| The Heroes | The Villains |
~Aramis~Athos~Blue Falcon~Cardinal's Guards~Dogtanian~
~Dogtanian's Father~Dogtanian's
Mother~Duke
of Buckingham~
~François~Juliette~King Louis~Marco~Milady~Monsieur de Treville~Pip~
~Planchet~Porthos~Queen
Anne~Richelieu~Rochefort~Sandy~Widimer~
As seen on the Dogtanian DVD!
| Dogtanian |
| In Spanish: | D'Artacan |
| Breed: | Illegitimate offspring of Snoopy and Lady from Lady & the Tramp. |
| About: | Foolhardy, brave, hot-tempered, loud-mouthed. Madly in love with the beautiful Juliette. |
| Fact: | Superb swordsman from an early age. |
| Comments: | A famous large-nosed Gascon musketeer is of course Cyrano de Bergerac. |
 | Porthos |
| In Spanish | Pontos |
| Breed | German Shepherd |
| About | Leader of the Muskehound trio, he is noble, fearless, sensible and an all-round nice guy. |
| Fact | In Dumas' novel Athos is the leader and Porthos the big fat one. I wonder why they changed it? |
| Comments |
 | Aramis |
| In Spanish | Amis |
| Breed | Springer Spaniel |
| About | Soft-spoken, romantic, dashing, slightly camp. |
| Fact | Dumas' Aramis ends up in a monastery. |
| Comments | I fancied Aramis like crazy when I was little. Years later I learned the word 'furvert'. |
 | Athos |
| In Spanish | Dogos |
| Breed | Mastiff? Smooth-coated St Bernard? This guy is immense. |
| About | Incredibly strong. Vain, gluttonous, possible drink problem. Generally amiable, but ferocious when roused (e.g. when somebody spills his pint). |
| Fact | See Porthos. |
| Comments |
 | King Louis |
| In Spanish | El Rey Luis |
| Breed | King Charles Spaniel |
| About | Vain and rather weak-willed; easily angered. |
| Fact | Louis XIII 'The Just'. |
| Comments | Not to be confused with King Louis the orangutan from Disney's The Jungle Book. |
 | Queen Anne of Austria |
| In Spanish | La Reina Ana de Austria |
| Breed | Spitz? |
| About | Strong, beautiful, intelligent woman shackled to idiot husband. |
| Fact | |
| Comments |
 | Juliette |
| In Spanish | Julieta |
| Breed | Fox! |
| About | Servant and confidante of Queen Anne; love of Dogtanian's life. |
| Fact | |
| Comments | Has the effect of making Dogtanian's nose flash red. Whoo! |
 | Monsieur de Treville |
| In Spanish | Senor de Treville |
| Breed | Of the large jowly persuasion |
| About | Like most police chiefs of the big and small screen: plump, irritable, worried. |
| Fact | A friend of Dogtanian's father. |
| Comments |
 | The Duke of Buckingham |
| In Spanish | El Duque de Buckingham |
| Breed | Spaniel |
| About | Handsome, dashing, stiff-upper-lipped |
| Fact | The English Prime Minister |
| Comments | Having it away with Queen Anne under her husband's nose. |
 | Planchet |
| In Spanish | Planchet |
| Breed | Brown bear |
| About | Loyal, faithful, strong, rather dim. |
| Fact | Stable-boy hired by Dogtanian as a servant. |
| Comments |
 | Pip |
| In Spanish | Pom |
| Breed | Mus musculus |
| About | Dogtanian's sidekick; even more squeaky, cheerful, loud and irritating. |
| Fact | Pip's surname is - wait for it - Squeak. |
| Comments | Hmm...he looks more like a rat to me. |
 | Dogtanian's Father |
| Breed | Honest-to-goodness French country dog; possibly Bouvier de Flandres |
| About | Firm but fair. An old friend of Monsieur de Treville; sends his son to Paris to become a Muskehound. |
| Fact | Gives Dogtanian a sword, a horse and a letter of introduction to M. de Treville. |
| Comments |
 | Dogtanian's Mother |
| Breed | Hard to say; her ears are always covered. |
| About | As a mother should be: kind, loving, food-providing. |
| Fact | Gives Dogtanian a balm which can heal any wound, and sews him a smart new outfit for Paris. |
| Comments | Often appears in visions when her son is in need. |
 | Sandy |
| In Spanish | Rofty |
| Breed | Yellow horse. Heck, I don't know anything about horses. |
| About | Ancient and not about to win any beauty contests, but loyal to his master |
| Fact | The only horse in France who can track by scent. |
| Comments | Often helps his young master into the saddle with his teeth. |
 | Marco |
| In Spanish | Pedro |
| Breed | Rat |
| About | Circus rat tricked by Widimer into working against the Muskehounds. Sees the error of his ways. |
| Fact | |
| Comments | He and Pip become friends. |
 | Cardinal Richelieu |
| In Spanish | El Cardenal Richelieu |
| Breed | Dobermann Pinscher? |
| About | Crafty, scheming, callous, scary. |
| Fact | Addressed as 'your Eminence' (not to be confused with 'Eminem'). |
| Comments | Always accompanied by his raven, though the real-life Richelieu preferred cats. |
 | Count Rochefort |
| In Spanish | El Conde de Rochefort |
| Breed | Canis floppyearus |
| About | Devious, superior, suave, cool-headed. |
| Fact | Richelieu's henchdog. |
| Comments | Dogtanian's nemesis. Referred to as 'The Black Moustache' until we learn his name. |
 | Widimer |
| In Spanish | Widimer |
| Breed | Mastiff? |
| About | Bungling, cowardly, dim-witted sidekick. |
| Fact | Captain of the Cardinal's Guards. |
| Comments | Terrified of Cardinal Richelieu. |
 | Milady |
| In Spanish | Milady |
| Breed | Cat |
| About | Sly, cool, treacherous. May panic in a crisis - only a woman after all. |
| Fact | Cardinal's spy. |
| Comments | Males fall like ninepins, captivated by her charms. |
 | The Cardinal's Guards |
| In Spanish | Los Guardias de Richelieu |
| Breed | Various, including one or two pigs. |
| About | Cowardly rabble. |
| Fact | Nominally on the same side as the Musketeers; actually bitter rivals. |
| Comments | Right but Revolting. |
 | The Blue Falcon |
| In Spanish | El Halcón Azul |
| Breed | Blue falcon. |
| About | Notorious jewel thief. |
| Fact | |
| Comments |
 | François LaVache |
| In Spanish | Francoise |
| Breed | Puppy |
| About | Playmate/rival from Dogtanian's village. Dogtanian hones his fencing skills fighting him with wooden swords. |
| Fact | His surname translates as 'the cow'. |
| Comments | Dogtanian has a rival from his hometown - just like Ash and Gary in Pokémon years later. |
