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Every Map $X \xrightarrow{f} \Omega$ is the Characteristic Map of a Monomorphism

  Proposition  Let $\mathcal{E}$ be a topos with subobject classifier $\Omega$.  If $f: X \to \Omega$, then $f = \chi_m$ for some mono  $m: Y \rightarrowtail X$. Proof A topos is closed under taking pullbacks.  We already have the diagram, Taking its pullback, we get a diagram, But a pullback of $\text{true}$ along any morphism $f$ is always monic, By the definition of subobject classifier, namely the part about uniqueness of $\chi_m$, we must have that $\chi_m = f$. $\blacksquare$

Universal arrow from $c$ to a functor $S: D \to C$ if and only if $D(r,d) \simeq C(c, Sd)$ is natural in $d$.