# The Persian — The Phantom of the Opera character guide

> The Persian in The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the absent Persian, Persian, daroga

**First appearance:** 0018-xviii-the-commissary-the-viscount-and-the-persian

## Who they are

Mysterious former police chief from Persia who knows Erik's secrets and aids Raoul.

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