History Characters / TheHunchbackofNotreDame

* CallingTheOldManOut: In the climax Quasi through listening to Frollo and chews him out for being an asshole.
* CharacterDevelopment: Quasimodo becomes passive to more assertive to his oppressive guardian.

* GeniusBruiser: In most of Quasimodo's scenes he is seen demonstrating his strength, but other times it becomes clear that he is also very intelligent.

* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath]]: [[spoiler:Unlike in the Victor Hugo novel, when she is not responsive to Quasimodo she is barely passed out due to smoke inhalation, not dead, and revives minutes later.]]

* FashionableAsymmetry: Her IconicOutfit.

* MsFanservice: Deconstructed - she does her job so well, she invokes the lust of an extremely dangerous, powerful old psychopath.

** BadassInCharge: A {{Badass}} and later becomes Captain of the Gurads in the sequel.
** BadassOnPaper; His impressive career in the army is what made Frollo choose him.
** FourStarBadass: He was a French Knight in the King' s Army.

* BlondGuysAreEvil: Averted in the Disney film, downplayed in novel it was based on.

* ChivalrousPervert: He's obviously very excited by Esmerelda's dancing, but is able to look beyond just that to her kindness and spirit.

** TheStarscream / HeelFaceTurn: A good guy example of the former trope, as he later rallies the people of Paris against Frollo.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold/ NiceGuy: Somewhere between the two; on one hand he was confused rather than opposed to Frollo's vendetta against the gypsies but on the other hand he won't tolerate abuse of power like the farm burning.

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

* ActionMom: After giving birth to her and Phoebus's son, Zephyr

* AntiHero: Type II; the disney anti-hero.

-> Frank Welker

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent-Figure]]: To Quasimodo; isolation, verbal demeaning, emotional dependence, all leading up to outright physical assault.

* ManlyManAndSesnsitiveGuy: The Sensitive Guy to Phoebus' s Manly Man.

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

* RapinzelHair

* [[ParentalSubsitute Parental Subsitutes]]: They were more of a family to him than Frollo ever was.

* MicedAncestry: See {{Roma}}.

* [[spoiler:PublicExecution]]: [[spoiler:Thankfully thwarted by Quasimodo.]]

* SadisticChoice: "Me or the fire". [[spoiler:The fire, Frollo.]]

* [[ParentalSubsitutes Family Subsitute]]: They were more of a family to him than Frollo ever was.

* ButtMonkey: A rare version that is portrayed in a sad, cruel way.

* AccessoryWearingCostumeAnimal: He wears a golden earring on his right ear.

* IntergenerationalFriendhip: He has a strong bond with Quasimodo.

* BeautyAndBeast: The Beauty to Quasi's Beast.

