ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
Welcome to the Most Magnificent Musketeer Tournament!
We’re assembling the ultimate Three Musketeers cast, with the best version of each character. The finest D’Artagnan, the most seductive Milady, the perfect Athos Aramis & Porthos, the craftiest Richelieu, the cutest Constance, etc etc etc.
Each character will be duelling their opponents until we find tumblr’s favourite for each role.
(We all know that fighting duels is against the law, but the Cardinals have allowed special permission for the duration of the tournament - they’re all convinced that they will win “Best Cardinal Richelieu”, so as long as we keep them distracted scheming against each other, we can run the rest of the competition in peace.)
So how do you define Best?
However you want! The hottest, the best fencer, the drunkest, the largest moustache, the one with the ugliest horse, the most book-accurate, whatever works for you. But let’s be honest, most of these will probably be decided on looks, unless you can make a good argument otherwise!
Who is eligible?
Anyone who’s starred in a live action adaptation of The Three Musketeers, or one of the sequels (eg The Man in the Iron mask), as long as it involves the four main characters (D’Artagnan, Athos, Aramis & Porthos). This includes movies and TV shows, in any language.
Submissions are now closed, you can see the full list of entrants here
When the tournament starts, you can send in additional propaganda to support your favourite character’s case, in the form of text, pictures, gifs and short videos. You can tag @hotmusketeerspoll in reblogs, or send it in an ask.
Acceptable propaganda: Anything from the property in question, including promotional material, behind the scenes and interviews related to the movie or show. Please don’t submit anything with your chosen actor in other roles - only Musketeer-related propaganda is allowed.
This is a friendly competition, and I won’t be reblogging or promoting any negative propaganda for contestants. Be excellent to each other!
This blog was inspired by @hotvintagepoll’s Dracula Daily casting, and @medievalandfantasymelee’s abundance of King Arthurs and Robin Hoods.
The Tournament has now ended, thanks to everyone who took part!
Tournament Winners
Best D'Artagnan - Luke Pasqualino (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Constance Bonacieux - Tamla Kari (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Rochefort - Christopher Lee (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)
Best Milady de Winter - Maimie McCoy (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Athos - Tom Burke (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Duke of Buckingham - Simon Ward (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974)
Best Queen Anne of Austria - Alexandra Dowling (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Aramis - Santiago Cabrera (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Porthos - Howard Charles (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best King Louis XIV - Manaki Reika (All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King 2017 stage show)
Best Cardinal Richelieu - Tim Curry (The Three Musketeers 1993)
Best Captain Treville - Hugo Speer (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Planchet - Roy Kinnear (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)
Best King Louis XIII - Ryan Gage (The Musketeers 2014-2016)
Best Maria Theresa - Joan Bennett (The Man in the Iron Mask 1939)
Best Louise de la Valliere - Jenny Agutter (The Man in the Iron Mask 1977)
Best Cardinal Mazarin - Gigi Proietti (D'Artagnan's Daughter / Revenge of the Musketeers 1994)
Best Raoul - C. Thomas Howell (Return of the Musketeers 1989)
Best Mordaunt - Kim Cattrall (Return of the Musketeers 1989)
Best Philippe - Richard Chamberlain (The Man in the Iron Mask 1977)
Best Jussac - Paul McGann (The Three Musketeers 1993)
Best Grimaud - Matthew McNulty (The Musketeers 2014-2016)















