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This is the list of fictional characters in ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' ( ) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a c ...
'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist
Hergé Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé ( ; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian comic strip artist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of T ...
. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. Before the list, there is an index of characters for each of the 24 albums. The supporting characters Hergé created for his series have been described as far more developed than the central character, each imbued with a strength of character and depth of personality that has been compared with that of the characters of
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and Social criticism, social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by ...
. Hergé used the supporting characters to create a realistic world in which to set his protagonists' adventures. To further the realism and continuity, characters recur throughout the series. During the German occupation of Belgium during
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, and the subsequent restrictions this imposed, Hergé was forced to focus on characterisation to avoid depicting troublesome political situations. The public responded positively. Colourful main characters, villainous antagonists, and heroic supporting cast were all introduced during this period.


Index of characters by album

Recurring character appearances


''Tintin in the Land of the Soviets''

* Tintin (debut) * Snowy (debut) *Vlipvlop (Coloured version: Wirchwlov) *Nokzitov (Coloured version: Lulitzosov) *Vladimir *Borschtisov (Coloured version: Boustringovitch) ----


''Tintin in the Congo''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Coco Coco or variants may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Coco'' (2009 film), a French comedy film * ''Coco'' (2017 film), an American animated fantasy film * '' Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle'' (), a 2020 Japanese anime film ...
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Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( ; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American organized crime, gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-foun ...
* Tom (Tintin in the Congo) * The Babaorum (Black and White Edition: The Babaoro’m) * The M’Hatuvu (Black and White Edition: The M’Hatavu) * Muganga * The missionary * Jimmy MacDuff * Gibbons * Thomson and Thompson (cameo) * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''Tintin in America''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy * Big Chief Keen-eyed-Mole * Bobby Smiles *
Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( ; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American organized crime, gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-foun ...
* Mike MacAdam * Bugsy Kidnap * Maurice Oyle * Butch * Pietro * Nick * Browsing Bison * Bull's Eye * Lame Duck * Jem and Slim * Pedro Ramirez * Fred * Big Jim * Jake * Billy Bolivar * Rastapopoulos (cameo) ----


''Cigars of the Pharaoh''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy * Thomson and Thompson (debut) * Sophocles Sarcophagus * The fakir * The gunrunner * Allan *
Rastapopoulos Roberto Rastapopoulos, referred to simply as Rastapopoulos, is a fictional character who is a featured villain in several episodes of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He first appears in the album '' ...
* Patrash Pasha * Mr. and Mrs. Snowball * Oliveira da Figueira * Maharaja of Gaipajama * Crown prince of Gaipajama * Reverend Peacock * Zloty * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''The Blue Lotus''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Maharaja of Gaipajama * Chang Chong-Chen *
Wang Chen-Yee This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
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Gibbons Gibbons may refer to: * Gibbon, an ape in the family Hylobatidae * Gibbons (surname) * Gibbons, Alberta Gibbons is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Alberta Highway 28A, Highway 28A, northeast of Edmonton. Gibbons is situate ...
* Dawson * Mitsuhirato * The fakir *
Rastapopoulos Roberto Rastapopoulos, referred to simply as Rastapopoulos, is a fictional character who is a featured villain in several episodes of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He first appears in the album '' ...
* Crown prince of Gaipajama * Professor Fang Hsi-ying * Mrs. Wang * Yamato * Ramacharma ----


''The Broken Ear''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy * Alonso Pérez and Ramón Bada *
General Alcazar This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
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General Tapioca This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Trickler * Corporal Diaz * Basil Bazarov * Pablo * Ridgewell * The Arumbayas *
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Professor Euclide * Rodrigo Tortilla * The Rumbabas * Caraco * Karamelo * Ernestine * Colonel Barker * Colonel Jimenez * Colonel Juanitos * Jacob Balthazar * J. Balthazar * A.J. Walker * Lopez * Rodriguez * Samuel Goldbarr * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''The Black Island''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Dr. Müller * Puschov *
Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the B ...
* Ranko * Fred the fireman * A. MacLeod * B. Robertson * E. McGregor * T.W. Stewart * Bert * Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto (cameo) ----


''King Ottokar's Sceptre''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
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Professor Alembick This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* King Muskar XII * Müsstler * Colonel Jorgen (as Boris) *
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
* Igor Wagner * Mrs. Finch * Alfred Alembick * Mrs. Piggott * Sporovitch * Captain Wizskitotz * Trovik * Sirov * Zlop * Lieutenant Kromir * Major Szplodj * Kaviarovitch * Schzlozitch * Czarlitz * King Muskar I * King Ottokar IV * Staszrvitch * Colonel Sponsz (cameo) * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''The Crab with the Golden Claws''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy * Captain Haddock (debut) *
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Omar Ben Salaad * Allan * Mrs. Finch * Bunji Kuraki *
Jumbo Jumbo (December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and then tr ...
* Lieutenant Delcourt * Herbert Dawes * Tom ----


''The Shooting Star''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
* Bohlwinkel * Professor Phostle * Professor Cantonneau *
Professor Philippulus This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Bill the cook * Captain Chester * Thomson and Thompson (cameo) * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''The Secret of the Unicorn''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine * Bird brothers * Aristides Silk * Barnaby * Nestor * Mrs. Finch * Sir Francis Haddock *
Red Rackham This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''Red Rackham's Treasure''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
* Professor Calculus (debut) *
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Bill the cook * Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine ----


''The Seven Crystal Balls''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Sanders-Hardiman expedition members * General Alcazar (as Ramón Zarate) * Chiquito *
Rascar Capac This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Professor Tarragon *
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
* Nestor * Madame Yamilah * Ragdalam the fakir * Bruno the magician * Inspector Chambers * Inspector Jackson * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''Prisoners of the Sun''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Chiquito * Huascar * Zorrino * Prince of the Sun ----


''Land of Black Gold''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Ben Kalish Ezab * Abdullah * Bab El Ehr * Oliveira da Figueira * Dr. Müller (as Professor Smith) * Nestor (cameo) * Professor Calculus (name mentioned) * Bianca Castafiore (cameo) ----


''Destination Moon''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Mr. Baxter * Frank Wolff *
Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...
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Colonel Jorgen This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Dr. Patella * Nestor * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''Explorers on the Moon''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Mr. Baxter * Frank Wolff *
Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...
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Colonel Jorgen This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Dr. Patella ----


''The Calculus Affair''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
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Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
* Irma * Igor Wagner * Nestor * Jolyon Wagg * Cutts the butcher *
Alfredo Topolino This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Krônik and Klûmsi *
Colonel Sponsz This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Arturo Benedetto Giovanni Giuseppe Pietro Archangelo Alfredo Cartoffoli da Milano *
Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Trickler (cameo) * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''The Red Sea Sharks''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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General Alcazar This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Dawson (as Debrett) * Ben Kalish Ezab * Abdullah * Bab El Ehr * Oliveira da Figueira * Piotr Skut * Rastapopoulos (as Marquis di Gorgonzola) * Dr. Müller (as Mull Pasha) * Allan *
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Nestor * Jolyon Wagg * Studios Hergé members (cameo) ----


''Tintin in Tibet''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
* Tharkey * Blessed Lightning * Grand Abbot * Chang Chong-Chen *
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
* Chang Lin-Yee * The yeti * Bianca Castafiore (cameo) ----


''The Castafiore Emerald''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
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Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
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Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
* Irma * Igor Wagner * Nestor * Mr. Bolt * Cutts the butcher * Jolyon Wagg * Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto ----


''Flight 714 to Sydney''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
* Laszlo Carreidas * Piotr Skut * Spalding * Paolo Colombani * Hans Boehm * Dr. Krollspell * Allan *
Rastapopoulos Roberto Rastapopoulos, referred to simply as Rastapopoulos, is a fictional character who is a featured villain in several episodes of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He first appears in the album '' ...
* The Sondonesians * Mik Kanrokitoff * Gino * Jolyon Wagg ----


''Tintin and the Picaros''

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Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
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Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
*
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
*
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*
General Tapioca This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
* Colonel Alvarez * The Picaros * Pablo *
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
* Nestor * Colonel Sponsz (as Colonel Esponja) * Peggy Alcazar * Jolyon Wagg * Ridgewell * The Arumbayas * Cutts the butcher * Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto ----


''Tintin and Alph-Art''