* DirtyOldMan: In spite of the fact that hi

%%* ButtMonkey

%%* GiantPoofySleeves

%%* MeaningfulName

* DirtyOldMan: In spite of the fact that his so called piety demands he shouldn't be, he lusts after Esmeralda.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Frollo falls, all right, but it's given a fair bit more detail than the usual DisneyVillainDeath.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The very first thing we see Frollo do is murder an innocent woman and attempt to drown her defenseless child.
* EvilEyebrows: Adds to the general feel of his character. Just see the picture.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Comes with being voiced by the late TonyJay.
* TheFundamentalist: Attempted genocide because of stubborn ethnic hatred.
* HangingJudge: He is described by Clopin as the judge, jury and executioner rolled into one.
* HeelRealization: Frollo, for a fraction of a second toward the end of the opening sequence. [[IgnoredEpiphany He gets over it]].
* HeroesPreferSwords: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in the climax, in which he chases Quasimodo and Esmeralda with one.
* HeyItsThatVoice: The late TonyJay.
* HolierThanThou: Claimed, even though it's really a load of BS.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Claims that God is to blame when it's really him being a racist, perverted monster.
* IfICantHaveYou:
-->''Hellfire, dark fire. Now Gypsy, it's your turn!\\
Choose me or your pyre,\\
Be mine, or you will burn!\\
God have mercy on her...\\
God have mercy on me...\\
But she will be mine, or she... will... burn!''
* ItsAllAboutMe: Frollo only spares Quasimodo because he believes he may be useful to him later. He also seems to have no problem committing mass murder and destroying Paris to get rid of a single woman who isn't even to blame for his own problems.
* {{Jerkass}}: He doesn't try to hide it; he's cruel to everyone.
** JerkassHasAPoint: He was right about the people of Paris being hostile and mocking towards him, though he did nothing but rub in the fact to make it feel worse for him.
* KarmicDeath: "AND HE SHALL SMITE THE WICKED AND PLUNGE THEM INTO THE FIERY PIT!"
* KnightOfCerebus: As soon as he appears, the humour level drops. He stands out as being one of the most notable for the entire Disney Animated Canon, as most villains are at least LaughablyEvil in their misdeeds. Frollo gets one moment as a DeadpanSnarker away from his atrocities, and that's it.
* KnightTemplar: Believes himself to be a righteous man expunging evil from the world, but he's really a racist bigot picking on the powerless.
* LeanAndMean: He's thinner than everyone baring Clopin.
* {{Lust}} [[LoveMakesYouEvil Makes You Evil]]
** SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: He mentions that he's especially proud of "his virtue" and begins going over the edge when he realizes he's hot for a [[HotGypsyWoman member of the ethnic group]] he's trying to exterminate.
* ManipulativeBastard: He manipulates Quasi to get what he wants; [[spoiler: the location of the Court of Miracles.]]
* NeverMyFault: One of Frollo's defining personality traits. Anything bad that he does, he blames it on someone else. This includes killing Quasimodo's mother (she ran from his soldiers to protect her son, he ran her down with his horse) and his lust for Esmeralda (blaming Esmeralda herself for the way he feels, even ''blaming God for allowing the Devil to tempt him''). When he figures out Quasimodo helped her escape, he tells Quasimodo that all of Paris is burning because of him, despite the fact that ''Frollo is the one burning it!''
* NiceHat: Though he loses it towards the climax, as apparently it was becoming a nuisance to animate.
* ObsessionSong: "Hellfire" is about his sexual desire for Esmerelda.
* ObviouslyEvil: A politically incorrect SinisterMinister with genocidal ambition. Totally family friendly...
* PervertedSniffing: Frollo sniffs Esmeralda's hair at one point.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Frollo compares Gypsies to ants earlier in the movie, and alludes to his genocidal intentions by squishing an ant nest.
* SinisterMinister: To balance out the Archdeacon being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.
* StalkerWithACrush: To Esmerelda, and he's ''extremely'' obssessed with her.
* StraightEdgeEvil: Initially he is this for abstaining from fun things like the Festival and looking down on sexual attraction. Then he finds himself sexually attracted To Esmerelda.
* StrawHypocrite: For a man of the Church, Frollo is demeaning to his underlings, insulting to the citizens of Paris, boasts about his faith and righteousness, repeatedly denies that feeling lust for Esmeralda is his fault, denies that it's his fault that [[spoiler:Quasimodo's mother died (he ''kicked her in the head hard'')]] and says that he'll find Esmeralda "If I have to burn down all of Paris!" and fully intends to violate the vows of chastity that he's undoubtedly taken in order to have sex with Esmeralda. He also shows complete disregard for Church authority when [[spoiler: he tosses the Archdeacon down a flight of stairs for trying to stop him from reaching Quasimodo.]]
* TortureTechnician: "Ease up! Wait between lashes. Otherwise the old pain will dull him to the new."
* VillainousBreakdown: Frollo is an honest KnightTemplar... until [[LoveMakesYouCrazy love makes him crazy]] and turns him into an ultra-violent StalkerWithACrush.
* VillainousCrush: For Esmeralda.
* VillainSong: "[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome HELLFIRE]]".
-->''[[IfICantHaveYou Be mine or you! Will!]]'' '''''[[IfICantHaveYou BURN!]]'''''
* WouldHitAGirl: [[MemeticMolester In more ways]] [[IncrediblyLamePun than one]]...
* WouldHurtAChild: WORSE, threatened to drown a baby by dropping it into a well.
* {{Yandere}} Summed up in his "Chose me or the fire" line


