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==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
All three gargoyles share a dominate trait: they are extremely loyal and supportive of Quasimodo. It is they who initially push Quasimodo to leave the bell tower and visit the outside world. As individuals, the trio differs slightly. Victor has a more reserved and intelligent demeanor, often being the voice of thought and reason in the group. Reversely, Hugo is very stubborn and brash, often jumping to action and words without much thought. Laverne serves as the mediator between the two, instead voicing her own concerns or stopping Victor and Hugo from squabbling amongst each other. | All three gargoyles share a dominate trait: they are extremely loyal and supportive of Quasimodo. It is they who initially push Quasimodo to leave the bell tower and visit the outside world. As individuals, the trio differs slightly. Victor has a more reserved and intelligent demeanor, often being the voice of thought and reason in the group. Reversely, Hugo is very stubborn and brash, often jumping to action and words without much thought. Laverne serves as the mediator between the two, instead voicing her own concerns or stopping Victor and Hugo from squabbling amongst each other. | ||
==Other appearances== | ==Other appearances== | ||
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When Sora and Riku mention that they seek a door back to their world, Laverne tells them its location, and Riku identifies Laverne as one of the "Guardians". | When Sora and Riku mention that they seek a door back to their world, Laverne tells them its location, and Riku identifies Laverne as one of the "Guardians". | ||
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==Origin== | |||
{{Q|You're human, with the flesh and the hair. We're just part of the architecture.|Hugo to Quasimodo about himself and the other gargoyles.}} | |||
Victor, Hugo, and Laverne are notable among the cast of the 1996 film for being the only major characters created exclusively for the movie, being completely absent in Victor Hugo's original novel in 1831. Obviously, Victor and Hugo's names are a reference to the author himself, while Laverne is named after {{w|Laverne Andrews}} of {{w|The Andrews Sisters}}. Their purpose in the film is to provide comic relief for younger American audiences. | |||
In the film, the three gargoyles serve as Quasimodo's friends and guardians during his time growing up inside the attics of Notre Dame, although whether or not they are truly alive is often questioned, demonstrated when they only come to life when alone with Quasimodo and how [[Claude Frollo|Frollo]] appears not to know about them being alive. Throughout the film, they mostly provide comic relief, but also appear to advise Quasimodo on his relationship with [[Esmeralda]], and even when Esmeralda falls in love with [[Phoebus]] instead, they still persuade him to rebel against Frollo and help the gypsies against his tyranny. During Esmeralda's execution, they do their best to implore Quasimodo to continue fighting, but he refuses to listen, although he eventually goes through with it after hearing Frollo's hypocritical speech. During the final battle, they aid Quasimodo in tossing weapons from the balconies to stop Frollo's soldier-like thugs from getting inside the cathedral. | |||
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||