D'Artagnanandthemusketeersaretheonlyoneswhoknowoftheexistenceofatwinbrother,andFouquetuseshisinfluencetokeepeveryonesilenced.ThemainstorywaschangedbyportrayingLouisXIVasselfish,cruel,andincompetent,andPhilippethekind-heartedbrotherwhoisraisedbyD'Artagnanandthemusketeersanddoesnotevenknowthathehasanidenticaltwin.Whenthetruthisdiscovered,LouisXIVhasPhilippeimprisonedwiththeironmaskplacedonhim,hopingthatPhilippe'sbeardwillgrowinsidethemaskandeventuallystranglehimddd