🕯 ~ esmereldo

Full Name

Esmereldo

Other Names

Esmereldo is repeatedly called Anti-Romani slurs, and siren by Frollo Pa, Papa (by Zephyr)

Home

Paris, Court of Miracles

Race

Romani

Age

Between late teenage and early 20s

Species

Human

Gender + Pronouns

Cisgender Male + He/Him

Sexuality

Pansexual

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Emerald green

Skin Color

Medium brown

Main Traits

Righteous, kindhearted, respectful, outspoken, accepting, passionate, stubborn, charitable, selfless, wise, resourceful, clever, helpful, flirtatious, alluring, sassy, elusive, motherly, protective, unswerving, compassionate, loving, free-spirited, spiritual, humble

Occupation

Performer

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Goal

To bring justice to the oppressed

Family

Deceased Parents Partner

Pets

Djali (goat)

Allies

Phoebus, Quasimodo, Clopin, Djali, Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, Achilles, Madellaine, Archdeacon

Enemies

Claude Frollo, Brutish and Oafish Guards (Formerly), soldiers (formerly), Sarousch

Likes

Dancing, festivals, goats, helping others, palm reading, justice, Quasimodo's woodcarvings, La Fidèle

Dislikes

Injustice, prejudice, Claude Frollo, his family in danger, mistreatment, bullying, being not listened to, Claude Frollo being creepy, being seen only for his looks

Abilities

Athleticism Skilled with tricks of illusion

Reference Information

Esmeralda is the deuteragonist of Disney's 1996 animated film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is a young woman belonging to a marginalized group referred to as "gypsies". Esmeralda is an outspoken humanitarian, which drives her to protect the deformed bellringer, Quasimodo, from his oppressors—namely, Minister Frollo. This act of mercy, coupled with her beauty and cultural background, makes Esmeralda the main target of Frollo's wrath.

Background

Esmeraldo is a Romani man residing underneath Paris, in the hidden catacombs known as the Court of Miracles. He is a member of the Romani culture which is led by Clopin, and works as an entertainment performer, or more specifically, a dancer, both in the streets and during more professional events, such as the Festival of Fools. He is regularly accompanied by his goat, Djali, who acts as his pet, confidante, and assistant during his performances.

Personality

Esmeraldo is verbally powerful, streetwise, cunning and moral. He was the sole individual in all of France to downright rebel against Frollo during his reign and was openly against the judge's accusations of claiming the Romani culture to be a gang of thieves who engage in unholy practices of witchcraft. Due to this, he was often the target of arrest, but as mentioned above, Esmeraldo is a cunning, independent character, who was shown to have the talent of outsmarting and evading Frollo's grasp time and time again, despite the number of odds against him. This would only erupt Frollo's tyranny further, but Esmeraldo was not one to sacrifice his freedom for the sake of Frollo's suppression. Even when he is finally captured, and seconds away from death, he remained fiercely defiant, knowing his worth, and refusing to degrade himself by surrendering to Frollo. Aside from this fiery nature, Esmeraldo is ultimately a kind, loving selfless soul underneath. He was the only human character in the film, for the first half, to ever show kindness towards the deformed and naïve Quasimoda. While Frollo and the rest of France viewed her as a monster, based on her appearance, Esmeraldo felt otherwise, in spite of the initial shock in response to her appearance. Instead, he treated her as an average person, though with even more patience and kindness, due to her innocent, gentle, and selfless nature—so much so, that his actions can be mistaken for romantic affections. However, this is not the case, as Esmeraldo's love towards Quasimoda was strictly platonic, proving that forms of deep love and care do not always pertain to romance. In reality, he has another love, and the reason he chose them over Quasimoda was not that Quasimoda was deformed, but because Quasimoda had not fully matured, and her blind adulation for him may have led to her becoming overly reliant on him.

Personality

Though he seems to be a sultry and free-spirited person, the song "God Help the Outcasts" shows that Esmeraldo cares about God and religion, as he turns to God in prayer at one point, praying for justice for the less fortunate and downtrodden. However, Esmeraldo is not a fanatic, as Frollo is—For one, he does not get into a personal crisis by his falling in love, and for another, lyrics during the song include "I don't know if you can hear me, or if you're even there", referring to God, showing that he is not totally convinced of his existence, but still hopes to be heard, nevertheless.

Appearance

Esmeraldo is an exceptionally beautiful Romani and has medium brown skin, long, wavy raven-black hair, thick eyebrows, a lithe and striking emerald, green eyes (in fact, a possible reason is that "Esmeralda" is the Spanish and Portuguese term for "emerald"). He is designed to be very attractive, as Frollo is immediately attracted to her. His hair is tied back with a pink ribbon. Esmeraldo wears a white top with a teal and gold bodice, along with purple pants and white lining. He is often barefoot in the first film (but wears black flat shoes in the sequel), and wears a golden hoop earring on his left ear, a golden bangle on his left wrist, a lip piercing, and matching bracelet and anklet on both his right hand and right ankle.

