History Characters / LesVisiteurs

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!!18th century characters

[[folder:Jacquouillet]]
!!Antoine Claude Jacquouillet
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Je tiens à les interroger moi-même avant de les envoyer à la guillotine!" [[note]]"I want to interrogate them myself before sending them to the guillotine!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

Jacquouille's 18th century descendant at the time of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. He is a Public Accuser, which means he can prosecute any person he deems an enemy of the Republic, and puts them on trial at the Revolutionary Tribunal. He is first seen accompanying [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte General Bonaparte]] at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''.
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* TheDreaded: One of the revolutionary soldiers mentions him as "the terrible Jacquouillet" at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''. Turns out himself is afraid of Robespierre.
* EatTheRich: He makes a living from confiscating the refractory nobility's properties for himsel... err, the Convention, and has no pity sending nobles to the [[OffWithHisHead guillotine]].
* HangingJudge: Implied by his Public Accuser status.
* IdenticalGrandson: Looks very much like his medieval ancestor Jacquouille. So much so that Charlotte Robespierre thinks Jacquouille is his uncle.
* MeaningfulRename: The members of the Committee of Public Safety find his name "Jacquouillet" a bit ridiculous for his incoming speech at the Convention, and advise him to change it. [[StableTimeLoop Godefroy then drops the name "Jacquart"]] as a suggestion.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version of the trope, in ''Bastille Day''. He is a bourgeois who climbed the social ladder of the new revolutionary order, and he has the power to confiscate the nobility's properties, keeping a good chunk of wealth for himself.
* ReignOfTerror: He is a Public Accuser working for the Revolutionary Tribunal and threatens to torture Godefroy and Jacquouille before sending them to the guillotine.
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[[folder:Adélaïde]]
!!Countess Marie Adélaïde de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Karine Viard
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A noblewoman of the Montmirail lineage. Her husband has been beheaded and she seeks to flee to Austria.
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* ArrangedMarriage: The main giveaway is the fact that she isn't mourning her recently beheaded husband.
* BlueBlood: She's part of the Montmirail lineage.
* HeavySleeper: When Jacquouille whistles to have her stop snoring like a bear, it doesn't work. Then he has the idea to use a pillow...
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Her inflatable wig is not very practical to get into a coach.
* LotsOfLuggage: Her whole wardrobe, a ton of books and a harpsichord are her "necessities" when the Montmirail family has to leave the castle.
* {{Malaproper}}: She keeps calling the Dutch Duke "Henri" instead of "Hendrix".
* ProperLady: A well-mannered 18th noblewoman, though she's not above using curse words.
* SimpleYetOpulent: She is never seen wearing anything else than dresses. Even when she has to hide her nobility to stay alive.
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[[folder:Gonzague]]
!!Gonzague Malefète, Count of Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Franck Dubosc
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

Godefroy's late 18th century descendant. He's a deputy at the Convention, and he calls himself "Citizen Gonzague Malefète" to conceal his aristocratic origins.
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* BlueBlood: A member of the Montmirail lineage though, as a Convention deputy, he takes several decisions against the nobility, such as sharing property of the lands with peasants and overall embraces the revolutionary ideals. Or maybe he embraced the Revolution's ideals [[DirtyCoward just to save his head]].
* TheCasanova: He seduces a very attractive theatre actress.
* ContinuityNod: He was mentioned by Béatrice in the first film as she told Godefroy about the Montmirail family's history since Middle Ages, and Godefroy found a painting of him in one of the château's rooms. He eventually appears in ''Bastille Day''.
* TheDandy: In stark contrast with his rough and uncouth 12th century ancestor.
* DoomedByCanon: As we learn in the first film, Robespierre had him beheaded. In ''Bastille Day'', before leaving him, Godefroy gives him an important advice, knowing that he will be beheaded: he must ensure that the Montmirail lineage will not be extinct. Gonzague escapes the soldiers coming for him at the end, so whether he will escape his fate or not remains to be seen.
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[[folder:Lorenzo]]
!!Lorenzo Baldini, Marquis of Portofino
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[[caption-width-right:250:"C'est un festival!"]]
->'''Played by:''' Ary Abittan
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

An Italian cousin of the Montmirails in the late 18th century.
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* AmusingInjuries: [[ShotInTheAss His butt is grazed by a musket shot]], which sends him hopping and screaming.
* AnachronismStew: At some point, like Robert, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is from a cousin branch to the Montmirail family. He's first seen imprisoned with other nobles at Issoudun, waiting to be [[OffWithHisHead guillotined]].
* TheDandy: Speaks, acts and looks like the typical image of a 18th century dandy.
* InSeriesNickname: At one point, he is proud to tell Godefroy about his father-in-law who held a candle while king UsefulNotes/LouisXV took a dump after waking up, with all the court watching[[note]]it was a genuine ritual for the courtiers to follow the king from his bed to the throne room, including seeing him on the shitter. That ritual started under the reign of UsefulNotes/LouisXIV, it was followed by Louis XV as well and was eventually abandoned by Louis XVI[[/note]]. Godefroy and Jacquouille then nickname him "Ass-Wiper".
* TheLoad: He's this to Godefroy and Jacquouille when they escape the prison at Issoudun, though they keep him along so he can bring them to the château of Montmirail.
* LovableCoward: Godefroy calls him and the other nobles out for not standing for the Crown of France. Moreover, he follows Godefroy and Jacquouille around without bravery during the evasion so they can protect him.
* PainToTheAss: His butt gets grazed by a musket shot and jumps around due to the pain.
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[[folder:Robert]]
!!Robert de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Alex Lutz
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A Montmirail family member.
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* AnachronismStew: At some point, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is part of the Montmirail lineage.
* CaptainObvious: "When you heat using horse dung, you smell like shit."
* TheFatalist: He has a very fatalistic view of how the Revolution is turning for the family, and thinks nothing can help them.
* SignatureHeadgear: He wears a [[http://www.chapellerie-traclet.com/15922-large/chapeau-girondin.jpg Girondin hat]].
* SurroundedByIdiots: How he feels about his family when it's time to flee. It doesn't get any better once Godefroy and Jacquouille enter the picture.
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[[folder:Charlotte]]
!!Marie Marguerite Charlotte de Robespierre
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->'''Played by:''' Sylvie Testud
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The sister of Maximilien Robespierre.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is loosely based on [[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_de_Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre's real life sister]].
* InsistentTerminology: Advices Jacquouille to not use "Hosanna!" but "Hourra!" instead, because "it's more secular".
* LoveInterest: She is Jacquouillet's girlfriend.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version. She comes from the bourgeoisie that arose during the Revolution against the "Ancien Régime" that was dominated by royalty, aristocracy and the Church.
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[[folder:Robespierre]]
!![[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre]]
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->'''Played by:''' Nicolas Vaude
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The leader of the powerful Committee of Public Safety, and one of the most influential figures of the UsefulNotes/FrenchRevolution and the [[ReignOfTerror Terror]].
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* BringHimToMe: Orders Jacquouillet to bring the two escapees (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* TheComicallySerious: The character could well be placed in a serious historical drama with no need to modify his persona. He happens to be in a comedy.
* TheDreaded: Even Jacquouillet visibly sweats in his presence.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Naturally]].
* TheMagnificent: His historical surname, "the Incorruptible".
* PottyEmergency: He has one after eating the boudin Philibert cooked for him.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Gives 48 hours to Jacquouillet to bring the "leaders of the evasion" (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* ReignOfTerror: The historical symbol of it. The film doesn't really take the "restoring his reputation" route [[note]](and predictably caused a flaming debate for this reason)[[/note]] but doesn't make him a bloodthirsty tyrant either.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Nicolas Vaude was 54 years old, twenty years older than Robespierre was in early 1793.
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[[folder:Prune]]
!!Prune
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->'''Played by:''' Marie-Anne Chazel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

Ginette's 18th century ancestor. She is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]] who lives in the same building as Jean-Paul Marat, Charlotte Robespierre and Gonzague.
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* FieryRedhead: Much like her descendant, she has quite a temper.
* LoveInterest: She has a relationship with Philibert.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Marie-Anne Chazel played Ginette in the first two films, and her ancestor Prune in ''Bastille Day''.
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[[folder:Philibert]]
!!Philibert
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[[caption-width-right:267:"C'est qui la couille?"]]
->'''Played by:''' Pascal Nzonzi
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A soldier of the Garde Nationale from the French West Indies and a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]]. He is in a relationship with Prune.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: As Jacquouille tries to seduce Prune at some point.
* LethalChef: The boudin he cooked apparently messes with Robespierre's guts.
* RunningGag: Jacquouille calls a black man "Saracen" once more.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: The fact that Prune is in a relationship with him doesn't go unnoticed for everyone, Jacquouille especially.
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[[folder:Marat]]
!!Jean-Paul Marat
->'''Played by:''' Christian Hecq
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The famous polemicist and journalist of the newspaper 'L'Ami du Peuple'.
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* ButtMonkey: He is the victim of Jacquouille's clumsiness on two occasions. And the head of his statue gets smashed. By Jacquouille, again.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolutionMajorFigures Of Course]].
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[[folder:Flore]]
!!Flore
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->'''Played by:''' Frédérique Bel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A theatre actress, and Gonzague's mistress.
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* AnachronismStew: She wears a First Empire style robe. Such fashion didn't exist before the early 1800s, certainly not in 1793.
* HeadTurningBeauty: She's basically there to trigger comments on her nice butt when she has to leave Gonzague's apartment in the middle of the night, especially from Jacquouille.
* LoveInterest: Of Gonzague.
* MsFanservice: She has the most revealing outfits out of all the cast for a reason.
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[[folder:Collot d'Herbois]]
!!Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
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->'''Played by:''' Lorànt Deutsch
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A member of the Committee of Public Safety.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: He is seen reciting poetry he wrote to celebrate Robespierre. In reality, Robespierre and Collot d'Herbois barely tolerated each other, and since each member of the Committee was equal and Robespierre was personally quite humble, there was no need for trading poems. While Collot d'Herbois was an actor and playwright and therefore perfectly capable of dropping a dithyramb or two, it's unlikely he'd ever do it for the Incorruptible.
* BoundAndGagged: Once he has revealed the location of the Mother of God to Godefroy, Godefroy and Jacquouille leave him bound, gagged and suspended in a well.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Very loosely based on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie_Collot_d%27Herbois real Collot d'Herbois]].
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Writes very laudatory poetry to celebrate Robespierre.
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[[folder:Hendrix]]
!!Duke Hendrix
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->'''Played by:''' Éric De Staercke
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A Dutch noble who offers his help to Adélaïde de Montmirail and her family.
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* AnachronismStew: He wears Louis XV style clothes (1750s-1770s) and a wig of the same era. Those were completely out of fashion for at least 25 years by 1793, and would actually get him suspected and killed in no time during the ReignOfTerror.
* KavorkaMan: He is quite unattractive but manages to seduce Adélaïde.
* RomancingTheWidow: Seduces Adélaïde mere days after her husband's death.
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[[folder:La Mère de Dieu]]
!!La Mère de Dieu (The Mother of God)
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->'''Played by:''' Chantal Pirotte
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A mysterious seer/oracle who can see through time. Collot d'Herbois is known to consult her.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: She is very secretive, looks and sounds intimidating and there's a thunderstorm when her WillingChanneler power manifests, but all she does is providing the advices Godefroy and Jacquouille need to return to their time.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is loosely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Théot Catherine Théot]].
* TheOmniscient: As soon as she sees them, she knows who Godefroy and Jacquouille are and what era they come from.
* PowerFloats: Her chair lifts itself in the air when she becomes a WillingChanneler for Norah.
* {{Seers}}: She can see through time.
* WillingChanneler: Her face temporarily turns into Norah's face so Norah can talk to Godefroy and Jacquouille through time, telling them where Eusaebius' 18th century descendant is so they can find him and come back to the Middle Ages. Her face also turns into that of King Louis VI, to warn them of his orders.
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[[folder:Eusèbe]]
!!Eusèbe
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Alexandre von Sivers
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

An apothecary, and a 18th century descendant of Eusaebius.
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* JumpedAtTheCall: He helps Godefroy and Jacquouille from second one as they enter his shop, desperately looking for the potion to travel in time before dying. He also follows them in time, having no choice to escape the revolutionary soldiers.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The time travel potion was seemingly not ready ''again'' (probably because he didn't have time to add enough viper venom in the hurry), and it sends Godefroy, Jacquouille and him in the middle of World War II.]]
* SecretKeeper: Just as his 20th century descendant, he is the keeper of Eusaebius' formulas, which are transmitted from father to son.
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[[folder:Bonaparte]]
!!UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Hoche attend mes directives!"]]
->'''Played by:'''
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

A general in the French revolutionary army.
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* AnachronismStew: Jacquouillet refers to him as "General". The end of ''The Corridors of Time'' most certainly happens in late 1792 (Brunswick's army is mentioned by the fleeing nobles, this army attacked the French Republic's army at Valmy on 20 September 1792), and King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI's beheading happened on 21 January 1793 (it is mentioned at the beginning of ''Bastille Day''). Napoleon got promoted as General in December 1793. Besides, he didn't take part to the battle at Valmy.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte Natch]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is introduced at the end of ''The Corridors of Time'' but doesn't appear in ''Bastille Day''. RealLife history provides a valuable reason, as Napoleon was not in mainland France (where ''Bastille Day'' happens) by the time of Louis XVI's beheading. He was commanding a volunteers battalion in Corsica between October 1792 and June 1793.
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!![[spoiler:World War II]] characters

