So, I've been having a great discussion about the 'real' Clopin from the Hunchback of Notre Dame book/play with and I love that he too recognizes that Clopin is, in truth, a REALLY scary character.

I won't give the book away, so you who are interested should read it yourself! BUT, lets just say that once again, Disney 'lightened the mood' on a very dark and sinister story. I personally think they did a very good job, however, touching on rather taboo topics like: deformity, societal cruelty, religion, corruption, etc. And I think HoND is one of Disney's most under rated movies. If you're older now, go watch it again and see all the underlying darkness you missed when you were a kid! The movie is great fun, but INTENSE. Oo;;

SO! Back to Clopin... He's actually not the most cheerful and fun person... Disney may have 'lightened' him, but, they DID let his true colors show through a few times in expressions ( like the picture I'm using as my ID now ), his mannerisms, and some of his actions. (( I mean c'mon... he lives in the Paris catacombs and tried to HANG Quasimodo and Pheebus just for being down there! He's a murdering gypsy people... don't forget that when you see him singing and dancing! ))

So, in honor of the true King of Gypsys who proves that bright colors and a smile are very often just a mask we wear, I proudly display my NEW Clopin ID ^^

TLDR: Clopin is a scary, deadly mofo....

Screencap (C) Disney
Found on Google, used as ID only by me ^^