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* CoolOldGuy: Vitalis. He proves to be the closest thing Remi finds to a real father figure throughout his struggles, and Vitalis promises he will never beat him like his stepfather. [[spoiler:Sadly, Vitalis freezes to death after an exhausting journey, but Remi continues to visit his mentor's grave well into adulthood.]]
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* CoolOldGuy: Vitalis. Vitalis, a traveling musician with a troupe of animals. He proves to be the closest thing Remi finds to a real father figure throughout his struggles, and Vitalis promises he will never beat him like his stepfather. stepfather and even goes to prison briefly for hitting a cop back for hitting Remi. [[spoiler:Sadly, Vitalis freezes to death after an a very long and exhausting journey, but Remi continues to visit his mentor's grave well into adulthood.]]
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* CoolOldGuy: Vitalis. He proves to be the closest thing Remi finds to a real father figure throughout his struggles, and Vitalis promises he will never beat him like his stepfather. [[spoiler:Sadly, Vitalis freezes to death after an exhausting journey, but Remi continues to visit his mentor's grave well into adulthood.]]
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* CoolPet: All of Vitalis' trained animals count, but Capi takes the cake. He is exceptionally intelligent and loyal, able to learn every possible trick.
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* TheFagin: Garofoli, a man who keeps a group of boys, sold by their poverty-stricken parents. He force them to work for him as TheArtfulDodger and viciously beats those who do not bring home the amount of money required. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome It lands his sorry ass in jail after he kills one of his unfortunate protégés.]] Nobody's crying.
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* TheFagin: Garofoli, a man who keeps a group of boys, sold by their poverty-stricken parents. He force them to work for him as TheArtfulDodger and viciously beats those who do not bring home the amount of money required. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome It lands his sorry ass in jail after he kills one of his unfortunate protégés.]] Nobody's crying.
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* SpoiledSweet: Arthur. He's pampered by a treasure.
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* SpoiledSweet: Arthur. He's pampered by but a real treasure.
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* BigBad: James Milligan is eventually revealed to be the driving force behind Remi being abandoned in France and adopted by the Barbarins. He wanted the boy out of the way in an attempt to gain access to his late brothers’ fortune.
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* BigBad: James [[spoiler:James Milligan is eventually revealed to be the driving force behind Remi being abandoned in France and adopted by the Barbarins. He wanted the boy out of the way in an attempt to gain access to his late brothers’ fortune. ]]
* CanineCompanion: Vitalis has three of them, perfectly trained to play some acts. Capi, short for Capitano (Captain) the smartest and most loyal by far, Zebino the gallant one and Dolce the sole female. Sadly, Only Capi survives.
* ChildProdigy: Mattia is a natural at music, able to play any kind of instrument like a pro without formal training.
* ChildProdigy: Mattia is a natural at music, able to play any kind of instrument like a pro without formal training.
* CoolPet: All of Vitalis' trained animals count, but Capi takes the cake. He is exceptionally intelligent and loyal, able to learn every possible trick.
* DelicateAndSickly: Both Arthur and Lise, the former being deathly sick since birth, with his mere survival being treated as a miracle, and the latter having lost her voice. Both immediately become very close with Remi. [[spoiler: Arthur is revealed to be his brother and Lise marries him when they grow up.]]
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* ElegantClassicalMusician: A rare male example; Remi becomes a talented harp player under Vitalis’ training.
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* TheFagin: Garofoli, a man who keeps a group of boys, sold by their poverty-stricken parents. He force them to work for him as TheArtfulDodger and abuses viciously beats those who do not bring home the amount of money required.required. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome It lands his sorry ass in jail after he kills one of his unfortunate protégés.]] Nobody's crying.
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* HiddenDepths: We first learn there might be more to Vitalis than meets the eye when, during a performance to raise money for a doctor to help the sic Joli-Cœur, Vitalis sings. Remi is bewildered to find out his master can sing, and Vitalis’ singing is praised by a rich lady. Although Vitalis pretends it is nothing, and that he simply used to be a singer's servant, we learn after his death that he indeed was a famous singer once.
