance. Any torment Frollo is purely evil and completely irredeemable. ever feels — particularly about his lust for a Gypsy girl he's become obsessed with killing — evaporates pretty quickly.
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* HappilyMarried: With Phoebus in the sequel.
* HelloNurse: Many men who see her go ga-ga over her. This is helpful to attract attention on the street, where she's dancing for coins, but less so when an evil man lusts over her, and pin on her their sexual cravings and religious weakness. Frollo actually sings a whole song about her effect on him.

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* HappilyMarried: With Phoebus in the sequel.
sequel. It's a beta couple thing for our protagonist and his love interest.
* HelloNurse: Many men who see her go ga-ga over her. This is helpful to attract attention on the street, where she's dancing for coins, but less so when an evil man lusts over her, and pin on her their sexual cravings and religious weakness. Frollo actually sings a whole song about her effect on him.
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* HelloNurse: Many men who see her go ga-ga over her. This is helpful to attract attention on the street, where she's dancing for coins, but less so when an evil man lusts over her, and pin on her their sexual cravings and religious weakness. Frollo actually sings a [[NeverMyFault whole sexual-harrassement-victim-blaming]] [[VillainSong song]] about her effect on him.

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* HelloNurse: Many men who see her go ga-ga over her. This is helpful to attract attention on the street, where she's dancing for coins, but less so when an evil man lusts over her, and pin on her their sexual cravings and religious weakness. Frollo actually sings a [[NeverMyFault whole sexual-harrassement-victim-blaming]] [[VillainSong song]] song about her effect on him.



* MsFanservice: So much that all three of the other main characters (Quasimodo, Phoebus, Frollo) want her. Sick of drawing petite princesses like [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] and [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney decided what they really needed was a heroine who looked [[{{Stripperific}} like a Victoria's Secret model]] ''who pole dances.''

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* MsFanservice: So much that all three of the other main characters (Quasimodo, Phoebus, Frollo) want her. Sick of drawing petite princesses like [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] and [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney decided what they really needed was a heroine who looked [[{{Stripperific}} like a Victoria's Secret model]] supermodel ''who pole dances.''



* EvilIsPetty: Frollo wants to eradicate all gypsies because he has an IrrationalHatred towards them as a race.

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* EvilIsPetty: Frollo wants to eradicate all gypsies because he has an IrrationalHatred towards them as a race.group.
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* EvilFeelsGood: Frollo embraces in committing immoral acts yet convinces himself that he is a good man and is doing what is right.
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* {{Xenafication}}: In most versions, Esmeralda is portrayed as a naive, submissive ingenue. In this version, though, she's an acrobatic, assertive, confident ActionGirl.

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* ShipperOnDeck: After a healthy amount of CharacterDevelopment, Quasi blesses Esmerelda and Phoebus's relationship.

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* ShipperOnDeck: After a healthy amount of CharacterDevelopment, Quasi blesses Esmerelda and Phoebus's relationship. relationship.
* ShrinkingViolet: Very shy at first, though he starts to become more open after befriending Esmeralda.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Twice. The first time is during the "Bells of Notre Dame" sequence, after killing Quasimodo's mother on the steps of Notre Dame. Realizing his guilt, he agrees to raise Quasimodo as repentance. If anything, though, he becomes even more cruel and depraved from that point onward. The second time is during the "Hellfire" sequence, when he realizes that his lust for Esmeralda is driving him to sinful acts. But rather than using this moment of self-awareness to tone down his cruelty, he instead ''JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope'' by resolving to burn down Paris.

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* IgnoredEpiphany: Twice. The first time is during the "Bells of Notre Dame" sequence, after killing Quasimodo's mother on the steps of Notre Dame. Realizing his guilt, he agrees to raise Quasimodo as repentance. If anything, though, he becomes even more cruel and depraved from that point onward. The second time is during the "Hellfire" sequence, when he realizes that his lust for Esmeralda is driving him to sinful acts. But rather than using this moment of self-awareness to tone down his cruelty, he instead ''JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope'' slope]] by resolving to burn down Paris.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Twice. The first time is during the "Bells of Notre Dame" sequence, after killing Quasimodo's mother on the steps of Notre Dame. Realizing his guilt, he agrees to raise Quasimodo as repentance. If anything, though, he becomes even more cruel and depraved from that point onward. The second time is during the "Hellfire" sequence, when he realizes that his lust for Esmeralda is driving him to sinful acts. But rather than using this moment of self-awareness to tone down his cruelty, he instead ''JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope'' by resolving to burn down Paris.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, Frollo was a more sympathetic AntiVillain. Here he’s evil from the beginning, and becomes even more evil as the film goes.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, Frollo was a more sympathetic AntiVillain. Here he’s evil from the beginning, and becomes even more evil as the film goes. goes.
** In the book, Frollo is almost as much of a recluse as Quasimodo himself, and he has no power outside the grounds of the cathedral. In this film, he's effectively the dictator of Paris.

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* SuddenlyShouting: "Isn't this [figure] new? It's awfully good. It looks very much like the gypsy girl. I know you helped her '''''ESCAPE!"'''''

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* PsychologicalProjection: Practically the defining trait of his personality. He seems to identify his own faults in others. Everywhere.
** Consider, for instance, his summation of Esmeralda:
-->'''Frollo:''' Such a clever witch. So typical of your kind to twist the truth to cloud the mind with unholy thoughts.
** And again, later on:
-->'''Frollo:''' YOU IDIOT! That wasn't kindness, it was cunning! She's a gypsy! Gypsies are not capable of real love! Think, boy! Think of your mother.
** And yet again:
-->'''Frollo:''' The gypsy Esmeralda has refused to recant. This evil witch has placed the soul of every citizen of Paris in mortal jeopardy.
** Or how about when Phoebus refuses to burn down the miller's house?
-->'''Frollo:''' Insolent coward.
** And of course, his last words:
-->'''Frollo:''' And He shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit!
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* LostInImitation: He shares practically no traits with his novel counterpart other than raising Quasimodo and desiring Esmeralda. He does, however, have numerous traits in common with Cedric Hardwicke's depiction of the character in the 1939 film, right down to his outfit.
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* LastNameBasis: He is almost always referred to as just "Frollo" in this version. This is a complete inversion from the novel, where is normally referred to as "Dom Claude" or "Claude", and ''never'' as just "Frollo".

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* LastNameBasis: He is almost always referred to as just "Frollo" in this version. This is a complete inversion from the novel, where he is normally referred to as "Dom Claude" or "Claude", and ''never'' as just "Frollo".

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* LastNameBasis: He is almost always referred to as just "Frollo" in this version. This is a complete inversion from the novel, where is normally referred to as "Dom Claude" or "Claude", and ''never'' as just "Frollo".


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* LastNameBasis: He is almost always referred to as just "Frollo" in this version. This is a complete inversion from the novel, where is normally referred to as "Dom Claude" or "Claude", and ''never'' as just "Frollo".
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* LastNameBasis: He is almost always referred to as just "Frollo" in this version. This is a complete inversion from the novel, where is normally referred to as "Dom Claude" or "Claude", and ''never'' as just "Frollo".
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* ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy: The Sensitive Guy to Phoebus' s Manly Man. Quasi is more gentle, while Phoebus is more aggressive.



* DumbBlonde: Averted. He is not at all dumb.



* ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy: The Manly Man to Quasimodo's Sensitive Guy.

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