Inspector Javert

He was a prison guard, and later policeman, now a Police Inspector who devotes his life to the law. Javert is ruthless and straightforward to a fault--this inflexibility of his is sometimes cruelty, as in the case of Fantine--because of his law fanaticism. He carries out his orders to the letter, and because of his awkwardness and tacit outcast status, he tends to err on the side of severity more often than not, scaring everyone he meets. But not you. When you met him face-to-face., he saw that defiance in you eyes and was determined to break you. But if he has to use force, he will have to.