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* HiddenDepths: We first learn there might be more to Vitalis than meets the eye when, during a performance to raise money for a doctor to help the sic Joli-Cœur, Vitalis sings. Remi is bewildered to find out his master can sing, and Vitalis’ Vitalis' singing is praised by a rich lady. Although Vitalis pretends it is nothing, and that he simply used to be a singer's servant, we learn after his death that he indeed was a famous singer once. once.
* HonorBeforeReason: No matter how blatantly the Driscolls neglect and mistreat him, no matter how many times Mattia begs him to drop them and scram before things turn ugly, Remi refuses to treat them with anything less than utmost devotion. Justified since the poor boy spent most of his life longing for a family and starved for affection. [[spoiler: Turns out Mattia was right and things really turn ugly.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Remi is a very skilled musician, fluent in Italian and all sorts of tricks taught by Vitalis', but Mattia is an even better musician, fluent in English and extremely street-smart.
* HonorBeforeReason: No matter how blatantly the Driscolls neglect and mistreat him, no matter how many times Mattia begs him to drop them and scram before things turn ugly, Remi refuses to treat them with anything less than utmost devotion. Justified since the poor boy spent most of his life longing for a family and starved for affection. [[spoiler: Turns out Mattia was right and things really turn ugly.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Remi is a very skilled musician, fluent in Italian and all sorts of tricks taught by Vitalis', but Mattia is an even better musician, fluent in English and extremely street-smart.
* TheLancer: Mattia becomes this in the second half of the story, as Remi's fellow wandering musician.
* LittlestCancerPatient: Not cancer, but Arthur came far too close to death far too many times in his short life, and his survival baffles all medics. [[spoiler: Not only does he heal but he grows up into a strong and healthy young man.]]
* LonelyRichKid: Arthur is alone and friendless, being too sick and frail to leave his bed. That's how he meets Remi and is so quick to bond with him.
* LittlestCancerPatient: Not cancer, but Arthur came far too close to death far too many times in his short life, and his survival baffles all medics. [[spoiler: Not only does he heal but he grows up into a strong and healthy young man.]]
* LonelyRichKid: Arthur is alone and friendless, being too sick and frail to leave his bed. That's how he meets Remi and is so quick to bond with him.
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* NotBloodSiblings: The Acquin children come to regard Remi as one of their siblings during the 2 years he stays with them. Sadly, the various aunts and uncles that take in the children after father goes to jail don’t share this attitude and thus don’t want anything to do with Remi.
* ObliviousAdoption: For the first 8 years of his life, Remi has no idea the Barbarins are not his real parents, until one fateful night he overhears Jerome and his wife talk about him.
* ObliviousAdoption: For the first 8 years of his life, Remi has no idea the Barbarins are not his real parents, until one fateful night he overhears Jerome and his wife talk about him.
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* NotBloodSiblings: The Acquin children come to regard Remi as one of their siblings during the 2 two years he stays with them. Sadly, the various aunts and uncles that take in the children after father goes to jail don’t share this attitude and thus don’t want anything to do with Remi.
* ObliviousAdoption: For the first8 eight years of his life, Remi has no idea the Barbarins are not his real parents, until one fateful night he overhears Jerome and his wife talk about him.
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* PassedOverInheritance: The reason James Milligan tried to get rid of Remi and even plots to murder Arthur is because his late brother left his fortune to his sons, leaving James empty handed.
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* PassedOverInheritance: [[spoiler: The reason James Milligan tried to get rid of Remi and even plots to murder Arthur is because his late brother left his fortune to his sons, leaving James empty handed. handed.]]
* RagsToRiches: Turns out in this end that Remi's real family is loaded.
* RichesToRags: Vitalis was once the most famous singer in Italy, if not Europe, until he lost his voice to sickness and was forced to become a poor street musician.
* RagsToRiches: Turns out in this end that Remi's real family is loaded.
