Francoeur A Monster In Paris
Francoeur is the main protagonist of the French animated film, A Monster in Paris
The Start of the Film[]
He was originally a normal flea, living on Charles, a white furred proboscis monkey, in the garden of a botanist referred to as 'the professor', who made a variety of potions in his lab. Emile and Raoul accidentally smash two of the potion bottles (one causing a 'melodious voice', and the other causing rapid growth in size- the label of this potion says 'unstable' on the back), completely unaware that a small flea jumped off of Charles, and was caught right in the middle of the conflict. Francoeur instantly grew to a height of about 7 feet. Afterwards, he ran into Lucille who panicked from his appearance but soon after lent him a hand and gave him a disguise.
Later, he performs the iconic song "La Seine" alongside Lucille at L'oiseau Rare (The Rare Bird). After meeting Emile and Raoul backstage, they discover he is the 'monster' and scream from their fear, in which the waiter, Albert, becomes suspicious and gives information to Victor Maynott. He raids Lucille's dressing room only to find that the 'monster' he seeks is nowhere to be found. Little does he know the giant flea was hiding inside of a piano.
The Death of Francoeur[]
Lucille thinks of a plan to fake the death of the beloved Francoeur, and dresses him back in the clothing she first found him in (A black coat, red scarf, and black chapeaux). As she performs at Maynott's inauguration, Francoeur raids the stage, and Maynott throws the 'antidote' at him, only for him to escape inside a trap door in the stage. However, this is discovered when Captain Pate investigates the scene and finds him with Charles. Maynott then goes on a psychopathic chase while looking for the harmless flea, and even goes on to put multiple lives in danger. Throughout this time, Francoeur's body parts are disappearing, such as the spikes on his back and his two extra arms. When he is finally (thought to be) shot and killed, Maynott is arrested for the premeditated murder and presumed killing of Monsieur Francoeur, leaving Lucille with the grief in her loss. In loving memory of Francouer the Flea.
The Rise of Francoeur[]
Francouer was later revealed to never have died at all. Whilst preparing to perform, Lucille hears singing in her ear, and discovers that Francouer in his shrunken form was not really dead at all. Raoul races to the Professor, who gives him the potion to make Francoeur big again, and sings 'Just A Little Kiss Will Do' alongside Lucille and a dancing Raoul.
Skills:[]
- Heightened Agility
- Heightened Strength
- Heightened Durability
- Singing
- Guitar Playing
- Piano Playing
- Song-writing
- Playing the Comb (lol)
- Intelligence
Facts[]
- The name 'Francoeur' is derived from the alley in which he was found ('Passage Francoeur') by Lucille. It means 'Honest Heart', showing how Lucille saw him.
- He resembles Erik from 'The Phantom of the Opera', particularly in his white mask.
- Francoeur's black coat, hat and red scarf are based on the iconic Ambassadeurs Poster by Parisienne artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
- When Lucille tries to disguise Fracoeur's head with several hats and wigs in her dressing room, the one that looks like a Dracula hairdo resembles the hair style that -M- or Matthieu Chedid -the (French) voice and singer for Francoeur- uses in his real on-stage persona.
- Francoeur is actually seen writing the note notation for 'Just A Little Kiss Will Do'.
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