La Cité des Cloches

### Game(s)

Kingdom Hearts: Rise of the KeybearerKingdom Hearts: The Keybearer's Revolutions

### Assistants

Captain Phoebus, Hugo, Esmeralda (both games)Madellaine (KH:KR)

### Battle Theme(s)

Le Sanctuaire

**La Cité des Cloches** (Fr: City of Bells) is a world set in medieval Paris, France and based on Disney's 1996 film *The Hunchback of Notre Dame.* It features the great cathedral of Notre Dame, whose bells are rung by Quasimodo, a disfigured man shunned by society (or so it would seem). The Keyhole for the world is within Big Marie.

## Setting

The area is divided into three distinct areas: the **Cathedral Square,** the **Town** and the **Graveyard.**

### Cathedral Square

The party begins in the **Square,** where they cross paths with Esmeralda and Clopin, who are gypsies hiding from Judge Frollo. Once inside the church, they enter the **Nave,** an area with stained glass and an angel statue. Here, they climb up to a higher part (still a part of the Square) and enter the **Bell Tower,** where Quasimodo lives and rings the bells.

### Town

South of the Square is the **Town,** a large residential area full of townspeople. Past the large gate is the **Bridge,** which stretches over the River Seine and is bombarded by Heartless, and beyond this is the **Outskirts** of town, where Frollo is seen burning several houses in search of Esmeralda.

From here, the world diverges. The first visit only has the east exit accessible, which leads to the **Windmill,** a muddy area with a windmill and the miller's home. It is here that the Bullet Gargoyle battle begins.

### Graveyard

The northern exit of the Outskirts becomes accessible during the second visit to the world, which leads to the **Graveyard Gate,** the entrance to the Graveyard that leads to the winding underground **Tunnels** of the city. Once outside again, the party enters the **Old Graveyard,** which in turn leads to one grave that serves as the entrance to the ancient, skeleton-filled **Catacombs,** where Clopin captures the party and Phoebus. At long last, the end contains the **Court of Miracles,** the colorful safe haven of the gypsies full of tents and street carts.

## Story

### Kingdom Hearts: Rise of the Keybearer (The Bells of Notre Dame)

#### First Visit

As Carl, Sarah and Harlynn land in the world, they cross paths with Esmeralda, who is hiding from Captain Phoebus. Carl convinces Phoebus that they did not see a gypsy, and he leaves to report to Judge Frollo. Esmeralda thanks her new friends while Clopin explains why Frollo hates gypsies so much. The two advise the trio to go to the cathedral of Notre Dame for answers, so they head there. Once inside the church, they meet Quasimodo, along with the gargoyles Hugo, Victor and Laverne, and discuss plans for Quasi to go to the Festival of Fools. Frollo soon enters Quasi's room, where they review their alphabet (of which the latter says "festival" rather than "forgiveness") and the former reassures his adopted son that the festival is a dangerous place.

At this, the trio and gargoyles reassure Quasi to follow his heart and go to the festival (while they help him sing *Out There* to give their new friend some encouragement). Once at the festival, Clopin and the gypsies sing *Topsy-Turvy* as they choose the King of Fools, who turns out to be Quasimodo. However, the people of La Cité ridicule him while a group of Heartless sent by Frollo attacks him as well. With Esmeralda's help, the gang manages to destroy the Heartless and defend their new friend. Frollo is disappointed by his son's foolishness and sends him back inside the cathedral, to which the trio and Esmeralda follow him.

Once inside, Esmeralda is captured by Phoebus, but he refuses to arrest her for "witchcraft" and instead informs his master she has claimed asylum inside the church; at this, the archdeacon orders Frollo and his Heartless out. Esmeralda soon befriends Quasi and entrusts him with a pendant containing a map to the Court of Miracles.

That evening, Frollo develops a lust for Esmeralda and begs for the Virgin Mary to salvage him from his eternal damnation during the song *Hellfire*. Koren warns his colleague not to delve too deeply into this darkness or it will consume him, but Frollo brushes off his warning. The next day, after learning Esmeralda has escaped, he orders his Heartless to ransack amd destroy homes in search of her, capturing all gypsies they find. Phoebus becomes horrified when his master orders him to burn down a windmill house with a family inside, so he defies him and Frollo orders him to be executed. Carl, Sarah and Harlynn come to ex-Captain Phoebus's rescue as he is cuffed by a La Pucelle Heartless; sensing this, Frollo summons the Bullet Gargoyle, a giant gargoyle Heartless with the power of fire. After a Keyblade Glider chase battle (as well gaining the Fira magic upgrade), the gang discovers that Big Marie has the Keyhole, which Carl seals. They bid Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Phoebus farewell, while the former hands them the Guardian Bell Keychain from his collection.

#### Second Visit

In desperation, Frollo bluffs to Quasimodo that he has learned of the Court of Miracles's location, which Carl, Sarah and Harlynn learn of upon arriving again.

## Inhabitants

* Quasimodo
* Judge Frollo
* Esmeralda
* Captain Phoebus
* Hugo, Victor & Laverne
* Clopin
* Archdeacon of Paris
* Djali
* Zephyr
* Madellaine
* Sarousch

## Trivia

* As part of their cover, Carl, Sarah and Harlynn wear outfits befitting medieval France.
* Unlike *Dream Drop Distance,* where he is not fought at all (giving a negative reception from fans), the party fights Frollo during the end of their second visit.
* The plot of *The Hunchback of Notre Dame II* included in *The Keybearer's Revolutions* is an entirely new one due to the fact that the creator was not a fan of the original one.