* RichesToRags: Vitalis was once the most famous singer in Italy, if not Europe, until he lost his voice to sickness and was forced to become a poor street musician.
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* TheTrapParents: After Jerome’s death, Remi is told that his real parents are a British couple named the Driscolls. Along with his friend Mattia, Remi seeks them out and is taken in by them, however they are very cold towards him. Eventually, it turns out they aren’t his real parents at all, but just a bunch of thieves who are in league with James Milligan to keep Remi away from his real family.
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* SpoiledSweet: Arthur. He's pampered by a treasure.
* TeamPet: Capi, the sole survivor of Vitalis' animal troop and far and away the smartest, becomes this in the second half.
* TheTrapParents: [[spoiler: After Jerome’s death, Remi is told that his real parents are a British couple named the Driscolls. Along with his friend Mattia, Remi seeks them out and is taken in by them, however they are very cold towards him. Eventually, it turns out they aren’t his real parents at all, but just a bunch of thieves who are in league with James Milligan to keep Remi away from his real family. ]]
* TeamPet: Capi, the sole survivor of Vitalis' animal troop and far and away the smartest, becomes this in the second half.
* TheTrapParents: [[spoiler: After Jerome’s death, Remi is told that his real parents are a British couple named the Driscolls. Along with his friend Mattia, Remi seeks them out and is taken in by them, however they are very cold towards him. Eventually, it turns out they aren’t his real parents at all, but just a bunch of thieves who are in league with James Milligan to keep Remi away from his real family.
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* WickedStepmother: Gender-inverted. Remi’s adoptive mother Mother Barbarin is a kind lady who truly loves Remi. It’s his adoptive father, Jerome, who is bitter towards the boy and eventually decides to get rid of him.
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* WickedStepmother: Gender-inverted. Remi’s Remi's adoptive mother Mother Barbarin is a kind lady who truly loves Remi. It’s his adoptive father, Jerome, who is bitter towards the boy and eventually decides to get rid of him.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Remi is put through a lot of missery, but in the end he finds his real family and lives happily ever after.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Remi is put through a lot of missery, misery, but in the end he finds his real family and lives happily ever after.
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Among many adaptations, the best known is probably the 1977-1978 anime ''Ie Naki Ko'' (''Nobody's Boy: Remi'') by Creator/TMSEntertainment, Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/OsamuDezaki. There is also another anime from the 1990's, also titled ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'', and a 2018 French film, ''Rémi sans Famille'', starring Creator/DanielAuteuil and Creator/VirginieLedoyen.
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Among many adaptations, the best known is probably the 1977-1978 anime {{anime}} ''Ie Naki Ko'' (''Nobody's Boy: Remi'') by Creator/TMSEntertainment, Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/OsamuDezaki. There is also another anime from the 1990's, also titled ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'', and a 2018 French film, ''Rémi sans Famille'', starring Creator/DanielAuteuil and Creator/VirginieLedoyen.
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Among many adaptations, the best known is probably the 1977-1978 anime ''Ie Naki Ko Remi'' by Creator/TMSEntertainment, Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/OsamuDezaki. There is also another anime from the 1990's, also titled ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'', and a 2018 French film, ''Rémi sans Famille'', starring Creator/DanielAuteuil and Creator/VirginieLedoyen.
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Among many adaptations, the best known is probably the 1977-1978 anime ''Ie Naki Ko Remi'' Ko'' (''Nobody's Boy: Remi'') by Creator/TMSEntertainment, Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/OsamuDezaki. There is also another anime from the 1990's, also titled ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'', and a 2018 French film, ''Rémi sans Famille'', starring Creator/DanielAuteuil and Creator/VirginieLedoyen.
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Among many adaptations, the best known is probably the 1977-1978 anime ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi''. ''Ie Naki Ko Remi'' by Creator/TMSEntertainment, Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/OsamuDezaki. There is also another anime from the 1990's, also titled ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'', and a 2018 French film, ''Rémi sans Famille'', starring Creator/DanielAuteuil and Creator/VirginieLedoyen.