Story

Esmeraldo is first seen dancing in the streets for coins. Two guards come along and harass him, but with the help of Djali and Phoebus, Esmeraldo escapes. He is then seen dancing at the festival of fools and catches the attention of everyone, even Frollo. When the time comes to crown the king of fools, he pulls Quasimoda onto the stage, thinking that her face is a mask. And he is understandably surprised to discover it really is her face. When the crowd is torturing Quasimoda, he solely comes to her aid and accuses Frollo of cruelty for not having intervened sooner and for not providing justice to "the least of these in need of [his] help". Frollo orders his arrest for his defiance, but he uses magic to disappear by blowing his nose, after which Frollo accuses him of witchcraft. Esmeraldo expertly dodges and outwits the soldiers sent after him and ultimately disappears from view by flipping onto a tent, after sufficiently humiliating Frollo and the sentries. Esmeraldo is next seen following Quasimoda into the cathedral disguised together with Djali as an old man but is followed by Phoebus. He is initially aggressive towards him, up to the point of attacking him with a candlestick, but engages in conversation when he puts away his sword and introduces himself. When Frollo arrives and orders Phoebus to arrest him, Phoebus refuses, saying that Esmeraldo has claimed sanctuary. Frollo and the soldiers are ordered out of the church by the Archdeacon. Frollo stays behind long enough to warn him that he can only stay inside for so long and hints at a physical attraction to the boy through sexual assault, eliciting repulsion from him. Frollo leaves and stations guards at every door, forcing Esmeraldo to rethink his exit strategy. The Archdeacon counsels him against antagonizing Frollo further and at his suggestion, he offers a heartfelt prayer to God to help him and his people.

Story

Enchanted by his song, Quasimoda watches from afar and stumbles on some candles, alerting him of her presence after a parishioner who mistaken her causing trouble confronted her. She flees to the belltower, and he pursues her, attempting to apologize to her for bringing her onto the stage while the parishioner is then stopped by the Archdeacon when he attempted to stop him and Djali from following her. He then stumbles upon Quasimoda's workshop and is instantly impressed by her talent. She begins to realize that he means her no harm and decides to show him around the bell tower. Esmeraldo expresses his surprise that such a cruel man like Frollo raised such a wonderful girl. Quasimoda says that Frollo took her in even though she is a monster. Esmeraldo cites Frollo's lie that gypsies are evil and says Frollo may be wrong about both of them. Quasimoda offers to let him live with her in the bell tower where he can have sanctuary, but he expresses his desire to escape the church as "gypsies don't do well inside stone walls". Quasimoda carries him and Djali down the tower to the streets where he can escape. Esmeraldo asks her to come with him, but he knows she would not be welcome, and her place remains in the tower. Esmeraldo promises they will meet again and gives her a map of the town which will lead her to the Court of Miracles where all the gypsies are hiding. Shortly afterward, Frollo instigates a manhunt for him and throws the town into chaos.

Story

He observes from a distance and sees him burn down an innocent family's house. Phoebus saves them in time and is arrested. He uses his sash to slingshot a rock at Frollo's horse, creating a distraction that allows Phoebus to escape by horseback, but Frollo has his guards shoot Phoebus with a single arrow and Phoebus' wound nearly kills him. Esmeraldo's quick thinking and medical attention save Phoebus' life, and he brings him to Quasimoda whom he knows will help him. He tends to his wounds and passionately kisses Phoebus, unwittingly breaking Quasimoda's heart as she was convinced that he loved her. He escapes the bell tower when he hears Frollo approaching and leaves Phoebus in Quasimoda's care. Frollo bluffs that he knows where the Court of Miracles is and that he will attack it in the morning with one thousand men. Quasimoda and Phoebus quickly reach the Court of Miracles using the map Esmereldo gave them to try and warn them, only for Frollo to suddenly appear, having used Quasimoda to lead him there. Esmereldo is captured and sentenced to burn at the stake for the crime of witchcraft. As Frollo holds the torch to set the pyre ablaze, he offers him one last chance to be with him or be burned. He spits in his face and glares at him in utter disgust, making it clear that he would rather be his people’s martyr than the object of his lust, and he attempts to burn him alive.

Story

He is saved in time by Quasimoda but ends up nearly suffocated and falls unconscious. Quasimoda cries over his seemingly dead body before fighting off Frollo. Esmeraldo manages to awake, alive, and is rescued by Quasimoda from Frollo's attacks. They hide holding onto the balcony of the bell tower, but Frollo sees them and attacks them with his sword. Eventually, Esmeraldo is knocked away and Frollo tries to get Quasimoda off her feet but is pulled down with Quasimoda. Esmeraldo holds Quasimoda for dear life as Frollo climbs up on a gargoyle and prepares to hit them with his sword screaming "And He shall smite the wicked and plunge them into a fiery pit!" However, the gargoyle starts to break off the cathedral causing Frollo to fall to his fiery death. The gargoyle seemed to briefly come to life, with glowing eyes, suggesting either that Frollo is now quite insane or that a divine intervention occurred: The judge had unwittingly spoken his own doom, a higher power deciding that Frollo, and not Esmeraldo and Quasimoda, was "the wicked" that deserved to be plunged into the pit of fire. Esmeraldo accidentally releases his grip on Quasimoda, but Phoebus, who found a way into the cathedral after Quasimoda and the gargoyles pour molten lead that prevented Frollo's soldiers from breaking in, saves her. Phoebus, realizing Quasimoda's feelings for Esmeraldo, stands aside so Quasimoda can be with him. However, Quasimoda realizes their feelings for each other and interlocks their hands, having finally accepted their love and the two kiss. As Phoebus and Esmeraldo emerge safely from the church to cheers to triumph from the crowd, Esmeraldo extends his hand to Quasimoda to join them outside. As Quasimoda joins him, she is finally accepted into the town population.

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