Viscount Albert de Morcerf (アルベール・ド・モルセール子爵, Arubēru Do Morusēru-shishaku?, Fr: Le Vicomte Albert de Morcerf) is the main protagonist of Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo.
He is the son of Countess Mercédès de Morcerf and Fernand Mondego, also known as Count de Morcerf.
He was voiced by Jun Fukuyama in the Japanese version, and Johnny Yong Bosch in the English version. As a child, he was voiced by Aya Endō in the Japanese version, and Wendee Lee in the English version.
Appearance[]
Physical Appearance[]
Attires[]
Albert was given multiple outfits to reflect his changing attitudes and roles in the anime; his formal suit reflected his clashing feelings about an arranged marriage to Eugénie.
Personality[]
Albert has great respect for the Count, with a love bordering on obsession. He is naïve and rash, but he holds onto his belief in the benign nature of the world around him. Albert de Morcerf is notoriously naïve, constantly believing that the Count is a good man until enough evidence begins to pile up. Albert de Morcerf is willing to put his life on the line for the sake of protecting his friends. Occasionally, he has been shown to be rather tough to deal with, such as whenever Franz d'Epinay tried to tell Albert how dangerous the Count was. His persistence is also worth mentioning, as it has managed to get him in and out of trouble throughout the series.
He turns sixteen over the course of the series, in the final episode of the series, he no longer seems to be the naive boy he once was, having matured through all that he has experienced years earlier.
History[]
Albert is a teenager whose life is ruined by the collateral damage of the Count's revenge plans.
Five years after the events of the main series, he seems to have accepted his comrade's deaths and continued moving towards the future with the self-imposed duty of living on for the lives of Franz d'Epinay, Fernand Mondego and the Count who were lost to the intrigues of the old world.
Concept and Creation[]
Differences from the Original Novel[]
Albert was originally not as much of a big character in the original Count of Monte Cristo story, only appearing about a hundred or so pages in. This is primarily because the Count of Monte Cristo was the main protagonist of the story, not Albert.
Trivia[]
- Albert's vehicle is a Toyota Aurion Car.