Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)

Phantom of the Opera
Background information
Movies	The Phantom of the Opera
Plays	Love Never Dies
Portrayed by	Gerard Butler (2004 film adaptation)
Character information
Full name	Erik
Other names	Erik The Unseen Genius (by Christine) Strange Angel (by Meg and Christine) The Phantom Angel of Music (by Christine) Opera Ghost Red Death Trapdoor Lover The Man's Voice The Mask
Personality	Warm and loving (to Christine and Gustave), romantic, cold (formerly), murderous (formerly), insecure
Occupation	Musical Genius Inventor Singer Performer
Alignment	Bad, later Good
Goal	To win the heart of Christine Daaé To form a connection with his son. (succeeded)
Home	Opera Populaire (formerly) Coney Island, New York
Relationships
Parents	Unnamed mother (mentioned in "Down Once More")
Partner(s)	Christine Daaé † (lover)
Children	Gustave (son)
Pets	Cesar (black stallion
Allies	Christine Daaé, Gustave
Minions	Madame Giry
Enemies	Christine Daaé (formerly), Raoul de Chagny (formerly)
Personal information
Likes	Christine's singing, music
Dislikes	His son scared of his deformed side, himself (his deformity mostly), Christine not singing, being judge by his looks

“Those who have seen your face draw back in fear.”

―Christine to Erik in "The Phantom of the Opera" song

Erik (also known as the Phantom of the Opera) is the villain protagonist of the 1844 novel The Phantom of the Opera and it's adaptations and one of the main protagonists of Love Never Dies

Songs

Phantom of the Opera

Solos

• "No One Would Listen" (deleted)
• "Music of the Night"
• "All I Ask of You" (reprise)

Duets

• "The Point of No Return" (with Christine Daaé)
• The Phantom of the Opera" (with Christine Daaé)

Groups

• "Masquarade"/ "Why So Silent"
• "Angel of Music"
• "Down Once More" (with Raoul, Christine and the Mob)

Love Never Dies

Solo

• "'Til I Hear You Sing"

Duets

• "Beneath a Moonless Sky" (with Christine)
• "Once Upon Another Time" (with Christine)

1. "Ten Long Years of Yearning" (with Christine)
2. "The Beauty Underneath" (with Gustave)
3. "Devil Take the Hindmost" (with Raoul)
4. "Ah, Christine!" (with Christine)
5. Finale" (with Christine)

Groups

• "Mother Please, I'm Scared!" (With Gustave and Christine)

1. "Beautiful" (With Gustave, Fleck, Gangle, and Squelch)
2. "Phantom Confronts Christine" (with Christine and Madame Giry)
3. "Before the Performance" (with Christine, Raoul, and Gustave)
4. "Devil Take the Hindmost" (with Gustave, Raoul, Madame Giry and Meg)
5. "Gustave! Gustave!" (With Christine, Madame Giry, Fleck, Gangle and Squelc)

Trivia

• Erik was the Phantom's real name.
• Erik did have another song that was intended for the film, "No One Would Listen," but was cut for unknown reasons. 
• The Phantom speaks a total of fourteen speaking lines in the film and sings through most of it.  

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Series

Characters Novel: Erik • Christine Daaé • Raoul de Chagny • Madame Giry • Carlotta Giudicelli • Gilles André • Richard Firmin • Ubaldo Piangi • Meg Giry • Monsieur Reyer • Joseph Buquet • Monsieur Lefèvre • Gustave Daaé Love Never Dies: Gustave Locations The Phantom's Lair • Opera Populaire • Phantasma Objects Christine's ring, Phantom's Roses, the Phantom's Mask Songs "Hannibal" • "Think of Me" • "Angel of Music" • "The Mirror (Angel of Music)" • "The Phantom of the Opera" • "The Music of the Night" • "Magical Lasso" • "Stranger Than You Dreamt It" • "Notes" • "Prima Donna" • "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh" • "All I Ask of You" • "Masquerade " • "Why So Silent" • "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" • "Wandering Child" • "We Have All Been Blind" • "Don Juan" • "The Point of No Return " • "Down Once More"