!!! The Arch Deacon
->'''Voiced by:''' David Ogden Stiers
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* AllLovingHero: He is outraged at the murder of Quasimodo's mother (a minority that the populace considers to be vermin) and demands that Frollo spare the (outrageous deformed) baby Quasimodo.
* BigDamnHeroes: For baby Quasimodo in the prologue.
* BadassBoast: Remarkably mild but no less firm.
-->''Don't worry, child. Minister Frollo learned years ago to respect the sanctity of the Church.''
* BadassPreacher: Standing up to a furious man with armed soliders at his back takes guts.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: "Take the child and raise it as your own." One can only assume he hoped fatherhood would mellow Frollo out.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: "Arch Deacon" or some other title pertaining to his vocation.
* GoodShepherd: The Archdeacon is well named; he's the most benevolent character in the story. A lesser man would give a minister with armed soldiers what he wanted but he denies Frollo with a simple rebuke and assures Esmeralda of her safety. He'll put the fear of God into anyone who violates the sancity of the Cathedral.
* MoralityChain: He keeps Frollo restrained to a certain degree of civility; persuading him to spare baby Quasimodo and enforcing sanctuary for Esmeralda. [[spoiler: Frollo breaks the chain in the climax.]]
* SeekingSanctuary: It's thanks to him that Esmeralda can do this in Notre Dame.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: He originally gets under Frollo's skin [[DefiedTrope by convincing him that this is NEVER the case]].
-->''You can lie to yourself and your minions, you can claim that you haven't a qualm, but you never can run from nor hide what you've done from the eyes! The very eyes of Notre Dame!''


!!! Clopin Trouillefou
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-> '''Voiced by''': Micheal Surrey

* AllKnowingSingingNarrator
* CloudCuckoolander: Very likely. One moment he's all over the place and absolutely ecstatic at the Feast of Fools, and the other [[spoiler:overjoyed while about to hang Phoebus and Quasimodo under the suspicion they are spies. Luckily Esmeralda stops him before this could take way.]]
* FanDisservice: During the Court of Miracles sequence, when he is [[spoiler: about to hang Quasimodo and Phoebus]]. He starts to switch into a judge's outfit, an excecutioner's outfit, and the judge's again. The executioner's outfit however...let's just say that the past 3 oufits [[http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/clopin-trouillefou/images/15543133/title/clopin-topless-yay-screencap held some extra chub back.]] Apparently it wasn't enough to hold the fangirls back.
* FriendToAllChildren: We see him in the beginning telling the movie's story through puppets to some children. At the end we also see him pick up a little girl while bringing out a puppet of Frollo to play with her.
* HeroAntagonist: He becomes one when he catches Quasi and Phoebus in the Court of Miracles. [[spoiler: He then tries to hang them, but Esmeralda comes in on the last minute and saves them.]]
* SexyJester: Probably not intentional, but is widely claimed to be this throughout the female fanbase. He's pretty much the second character to have the most fangirls, first place being--believe it or not--[[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave Frollo]].
** Some fans watch the movie merely for the times he shows up.

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* ActionGirl: She holds her own against Phoebus, a professional soldier, and she defies Frollo in his face - twice.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the book, she's slightly weaker. In the film, she's an ActionGirl through and through.

* LoveTriangle: Esmeralda/[[FirstGuyWins Phoebus]][=/=][[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Quasimodo]].

* CloudCuckoolander: Very likely. One moment he's all over the place and absolutely ecstatic at the Feast of Fools, and the other [[spoiler: overjoyed while about to hang Phoebus and Quasimodo under the suspicion they are spies. Luckily Esmeralda stops him before this could take way.]]

* SexyJester: Probably not intentional, but is widely claimed to be this throughout the female fanbase. He's pretty much the second character to have the most fangirls, second to--believe it or not--Frollo.

* CloudCuckoolander: Very likely. One moment he's all over the place and absolutely ecstatic at the Feast of Fools, and the other[[spoiler: overjoyed while about to hang Phoebus and Quasimodo under the suspicion they are spies. Luckily Esmeralda stops him before this could
take way.]]

* CloudCuckoolander: Very likely. One moment he's all over the place and absolutely ecstatic at the Feast of Fools, and the other [[spoiler: overjoyed while about to hang Phoebus and Quasimodo under the suspicion they are spies. Luckily Esmeralda stops him before this could take way.]]

-->''You can lie to yourself and your minions, you can claim that you haven't a qualm, but you never can run from nor hide what you've done from the eyes! The very eyes of Notre Dame!'' [[/folder]]

[[spoiler: * KarmicDeath: "AND HE SHALL SMITE THE WICKED AND PLUNGE THEM INTO THE FIERY PIT!"]]

* FirstGuyWins: Averted. He is the first to meet Esmeralda but she falls for Phoebus.

