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Characters from ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:
== Main Characters ==
== Main Characters ==
=== Jean Valjean ===
=== Jean Valjean ===
The lead character, a convict who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. After getting his parole ticket, Valjean steals two candlesticks from the Bishop of Digne but is allowed to take them with the promise he uses them to make something of his life. Several years on, Valjean becomes the guardian of young Cosette after making a promise to her mother Fantine.
The lead character, a convict who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. After getting his parole ticket, Valjean steals two candlesticks from the Bishop of Digne but is allowed to take them with the promise he uses them to make something of his life. Several years on, Valjean becomes the guardian of young Cosette after making a promise to her mother Fantine.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Buried Alive]]: Happens to him to get to the dying Fantine.
* [[Buried Alive]]: Happens to him to get to the dying Fantine.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The two candlesticks he steals from the Bishop of Digne lead him to turn his life around.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The two candlesticks he steals from the Bishop of Digne lead him to turn his life around.
* {{spoiler|[[Death By Despair]]: Valjean takes to his deathbed when Marius takes Cosette from him. It is averted when Marius and Cosette track him down to apologize and reunite with him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Death by Despair]]: Valjean takes to his deathbed when Marius takes Cosette from him. It is averted when Marius and Cosette track him down to apologize and reunite with him.}}
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Faking the Dead]]: Happens in the novel.
* [[Faking the Dead]]: Happens in the novel.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Has one when Bishop of Digne lets him go with the candlesticks.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Has one when Bishop of Digne lets him go with the candlesticks.
* [[It Was a Gift]]: The candlesticks Valjean steals from the Bishop of Digne.
* [[It Was a Gift]]: The candlesticks Valjean steals from the Bishop of Digne.
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* [[Load-Bearing Hero]]: Valjean saves a man trapped under a heavy wagon by singlehandedly raising it up, but it has serious consequences since Javert witnesses the event.
* [[Jaywalking Will Ruin Your Life]]: Spending nineteen years in prison took its toll on Valjean.
* [[Major Misdemeanor]]: Spending nineteen years in prison took its toll on Valjean.
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* [[Load-Bearing Hero]]: Valjean saves a man trapped under a heavy wagon by single-handidly raising it up, but it has serious consequences since Javert witnesses the event.
* [[Memetic Number]]: 24601.
* [[Memetic Number]]: 24601.
* [[The Messiah]]: For Fantine and Cosette.
* [[The Messiah]]: For Fantine and Cosette.
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=== Inspector Javert ===
=== Inspector Javert ===
[[Inspector Javert]] is head of the prison Jean Valjean is released from, and makes it his goal in life to track Valjean down after he breaks his parole and bring him to justice.
[[Inspector Javert]] is head of the prison Jean Valjean is released from, and makes it his goal in life to track Valjean down after he breaks his parole and bring him to justice.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Antagonist in Mourning]]: {{spoiler|In the anime, Javert visits Valjean's grave when he dies.}}
* [[Antagonist in Mourning]]: {{spoiler|In the anime, Javert visits Valjean's grave when he dies.}}
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Owner of a very nice black trenchcoat, and is the terror of criminals everywhere.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Owner of a very nice black trenchcoat, and is the terror of criminals everywhere.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Especially in the book, though he sneaks a few lines into the musical as well.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Especially in the book, though he sneaks a few lines into the musical as well.
* [[Determinator]]: Taken to the [[Implacable Man]] trope in some versions of the book.
* [[Determinator]]: Taken to the [[Implacable Man]] trope in some versions of the book.
* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: Javert goes undercover to destroy the revolutionists, but is ratted out when Gavroche sees through his [[Paper-Thin Disguise]].
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: Javert goes undercover to destroy the revolutionists, but is ratted out when Gavroche sees through his [[Paper-Thin Disguise]].
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]: After Valjean spares his life twice in a row, Javert becomes confused by his enemy's kindness and his own beliefs, leading him to take a plunge into the Seine.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]: After Valjean spares his life twice in a row, Javert becomes confused by his enemy's kindness and his own beliefs, leading him to take a plunge into the Seine.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Spared By the Adaptation]]: In the anime.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Spared by the Adaptation]]: In the anime.}}
* [[Inspector Javert]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Inspector Javert]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
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=== Fantine ===
=== Fantine ===
A single mother, Fantine suffers through life trying to earn money to send to her daughter Cosette, under the care of the Thenardiers. After losing her job, beauty and her dignity, Fantine dies in a hospital - but not before Jean Valjean appears with the promise to find and care for Cosette until his death.
A single mother, Fantine suffers through life trying to earn money to send to her daughter Cosette, under the care of the Thenardiers. After losing her job, beauty and her dignity, Fantine dies in a hospital - but not before Jean Valjean appears with the promise to find and care for Cosette until his death.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]
* [[Break the Cutie]]
* [[Broken Bird]]: By the time Fantine dies, she has sold her hair, some of her teeth, her clothes and took up prostitution to get money for Cosette and is on the edge of sanity when Valjean arrives to save her.
* [[Broken Bird]]: By the time Fantine dies, she has sold her hair, some of her teeth, her clothes and took up prostitution to get money for Cosette and is on the edge of sanity when Valjean arrives to save her.
* [[Doting Parent]]
* [[Doting Parent]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: Sadly resorts to prostitution to pay the Thénardiers for Cosette's upkeeping.
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: Sadly resorts to prostitution to pay the Thénardiers for Cosette's upkeeping.
* [[Ill Girl]]: Reduced to "a ghost of herself" before she dies.
* [[Ill Girl]]: Reduced to "a ghost of herself" before she dies.
* [[Mama Bear]]: She adores Cosette with her life.
