Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a member of the Three Musketeers. He and the other two musketeers, Athos and Aramis, are friends of the novel's protagonist, D'Artagnan. Porthos is a highly fictionalized version of the historical musketeer Isaac de Porthau.

Porthos, honest and slightly gullible, is the extrovert of the group, enjoying wine, women and song. Though he is often seen as the comic relief, he is also extremely dedicated and loyal toward his friends and fellow Musketeers and stands out for his physical strength and size. His eating abilities even impress King Louis XIV during a banquet at Fontainebleau. As the story advances, he looks more and more like a giant, and his death is that of a titan.

At the time of ''The Three Musketeers'' (ca. 1627), he apparently has few lands or other resources to draw from. He is finally able to extract sufficient funds from an elderly lawyer's somewhat younger wife (whom he was romancing and later married) to equip himself for the Siege of La Rochelle.

In ''The Three Musketeers'', his family name is du Vallon. In ''Twenty Years After'', having made a financially advantageous marriage, his surname is du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds. He eventually earns the title of Baron. His real first name is never given; "Porthos" is a nom de guerre, assumed upon joining the Musketeers.

*The Three Musketeers (1844)
*Twenty Years After (1845)
*The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847)

* The Three Musketeers (1845)
* La Jeunesse des mousquetaires (1849)
* Le Prisonnier de la Bastille, fin des mousquetaires (1861)
* The Three Musketeers (1898)

*Black Cat Mystery #49
*Jackpot Comics #6
*Kid Eternity #1, 4
*More Fun Comics #12-13, 15-17, 19
*Hit Comics #55: Porthos is summoned by Kid Eternity to defeat the villain Joe Grimm, also known as the Brute.
*It Really Happened #9

*The Three Musketeers (1903)
*La maschera di ferro (1909)
*The Three Musketeers: Part 1 and Part 2 (1911)
*The Three Musketeers (1914)
*The Three Musketeers (1916)
*A Modern Musketeer (1917)
*Les Trois Mousquetaires(1921)
*The Three Musketeers (1921)
*The Iron Mask (1929 film)

*The Three Musketeers (1933 - 12 episodes)

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthos Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/porthos/4005-65432/ ComicVine]

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