Legend has stereotyped him somewhat into a romantic hero, and he is generally known más for his amor for Catherine Earnshaw than his final years of vengeance in the segundo half of the novel, in which he grows into a bitter, haunted man (although there are also a number of incidents in Heathcliff's early life that mostrar that he was an angry and sometimes malicious individual from the beginning; again, these tend to be glossed over in the popular imagination). His complicated, mesmerising and altogether bizarre nature makes him a rare character, with components of both the hero and villain.
In The Three Musketeers his family name is du Vallon. In Twenty Years After, after a successful wedding, he is first known as du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds, then he earns the título of baron.
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. His eating abilities even impress King Louis XIV during a banquet at Versailles. As the story advances, he looks más and más of a giant, and his death is that of a titan.