* [[Mama Bear]]: She adores Cosette with her life.
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=== Cosette ===
=== Cosette ===
The poster girl of the book and musical, Cosette is the daughter of Fantine, left in the "care" of the Thénardiers. Becoming their abused cleaner, Cosette manages to keep an optimistic outlook on life and is eventually adopted by Jean Valjean as her mother's final request. She grows into a lovely woman and falls in love with Marius.
The poster girl of the book and musical, Cosette is the daughter of Fantine, left in the "care" of the Thénardiers. Becoming their abused cleaner, Cosette manages to keep an optimistic outlook on life and is eventually adopted by Jean Valjean as her mother's final request. She grows into a lovely woman and falls in love with Marius.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Barefoot Poverty]]: As a child in the novel. See picture on the Novel work page.
* [[Barefoot Poverty]]: As a child in the novel. See picture on the Novel work page.
* [[Cinderella Circumstances]]: Treated like garbage by her step-family, rescued by a saviour, and falls in love with a handsome man.
* [[Cinderella Circumstances]]: Treated like garbage by her step-family, rescued by a saviour, and falls in love with a handsome man.
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=== Marius Pontmercy ===
=== Marius Pontmercy ===
A charming young bachelor, Marius falls in love with Cosette, leading to [[Love Triangle]] between the two and Éponine, who is very much his friend and confidante ([[Stop Helping Me!|whether he wants her to be or not]]). He is a member of the Friends of the ABC and fights in the revolution against the French law.
A charming young bachelor, Marius falls in love with Cosette, leading to [[Love Triangle]] between the two and Éponine, who is very much his friend and confidante ([[Stop Helping Me!|whether he wants her to be or not]]). He is a member of the Friends of the ABC and fights in the revolution against the French law.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Author Stand In]]: Hugo Victor revealed Marius is a portrait of how he was as a youngster.
* [[Author Stand In]]: Hugo Victor revealed Marius is a portrait of how he was as a youngster.
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The eldest daughter of the Thénardiers, Éponine starts off as spoiled bratty girl who is mean to Cosette. But, her parents' inn becomes bankrupt and the family are forced into poverty. She falls in love with Marius, but ends up bringing him and Cosette together.
The eldest daughter of the Thénardiers, Éponine starts off as spoiled bratty girl who is mean to Cosette. But, her parents' inn becomes bankrupt and the family are forced into poverty. She falls in love with Marius, but ends up bringing him and Cosette together.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: Éponine is notably more attractive in the musical than she is in the book. She's also a lot less creepy.
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: Éponine is notably more attractive in the musical than she is in the book. She's also a lot less creepy.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Okay, maybe not ''evil'', but still quite manipulative.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Okay, maybe not ''evil'', but still quite manipulative.
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* [[If I Can't Have You]]: {{spoiler|In a rather shocking move, Éponine anonymously tells Marius that his friends are expecting him to come to the barricade. Believing Cosette has left for England, Marius goes, with Éponine close behind hoping they can die together.}}
* [[If I Can't Have You]]: {{spoiler|In a rather shocking move, Éponine anonymously tells Marius that his friends are expecting him to come to the barricade. Believing Cosette has left for England, Marius goes, with Éponine close behind hoping they can die together.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Last Request]]: In the novel, Éponine asks Marius to kiss her on the forehead after she dies. He does.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Last Request]]: In the novel, Éponine asks Marius to kiss her on the forehead after she dies. He does.}}
* [[Nice Hat]]: She has a famous one in the musical, and possibly also [http://www.pontauchange.com/Gallery/3GG3.JPG this] illustration from the novel (which appears to be the inspiration for her musical costume), though it's kind of hard to tell if it's a hat or if her hair's just puffed up in the front.
* [[Nice Hat]]: She has a famous one in the musical, and possibly also [https://web.archive.org/web/20120802180625/http://www.pontauchange.com/Gallery/3GG3.JPG this] illustration from the novel (which appears to be the inspiration for her musical costume), though it's kind of hard to tell if it's a hat or if her hair's just puffed up in the front.
* [[The Ophelia]]: Actually compared to the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[The Ophelia]]: Actually compared to the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Éponine disguises herself as a boy to secretly be by Marius' side, and when she takes a bullet for him and her identity is revealed, he is shocked.
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Éponine disguises herself as a boy to secretly be by Marius' side, and when she takes a bullet for him and her identity is revealed, he is shocked.
** [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]
** [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: In her younger years.
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: In her younger years.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]
* [[Taking the Bullet]]
* [[Taking the Bullet]]
* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: The ''other'' possible interpretation as to why she took the bullet for Marius}}. The [[Flame War|Flame Wars]] that have erupted around this are ''legendary,'' and the debate was once considered notable enough to be once mentioned on [[The Other Wiki]].
* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: The ''other'' possible interpretation as to why she took the bullet for Marius}}. The [[Flame War|Flame Wars]] that have erupted around this are ''legendary,'' and the debate was once considered notable enough to be once mentioned on [[The Other Wiki]].
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=== Enjolras ===
=== Enjolras ===
Head of the Friends of the ABC club, Enjolras seeks radical change in France and starts a revolution against the French law, building a barricade to take a stand with his friends.
Head of the Friends of the ABC club, Enjolras seeks radical change in France and starts a revolution against the French law, building a barricade to take a stand with his friends.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Angry Mob Song]]: "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
* [[Angry Mob Song]]: "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
* [[Celibate Hero]]
* [[Celibate Hero]]
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* [[Pretty Boy]]
* [[Pretty Boy]]
* [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified]]
* [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified]]
* [[Wide Eyed Idealist]]
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]