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'''Sans Famille''' (Translation: ''Without Family'') is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. It has been released in English (as ''Nobody's Boy'' and more recently ''Alone in the World'') as well as many other languages, and has been adapted for film, television and theater multiple times.
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''Sans Famille'' (Translation: ''Without Family'') is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. It has been released in English (as ''Nobody's Boy'' and more recently ''Alone in the World'') as well as many other languages, and has been adapted for film, television and theater multiple times.
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Not An Example. Changing their name and disappearing is pretty much the opposite reaction from what an actual White Dwarf Starlet would do.
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* WhiteDwarfStarlet: A male example. Vitalis was once a famous singer named Carlo Balzani, but old age caused him to lose his voice. And since he was too proud to sing in lesser venues, he decided to adopt a new name and disappear.
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* EvilUncle: James Milligan towards Arrthur [[spoiler:and Remi]].
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* EvilUncle: James Milligan towards Arrthur Arthur [[spoiler:and Remi]].
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* CuteMute: Lise Acquin.
* BreatherEpisode: The two years Remi spends with the Acquins.
* CircusBrat: Mattia is revealed to have spent some time in the circus.
* CuteMute: Lise Acquin, untill she regains her voice near the end of the novel.
* DoorstopBaby: After being stolen from his family, baby Remi was left behind in Paris and found by Jerome Barbarin.
* CircusBrat: Mattia is revealed to have spent some time in the circus.
* CuteMute: Lise Acquin, untill she regains her voice near the end of the novel.
* DoorstopBaby: After being stolen from his family, baby Remi was left behind in Paris and found by Jerome Barbarin.
* AFriendInNeed: Remi to Mattia when he finds the boy starving near a church on the streets of Paris, and takes him into his troupe. Mattia becomes Remi’s closest friend and ally for the rest of the book.
* HiddenDepths: We first learn there might be more to Vitalis than meets the eye when, during a performance to raise money for a doctor to help the sic Joli-Cœur, Vitalis sings. Remi is bewildered to find out his master can sing, and Vitalis’ singing is praised by a rich lady. Although Vitalis pretends it is nothing, and that he simply used to be a singer's servant, we learn after his death that he indeed was a famous singer once.
* HiddenDepths: We first learn there might be more to Vitalis than meets the eye when, during a performance to raise money for a doctor to help the sic Joli-Cœur, Vitalis sings. Remi is bewildered to find out his master can sing, and Vitalis’ singing is praised by a rich lady. Although Vitalis pretends it is nothing, and that he simply used to be a singer's servant, we learn after his death that he indeed was a famous singer once.
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* PapaWolf: Vitalis towars Remi, even though the two are not related. Vitalis genuinely cared for the boy and became his [[OldMaster mentor and example]]. His "Papa Wolf" side shows more strongly when [[spoiler:he discovers that Garofoli, the man whom he was going to ask to look out for Remi in the winter, actually abuses his protegees and forces them to steal for him]], and later when [[spoiler:he protects Remi from dying in a snowstorm... in a HeroicSacrifice]]. And he was also hinted to be one in his first apparition, when he "buys" Remi... after witnessing how horribly his abusive stepfather Jerome treats him, therefore choosing to "purchase" Remi half to have an apprentice and half to protect him.
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* PapaWolf: Vitalis towars towards Remi, even though the two are not related. Vitalis genuinely cared for the boy and became his [[OldMaster mentor and example]]. His "Papa Wolf" side shows more strongly when [[spoiler:he discovers that Garofoli, the man whom he was going to ask to look out for Remi in the winter, actually abuses his protegees and forces them to steal for him]], and later when [[spoiler:he protects Remi from dying in a snowstorm... in a HeroicSacrifice]]. And he was also hinted to be one in his first apparition, when he "buys" Remi... after witnessing how horribly his abusive stepfather Jerome treats him, therefore choosing to "purchase" Remi half to have an apprentice and half to protect him.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Remi is put through a lot of missery, but in the end he finds his real family and lives happily ever after.