*
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* Snowy *
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
*
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
* Nestor * Endaddine Akass * Martine Vandezande * Ramó Nash * Henri Fourcart * Ben Kalish Ezab * Abdullah *
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
*
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
* Jolyon Wagg * Irma * Igor Wagner *
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* Trickler * Cutts the butcher * Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (cameo)


Main characters


Tintin


Snowy


Captain Haddock


Professor Calculus


Thomson and Thompson


Bianca Castafiore


Rastapopoulos


Chang Chong-Chen


Jolyon Wagg


Antagonists


Endaddine Akass

Endaddine Akass is a
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and main
antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.Tintin and Alph-Art'', the last of ''
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'' by
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. An odd-looking man with a large nose, long hair, beard, moustache, and large spectacles, Endaddine Akass holds a conference on "health and magnetism" for crowds of followers including
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. Tintin recognises his voice. He could be Dr. Müller or Max Bird, but more than likely he is
Rastapopoulos Roberto Rastapopoulos, referred to simply as Rastapopoulos, is a fictional character who is a featured villain in several episodes of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He first appears in the album '' ...
in disguise. His name, like many in the series, is based upon the Brussels
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''
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''. In the two completed versions of ''Tintin and Alph-Art'' by Yves Rodier and a pseudonymous writer called Ramó Nash, Endaddine is indeed revealed to be Rastapopoulos. "You will never take me alive!" he says in the dramatic conclusion.


Colonel Alvarez

Colonel Alvarez is the polite aide-de-camp to
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who appears in ''
Tintin and the Picaros Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
''. He is the one who receives
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
and
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
when they arrive in San Theodoros and takes them to their apartment. When he is first introduced in the adventure, he seems to be friendly and good-natured, which impresses the Captain. However, it is then revealed that Alvarez is a part of the plot orchestrated by
Colonel Sponsz This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
to eliminate Tintin, the Captain, and the Professor, and Alvarez is enraged when his men fail. When General Tapioca is overthrown, Alvarez shifts over to Alcazar's side, even expressing disappointment that Tapioca will not be executed. He then assists Tintin and the Captain in rescuing
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and also freeing
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
and her entourage.


Bab El Ehr

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Bab El Ehr is an
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who fights Emir Ben Kalish Ezab, ruler of the fictional Arabian state of Khemed; though overall he comes across as a villain rather than a noble fighter. In ''
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'', he is shown allied with Dr. Müller and his Skoil Petroleum Company and fighting a guerrilla war against Ben Kalish Ezab, the emir. Bab El Ehr's men mistake Tintin for a weapons smuggler working for the sheikh, and rescue him from Ben Kalish Ezab's soldiers. After discovering the mistake, Bab El Ehr accuses Tintin of being a spy for the emir and makes him a prisoner. Tintin collapses from thirst after a long march on foot through the desert, and is left behind by Bab El Ehr. Bab El Ehr plays a major behind-the-scenes role in ''
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'', having used Mosquito fighter planes provided by Mr. Dawson to carry out a successful
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and overthrow the Emir. After Dawson discovers Tintin spying on his arms dealership, he warns Bab El Ehr, who puts out a reward for the capture of Tintin and Haddock. At the close of ''The Red Sea Sharks'', Bab El Ehr's regime is declared over. His name is derived from the Brussels dialect word ''babbelaar'' or "tattler".


Ramón Bada

See Alonso Pérez and Ramón Bada,


Barnaby

() Barnaby is the man hired by the antique dealers, the Bird brothers, to acquire the three parchments from the three model ships of the ''
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''—the first of which he finds in the
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Place du Jeu de Balle old market in ''
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''. When he failed his employers and Tintin purchased the ship instead, first he stole Tintin's ''Unicorn'', then ransacked Tintin's flat after he broke the mast and did not find the parchment. Later, he
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s Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine and breaks the mast of his ship, acquiring a parchment. When he brings it to the Bird brothers and then asks them for more money to get the other two, then threatens to expose them when they refuse, he is shot and wounded outside Tintin's flat. He turns from his employers and tries to warn Tintin of them but could only point to feeding birds. In the
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film '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'', Barnaby is an
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agent investigating Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine. It was implied that he did not survive after being shot by Sakharine's accomplices.


Basil Bazarov

() Basil Bazarov (formerly Mazarov in an early edition) of the Korrupt Arms Company (Vicking Arms Company in the French edition) is a German arms dealer who appears in '' The Broken Ear''. He sells weapons to both sides of the conflict between San Theodoros and neighbouring Nuevo-Rico. He also works with his associate Mr. Trickler in an attempt to bring an end to their mutual enemy Tintin. Hergé's Basil Bazarov was "characterised in every detail" by the real life Greek
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arms dealer Basil Zaharoff, who profited by selling weapons to both sides of the conflict between Bolivia and neighbouring Paraguay during the War of the Gran Chaco (in ''The Broken Ear'', Bazarov fuels the "War of the Gran Chapo"). Sir Basil Zaharoff enjoyed a good reputation at the time ''The Broken Ear'' appeared; he was made a Grand-officier de la Légion d'honneur and made member of the
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.


Bird brothers

() The Bird brothers, Max and G. Bird () are the main adversaries in ''
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''. They are antique dealers who learn about a treasure left by the pirate
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, and are willing to kill in order to possess it. In the original French, their names are Loiseau (French for "the bird"). Maxime is renamed Max in the English version. In the
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edition (American English), their name is spelled Byrd. The Bird brothers, like Tintin, are looking for the three parchments from Sir Francis Haddock that hold the secret of ''
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''. They operate from their manor,
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, where at one point they hold Tintin prisoner to force him to surrender the parchments. Furthermore, they threaten him with torture while refusing to accept Tintin's explanation that a pickpocket had earlier stolen his wallet containing the parchments. Amongst their other crimes is the attempted murder of their helper, Barnaby, just before he can tell Tintin of their plot. The Bird brothers are eventually captured by
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. Max escapes, but is later caught while trying to flee the country. In ''Red Rackham's Treasure'', Max Bird is said to have escaped again and is spotted near the ''Sirius'', a ship about to set sail with Tintin and Haddock in their search for the treasure. Thomson and Thompson are thus sent as part of the expedition in order to look out for him, but he never appears. The detectives conclude at the end of the adventure that he was discouraged because of their presence. At one point of the early development of what became ''
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'', Hergé originally considered bringing back the Bird brothers in a story in which they frame Nestor for a crime he did not commit. However, Hergé dismissed the idea. The Bird brothers have not been seen since, though they were depicted in sketches for the unfinished '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', in which they are at the inauguration of Ramó Nash's art exposition. The Bird brothers appear in ''The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn (Video Game Console Version)''. In the game, they are appear only in Marlinspike.


Hans Boehm

Hans Boehm, who appears briefly in ''
Flight 714 to Sydney ''Flight 714 to Sydney'' (; originally published in English as ''Flight 714'') is the twenty-second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from September 1966 to Novembe ...
'', is one of the pilots and hijackers of that flight.
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planned to eliminate him and the other conspirators.


Bohlwinkel

Mr. Bohlwinkel is a financier from the fictitious South American country
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, who appears in ''
The Shooting Star ''The Shooting Star'' () is the tenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from October 1941 to May 1942 amidst th ...
''. As the owner of a major banking concern and a petroleum firm called Golden Oil, he uses his wealth and resources to attempt to beat Tintin and his friends in the race to find a recently fallen
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. Apart from financing the exploratory vessel ''Peary'', he unsuccessfully attempts to sabotage the competing expedition's ship ''Aurora'', helmed by Captain Haddock. This includes depositing lit
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onto its deck (which Snowy puts out), instructing another ship under his control to ram the ''Aurora'' during a storm, refusing to allow the ''Aurora'' to refuel at a Golden Oil depot (only to have Haddock's old friend Captain Chester fuel the ''Aurora'' by siphoning oil being pumped into his tanks), and sending a fake S.O.S. to throw the ''Aurora'' off course (Tintin contacting multiple shipping agencies to determine that the ship and company that sent the distress call do not exist). ''The Shooting Star'' ends with a dismayed Bohlwinkel listening to a radio announcement that reveals that the police are onto him. Bohlwinkel has physical traits reflecting a
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in
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. In the original edition of ''The Shooting Star'' published during
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, he was named Blumenstein, an American Jew from a bank in New York. For the later edition of the book, Hergé altered the financier's antecedents by relocating him to the fictitious South American country São Rico and changing his name to a Brabantian dialect word for "sweet shop": ''bollewinkel'', also modifying the spelling of the new name. After the edition was published, Hergé subsequently learnt that Bohlwinkel is a Jewish surname.