* {{Adorkable}}

* TheBigGuy
* ButtMonkey
* CallingTheOldManOut

* DidNotGetTheGirl: No, he doesn't get Esmeralda in the end. [[spoiler:But in the sequel, he does get a girlfriend named Madeline.]]
* FriendToAllLivingThings
* GeniusBruiser: In most of Quasimodo's scenes he is seen demonstrating his strength, but other times it becomes clear that he is also very intelligent; one being when he figures a way to sneak Esmeralda past the guards outside the cathedral and a second being how he figures out the code in Esmeralda's charm and locates the gypsy hideout.
* GentleGiant: Quasimodo isn't particularly tall or big, but it is definitely with regards to his strength.
* TheGrotesque
* HandicappedBadass

* TheMaleIngenueMustBeATenor

* NiceGuy: Definitely.

* PintsizedPowerhouse
* RedHeadedHero

* AmazonChaser: Watching Esmeralda single handedly trounce Frollo's guards makes Phoebus exclaim "What a woman!"

* {{Badass}}
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Averted in the Disney film, not so much in the novel it was based on.

* DeadpanSnarker: His humour tends to be quite subdued.

* FirstGuyWins

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold/ NiceGuy: Somewhere between the two.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Shining gold-plated armor no less.
* MeaningfulName: Phoebus, as he notes means ''"sun-god"''. Esmeralda is less than impressed however.
* NobleTopEnforcer: At first, eventually quitting his job.

* ActionGirl: She holds her own against Phoebus pretty well, and she defies Frollo in his face - twice.

* AllLovingHero

* AntiHero: Type II.

* BarefootPoverty

* BrainyBrunette

* DoesNotWearShoes

* GiantPoofySleeves

* HairDecorations

* LovelyAssistant: To Clopin.

* MeaningfulName

* SeekingSanctuary: Phoebus forces her into it.

* SlapSlapKiss: With Phoebus. They don't really start the romance part till after she save his life, but they were already flirting in that church.

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent-Figure]]: To Quasimodo.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, Frollo was a somewhat more sympathetic AntiVillain.

* BigBad: Of the film.
* ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt

* DirtyOldMan: In spite of the fact that his so called piety demands he shouldn't be.

* TheFundamentalist: To the point of attempted genocide.

* {{Jerkass}}: He doesn't even try to hide it.
** JerkassHasAPoint: He was right about the people of Paris being hostile and mocking towards him, though he did nothing but rub in the fact to make it feel worse for him.
* KarmicDeath: "AND HE SHALL SMITE THE WICKED AND PLUNGE THEM INTO THE FIERY PIT!"

* KnightTemplar
* LeanAndMean
* LightIsNotGood: Looks like a priest, and imposes order and law. Is one of the most evil villains Disney's ever created.
** Not to mention that his epic villian song takes place right in front of bright flames. Dark fire? Not at all!

* ManipulativeBastard: He's very good at this.

* ObsessionSong: "Hellfire".

* StalkerWithACrush: To Esmerelda, and he's [[UpToEleven ''extremely'']] obssessed with her.
* StraightEdgeEvil
* StrawHypocrite: For a man of the Church, Frollo is demeaning to his underlings, insulting to the citizens of Paris, boasts about his faith and righteousness, repeatedly denies that feeling lust for Esmeralda is his fault, denies that it's his fault that [[spoiler:Quasimodo's mother died (he ''kicked her in the head hard'')]] and says that he'll find Esmeralda "If I have to burn down all of Paris!" and fully intends to violate the vows of chastity that he's undoubtedly taken in order to have sex with Esmeralda. He also shows complete disregard for Church authority when he tosses the Archdeacon down a flight of stairs for trying to stop him from reaching Quasimodo.

* MoralityChain: He keeps Frollo restrained to a certain degree of civility; persuading him to spare baby Quasimodo and therefore enforcing sanctuary for Esmeralda. [[spoiler: Frollo breaks the chain in the climax.]]

!!! The ArchDeacon

--> ''You can lie to all your men and even to yourself but you'll never escape the EYES....The eyes of NOTRE DAME!''

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* AgeLift: Frollo was only in his mid-thirties in the book yet seems to be around 20 years older in the movie.
** Or possibly not. The book mentions that he looked a lot older than he was.

** SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: He mentions that he's especially proud of [[VirginPower "his virtue"]] and begins going over the edge when he realizes he's hot for a [[HotGypsyWoman member of the ethnic group]] he's trying to exterminate.

* {{Yandere}}