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==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
[[File: | [[File:An Unwelcome Guest 01 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Frollo threatens Esmeralda with a stake burning.]] | ||
{{Q|Now... I'm going to do what I should have done twenty years ago! And He shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit forever!|Claude Frollo raising his sword at Esmeralda and Quasimodo}} | |||
Frollo is a wicked, self-righteous man who seeks to maintain law and order in La Cité des Cloches by any means. Viewing himself as virtuous and on the side of God, Frollo wishes to bring others to justice, claiming his evil deeds are justified as being of divine will. One method by which he executes "righteous judgment" is by using the Wargoyle and other Dream Eaters. It is through fulfilling his wicked acts and punishments that Frollo becomes blind to his own faults. | Frollo is a wicked, self-righteous man who seeks to maintain law and order in La Cité des Cloches by any means. Viewing himself as virtuous and on the side of God, Frollo wishes to bring others to justice, claiming his evil deeds are justified as being of divine will. One method by which he executes "righteous judgment" is by using the Wargoyle and other Dream Eaters. It is through fulfilling his wicked acts and punishments that Frollo becomes blind to his own faults. | ||
One of Frollo's defining traits is his burning desire to eradicate all gypsies, namely Esmeralda, whom he brands a "gypsy witch". He perceives the gypsies to be a direct threat to law and order in the city and has spent decades trying to purge the city of them. | One of Frollo's defining traits is his burning desire to eradicate all gypsies, namely Esmeralda, whom he brands a "gypsy witch". He perceives the gypsies to be a direct threat to law and order in the city and has spent decades trying to purge the city of them. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Frollo's Darkness 02 KH3D.png|thumb|right|Blinded to his own dark nature, Frollo claims he has been granted power meant for smiting gypsies.]] | ||
Unfortunately, his heart has become steeped in darkness in the process. When Sora visits La Cité des Cloches, Frollo reveals himself to be extremely prejudiced against those who are different from himself, assuming the Keyblade wielder is a trouble-making gypsy simply because of his "disgusting attire". In Riku's story, Frollo shows a more sadistic side of himself, relishing the view of Paris being consumed by flames. Riku confirms Frollo's dark nature, claiming | Unfortunately, his heart has become steeped in darkness in the process. When Sora visits La Cité des Cloches, Frollo reveals himself to be extremely prejudiced against those who are different from himself, assuming the Keyblade wielder is a trouble-making gypsy simply because of his "disgusting attire". In Riku's story, Frollo shows a more sadistic side of himself, relishing the view of Paris being consumed by flames. Riku confirms Frollo's dark nature, claiming that all he sees in Frollo is a "sad old man with a dark heart". | ||
He is very manipulative, as seen in his relationship with Quasimodo. Frollo constantly warns Quasimodo of the cruel nature of the world, using Quasimodo's gruesome visage as a reminder. It is through the manipulation of Quasimodo that Frollo succeeds in locating the Court of Miracles. | He is very manipulative, as seen in his relationship with Quasimodo. Frollo constantly warns Quasimodo of the cruel nature of the world, using Quasimodo's gruesome visage as a reminder. It is through the manipulation of Quasimodo that Frollo succeeds in locating the Court of Miracles. | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:Claude Frollo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).png|thumb|left|Frollo infatuated with Esmerald's beauty, yet guilted by his desires.]] | [[File:Claude Frollo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).png|thumb|left|Frollo infatuated with Esmerald's beauty, yet guilted by his desires.]] | ||
{{Q| | {{Q|It's not my fault... if in God's plan... he made the devil so much stronger than a man!|Claude Frollo during his song "Hellfire"}} | ||
Frollo's original appearance dates back to 1831 in Victor Hugo's classic novel, ''Notre-Dame de Paris'', where he is the Archdeacon of Paris and the novel's tragic villain. This incarnation of the character first appeared in the 1996 adaptation, ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', where he was changed from a tragic figure to a fully-fledged villain. In this version, he is the Minister of Justice of Paris, and apparently the ruler or Governor of the city, given that he seems to be above every law in the city outside the cathedral, and even has his own army of thugs who dress up as soldiers to enforce his will. In the film, Frollo murders [[Quasimodo]]'s mother outside Notre Dame and is forced by the Archdeacon to raise the child as atonement, an act Frollo only performs to save himself from damnation and in hopes of finding the gypsy stronghold, the Court of Miracles. | Frollo's original appearance dates back to 1831 in Victor Hugo's classic novel, ''Notre-Dame de Paris'', where he is the Archdeacon of Paris and the novel's tragic villain. This incarnation of the character first appeared in the 1996 adaptation, ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', where he was changed from a tragic figure to a fully-fledged villain. In this version, he is the Minister of Justice of Paris, and apparently the ruler or Governor of the city, given that he seems to be above every law in the city outside the cathedral, and even has his own army of thugs who dress up as soldiers to enforce his will. In the film, Frollo murders [[Quasimodo]]'s mother outside Notre Dame and is forced by the Archdeacon to raise the child as atonement, an act Frollo only performs to save himself from damnation and in hopes of finding the gypsy stronghold, the Court of Miracles. | ||