La Cité des Cloches

**La Cité des Cloches** (The City of Bells in English) is a world in *Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance* and *Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory. It is based on the 1996 Disney film* The Hunchback of Notre Dame*.*

## Setting

La Cité des Cloches contains several separate areas, some of which are different for each character. In both stories however, the central area of the world is the **Square**, the area directly in front of the large Cathedral which dominates the skyline of the city. This location is decorated with numerous tents and banners, along with a stage. The top portion of the Cathedral is also considered part of the Square. There is however, no save point in this area. The Cathedral itself is composed of the **Nave**, which is the main part of the building, and the **Bell Tower**, which consists of numerous platforms, part way up which hang the Cathedral's two large bells.

In Sora's story, the opposite direction from the Cathedral gives way to the **Town**, beyond which is the **Bridge**, a long pathway leading to the **Outskirts**, an area which appears to be more deprived than that of the Town area. From here, the **Graveyard Gate** can be accessed, and through this, the **Tunnels**. At the exit of the Tunnels lies the **Old Graveyard**, through which access can be gained to another underground section: the **Catacombs**. From here, entrance can be gained to the secret **Court of Miracles**, the place of refuge which the gypsies of the city have taken for their own.

In Riku's story, the main accessible areas are much the same, except that from the Outskirts, the only area available is the **Windmill**, a large, almost swamp-like area, the only noticeable feature aside from the cliffs and a view back to the city itself being a small cottage, beside which sits a windmill.

In *Kingdom Hearts: Rise of the Keybearer,* the party visits each area, but does not go to the Graveyard areas until their second visit.

## Known Inhabitants

Quasimodo

Judge Frollo

Captain Phoebus

Esmeralda

Djali

Clopin

Hugo, Victor and LaVerne

Archdeacon of Paris

Zephyr

Madellaine

Sarousch

## Role in Sora's Adventures

A virtual version of the world appeared in Sora’s Werewolf Curse, albeit empty-looking due to it being a simulation (this is due to the residents being cut due to time constraints). Here, Sora and Riku look in one of Victor's books for a cure to the lycanthropy because Sora turns into a werewolf. They discover that a wolfsbane solution will lessen the effects, and set off for Beasts Castle to find some.

The world proper made its debut in Sora's Adventures in La Citê des Cloches, where Sora and friends land to discover the Festival of Amore is taking place. Sora and Riku remember their Mark of Mastery exams when they meet their old friends, including the now-lovestruck Quasimodo. They later discover that Madellaine is working for Sarousch, who is being influenced by Demyx and Zexion.

## Role in Heart of the Keybearer series

### The Bells of Notre Dame

#### First Visit

When Carl, Sarah and Harlynn land in the Square (on the roof of the cathedral), they meet a disfigured man by the name of Quasimodo, who desires to go to the Feast of Fools. With encouragement from Hugo, Victor and LaVerne, the trio accomoany Quasi to the Feast after Frollo's visit (whom they hide from). During the Feast of Fools (in which the trio join in a singing of *Topsy-Turvy*), Quasimodo is crowned King of the Fools, but is ridiculed by the townspeople due to how ugly he is. The trio joins Esmeralda in defending their new friend, and fight off the Heartless Frollo summons to destroy them. They soon take a rest in the Bell Tower while Frollo sings *Hellfire* to show his contempt toward gypsies and lust for Esmeralda.

The next day, Frollo is revealed to be ransacking the houses in the Outskirts in search of gypsies, whom he takes with him. As our heroes cross the Bridge and make their way through the Outskirts, they soon find Frollo burning the Windmill and almost killing everyone in it, thus making Captain Phoebus betray his position as Captain of the Guard. As the crew faces Frollo's Heartless army, he soon uses his inner darkness to summon his elite Heartless, the Stone Shadow, a gargoyle-like Heartless. The gang use their Keyblade Gliders to defeat the beast in a battle in the skies of the city while Quasi and Esmeralda take Phoebus and run to safety. Soon after the Stone Shadows demise, Carl seals the Keyhole on the stained glass window of the cathedral, meaning the trio have to leave (but not before Quasimodo gives them the Guardian Bell Keyblade.

#### Second Visit

When the trio arrive back, they find out that a desperate Frollo has found the gypsy headquarters, the Court of Miracles, and plans an attack on it at dawn. A reunion with Quasimodo takes Carl, Sarah and Harlynn through the Graveyard and deep down into the Catacombs, where the Court of Miracles is located. Clopin, while singing *Court of Miracles,* arrests the trio, Quasi and Phoebus before Esmeralda informs him they are friends. At this moment, Frollo and his army of Heartless capture Esmeralda and sentence her to a burning at the stake.

Back in the Square, Quasimodo saves Esmeralda and declares "SANCTUARY!!!!" to prevent Frollo from harming Esmeralda while the trio move in to attack the twisted judge. Frollo then reveals that he was the one who murdered Quasi's mother twenty years ago, in contrast to his lie that she abandoned him, and joins with the spirit of the Stone Shadow to fight and destroy the Trinity Trio and Quasimodo. After the battle, Frollo jumps to strike his foes (declaring "And He shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit forever!"), but misses, landing on the gargoyles head (which comes to life and breaks off) and plunges into the flames. Quasimodo, Phoebus and Esmeralda can't thank the trio enough and bid them farewell.

During the credits, Clopin prepares a new jewel-lined bell for Quasimodo's heroic efforts.