Let us talk about our Lord and Savior, King of the Needles, Commander of Mischief, Emperor of Drinks and Pink Shirts, Ruler of Paris and Protector of les Amis
Bahorel
In the Brick
Bahorel has participated to the bloody insurrection of June 1822.
he is described as a bold, kind guy who loves fighting and revolting against the government, breaking stuff in revolting process
he is a student, 11th year of studies. Law student, but doesn’t want to be a lawyer. His words are “never a lawyer”
he mocks his school and his teachers
his parents are farmers
he hates bourgeois
he knows a lot of people in Paris and basically makes the bond between les Amis and other people
he hates tragedy. too bourgeois for him.
he talks about love with Joly. he hates girls who laugh because he finds seeing them sad forces him to be faithful. and finds Musichetta too cruel to his poor baby Joly. so Joly needs some fine hella pants to win her back.
loves sticking out his chest when debating
is sent to the Estrapade by Enjolras to motivate people there for revolution
what strikes Enjolras about him is his laugh. his excellent mood.
has a rifle
literally frolics behind Feuilly because he loves insurrections so much
wears a red waistcoat for insurrections
mocks a bourgeois who is afraid of “the reds”, saying you shouldn’t be scared of a poppy or Red Riding Hood
tells Enj to fuck off when he tries to calm him down because he has so much fun being angered and rude to bourgeois
speaks Latine (and totally amazes Gavroche)
helps Gavroche putting stuff to make the barricade rise
is the first to die at the barricace, running into the fight and being shot by a bayonet
In the musical
The poor kid doesn’t have a part, really.
In the movie (2012)
Iwan Lewis, let’s face it, is a brilliant Bahorel. Both kind and terrifying. You get to see him during Look Down, in the Musain during Red and Black, during Do You Hear the People Sing and of course, the whole barricade scènes. There are amazing posts in the Bahorel tag pointing him out in every scene.
In the fandom
Bahorel is loved by the fandom. Which is fair. Because he’s amazing.
OTP with Feuilly.
Portrayed most of the time as a POC character.
So. many. beautiful. headcanons. Just check the Bahorel tag. It’s beautiful.
Nice fanart. Very nice fanart.





















