History Characters / TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney

* PolitciallyIncorrectHero: A mild example. Frollo raises him with the belief that all gypsies are evil and untrustworthy, reinforcing it with the lies about Quasi's mother. However, he doesn't act hateful, and only brings it up when he tells Esmeralda that she isn't like "the others",and she gently teaches him better.

* DoesNotWearShoes: She is usually barefoot.

%%* DoesNotWearShoes: Because she can't afford them. (Saying the same thing as BarefootPoverty above)%%

* DirtyCop: They're essentially the medieval version of this trope. They're job is to protect the citizens of Paris, but they abuse their power, and Esmerelda accuses them of frequently stealing from others.

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%%%%* BadassGay: He does put up a fight against soldiers invading Notre Dame.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: It's really hard to get a handle on his morality. Did he declare Quasimodo the King of Fools as a PetTheDog moment to get the crowd on Quasimodo's side, or was it just to have a good show? While his attempt to hang Quasi and Phoebus is seemingly for the protection of his people, Clopin refuses to even give them a chance to defend themselves, seems gleeful at the idea at hanging them, and only laughs it off when Esmerelda tells him of their innocence. Murky moments like these contrast with his unambiguous PetTheDog moments, such as when he leads the crowd in cheering on Quasimodo in the end.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: While Frollo is a competent and intimidating villain, these two are morons who are easily outmatched by Esmerelda and Phoebus.

* FourStarBadass: He was a French Knight in the King's Army.

* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Technically, Frollo is the minister of justice and obeying him is the "lawful" choice, but not the "good" one. Being a loyal but also moral soldier, Phoebus faces this dilemma during the first part of the movie. He chooses "good" when Frollo goes too far.

* HeroicBuild: Is very muscular and broad-shouldered, and is a very kind and noble woman.

* AntiVillainL Prior to her HighHeelFaceTurn, Madellaine was a thief who stole for Sarousch but genuinely felt remorse for her actions and only stole because she had nowhere else to go.

* HairDecorations: Hair ribbons in her casual outfit and more in her festival outfit.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: As a baby, his mother was a gypsy secretly entering Paris through the waterways. Judge Frollo, believing that the group had stolen something, stood in their way and gave chase to Quasimodo's mother when she ran and delivered a kick to her, breaking her neck on the steps of Notre Dame and killing her. When he discovered that the bundle she had been carrying was actually a baby, he planned to drown Quasimodo in disgust upon seeing that he was deformed. However, the Archdeacon of Notre Dame commanded him not to murder the baby. Frollo was then ordered to adopt Quasimodo as his own to make up for his sin of killing an innocent woman. Unfortunately, years of being "raised" by an emotionally abusive {{jerkass}} of an adoptive father resulted in Quasimodo gaining many self-esteem issues. Plus, he lived in complete isolation with his only friends being Victor, Hugo, and Laverne.

* TheDragon: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Frollo intended for him to be this, hoping that he would one day cement his plans of eradicating the gypsies. Clopin also mockingly calls him Frollo's "loyal, bell-ringing henchman". However, Quasimodo was too pure and good-hearted to become Frollo's lackey and aids Esmeralda and Phoebus however he can.

* ParentalAbandonment: Frollo told him that this was the case with his mother. [[spoiler:In reality, Quasi's mother was a gypsy who tried sneaking into Paris illegally, was caught by Frollo who tried to take baby Quasi from her (mistaking him for a bundle of stolen goods), and was killed when Frollo kicked her onto the steps of Notre Dame as she sought sanctuary there. She still loved Quasi despite his appearance and died trying to save him.]]

* UnwittingPawn: Frollo tells Quasi that he knows where the Court of Miracles is, and that he will attack it at dawn. This prompts Quasi and Phoebus to find it and warn the Gypsies. [[spoiler:It turns out Frollo was lying all along, and secretly followed them to the lair.]]

* YouAreWhatYouHate: Doesn't seem to hate gypsies, though he mindlessly accepts Frollo's beliefs about them until meeting Esmeralda provides him with a new perspective. It isn't until the very end that [[spoiler:Frollo]] reveals whom his mother really was.

Esmeralda is the deuteragonist of the first movie and a secondary character of its sequel. She is a fearless and streetwise gypsy girl with a heart of gold and is very capable of defending herself. She's also able to look beyond physical appearances and is one of the first—and only—people in both films to befriend the deformed yet lovable hunchback Quasimodo. Esmeralda is a wonderful heroine whose greatest wish is to see outcasts like Quasimodo and her fellow gypsies be accepted into society and be treated as people, not as property.

* CharacterDevelopment: Initially starts off as confrontational and distrustful due to the hardships she and the other gypsies have endured, but her interactions with Quasimodo and Phoebus gradually soften her and teach her how to trust.

* FashionableAsymmetry: Her IconicOutfit. Esmeralda's outfit isn't symmetrical (she has a decorated wrap on one side of her skirt and only one ankle bracelet), and both she and most of the other gypsies such as Clopin (who themselves are hardly symmetrical in dress) only have one earring. Esmeralda is actually sharing a pair of earrings with Djali.

* LadyInRed: She wears a red pole-dancing dress in "Topsy Turvy". Ironically, in real life, red is considered bad luck for the gypsies, and Judge Frollo was watching her dance in public... Bad luck indeed.