Al Capone

Al Capone is a Chicago crime boss and the main villain in ''
Tintin in the Congo ''Tintin in the Congo'' (; ) is the second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian comic strip artist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised w ...
'' and '' Tintin in America''. In ''Tintin in the Congo'', he runs a criminal diamond smuggling operation, trying to gain control of the African diamond production. He orders thugs to face Tintin in ''Tintin in America''. Capone's main rival in Chicago is Bobby Smiles. Tintin arrests 355 members of Capone's Central Syndicate of Chicago Gangsters. Capone himself is tied up by Tintin and arrested, but he escapes. The character is based on the real-life
Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( ; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American organized crime, gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-foun ...
of Chicago. Al Capone was alive in 1931 when Hergé depicted him in his comics. He would be the last real-life individual to appear as a character in the ''Adventures'' under their real name.


Pietro

Pietro is an Italian-American gangster in '' Tintin in America'' and one of Al Capone's fellow gangsters.


Chiquito

Chiquito, or Rupac Inca Huaco, is a full-blooded Peruvian
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and one of the last descendants of the
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s. He is first seen as the sidekick to
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in ''
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'' and is ultimately seen as a leading member of the Incas in ''
Prisoners of the Sun ''Prisoners of the Sun'' () is the fourteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in the newly established ''Tintin'' magazine from September 1946 to April 1 ...
''. He assists
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in his knife-throwing act, but this serves as a cover since Chiquito, unknown to the General, is out to punish the Sanders-Hardiman expedition members who violated the tomb of his ancestors. He does so by breaking into the homes or offices of the explorers and breaking crystal balls in their presence. The balls contain a
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-derived drug that plunges them into a deep sleep. One night, at the home of Calculus's friend Professor Tarragon, Chiquito breaks the final crystal ball in Tarragon's room after climbing down his chimney. He also seizes the jewellery of
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, the Inca mummy whose tomb was violated by the expedition members. As he escapes, he is shot and wounded by a police officer and hides in a tree. In the morning, Calculus finds a bracelet that belonged to Rascar Capac and puts it on. He is promptly kidnapped by Chiquito and his men for sacrilege. To get past a roadblock, he and his accomplices switch cars. Chiquito takes the professor to Peru and Tintin and Captain Haddock go after them. He reappears in ''Prisoners of the Sun'' on the ''Pachacamac'' and catches Tintin who has swum aboard and found Calculus. When Chiquito calls for assistance, Tintin takes the opportunity to jump back into the water, swimming back to safety as Chiquito shoots at him. Their next meeting is at the Temple of the Sun, high in the mountains, where he and the Incas perform the ceremony of burning Tintin and his friends at the
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, only to be interrupted by a
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. He eventually releases his control over the Sanders-Hardiman expedition members by order of the Prince of the Sun.


Paolo Colombani

Paolo Colombani, is Skut's co-pilot and hijacker of that flight.
Rastapopoulos Roberto Rastapopoulos, referred to simply as Rastapopoulos, is a fictional character who is a featured villain in several episodes of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He first appears in the album '' ...
planned to eliminate him and the other conspirators.


Dawson

Mr. J.M. Dawson is the corrupt British chief of police of the
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in ''
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''. In revenge for Tintin's rebuking of his American friend, businessman Mr.
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, Dawson has
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prison guards assault Tintin, but Tintin outwits them. Dawson then plots with Mr. Mitsuhirato and turns Tintin over to the Japanese, who have put a price on his head, calmly dismissing Tintin's protest that he is on neutral ground, as he did not have a passport to enter the Settlement to begin with. Dawson is ultimately forced to attend the ceremony in honour of Tintin. Appearing in a more sinister role in ''
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'', Dawson sells weapons to both
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and
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using the pseudonym Mr. Debrett (), and is being patronised by
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. He has Tintin and Captain Haddock denied entry to Khemed and plants a bomb on their return plane. Dawson's plan ultimately fails. Although he does not reappear after this, Dawson is depicted in some sketches of the unfinished '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', in which he is at the inauguration of Ramó Nash's art exposition. In the animated series, Dawson's role is highly reduced. He speaks only briefly with first Mitsuhirato (by phone), and then
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(in person). He does not appear to have anything more than an informal alliance with Mitsuhirato, as he only agrees to help arrest Tintin on trumped-up charges.


Corporal Diaz

() Corporal Diaz was a colonel for
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until Alcazar demoted him to corporal, replacing him with Tintin, after Diaz complained to the general that San Theodoros had too many colonels and too few corporals ('' The Broken Ear''). In revenge, Diaz engaged in repeated, unsuccessful assassination attempts against Alcazar. Diaz expired in the last attempt when the bomb he planted exploded prematurely. Alcazar had just arrested and sentenced Tintin to death due to faked evidence, and had just promoted Corporal Diaz back to colonel.


The fakir

The
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is the loincloth-wearing
ascetic Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures through self-discipline, self-imposed poverty, and simple living, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their pra ...
appearing in '' Cigars of the Pharaoh'' as a high-ranking member of an
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smuggling ring. He shoots darts soaked in the dangerous Rajaijah juice that drives people mad. Among his talents are hypnosis, the Indian rope trick, and
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(to the point where he is offended by Tintin thinking he could tie him up). He is eventually captured when the leader accidentally knocks him out with a rock that had been intended for Tintin. When the ''Blue Lotus'' was originally published in black-and-white, the fakir tells his boss on the phone how he intends to bribe an asylum guard into arranging Tintin's "suicide". It is also later hinted that he is the chairman of the meeting of the hooded leaders of the drug cartel. In the sequel ''
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'', the fakir escapes from prison and again uses his darts to poison a Chinese man sent to warn Tintin against Mitsuhirato, another leader of the drug smugglers. In that title's original black-and-white version, the fakir can be seen escaping through the forest with his blowpipe after shooting the dart at the Chinese man. Not taking any chances, Tintin tells the Maharaja of Gaipajama he will not leave until he knows the fakir is unable to do him any harm. The next day they receive a
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from the police announcing the fakir had been recaptured.


Gibbons

Mr. W.R. Gibbons is an American steel trader in ''
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''. Gibbons is portrayed as an overweight, loud-mouthed, racist bigot. He is rude and abusive to a Chinese
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driver, prompting Tintin to intercede. Gibbons also physically assaults a Chinese waiter at the "Occidental Private Club". He reports Tintin to the Japanese authorities in retaliation only to be arrested as a liar when his information is found inaccurate. He is a friend of the Shanghai police chief Dawson who arranges for Gibbons to be released in return for expelling Tintin from the International Settlement into Japanese hands. In the unfinished adventure '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', Haddock and Tintin visit
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at an island villa. There they meet a number of guests, including Mr. Gibbons; "He's in import-export", Castafiore says. Not to be confused with another Gibbons, who is an American criminal worker affiliated with Al Capone and appears only in ''Tintin in the Congo''.


The gunrunner

The gunrunner, who appears in '' Cigars of the Pharaoh'', is an arms trafficker who rescues Tintin from a storm at sea, then turns him over to his enemies when Tintin discovers his weapons of contraband. After he and his men learn that
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are about to board his ship, he escapes. He is based on the real life French gunrunner
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, a writer and adventurer whom Hergé initially admired. When Hergé learnt that Monfreid was providing guns for war, his attitude about him changed.


Huascar

Huascar, in ''
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'', is one of the last descendants of the
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s, who worship the Sun in a hidden city in the mountains. Wearing a hat and poncho, Huascar watches Tintin and Captain Haddock when they arrive in Peru to rescue
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
. He listens in on their conversation with the chief of police and follows them through the streets of
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. At Santa-Clara, he arranges a train "accident" that nearly gets them killed by threatening a guard with the consequences of disobeying the orders of the Inca. At Jauga, however, he sees Tintin defending a young orange seller named Zorrino from two white men. Surprised that a white foreigner such as Tintin should do such a selfless act, he advises him to stop searching for Calculus since he will be risking his life. Tintin states he will continue anyway, so Huascar gives him a
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that he claims can keep danger away. Later captured by the Incas, Tintin gives the talisman to Zorrino. The Incas, who intend to kill them for treachery, see the talisman and spare the younger boy's life. Present at the scene, Huascar is revealed to be a High Priest of the Sun. He uses a large magnifying glass to set fire to the
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used to burn the westerners, but is thwarted by a
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that leads to their release. ''Prisoners of the Sun'', originally published in ''
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'' magazine with additional panels not included later in book form, included a scene with Huascar. In the magazine version, Tintin and Haddock are at the bridge waiting for an unknown guide when they meet Huascar, who tells them that their guide has gotten sick. He smiles at Haddock's insults and walks away. Zorrino then calls them over to the bridge. He claims that Huascar took him prisoner but that he escaped. Huascar is not to be confused with the more ruthless Chiquito who bears a close resemblance to him.


