[b]Character Name:[/b] Quasimodo; Quasi to his friends.
[b]Player:[/b] N/LePouvantail
[b]Movie of Origin:[/b] The Hunchback of Notre Dame
[b]Additional Sources:[/b] The musical of the same name, and smidges of the original novel.
[b]Age:[/b] 21
[b]Reference:[/b] http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/41500000/Quasimodo-quasimodo-41589109-1332-734.png
[b]Personality:[/b] Very quiet and shy. If he’s comfortable with someone, he will open up to them. Quasimodo is artistic and appears simple, but is more intelligent than he lets on, being able to create an accurate scale model of Paris, improvise a plan on short notice, and is even subtly sarcastic (“‘Ugliest face in all Paris’, remember? I don't think I’m her type.”). He is very compassionate and humble, in part due to low self-esteem about his appearance and a lifetime of being taught he was a monster.

Due to his forced isolation, Quasimodo considers most things in his tower to be alive, be it the bells, gargoyles, or statues, and will treat them all with the same care and respect as a living, breathing creature. He values his human friends above all else, where he will risk his own well-being for them.

[b]Abilities:[/b] Years of ringing the bells gave Quasimodo immense strength, where he can lift a grown man in plate armor without a second thought, and break through stone and chains if he [i]really[/i] puts his mind to it. He is an excellent parkour artist, and despite his deformities, is very fast and agile. He is also gentle enough that he can get close to and hold a baby bird without frightening them.

Due to being a bit hard of hearing from the bells, Quasimodo can read lips and uses a form of sign language. He is also really good at woodwork, and turning things he finds around his tower into art.

Despite his isolation, Quasimodo has a deep empathy for others, and is able to “tune in” to their emotional state. He knows [i]very[/i] well what it’s like to be hurt and shunned. Despite his appearance, he is actually very personable, and has a knack for setting someone at ease, provided he can get them to look beyond his appearance for a moment.

[b]Flaws:[/b] As mentioned before, his self esteem. While some of his confidence has been built up thanks to his new friends, this is still a problem he has, particularly around new people. Quasimodo doesn’t like trouble, and will most likely let insults/harm to his person go...but damn if you do it to anyone else. He is fiercely protective of those he cares about, to the point of violent anger if they’re threatened, and sometimes won’t even notice his own strength. It is unwise to drive him to this point, because he’ll act on impulse (and generally, the only thing that’ll save your skin is he isn’t a killer at heart).

Years of isolation have also brought about a coping mechanism where he will treat gargoyles and stone statues as if they were alive, and will sometimes seek the “saints” for help. If he’s away from Notre Dame, and especially without a human friend to counter it, this will cause him some discomfort, as his “friends" can’t be with him “out there" to guide him. If there is a statue nearby that has passable resemblance to one of his “friends,” he may treat it as such for comfort.

While it’s a habit he’s trying to break, if one questions his stone friends, Quasimodo will smack his hand and berate himself. He's aware they're only stone and that only he can hear them, but having been the only positive influence in his life before Esmeralda, when they “speak,” he listens, because their advice is literally the only reason he functions as well as he does after twenty years of isolation. That, and it's polite to listen when one speaks.

Years of ringing the bells have severely impacted his hearing. Quasimodo can still hear somewhat, but has an easier time if directly facing the person he’s speaking with, as then he can read their lips and match it to what little of their voice he hears. This and his lack of confidence also means he often speaks with short, simple, stuttered sentences around someone until he gets more comfortable around them, which can leave an impression of someone less intelligent and articulate than he actually is.

With his physical deformities, Quasimodo has lower stamina than a normal man his age, and while he can power through a [i]lot[/i] in a short amount of time, if he doesn’t have time to rest, he will hit his limit faster than a normal man of similar composition (as seen in his final fight with Frollo).

[b]Companion(s):[/b] N/A

[b]Brief History:[/b] After Frollo murdered his mother on Notre Dame’s steps, he raised Quasimodo as his ward as penance. For twenty years, Quasimodo lived up in the bell tower and became Notre Dame’s bell ringer, with Frollo as his only teacher and companion aside from the ones he created from the stone figures around his tower. Longing for just one day of freedom, Quasimodo left the bell tower to attend the Feast of Fools. Through this, he met Esmeralda, his first true friend, and Phoebus, as well as learned of Frollo’s true nature. With his friends’ help, Quasimodo broke free of Frollo’s conditioning, leading him to a final fight with his master, and ending in the latter’s untimely demise.

Now free of Frollo, Quasimodo is adjusting to life “out there.” He still lives in the bell tower, but is free to explore the city and learn of a world he before was only able to watch. With Frollo gone and unable to provide, he now has a small salary from his job as the cathedral’s bell ringer to get what he needs, and further supplements it with his wooden carvings.

Despite gaining his freedom and new friends, and knowing that the [i]actual[/i] monster was his guardian, Frollo was still the closest thing he had to a parent, and his death - and more than that, learning the truth of his past and infancy - does affect Quasimodo. He still has a scar on his left arm from Frollo's sword. He tries to keep it back and just enjoy his new life, but those shadows are always there. He is slowly, but surely trying to live a normal life, and for the most part is doing just that, now that he has the respect of Paris, and Esmeralda and Phoebus to help guide him.

Quasimodo is in a unique position where he is not only respected by regular citizens, but is also considered a friend of the Roma. While he has limited influence either way, he utilizes his friendships with Esmeralda and Phoebus to help maintain peace between the two while Phoebus cleans up the guard force and Esmeralda works to better her people's existence in Paris.

Esmeralda was both his first love and his first true friend. Quasimodo has since let go of the former, happy enough to have her friendship. He is completely devoted to her and her happiness, and will (and has) risk his life for her. She is the most trustworthy person he has in his life, and [i]nothing[/i] will anger him quicker than endangering her. He is also one of the few people Djahli will allow to approach Esmeralda without hesitation. Quasimodo is friends with her fiance, Phoebus. Once romantic rivals, they are now brothers, simultaneously supporting each other and snarking at each other as brothers do. If it comes down to it, though, they will drop the snark in favor of working together.

He is friendly with Pierre, and will often keep up a polite front in his presence, but Quasimodo gets annoyed with him quickly, as he is hard of hearing, and Pierre tends to ramble and speak fast, making understanding him difficult. In contrast, Esmeralda and Phoebus both speak to him normally, enunciate certain words, and know some of the more regular signs he uses. He has no qualms about dropping that politeness in a dire situation, whether he ignores Pierre entirely and just does what needs to be done, or directly tells him to get on with it.