Character page for the 2023 Three Musketeers film duology.
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The King's Musketeers Corps
The Musketeers in General
- Artistic License – Military: The choice of not having the films' Musketeers wear the traditional blue casaque of the Musketeers corps (in a manner not dissimilar to the series The Musketeers) was deliberate, but still makes little historical sense.
- Band of Brothers: They all have each other's back. Even D'Artagnan, who barely knows Athos and yet immediately steps in to help Aramis and Porthos clear his name to save his life.
- Fire-Forged Friends: D'Artagnan befriends the three Musketeers following the battle against the Cardinal's guards in which he helped them for the first time.
- Inter-Service Rivalry: As with every adaptation, the King's Musketeers and the Cardinal's guards are at each other's throat while both military corps technically serve the King and France.
- The Musketeer: Obviously. They're trained to wield both rapiers and firearms.
D'Artagnan
Charles D'Artagnan
Portrayed by: François Civil
A young man from Gascogne who enters the Musketeers corps as a Cadet, he befriends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and soon gets the opportunity to prove his worth.
- Following in Relative's Footsteps: Followed his father's example by wanting to join the King's Musketeers corps.
- Heartbroken Badass: Once the traitor's plan is foiled in Part II and everyone rejoices, Athos has to comfort him with a few words (about how he's still young etc) when he's grieving after the loss of Constance.
- Knight in Shining Armor: As with most versions of the character, he'll go to great lengths to save his Queen's honor and that of the King with it. And the woman he loves too.
- Pride: He can be quite cocky. When King Louis XIII finds him quite arrogant, D'Artagnan simply tells him "This is my only wealth.".
- Undying Loyalty: He voices out his loyalty to his king and his dedication to serve him several times, and makes good on these words throughout.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He is afraid of attack dogs.
Athos
Armand de Sillègue d'Athos d'Hauteville, Count of La Fère / "Athos"
Portrayed by: Vincent Cassel
A Musketeer of the King and the best friend of Aramis and Porthos. He is Protestant in service of a Catholic king, and gets framed for a murder he didn't commit.
- Blue Blood: He's a noble by birth.
- Frame-Up: In Part I, Milady murders a countess and leaves the bloody body in Athos' bed along with a dagger, and guards are summoned just when he wakes up with the dagger in his hand. D'Artagnan, Aramis and Porthos then spend a good portion of the first film working to clear his name as a result.
- Undying Loyalty: Ultimately, even if he's a Protestant and got condemned to death without a pardon, he remains loyal to the Catholic Louis XIII.
Aramis
Henri d'Aramitz / "Aramis"
Portrayed by: Romain Duris
A Musketeer of the King and the best friend of Athos and Porthos, he is conflicted on whether or not he should become a priest.
- Anti-Hero: He doesn't hesitate to torture the peg-legged tavern owner who buried the bodies of the fight that saw Milady kidnap the countess in order to find out where he buried said bodies.
- The Charmer: He can have his way pretty easily with the ladies, though it most often ends up with Did They or Didn't They?. Apparently, according to his comrades, this doesn't get too much in the way of his priesthood ambitions.
- Friendly Sniper: He's loyal and friendly towards D'Artagnan after the latter and the three Musketeers became Fire-Forged Friends in their first battle together against the Cardinal's guards, and he's the best shot by far with muskets. Best illustrated when he destroys the peg leg of the tavern owner at a good distance when the latter tries to flee.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: Gets pissed when he learns that his sister Mathilde (a nun) got pregnant from a soldier, ever moreso when said soldier doesn't want to marry her. To the point of throwing his gauntlet at said soldier asking for a duel (which is cut short when the man gets blown by cannon fire not a minute later). Later, Porthos announces Aramis that he'll marry her, which doesn't fully suit him, but Porthos is a better choice by default to him, so he accepts.
Porthos
Isaac de Portau / "Porthos"
Portrayed by: Pio Marmaï
A Musketeer of the King and the best friend of Athos and Aramis.
- Adaptational Sexuality: Alexandre Dumas never wrote the character as anything close to gay or bisexual. This version is openly bisexual, stating that he's "put anything in [his] bed and in [his] plate so long as [he] enjoys it". He's seen sleeping naked with a woman and a man by his side at one point.
- The Bear: He's bisexual, he's quite muscled if his bedroom scene is anything to go by, and he's got Manly Facial Hair.
- Boisterous Bruiser: The one Musketeer among the protagonists who seems to enjoy life at its fullest along with being a good fighter.
- Give the Baby a Father: By the end, he proposes to Aramis' sister Mathilde d'Herblay, who's been impregnated by a soldier who then got killed at the siege of La Rochelle.
