Character Relationship Map: Judex

Characters

• Judex / Vallieres (played by Channing Pollock) — protagonist

  A mysterious vigilante and magician who poses as a masked guest at Favraux's engagement party. He protects Jacqueline, secretly removes the drugged Favraux from his coffin to imprison him, thwarts Dia...

• Diana Monti / Marie Verdier (played by Francine Bergé) — supporting

  Alice's governess who is secretly a criminal mastermind named Diana Monti. She manipulates Favraux into marriage to steal his fortune, plans his murder, and orchestrates kidnapping attempts against Ja...

• Daisy (played by Sylva Koscina) — supporting

  A circus acrobat and friend of detective Cocantin. She assists in apprehending Diana by scaling a building and engages her in a fatal rooftop battle.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Daisy → Diana Monti / Marie Verdier (Conflict Rooftop Opponent) — Their physical confrontation delivers the story's decisive defeat of Diana.

  Daisy scales the building, confronts Diana on the rooftop, and fights her until Diana dies.

• Judex / Vallieres → Daisy (Alliance Ally) — Daisy provides decisive physical assistance during Judex's pursuit of Diana.

  Daisy agrees to help apprehend Diana and climbs the outside of the building to confront her on the rooftop.

• Judex / Vallieres → Diana Monti / Marie Verdier (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Judex represents vigilante justice, while Diana pursues crime and personal enrichment.

  Judex repeatedly thwarts Diana's attempts to kidnap the banker's daughter and child. He later battles her accomplices while she escapes to the rooftop...

Story Analysis

A masked vigilante confronts criminal greed and protects a vulnerable family while a manipulative criminal's schemes collapse.

Plot Progression

1. The Threat Behind the Fortune — A wealthy banker receives Judex's demand to repay his victims. Security arrangements and the hidden identity of the governess establish the opposing forces.
2. Masks and False Intentions — Diana plans to use marriage to gain the banker's wealth while Judex secretly watches over the family. The masked party turns these schemes into public spectacle.
3. The Coffin Revelation — The banker appears to die during the engagement announcement, and a funeral follows. Judex later reveals the deception by removing the drugged man from his coffin.
4. Kidnapping and Despair — Judex imprisons the banker, while Diana shifts from marriage to kidnapping. Her attacks on the family fail, and the imprisoned banker dies by suicide.
5. The Rooftop Reckoning — Judex confronts Diana's criminal network, driving Diana to a rooftop. Daisy reaches her by climbing the building, and their duel ends Diana's pursuit.