D'Artagnan
D'Artagnan the young and dashing Gascon in Dumas' novel Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844), who despite initially giving offence by his impetuous ways is befriended by the Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and with their help defeats the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu.
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