Ivan

Ivan is a character who appears in ''
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''. He is a chauffeur and henchman of the villainous psychiatrist Dr. Müller, involved in counterfeit money trafficking. He is knocked out, tied and gagged by Tintin at the Black Island, but is later released by Puschov to plot against Tintin, then is finally taken into custody by the police.


Colonel Jorgen

Colonel Boris Jorgen is a sworn enemy of Tintin. They first meet in ''
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'', where he is known as Colonel Boris and is a relatively minor character, supposedly in the service of King Muskar XII as his '' aide-de-camp''. In fact, Jorgen is one of a number of Syldavian conspirators seeking to overthrow the king, in collaboration with the neighbouring republic of
Borduria Borduria is a fictional country in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It is located in the Balkans and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of Syldavia. Borduria is depicted in ''King ...
. As such, the colonel is in direct contact with the Central Committee of the revolutionary Iron Guard movement. Tintin delivers a humiliating knockout punch to him shortly before the Bordurian plot is foiled. Colonel Jorgen returns in '' Destination Moon'' and confronts Tintin again in ''
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'', having stowed away on the Moon rocket that Tintin and his friends are piloting. Frank Wolff was told he would be a journalist; Jorgen reveals his true plan to steal the rocket when on the Moon. When most of the group leaves on the Moon-tank, Jorgen knocks Tintin out from behind, ties him up, and leaves him on a lower deck. He forces Wolff to help him maroon the others on the Moon, aware the rocket has oxygen for four people but there are seven on the ship. When the rocket does not launch, he accuses his engineer of letting himself be carried away by his scruples of conscience and prepares to shoot him, but is prevented from doing so by Tintin, who has severed the wires to the engine and holds Jorgen at gunpoint. Jorgen escapes custody during the return flight and attempts to kill the rocket crew. Wolff turns on Jorgen for this, and in the ensuing struggle, Jorgen is inadvertently shot, dying instantly. His body is subsequently ejected into space.


Jumbo

Jumbo is a henchman of Allan while aboard the ''Karaboudjan'' in ''
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''. Allan asks him to watch for Tintin to return through a porthole window, while Tintin emerges instead from his hiding place under the bed. Allan returns to find him tied up with ropes. Jumbo was a black African man in the original serialisations, but Hergé's American publishers objected to any depiction of the mixing of races. Hergé redrew Jumbo and another sailor as
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(and gave Jumbo a shirt) but kept the accompanying text intact, which resulted in Haddock continuing to refer to the Arab man as a "Negro".


Big Chief Keen-eyed-Mole

() Big Chief Keen-eyed Mole is the
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of the
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and is convinced by crime boss Bobby Smiles that Tintin is attempting to steal their land. He addresses Tintin as "paleface" and plans to execute him using a tomahawk. Tintin then flicks
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at the chief, who believes that it was done by other members of the tribe using
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s, and escapes while they all exchange blows. After coming around, Keen-eyed Mole realises that Tintin discovered the secret cave after Smiles speaks with him. He decides to leave the reporter in the hole, and is last seen being forced to leave by the military after an oil discovery in the area.


Dr. Krollspell

Dr. Krollspell is a German
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and associate of Tintin's enemy
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in ''
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'', but he later changes sides when it is in his best interest to turn from his employer. Krollspell is an ex-
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scientist, probably based on
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or
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's personal doctor,
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. In an interview, Hergé himself suggested that Krollspell had worked in a
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—''Flight 714 to Sydney'' having been published some 20 years after the
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. The name "Krollspell" is Brussels dialect for ''krulspeld'', which means " hair curler". Dr. Krollspell is the head of a psychiatric clinic in New Delhi (Cairo in the English version). He developed a
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that Rastapopoulos intends to use on kidnapped millionaire Laszlo Carreidas in order to learn where Carreidas had left a large part of his personal fortune. However, when Rastapopoulos was injected with the serum by accident and "confessed" that he planned to eliminate Krollspell rather than pay him for his assistance, Krollspell joined forces with Tintin and his allies to try to escape from the island. Before the eruption of the volcano, Krollspell is taken away by the aliens along with Rastapopoulos and his gang. By the end of the adventure, a news programme announces that Krollspell was found near his clinic with no memory of how he got there. Krollspell is depicted in some sketches of the unfinished '' Tintin and Alph-Art''.


Krônik and Klûmsi

() Krônik and Klûmsi are inept
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n ZEP Secret Police agents ostensibly assigned by
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to ensure Tintin and Captain Haddock's safety and well-being during their visit to the Bordurian capital Szohôd in ''
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''. Their real objective is to prevent the two visitors from making indiscreet inquiries in their hunt for
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
. Tintin and Haddock neutralise the agents by plying them with drinks at dinner and then locking them in their respective hotel rooms. Their names are undoubtedly puns on "chronic" and "clumsy". They appear to be the Bordurian equivalents of
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.


Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch

() Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch is the dictator of the fictional regime of
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. Although he never appears as a character in the series, he is mentioned by name and glimpsed in statues and portraits in ''
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'' and ''
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''. His English name is an allusion to his curved moustache, which also appears as a stylised
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mark in the Bordurian language (an example can be seen in his name). Bordurians are often heard swearing "by the whiskers of Kûrvi-Tasch". The original French name plays on the word
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, the "artificial plasticity" of his character. Kûrvi-Tasch's Bordurian government closely resembles the
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. The usage of the country's national insignia (naturally resembling the marshal's moustache) on badges and armbands is similar to the swastika. The greeting "Amaïh Kûrvi-Tasch" (meaning "Hail Kûrvi-Tasch") is similar to "
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!"


Miller

Miller is the calculating
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from an unnamed power who masterminds the plot to hijack the Syldavian rocket programme in '' Destination Moon'' and ''
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''. He was the man who offered to help Frank Wolff out of his gambling debts in exchange for information on the rocket programme: Miller is shown in one panel checking a list of personnel at the Centre and finds Wolff's name among them. Miller is first seen on the plane to Syldavia in ''Destination Moon''. He was seated in the row ahead of Tintin and Captain Haddock and was astonished to hear the Captain mention the name "
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", showing that he was already planning to take over the Moon programme that Calculus was working on. He discreetly followed Tintin and Haddock through Klow airport but pulled back when he realised that they were being escorted by Zepo, the local secret police. With an associate known as the Baron, he then set about parachuting agents into the area of the Centre and obtaining the plans for the experimental uncrewed rocket X-FLR6. When X-FLR6 was launched, Miller's technicians were able to intercept it and divert the rocket to their own territory. However, Tintin and Calculus had expected this and destroyed the rocket before it could land. Miller threatened to have Wolff killed, as he suspected him of double-crossing him, but refrained when it was announced that a crewed rocket was to go to the Moon. Miller arranged for
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, an old enemy of Tintin's, to be smuggled aboard. Ultimately though, his attempt to control the rocket failed—his agents Jorgen and Wolff both perishing in the process. Miller is last seen cursing the rocket's crew and his agents' bungling, wishing that they would all perish in the last stage of the return journey. Like any good spymaster, Miller designated various codenames to his targets and operations: the centre was referred to as the "Main Workshop"; Calculus and Haddock were "
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" and "Whale"; and the operation to hijack the crewed rocket to the Moon was called " Ulysses" (after the Greek hero who also goes on an epic journey and is himself a master of intrigue and deception).


Mitsuhirato

Mitsuhirato is a
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who appears in ''
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''. He owns a women's clothing shop on the Street of Tranquility in Shanghai and appears friendly to Tintin, but Mitsuhirato also plots with Dawson and is involved in a drug trafficking cabal with
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while working for the Japanese government. Mitsuhirato is characterised as an evil, scheming person, exploiting political turmoil in China to his and his country's advantage. He is depicted as unscrupulous and militaristic, with stereotypically rectangular teeth. After his subsequent capture at the end of ''The Blue Lotus'', he committed suicide by
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.