- The Gunslinger: He's the most proficient with wheellock pistols out of all the Musketeer protagonists, frequently flipping his guns upwards and wielding two of them.
- Manly Gay: He's bisexual, and there's nothing campy about him.
Tréville
Captain Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Count de Tréville
Portrayed by: Marc Barbé
The officer in charge of the Musketeers corps. He's regularly in hot water with the Cardinal de Richelieu due to frequent fights between his men and the Cardinal's guards.
- Da Chief: He vocally reprimands his Musketeers whenever they have duels or open fights with the Cardinal's guards (and the King himself steps in to do the same), but behind that facade he actually approves of it all.
- A Father to His Men: He knows the value of his men and defends them against the Cardinal when he has to, and accompanies them during the perilous ramparts mission in La Rochelle.
Hannibal
Prince Aniaba of Assinie / "Hannibal"
Portrayed by: Ralph Amoussou
A musketeer of African origin.
- Anachronism Stew: Prince Aniaba of Assinie did exist. He came from what is now Ivory Coast, was indeed baptized as the godson of a French king and did become a Musketeer and thus the very fist recorded black officer in the French armies. The only thing is, he was made a godson of King Louis XIV, not Louis XIII. He lived in the late 17th century, not in that century's early part.
- Black Vikings: His anachronistic presence in France nearly 60 years earlier than his Real Life counterpart qualifies.
- Canon Foreigner: He doesn't exist in the novel (or its sequels for that matter).
- In-Series Nickname: French people of his time find his real name to sound close to "Hannibal", and so he adopted that nickname for himself.
- Small Role, Big Impact: He doesn't do much in the film, but his major scene has him intervene to prevent Athos from being shot at as he saves his crucified brother.
The King's Court
Louis XIII
King Louis XIII
Portrayed by: Louis Garrel
The King of France. His main concern is the great power some Protestant cities have in his kingdom and how to subjugate them.
- Church Militant: There's more emphasis on the Catholics-Protestants opposition written in this version of Louis XIII than in any other before. He's ready to bring war to the Protestants holding La Rochelle to consolidate his royal power over France.
- The Comically Serious: Upon lecturing the three Musketeers and D'Artagnan, he tries to come up with a wise warning... that just hilariously falls flat.Louis: I warn you! Kings don't have feet (Beat)... to walk... backwards.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: He's well aware of the rumor that's spread everywhere about Queen Anne and the Duke of Buckingham (which also happens to be true) and he's increasingly suspicious of her, not least because Buckingham is an ally of French Protestant strongholds. It culminates in him threatening her with death if she doesn't wear the diamonds (which she imprudently offered to Buckingham to remember her) at his brother's wedding.
Queen Anne
Queen Anne of Austria
Portrayed by: Vicky Krieps
The Queen consort of King Louis XIII. Her love affair with the Duke of Buckingham puts her in a very difficult position.
- Misplaced Accent: In Real Life, Anne of Austria was from Spain, and her actress talks with the accent from her native Luxembourg.
- Star-Crossed Lovers: She's the wife of the Catholic King Louis XIII, and she loves the Duke of Buckingham, who's an ally to Protestant strongholds in France. She knows they're pretty much destined to be kept apart, but still (imprudently) offers her diamonds to the Duke, a move that comes very close to causing her doom.
Cardinal de Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu
Portrayed by: Éric Ruf
The chief minister of the kingdom of France.
- Anti-Villain: He employs someone as devious as Milady and there is a hint of troubles to come from him for D'Artagnan after the latter held him at gunpoint, but it's made clear in Part II that he's not the Big Bad and serves the King.
- Hat of Authority: Wears either his red Cardinal's biretta or his red Cardinal's skullcap.
- Iconic Outfit: His red cardinal robes and the assorted red hats of authority, naturally.
- The Kindnapper: In Part II, it's revealed he had Constance Bonacieux kidnapped to protect her since she saw who's behind The Conspiracy.
- Nerves of Steel: Borders on Not Afraid to Die as he keeps his cool even when D'Artagnan holds him at gunpoint to interrogate him about Constance's wherabouts.
- Sinister Minister: Having Milady de Winter work for him in the shadows means he's at least a very morally-grey man of the Church.
Gaston de France
Gaston de France, Duke of Orléans
Portrayed by: Julien Frison
The younger brother of Louis XIII.
- Big Bad: The actual mastermind behind the Assassination Attempt on his own brother at his own marriage.
- Playing Both Sides: He is secretely allied to the Protestants of La Rochelle (to a point, he has no issue betraying them and being willing to bring the most destruction to the city) while being the Catholic king's brother and among the top brasses of the king's army that besieges the city.
- Warhawk: He is the most willing to bring destruction to La Rochelle. Richelieu calls him out on this and advises for a less destructive approach.
