For his part, Gargamel appears to be a Franciscan priest, and his house gives the impression of being a church in ruins. The cat Azrael would be a fallen angel or an avenging angel, with the typical ending in it, something proper to names of angels like Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, etc.

Is Gargamel a friar?

Their leader is a Karl Marx lookalike; their allies are pagan nature spirits (Mother Nature, Father Time); and their enemy is a stand-in for Christian religion (Gargamel wears Franciscan friar robe and has a bald spot/tonsure) and capitalism (he wants to eat them or turn them to gold).

Is Gargamel Smurfettes dad?

Within the Smurf Village, Papa Smurf is considered the father figure of every Smurf due to his leadership role. However, younger Smurfs are set to later become fathers as the series progresses. Gargamel considers himself the father of Smurfette because he is her original creator.