Dr. Müller

() Dr. J. W. Müller is the evil German psychiatrist whose position and qualifications serve as a cover for more villainous activities, including mistreatment of patients,
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, and later criminal
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. Hergé considered Müller "a
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figure prepared to risk his own life." Müller frequently uses
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such as "Kruzitürken" that are of Bavarian origin, suggesting his background to be Bavarian or Austrian, but he could also be Swiss or South-Tirolian. As with Rastapopoulos, his true nationality is never revealed. Müller's first appearance is in ''
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'' where he is in league with British counterfeiters. He tries to send Tintin to his psychiatric clinic, but Tintin defeats him and Müller accidentally burns his own house. He and his henchman
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manage to recover some of the counterfeit money and fly away to the Black Island. Once there, Tintin knocks out and gags Müller, but he is subsequently released by his employer Puschov and the other members of the counterfeit gang. Müller is ultimately taken into custody. Dr. Müller also appears in ''
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'' and ''
The Red Sea Sharks ''The Red Sea Sharks'' () is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from October 1956 to January 1958 b ...
''. In both, he helps the rebel Bab El Ehr in his attempts to overthrow the Emir, Ben Kalish Ezab. He designed Formula Fourteen, which increased the explosive properties of petrol, and sabotaged the pipelines of Arabex, the Emir's preferred petrol company. While in his initial appearance he wore a goatee and moustache and had a plump physique, in later appearances he wears a full-grown beard and is leaner, enabling him to pose as an
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. In ''The Red Sea Sharks'', he had changed his name to Mull Pasha () (shown in the pile of newspaper clippings near the end of the adventure), a clear reference to Glubb Pasha, the idiosyncratic British commander of the Arab legion who operated out of
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during the Second World War. Once Bab el Ehr is overthrown, Dr. Müller is also captured. Dr. Müller is based on Dr. Georg Bell, a
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counterfeiter of Scottish descent whom Hergé had learnt about from the February 1934 issue of ''Le Crapouillot'', a source of information for him at the time. Dr. Bell was linked to the Nazi party at its highest levels and was involved in a plot to destabilise Soviet Russia through counterfeiting Russian roubles.


Müsstler

Müsstler is the unseen powerful despot in ''
King Ottokar's Sceptre ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' () is the eighth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly fr ...
''; a Syldavian political agitator and leader of the "Iron Guard", cover for the ZZRK (Syldavian Central Revolutionary Committee). He plots the deposition of the Syldavian king and the annexation of the country by
Borduria Borduria is a fictional country in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It is located in the Balkans and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of Syldavia. Borduria is depicted in ''King ...
. Hergé arrived at the character's name by combining the surnames of Italy's National Fascist leader
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and
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leader
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. Müsstler's group, the Iron Guard, is named after a Romanian fascist group. Bordurian officers wear uniforms based on those of the German SS. Literary critic Jean-Marie Apostolidès of
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asserted that the inclusion of the Iron Guard evoked Colonel
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's
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, noting that the figure of Müsstler was "the Evil One without a face".


Omar Ben Salaad

Omar Ben Salaad is a wealthy
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merchant based in the fictional port city of Bagghar in
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, who appears in ''
The Crab with the Golden Claws ''The Crab with the Golden Claws'' () is the ninth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in , the children's supplement to , Belgium's leading francophone newspa ...
''. A shopkeeper claims he is the wealthiest man in Bagghar. He is seen to own a palace with servants, horses, cars, huge amounts of land, and a plane. Tintin, however, discovers him to be behind an
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trafficking ring, which uses tins of crab to smuggle the drug. When Tintin was captured early in the adventure, it was Salaad who wired the initial order to have Tintin thrown overboard, but Tintin's escape prevented it. Later, Tintin discovers the base where the opium is stored is in Salaad's cellar, with an entrance behind a bookcase. Salaad tries to shoot Tintin but is knocked out when Snowy bites him, causing him to shoot a chandelier onto himself, and is arrested. It is later revealed that his activities went all the way to the Far East. Omar Ben Salaad's city Bagghar sounds like ''bagarre'', the French word for "fight" or "brawl". "Omar" is a common
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name, but Omar Salaad also sounds like ''homard salade'' ("lobster salad"). Omar Ben Salaad is portrayed by Gad Elmaleh in the motion capture film '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn''; however, in the film he has no part in any conspiracy, merely owning a palace at which
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
performs.


Pablo

Pablo is a native of San Theodoros and lives in the capital Los Dopicos. His first appearance is in '' The Broken Ear'', in which oil oligarch Mr. Trickler hires him to bring an end to Tintin. Pablo's attempt fails; Tintin captures Pablo, who begs for mercy, and Tintin lets him go. Trickler then frames Tintin for espionage and the young man is soon sentenced to death. In return for Tintin's mercy, Pablo assembles a gang of men, breaks into the prison, and frees Tintin and Snowy. In the 1935 serialised version, Pablo's full name was given as Juan Paolino, the Terror of Los Dopicos and best shooter in the country. Pablo returned in ''
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'', where he appeared to help Tintin and his friends escape their current captivity, but really putting them in a position where they could be shot while trying to escape. When Tintin discovered his treachery, he allowed Pablo to go free, as he remembered Pablo once saved his life.


Alonso Pérez and Ramón Bada

() Alonso Pérez and Ramón Bada are the chief antagonists in '' The Broken Ear''. They discover that a diamond is being concealed in a Native South American fetish and do anything to possess it. Pérez, an engineer, is the leader of the two. Bada, the follower, is a
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, and uses more Spanish in his speech than Pérez. The two villains and Tintin follow the artifact through the Republic of San Theodoros, with all three being drafted into the Republic's army during the Gran Chapo War with Nuevo Rico over oil rights. While fighting with Tintin in hand-to-hand combat on an ocean liner, Ramón and Alonso fall into the sea, clutching each other's throats as each man believes he is strangling Tintin, and drown. They are last seen being taken to
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by smiling winged demons.


Puschov

() Puschov is leader of the international gang of banknote counterfeiters in ''
The Black Island ''The Black Island'' () is the seventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly from A ...
'', handler of Ranko the gorilla and superior to Dr. Müller. He is a cunning and deceptive figure, framing Tintin for the assault on the train, tricking Tintin when he "returns from the dead" (he falls on his knees and begs the "ghost" for mercy, only to trip him and acquire his gun). He wields Ranko against his pursuers. He is handcuffed by Tintin, but he manages to escape and release the other members of the counterfeit gang. He and his allies are ultimately taken into custody.


Ranko

Ranko is a gorilla who is used by Puschov, employer of Dr. Müller, to frighten inquisitive intruders away from ''
The Black Island ''The Black Island'' () is the seventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly from A ...
'', where forgers are printing counterfeit banknotes off the Scottish coast. At first, Ranko seems very fierce and bloodthirsty, but he is easily controlled by Snowy's barking, which terrifies him. He develops an affection for Tintin after receiving first aid from him for a broken arm. After the events of ''The Black Island'', a newspaper clipping reports Ranko will live in a Glasgow zoo.


Rascar Capac

Rascar Capac is the
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n
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in ''
The Seven Crystal Balls ''The Seven Crystal Balls'' () is the thirteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in ', Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from December 1943 amidst th ...
''. He is an ancient Incan monarch dug up by the Sanders-Hardiman expedition members. Professor Tarragon displays the mummy in his home. When
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strikes into the chimney, it sends a fireball hurtling through the living room and into Rascar Capac, vaporizing him. That night, Tintin, Captain Haddock, and
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
all have the same nightmare: Rascar Capac climbs into the room carrying a
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and smashes it onto the floor. The mummy is not seen again.


Red Rackham

() Red Rackham is the pirate who attacks the ''
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'', the ship captained by Sir Francis Haddock (Captain Haddock's ancestor). Rackham engages Haddock in battle, resulting in the almost total destruction of Rackham's ship. As his ship is sinking, Rackham and his men board the ''Unicorn'' and manage to gain control of the vessel. Haddock is captured and tied to the ship's mast and the crew is cast overboard. Rackham intends to have Haddock tortured by his men the following day, in order to avenge his dead crew members, but before he can, Haddock frees himself and they engage in
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using cutlasses. Rackham is killed in the duel and Sir Francis manages to destroy the ''Unicorn'' and escape. The character Red Rackham was based on the
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pirates John Rackham,
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, and Montbars the Exterminator. In the
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film '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'', it is revealed that Red Rackham is the ancestor of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine. He is also more evil in the film. Red Rackham is portrayed by
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(who also portrays Sakharine).