=== Monsieur and Madame Thénardier ===
=== Monsieur and Madame Thénardier ===
A pair of devious, greedy innkeepers who take in Cosette but use her as a cleaner, demanding bigger payments from Fantine. After Jean Valjean adopts Cosette, the Thénardiers are forced out of their inn and becomes criminals in Paris. They have several children including Éponine, Azelma, Gavroche and two other unnamed sons.
A pair of devious, greedy innkeepers who take in Cosette but use her as a cleaner, demanding bigger payments from Fantine. After Jean Valjean adopts Cosette, the Thénardiers are forced out of their inn and becomes criminals in Paris. They have several children including Éponine, Azelma, Gavroche and two other unnamed sons.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Mainly Thénardier, Madame Thénardier seems to genuinely care for her girls.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Mainly Thénardier, Madame Thénardier seems to genuinely care for her girls.
* [[Apron Matron]]: Madame Thénardier to her daughters.
* [[Apron Matron]]: Madame Thénardier to her daughters.
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* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: In the musical. Still creepy, though.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: In the musical. Still creepy, though.
* [[Self-Serving Memory]]: Thénardier claims that he sold Cosette to Valjean for a pittance and tries to find a way to extort more after their paths cross again. In fact, Valjean paid him 1500 francs to get custody of Cosette, which was a lump sum worth considerably more than what Fantine would have been paying for him to raise Cosette in that time period, delivered in monthly payments of 10 francs.
* [[Self-Serving Memory]]: Thénardier claims that he sold Cosette to Valjean for a pittance and tries to find a way to extort more after their paths cross again. In fact, Valjean paid him 1500 francs to get custody of Cosette, which was a lump sum worth considerably more than what Fantine would have been paying for him to raise Cosette in that time period, delivered in monthly payments of 10 francs.
* {{spoiler|[[Spared By the Adaptation]]: Madame Thénardier in the musical and the 2007 anime.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Spared by the Adaptation]]: Madame Thénardier in the musical and the 2007 anime.}}
* [[Unholy Matrimony]]
* [[Unholy Matrimony]]
* [[Villain Song]]: "Master of the House," "Dog Eat Dog" and "Beggar At The Feast."
* [[Villain Song]]: "Master of the House," "Dog Eat Dog" and "Beggar At The Feast."


