Armand Duquesne III

Armand Duquesne III was a wealthy socialite and the uncle of Jack Duquesne. Once Duquesne III became aware of Eleanor Bishop's connections with Wilson Fisk and threatened to expose them both, he was murdered by Bishop under the order of Fisk.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
====Brunch with the Bishops====
Armand Duquesne III was born into the wealthy Duquesne family. The Duquesne family had a friendly relationship with the Bishop family, as a young Kate Bishop would visit the Duquesne Brownstone for brunch regularly.
===Charity Gala===
====Reacquainting with Kate Bishop====
In December 2024, Armand Duquesne III attended a charity gala, along with several other members of his family and the Bishop family. Duquesne approached Kate Bishop, whom he at first mistook for a waitress. The two reacquainted, and while Duquesne complimented Bishop on her tuxedo, he accidentally revealed to her that her mother and Jack Duquesne were engaged to be married, asking her to dress more lady-like at their wedding.
Duquesne expressed his grievances regarding the arrangement, before being interrupted by Armand Duquesne VII, who complained that he wanted to go home because he was bored. Duquesne scolded his younger relative for his impoliteness and told him to introduce himself to Bishop. Afterwards, Duquesne excused himself so that Bishop could have a conversation with her mother regarding the engagement.
====Threatening Eleanor Bishop====
Later that night, in a part of the hotel away from the gala, Duquesne engaged in an argument with Eleanor Bishop, about her engagement to his nephew. He made Bishop know that he was aware about her connections with Wilson Fisk, but Bishop denied his accusation. The argument ended with Duquesne threatening Bishop and walking away. Unbeknownst to Duquesne, the conversation was overhead by Kate Bishop.
====Black Market Auction====
Following his argument with Eleanor Bishop, Duquesne proceeded to the cellar of the hotel, where a black market auction was being held, unknowingly tailed by Kate Bishop. Duquesne took a seat, soon joined by his nephew, despite Duquesne's objections. Duquesne warned his nephew that he was growing tired of Eleanor and that things were going to turn ugly soon, to which Jack retaliated that he should leave his fiancée out of it.
The auctioneer began auctioning off Ronin's sword, which Duquesne began the bidding on at $250,000. To Duquesne's shock, Jack bid on the sword as well. Eventually Jack yielded and Duquesne won the sword with a bid of $475,000. However, before Duquesne could claim the sword, the auction was interrupted by an explosion, knocking Duquesne off his chair.
The cellar was invaded by the Tracksuit Mafia, who were robbing the place of its expensive illegal items. As Duquesne tried to escape, he and Jack were halted by one of the Mafia crew. Bishop, now disguised in Ronin's Suit knocked out the criminal, allowing the Duquesnes to escape.
===Death===
====Murdered by Eleanor Bishop====
Following the robbery of the black market auction, Duquesne returned home to his brownstone, where he was attacked and murdered by Eleanor Bishop, under the order of Wilson Fisk. Kate Bishop, looking to investigate Duquesne for ties to the robbery, infiltrated the brownstone, only to find Duquesne's corpse. Upon hearing Duquesne's maid enter the building, Bishop fled and the maid found the body seconds later.
===Legacy===
====NYPD Investigation====
The night of Duquesne's murder, witnesses reported seeing Ronin leaving the Duquesne Brownstone. This caused the New York City Police Department to think that Ronin may be involved in the murder of Duquesne.
====Kate Bishop's Investigation====
Kate Bishop, connecting Duquesne's death by sword to Jack Duquesne's love of swords, as well as the financial gain Jack had to earn by his uncle's death and Duquesne's disapproval of his engagement, believed Jack was the culprit behind Duquesne's murder. Bishop desperately tried to prove this to her mother, but Jack's fiancée constantly dismissed the subject.
====Yelena Belova's Investigation====
Yelena Belova later caught Eleanor Bishop talking with Wilson Fisk and revealing that she had killed Duquesne. Once Fisk was defeated by Kate Bishop, Eleanor was arrested by the New York City Police Department for the murder of Duquesne III.
==Personality==
Duquesne was an incredibly reserved man, who often bowed down to the stereotypical aspects of life as a result of him being raised in a biased society towards women, as seen with his comments regarding Kate Bishop's outfit at the charity gala. Despite this, Duquesne was polite and friendly towards Bishop, being well-versed in the intricacies of the socialite life and raising the younger members of his to be well-mannered as well.
Duquesne was protective of his family name, confronting Eleanor Bishop when he feared that her engagement to his nephew could have serious repercussions to the Duquesne name.
==Facilities==
*Duquesne Brownstone: Duquesne lived in his family's brownstone in New York City.
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Jack Duquesne - Nephew
*Armand Duquesne VII
*Armand Duquesne VII's Father
===Allies===
*Kate Bishop
===Enemies===
*Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
*Eleanor Bishop - Killer
*Tracksuit Mafia
**Kazi Kazimierczak
**Ivan Banionis
**Enrique
==Appearances==
In chronological order:
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==Trivia==
*In the comics, Armand Duquesne is the father of Jacques Duquesne and a government official in Sin-Cong.
==Behind the Scenes==
*While the subtitles during Armand Duquesne III's introduction and his maid calling for him in Never Meet Your Heroes spell his surname "Duquesne" (and Tony Dalton is credited as "Jack Duquesne" in both Never Meet Your Heroes and Hide and Seek), when Pat Kiernan discusses his death in Hide and Seek, the subtitles spell his surname as "Ducane".
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