Bobby Smiles

Bobby Smiles is a Chicago crime boss whose rival is
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('' Tintin in America''). He begins by offering Tintin a salary to join him against his rival. After Tintin refuses, Smiles kidnaps him and orders his gangsters to drop him into
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, where Tintin outwits them. Smiles flees to the fictional Redskin City, where he manages to convince the Native Americans to turn against Tintin. He is eventually arrested, delivered to Chicago police headquarters, and brought to justice. In the animated series, Smiles works for Capone, rather than against him.


The Sondonesians

() The Sondonesians are the fictional Southeast Asian people who appear in ''
Flight 714 to Sydney ''Flight 714 to Sydney'' (; originally published in English as ''Flight 714'') is the twenty-second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from September 1966 to Novembe ...
''.
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hires the Sondonesians as mercenaries to collaborate in his scheme to steal the fortune of Laszlo Carreidas, explaining that he will help them in their war for independence. They assist in capturing Carreidas' plane and diverting it to an Indonesian island, keeping the passengers and pilot imprisoned in old Japanese WWII bunkers. Rastapopoulos has mined the Sondonesians'
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so that they will be eliminated. When Allan corners Tintin and his entourage in a cave, the Sondonesians refuse to enter, pointing to signs the gods have left on the cave threatening punishment for anyone who enters. In fact, these "gods" are
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who have been visiting the island for years, and a landing of theirs had occurred just the previous night, as signified by strange lights in the sky that frightened the Sondonesians. When the main characters meet Mik Kanrokitoff, he explains that he has hypnotised and freed the Sondonesian guards (whom Tintin and Captain Haddock had bound and gagged) and let them spread fear among their compatriots. When an earthquake occurs shortly afterwards, the Sondonesians' nerves are finally stressed beyond their breaking point. Allan frantically attempts to stop them, but they assault him and flee the island. Hergé depicts the Sondonesians using the real Indonesian language. While on duty, two of Tintin's captors talk about a particular Indonesian dish that originated in Java: sambal ulek (ground chili sauce with shrimp paste).


Spalding

Spalding appears in ''
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''; he is the British secretary for millionaire Laszlo Carreidas and is one of the hijackers of that flight. Captain Haddock mistakes him for Carreidas when they first meet.
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planned to eliminate him and the other conspirators. He is finally seen being abducted by the aliens and brought to an unknown fate. In an interview with the ''Sunday Times'' in 1968, Hergé is quoted as saying that Spalding was "a British public school man, obviously the black sheep of his family". Spalding has a formal manner, stiff upper lip, and fashionable clothes.


Colonel Sponsz

Colonel Sponsz is the
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-wearing military official and Chief of Police of the
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n capital Szohôd, as well as head of the ZEP Secret Police, which operates on behalf of the country's dictator
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. He first appears in ''
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''; he is the mastermind behind the kidnapping of
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by ZEP to force Calculus to use his research on ultrasonic waves to create a
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. He also arranges for Tintin and Captain Haddock, who are attempting to rescue Calculus, to be shadowed by ZEP agents Krônik and Klûmsi, who pose as translators. After Tintin and Haddock escape from Krônik and Klûmsi and hide in the Opera, Sponsz orders the police to surround the Opera while going to hear
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sing. Unbeknownst to Sponsz, Tintin and Haddock are hiding in Castafiore's closet when Sponsz visits her in her dressing room. The two protagonists thus hear the entirety of the Bordurian plan for Calculus. Tintin and Haddock also manage to steal passes for two Red Cross representatives and a release order for Calculus from Sponsz's coat; they use these and some disguises obtained from the Opera to sneak Calculus out of the fortress of Bakhine, into neighbouring Syldavia, and home. Sponsz reappears in ''
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''. In this adventure, he has been assigned by Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch as a technical adviser to
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, the new ruler of San Theodoros, and is tasked with reorganising the Secret Police there. In San Theodoros, he takes the Spanish spelling of his name, Esponja, and grows a beard. Sponsz plants false documents in Bianca Castafiore's luggage, which provides "proof" of a conspiracy led by her against General Tapioca, justifying the arrest of Castafiore. Sponsz later arrests
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as well. Humiliated by Tintin in ''The Calculus Affair'', Colonel Sponsz aims for the entrapment and capture of Tintin and Captain Haddock, whom he knows will come to the rescue of Castafiore. He then uses Pablo, Tintin's ally in '' The Broken Ear'' but now a
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for Tapioca in the camp of
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and the Picaros, to set up a second trap for Tintin, Haddock, Calculus, and
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. Sponsz appears again in the end of the adventure, as he is captured by the Picaros along with General Tapioca and is exiled and sent back to Borduria as punishment for his crimes. Hergé used his own brother, Paul Remi, as the model for Sponsz, although he was also influenced by the image of the Austrian American filmmaker
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.


Mr. and Mrs. Snowball

Mr. and Mrs. Snowball are members of the secret Kih-Oskh organization, a gang of international opium-smugglers in '' Cigars of the Pharaoh''. They wear hooded garments and meet in a secret hiding-place of the organization. During the evening-party at the Major's
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, Mrs. Snowball faints, thinking she saw a ghost. But it is actually Sophocles Sarcophagus, wrapped in a white sheet. They are tied up, knocked unconscious, unmasked, and turned over to the authorities by the end of the adventure.


General Tapioca

General Tapioca is the arch-rival of
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. Tapioca and Alcazar are both generals in their armies in the
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of San Theodoros during '' The Broken Ear''. He and Alcazar depose each other and assume dictatorial leadership of the country with comedic frequency. In ''
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'', Tapioca has exiled Alcazar from San Theodoros, taking his role as the dictator of the country. By ''
The Red Sea Sharks ''The Red Sea Sharks'' () is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from October 1956 to January 1958 b ...
'', Dawson is selling planes to Tapioca and to Alcazar. At the end of the adventure, a newspaper clipping reports that Alcazar has again ousted Tapioca. In ''
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'', Tapioca appears in person for the first time. He is now being helped by
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of
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, an old foe of Tintin and Captain Haddock, who was assigned by
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to San Theodoros and serve as Tapioca's technical adviser. General Tapioca's regime is overthrown by Alcazar with the help of Tintin and Captain Haddock. Although Tapioca approves of Alcazar's plan to execute him, he and Alcazar begrudgingly submit to Tintin's petition to spare him, and as such, he is offered transport out of the country.


Allan Thompson

Allan Thompson, commonly Allan, is a British-American criminal
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and merchant seaman, often involved in smuggling and other criminal activities. His complete name is Allan Thompson in the original French, but English translations leave out his surname to avoid confusion with the detectives
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. Originally, Allan was the treacherous
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of Captain Haddock in ''
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'', keeping him drunk and running the ship to smuggle opium, Allan takes orders from Omar Ben Salaad. He appears retroactively when Hergé redrew the earlier adventure '' Cigars of the Pharaoh'', as he was not in the original. The following year, Hergé featured him in ''
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'' in league with
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, where his ship is used in slave trading. In ''
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'', he is Rastapopoulos' main accomplice. He is shown savagely beaten after escaping the Sondonesians, causing him to suffer a loss of his teeth (the original French version specifies that he lost his dentures, suggesting that he had no real teeth to begin with). He escapes a volcanic eruption and flees in a rubber raft with the other criminals, but he and his accomplices are hypnotised and compelled to board a spaceship, whisking them away to an unknown fate. Also, he neither appeared in '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', nor was he supposed to appear, but in Rodier's version of ''Tintin and Alph-Art'', Allan quit his life as a mariner and became a mailman in the mainland United States. At some point, Rastapopoulos attempted to reach out to Allan and offer him a job, but Allan refused to return to the criminal empire. In another completed version of that unfinished comic by a writer using the pseudonym Ramó Nash, Allan is again portrayed as an associate of Rastapopoulos. Allan is portrayed by
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in the motion capture film '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn''.