=== Gavroche ===
=== Gavroche ===
The eldest son of the Thénardiers, Gavroche fends for himself in Paris and has little connections to his family. He joins the rebels at the barricade.
The eldest son of the Thénardiers, Gavroche fends for himself in Paris and has little connections to his family. He joins the rebels at the barricade.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Has a very prominent role in the anime although it also follows the book closely.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Has a very prominent role in the anime although it also follows the book closely.
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Spared By the Adaptation]]: In the 2007 anime.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Spared by the Adaptation]]: In the 2007 anime.}}
* [[Satisfied Street Rat]]
* [[Satisfied Street Rat]]
* [[Street Urchin]]
* [[Street Urchin]]
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=== Bishop Myriel of Digne ===
=== Bishop Myriel of Digne ===
A friend bishop who takes Jean Valjean in after he left prison. Valjean steals two candlesticks but is arrested and taken back to Bishop Myriel. To Valjean's shock, the Bishop claimed he had given to him as a gift and tells Valjean to use the candlesticks to make something of his life.
A friend bishop who takes Jean Valjean in after he left prison. Valjean steals two candlesticks but is arrested and taken back to Bishop Myriel. To Valjean's shock, the Bishop claimed he had given to him as a gift and tells Valjean to use the candlesticks to make something of his life.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]
* [[The Messiah]]: To Jean Valjean.
* [[The Messiah]]: To Jean Valjean.
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=== Friends of the ABC Club ===
=== Friends of the ABC Club ===
A group of gentlemen led by Enjolras who start the revolution against the French law. Other members include Marius, Courfeyrac, Combeferre, Jean Prouvaire, Feuilly, Bahorel, Laigle (nicknamed Bossuet), Joly and the resident drunk Grantaire.
A group of gentlemen led by Enjolras who start the revolution against the French law. Other members include Marius, Courfeyrac, Combeferre, Jean Prouvaire, Feuilly, Bahorel, Laigle (nicknamed Bossuet), Joly and the resident drunk Grantaire.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Grantaire.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Grantaire.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
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=== Azelma Thénardier ===
=== Azelma Thénardier ===
The second daughter of the Thénardiers, Azemla is dependent and weak-minded and never disobeys her parents.
The second daughter of the Thénardiers, Azemla is dependent and weak-minded and never disobeys her parents.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Barefoot Poverty]]: As an adolescent.
* [[Barefoot Poverty]]: As an adolescent.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Sees Éponine as this trope.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Sees Éponine as this trope.
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=== Monsieur Mabeuf ===
=== Monsieur Mabeuf ===
An elderly churchwarden, Mabeuf was a friend of Marius' father and buries Colonel Pontmercy after meeting Marius. He is fond of books and plants, but when he is forced to sell all of his books and his wife dies, he joins the rebellion.
An elderly churchwarden, Mabeuf was a friend of Marius' father and buries Colonel Pontmercy after meeting Marius. He is fond of books and plants, but when he is forced to sell all of his books and his wife dies, he joins the rebellion.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Bookworm]]
* [[Bookworm]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Gets gunned down whilst raising the rebel flag atop the barricade.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Gets gunned down whilst raising the rebel flag atop the barricade.}}