[[folder:Edmond]]
!!Edmond Jacquart
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A descendant of Jacquouille, and the father of Jacques-Henri Jacquart. A German garrison uses his château as headquarters during the Occupation in 1943.
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* LesCollaborateurs: He believes in Marshal Pétain's regime, collaborates with the Germans and believes in their projects for Europe.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He berates his son for listening to American jazz (it was not tolerated back then).
* IdenticalGrandson: He is the ''fifth'' character of Jacquouille's lineage played by Christian Clavier in the films.
* KarmaHoudini: At the very least, he seemingly wasn't executed for being part of LesCollaborateurs at the Liberation, as Jacques-Henri mentions him as enjoying retirement in Menton (on the French Riviera) in the first film (though that might not have been intentional from the writers considering the amount of {{Series Continuity Error}}s between each film). In the first film Fabienne mentions that Jacques-Henri doesn't like to talk about his family matters, and considering what his father was according to the third film, it's understandable.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jacques-Henri inherited his {{catchphrase}} "Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bin's?!" from him.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his son Jacques-Henri (since both were played by Christian Clavier).
* VillainousLineage: Jacquouillet's less savory trait (being a servant of the ReignOfTerror for personal profit) makes a return down the bloodline with Edmond's beliefs in the Vichyst "National Revolution" and his collaboration with the Germans.
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[[folder:Wurtz]]
!!Colonel Wurtz
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->'''Played by:''' Götz Otto
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons Wehrmacht]] colonel who establishes his headquarters at the castle of Montmirail in 1943, waiting for the arrival of his superior UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel in France. Edmond Jacquart (the castle's owner) collaborates with him.
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* CulturalPosturing: He hates American jazz, and thinks German classical music is superior to it, which is very much in line with what Nazis thought of jazz (as a "degenerate" form of culture that "corrupts and depraves" the youth).
* OlderIsBetter: For him, nothing is better than German classical and romantic music.
* ThoseWackyNazis: What with the swastikas everywhere, German FunetikAksent and hatred of jazz.
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[[folder:François]]
!!François de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Franck Dubosc
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A Montmirail family member and the chief of a Resistance group in 1943, he operates in the vicinity of the castle of Montmirail. He might be Béatrice's father.
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* BlueBlood: The Montmirail lineage, again.
* HeroicLineage: He is a resistant fighting against the Germans and his ancestor Godefroy was a fearless knight.
* IdenticalGrandson: The spitting image of Gonzague de Montmirail (both are played by Franck Dubosc).
* LaResistance: He leads a French resistance group against the Germans.
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[[folder:Geneviève]]
!!Geneviève Carraud-Robespierre
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->'''Played by:''' Sylvie Testud
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The descendant of Charlotte de Robespierre in 1943. She is a resistant and François de Montmirail's LoveInterest. Possibly Béatrice's mother.
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* IdenticalGranddaughter: Sylvie Testud played both her and her ancestor.
* LoveInterest: To François de Montmirail.
* LaResistance: She loves a resistant and is part of his group.
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!!Late 20th century characters

[[folder:Béatrice]]
!!Béatrice Goulard de Montmirail

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Monsieur Ouille!"]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ValerieLemercier (''Les Visiteurs''), Muriel Robin (''The Corridors of Time'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A descendant of Godefroy and Frénégonde, and the cousin of Hubert de Montmirail. She married Jean-Pierre Goulard, a dentist from a commoner family, which upsets Godefroy.

* AffectionateNickname: Jean-Pierre nicknames her "Béa".
* BlueBlood: She belongs to the Montmirail lineage.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: She looks exactly like Frénégonde, which troubles Godefroy more than a little.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Somewhat. She most probably married outside of nobility for this reason, and her father sold the Montmirail family's château to Jacquart.
* {{Malaproper}}: She takes the strange habit of calling Jacquouille by "Monsieur Ouille".
* MistakenIdentity: Godefroy initially thinks she is Frénégonde (see IdenticalGranddaughter) before quickly realizing she's a descendant.
* NiceGirl: Pretty much a saint for putting up with the mess her ancestor puts her through, with a smile. She also calls out her contemporaries when they are rude to him, especially since the general assumption is that he's a mentally ill trauma survivor from a car crash. She likely would not do it if she did not believe him to be related to her, though.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In ''The Corridors of Time'', as she can't find chocolate milk to make the time travel potion more drinkable for Jacquouille, she thinks adding an alcohol (Grand Marnier) to it will be just fine. Turns out it alters the potion's effects, and Godefroy and Jacquouille are sent to the late 18th century as a result.
* NobilityMarriesMoney: Heavily implied in her case on the "nobility" side. Her late father did have to sell the family's castle.
* OnlySaneWoman: Even though she doesn't realize Godefroy and Jacquouille do indeed come from Middle Ages until the very end of the first film, she's the most helpful person they have in the 20th century and keeps her cool all along, which is no small feat given the madness they cause to most 20th century characters.
* SourPrude: Valérie Lemercier portrayed her this way so well that today, many French people's image of what's left of the nobility note basically amounts to "Dame Béatrice" exasperatedly addressing Jacquouille as "Monsieur Ouille" and her posh accent. "Couille" is the French slang for "testicle".
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: She speaks with what sounds like a caricature of a posh French nobility accent. Valérie Lemercier was so good at acting with it that it surprised many people when they found out her normal accent doesn't sound like that.

[[folder:Jacquart]]
!!Jacques-Henri Jacquart

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[[caption-width-right:300:"Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'ce bin's?!"]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier, Ryan Brodie (as a child)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

Jacquouille's prissy descendant whose family made a fortune and came to possess the castle of Montmirail. He turned the castle into a luxury hotel and restaurant.

* AmusingInjuries: When he's stranded in Middle Ages, he gets almost burnt for sorcery (leaving marks on his feet) and then he's tortured with water. He's forced to drink so much water that his belly, navel and eyes inflate.
* ButtMonkey: An absurd amount of unpleasant things falls upon him the second he meets Godefroy and Jacquouille, and from then on it won't stop until the first sequel's ending. For more details, see the Butt Monkey entry in the film's tropes.
* CatchPhrase: "Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'ce bin's?!" (which roughly translates either as "What the hell is going on?!" or "What the hell is this mess?!").
* ComicalOverreacting: A prissy NervousWreck who is confronted to the antics of two MedievalMorons, and reacts accordingly.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: He visibly can't survive in Middle Ages without help.
* IdenticalGrandson: Looks very much like his ancestor Jacquouille, minus ThePigPen part, medieval moron demeanor and medieval clothes of course. Everyone in the 20th century thinks Jacquouille is his brother or cousin, which upsets him to no end.
* MeanBoss: He is quite mean with Jacqueline, his hotel's receptionist. To the point of making her cry.
* MistakenIdentity: When he's sent to Middle Ages, everyone thinks he is Jacquouille or at least one of his relatives. Since they live in TheDungAges, they all mock him and comment how clean and "handsome" he looks.
* NeatFreak: In complete and extreme opposite to his ancestor from TheDungAges, he's obsessed by cleanliness.
* NervousWreck: A nervous man to begin with, it doesn't improve at all once he meets our two medieval protagonists...
* NouveauRiche: He comes from a recently enriched family and has nowhere near the mannerisms of someone like Béatrice.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Retroactively due to ''Bastille Day''. [[spoiler: Since he was a kid during World War II, he should be in his 60s at least in 1993. Christian Clavier was 41 when he played Jacquart in 1993.]]

[[folder:Jean-Pierre]]
!!Jean-Pierre Goulard
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Christian Bujeau
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

Béatrice's husband, a stomatologist.

* ButtMonkey: Let's just say housing two MedievalMorons will ''never'' help him keep his cool, to say the least. The Butt Monkey entry on the main film page speaks for itself.
* ComicalOverreacting: Like Jacquart, about 90 per cent of the character's funny moments are made of this.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He's ''very'' upset when Béatrice gets too close to "Cousin Hubert" (Godefroy). He even suspects her and Hubert of being KissingCousins when they were younger, which Béatrice firmly denies.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: He is sent to the Middle Ages by accident and experiences some expected confusion and troubles in that era.
* GolfClubbing: When he is stranded in Middle Ages, he uses his golf club to knock a Burgundian knight down.
* NervousWreck: He's way more nervous than Béatrice when confronted to Godefroy's and Jacquouille's antics.
* NobilityMarriesMoney: Heavily implied, with him on the "money" side.
* NouveauRiche: Not as prominent and flamboyant an example as Jacquart but he's still very much this.

[[folder:Ginette]]
!!Ginette Sarclay
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Quand tu te mouches, t’as pas l’impression de serrer la main à un pote?" [[note]]"When you blow your nose, don't you feel like you're shaking a pal's hand?"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Marie-Anne Chazel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A vagrant woman Jacquouille and Godefroy meet in the 20th century. Jacquouille quickly bonds with her.

* DreadfulMusician: She sings quite dreadfully, accompanying her voice with a concertina.
* FieryRedhead: She's a redhead, and clearly not of the calmest type.
* IdenticalGrandson: She's the descendant of Prune and looks exactly like her.
* MistakenIdentity: For some reason, Béatrice keeps thinking Ginette comes from the Middle Ages in ''The Corridors of Time'', calling her "Dame Ginette" after Jacquouille does. She also keeps trying to have Ginette drink the TimeTravel potion.
* StickyFingers: She has no qualms stealing silverware at the Goulards' home or at Philippine's wedding.
* TimeTravelRomance: There is one between her and Jacquouille. She never realizes that he comes from Middle Ages.
* TheTramp: She is seen begging money in the first film while playing a recording of her dreadful singing.

[[folder:Eusèbe]]
!!Ferdinand Eusèbe
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Je suis le descendant du mage Eusaebius." [[note]]"I am the descendant of Eusaebius the Mage."[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Pierre Vial
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

An old medium, and the descendant of Eusaebius. He secretely keeps the legacy of his wizard ancestor, the time travel formula most notably, which comes in handy when Godefroy and Jacquouille are stranded in the 20th century.

* GeniusCripple: He is old, bedridden and needs life support, but he knows magic secrets his ancestor transmitted.
* IdenticalGrandson: Both he and his ancestor are played by Pierre Vial.
* OhCrap: In ''The Corridors of Time'', once Béatrice tells him that she mixed the time travel potion with alcohol, he instantly realizes how much she has screwed up...
* SecretKeeper: He is the keeper of Eusaebius' formulas, which are transmitted from generation to generation in his family.

[[folder:Dr. Bauvin]]
!!Dr. Bauvin
[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/00000_000001_02_8.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:270:"À moi Maréchal, je prends. C'est un tordu."[[note]]"My turn, Marshal, I'll handle him. He's a headcase."[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Didier Bénureau
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

An intern psychiatrist who is sent to examinate Godefroy. He provides sleeping pills to calm Godefroy down.

* GroinAttack: Godefroy ends up grabbing him by the groin and pinning him against a wall the first time they meet.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: He applies the trope to Godefroy, not knowing that he comes from Middle Ages. He tells Béatrice that Godefroy doesn't even know who "Michel Drucker" (a French TV host) is.
* OneDoseFitsAll: Averted. He comments on how Godefroy only slept two hours with a heavy dose of sleeping pills that would make a normal person sleep for ''days''.

[[folder:Gibon]]
!!Maréchal des logis Gibon
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Jean-Paul Muel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A Gendarmerie officer who is called to handle Godefroy with his CRS (anti-riot) brigade in the first film. He then gets caught in our two medieval protagonists' antics.

* {{Birdcaged}}: Godefroy puts him in one of the cages in the SecretUndergroundPassage under the château.
* ButtMonkey: Godefroy puts him in a birdcage and gives hims a heavy dose of sleeping pills (in retaliation for the beating he received from Gibon's CRS brigade). He is in a hospital bed by ''The Corridors of Time'', and gets sedated again when nobody trusts him after he realizes that those two troublesome hobos come from Middle Ages.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: In ''The Corridors of Time'', he realizes that Godefroy and Jacquouille come from Middle Ages but nobody believes him, and he goes mad.
* MeddlesomePatrolman: He fits this type of cop quite nicely.

[[folder:Batardet]]
!!Capitaine Batardet
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Christian Pereira
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

A Gendarmerie officer who leads an investigation after Gibon has been found locked in a cage and drugged with sleeping pills.

* ButtMonkey: To a considerably lesser extent than most of the other late 20th century characters but still noticeable. Jacquouille destroys his cap and shakes his hand after having kept salmon in his hands, for starters. Then Jacquart almost strangles him and transmits him his scabies.
* MeddlesomePatrolman: Much like Gibon, he fits the trope.

[[folder:Edgar Bernay]]
!!Edgar Bernay
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Gérard Séty
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs''

The co-president of the Bernay & Bernay banking business with his brother Edouard. They are both on a business reunion at the château-turned-hotel/restaurant in Montmirail.

* ButtMonkey: Some bad shit happens to him, though not quite on the level of Jacquart and Jean-Pierre who have to more directly take the blows from the two medieval men's FishOutOfTemporalWater antics. First, he's not well due to having to shower with cold water due to a heating breakdown at Jacquart's château and gets a very nasty dental abscess (both unrelated to either Godefroy or Jacquouille). Then Jacquouille [[BlowThatHorn blasts his inner ear with his horn]] on the phone, which makes the abscess worse, then Jacquart sprays his eyes with a fire extinguisher by mistake, then he fears for his car (which is only covered in ashes, compared to Jacquart's charred new Range Rover).
* FamilyBusiness: Co-runs a bank with his brother.
* NiceToTheWaiter: When Godefroy's ring from the present-day starts heating and causing a fire and a tunderstorm, he first thinks about the safety of his secretary Fabienne.
* SequelNonEntity: He's not heard of again in the sequel, and so is his brother. Presumably because the business reunion has ended by that time.

[[folder:Edouard Bernay]]
!!Edouard Bernay

->'''Portrayed by:''' Michel Peyrelon
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs''

The co-president of the Bernay & Bernay banking business with his brother Edgar. They are both on a business reunion at the château-turned-hotel/restaurant in Montmirail.

* FamilyBusiness: Co-runs a bank with his brother.
* SequelNonEntity: He's not heard of again in the sequel, and so is his brother. Presumably because the business reunion has ended by that time.

[[folder:Fabienne]]
!!Fabienne Morlot

->'''Portrayed by:''' Isabelle Nanty
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs''

The secretary to the Bernay brothers, who accompanies them on the business reunion at the château of Montmirail.

* AffectionateNickname: She seems familiar enough with the Bernay brothers, or at least Edgar, for the latter to nickname her "Bibiche" (which is something one's more likely to hear in a couple, married or otherwise).
* FrivolousLawsuit: She threatens Jacquart with a lawsuit basically everytime some bad shit happens to her boss Edgar.
* SequelNonEntity: She's not heard of again in the sequel, just like her bosses. Presumably because the business reunion has ended by that time.

[[folder:Hubert]]
!!Hubert de Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeanReno (on the photo)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' (mentioned) | ''The Corridors of Time'' (on a photo)

Godefroy's direct descendant in the second half of the 20th century, Béatrice's cousin, Cora's former husband and Philippine's father. He was a rally driver and died during a race in Borneo in 1977. When Godefroy arrives in 1993, his striking resemblance with his descendant is noticed by Béatrice, who then thinks Godefroy is an amnesiac "Cousin Hubert".

* IdenticalGrandson: He looked very much like his ancestor Godefroy, minus the moustache, which causes many people who knew Hubert personally to confuse Godefroy with him and think he somehow survived his fatal accident.
* PornStache: Sported one on the photo Philippine keeps of him.
* PosthumousCharacter: He died long before 1993 and is often mentioned.

