Monsieur D'Arque

> "You are absolutely Sick if your willing to torture children for Money!"
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- Snow White to Monsieur D'Arque

Gaston

LaFou

The Bimbettes

Money

Evil Plots

Failure

Monsieur D'Arque Is a minor antagonist in Beauty and The Beast but is a Primary Antagonist in Descendants 4. He is the owner and Operator of Asylum De Lunes and serves as a minion for Chad and Queen Leah. He was banished to The Isle Of The Lost and the Asylum and their horrible treatment of their patients was put to a end by Ben, Belle, Beast and Fairy Godmother.

## **Before The Isle of The Lost**

### Beauty and The Beast

When Belle turns down Gaston's marriage proposal, Gaston becomes angry but when Belle's father Maurice comes into the tavern telling everyone that Belle has been locked in the dungeon by the Beast and everyone starts laughing thinking that Maurice is crazy, Gaston comes up with a plan to make Belle his wife. Later that night, after everyone else goes home, Gaston and LeFou summon Monsieur D'Arque, who runs the local madhouse Les Maison des Lunes (or "Asylum for Loons") and Gaston pays him to listen to his plan upon learning he did not usually leave the asylum at night. He then tells him that Maurice had earlier ranted about a Beast in a castle holding Belle in a dungeon, and mentioned that Belle needed "persuasion." D'Arque, uncertain of what Gaston was getting at, noted that Maurice, though eccentric, was not a violent or aggressive man and therefore not truly insane. Gaston (and LeFou), clarifies that he means Belle would do anything to prevent Maurice from being locked up in the madhouse (which is blackmail). Considering the management of asylums of the 18th century (the time that the film takes place), this is an extremely harsh threat. Fully understanding what Gaston is suggesting, D'Arque notes with apparent disgust that the plot was despicable, only to chuckle and declare he loves the idea.

However, when Gaston and LeFou go to Belle's cottage neither Belle nor Maurice are there, the latter have left just seconds earlier to go rescue his daughter whom he still believes to being held prisoner by the Beast. Gaston has LeFou stay there on guard until Belle and Maurice return.

When Belle and Maurice do come home, LeFou rushes to get Gaston, D'Arque, and their lynch mob. D'Arque himself appears at Belle's doorstep and formally says he has come to "collect" Maurice, before snidely promising her that they will "take good care of him", showing her the asylum's carriage. D'Arque has his men carry Maurice to the carriage despite Belle's protests. Gaston promises to have Maurice released if Belle will marry him, but Belle turns down Gaston's proposal again in the bluntest manner and manages to prove that her father is sane by showing the crowd the Beast by using the Magic Mirror the latter had loaned to her. D'Arque is not seen after this, and since he was not among the rioters attacking the Beast's castle, it is likely that he and his men merely went back to Les Maison, knowing that he now had no case against Maurice, whose sanity had effectively been proven.

### Descendants 4

In Decendants 4, Monsieur no longer cares if a patiant has been proven to be innocent, as he enjoys watching People suffer. When Chad and Queen Leah approch him with Chad's plan to lock up the four VKS, Monsieur imedately loves it and begins planning for the abduction. He sends his men to abduct Carlos who was walking home alone at night, but Carlos manages to escape. Later On Monsieur arrives at Auardon Prep with his Work Guards to Collect The VKS. Fairy Godmother is disgusted and refuses to let him anywhere near the VKS. Monsieur has his men drag the VKS to the Carriage, despite their resistance and the heroes protests. The kids were thrown into the car and taken them to the asylum and locked them all in a padded cell, doomed to be seperated and toutured Individually, much to Chad's delight.

But the heroes come to rescue the VKS and help them escape. Chad and Monsieur are understandbly furious and both of them threaten to punish the guards severely (implieing touture) if they did NOT collect them back. But then The VKS manage to kill Chad, and Monsieur and his men we're banished to the Isle after the events of the fanfiction and his operaton was shut down.

## **CRIMES**

* Unconsentual lockup (Mal, Evie, Carlos, Jay)
* Attempted Torture (Mal, Evie, Carlos, Jay)
* Attempted Child Abuse (Failed) (Mal, Evie, Carlos, Jay)