Trickler

() Mr. R.W. Trickler is an unscrupulous American businessman in '' The Broken Ear'' who represents General American Oil in the South American republic of San Theodoros. Trickler attempts to engineer a war in order for San Theodoros to seize total control of the supposedly oil-rich Gran Chapo region from neighbouring Nuevo-Rico and hand it over to his company. He further seeks to profit even more through the sale of arms by his associate Basil Bazarov to both countries. Trickler tries unsuccessfully to bribe Tintin into convincing
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to start a war against Nuevo-Rico. When that fails, he tries to have Tintin assassinated and bribes Alcazar in person, then has Tintin framed as a spy and nearly executed. At the end of the adventure, it turns out the Gran Chapo region has no trace of oil. He appears anonymously in ''
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'' (page 47), staying in hotel Zsnorr; presumably he is in arms traffic. In the unfinished adventure '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', Haddock and Tintin visit
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at an island villa. There they meet a number of guests, including Mr. Trickler; "Director of an important oil company", Castafiore says.


Supporting characters


Abdullah

() Abdullah is the spoiled, mischievous young prince of the fictional
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state of Khemed, whose father is Ben Kalish Ezab, the
Emir Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...
. He first appears in ''
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'', then in ''
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'' when the Emir entrusts his son to Tintin's care. Prince Abdullah is based on the young King
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. Abdullah is a serial practical joker whose favourite victim is the short-tempered
Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock (French: ''Capitaine Archibald Haddock'') is a character in the comic book series ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Mar ...
(whom he persistently misnames as "Blistering Barnacles"). He is doted upon by his father. Abdullah has a tendency to dislike people and promise punishments from his father to everyone who annoys him, even as he is playing pranks on them. Despite his continued persecution of Haddock, he also becomes extremely fond of the Captain in his own way, finding the latter's tantrums and general behaviour hilarious.


General Alcazar

() General Alcazar is a friend of Tintin and is the occasional dictator of the fictional
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of San Theodoros. He is involved in a never-ending struggle for power with his arch-rival
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. Both men claim leadership of the country and rename its capital after themselves upon arriving in power. Alcazar controls the Presidential Palace of Los Dopicos in '' The Broken Ear'', where he makes Tintin his aide-de-camp, before ordering Tintin's arrest after being persuaded by Mr. Trickler. By the time of ''
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'', Alcazar has lost power, becoming a cabaret act in Europe: a skilled knife thrower under the stage name Ramón Zarate. In ''
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'', Alcazar is discovered to be buying weapons from Dawson in an illegal arms deal. Finally, in ''
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'', Alcazar has returned to his country and is finding it difficult to lead the Picaros on a guerrilla operation in the tropical forest while married to a woman named Peggy who bullies him. Tintin, though uninterested in his cause, devises a stratagem to return him to power in order to rescue his friends: Alcazar drives a tourist bus through the carnival, infiltrates the palace, confronts Tapioca, and carries out a coup d'état. He is once again in charge of San Theodoros, but it is suggested his rule is no different from his rival’s.


Peggy Alcazar

Peggy Alcazar is married to
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in ''
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''. Appearing first in hair curlers and later with a high ponytail, she psychologically dominates General Alcazar and makes him do housework. Hergé based her appearance on a female Ku-Klux-Klan member he saw while watching a TV news report in the 1960s. Additionally, in an early draft, Peggy was stated to be the daughter of Basil Bazarov and on the board of supervisors for his company. The General marrying her allows him access to her family's wealth and a large amount of weaponry. According to Hergé, this remains
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.


Professor Alembick

() Professor Hector Alembick is a sigillographer: an expert on seals used to authenticate state documents. He appears as a bespectacled, chain-smoking academic in ''
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'' when Tintin meets him when returning a briefcase the professor had left on a park bench. Professor Alembick tells Tintin of his desire to visit Syldavia to research an ancient seal belonging to the Syldavian monarch King Ottokar IV. Tintin offers to be Alembick's secretary on his journey. On the day before the trip, Alembick calls Tintin by telephone; in the midst of the conversation Tintin hears a struggle and a cry for help before the connection is cut short. When Tintin rushes to the professor's apartment to investigate, he is startled to find the professor calmly packing his bags. Although Alembick's appearance seems unchanged, subtle changes in his behaviour, such as no longer requiring cigarettes or eyeglasses, lead Tintin to suspect that something is amiss. At the end of the adventure, Tintin discovers that Professor Hector Alembick had indeed been kidnapped and impersonated by his twin brother Alfred. Professor Alembick's name is a pun on
alembic An alembic (from , originating from , 'cup, beaker') is an alchemical still consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, used for distillation of liquids. Description The complete distilling apparatus consists of three parts: * the "" ...
, an alchemical
still A still is an apparatus used to distillation, distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively Boiling, boil and then cooling to Condensation, condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic Distillation#Laboratory_procedures, ...
.


The Arumbayas

The Arumbayas are an indigenous people living in the South American
rainforest Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...
along the fictional river Coliflor. They first appear in '' The Broken Ear'' where, investigating the theft of an Arumbaya fetish with a broken ear, Tintin and Snowy venture into the San Theodoros jungle. The British explorer Ridgewell lives with them. Despite a reputation for ferocity, the Arumbayas prove to be relatively civil when Tintin encounters them. They casually explain that their bad reputation may be due to the actions of their neighbours, the Rumbabas, who behead anyone who passes their way. The Arumbayas also appear in ''
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''.


Mr. Baxter

Mr. Baxter is the director general of the Sprodj Atomic Research Centre, appearing in '' Destination Moon'' and ''
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''. He is humble, refusing to go to the Moon in Captain Haddock's place when it is offered to him, and he works well with
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
, whom he supports completely. He misses most of the excitement of the Moon journey, having to stay and man the centre, but acquires some of it when the returning Moon rocket nearly lands on his car.


Ben Kalish Ezab

Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab is the
emir Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...
of the fictional
Arabian The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the ...
state of Khemed. His son is the spoiled prince Abdullah. After first appearing in ''
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'', the Emir reappears in ''
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'' when he has been temporarily overthrown by his rival,
Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...
Bab El Ehr. Ben Kalish Ezab then appears in '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', announcing during a television interview that he will build a museum of art in Wadesdah. Ben Kalish Ezab is depicted as kind and jovial to his friends while vicious and cruel to his enemies. On one occasion, Dr. Müller attempted suicide rather than be handed over to him. More than anything else, he dotes on his son Abdullah. Kalish Ezab is a wordplay; in Brussels dialect, ''kalisjensap'' means "liquorice juice".


Bill the cook

() Bill, a ship's cook, is the cook on board the ''Aurora'' during ''
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''. He then returned as cook on board the ''Sirius'' during ''
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'' and was the first character seen in that adventure, meeting a friend at a pub before sailing. His indiscreet talk of treasure hunting was overheard by a newspaper reporter, which, after that story was published, caused Tintin and Captain Haddock to be besieged with more newspaper reporters. Bill was beleaguered by both Snowy and
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, the former who stole a chicken and the latter who stole a box of biscuits.


Blessed Lightning

Blessed Lightning is a Tibetan Buddhist monk with psychic powers. He occasionally goes into a trance, floats into the air, and is able to see events from the future. In ''
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'', he foresees Snowy's journey to bring the monks a distress message from Tintin, leading to Tintin's rescue.


Mr. Bolt

() Mr. Arthur Bolt is a
stonemason Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. Stonemasonry is the craft of shaping and arranging stones, often together with mortar and even the ancient lime mortar ...
who appears in ''
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'', hired by Captain Haddock to fix the broken step in
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, but who repeatedly fails to arrive and instead offers a continuous sequence of excuses. Later, Mr. Bolt is one of the people who send the Captain a telegram when his engagement to marry
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is erroneously announced. He is also a member of the band that plays outside Marlinspike as part of the "celebrations". At the end of the adventure, Mr. Bolt finally arrives to fix the broken step, but it is immediately broken again. By the time of ''
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'', Mr. Bolt appears to have finally fixed the step.