[[folder:Cora]]
!!Cora de Luigny-Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Claire Nadeau
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

The wife of Hubert de Montmirail before his death. She remarried with a man from the rival family of the Montmirails in medieval times, the Luignys.

* BlueBlood: She is a Montmirail by her first marriage.
* SecondLove: She married Valéry de Luigny after Hubert's death.

[[folder:Philippine]]
!!Philippine de Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Marie Guillard
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

The daughter of Hubert de Montmirail and Cora. Hubert died when she was 5 years old.

* BlueBlood: The Montmirail lineage.
* GiveAwayTheBride: She asks Godefroy to bring her to the altar like her father would have done.
* NiceGirl: Perhaps the most gentle female character in the whole series (even moreso than Béatrice), in stark contrast with her mother. She realizes Godefroy is not her father but insists on his presence at her wedding. Godefroy agrees and accompanies her to the altar with the Relic of Sainte Rolande around her neck.

[[folder:The Postman]]
!! The Postman
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[[caption-width-right:270:"C'est des malades!" [[note]]"Psychos!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Théophile Moussa Sowié
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A man working for La Poste (the French postal services). He is the first 20th century person Jacquouille and Godefroy meet, and for them he is a "Saracen" [[note]]since he's black and the only black men they met in Middle Ages were apparently Moors, who were Muslims, and Muslims were often called "Saracens" during those times[[/note]]. They scare him away and destroy his postal van, believing it to be a "devil-carriage". He bumps into them again in ''The Corridors of Time''.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "C'est des malades!" ("Psychos!").
* InnocentBystander: The first victim of our two MedievalMorons' FishOutOfTemporalWater antics.
* OncePerEpisode: Jacquouille calls black men "Saracens" at least once per film.
* RecurringExtra: Director Jean-Marie Poiré liked Théophile Sowié's short performance in the first film so much that he had him return for the sequel.
* RunningGag: He bumps into Godefroy and Jacquouille again in ''The Corridors of Time'' and runs away screaming, again.
* RunOrDie: When two men armed with medieval weapons are approaching you and throw a mace at you, the best choice you have is to run away...
* ScaryBlackMan: InUniverse, for Jacquouille only. Since Jacquouille bashes his postal van with a piece of wood, the postman has a good reason to be angry at him. Then Jacquouille comes back at him with Godefroy...

!!18th century characters

[[folder:Jacquouillet]]
!!Antoine Claude Jacquouillet
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Je tiens à les interroger moi-même avant de les envoyer à la guillotine!" [[note]]"I want to interrogate them myself before sending them to the guillotine!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

Jacquouille's 18th century descendant at the time of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. He is a Public Accuser, which means he can prosecute any person he deems an enemy of the Republic, and puts them on trial at the Revolutionary Tribunal. He is first seen accompanying [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte General Bonaparte]] at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''.

* TheDreaded: One of the revolutionary soldiers mentions him as "the terrible Jacquouillet" at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''. Turns out himself is afraid of Robespierre.
* EatTheRich: He makes a living from confiscating the refractory nobility's properties for himsel... err, the Convention, and has no pity sending nobles to the [[OffWithHisHead guillotine]].
* HangingJudge: Implied by his Public Accuser status.
* IdenticalGrandson: Looks very much like his medieval ancestor Jacquouille. So much so that Charlotte Robespierre thinks Jacquouille is his uncle.
* MeaningfulRename: The members of the Committee of Public Safety find his name "Jacquouillet" a bit ridiculous for his incoming speech at the Convention, and advise him to change it. [[StableTimeLoop Godefroy then drops the name "Jacquart"]] as a suggestion.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version of the trope, in ''Bastille Day''. He is a bourgeois who climbed the social ladder of the new revolutionary order, and he has the power to confiscate the nobility's properties, keeping a good chunk of wealth for himself.
* ReignOfTerror: He is a Public Accuser working for the Revolutionary Tribunal and threatens to torture Godefroy and Jacquouille before sending them to the guillotine.

[[folder:Adélaïde]]
!!Countess Marie Adélaïde de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Karine Viard

A noblewoman of the Montmirail lineage. Her husband has been beheaded and she seeks to flee to Austria.

* ArrangedMarriage: The main giveaway is the fact that she isn't mourning her recently beheaded husband.
* BlueBlood: She's part of the Montmirail lineage.
* HeavySleeper: When Jacquouille whistles to have her stop snoring like a bear, it doesn't work. Then he has the idea to use a pillow...
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Her inflatable wig is not very practical to get into a coach.
* LotsOfLuggage: Her whole wardrobe, a ton of books and a harpsichord are her "necessities" when the Montmirail family has to leave the castle.
* {{Malaproper}}: She keeps calling the Dutch Duke "Henri" instead of "Hendrix".
* ProperLady: A well-mannered 18th noblewoman, though she's not above using curse words.
* SimpleYetOpulent: She is never seen wearing anything else than dresses. Even when she has to hide her nobility to stay alive.

[[folder:Gonzague]]
!!Gonzague Malefète, Count of Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Franck Dubosc

Godefroy's late 18th century descendant. He's a deputy at the Convention, and he calls himself "Citizen Gonzague Malefète" to conceal his aristocratic origins.

* BlueBlood: A member of the Montmirail lineage though, as a Convention deputy, he takes several decisions against the nobility, such as sharing property of the lands with peasants and overall embraces the revolutionary ideals. Or maybe he embraced the Revolution's ideals [[DirtyCoward just to save his head]].
* TheCasanova: He seduces a very attractive theatre actress.
* ContinuityNod: He was mentioned by Béatrice in the first film as she told Godefroy about the Montmirail family's history since Middle Ages, and Godefroy found a painting of him in one of the château's rooms. He eventually appears in ''Bastille Day''.
* TheDandy: In stark contrast with his rough and uncouth 12th century ancestor.
* DoomedByCanon: As we learn in the first film, Robespierre had him beheaded. In ''Bastille Day'', before leaving him, Godefroy gives him an important advice, knowing that he will be beheaded: he must ensure that the Montmirail lineage will not be extinct. Gonzague escapes the soldiers coming for him at the end, so whether he will escape his fate or not remains to be seen.

[[folder:Lorenzo]]
!!Lorenzo Baldini, Marquis of Portofino
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[[caption-width-right:250:"C'est un festival!"]]
->'''Played by:''' Ary Abittan

An Italian cousin of the Montmirails in the late 18th century.

* AmusingInjuries: [[ShotInTheAss His butt is grazed by a musket shot]], which sends him hopping and screaming.
* AnachronismStew: At some point, like Robert, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is from a cousin branch to the Montmirail family. He's first seen imprisoned with other nobles at Issoudun, waiting to be [[OffWithHisHead guillotined]].
* TheDandy: Speaks, acts and looks like the typical image of a 18th century dandy.
* InSeriesNickname: At one point, he is proud to tell Godefroy about his father-in-law who held a candle while king UsefulNotes/LouisXV took a dump after waking up, with all the court watching[[note]]it was a genuine ritual for the courtiers to follow the king from his bed to the throne room, including seeing him on the shitter. That ritual started under the reign of UsefulNotes/LouisXIV, it was followed by Louis XV as well and was eventually abandoned by Louis XVI[[/note]]. Godefroy and Jacquouille then nickname him "Ass-Wiper".
* TheLoad: He's this to Godefroy and Jacquouille when they escape the prison at Issoudun, though they keep him along so he can bring them to the château of Montmirail.
* LovableCoward: Godefroy calls him and the other nobles out for not standing for the Crown of France. Moreover, he follows Godefroy and Jacquouille around without bravery during the evasion so they can protect him.
* PainToTheAss: His butt gets grazed by a musket shot and jumps around due to the pain.

[[folder:Robert]]
!!Robert de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Alex Lutz

A Montmirail family member.

* AnachronismStew: At some point, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is part of the Montmirail lineage.
* CaptainObvious: "When you heat using horse dung, you smell like shit."
* TheFatalist: He has a very fatalistic view of how the Revolution is turning for the family, and thinks nothing can help them.
* SignatureHeadgear: He wears a [[http://www.chapellerie-traclet.com/15922-large/chapeau-girondin.jpg Girondin hat]].
* SurroundedByIdiots: How he feels about his family when it's time to flee. It doesn't get any better once Godefroy and Jacquouille enter the picture.

[[folder:Charlotte]]
!!Marie Marguerite Charlotte de Robespierre
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->'''Played by:''' Sylvie Testud
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The sister of Maximilien Robespierre.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is loosely based on [[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_de_Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre's real life sister]].
* InsistentTerminology: Advices Jacquouille to not use "Hosanna!" but "Hourra!" instead, because "it's more secular".
* LoveInterest: She is Jacquouillet's girlfriend.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version. She comes from the bourgeoisie that arose during the Revolution against the "Ancien Régime" that was dominated by royalty, aristocracy and the Church.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Robespierre]]
!![[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre]]
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->'''Played by:''' Nicolas Vaude
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The leader of the powerful Committee of Public Safety, and one of the most influential figures of the UsefulNotes/FrenchRevolution and the [[ReignOfTerror Terror]].
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* BringHimToMe: Orders Jacquouillet to bring the two escapees (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* TheComicallySerious: The character could well be placed in a serious historical drama with no need to modify his persona. He happens to be in a comedy.
* TheDreaded: Even Jacquouillet visibly sweats in his presence.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Naturally]].
* TheMagnificent: His historical surname, "the Incorruptible".
* PottyEmergency: He has one after eating the boudin Philibert cooked for him.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Gives 48 hours to Jacquouillet to bring the "leaders of the evasion" (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* ReignOfTerror: The historical symbol of it. The film doesn't really take the "restoring his reputation" route [[note]](and predictably caused a flaming debate for this reason)[[/note]] but doesn't make him a bloodthirsty tyrant either.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Nicolas Vaude was 54 years old, twenty years older than Robespierre was in early 1793.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Prune]]
!!Prune
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->'''Played by:''' Marie-Anne Chazel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

Ginette's 18th century ancestor. She is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]] who lives in the same building as Jean-Paul Marat, Charlotte Robespierre and Gonzague.
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* FieryRedhead: Much like her descendant, she has quite a temper.
* LoveInterest: She has a relationship with Philibert.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Marie-Anne Chazel played Ginette in the first two films, and her ancestor Prune in ''Bastille Day''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Philibert]]
!!Philibert
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[[caption-width-right:267:"C'est qui la couille?"]]
->'''Played by:''' Pascal Nzonzi
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A soldier of the Garde Nationale from the French West Indies and a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]]. He is in a relationship with Prune.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: As Jacquouille tries to seduce Prune at some point.
* LethalChef: The boudin he cooked apparently messes with Robespierre's guts.
* RunningGag: Jacquouille calls a black man "Saracen" once more.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: The fact that Prune is in a relationship with him doesn't go unnoticed for everyone, Jacquouille especially.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Marat]]
!!Jean-Paul Marat
->'''Played by:''' Christian Hecq
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The famous polemicist and journalist of the newspaper 'L'Ami du Peuple'.
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* ButtMonkey: He is the victim of Jacquouille's clumsiness on two occasions. And the head of his statue gets smashed. By Jacquouille, again.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolutionMajorFigures Of Course]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Flore]]
!!Flore
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->'''Played by:''' Frédérique Bel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A theatre actress, and Gonzague's mistress.
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* AnachronismStew: She wears a First Empire style robe. Such fashion didn't exist before the early 1800s, certainly not in 1793.
* HeadTurningBeauty: She's basically there to trigger comments on her nice butt when she has to leave Gonzague's apartment in the middle of the night, especially from Jacquouille.
* LoveInterest: Of Gonzague.
* MsFanservice: She has the most revealing outfits out of all the cast for a reason.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Collot d'Herbois]]
!!Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
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->'''Played by:''' Lorànt Deutsch
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A member of the Committee of Public Safety.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: He is seen reciting poetry he wrote to celebrate Robespierre. In reality, Robespierre and Collot d'Herbois barely tolerated each other, and since each member of the Committee was equal and Robespierre was personally quite humble, there was no need for trading poems. While Collot d'Herbois was an actor and playwright and therefore perfectly capable of dropping a dithyramb or two, it's unlikely he'd ever do it for the Incorruptible.
* BoundAndGagged: Once he has revealed the location of the Mother of God to Godefroy, Godefroy and Jacquouille leave him bound, gagged and suspended in a well.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Very loosely based on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie_Collot_d%27Herbois real Collot d'Herbois]].
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Writes very laudatory poetry to celebrate Robespierre.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hendrix]]
!!Duke Hendrix
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->'''Played by:''' Éric De Staercke
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A Dutch noble who offers his help to Adélaïde de Montmirail and her family.
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* AnachronismStew: He wears Louis XV style clothes (1750s-1770s) and a wig of the same era. Those were completely out of fashion for at least 25 years by 1793, and would actually get him suspected and killed in no time during the ReignOfTerror.
* KavorkaMan: He is quite unattractive but manages to seduce Adélaïde.
* RomancingTheWidow: Seduces Adélaïde mere days after her husband's death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:La Mère de Dieu]]
!!La Mère de Dieu (The Mother of God)
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->'''Played by:''' Chantal Pirotte
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A mysterious seer/oracle who can see through time. Collot d'Herbois is known to consult her.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: She is very secretive, looks and sounds intimidating and there's a thunderstorm when her WillingChanneler power manifests, but all she does is providing the advices Godefroy and Jacquouille need to return to their time.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is loosely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Théot Catherine Théot]].
* TheOmniscient: As soon as she sees them, she knows who Godefroy and Jacquouille are and what era they come from.
* PowerFloats: Her chair lifts itself in the air when she becomes a WillingChanneler for Norah.
* {{Seers}}: She can see through time.
* WillingChanneler: Her face temporarily turns into Norah's face so Norah can talk to Godefroy and Jacquouille through time, telling them where Eusaebius' 18th century descendant is so they can find him and come back to the Middle Ages. Her face also turns into that of King Louis VI, to warn them of his orders.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eusèbe]]
!!Eusèbe
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Alexandre von Sivers
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

An apothecary, and a 18th century descendant of Eusaebius.
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* JumpedAtTheCall: He helps Godefroy and Jacquouille from second one as they enter his shop, desperately looking for the potion to travel in time before dying. He also follows them in time, having no choice to escape the revolutionary soldiers.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The time travel potion was seemingly not ready ''again'' (probably because he didn't have time to add enough viper venom in the hurry), and it sends Godefroy, Jacquouille and him in the middle of World War II.]]
* SecretKeeper: Just as his 20th century descendant, he is the keeper of Eusaebius' formulas, which are transmitted from father to son.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bonaparte]]
!!UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Hoche attend mes directives!"]]
->'''Played by:'''
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

