Armand Richelieu is one of the two main antagonists of the first season of BBC's The Musketeers. He is the Musketeers' arch enemy in the first series as well and the Cardinal and First Minister of France. He was one of the most influential men in France and a father figure to the young King Louis XIII. Despite going against the King's back, the Cardinal does appear to have a duty to shape France into a better country. However, he also wishes to crush the Musketeers and render their regiment useless.
One of Richelieu's personal assassins is the deadly but beautiful Milady de Winter. Sometime between series one and two, the Cardinal died of Old age.
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Unlike other villains, Richelieu is not as evil and ruthless as they are in series 2 and 3, as Rochefort was too insane to be released and Grimaud was more ruthless, trying to murder Sylvie and her and Athos' unborn baby.
Richelieu is played to be the main antagonist until the last five minutes of the series, where Milady has bigger goals, such as getting rid of the Musketeers and
