D'Artagnan (BBC)

**D'Artagnan**is one of the four emponymous main protagonists of BBC's live-action television series, *The Musketeers* along with Athos, Porthos and Aramis. A very skilled swordsman since he was young, D'Artagnan sees how corrupted the world around him has become and fights for honour and bravery. After his father's death, d'Artagnan befriended the Three Musketeers, who all teach D'Artagnan the ways of becoming a Muketeer. Though naive and innocent, d'Artagnan is driven by love and can be one of the greatest Musketeers of his time.

D'Artagnan is based on the character of the same name from Alexandre Dumas' *The Three Musketeers* and based on the real-life Musketeer, Charles de Batz Castelmore (who later became known as d'Artagnan in honor of his mother's name).

## Biography

In season one, While d'Artagnan and his father stay at the inn the day before going to Paris, robbers disguised in masks attack the inn, where D'Artagnan's father, Alexandre, is murdered and dies right before him while muttering his killer's supposed name: Athos. Hellbent on revenge, D'Artagnan goes to Paris, where he has a one-night stand with Milady de Winter, who kills a man and frames d'Artagnan for the murder. He later meets Constance Bonacieux, the wife of the local clothing maker. After she revives him, D'Artagnan goes to the Musketeers' garrison and duels the real Athos and when Porthos and Aramis come to their friend's aid, D'Artagnan fights them until they overpower him and Constance stops the duel from going any further and the king's guards have come to arrest Athos for suspected murder and robbery. Before he leaves, Athos tells D'Artagnan that he is not the killer of Alexandre. Aramis and Porthos recruit D'Artagnan to find the people responsible for framing Athos and killing his father. Their clues lead them to the Red Guard Dujon, who Porthos fought with earlier. They infiltrate the true culprit, Captain Gaudet's hideout, where d'Artagnan confronts Gaudet. He nearly kills him but Aramis stops D'Artagnan, who spares Gaudet. However, the captain attempts to kill him but D'Artagnan (thanks to Aramis warning him) quickly kills Gaudet.  Their evidence gives them enough to free Athos and get his sentance overturned. Silently, Athos gives thanks to D'Artagnan for his help. He later goes to the tavern with Porthos, Athos and Aramis while starting training to be a Musketeer.

Sleight of HandEdit

D'Artagnan's first mission as a Musketeer trainee was to infiltrate Vadim's gang and figure out what he did with the gunpowder Vadim had stolen. However, Athos is uneasy of trusting D'Artagnan, believing that he is just a Gascon farm boy who is not ready for the job, but possibly because he feels responsible for D'Artagnan. Things take an unexpected turn when a prison break goes out. Vadim and his gang take D'Artagnan with them, something that was not part of the Musketeers' plan. Having infiltrate Vadim's inner circle, he reports back to Athos, Aramis and Porthos while they also explain to Constance d'Artagnan is innocent and that the duel was just part of a ploy. Believing it to be too dangerous, Athos wishes to pull D'Artagnan out of the mission. However, he is forced to let him in order to figure out how to stop Vadim. However, he is flushed out of the Bonacieuxs' house and nearly captured by red Guards but Milady manages to save him. She seduces him and tries to get him into revealing where Vadim is. D'Artagnan is suddenly flushed out due to Suzette, Vadim's mistress. Porthos (who was trailing D'Artagnan on Athos' orders to ensure his safety) loses track when Vadim takes D'Artagnan and ties him to a barrel of the gunpowder they were looking for. However, D'Artagnan is able to escape and mortally wounds Vadim. With the threat out of the way, d'Artagnan's name is cleared. He returns to his bedroom, where he sees a crushed bluebell on his pillow from Milady.

### Series 2

Throughout the second season, D'Artagnan struggles with his feelings for Constance, and how they cannot be together because of their different statuses and duties and due to Constance being married. On the mission to rescue General de Foix from a Spanish prison, d'Artagnan makes it away from Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who tell him to kill the general if they don't make it back.

The two get back together in the sixth episode, "Through A Glass Darkly," where Constance realizes after a near death experience, that she wants to spend the rest of her life with D'Artagnan. The two marry in the season finale before d'Artagnan goes off to war with Athos and Porthos.

### Series 3

During the third season, D'Artagnan has spent the past four years on the battlefield while being happily married to Constance. He, Porthos and Athos are reunited with Aramis after years of separation. At the end fo the episode, they are able to convince him to join them back at Paris and rejoin the Musketeers.

At the series 3 finale, "We Are the Garrison," Athos retires from being captain for a while and passes the mantle down to D'Artagnan. He leaves his best friend a hat Athos owned, which said the Musketeers motto: "All for one and one for all."

## Personality

Though driven by romance, he has seen how corrupt the world has become and strives to become a Musketeer throughout the first series. D'Artagnan is as brave as they come, and is a very excellent friend and opponent. Though D'Artagnan can be hot-tempered, he is very devoted to his friends and will willingly do anything to risk it all for them and shows a protective side of his wife, Constance. This was exemplified when the Musketeers confronted Milady de Winter held Constance prisoner, D'Artagnan would have went to attack milady should she hurt her and depressed when he thought Aramis had been shot dead and fell out the window.

Due to his younger age than the other Musketeers, D'Artagnan was rashful and far more reckless. Athos once described d'Artagnan as young and impulsive and often told him to fight with a clear mind when fighting his enemies in order to remain calm in battle and ignore their taunting. The others have stopped him from going too far, because it could endanger D'Artagnan or his opponent. He was proud of who he was and of his heritage, shown when he just smirks at Emile Bonnaire, who was mocking him for being a farm boy.

D'Artagnan is also a very honorable man and has shown that he detests dishonorable men and woman. For when he had the chance to kill Gaudet, the man who killed his father, D'Artagnan knew he was a very dishonorable man and that death in battle was "too honorable" for him. He also showed willingness to kill Eleanor Levesque, Porthos' half-sister, since she was willing to sell innocent young girls to slavery. He also immensely disliked Armand Richelieu, especially confessing this to Milady de Winter in the Series One finale.

By season 3, D'Artagnan displayed a strong sense of leadership, maturity, and began fighting with a clearer mind. Athos noticed his growth at one point and was proud that his teachings and philosophy had been passed down to the Musketeer he had previously taught. It was these qualities that led Athos to chose D'Artagnan as his successor as captain of the Musketeers.

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