A general in the French revolutionary army.
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* AnachronismStew: Jacquouillet refers to him as "General". The end of ''The Corridors of Time'' most certainly happens in late 1792 (Brunswick's army is mentioned by the fleeing nobles, this army attacked the French Republic's army at Valmy on 20 September 1792), and King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI's beheading happened on 21 January 1793 (it is mentioned at the beginning of ''Bastille Day''). Napoleon got promoted as General in December 1793. Besides, he didn't take part to the battle at Valmy.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte Natch]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is introduced at the end of ''The Corridors of Time'' but doesn't appear in ''Bastille Day''. RealLife history provides a valuable reason, as Napoleon was not in mainland France (where ''Bastille Day'' happens) by the time of Louis XVI's beheading. He was commanding a volunteers battalion in Corsica between October 1792 and June 1793.
[[/folder]]

!![[spoiler:World War II]] characters

[[folder:Edmond]]
!!Edmond Jacquart
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A descendant of Jacquouille, and the father of Jacques-Henri Jacquart. A German garrison uses his château as headquarters during the Occupation in 1943.
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* LesCollaborateurs: He believes in Marshal Pétain's regime, collaborates with the Germans and believes in their projects for Europe.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He berates his son for listening to American jazz (it was not tolerated back then).
* IdenticalGrandson: He is the ''fifth'' character of Jacquouille's lineage played by Christian Clavier in the films.
* KarmaHoudini: At the very least, he seemingly wasn't executed for being part of LesCollaborateurs at the Liberation, as Jacques-Henri mentions him as enjoying retirement in Menton (on the French Riviera) in the first film (though that might not have been intentional from the writers considering the amount of {{Series Continuity Error}}s between each film). In the first film Fabienne mentions that Jacques-Henri doesn't like to talk about his family matters, and considering what his father was according to the third film, it's understandable.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jacques-Henri inherited his {{catchphrase}} "Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bin's?!" from him.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his son Jacques-Henri (since both were played by Christian Clavier).
* VillainousLineage: Jacquouillet's less savory trait (being a servant of the ReignOfTerror for personal profit) makes a return down the bloodline with Edmond's beliefs in the Vichyst "National Revolution" and his collaboration with the Germans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wurtz]]
!!Colonel Wurtz
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->'''Played by:''' Götz Otto
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons Wehrmacht]] colonel who establishes his headquarters at the castle of Montmirail in 1943, waiting for the arrival of his superior UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel in France. Edmond Jacquart (the castle's owner) collaborates with him.
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* CulturalPosturing: He hates American jazz, and thinks German classical music is superior to it, which is very much in line with what Nazis thought of jazz (as a "degenerate" form of culture that "corrupts and depraves" the youth).
* OlderIsBetter: For him, nothing is better than German classical and romantic music.
* ThoseWackyNazis: What with the swastikas everywhere, German FunetikAksent and hatred of jazz.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:François]]
!!François de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Franck Dubosc
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A Montmirail family member and the chief of a Resistance group in 1943, he operates in the vicinity of the castle of Montmirail. He might be Béatrice's father.
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* BlueBlood: The Montmirail lineage, again.
* HeroicLineage: He is a resistant fighting against the Germans and his ancestor Godefroy was a fearless knight.
* IdenticalGrandson: The spitting image of Gonzague de Montmirail (both are played by Franck Dubosc).
* LaResistance: He leads a French resistance group against the Germans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Geneviève]]
!!Geneviève Carraud-Robespierre
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->'''Played by:''' Sylvie Testud
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The descendant of Charlotte de Robespierre in 1943. She is a resistant and François de Montmirail's LoveInterest. Possibly Béatrice's mother.
----
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Sylvie Testud played both her and her ancestor.
* LoveInterest: To François de Montmirail.
* LaResistance: She loves a resistant and is part of his group.
[[/folder]]

* Characters/LesVisiteursTwelfthCentury

!!12th century characters

[[folder:Godefroy de Montmirail]]
!!Godefroy Amaury de Malefète "Le Hardi", Count of Montmirail, Apremont and Papincourt
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Que trépasse si je faiblis!"'' [[note]]"I shall die if I weaken!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeanReno
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

A French knight whose loyalty to King Louis VI the Fat and exploits in battle earned him the nickname "Le Hardi" and the hand of Dame Frénégonde de Pouille. An unfortunate encounter with a witch puts his marriage at stake and he resorts to using a secret time travel magic to fix his destiny and ensure his descendance's survival. It doesn't quite work as expected, and he ends up being sent to the late 20th century with his squire Jacquouille instead.

* BadassLongcoat: Dons a 18th century coach driver coat in ''Bastille Day''.
* BattleCry: He uses two.
** "Que trépasse si je faiblis!" (which roughly translates as "I shall die if I weaken!"), his CatchPhrase and family motto. Pretty much a BadassCreed, as it sums up his character very well.
** "Montjoie, Saint-Denis!", which was a real life battle cry for French knights.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Which is also a StableTimeLoop between ''Les Visiteurs'' and ''Bastille Day''. In 1793, when Jacquouillet is looking for a way to change his name, Godefroy drops "Jacquart" as a suggestion, which is adopted, thus [[BrickJoke causing himself the change he was puzzled about in the first film]] when he met Jacques-Henri Jacquart for the first time in 1993.
* BlueBlood: The typical medieval lord whose nobility has been earned by the sword in service of his king.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's a brave, manly and fierce warrior, and enjoys singing bawdy songs when he feasts.
* CatchPhrase: In addition to the above {{Battle Cry}}s, he frequently says "Mortecouille!" (literally "Dead testicle!") when he's surprised. Like many words in the films, it's pseudo-medieval French.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He is strong enough to throw a grown man high into the air and neck-lifts another effortlessly, and [[BlownAcrossTheRoom a single punch of his sends Ginette flying]].
* CoolHelmet: His 12th century [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_helmet nasal helmet]].
* DeadPersonImpersonation: Since many 20th century people think he is "Cousin Hubert", he goes by that name to ease things and avoid returning to the madhouse.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: His outlook on life clashes heavily with modern values in the 20th century.
** For instance, having unpaid servants, having them sleep outside and making them eat on the ground.
** He can't stand the French royalty being humiliated and deposed when he's stranded in the middle of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution, considering how he prays for UsefulNotes/LouisXVI after the latter's execution. Moreover, the revolutionary ideals are completely alien to what he has learned and he despises the [[TheDandy dandy]] way of life of the 18th century nobility.
* EveryoneHasStandards: In a BlackComedy sense in the first film about the witch.
-->'''Godefroy:''' One does not torture a woman on my lands. Burning her at the stake will be enough!
* FairForItsDay: Actually a pretty swell dude by the standards of his time. Chivalrous, generous, loyal to the core and fun to be around. Even when Jacquouille decides to drop him to stay in the 20th century, he acknowledges that he is a good and just master.
* TheFettered: He berates or mocks nobles of the 18th century for being [[CampStraight effeminate]], [[TheDandy weak]] and [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] when facing the Revolution that strips them from their properties, titles and head. "I shall die if I weaken!" is not his motto for nothing.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: He is a 12th century knight and he gets sent to the 20th century and UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. He is undeniably confused by these eras, but he acts with way more common sense than Jacquouille in order to return to the 12th century.
* FriendToAllChildren: He's always happy and proud when he gets to see his descendants' young children, calling them his "descendance", and he is genuinely nice with them. The worst he does to a child is scaring the crap out of a TV-addicted one enough for him to stop watching TV and do his homeworks.
* KnightInShiningArmor: In some ways he's a subversion of the trope, but his behaviour towards ladies, his bravery and loyalty to his king make him one.
* MadeOfIron: Dr. Bauvin comments on how Godefroy only slept two hours with a heavy dose of sleeping pills that would make a normal (20th century) person sleep for ''days''.
* TheMagnificent: His bravery earned him the surname "Le Hardi" ("the Fearless").
* MarryForLove: The king states that he has heard of Godefroy's love for Frénégonde, and allows him to marry her to reward him for his services.
* MedievalMorons: Less than Jacquouille, but he still has troubles adjusting to the 20th century. And his superstitious beliefs have a reason to be, since witches and wizards do exist in the century he comes from.
* MistakenForGay: Due to his flowery and outdated language, Edouard Bernet starts believing that he's trying to hit on him. Jacquart is also confused when he books a single-bed room for both him and Jacquouille, though he means for his squire to sleep on the floor.
* MistakenIdentity: Due to his extreme resemblance to his (presumed dead) [[IdenticalGrandson 20th century descendant Hubert de Montmirail]], his 20th century family assumes he is Hubert. He progressively uses this to his advantage.
* NotAfraidToDie: There's a reason his surname is "le Hardi", he is never afraid to die in battle. His only fear is not having a descendance.
* RedBaron: He earned his surname "Le Hardi" ("the Fearless") for a reason. He might be confused by the different eras he's sent to, but he is a force to be reckoned with in his rightful era, as demonstrated when he beheads an English knight or when he charges the Burgundians attacking his lands.
* ParentalSubstitute: Of sorts, in ''The Corridors of Time''. Philippine wanted to see Godefroy as she thought he was her father Hubert. He then tells her the truth, but she still insists that he should stay at least for the wedding ceremony. Godefroy accepts and even accompanies her at the altar like her father would have done, then leaves to go back to his time.
* StalkerWithACrush: Due to Béatrice's uncanny resemblance to his beloved Frénégonde, it's no surprise that he wants to be very close to her at first.
* UndyingLoyalty: To his family, to king Louis VI, and to the Crown of France in general. He even dares to pay homage to UsefulNotes/LouisXVI as he learns of his beheading in 1793 when all nobles kowtow in fear before the Public Accusers of the Republic, waiting for their death. Although his greatest dream is to have a descendence, he vows to stay loyal to his betrothed when she breaks off their engagement, and his attempt to right his wrongs for her triggers the plot of the franchise.
* WouldHitAGirl: While he presents as a knightly defender of women, attacking a fast food cook for throwing hands with Ginette, he has no qualms punching the same Ginette when she tries to prevent him from taking Jacquouille back in time.

[[folder:Jacquouille]]
!!Jacquouille "La Fripouille"
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"OH-KAAAAY!"'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

Godefroy's squire. A smelly, unrefined, buffoonish and sticky-fingered man from the low layers of medieval society, he is a loyal servant to Godefroy nonetheless. Godefroy forces him to taste the time travel potion first.

* CatchPhrase: Some are used legitimately, the others are randomly thrown around because he's a [[MedievalMorons Medieval Moron]] who's lost in time.
** "Hosanna!" whenever Godefroy is safe.
** "C'est diablerie!" ("This is devilry!").
** At one point he hears Jacquart shouting "OK!" and decides to make it his own catch phrase and uses it randomly (he doesn't have much clues of what it means), and to a higher extent in ''The Corridors of Time''.
** At the beginning of ''The Revolution'', he keeps saying the religious word "Hosanna!", which is quite inappropriate for the very secularist Charlotte Robespierre, and in the 1793 French society in general[[note]]since the Catholic Church has seen its powers, both politically and spiritually, being severely weakened during the Revolution[[/note]]. She advises him to use "Hourra!" instead, because it's "more laïc" (the most widely used French word for "secularist"). Unfortunately, Jacquouille doesn't get it and keeps repeating "Hourra, it's more laïc!" instead.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He might be a moron by all accounts, especially in the 20th century, but he seemingly knows how to survive in the wilderness, as he holds his own against a pack of wolves without a trace of fear and "smells the tracks very well" according to Godefroy. He also knocks one of the ransacking Burgundian knights down with a [[DropTheHammer mallet]] during their raid on Godefroy's lands, and doesn't hesitate to chase an inquisitor with a hot red iron as the lives of his master and his descendant are on the line.
* DoesNotLikeMagic: He is scared shitless by what he heard about the witch of Malcombe, and urges Godefroy to not drink the time travel potion, thinking the wizard Eusaebius cannot be trusted.
* TheDungAges: He carries this trope with him throughout the eras he travels to, which brings plenty of olfactory annoyance to said eras' characters. Most 20th century characters think he's a smelly hobo, and the 18th century characters think he is a peasant from a really poor and remote area. Charlotte Robespierre thinks galleys and a penal colony made him so dirty and smelly.
** He uses horse dung to feed a fire in ''Bastille Day''. Cue the expected reaction from neat and tidy 18th century nobles.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: A [[MedievalMorons Medieval Moron]] who causes much havoc in the centuries he's sent to.
** The trope is kind of subverted in that Jacquouille does enjoy the eras he's lost in while Godefroy absolutely doesn't, and not only because he can enjoy stuff and comfort instead of a harsh life in the 12th century, and the Revolution and 20th century societies are generally more favorable to low condition individuals than the early 12th century was. In reverse, being a high-born doesn't automatically give you a high social status or privileges anymore, which is part of the reason why Godefroy wants to return to 1123 at all cost (the main one still being that everyone must be returned to his rightful time no matter what).
* {{Flanderization}}: The two sequels put way more emphasis on his moronic side than the first film (in which he mas a more straight-up FishOutOfTemporalWater with moments of genuine cleverness). He also shouts way more often in the sequels (for no reason sometimes).
* InnocentBigot: He freaks out upon seeing a black postman. Twice.
* ItTastesLikeFeet: According to Jacquouille, the time travel potion "tastes like pig dung". One wonders how he does know what pig dung tastes like...
* JabbaTableManners: He's rather unrefined when eating.
* LethalKlutz: His FishOutOfTemporalWater antics cause much troubles to the 20th century folks, and it escalates to DisasterDominoes levels in ''The Corridors of Time''. 18th century folks are not safe from his antics either.
* TheMagnificent: His overall personality earned him the surname "La Fripouille" ("the Scoundrel"), which also rhymes with his name.
* MedievalMorons: The very embodiment of this trope in the films. While it's common for pretty much every man to be this in medieval Montmirail, this character trait is naturally exaggerated when he's [[FishOutOfTemporalWater lost in the 20th century]].
* MistakenIdentity: Many people in the 20th century think he is Jacquart's brother, or a cousin.
** Charlotte Robespierre thinks he is Jacquouillet's uncle.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By stealing the Duke's jewels and retrieving them in the 20th century, he let the Corridors of Time open, creating a temporal paradox of sorts.
* ThePigPen: Per TheDungAges trope, he's smelly (his feet in particular) and takes ''one bath every two months'' at best in the 12th century. It bothers most 20th century and 18th century characters more than the medieval ones, who are just as smelly if not more. And his teeth are rotten.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Whenever he sees a black man, he will call him a "saracen". Since he's a medieval man, it's not really surprising in context.
* ScaryTeeth: His rotten teeth have comedic value for the viewer, but they play a part in scaring the shit out of Jean-Pierre's and Béatrice's children.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Towards the end of ''The Corridors of Time'', he refuses to go back to the 12 century with Godefroy, as he reviles his previous life (always going on foot, fear of being trampled by horses or killed), even though he admires and respects his master.
* TheSquire: He's Godefroy's squire and manservant. He travels by foot while the high-born travel on horses.
* StickyFingers: He steals the Duke's jewelry in the 12th century and various stuff in the 20th and 18th centuries.
* TimeTravelRomance: He has one with Ginette, although they're never seen even kissing each other.
* UnfortunateNames: When pronouncing "Jacquouille", some people are embarassed because they hear the word "couille" (a French slang word for "testicles", used as often as "balls" in English) in his name. In ''Bastille Day'', Charlotte Robespierre calls him "Jacques Couille" with a straight face.