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* FakeNationality: When he takes in Remi, Vitalis insists the boy pretends to be Italian rather than French as part of their act.
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'''Sans Famille''' (Translation: ''Without Family'') is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. It has been released in English (as ''Nobody's Boy'' and more recently ''Alone in the World'') as well as many other languages, and has been adapted for film, television and theater multiple times.
The story revolves around a young boy named Rémi, who at age 8 finds out he is actually adopted. Shortly after, he is sold to a travelling musician named Vitalis by his grumpy step dad, which is the start of a long series of adventures. Along the way, Remi makes new friends, but also loses several people close to him, and slowly learns more about his past.
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*BigBad: James Milligan is eventually revealed to be the driving force behind Remi being abandoned in France and adopted by the Barbarins. He wanted the boy out of the way in an attempt to gain access to his late brothers’ fortune.
*CuteMute: Lise Acquin.
*{{Blackmail}}: Garofoli keeps Vitalis from going to the police by threatening to tell "some people just one name which will make Vitalis red from shame". We find out later Garofoli was referring to the fact that he knew Vitalis is actually the former singer Carlo Balzani.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: A rare male example; Remi becomes a talented harp player under Vitalis’ training.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: One of Vitalis’ animals is a monkey named Joli-Cœur.
* EvilUncle: James Milligan towards Arrthur [[spoiler:and Remi]].
* TheFagin: Garofoli, a man who keeps a group of boys, sold by their poverty-stricken parents. He force them to work for him and abuses those who do not bring home the amount of money required.
* FakeNationality: When he takes in Remi, Vitalis insists the boy pretends to be Italian rather than French as part of their act.
* KilledOffForReal: in order: Zerbino and Dolce, Joli-Cœur, Vitalis, and Jerome Barbarin.
*NoNameGiven: We never learn Mother Barbarin’s first name.
*NotBloodSiblings: The Acquin children come to regard Remi as one of their siblings during the 2 years he stays with them. Sadly, the various aunts and uncles that take in the children after father goes to jail don’t share this attitude and thus don’t want anything to do with Remi.
* ObliviousAdoption: For the first 8 years of his life, Remi has no idea the Barbarins are not his real parents, until one fateful night he overhears Jerome and his wife talk about him.
*OfficialCouple: Remi and Lise.
* PapaWolf: Vitalis towars Remi, even though the two are not related. Vitalis genuinely cared for the boy and became his [[OldMaster mentor and example]]. His "Papa Wolf" side shows more strongly when [[spoiler:he discovers that Garofoli, the man whom he was going to ask to look out for Remi in the winter, actually abuses his protegees and forces them to steal for him]], and later when [[spoiler:he protects Remi from dying in a snowstorm... in a HeroicSacrifice]]. And he was also hinted to be one in his first apparition, when he "buys" Remi... after witnessing how horribly his abusive stepfather Jerome treats him, therefore choosing to "purchase" Remi half to have an apprentice and half to protect him.
* PassedOverInheritance: The reason James Milligan tried to get rid of Remi and even plots to murder Arthur is because his late brother left his fortune to his sons, leaving James empty handed.
* SavageWolves: Zerbino and Dolce are killed and eaten by wolves.
* SnowMeansDeath: Jolie-Coeur and Vitalis both succumb to the cold during winter.
* TheTrapParents: After Jerome’s death, Remi is told that his real parents are a British couple named the Driscolls. Along with his friend Mattia, Remi seeks them out and is taken in by them, however they are very cold towards him. Eventually, it turns out they aren’t his real parents at all, but just a bunch of thieves who are in league with James Milligan to keep Remi away from his real family.
* WanderingMinstrel: Vitalis is one.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: A male example. Vitalis was once a famous singer named Carlo Balzani, but old age caused him to lose his voice. And since he was too proud to sing in lesser venues, he decided to adopt a new name and disappear.
* WickedStepmother: Gender-inverted. Remi’s adoptive mother Mother Barbarin is a kind lady who truly loves Remi. It’s his adoptive father, Jerome, who is bitter towards the boy and eventually decides to get rid of him.
