Favorite Musketeer / Phoenix Guard

[Sir Tim Drake]

I am a huge fan of Steven Brust's Khaavren Romances. I still haven't gotten around to reading the Alexandre Dumas novels that served as Brust's inspiration, but I hope to read those someday.

Out of the four principal characters from the two series, which is your favorite?

[Jonathan Bogart]

I don't know the Brust books, but I always liked Aramis. Figures I'd go for the ascetic, scholarly type.

[dougputhoff]

I've always had the hots for Annette.

Oh, waitaminute you said, Musketeer...

Never mind.

[Puma]

Athos


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[Roquefort Raider]

It's been too long since I read the Phoenix guards, but the Dumas novels are not something I think I'll ever forget. As for which character I liked best, it's hard to say! The Musketeers are like the Fantastic Four. There something to like in each of them.

Athos was certainly the most tragic one; D'Artagnan the most resourceful; Aramis the most clever; Porthos the most congenial.

I can only say that I liked Raoul the least!

[Ghost]

Toss up between Porthos and Aramis. They sort of complement each other.

Athos kicks ass but he's sort of boring and often a bit too uber. D'Artanian shifts between being annoyingly foolish and amusingly impulsive.

[berk]

I haven't read the Brust books, but Athos is my favourite in the oiriginal novel. I thought Dumas watered down his character a little in the sequels, though.

[rick]

I picked Athos because the Count de La Fere, is badass enough to have Milady executed without even blinking an eye.

Never read the Burst stuff, so no comments on that at all.

[berk]

It's been too long since I read the Phoenix guards, but the Dumas novels are not something I think I'll ever forget. As for which character I liked best, it's hard to say! The Musketeers are like the Fantastic Four. There something to like in each of them.

Athos was certainly the most tragic one; D'Artagnan the most resourceful; Aramis the most clever; Porthos the most congenial.

I can only say that I liked Raoul the least!Raoul always struck me as an example of network-tv thinking 150 years in advance: let's toss out the old, interesting characters that had actual discernible personalities because, let's face it - they're old! Instead, we're going with this new charcter, who has no personality whatsoever, in fact no distinguishing characteristics at all other than these two: he's young and he's hot! And that's what the audience wants today!