[[folder:Frénégonde]]
!!Dame Frénégonde de Pouille
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ValerieLemercier (''Les Visiteurs''), Muriel Robin (''The Corridors of Time'')

The daughter of the Duke of Pouille, and Godefroy's fiancee.

* BigNo: When she sees Godefroy shooting at her father with a crossbow.
* BlueBlood: She is the daughter of the Duke of Pouille.
* LoveInterest: She is the love of Godefroy's life.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: She genuinely loved Godefroy even before the king promised her hand to him.
* ProperLady: The typical well-mannered medieval noblewoman. She's noticeably upset by her father's JabbaTableManners and she covers her face to not look as Jacquouille and Jacquart as they turn into dung when they travel in time.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: She is seen sewing in ''The Corridors of Time''.

[[folder:Eusaebius]]
!!Eusaebius the Enchanter
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[[caption-width-right:350:"ILS SONT PARTIS DANS LES COULOIRS DU TEMPS!" [[note]]"THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE CORRIDORS OF TIME!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Pierre Vial

An [[WizardsAndWitches enchanter]] who once served Godefroy's father. He knows the formula of a potion that allows whoever drinks it to [[TimeTravel cross the "Corridors of Time"]], as he calls it. He is just the man Godefroy needs to fix his destiny but, unfortunately, he is old and loses his memory...

* CourtMage: He once served Godefroy's father.
* FamilyThemeNaming: At least two of his descendants are named "Eusèbe". Possibly a case of DeadGuyJunior.
* ForgetfulJones: He is a well of science and magic, but he loses his memory... which has devastating consequences.
* IdiotBall: He forgets to add one of the main components in the TimeTravel potion (quail eggs), sending Godefroy and Jacquouille to the late 20th century instead of a few days back in time. Cue OhCrap.
* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: He is dead at the beginning of ''Bastille Day'' in 1124, when the King's men are looking for Godefroy, who's still stranded in 1793. For some reason, Norah (his daughter) keeps his mummified corpse in his bed.
* RobeAndWizardHat: Wears a robe and a pointy hat.
* WizardBeard: He has a long white beard.
* WizardClassic: He has pretty much all the characteristics of a classic wizard, minus a wand or staff. He insists that "his magic is not made of the witches' maliciousness".

[[folder:King Louis VI]]
!!King Louis VI le Gros
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[[caption-width-right:300:"Sache que le Roy ne se prend point, même au jeu d'échecs!" [[note]]"Know that the King is not taken, even at chess!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Didier Pain (''Les Visiteurs''), Patrick Descamps (''Bastille Day'')
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''Bastille Day''

The king of the Franks. He rewards Godefroy with the hand of Frénégonde de Pouille for his loyal services and for saving his life.

* AnachronismStew: The [[FleurDeLis fleur-de-lys]] symbol is featured heavily on his royal regalia, but it didn't become this prominent until the reign of his son, Louis VII.
* BringHimToMe: In ''Bastille Day'', one year after Godefroy's departure in the corridors of time, Louis VI calls his vassals to go at war again, but Godefroy doesn't show up (as he is stranded in 1793), and news of him using sorcery are spreading. The king orders his men to bring Godefroy to him at all cost, otherwise he will strip him from his titles and lands.
* CoolCrown: He wears a golden crown over his helmet when he dons his armor.
* TheGoodKing: At least it is how he is considered by Godefroy and Jacquouille.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The first historical character to appear in the films.
* TheMagnificent: "Le Gros" ("The Fat"), his historical surname.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: He always wears a golden scarf with the [[FleurDeLis fleur-de-lys]] (the symbol of French royalty), and blue clothes with fleur-de-lys when on his throne (blue was the royal color).
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He accompanies his army and is not afraid to fight.
* StarCrossedLovers: He's this with the English princess Kathlyn.
* WarriorPrince: He accompanies his ost (his army).

[[folder:Duke of Pouille]]
!!Duke Fulbert of Pouille
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Du vin la servante! Que je pisse à foison!" [[note]]"Bring me wine, servant! So I can piss profusely!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Patrick Burgel

A French duke and the father of Frénégonde. He initially refused to let his daughter marry Godefroy but since his king ordered him to give her hand to the Count of Montmirail, he obliges.

* BoomHeadshot: Due to the witch's hallucination poison, Godefroy thinks he is a bear attacking Frénégonde and shoots a crossbow bolt directly into his forehead.
* JabbaTableManners: He asks for wine so he can "piss a lot", and belches when eating.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: He didn't want to let his daughter marry Godefroy initially, but finally accepts as he has to follow the king's orders.
** His death by the hands of Godefroy prevents the marriage from happening.
** He puts another veto on the marriage in ''The Corridors of Time'' as he can't find his jewels (which have been stolen by Jacquouille and retrieved in the 20th century). The marriage is cursed if it happens without the precious fertility Relic of Sainte Rolande, prompting Godefroy to return to the 20th century.
* {{Retcon}}: His death is erased from time when Godefroy returns to the very moment when he shot the crossbow bolt, forcing it to deviate and hit the witch instead.
* SeriousBusiness: The relic of Sainte Rolande is believed to bring fertility to marriages in his family, and not having it at the ceremony is a ''very'' bad omen to him.

[[folder:Friar Raoul]]
!!Friar Raoul
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Éric Averlant

A monk of Godefroy's court.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: Jacquouille clumsily lets a hot iron bar fall on his foot, which sends him screaming.
* CunningLinguist: When Godefroy's party raids the witch's house, they find a threat written outside the house (which translates as "Shall the indiscreet person be turned into a slug!"). According to him, it is made of Latin and "Visigothic language".
* WarriorMonk: He wears armored pants under his robe and carries a knife, just in case.

[[folder:The Witch]]
!!The Witch of Malcombe
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Tara Gano
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs''

A witch who lives in the forest of Malcombe and performs BlackMagic. Godefroy raids her hideout and has her locked in a cage to be burnt for sorcery.

* BoomHeadshot: Godefroy's crossbow bolt ends up in her forehead instead of the duke's once he manages to change his destiny.
* BurnTheWitch: What Godefroy intends to do with her.
* TheDarkArts: Godefroy has her arrested for performing them.
* TheDreaded: Friar Raoul and Jacquouille are noticeably afraid by what they heard of her.
* ElongatingArmGag: She magically extends her arm to reach Godefroy's flask to put her hallucinating poison in it.
* EvilLaugh: She cackles as Godefroy is hallucinating after she poisoned his water.
* FountainOfYouth: One of her potions turns an old woman into her young (but ugly) self.
* MushroomSamba: She poisons Godefroy's water, which makes him hallucinate and kill someone he shouldn't have killed...
* {{Revenge}}: She poisons Godefroy's water in retaliation for capturing her.
* SuperSpit: Apparently, her saliva is acidic.
* WickedWitch: Ugly woman? Check. Evil cackling? Check. EnchantedForest? Check. BlackMagic? Check.

[[folder:King Henry I]]
!!King Henry I Beauclerc of England
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[[caption-width-right:270:''"You bloody liar!"'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Paul Bandey

The King of England and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfNormandy Duke of Normandy]]. He's at war with Louis VI the Fat, and he's not happy to learn that Louis has an affair with his niece.

* AnachronismStew: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_arms_of_England#/media/File:Royal_Arms_of_England_(1399-1603).svg royal coat of arms]] he wears wouldn't be seen until the 14th century.
* MinorMajorCharacter: He's the King of England and an enemy of Louis VI the Fat, but he has no role to play beyond the first film's opening.
* WeaponSpecialization: He favors using crossbows.
* WouldHitAGirl: Has no issue punching his niece's face with a metal gauntlet on his hand after finding out about her affair with his enemy Louis VI the Fat, or killing his niece's maid with a crossbow shot.

[[folder:English Knight]]
!!The English Knight
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Dominique Hulin

An English knight who ambushes King Louis VI the Fat and Godefroy as they are trying to flee from Henry I Beauclerc. He ends up beheaded by Godefroy.

* ArmoredVillainsUnarmoredHeroes: The suit of armor he wears (in addition to being {{anachronis|m Stew}}tic) is much heavier than the mail, breastplate and helmets/gauntlets worn by Louis VI and Godefroy.
* BladeOnAStick: He wields a halberd.
* DecapitatedArmy: Quite literally. Once he's beheaded by Godefroy, all the men under his command flee and Louis VI can escape to safety.
* EvilLaugh: He laughs as his head emerges from his armor after Louis VI's attempt at beheading him... then Godefroy strikes, and the expression on the knight's face can only be described as OhCrap before his head gets separated from his body.
* FakeUltimateMook: He looks imposing, mostly due to being tall and wearing a heavy suit of armor, but Godefroy has no trouble disposing of him eventually.
* LosingYourHead: The beheading is definitely fatal, but that doesn't prevent his headless body from wandering about for a few seconds before collapsing.
* NoNameGiven: He's never named onscreen.
* OffWithHisHead: King Louis VI tries beheading him, only to find out he retracted his head under his armor and only the helmet got hit. Godefroy immediately strikes next when the head emerges, successfully this time.

[[folder:Friar Ponce]]
!!Friar Ponce
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Au bûcher!" [[note]]"Burn him at the stake!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Philippe Morier-Genoud
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

A monk inquisitor who has been sent to Montmirail. Jacquart unfortunately bumps into him.

* AnachronismStew: He's an inquisitor in 1123. The first Inquisition was created in 1199.
* BaldOfEvil: His monk tonsure is not a villainous trait, but the character surely is.
* BurnTheWitch: Wants to burn Jacquart for carrying "satanic artifacts".
* ColdBloodedTorture: Forces Jacquart to swallow huge quantities of water.
* CorruptChurch: He wants to get rid of Godefroy, presumably to confiscate his lands.
* TheDreaded: When Eusaebius learns of his arrival in Montmirail, he gets scared and prepares to leave the castle.
* KnightTemplar: He is an inquisitor who burns or tortures people for being "heretics", "possessed by the Devil" and so forth.
* MedievalMorons: He's afraid by a moo box and believes it to be "satanic".
* SinisterMinister: You ''really'' wouldn't want to be suspected by this man of Church.

[[folder:Prosper]]
!!Prosper le Purineur (Prosper the Manure Gatherer)
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Tu connois mon frérot?!"]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

Jacquouille's brother. A smelly and scabby peasant who gathers manure (hence his name). He is tasked to bring food and water to Jacquart, who's imprisoned in a dungeon.

* TheCameo: A one-scene character played by Christian Clavier talking to a major character played by... Christian Clavier.
* TheDungAges: If Jacquart's situation in Middle Ages wasn't bad enough, he gets exposed to Prosper's smelly presence (and since he's a manure gatherer...). And Prosper transmits him his scabies.
* TheMagnificent: "The Manure Gatherer".
* MedievalMorons: He looks about just as "medievally moronic" as every low condition individual in 1123 Montmirail.
* OneSceneWonder: His scene is one of the most well-remembered of ''The Corridors of Time''.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Jacquart thinks he is Jacquouille at first. And since Christian Clavier plays him...

[[folder:Luigny]]
!!Gontran "Le Buté", duc de Luigny
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Philippe Beglia

A duke who serves the Burgundians' cause, he's an enemy of Godefroy and the king.

* ArchEnemy: To Godefroy and the Montmirails. Godefroy serves King Louis VI the Fat while Gontran embraced the Burgundian cause.
* BlueBlood: As he's a medieval lord.
* TheMagnificent: "Le Buté" ("the Mulish").
* RapePillageAndBurn: He attacks Godefroy's lands to make them his own.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Godefroy makes him fall off his horse during their battle. One of his knights picks him up on his horse, he loudly vows to return and they flee, mocked by Godefroy.

[[folder:Norah]]
!!Norah
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Julie-Marie Parmentier
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The daughter of Eusaebius the Enchanter.

* DarkIsNotEvil: For all intents and purposes, she's a witch, and she dresses in black, but all she's concerned about is bringing Godefroy and Jacquouille back to 1123 and closing the Corridors of Time once and for all.
* MsExposition: She explains what exactly happened to Godefroy to the soldiers who are looking for him on the king's orders, and where he is.
* TheOmniscient: She knows that Jacquouille and Godefroy are stranded in 1793, and she briefly possesses the body of the [[WillingChanneler Mother of God]] in that era to tell them where Eusaebius' late 18th century descendant is so they can find him and TimeTravel back to the Middle Ages.
* RememberTheNewGuy: She is introduced in ''Bastille Day''. Nothing ever hinted at her existence in the first two films.
* {{Seers}}: She can see through time.

!!Late 20th century characters

[[folder:Béatrice]]
!!Béatrice Goulard de Montmirail

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Monsieur Ouille!"]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ValerieLemercier (''Les Visiteurs''), Muriel Robin (''The Corridors of Time'')

A descendant of Godefroy and Frénégonde, and the cousin of Hubert de Montmirail. She married Jean-Pierre Goulard, a dentist from a commoner family, which upsets Godefroy.

