# Etienne Rambert — Fantômas character guide

> Etienne Rambert in Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Rambert, M. Etienne Rambert, M. Rambert

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-genius-of-crime

## Who they are

A first-class passenger listed aboard a doomed liner, whose name on the manifest becomes a knot of grief, doubt, and unanswered questions for those left ashore.

## Relationships

### [Mme. Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/mme_rambert)

_family_

Etienne Rambert and Mme. Rambert are mother and son, with a close familial bond.

### [Thérèse Auvernois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/therese_auvernois)

_romantic_

Etienne Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are lovers, with a tender and devoted romantic connection.

### [Mme. Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/mme_rambert)

_family_

Etienne Rambert and Mme. Rambert are mother and son, with a close familial bond.

### [Thérèse Auvernois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/therese_auvernois)

_romantic_

Etienne Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are lovers, with a tender and devoted romantic connection.

### [Thérèse Auvernois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/therese_auvernois)

_romantic_

Etienne Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are lovers, with a tender and devoted romantic connection.

### [Mme. Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/mme_rambert)

_family_

Etienne Rambert and Mme. Rambert are mother and son, with a close familial bond.

## In the story

### [A Tragic Dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/ii-a-tragic-dawn)

Travels from Paris to Beaulieu; reflects on his youth and reunites with his son Charles.

### [The Hunt for the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/iii-the-hunt-for-the-man)

Arrived at the château after the crime, so he cannot provide useful information about the murder.

### [No! I Am Not Mad!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/iv-no-i-am-not-mad)

Confronts his son Charles, accusing him of the murder and suggesting hereditary insanity.

### [VI: “Fantômas, It Is Death!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/vi-fant-mas-it-is-death)

Father of Charles; fled with his son after their incriminating conversation was overheard.

### [A Dreadful Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/viii-a-dreadful-confession)

Visits Juve and makes a dreadful confession about his son.

### [All for Honour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/ix-all-for-honour)

The defendant in the trial, defending his actions regarding his son's death.

### [XI: Magistrate and Detective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xi-magistrate-and-detective)

Mentioned in the context of the Langrune case; Juve questions his guilt or innocence.

### [XIII: Thérèse’s Future](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xiii-th-r-se-s-future)

Discusses investments with Barbey and proposes Thérèse's future with Lady Beltham.

### [XIV: Mademoiselle Jeanne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xiv-mademoiselle-jeanne)

Confronts his son Charles, insists on his guilt in the hotel robbery, and provides him with men's clothes and money to leave.

### [XV: The Mad Woman’s Plot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xv-the-mad-woman-s-plot)

Husband of Mme. Rambert; mentioned as the person to whom Perret wrote about her recovery.

### [XIX: Jérôme Fandor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xix-j-r-me-fandor)

Mentioned as Charles Rambert's father, whom he wishes to see but is advised against.

### [A Cup of Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xx-a-cup-of-tea)

Mentioned in a letter; he has left Paris on a journey to Germany, England, and Colombia, and remains on confidential terms with Lady Beltham.

### [The Wreck of the Lancaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxiii-the-wreck-of-the-lancaster)

Listed as a passenger on the Lancaster; presumed dead but Juve suggests he may not have been aboard.

### [Verdict and Sentence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxix-verdict-and-sentence)

Juve argues that Rambert and Gurn are the same person, and that Rambert faked his death in the wreck of the Lancaster.

## Links

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