*WouldHurtAChild: Several examples, Garofoli being one of the main examples.
The story revolves around a young boy named Rémi, who at age 8 finds out he is actually adopted. Shortly after, he is sold to a travelling musician named Vitalis by his grumpy step dad, which is the start of a long series of adventures. Along the way, Remi makes new friends, but also loses several people close to him, and slowly learns more about his past.
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*BigBad: James Milligan is eventually revealed to be the driving force behind Remi being abandoned in France and adopted by the Barbarins. He wanted the boy out of the way in an attempt to gain access to his late brothers’ fortune.
*CuteMute: Lise Acquin.
*{{Blackmail}}: Garofoli keeps Vitalis from going to the police by threatening to tell "some people just one name which will make Vitalis red from shame". We find out later Garofoli was referring to the fact that he knew Vitalis is actually the former singer Carlo Balzani.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: A rare male example; Remi becomes a talented harp player under Vitalis’ training.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: One of Vitalis’ animals is a monkey named Joli-Cœur.
* EvilUncle: James Milligan towards Arrthur [[spoiler:and Remi]].
* TheFagin: Garofoli, a man who keeps a group of boys, sold by their poverty-stricken parents. He force them to work for him and abuses those who do not bring home the amount of money required.
* FakeNationality: When he takes in Remi, Vitalis insists the boy pretends to be Italian rather than French as part of their act.
* KilledOffForReal: in order: Zerbino and Dolce, Joli-Cœur, Vitalis, and Jerome Barbarin.
*NoNameGiven: We never learn Mother Barbarin’s first name.
*NotBloodSiblings: The Acquin children come to regard Remi as one of their siblings during the 2 years he stays with them. Sadly, the various aunts and uncles that take in the children after father goes to jail don’t share this attitude and thus don’t want anything to do with Remi.
* ObliviousAdoption: For the first 8 years of his life, Remi has no idea the Barbarins are not his real parents, until one fateful night he overhears Jerome and his wife talk about him.
*OfficialCouple: Remi and Lise.
* PapaWolf: Vitalis towars Remi, even though the two are not related. Vitalis genuinely cared for the boy and became his [[OldMaster mentor and example]]. His "Papa Wolf" side shows more strongly when [[spoiler:he discovers that Garofoli, the man whom he was going to ask to look out for Remi in the winter, actually abuses his protegees and forces them to steal for him]], and later when [[spoiler:he protects Remi from dying in a snowstorm... in a HeroicSacrifice]]. And he was also hinted to be one in his first apparition, when he "buys" Remi... after witnessing how horribly his abusive stepfather Jerome treats him, therefore choosing to "purchase" Remi half to have an apprentice and half to protect him.
* PassedOverInheritance: The reason James Milligan tried to get rid of Remi and even plots to murder Arthur is because his late brother left his fortune to his sons, leaving James empty handed.
* SavageWolves: Zerbino and Dolce are killed and eaten by wolves.
* SnowMeansDeath: Jolie-Coeur and Vitalis both succumb to the cold during winter.
* TheTrapParents: After Jerome’s death, Remi is told that his real parents are a British couple named the Driscolls. Along with his friend Mattia, Remi seeks them out and is taken in by them, however they are very cold towards him. Eventually, it turns out they aren’t his real parents at all, but just a bunch of thieves who are in league with James Milligan to keep Remi away from his real family.
* WanderingMinstrel: Vitalis is one.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: A male example. Vitalis was once a famous singer named Carlo Balzani, but old age caused him to lose his voice. And since he was too proud to sing in lesser venues, he decided to adopt a new name and disappear.
* WickedStepmother: Gender-inverted. Remi’s adoptive mother Mother Barbarin is a kind lady who truly loves Remi. It’s his adoptive father, Jerome, who is bitter towards the boy and eventually decides to get rid of him.
*WouldHurtAChild: Several examples, Garofoli being one of the main examples.