* AffectionateNickname: Jean-Pierre nicknames her "Béa".
* BlueBlood: She belongs to the Montmirail lineage.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: She looks exactly like Frénégonde, which troubles Godefroy more than a little.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Somewhat. She most probably married outside of nobility for this reason, and her father sold the Montmirail family's château to Jacquart.
* {{Malaproper}}: She takes the strange habit of calling Jacquouille by "Monsieur Ouille".
* MistakenIdentity: Godefroy initially thinks she is Frénégonde (see IdenticalGranddaughter) before quickly realizing she's a descendant.
* NiceGirl: Pretty much a saint for putting up with the mess her ancestor puts her through, with a smile. She also calls out her contemporaries when they are rude to him, especially since the general assumption is that he's a mentally ill trauma survivor from a car crash. She likely would not do it if she did not believe him to be related to her, though.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In ''The Corridors of Time'', as she can't find chocolate milk to make the time travel potion more drinkable for Jacquouille, she thinks adding an alcohol (Grand Marnier) to it will be just fine. Turns out it alters the potion's effects, and Godefroy and Jacquouille are sent to the late 18th century as a result.
* NobilityMarriesMoney: Heavily implied in her case on the "nobility" side. Her late father did have to sell the family's castle.
* OnlySaneWoman: Even though she doesn't realize Godefroy and Jacquouille do indeed come from Middle Ages until the very end of the first film, she's the most helpful person they have in the 20th century and keeps her cool all along, which is no small feat given the madness they cause to most 20th century characters.
* SourPrude: Valérie Lemercier portrayed her this way so well that today, many French people's image of what's left of the nobility note basically amounts to "Dame Béatrice" exasperatedly addressing Jacquouille as "Monsieur Ouille" and her posh accent. "Couille" is the French slang for "testicle".
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: She speaks with what sounds like a caricature of a posh French nobility accent. Valérie Lemercier was so good at acting with it that it surprised many people when they found out her normal accent doesn't sound like that.

[[folder:Jacquart]]
!!Jacques-Henri Jacquart

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[[caption-width-right:300:"Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'ce bin's?!"]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier, Ryan Brodie (as a child)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

Jacquouille's prissy descendant whose family made a fortune and came to possess the castle of Montmirail. He turned the castle into a luxury hotel and restaurant.

* AmusingInjuries: When he's stranded in Middle Ages, he gets almost burnt for sorcery (leaving marks on his feet) and then he's tortured with water. He's forced to drink so much water that his belly, navel and eyes inflate.
* ButtMonkey: An absurd amount of unpleasant things falls upon him the second he meets Godefroy and Jacquouille, and from then on it won't stop until the first sequel's ending. For more details, see the Butt Monkey entry in the film's tropes.
* CatchPhrase: "Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'ce bin's?!" (which roughly translates either as "What the hell is going on?!" or "What the hell is this mess?!").
* ComicalOverreacting: A prissy NervousWreck who is confronted to the antics of two MedievalMorons, and reacts accordingly.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: He visibly can't survive in Middle Ages without help.
* IdenticalGrandson: Looks very much like his ancestor Jacquouille, minus ThePigPen part, medieval moron demeanor and medieval clothes of course. Everyone in the 20th century thinks Jacquouille is his brother or cousin, which upsets him to no end.
* MeanBoss: He is quite mean with Jacqueline, his hotel's receptionist. To the point of making her cry.
* MistakenIdentity: When he's sent to Middle Ages, everyone thinks he is Jacquouille or at least one of his relatives. Since they live in TheDungAges, they all mock him and comment how clean and "handsome" he looks.
* NeatFreak: In complete and extreme opposite to his ancestor from TheDungAges, he's obsessed by cleanliness.
* NervousWreck: A nervous man to begin with, it doesn't improve at all once he meets our two medieval protagonists...
* NouveauRiche: He comes from a recently enriched family and has nowhere near the mannerisms of someone like Béatrice.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Retroactively due to ''Bastille Day''. [[spoiler: Since he was a kid during World War II, he should be in his 60s at least in 1993. Christian Clavier was 41 when he played Jacquart in 1993.]]

[[folder:Jean-Pierre]]
!!Jean-Pierre Goulard
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Christian Bujeau
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

Béatrice's husband, a stomatologist.

* ButtMonkey: Let's just say housing two MedievalMorons will ''never'' help him keep his cool, to say the least. The Butt Monkey entry on the main film page speaks for itself.
* ComicalOverreacting: Like Jacquart, about 90 per cent of the character's funny moments are made of this.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He's ''very'' upset when Béatrice gets too close to "Cousin Hubert" (Godefroy). He even suspects her and Hubert of being KissingCousins when they were younger, which Béatrice firmly denies.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: He is sent to the Middle Ages by accident and experiences some expected confusion and troubles in that era.
* GolfClubbing: When he is stranded in Middle Ages, he uses his golf club to knock a Burgundian knight down.
* NervousWreck: He's way more nervous than Béatrice when confronted to Godefroy's and Jacquouille's antics.
* NobilityMarriesMoney: Heavily implied, with him on the "money" side.
* NouveauRiche: Not as prominent and flamboyant an example as Jacquart but he's still very much this.

[[folder:Ginette]]
!!Ginette Sarclay
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Quand tu te mouches, t’as pas l’impression de serrer la main à un pote?" [[note]]"When you blow your nose, don't you feel like you're shaking a pal's hand?"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Marie-Anne Chazel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A vagrant woman Jacquouille and Godefroy meet in the 20th century. Jacquouille quickly bonds with her.

* DreadfulMusician: She sings quite dreadfully, accompanying her voice with a concertina.
* FieryRedhead: She's a redhead, and clearly not of the calmest type.
* IdenticalGrandson: She's the descendant of Prune and looks exactly like her.
* MistakenIdentity: For some reason, Béatrice keeps thinking Ginette comes from the Middle Ages in ''The Corridors of Time'', calling her "Dame Ginette" after Jacquouille does. She also keeps trying to have Ginette drink the TimeTravel potion.
* StickyFingers: She has no qualms stealing silverware at the Goulards' home or at Philippine's wedding.
* TimeTravelRomance: There is one between her and Jacquouille. She never realizes that he comes from Middle Ages.
* TheTramp: She is seen begging money in the first film while playing a recording of her dreadful singing.

[[folder:Eusèbe]]
!!Ferdinand Eusèbe
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Je suis le descendant du mage Eusaebius." [[note]]"I am the descendant of Eusaebius the Mage."[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Pierre Vial
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

An old medium, and the descendant of Eusaebius. He secretely keeps the legacy of his wizard ancestor, the time travel formula most notably, which comes in handy when Godefroy and Jacquouille are stranded in the 20th century.

* GeniusCripple: He is old, bedridden and needs life support, but he knows magic secrets his ancestor transmitted.
* IdenticalGrandson: Both he and his ancestor are played by Pierre Vial.
* OhCrap: In ''The Corridors of Time'', once Béatrice tells him that she mixed the time travel potion with alcohol, he instantly realizes how much she has screwed up...
* SecretKeeper: He is the keeper of Eusaebius' formulas, which are transmitted from generation to generation in his family.

[[folder:Dr. Bauvin]]
!!Dr. Bauvin
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[[caption-width-right:270:"À moi Maréchal, je prends. C'est un tordu."[[note]]"My turn, Marshal, I'll handle him. He's a headcase."[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Didier Bénureau
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

An intern psychiatrist who is sent to examinate Godefroy. He provides sleeping pills to calm Godefroy down.

* GroinAttack: Godefroy ends up grabbing him by the groin and pinning him against a wall the first time they meet.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: He applies the trope to Godefroy, not knowing that he comes from Middle Ages. He tells Béatrice that Godefroy doesn't even know who "Michel Drucker" (a French TV host) is.
* OneDoseFitsAll: Averted. He comments on how Godefroy only slept two hours with a heavy dose of sleeping pills that would make a normal person sleep for ''days''.

[[folder:Gibon]]
!!Maréchal des logis Gibon
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Jean-Paul Muel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A Gendarmerie officer who is called to handle Godefroy with his CRS (anti-riot) brigade in the first film. He then gets caught in our two medieval protagonists' antics.

* {{Birdcaged}}: Godefroy puts him in one of the cages in the SecretUndergroundPassage under the château.
* ButtMonkey: Godefroy puts him in a birdcage and gives hims a heavy dose of sleeping pills (in retaliation for the beating he received from Gibon's CRS brigade). He is in a hospital bed by ''The Corridors of Time'', and gets sedated again when nobody trusts him after he realizes that those two troublesome hobos come from Middle Ages.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: In ''The Corridors of Time'', he realizes that Godefroy and Jacquouille come from Middle Ages but nobody believes him, and he goes mad.
* MeddlesomePatrolman: He fits this type of cop quite nicely.

[[folder:Batardet]]
!!Capitaine Batardet
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Christian Pereira
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

A Gendarmerie officer who leads an investigation after Gibon has been found locked in a cage and drugged with sleeping pills.

* ButtMonkey: To a considerably lesser extent than most of the other late 20th century characters but still noticeable. Jacquouille destroys his cap and shakes his hand after having kept salmon in his hands, for starters. Then Jacquart almost strangles him and transmits him his scabies.
* MeddlesomePatrolman: Much like Gibon, he fits the trope.

[[folder:Edgar Bernay]]
!!Edgar Bernay
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Gérard Séty
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs''

The co-president of the Bernay & Bernay banking business with his brother Edouard. They are both on a business reunion at the château-turned-hotel/restaurant in Montmirail.

* ButtMonkey: Some bad shit happens to him, though not quite on the level of Jacquart and Jean-Pierre who have to more directly take the blows from the two medieval men's FishOutOfTemporalWater antics. First, he's not well due to having to shower with cold water due to a heating breakdown at Jacquart's château and gets a very nasty dental abscess (both unrelated to either Godefroy or Jacquouille). Then Jacquouille [[BlowThatHorn blasts his inner ear with his horn]] on the phone, which makes the abscess worse, then Jacquart sprays his eyes with a fire extinguisher by mistake, then he fears for his car (which is only covered in ashes, compared to Jacquart's charred new Range Rover).
* FamilyBusiness: Co-runs a bank with his brother.
* NiceToTheWaiter: When Godefroy's ring from the present-day starts heating and causing a fire and a tunderstorm, he first thinks about the safety of his secretary Fabienne.
* SequelNonEntity: He's not heard of again in the sequel, and so is his brother. Presumably because the business reunion has ended by that time.

[[folder:Edouard Bernay]]
!!Edouard Bernay

->'''Portrayed by:''' Michel Peyrelon
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs''

The co-president of the Bernay & Bernay banking business with his brother Edgar. They are both on a business reunion at the château-turned-hotel/restaurant in Montmirail.

* FamilyBusiness: Co-runs a bank with his brother.
* SequelNonEntity: He's not heard of again in the sequel, and so is his brother. Presumably because the business reunion has ended by that time.

[[folder:Fabienne]]
!!Fabienne Morlot

->'''Portrayed by:''' Isabelle Nanty
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs''

The secretary to the Bernay brothers, who accompanies them on the business reunion at the château of Montmirail.

* AffectionateNickname: She seems familiar enough with the Bernay brothers, or at least Edgar, for the latter to nickname her "Bibiche" (which is something one's more likely to hear in a couple, married or otherwise).
* FrivolousLawsuit: She threatens Jacquart with a lawsuit basically everytime some bad shit happens to her boss Edgar.
* SequelNonEntity: She's not heard of again in the sequel, just like her bosses. Presumably because the business reunion has ended by that time.

[[folder:Hubert]]
!!Hubert de Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeanReno (on the photo)
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' (mentioned) | ''The Corridors of Time'' (on a photo)

Godefroy's direct descendant in the second half of the 20th century, Béatrice's cousin, Cora's former husband and Philippine's father. He was a rally driver and died during a race in Borneo in 1977. When Godefroy arrives in 1993, his striking resemblance with his descendant is noticed by Béatrice, who then thinks Godefroy is an amnesiac "Cousin Hubert".

* IdenticalGrandson: He looked very much like his ancestor Godefroy, minus the moustache, which causes many people who knew Hubert personally to confuse Godefroy with him and think he somehow survived his fatal accident.
* PornStache: Sported one on the photo Philippine keeps of him.
* PosthumousCharacter: He died long before 1993 and is often mentioned.

[[folder:Cora]]
!!Cora de Luigny-Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Claire Nadeau
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

The wife of Hubert de Montmirail before his death. She remarried with a man from the rival family of the Montmirails in medieval times, the Luignys.

* BlueBlood: She is a Montmirail by her first marriage.
* SecondLove: She married Valéry de Luigny after Hubert's death.

[[folder:Philippine]]
!!Philippine de Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Marie Guillard
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

The daughter of Hubert de Montmirail and Cora. Hubert died when she was 5 years old.

* BlueBlood: The Montmirail lineage.
* GiveAwayTheBride: She asks Godefroy to bring her to the altar like her father would have done.
* NiceGirl: Perhaps the most gentle female character in the whole series (even moreso than Béatrice), in stark contrast with her mother. She realizes Godefroy is not her father but insists on his presence at her wedding. Godefroy agrees and accompanies her to the altar with the Relic of Sainte Rolande around her neck.

[[folder:The Postman]]
!! The Postman
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[[caption-width-right:270:"C'est des malades!" [[note]]"Psychos!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Théophile Moussa Sowié
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A man working for La Poste (the French postal services). He is the first 20th century person Jacquouille and Godefroy meet, and for them he is a "Saracen" [[note]]since he's black and the only black men they met in Middle Ages were apparently Moors, who were Muslims, and Muslims were often called "Saracens" during those times[[/note]]. They scare him away and destroy his postal van, believing it to be a "devil-carriage". He bumps into them again in ''The Corridors of Time''.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "C'est des malades!" ("Psychos!").
* InnocentBystander: The first victim of our two MedievalMorons' FishOutOfTemporalWater antics.
* OncePerEpisode: Jacquouille calls black men "Saracens" at least once per film.
* RecurringExtra: Director Jean-Marie Poiré liked Théophile Sowié's short performance in the first film so much that he had him return for the sequel.
* RunningGag: He bumps into Godefroy and Jacquouille again in ''The Corridors of Time'' and runs away screaming, again.
* RunOrDie: When two men armed with medieval weapons are approaching you and throw a mace at you, the best choice you have is to run away...
* ScaryBlackMan: InUniverse, for Jacquouille only. Since Jacquouille bashes his postal van with a piece of wood, the postman has a good reason to be angry at him. Then Jacquouille comes back at him with Godefroy...

!!18th century characters

[[folder:Jacquouillet]]
!!Antoine Claude Jacquouillet
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Je tiens à les interroger moi-même avant de les envoyer à la guillotine!" [[note]]"I want to interrogate them myself before sending them to the guillotine!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

Jacquouille's 18th century descendant at the time of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. He is a Public Accuser, which means he can prosecute any person he deems an enemy of the Republic, and puts them on trial at the Revolutionary Tribunal. He is first seen accompanying [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte General Bonaparte]] at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''.

