is one of the central characters in the popular and a baby sister named
Sunny .
Klaus is an avid reader with a photographic memory. He remembers everything he reads, which often helps him and his siblings escape from dastardly situations. He always seems to know the definition of words that he hears. Klaus takes his first name from
Claus Von Bülow .
This character was represented on the film
Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events by
Liam Aiken , who has also appeared in films such as
Good Boy ,
Road To Perdition , and
Stepmom .
in the
Film .]]
In the beginning of the series, Klaus loses
His Parents in fire which consumed his house. From this point onwards, a villain known as
Count Olaf tries to steal the enormous Baudelaire fortune from the Baudelaire orphans using various nefarious schemes.
Klaus turns 13 in the Deluxe Cell in The Vile Village.
In
The Austere Academy , Klaus and his siblings meet
Duncan And Isadora Quagmire . A relationship between Klaus and Isadora is hinted at. In book eleven,
The Grim Grotto , however, Fiona kisses Klaus before joining
Count Olaf . What will become of these relationships is still unknown.
In The Hostile Hospital, Klaus decodes anagrams using alphabet soup to save Violet and in The Wide Window and The Vile Village he finds secret messages in Aunt Josephine's and the Quagmire's letters.
At the end of
The Vile Village , Klaus and his siblings are falsely accused of murder. From this point on, they have no more guardians, and are on the run from the police. While running from the police he along with his sisters dresses up in disguises. They are as follows:
It should also be noted that Klaus is not likely to die, as Lemony Snicket confirms in Book 2 that Klaus has restless nights for years after Count Olaf's arrival.
