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He's sharp, he's cool, he's nobodys fool, he's Albert the Fifth Musketeer! |
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French cartoon very loosely based on the story of the Three Musketeers.
It takes place in early 17th century and centers on the antics of Albert de Parmagnan, a new member of the Royal Musketeers. While the four other musketeers (Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan) are bumbling and incompetent, Albert is short but quick-witted and clever, creating many inventions to get the others out of trouble and save the day by thwarting the Cardinal's evil plans to take over the Kingdom of France.
- Beard of Evil: The Cardinal sports a grey goatee.
- Berserk Button: Each time D'Artagnan sees a guard of the Cardinal, his face turns red and exhales steam.
- Big Bad: Cardinal de Richelieu.
- Big Good: Queen Anne.
- Clock Punk: Some of Albert's inventions fall into this. By the way, he has always admired Leonardo da Vinci.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Athos.
- Color Coded for Your Convenience / Good Colors, Evil Colors: The musketeers dress in blue, the Cardinal's guards dress in red.
- Da Chief: Monsieur de Tréville, captain of the musketeers.
- Dark Chick: Milady de Winter.
- Damsel in Distress: Queen Anne, sometimes.
- The Dragon: Milady de Winter, to the Cardinal.
- Evil Counterpart: Each one of the five musketeers has a guard of the Cardinal with the exact same size and haircut.
- Failure Is the Only Option: The Cardinal's plans.
- Fat Idiot: Porthos.
- Fighting Dirty: The Cardinal's guards' favourite strategy against the musketeers. It always works, until Albert arrives.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Albert.
- Hair of Gold: Queen Anne.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: D'Artagnan.
- Historical Domain Characters: King Louis XIII of France, Queen Anne, Armand Jean du Plessis (aka Cardinal de Richelieu), George Villiers (1st Duke of Buckingham).
- Historical Villain Upgrade: Like in Dumas' novel, the Cardinal is always plotting against Louis XIII. In Real Life, he was one of the French Crown's most loyal (and ruthless) servants.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: What usually happens to Milady de Winter, and sometimes to the Cardinal.
- Honor Before Reason: D'Artagnan.
- Hopeless Suitor: The Duke of Buckingham, to the Queen.
- Idiot Heroes: Arthos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan.
- Lean and Mean: The Cardinal.
- MacGyvering: Albert's specialty.
- Man Child: King Louis XIII of France.
- Mona Lisa Smile: When the Cardinal calls for Milady, he sometimes finds her camoflaged as a painting, imitating Mona Lisa's pose.
- Mr. Fixit: Albert.
- The Napoleon: Louis XIII.
- Nobody Calls Me Chicken: D'Artagnan.
- Nobody Here but Us Statues: One of Milady's camoflage techniques.
- Royal Brat: Louis XIII.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Queen Anne.
- Save the Day Turn Away: Albert doesn't like medals, he likes to enjoy his victories alone in a green and flowery meadow.
- The Smart Guy: Albert.
- Steampunk Gadgeteers: Albert, sometimes.
- Swashbuckler
- Trap Door: The Cardinal often calls for Milady this way, and disposes of her this way once his orders have been given.
- Villainous Breakdown: The Cardinal is subject to these.
- Weapon of Choice: Albert's blunderbuss. He can charge it with any sorts of projectiles, the most famous being spaghetti with Bolognese sauce.
- X Meets Y: The Three Musketeers meets MacGyver.