* TheDreaded: One of the revolutionary soldiers mentions him as "the terrible Jacquouillet" at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''. Turns out himself is afraid of Robespierre.
* EatTheRich: He makes a living from confiscating the refractory nobility's properties for himsel... err, the Convention, and has no pity sending nobles to the [[OffWithHisHead guillotine]].
* HangingJudge: Implied by his Public Accuser status.
* IdenticalGrandson: Looks very much like his medieval ancestor Jacquouille. So much so that Charlotte Robespierre thinks Jacquouille is his uncle.
* MeaningfulRename: The members of the Committee of Public Safety find his name "Jacquouillet" a bit ridiculous for his incoming speech at the Convention, and advise him to change it. [[StableTimeLoop Godefroy then drops the name "Jacquart"]] as a suggestion.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version of the trope, in ''Bastille Day''. He is a bourgeois who climbed the social ladder of the new revolutionary order, and he has the power to confiscate the nobility's properties, keeping a good chunk of wealth for himself.
* ReignOfTerror: He is a Public Accuser working for the Revolutionary Tribunal and threatens to torture Godefroy and Jacquouille before sending them to the guillotine.

[[folder:Adélaïde]]
!!Countess Marie Adélaïde de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Karine Viard
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A noblewoman of the Montmirail lineage. Her husband has been beheaded and she seeks to flee to Austria.

* ArrangedMarriage: The main giveaway is the fact that she isn't mourning her recently beheaded husband.
* BlueBlood: She's part of the Montmirail lineage.
* HeavySleeper: When Jacquouille whistles to have her stop snoring like a bear, it doesn't work. Then he has the idea to use a pillow...
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Her inflatable wig is not very practical to get into a coach.
* LotsOfLuggage: Her whole wardrobe, a ton of books and a harpsichord are her "necessities" when the Montmirail family has to leave the castle.
* {{Malaproper}}: She keeps calling the Dutch Duke "Henri" instead of "Hendrix".
* ProperLady: A well-mannered 18th noblewoman, though she's not above using curse words.
* SimpleYetOpulent: She is never seen wearing anything else than dresses. Even when she has to hide her nobility to stay alive.

[[folder:Gonzague]]
!!Gonzague Malefète, Count of Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Franck Dubosc

Godefroy's late 18th century descendant. He's a deputy at the Convention, and he calls himself "Citizen Gonzague Malefète" to conceal his aristocratic origins.

* BlueBlood: A member of the Montmirail lineage though, as a Convention deputy, he takes several decisions against the nobility, such as sharing property of the lands with peasants and overall embraces the revolutionary ideals. Or maybe he embraced the Revolution's ideals [[DirtyCoward just to save his head]].
* TheCasanova: He seduces a very attractive theatre actress.
* ContinuityNod: He was mentioned by Béatrice in the first film as she told Godefroy about the Montmirail family's history since Middle Ages, and Godefroy found a painting of him in one of the château's rooms. He eventually appears in ''Bastille Day''.
* TheDandy: In stark contrast with his rough and uncouth 12th century ancestor.
* DoomedByCanon: As we learn in the first film, Robespierre had him beheaded. In ''Bastille Day'', before leaving him, Godefroy gives him an important advice, knowing that he will be beheaded: he must ensure that the Montmirail lineage will not be extinct. Gonzague escapes the soldiers coming for him at the end, so whether he will escape his fate or not remains to be seen.

[[folder:Lorenzo]]
!!Lorenzo Baldini, Marquis of Portofino
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[[caption-width-right:250:"C'est un festival!"]]
->'''Played by:''' Ary Abittan

An Italian cousin of the Montmirails in the late 18th century.

* AmusingInjuries: [[ShotInTheAss His butt is grazed by a musket shot]], which sends him hopping and screaming.
* AnachronismStew: At some point, like Robert, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is from a cousin branch to the Montmirail family. He's first seen imprisoned with other nobles at Issoudun, waiting to be [[OffWithHisHead guillotined]].
* TheDandy: Speaks, acts and looks like the typical image of a 18th century dandy.
* InSeriesNickname: At one point, he is proud to tell Godefroy about his father-in-law who held a candle while king UsefulNotes/LouisXV took a dump after waking up, with all the court watching[[note]]it was a genuine ritual for the courtiers to follow the king from his bed to the throne room, including seeing him on the shitter. That ritual started under the reign of UsefulNotes/LouisXIV, it was followed by Louis XV as well and was eventually abandoned by Louis XVI[[/note]]. Godefroy and Jacquouille then nickname him "Ass-Wiper".
* TheLoad: He's this to Godefroy and Jacquouille when they escape the prison at Issoudun, though they keep him along so he can bring them to the château of Montmirail.
* LovableCoward: Godefroy calls him and the other nobles out for not standing for the Crown of France. Moreover, he follows Godefroy and Jacquouille around without bravery during the evasion so they can protect him.
* PainToTheAss: His butt gets grazed by a musket shot and jumps around due to the pain.

[[folder:Robert]]
!!Robert de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Alex Lutz

A Montmirail family member.

* AnachronismStew: At some point, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is part of the Montmirail lineage.
* CaptainObvious: "When you heat using horse dung, you smell like shit."
* TheFatalist: He has a very fatalistic view of how the Revolution is turning for the family, and thinks nothing can help them.
* SignatureHeadgear: He wears a [[http://www.chapellerie-traclet.com/15922-large/chapeau-girondin.jpg Girondin hat]].
* SurroundedByIdiots: How he feels about his family when it's time to flee. It doesn't get any better once Godefroy and Jacquouille enter the picture.

[[folder:Charlotte]]
!!Marie Marguerite Charlotte de Robespierre
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The sister of Maximilien Robespierre.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is loosely based on [[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_de_Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre's real life sister]].
* InsistentTerminology: Advices Jacquouille to not use "Hosanna!" but "Hourra!" instead, because "it's more secular".
* LoveInterest: She is Jacquouillet's girlfriend.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version. She comes from the bourgeoisie that arose during the Revolution against the "Ancien Régime" that was dominated by royalty, aristocracy and the Church.

[[folder:Robespierre]]
!![[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre]]
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->'''Played by:''' Nicolas Vaude
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The leader of the powerful Committee of Public Safety, and one of the most influential figures of the UsefulNotes/FrenchRevolution and the [[ReignOfTerror Terror]].
----
* BringHimToMe: Orders Jacquouillet to bring the two escapees (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* TheComicallySerious: The character could well be placed in a serious historical drama with no need to modify his persona. He happens to be in a comedy.
* TheDreaded: Even Jacquouillet visibly sweats in his presence.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Naturally]].
* TheMagnificent: His historical surname, "the Incorruptible".
* PottyEmergency: He has one after eating the boudin Philibert cooked for him.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Gives 48 hours to Jacquouillet to bring the "leaders of the evasion" (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* ReignOfTerror: The historical symbol of it. The film doesn't really take the "restoring his reputation" route [[note]](and predictably caused a flaming debate for this reason)[[/note]] but doesn't make him a bloodthirsty tyrant either.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Nicolas Vaude was 54 years old, twenty years older than Robespierre was in early 1793.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Prune]]
!!Prune
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->'''Played by:''' Marie-Anne Chazel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

Ginette's 18th century ancestor. She is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]] who lives in the same building as Jean-Paul Marat, Charlotte Robespierre and Gonzague.
----
* FieryRedhead: Much like her descendant, she has quite a temper.
* LoveInterest: She has a relationship with Philibert.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Marie-Anne Chazel played Ginette in the first two films, and her ancestor Prune in ''Bastille Day''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Philibert]]
!!Philibert
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[[caption-width-right:267:"C'est qui la couille?"]]
->'''Played by:''' Pascal Nzonzi
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A soldier of the Garde Nationale from the French West Indies and a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]]. He is in a relationship with Prune.
----
* CrazyJealousGuy: As Jacquouille tries to seduce Prune at some point.
* LethalChef: The boudin he cooked apparently messes with Robespierre's guts.
* RunningGag: Jacquouille calls a black man "Saracen" once more.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: The fact that Prune is in a relationship with him doesn't go unnoticed for everyone, Jacquouille especially.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Marat]]
!!Jean-Paul Marat
->'''Played by:''' Christian Hecq
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The famous polemicist and journalist of the newspaper 'L'Ami du Peuple'.
----
* ButtMonkey: He is the victim of Jacquouille's clumsiness on two occasions. And the head of his statue gets smashed. By Jacquouille, again.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolutionMajorFigures Of Course]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Flore]]
!!Flore
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->'''Played by:''' Frédérique Bel
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A theatre actress, and Gonzague's mistress.
----
* AnachronismStew: She wears a First Empire style robe. Such fashion didn't exist before the early 1800s, certainly not in 1793.
* HeadTurningBeauty: She's basically there to trigger comments on her nice butt when she has to leave Gonzague's apartment in the middle of the night, especially from Jacquouille.
* LoveInterest: Of Gonzague.
* MsFanservice: She has the most revealing outfits out of all the cast for a reason.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Collot d'Herbois]]
!!Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
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->'''Played by:''' Lorànt Deutsch
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A member of the Committee of Public Safety.
----
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: He is seen reciting poetry he wrote to celebrate Robespierre. In reality, Robespierre and Collot d'Herbois barely tolerated each other, and since each member of the Committee was equal and Robespierre was personally quite humble, there was no need for trading poems. While Collot d'Herbois was an actor and playwright and therefore perfectly capable of dropping a dithyramb or two, it's unlikely he'd ever do it for the Incorruptible.
* BoundAndGagged: Once he has revealed the location of the Mother of God to Godefroy, Godefroy and Jacquouille leave him bound, gagged and suspended in a well.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Very loosely based on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie_Collot_d%27Herbois real Collot d'Herbois]].
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Writes very laudatory poetry to celebrate Robespierre.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hendrix]]
!!Duke Hendrix
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->'''Played by:''' Éric De Staercke
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A Dutch noble who offers his help to Adélaïde de Montmirail and her family.
----
* AnachronismStew: He wears Louis XV style clothes (1750s-1770s) and a wig of the same era. Those were completely out of fashion for at least 25 years by 1793, and would actually get him suspected and killed in no time during the ReignOfTerror.
* KavorkaMan: He is quite unattractive but manages to seduce Adélaïde.
* RomancingTheWidow: Seduces Adélaïde mere days after her husband's death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:La Mère de Dieu]]
!!La Mère de Dieu (The Mother of God)
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%%[[caption-width-right:270:some caption text]]
->'''Played by:''' Chantal Pirotte
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A mysterious seer/oracle who can see through time. Collot d'Herbois is known to consult her.
----
* DarkIsNotEvil: She is very secretive, looks and sounds intimidating and there's a thunderstorm when her WillingChanneler power manifests, but all she does is providing the advices Godefroy and Jacquouille need to return to their time.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is loosely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Théot Catherine Théot]].
* TheOmniscient: As soon as she sees them, she knows who Godefroy and Jacquouille are and what era they come from.
* PowerFloats: Her chair lifts itself in the air when she becomes a WillingChanneler for Norah.
* {{Seers}}: She can see through time.
* WillingChanneler: Her face temporarily turns into Norah's face so Norah can talk to Godefroy and Jacquouille through time, telling them where Eusaebius' 18th century descendant is so they can find him and come back to the Middle Ages. Her face also turns into that of King Louis VI, to warn them of his orders.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eusèbe]]
!!Eusèbe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eusbe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Alexandre von Sivers
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

An apothecary, and a 18th century descendant of Eusaebius.
----
* JumpedAtTheCall: He helps Godefroy and Jacquouille from second one as they enter his shop, desperately looking for the potion to travel in time before dying. He also follows them in time, having no choice to escape the revolutionary soldiers.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The time travel potion was seemingly not ready ''again'' (probably because he didn't have time to add enough viper venom in the hurry), and it sends Godefroy, Jacquouille and him in the middle of World War II.]]
* SecretKeeper: Just as his 20th century descendant, he is the keeper of Eusaebius' formulas, which are transmitted from father to son.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bonaparte]]
!!UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte
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[[caption-width-right:270:"Hoche attend mes directives!"]]
->'''Played by:'''
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

A general in the French revolutionary army.
----
* AnachronismStew: Jacquouillet refers to him as "General". The end of ''The Corridors of Time'' most certainly happens in late 1792 (Brunswick's army is mentioned by the fleeing nobles, this army attacked the French Republic's army at Valmy on 20 September 1792), and King UsefulNotes/LouisXVI's beheading happened on 21 January 1793 (it is mentioned at the beginning of ''Bastille Day''). Napoleon got promoted as General in December 1793. Besides, he didn't take part to the battle at Valmy.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte Natch]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is introduced at the end of ''The Corridors of Time'' but doesn't appear in ''Bastille Day''. RealLife history provides a valuable reason, as Napoleon was not in mainland France (where ''Bastille Day'' happens) by the time of Louis XVI's beheading. He was commanding a volunteers battalion in Corsica between October 1792 and June 1793.
[[/folder]]

!![[spoiler:World War II]] characters

[[folder:Edmond]]
!!Edmond Jacquart
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A descendant of Jacquouille, and the father of Jacques-Henri Jacquart. A German garrison uses his château as headquarters during the Occupation in 1943.
----
* LesCollaborateurs: He believes in Marshal Pétain's regime, collaborates with the Germans and believes in their projects for Europe.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He berates his son for listening to American jazz (it was not tolerated back then).
* IdenticalGrandson: He is the ''fifth'' character of Jacquouille's lineage played by Christian Clavier in the films.
* KarmaHoudini: At the very least, he seemingly wasn't executed for being part of LesCollaborateurs at the Liberation, as Jacques-Henri mentions him as enjoying retirement in Menton (on the French Riviera) in the first film (though that might not have been intentional from the writers considering the amount of {{Series Continuity Error}}s between each film). In the first film Fabienne mentions that Jacques-Henri doesn't like to talk about his family matters, and considering what his father was according to the third film, it's understandable.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jacques-Henri inherited his {{catchphrase}} "Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bin's?!" from him.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his son Jacques-Henri (since both were played by Christian Clavier).
* VillainousLineage: Jacquouillet's less savory trait (being a servant of the ReignOfTerror for personal profit) makes a return down the bloodline with Edmond's beliefs in the Vichyst "National Revolution" and his collaboration with the Germans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wurtz]]
!!Colonel Wurtz
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->'''Played by:''' Götz Otto
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons Wehrmacht]] colonel who establishes his headquarters at the castle of Montmirail in 1943, waiting for the arrival of his superior UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel in France. Edmond Jacquart (the castle's owner) collaborates with him.
----
* CulturalPosturing: He hates American jazz, and thinks German classical music is superior to it, which is very much in line with what Nazis thought of jazz (as a "degenerate" form of culture that "corrupts and depraves" the youth).
* OlderIsBetter: For him, nothing is better than German classical and romantic music.
* ThoseWackyNazis: What with the swastikas everywhere, German FunetikAksent and hatred of jazz.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:François]]
!!François de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Franck Dubosc
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A Montmirail family member and the chief of a Resistance group in 1943, he operates in the vicinity of the castle of Montmirail. He might be Béatrice's father.
----
* BlueBlood: The Montmirail lineage, again.
* HeroicLineage: He is a resistant fighting against the Germans and his ancestor Godefroy was a fearless knight.
* IdenticalGrandson: The spitting image of Gonzague de Montmirail (both are played by Franck Dubosc).
* LaResistance: He leads a French resistance group against the Germans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Geneviève]]
!!Geneviève Carraud-Robespierre
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->'''Played by:''' Sylvie Testud
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

The descendant of Charlotte de Robespierre in 1943. She is a resistant and François de Montmirail's LoveInterest. Possibly Béatrice's mother.
----
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Sylvie Testud played both her and her ancestor.
* LoveInterest: To François de Montmirail.
* LaResistance: She loves a resistant and is part of his group.
[[/folder]]

The co-president of the Bernay & Bernay banking business with his brother Edouard.

