Erik (The Phantom)

Personality
Erik is childish, sassy, and can be a murderous little brat if he feels up to it. However, he tries to be kind and gentle with Christine but usually ends up being a brat again when she brings up Raoul.

Although he is older, he is trapped in an eternal teenage stage.

Likes/Dislikes
Likes: Christine; Daroga (sometimes); Don Juan; Double dutch; Tea parties; Hummus; Documentaries; Darkness; Music; Dogs on skateboards; Dolls; Baking;

Dislikes: Raoul; His face; Daroga (sometimes); Carlotta's voice; The managers;

Appearance
Erik is a very tol bean who hides his deformed face behind a mask, and has wisps of hair underneath a suave wig. He has yellow skin as a result of his childhood illness and resembles a skeleton without his safety blanket mask.Pictured on the left is Erik at 16-years-old before he had his hideous deformity.

Voice: Erik's voice is light and high-pitched. He has an attempt of a species of English accent (I am aware he is French.) He mispronounces his Rs as Ws or Ds.

Clothing style: Erik prefers to wear classy outfits, sometimes flashy to keep the attention away from his mask, or to give the intention that his mask is a purposeful addition to his style. He likes wearing capes and sometimes reuses them as blankets for Christine.

Tans, Freckles, or Burns: Burns

Skills
Singing: Erik probably gets his good singing voice from his mother, Belladova (as apposed to his brother, Victor, who likely gets his singing voice from Caroline.)

Magic Tricks: He makes things appear completely different than they are and likes to distort reality. No one knows how he accomplishes these tricks. He learned how by watching the magicians in the freak show he was in.

Double Dutch: It is shown in several episodes that Erik is very good at double dutch, scoring over 200 jumps in a row.

Weaknesses
Can’t ride a bike: As shown in one episode, Erik never learned to ride a bike, resulting in an awkward time with Christine at the park. He probably never had the opportunity to learn when he was younger due to his fragile health.

Bad hygiene: Erik's family is notorious for their terrible body odor. They also have a habit of leaving their dirty socks out.

Fears
Anthropophobia (fear of people or society): Erik hides in his basement and fears if he goes out he would be mistreated for his appearance.

Autophobia (fear of being alone): Erik fears he will live and die alone without having Christine with him.

Cacophobia (fear of ugliness): Erik doesn’t even like looking at his own face.

Quirks
Erik mispronounces his Rs as Ws or Ds.

Progression Through the Years
Infancy: Erik was said to be a cute baby, but Henry disagreed.

Childhood: Erik was very sickly and spent most of his days in his room. However, he liked sneaking out and somehow got in a daycare as shown in the phantom day care AU. He did not really mature much as he entered adulthood.

Teenage years: He began to get a bit cray-cray at around 16 years old.

Adulthood:

Relationships
Christine Daaé: Erik is obsessed with her and wants her to be his wife so he can shop for her and take her out on Sundays. His love for her causes him to be violent, and things only get worse when Raoul enters the picture.

Gerard: Erik is unaware that he is his father, but understands that he’s a caretaker of some sort.

Victor: Erik’s music box was made his companion through Victor’s experimentation. Although he is grateful to Victor for that, he has a grudge on him for dissecting his face for an experiment and giving it a frightening "horror-y” appearance. He also has a singing voice that Erik is not fond of.

Quotes
“My angel of music!"

“I kill someone?"

“Dawoga, Popcorn!"

Links
Christine Daaé (love interest)

Gerard Carriere (father)

Belladova (mother)

Victor Frankenstein (older half brother)

William Frankenstein (younger half brother)

Raoul de Chagny (mortal enemy)

Johnnedêuzle (nephew)

Sherikabeth

Gallery
Erik in the Phantom Day Care AU: Erik without his mask: