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| Armand | |
|---|---|
| The Vampire Chronicles character | |
 Antonio Banderas as Armand (1994) | |
| First appearance | Interview with the Vampire (1976) |
| Last appearance | Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat (2018) |
| Portrayed by | Antonio Banderas (1994 film) Matthew Newton (2002 film) Drew Sarich (2006 musical) Assad Zaman (2022 TV Series) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | The Vagabond Angel Child of Satan Boss (By Daniel Molloy). |
| Nickname | Andrei (Vampire Chronicles) Arun (2022 TV series) Amadeo |
| Species | Vampire |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | All Father |
| Occupation | Coven leader |
| Significantother | Bianca Solderini Louis de Pointe du Lac Daniel Molloy Marius De Romanus |
| Children | Sybelle (adoptive daughter) Benjamin Mahmoud (adoptive son) |
| Relatives | Ivan (father) |
| Religion | Orthodox (as a human) Catholic |
| Nationality | Eastern Slav (Vampire Chronicles) Indian (2022 TV Series) |
Armand is a fictional character inThe Vampire Chronicles novels written byAnne Rice. At the end of the series, he is approximately 500 years of age. His outward appearance is that of a beautiful adolescent boy, 5’6, with curly auburn hair, large brown eyes and slender fingers. His features are at times compared figuratively to those ofCupid or aBotticelli angel.
Armand is born in 1481 in the formerKievan Rus' to the acclaimed hunter Ivan. His original name is Andrei.[1]
As a child he can paint vivid pictures ofJesus Christ,Madonna, and theEastern Orthodox Saints. His astonished parents eventually reveal his gift to the monks in the Monastery of the Caves, who live ascetically underground, sustained only by water and small amounts of food.
When their ruler, Prince Michael, orders Andrei to paint an icon and bring it to the castle of his brother, the supposedly dead Prince Feodor, Andrei is captured byTartars, brought as a slave toConstantinople, and subsequently sold to aVenetian brothel, where he issexually abused and developsamnesia.[1]
Marius, a 1500-year-old vampire living as a painter in Venice, rescues Andrei and gives him an education and a luxurious life, and renames him Amadeo. Marius is in love with a courtesan named Bianca Solderini, yet cannot bring himself to turn her into a vampire. Instead, he chooses Amadeo for his beauty, youth, and painting skills (apparently lost, along with his memories) to educate "in the way of the blood", so as to eventually make him a vampire.
Amadeo loves Marius single-mindedly and is eager to become a vampire. He does not understand Marius' hesitation to turn him, and in an act of rebellion and anger he seduces an English lord whom, after a few nights, he eventually abandons. The English lord becomes obsessed with Amadeo and, enraged by his betrayal, wounds him with a poisoned blade, forcing Marius to turn Amadeo into a vampire to save his life. Amadeo is 17 years old at the time of his transformation.[1][2]
After the incidents inInterview with the Vampire,Daniel Molloy tries to find Lestat but is instead found by Armand. Daniel links Armand to the new time, and they form a relationship. Daniel grows more impatient, longing to be turned to a vampire, and he and Armand become estranged. By 1985, Daniel destroys his health to the point that he is near death, so Armand finally turns him into a vampire. Daniel is Armand's only fledgling to date, and they cannot stay together afterward.