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Characters from Les Misérables (novel) include:

Main Characters

Jean Valjean

The lead character, a convict who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. After getting his parole ticket, Valjean steals two candlesticks from the Bishop of Digne but is allowed to take them with the promise he uses them to make something of his life. Several years on, Valjean becomes the guardian of young Cosette after making a promise to her mother Fantine.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Inspector Javert

Inspector Javert is head of the prison Jean Valjean is released from, and makes it his goal in life to track Valjean down after he breaks his parole and bring him to justice.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Fantine

A single mother, Fantine suffers through life trying to earn money to send to her daughter Cosette, under the care of the Thenardiers. After losing her job, beauty and her dignity, Fantine dies in a hospital - but not before Jean Valjean appears with the promise to find and care for Cosette until his death.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Cosette

The poster girl of the book and musical, Cosette is the daughter of Fantine, left in the "care" of the Thénardiers. Becoming their abused cleaner, Cosette manages to keep an optimistic outlook on life and is eventually adopted by Jean Valjean as her mother's final request. She grows into a lovely woman and falls in love with Marius.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Marius Pontmercy

A charming young bachelor, Marius falls in love with Cosette, leading to Love Triangle between the two and Éponine, who is very much his friend and confidante (whether he wants her to be or not). He is a member of the Friends of the ABC and fights in the revolution against the French law.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Adorkable
  • Author Stand In: Hugo Victor revealed Marius is a portrait of how he was as a youngster.
  • Break the Cutie: When all his friends die.
  • Emo Teen: Somewhat.
  • Heroic BSOD: When he learns he is the only survivor of the barricade fight.
  • Lonely Rich Kid: Losing his father and isolating himself from his strict, but well-meaning grandfather turns him into this.
  • Oblivious to Love: Oblivious to Éponine's love, and sending her off to deliver a love letter to Cosette is a right dagger in her heart.
  • Relationship Compression: With both Cosette and Éponine in the musical. Éponine becomes his best friend rather than a mere associate.
  • Survivor Guilt: Especially in "Empty Chairs and Empty Tables."
  • Tell Me About My Father: Marius researches on his father after his death, learning he was a colonel in Napoleon's army and was saved by Thénardier of all people.

Éponine Thénardier

The eldest daughter of the Thénardiers, Éponine starts off as spoiled bratty girl who is mean to Cosette. But, her parents' inn becomes bankrupt and the family are forced into poverty. She falls in love with Marius, but ends up bringing him and Cosette together.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Enjolras

Head of the Friends of the ABC club, Enjolras seeks radical change in France and starts a revolution against the French law, building a barricade to take a stand with his friends.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Monsieur and Madame Thénardier

A pair of devious, greedy innkeepers who take in Cosette but use her as a cleaner, demanding bigger payments from Fantine. After Jean Valjean adopts Cosette, the Thénardiers are forced out of their inn and becomes criminals in Paris. They have several children including Éponine, Azelma, Gavroche and two other unnamed sons.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Abusive Parents: Mainly Thénardier, Madame Thénardier seems to genuinely care for her girls.
  • Apron Matron: Madame Thénardier to her daughters.
  • Dirty Coward
  • Evil Gloating: Thénardier pulls this when he has captured Valjean.
  • Evil Is Petty
  • Evil Matriarch: Madame Thénardier.
  • The Fagin
  • Karma Houdini: Thénardier gets away with all of his crimes in the book and musical.
    • Averted in the anime.
  • Parental Abandonment: To their three sons.
  • Plucky Comic Relief: In the musical. Still creepy, though.
  • Self-Serving Memory: Thénardier claims that he sold Cosette to Valjean for a pittance and tries to find a way to extort more after their paths cross again. In fact, Valjean paid him 1500 francs to get custody of Cosette, which was a lump sum worth considerably more than what Fantine would have been paying for him to raise Cosette in that time period, delivered in monthly payments of 10 francs.
  • Spared by the Adaptation: Madame Thénardier in the musical and the 2007 anime.
  • Unholy Matrimony
  • Villain Song: "Master of the House," "Dog Eat Dog" and "Beggar At The Feast."

Gavroche

The eldest son of the Thénardiers, Gavroche fends for himself in Paris and has little connections to his family. He joins the rebels at the barricade.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Supporting Characters

Bishop Myriel of Digne

A friend bishop who takes Jean Valjean in after he left prison. Valjean steals two candlesticks but is arrested and taken back to Bishop Myriel. To Valjean's shock, the Bishop claimed he had given to him as a gift and tells Valjean to use the candlesticks to make something of his life.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Friends of the ABC Club

A group of gentlemen led by Enjolras who start the revolution against the French law. Other members include Marius, Courfeyrac, Combeferre, Jean Prouvaire, Feuilly, Bahorel, Laigle (nicknamed Bossuet), Joly and the resident drunk Grantaire.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Azelma Thénardier

The second daughter of the Thénardiers, Azemla is dependent and weak-minded and never disobeys her parents.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Monsieur Mabeuf

An elderly churchwarden, Mabeuf was a friend of Marius' father and buries Colonel Pontmercy after meeting Marius. He is fond of books and plants, but when he is forced to sell all of his books and his wife dies, he joins the rebellion.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
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