Judge Claude Frollo

To kill all Gypsies and take over The Court of Miracles (failed, but succeeded in killing many Gypsies)
To have Esmeralda as his sex slave
To kill Quasimodo and Esmerelda, and burn down Paris (both failed)

### Hobbies

Getting what he wants, massacring Gypsies, Creating chaos

### Type of Villain

Lustful Dark Priest

**Judge Claude Frollo** is the main antagonist of the 1996 Disney classical film *The Hunchback Of Notre Dame*. He is the top minister of Paris, who seeks to have Esmeralda as his own or kill her. He is also Quasimodo's former master.

He was voiced by the late Tony Jay.

## History

Frollo was first seen arresting gypsies near the river bank. When he claimed that one gypsy, who was Quasimodo's mother, was hiding stolen goods, she ran away. He chased her on his horse and grabbed the bundle she was holding. He kicked her away, causing her to fall down the steps to her death. When he heard a cry he realized the bundle she had was a baby, so he planned to drop the baby down the well nearby. One of the priests stops him, but Frollo claims he is innocent and is sending this unholy demon back to hell where it belongs. The priest tells him that if he doesn’t claim the baby, he will die and have to pay with his immortal soul. Frollo gives the baby the name Quasimodo (which means half formed) and asks the priest to keep him hidden in the church bell towers.

Frollo talks to his new captain of the guards, Phoebus, about the gypsies. He says that he it will take a firm hand to save the weak minded from being misled by the gypsies, as they live outside the normal order and must be stopped. Frollo tells Phoebus that he believes they are hiding in a place called The Court of Miracles. He takes Phoebus to the feast of fools where they both meet Esmeralda and fall in love with her. Frollo becomes angry when he sees that Quasimodo has left the bell tower, and does not help him when he cries out, telling Phoebus that a lesson needs to be learned. When Esmeralda disobeys his orders and saves Quasimodo he declares that she will pay for this insolence. Esmeralda then fights his guards, making his tent collapse on top of him.

Frollo is later seen sneaking up behind Esmeralda inside the church where he begins to lust for her, saying that he was imagining a rope around her beautiful neck. He tells her that if she puts one foot outside she will be arrested and has his guards stand at every door. Later, at night, he describes these feelings as hellfire that is turning him to sin. In his song, he calls Esmeralda a siren who is trying to cast a spell on him. He also declares it's not his fault, which shows a side of hatred besides the side of love. He decides to make her choose him or be burned.

The next day he begins his search for Esmeralda. He offers a group of gypsies silver in exchange for telling him where she is, but they refuse. He has his guards put them in a cart, lock them in, and push it into the water. When they are brought out, Frollo orders Phoebus to take them away, which Phoebus doesn't like at all. Later, he asks Phoebus to burn the house of a family that said they did not know anything about the gypsies, but Phoebus put the fire torch into a water bucket. He grabs a torch and sets the home on fire himself. Frollo orders Phoebus to be put to death but he escapes on Frollo's horse. Phoebus is later shot in the back with an arrow and falls into the river. Now, the whole of Paris is on fire because of Frollo, but he tells Quasimodo that it is his fault because he helped Esmeralda escape. He tells Quasimodo that he knows where her hideout is and is planning to attack it tomorrow morning with 1,000 men.

When Quasimodo and Phoebus go to The Court of Miracles to warn the gypsies, Frollo follows them. He tells the gypsies that without Quasimodo's help, he wouldn't have found them. He tells the citizens that Esmeralda has been found guilty of the crime of witchcraft and will be sentenced to death. His guards stop the priest as he tries to come out, Phoebus is locked up nearby, and Quasimodo is tied up with chains inside the bell tower. As Frollo gets close to Esmeralda to set her on fire, he tells her that he can save her from the fire of this world and the next if she chooses him. When Esmeralda spits on his face, he tells the crowd that Esmeralda has refused to repent from her sin.

However, Quasimodo breaks out of his chains and saves her. Frollo sends his guards to destroy the locked door of the church that was underneath the bell tower. However, the guards fail to do so due to having to fight the citizens who have been rallied by Phoebus. Frollo is able to break into the church and heads up the stairs to the bell tower. The Arch Bishop tells Frollo that he will not accept such a wicked man inside the house of God, but Frollo ignores him and pushes him off of the stairs, telling him that he and Quasimodo have unfinished business to attend.

When Quasimodo is kneeling next to Esmeralda, believing she is dead, Frollo tries to kill him with a knife. Quasimodo sees the knife in the shadows in front of him and is able to grab it from him. Esmeralda suddenly wakes up and Frollo grabs a sword out of his pocket. Quasimodo grabs her and they hide underneath the bell tower's roof on top of a gargoyle. Frollo tries to strike them with his sword but is unable to. He then reveals to Quasimodo that his mother died trying to save him, and declares that he is going to do what he should have done 20 years ago.

Frollo then threw his cape over Quasimodo's eyes, making Quasimodo stumble back while holding his cape. Frollo falls over the edge at the same time while holding on to the cape that Quasimodo is now holding. When Esmeralda tries to save Quasimodo, Frollo swings to another gargoyle and stands on top of it. As he raises his sword to strike them, the gargoyle cracks causing him to lose his balance. As Frollo hangs on to the gargoyle, it comes alive and roars at him before coming off the tower and plunging him into the lava that gathered in front of the church.

## Gallery

***The Great Villains Wiki*** presents a gallery for Judge Claude Frollo.