Quasimodo

He is the kind-hearted bell-ringer of Notre Dame who was born with several deformities, possessing a hunched back among other physical abnormalities.

Because of his appearance, he was condemned to the cathedral's highest tower by his cruel caretaker, Judge Claude Frollo. From his isolated home, Quasimodo developed a yearning to experience the outside world and live a normal life amongst the people of Paris.

Though some would have regarded him with fear due to his appearance, Quasimodo is kind and gentle with a curious and trusting nature. Because he was raised in isolation by his master, Frollo, he was naïve to the realities of the world and Frollo's intentions until he was grown.

However, despite Frollo's warnings about the cruelties of the outside world, especially gypsies like Esmeralda, Quasimodo never regarded them personally with violence or contempt. Rather, he looked forward to the day when he could live among other people, even if only for a day, and envied the most simple of the day-to-day lives of normal Parisians.

Since Notre Dame was his home, he regarded the cathedral and bell tower with great attachment, going so far as to name all the bells he rang. Even after he was accepted into society, he chose to remain within his beloved church.

Quasimodo is a shy soul and was initially fearful of letting anyone see his face. His only companions aside from Frollo were his gargoyle friends, Victor, Hugo, and Laverne. As such, Quasimodo was lacking in social skills.

Quasimodo is a muscular young man with slender legs. His back is curved with kyphosis, resulting in a large hump above his right shoulder. His face is somewhat squashed, with a large upturned nose and a large lump above his left eye, a receding chin and a massive central incisor. He has fair skin, red hair, and teal eyes.

His clothing comprises of a short-sleeved green tunic, brown tights, and dark teal shoes.

Living in the bell tower of Notre Dame his entire life gave Quasimodo great strength and agility. He is able to move through the cathedral, inside and out, with ease and put these skills to the test when he helped Esmeralda escape the cathedral following her incarceration there. When Frollo had him chained to the bell tower, Quasimodo displayed superhuman strength by breaking down the stone pillars that held him before swinging to Esmeralda's rescue.

With nothing else to do in his isolation aside from ringing the bells, Quasimodo developed refined skills in handcrafting and became quite a talented artist. He carved models of the city of Paris and its inhabitants out of wood and his inner abode within the bell tower is decorated with shards of stained glass hung to capture the sunlight.

Ringing the cathedral's bells daily and navigating his precipitous home gave him a muscular physique and the agility of an acrobat.