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Character Role Analysis

Father Latour/Father Vaillant

Latour and Vaillant are like two sides of the same coin. They're both deeply committed to the Catholic faith, but almost opposite in the ways they go about it. Latour is intellectual and open-minded, while Vaillant is more street-smart and intolerant of non-Catholic cultures.

On the other hand, Vaillant has much more enthusiasm and passion for spreading the Catholic faith, while Latour likes to avoid conflict and run his religious district with a soft touch. Ultimately, both of them reveal each other's strengths and weaknesses, since it always seems like one of them has something the other is lacking.