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{{quote|  ''He's sharp, he's cool, he's nobodys fool, he's Albert the Fifth Musketeer!''}}

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, [[The Sixth Ranger|a new member]] of the Royal Musketeers. While the four other musketeers (Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan) are [[Bumbling Sidekick|bumbling and incompetent]], Albert is [[Shorter Means Smarter|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 Plan|evil plans]] to take over the Kingdom of France.

=== The series provides examples of: ===
* [[Beard of Evil]]: The Cardinal sports a grey goatee.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Each time D'Artagnan sees a guard of the Cardinal, [[High-Pressure Emotion|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, [[The Captain|captain]] of the musketeers.
* [[Dark Chick]]: Milady de Winter.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: 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 Character|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 Hero|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 [[Wallpaper Camouflage|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 [[BFG|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]]''.

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