* PerpetualPoverty: Even though she is married to Phoebus, she still performs and resides in the streets with the other gypsies. Well, gotta keep up appearances, but at least she gets shoes.

** Steadily grows more disgusted with Frollo's brutality and open racism in persecuting the gypsies, culminating in his sheer refusal to burn down the homestead of an innocent farmer on Frollo's orders.

* HiddenDepths: Appears to have a clear sense of moral right and wrong despite working for Frollo, as seen in the way he treats Esmeralda and in his kindness towards Quasimodo after he is pelted by the crowd and in acknowledging the latter's role in helping warn the gypsies of Frollo's arrival.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Phoebus calls the Gypsies, "criminals and dangerous." He's not ''entirely'' wrong.

** On the one hand, he's confused rather than opposed to Frollo's vendetta against the gypsies, but on the other hand, he doesn't tolerate Frollo's obviously unjust order to burn down the farmhouse.

Clopin is the leader of the gypsies and is exceedingly protective of their headquarters, the Court of Miracles. Clopin is unusual for a prominent Disney character because of his neutrality towards both good and evil. He narrates the movie from start to finish, and he sings some of the movie's songs, "The Bells of Notre Dame", "Topsy Turvy", and "The Court of Miracles".

* EntertaininglyWrong: He is correct that Quasimodo and Phoebus were in the Court of Miracles because of Frollo. But he's wrong that they were there to antagonize the gypsies; they were really there to warn them. Even so, Clopin is still proven right when Frollo finds them.

* {{Foil}}: Frollo and Clopin are both high-ranking men; one being the minister of justice, the other the leader of the gypsies and Parisian underworld. Both won't shy away from committing murder; but Frollo is a racist, [[HolierThanThou holier-than-thou]] bigot; seeing gypsies as inferior, which is why he wants them all dead. Clopin genuinely cares about his people, and his determination to keep them safe drives him to more extreme measures. Frollo also acts more poised and regal before his insanity really starts to show; while Clopin is lively, and always appearing a bit off his rocker, but as a whole is a lot saner than Frollo.

* GoodIsNotSoft: He's the BigGood for the gypsies and a FriendToAllChildren, but he is ready to kill those he thinks are Frollo's spies to protect his people.

* HiddenDepths: When he's in front of a racially biased crowd, he acts like a silly fool who cracks jokes, pleases the crowds and earns money by pretending to be their perception of what a 'gypsy' is. In his real life, he's TheLeader of the Gypsies and thieves in Paris. It's also interesting that when he first meets Quasimodo he instantly tames the crowd by pretending that it's [[AllPartOfTheShow all a part of the show]]. He's cunning and manipulative with people.

* LoveableRogue: While Clopin will execute people he thinks are a threat to the gypsies, his worries aren't exactly unfounded, and is still a great deal nobler than his literary counterpart. He cares deeply about his people and is a FriendToAllChildren.
* MonsterClown: A rare noble example, Clopin is a jester by day who employs the carnival imagery, puppetry, and lively performance style of his act in a public execution -- though to be fair, he thought his would-be victims were spies working against the gypsies, and Frollo was burning down Paris to find Esmeralda at the time.

* TheSocialExpert: Clopin knows how to play a crowd, and one that is prejudiced against gypsies as well. He's quick to calm the appalled masses and even cheer for Quasimodo as the new King of Fools, when they were previously disgusted by his appearance.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: The visored Soldiers are good shots; they give a tight warning shot to the gypsies 20 years ago, and it takes one arrow to drop an armored Phoebus, without hitting Frollo's horse no less.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In their first appearance, they walk past Phoebus (who's hiding his armor under his cape) and ignore him when he tries to ask them directions. Then they attempt to arrest Esmeralda who's street dancing, arrogantly accusing the Gypsy of stealing money without evidence to back this up. When Phoebus makes Achilles sit on the Brutish Guard, the Oafish Guard pulls out his dagger to teach "the peasant" a lesson, but when Phoebus reveals his military rank, the guards turn instantly submissive, loudly telling people to make way for the captain as they escort him to the Palace of Justice. This paints them as bootlicking bullies who act haughtily with anyone else but higher authority figures.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: They harass Esmeralda in their first appearance, baselessly accusing her of stealing the money she earned with her street dancing and scoffing at the thought of a Gypsy having worked for it.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Sarousch didn't confirm if he was a Gypsy or not, though.

** Both Clopin and Sarousch wear masks in their performance and act in the jester role. Both are also not what they seem, with Clopin being the leader of the Gypsies and Sarousch being the leader of a circus of thieves. But while Clopin honestly cares for his people in addition to being a FriendToAllChildren, Sarousch ultimately only cares for himself.

* HeelFaceTurn: She never wanted to steal for Sarousch in the first place. It wasn't until she fell for Quasimodo that she confidently quit working for Sarousch.

* WomanInWhite: In the climax, when she's sentenced to be burnt at the stake. It's the symbol of purity and hence "innocent victim".

* AmbiguouslyGay: The way Sarouch looks at himself in the mirror and kisses his own reflection. His effeminant mannerisms and speech patterns suggest this. Although he could just be so in love with himself that he has no desire for sexual companionship from either female or male companions

* BadassInCharge: Downplayed. He's the NumberTwo under Frollo but no doubt badass. In the sequel, he is number two to the king, but his authority appears to be at the same level as Frollo's.

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