* SequelNonEntity: He's not heard of again in the sequel, and so is his brother.

The co-president of the Bernay & Bernay banking business with his brother Edgar.

* SequelNonEntity: He's not heard of again in the sequel, and so is his brother.

* ButtMonkey: Some bad shit happens to him, though not quite on the level of Jacquart and Jean-Pierre who have to more directly take the blows from the two medieval men's FishOutOfTemporalWater antics. First, he's not well due to having to shower with cold water due to a heating breakdown at Jacquart's château and gets a very nasty dental abscess (both unrelated to either Godefroy or Jacquouille). Then Jacquouille [[BlowThatHorn blasts his inner ear with his horn]] on the phone, which makes the abscess worse, then Jacquart sprays him with a fire extinguisher by mistake, then he fears for his car (which is only covered in ashes, compared to Jacquart's charred new Range Rover).

* NiceToTheWaiter: When Godefroy's ring from the present starts heating and causing a fire and a tunderstorm, he first thinks about the safety of his secretary Fabienne.

[[folder:Hubert]]
!!Hubert de Montmirail
[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hubert_de_montmirail.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeanReno (on the photo)
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time'' (on a photo)

Godefroy's direct descendant in the second half of the 20th century, Béatrice's cousin, Cora's former husband and Philippine's father. He was a rally driver and died during a race in Borneo in 1977. When Godefroy arrives in 1993, his striking resemblance with his descendant is noticed by Béatrice, who then thinks Godefroy is an amnesiac "Cousin Hubert".

* IdenticalGrandson: He looked very much like his ancestor Godefroy, minus the moustache, which causes many people who knew Hubert personally to confuse Godefroy with him and think he somehow survived his fatal accident.
* PornStache: Sported one on the photo Philippine keeps of him.
* PosthumousCharacter: He died long before 1993 and is often mentioned.

[[folder:Cora]]
!!Cora de Luigny-Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Claire Nadeau
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

The wife of Hubert de Montmirail before his death. She remarried with a man from the rival family of the Montmirails in medieval times, the Luignys.

* BlueBlood: She is a Montmirail by her first marriage.
* SecondLove: She married Valéry de Luigny after Hubert's death.

[[folder:Philippine]]
!!Philippine de Montmirail
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Marie Guillard
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time''

The daughter of Hubert de Montmirail and Cora. Hubert died when she was 5 years old.

* BlueBlood: The Montmirail lineage.
* GiveAwayTheBride: She asks Godefroy to bring her to the altar like her father would have done.
* NiceGirl: Perhaps the most gentle female character in the whole series (even moreso than Béatrice), in stark contrast with her mother. She realizes Godefroy is not her father but insists on his presence at her wedding. Godefroy agrees and accompanies her to the altar with the Relic of Sainte Rolande around her neck.

[[folder:The Postman]]
!! The Postman
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[[caption-width-right:270:"C'est des malades!" [[note]]"Psychos!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Théophile Moussa Sowié
->'''Appears in:''' ''Les Visiteurs'' | ''The Corridors of Time''

A man working for La Poste (the French postal services). He is the first 20th century person Jacquouille and Godefroy meet, and for them he is a "Saracen" [[note]]since he's black and the only black men they met in Middle Ages were apparently Moors, who were Muslims, and Muslims were often called "Saracens" during those times[[/note]]. They scare him away and destroy his postal van, believing it to be a "devil-carriage". He bumps into them again in ''The Corridors of Time''.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "C'est des malades!" ("Psychos!").
* InnocentBystander: The first victim of our two MedievalMorons' FishOutOfTemporalWater antics.
* OncePerEpisode: Jacquouille calls black men "Saracens" at least once per film.
* RecurringExtra: Director Jean-Marie Poiré liked Théophile Sowié's short performance in the first film so much that he had him return for the sequel.
* RunningGag: He bumps into Godefroy and Jacquouille again in ''The Corridors of Time'' and runs away screaming, again.
* RunOrDie: When two men armed with medieval weapons are approaching you and throw a mace at you, the best choice you have is to run away...
* ScaryBlackMan: InUniverse, for Jacquouille only. Since Jacquouille bashes his postal van with a piece of wood, the postman has a good reason to be angry at him. Then Jacquouille comes back at him with Godefroy...

!!18th century characters

[[folder:Jacquouillet]]
!!Antoine Claude Jacquouillet
[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/00000_000001_copie1_4.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:270:"Je tiens à les interroger moi-même avant de les envoyer à la guillotine!" [[note]]"I want to interrogate them myself before sending them to the guillotine!"[[/note]]]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristianClavier
->'''Appears in:''' ''The Corridors of Time'' | ''Bastille Day''

Jacquouille's 18th century descendant at the time of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. He is a Public Accuser, which means he can prosecute any person he deems an enemy of the Republic, and puts them on trial at the Revolutionary Tribunal. He is first seen accompanying [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte General Bonaparte]] at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''.

* TheDreaded: One of the revolutionary soldiers mentions him as "the terrible Jacquouillet" at the end of ''The Corridors of Time''. Turns out himself is afraid of Robespierre.
* EatTheRich: He makes a living from confiscating the refractory nobility's properties for himsel... err, the Convention, and has no pity sending nobles to the [[OffWithHisHead guillotine]].
* HangingJudge: Implied by his Public Accuser status.
* IdenticalGrandson: Looks very much like his medieval ancestor Jacquouille. So much so that Charlotte Robespierre thinks Jacquouille is his uncle.
* MeaningfulRename: The members of the Committee of Public Safety find his name "Jacquouillet" a bit ridiculous for his incoming speech at the Convention, and advise him to change it. [[StableTimeLoop Godefroy then drops the name "Jacquart"]] as a suggestion.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version of the trope, in ''Bastille Day''. He is a bourgeois who climbed the social ladder of the new revolutionary order, and he has the power to confiscate the nobility's properties, keeping a good chunk of wealth for himself.
* ReignOfTerror: He is a Public Accuser working for the Revolutionary Tribunal and threatens to torture Godefroy and Jacquouille before sending them to the guillotine.

[[folder:Adélaïde]]
!!Countess Marie Adélaïde de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Karine Viard
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

A noblewoman of the Montmirail lineage. Her husband has been beheaded and she seeks to flee to Austria.

* ArrangedMarriage: The main giveaway is the fact that she isn't mourning her recently beheaded husband.
* BlueBlood: She's part of the Montmirail lineage.
* HeavySleeper: When Jacquouille whistles to have her stop snoring like a bear, it doesn't work. Then he has the idea to use a pillow...
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Her inflatable wig is not very practical to get into a coach.
* LotsOfLuggage: Her whole wardrobe, a ton of books and a harpsichord are her "necessities" when the Montmirail family has to leave the castle.
* {{Malaproper}}: She keeps calling the Dutch Duke "Henri" instead of "Hendrix".
* ProperLady: A well-mannered 18th noblewoman, though she's not above using curse words.
* SimpleYetOpulent: She is never seen wearing anything else than dresses. Even when she has to hide her nobility to stay alive.

[[folder:Gonzague]]
!!Gonzague Malefète, Count of Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Franck Dubosc
->'''Appears in:''' ''Bastille Day''

Godefroy's late 18th century descendant. He's a deputy at the Convention, and he calls himself "Citizen Gonzague Malefète" to conceal his aristocratic origins.

* BlueBlood: A member of the Montmirail lineage though, as a Convention deputy, he takes several decisions against the nobility, such as sharing property of the lands with peasants and overall embraces the revolutionary ideals. Or maybe he embraced the Revolution's ideals [[DirtyCoward just to save his head]].
* TheCasanova: He seduces a very attractive theatre actress.
* ContinuityNod: He was mentioned by Béatrice in the first film as she told Godefroy about the Montmirail family's history since Middle Ages, and Godefroy found a painting of him in one of the château's rooms. He eventually appears in ''Bastille Day''.
* TheDandy: In stark contrast with his rough and uncouth 12th century ancestor.
* DoomedByCanon: As we learn in the first film, Robespierre had him beheaded. In ''Bastille Day'', before leaving him, Godefroy gives him an important advice, knowing that he will be beheaded: he must ensure that the Montmirail lineage will not be extinct. Gonzague escapes the soldiers coming for him at the end, so whether he will escape his fate or not remains to be seen.

[[folder:Lorenzo]]
!!Lorenzo Baldini, Marquis of Portofino
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[[caption-width-right:250:"C'est un festival!"]]
->'''Played by:''' Ary Abittan

An Italian cousin of the Montmirails in the late 18th century.

* AmusingInjuries: [[ShotInTheAss His butt is grazed by a musket shot]], which sends him hopping and screaming.
* AnachronismStew: At some point, like Robert, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is from a cousin branch to the Montmirail family. He's first seen imprisoned with other nobles at Issoudun, waiting to be [[OffWithHisHead guillotined]].
* TheDandy: Speaks, acts and looks like the typical image of a 18th century dandy.
* InSeriesNickname: At one point, he is proud to tell Godefroy about his father-in-law who held a candle while king UsefulNotes/LouisXV took a dump after waking up, with all the court watching[[note]]it was a genuine ritual for the courtiers to follow the king from his bed to the throne room, including seeing him on the shitter. That ritual started under the reign of UsefulNotes/LouisXIV, it was followed by Louis XV as well and was eventually abandoned by Louis XVI[[/note]]. Godefroy and Jacquouille then nickname him "Ass-Wiper".
* TheLoad: He's this to Godefroy and Jacquouille when they escape the prison at Issoudun, though they keep him along so he can bring them to the château of Montmirail.
* LovableCoward: Godefroy calls him and the other nobles out for not standing for the Crown of France. Moreover, he follows Godefroy and Jacquouille around without bravery during the evasion so they can protect him.
* PainToTheAss: His butt gets grazed by a musket shot and jumps around due to the pain.

[[folder:Robert]]
!!Robert de Montmirail
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->'''Played by:''' Alex Lutz

A Montmirail family member.

* AnachronismStew: At some point, he is seen [[http://www.cinetelerevue.be/images/ary-abittan-visiteurs-3-dr.jpg wearing]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incroyables_and_Merveilleuses Incroyable-style]] clothes. This fashion wouldn't appear until 1795, following the end of the ReignOfTerror.
* BlueBlood: He is part of the Montmirail lineage.
* CaptainObvious: "When you heat using horse dung, you smell like shit."
* TheFatalist: He has a very fatalistic view of how the Revolution is turning for the family, and thinks nothing can help them.
* SignatureHeadgear: He wears a [[http://www.chapellerie-traclet.com/15922-large/chapeau-girondin.jpg Girondin hat]].
* SurroundedByIdiots: How he feels about his family when it's time to flee. It doesn't get any better once Godefroy and Jacquouille enter the picture.

[[folder:Charlotte]]
!!Marie Marguerite Charlotte de Robespierre
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->'''Played by:''' Sylvie Testud

The sister of Maximilien Robespierre.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is loosely based on [[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_de_Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre's real life sister]].
* InsistentTerminology: Advices Jacquouille to not use "Hosanna!" but "Hourra!" instead, because "it's more secular".
* LoveInterest: She is Jacquouillet's girlfriend.
* NouveauRiche: 18th century version. She comes from the bourgeoisie that arose during the Revolution against the "Ancien Régime" that was dominated by royalty, aristocracy and the Church.

[[folder:Robespierre]]
!![[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre]]
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->'''Played by:''' Nicolas Vaude

The leader of the powerful Committee of Public Safety, and one of the most influential figures of the UsefulNotes/FrenchRevolution and the [[ReignOfTerror Terror]].

* BringHimToMe: Orders Jacquouillet to bring the two escapees (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* TheComicallySerious: The character could well be placed in a serious historical drama with no need to modify his persona. He happens to be in a comedy.
* TheDreaded: Even Jacquouillet visibly sweats in his presence.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Naturally]].
* TheMagnificent: His historical surname, "the Incorruptible".
* PottyEmergency: He has one after eating the boudin Philibert cooked for him.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Gives 48 hours to Jacquouillet to bring the "leaders of the evasion" (Godefroy and Jacquouille) to him.
* ReignOfTerror: The historical symbol of it. The film doesn't really take the "restoring his reputation" route [[note]](and predictably caused a flaming debate for this reason)[[/note]] but doesn't make him a bloodthirsty tyrant either.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Nicolas Vaude was 54 years old, twenty years older than Robespierre was in early 1793.

[[folder:Prune]]
!!Prune
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->'''Played by:''' Marie-Anne Chazel

Ginette's 18th century ancestor. She is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]] who lives in the same building as Jean-Paul Marat, Charlotte Robespierre and Gonzague.

* FieryRedhead: Much like her descendant, she has quite a temper.
* LoveInterest: She has a relationship with Philibert.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Marie-Anne Chazel played Ginette in the first two films, and her ancestor Prune in ''Bastille Day''.

[[folder:Philibert]]
!!Philibert
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[[caption-width-right:267:"C'est qui la couille?"]]
->'''Played by:''' Pascal Nzonzi

A soldier of the Garde Nationale from the French West Indies and a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-culottes sans-culottes]]. He is in a relationship with Prune.

* CrazyJealousGuy: As Jacquouille tries to seduce Prune at some point.
* LethalChef: The boudin he cooked apparently messes with Robespierre's guts.
* RunningGag: Jacquouille calls a black man "Saracen" once more.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: The fact that Prune is in a relationship with him doesn't go unnoticed for everyone, Jacquouille especially.

[[folder:Marat]]
!!Jean-Paul Marat
->'''Played by:''' Christian Hecq

The famous polemicist and journalist of the newspaper 'L'Ami du Peuple'.