Quasimodo

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Quasimodo (カジモド, Kajimodo) is a hunchback who appears in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. He originates from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Development

Quasimodo's first appearance is in the TGS 2011 trailer, in which he is shown holding an unconscious Esmeralda and offering to aid Riku against a massive Dream Eater inside Notre Dame. Further screenshots show him interacting with Esmeralda and Riku, and later with Sora, who orders him to flee from danger. All this happens in La Cité des Cloches.

Appearance

Quasimodo was born with a deformity, which caused his forehead stick out and his eyes to be uneven along with his teeth. He has a hunched back and red hair. His clothing is rather simple - a green shirt with brown pants and blue shoes.

Origin

Though Quasimodo's very first appearance was in 1831 in Victor Hugo's novel, Notre-Dame de Paris, this incarnation of the character first appears in the 1996 film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in which he is raised by Judge Claude Frollo inside the cathedral and forbidden from ever leaving, on the basis that such a heartless society would never accept him. Frollo's words almost come true when Quasimodo does sneak out to attend the Festival of Fools, where he is ridiculed and tortured by the cruel peasantry until a kind-hearted gypsy girl, Esmeralda, defies Frollo and defends Quasimodo from the cruel crowd. Quasimodo begins to fall in love with Esmeralda, and it is this love that leads him to rebel against Frollo's tyranny, which ultimately leads to a showdown between Quasimodo and Frollo atop the balconies of Notre Dame. Following Frollo's demise, Quasimodo is hailed a hero and accepted into the society at last.

Other appearances

The Sceptre and the Kingdom

Quasimodo appeared first in The Scepter and the Kingdom, this being his first appearance in the Kingdom Hearts series, but is not considered a canonical appearance. Only a brief appearance in a cartoon.

When Esmeralda, Sora and Riku hides from Frollo's Guards, both Quasimodo encounter at the top of the cathedral of Notre Dame. When Esmeralda introduces newcomers to Quasimodo, they are also offered to hide until the guards leave.

Trivia

• Quasimodo was the first new Disney character to be announced for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.