A Viscount and Christine's orphaned childhood sweetheart. Initially skeptical of Christine's claims about the Angel of Music, he later protects her and escapes with her to the opera house roof. He plans to capture the Phantom, survives the abduction ordeal thanks to Christine's intervention, and decades later returns to bid for the Phantom's music box and visit Christine's grave.
Their renewed romance becomes the Phantom's central emotional rival.
Christine is described as Raoul's orphaned childhood sweetheart, and they later declare their love and announce their engagement.
Raoul represents the love and life the Phantom believes he cannot have.
After witnessing Christine and Raoul declare their love, the Phantom vows revenge and later threatens Raoul's life.
They cooperate against the theatre's supernatural threat.
Firmin participates with Raoul and the managers in the plan to capture the Phantom during the opera.
She provides the crucial route to the final confrontation.
Madame Giry leads Raoul to the Phantom's underground lair so he can rescue Christine.
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