Constance
Constance Bonacieux
Portrayed by: Lyna Khoudri
A laundrywoman working at the Louvre palace and a confidant to Queen Anne. D'Artagnan is attracted to her.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: She's a single woman instead of being married to Mr. Bonacieux, who's nowhere to be seen, removing the Sympathetic Adulterer aspect of Constance from the novel.
- Damsel in Distress:
- She's kidnapped by the Cardinal's men in a Cliffhanger at the end of Part I, with D'Artagnan being unable to stop them. It's later revealed in Part II that the Cardinal did this to protect her since she saw who's really behind The Conspiracy.
- Her idea to switch clothes to help Milady escape backfires in a particularly tragic way, since the guards and executioners of the Duke of Buckingham don't recognize her, don't listen to her pleas and hang her thinking she's Milady, with D'Artagnan arriving too late.
- Dies Differently In The Adaptation: In the novel, Milady poisons her to hurt D'Artagnan when she ends up in the same convent. Here, she dies by hanging as a result of the ill-advised switcheroo she did with Milady at the palace of the Duke of Buckingham, who ordered the guards to cover Milady's face and ignore what she has to say, which they tragically do with Constance (they seem to have a pretty poor photographic memory).
- Love Interest: D'Artagnan flirts with her in every one of their scenes in Part II, and he ends up confessing his love to her as he brings her Queen Anne's diamonds towards the end of Part I.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Not only does she set Milady free out of pity for her, it also costs her her own life.
- Race Lift: Constance is assumed to be white in the novel. She's played by the Algerian-born Lyna Khoudri here.
- Secret-Keeper: She's a reliable confidant to Queen Anne, especially when it comes to secretely transmit her letters to the Duke of Buckingham.
The Cardinal's Agents
Milady
Milady de Winter (real name Anne de Breuil)
Portrayed by: Eva Green
A seductive and dangerous secret agent with a dark past who works for the Cardinal de Richelieu.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Milady is blonde in the novel, she's played by the brunette Eva Green here. She does put a blonde wig on at one point, to impersonate the countess she killed.
- Adaptational Heroism: This version of Milady is less prone to engage in Revenge by Proxy against D'Artagnan than her literary counterpart (seemingly not the case with Athos though), as her role in Constance's death is entirely accidental.
- Chessmaster Sidekick: She serves the Cardinal's schemes and herself is quite manipulative.
- Dark Action Girl: She's deadly in combat against anyone who's not a Musketeer.
- Dark and Troubled Past: She was a victim of abuse. She also has a troubled history with Athos, being his former wife.
- Femme Fatale: She's both attractive and very dangerous.
- In the Hood: She favors capes with hoods when going outside, to reduce the chances of being recognized.
- Mark of Shame: A Fleur-de-lis was iron-branded on her right shoulder blade.
- Master of Disguise: She uses various disguises in the two films. Her actual hair is cut very short and she wears a variety of wigs.
- Secret Identity: Her real birth name is Anne de Breuil.
- Spared by the Adaptation: After the climactic fight against D'Artagnan in a stable she put on fire, she's actually not dead, and ends up kidnapping her own son with Athos at the very end. In the novel, she's executed by beheading.
- The Vamp: She'll seduce her targets and ruthlessly exploit their attraction for her if her missions call for it.
Rochefort
Rochefort
Portrayed by: Raynaldo Houy Delattre
Milady's henchman.
- Demoted to Extra: He has very few screentime and no line in this version. He's not even named. His first duel against D'Artagnan (before the latter's arrival in Paris) from the novel doesn't occur, and he doesn't even appear in Part II.
Other Characters
Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Portrayed by: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
An English nobleman who has a secret affair with Queen Anne.
- Spared by the Adaptation: He survives the films, unlike his literary counterpart, which ironically enough clears the path for his eventual death to follow historical events more closely.
- Star-Crossed Lovers: He's an ally to Protestant strongholds in France, and he has an affair with the wife of the Catholic King Louis XIII, Queen Anne. The queen (imprudently) offers her diamonds to the Duke, and he is willing to give them back without hestitating the second D'Artagnan comes to seek them.
Mathilde
Mathilde d'Herblay
Portrayed by: Camille Rutherford
The sister of Aramis, who ended up in a convent. A soldier got her pregnant, much to the dismay of her brother.
- Canon Foreigner: She doesn't exist in the Dumas literary canon.
- Florence Nightingale Effect: Ends up with Porthos after helping to heal his wounds.
- Has a Type: She's attracted to soldiers.
- Love Interest: She ends the film in a relationship with Porthos.
- Naughty Nun: She's a quite attractive nun and becomes pregnant from a soldier, and by the end she quits being a nun altogether.
- Taking the Veil: She became a nun at some point.
