The Phantom of the Opera/Characters
Due to Adaptation Overdose, unless otherwise indicated, all tropes listed refer to characterizations in the original novel by Gaston Leroux.
Erik (a.k.a The Phantom)
- Above the Influence
- Adaptational Attractiveness/Hollywood Homely
- Affably Evil
- Anti Hero: Type V
- Anti Villain: Type I and/or II
- Beast and Beauty
- Blackmail
- Byronic Hero
- The Chessmaster
- Compelling Voice
- Crazy Jealous Guy
- Dramatic Unmask
- Even Evil Has Standards: Christine expects the Phantom to rape her during her abductions, but he actually has the decency not to do so. This after he has murdered a number of innocent people, especially via his penchant for hanging traps; declared that he owns Christine; and other not-so-nice things.
- Even the Guys Want Him: Raoul is just as irresistably enchanted by Erik's voice as Christine is. [1]
- Evil Genius
- Evil Laugh
- Glowing Eyes of Doom
- He Who Must Not Be Named
- He Who Must Not Be Seen
- I Just Want to Be Normal
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
- The Kindnapper
- Love Makes You Crazy and Evil and Redeems
- Mad Artist
- Mailer Daemon
- Murder the Hypotenuse
- No Name Given
- Offscreen Teleportation
- Only One Name
- Psychopathic Manchild: Played for tragedy.
- Scarpia Ultimatum
- Scooby Doo Hoax
- Stalker With a Crush
- Torture Technician
- Third Person Person
- Tragic Monster
- Two Faced
- Veronica
- Villainous Breakdown
- Villain Protagonist
- Black Mask of Doom
- Wicked Cultured
Christine Daaé
- Bad Liar
- Beauty
- Blue Eyes
- Distressed Damsel
- Hair of Gold
- Happily Adopted
- The Heart/The Cutie
- The Heroine: Yes, this is the original protagonist.
- Living MacGuffin
- Plucky Girl
- She Is All Grown Up
- Stockholm Syndrome: Lampshaded with No Matter How Much I Beg.
- Sympathy for The Devil
- Tender Tears
- Well Excuse Me Princess
- What Kept You
Viscount Raoul de Chagny
- Betty and Veronica
- Bishonen
- Blue Eyes
- Childhood Friend Romance
- Distressed Dude
- Exact Eaves Dropping
- Genre Savvy
- The Load: To the Persian.
- Love Makes You Crazy
The Persian
Carlotta
- The Prima Donna
- The Rival: To Christine
- Technician Versus Performer: With Christine.
Richard and Moncharmin
Count Philippe de Chagny
- Beta Couple: With La Sorelli
- Killed Off for Real
- Parental Substitute: For Raoul
La Sorelli
- Beta Couple: With Philippe
- Brainless Beauty
- Decoy Protagonist
- Hello Nurse
- ↑ Oh, so he's Keith David!