Laszlo Carreidas

Laszlo Carreidas, a wealthy aircraft manufacturer
tycoon A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or ser ...
, becomes embroiled in the adventure ''
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''. While Tintin and his friends are travelling in Indonesia on their way to Sydney, Captain Haddock mistakes Carreidas sitting in the
Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
airport for a
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. Meanwhile, the criminal mastermind
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kidnaps Carreidas to take his Swiss fortune. He is drugged by Dr. Krollspell to reveal his Swiss bank account number, rescued then bound by Tintin and Captain Haddock and marched as a hostage, and hypnotised by Mik Kanrokitoff to think that he still wears his hat. Kanrokitoff hypnotises him again and leaves him with the others in the motorboat, and later, Carreidas is on the flight to Sydney with Tintin and his friends. His unassuming figure notwithstanding, Carreidas is revealed to be a cunning individual with a long history of unscrupulous behaviour not limited to the business world; he is not above cheating Captain Haddock at a game of
Battleships A battleship is a large, heavily naval armour, armored warship with a main battery consisting of large naval gun, guns, designed to serve as a capital ship. From their advent in the late 1880s, battleships were among the largest and most form ...
with the help of closed-circuit television. An aircraft industrialist, Laszlo Carreidas naturally travels in a prototype
supersonic business jet A supersonic business jet (SSBJ) is a business jet travelling above the speed of sound: a supersonic aircraft. Some manufacturers are designing or have been designing SSBJs, but none are currently available. Usually intended to transport about t ...
, the Carreidas 160. Despite the caution he appears to take with his money, refusing to pay any ransom and keeping his accounts secret, Carreidas generally appears to have a random attitude about his finances, ordering the purchase of multiple paintings simply because a rival (" Onassis") is after them, and appearing more concerned about the loss of a rare hat ("a pre-war Bross & Clackwell") than the loss of his prototype aeroplane. Carreidas' name is a pun: ''carré d'as'' means "four aces" in French. Accordingly, the logo on the tail of his business jet consists of four aces. Hergé based Carreidas on
Marcel Dassault Marcel Dassault (; born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. He was also involved in politics, serving intermittently over more than thr ...
, the French aircraft industrialist, who possessed a similar combination of wealth, aeronautical engineering genius, and quaint notions of fashion (Dassault's wardrobe remained frozen in the mid-1930s). Carreidas is depicted in some sketches of the unfinished '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', in which he is seen at the inauguration of Ramó Nash's art exposition.


Captain Chester

Captain Chester, an old friend of Captain Haddock, is a gruff merchant skipper with red hair and a bushy red moustache. He first appears in ''
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'' in Iceland, where he bumps into Captain Haddock at the docks and launches into a bizarre greeting ritual with Haddock that Tintin at first interprets as the build-up to a fight. However, Haddock and Chester warmly clasp hands and take Tintin to a local bar to reminisce over a bottle of whisky. Chester is captain of the ''Sirius'', a merchant trawler, and uses it to secretly refuel Haddock's research vessel in Iceland when their competitors block the supply, allowing his friend to continue his voyage. Chester later lends the ''Sirius'' to Haddock when he and Tintin set off to find ''
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''. Chester is briefly mentioned in ''
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''—Tintin and Haddock attempt to visit him while he is docked at a port—but he departs before they arrive. He is one of the people to send Haddock a telegram in ''
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''.


Coco

Coco is a Congolese boy who is Tintin's assistant in ''
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''. He speaks in an old-fashioned pidgin dialect. Fiercely loyal, he is the one person whom Tintin can fully rely on during his travels there.


Cutts the butcher

() Cutts the butcher runs the local butcher's shop whose phone number of 431 is frequently mistaken for 421 to
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. As a result, the mansion's inhabitants are endlessly plagued by orders for lamb chops and sausages. The irony is that when making calls himself, Captain Haddock usually ends up getting put through to Cutts' shop, rather than the place he was actually calling. The unseen delivery man from Cutts' butcher shop plays a vital role in ''
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'' by offering
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a lift to the village just in time to save him from a
Borduria Borduria is a fictional country in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It is located in the Balkans and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of Syldavia. Borduria is depicted in ''King ...
n kidnapping attempt. It would appear that Cutts is also the local mayor, since he can be seen dressed very formally along with the local municipal band congratulating Haddock and
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
on their "engagement" in ''
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''. He had one last reference at the start of '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', where a call for him was made. In the original French, the name of the butcher's shop ''Boucherie Sanzot'' is a pun. Sanzot sounds like ''sans os'', which means "without bones". The English translation uses Cutts to make a different pun. Cutts also appeared in a French TV ad for cooking oil with Professor Calculus in 1979.


Lieutenant Delcourt

Lieutenant Delcourt is a French officer of the
Méhariste ''Méhariste'' is a French word that roughly translates to camel cavalry. The word is most commonly used as a designation of military units. French camel corps Origins France created a corps of ''méhariste'' camel companies (''Compagnies Méh ...
s (desert camel corps), who appears in ''
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''. He is in command of the outpost of Afghar, in the Sahara desert. He assists Tintin and Captain Haddock on their way to find the missing freighter ''Karaboudjan''.


Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto

() Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto are a writer and photographer working for the magazine ''Paris Flash''. They first appear in ''
The Castafiore Emerald ''The Castafiore Emerald'' () is the twenty-first volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from July 1961 to September 1962 in ''Tintin'' magazine. In contrast to the prev ...
'' where, to the fury of Captain Haddock and the amusement of
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, they write a sensational article for their magazine announcing that the Captain and the Diva are engaged. They later appear briefly in ''
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''. They make a
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in the redrawn version of ''
The Black Island ''The Black Island'' () is the seventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly from A ...
''; Willoughby-Drupe is shown interviewing the old man in the pub while Rizotto is in the crowd of reporters welcoming Tintin at the docks (page 61). Hergé created the pair after being interviewed for ''
Paris Match ''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly gossip magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. ''Paris Match'' has been considered "one of the world's best outlets for photojournalism". ...
'' and finding the resulting piece dubious.


Professor Euclide

Professor Euclide is an absent-minded professor appearing in '' The Broken Ear'' who forgets his glasses, wears his cleaning-lady's overcoat, holds his cane upside down as if it were an umbrella, mistakes a parrot for a man, and leaves his briefcase next to a lamp post. In the original edition published in 1935, his name is given as Professor Euclide (after the Greek mathematician). He is one of Hergé's many prototypes for
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
.


Oliveira da Figueira

Senhor Oliveira da Figueira (or Oliveira de Figueira) is the friendly Portuguese salesman who can sell even the most trivial of items. He and Tintin first meet in '' Cigars of the Pharaoh''. Tintin and Snowy have been cast adrift in the
Red Sea The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and th ...
when they are picked up by a
dhow Dhow (; ) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically sporting long thin hulls, dhows are trading vessels ...
; Figueira is a passenger. He quickly talks Tintin into buying a variety of superfluous objects. He later appears in ''
Land of Black Gold ''Land of Black Gold'' () is the fifteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , in which it wa ...
'', where he plays a valuable role in helping Tintin infiltrate Dr. Müller's headquarters, taking Tintin there disguised as his nephew while keeping the guards distracted with an elaborate story. In ''
The Red Sea Sharks ''The Red Sea Sharks'' () is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from October 1956 to January 1958 b ...
'', he hides Tintin and Captain Haddock in his house so they can speak to the Emir. He gets a brief mention in ''
The Castafiore Emerald ''The Castafiore Emerald'' () is the twenty-first volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from July 1961 to September 1962 in ''Tintin'' magazine. In contrast to the prev ...
'', when he sends good wishes to Captain Haddock following news claiming that he and
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
are engaged. Oliveira ''de'' Figueira is the form used by Hergé in the later appearances of this character. He is named Oliveira ''da'' Figueira (lit. "Olive-tree of the Fig-tree") in his initial appearances. For ''
The Red Sea Sharks ''The Red Sea Sharks'' () is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from October 1956 to January 1958 b ...
'' Hergé changed his name to Oliveira de Figueira. (Both spellings are correct in Portuguese: "de" means "of", while "da" means "of the".)


Mrs. Finch

() Mrs. Finch is Tintin's landlady at , where Tintin lived before joining Captain Haddock at
Marlinspike Hall Marlinspike Hall ( ) is Captain Haddock's country house and family estate in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The original French name of the hall, ''Moulinsart'', is derived from Sart-Moulin, a vil ...
. A simple soul, she was badly frightened when Bunji Kuraki of the Yokohama police force was kidnapped from the street outside Tintin's flat during ''
The Crab with the Golden Claws ''The Crab with the Golden Claws'' () is the ninth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in , the children's supplement to , Belgium's leading francophone newspa ...
''. The address 26 Labrador Road () is also the real-life address of the
Musée Hergé The ''Musée Hergé'', or Hergé Museum, is a museum in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi (1907–1983), who wrote under the pen name Hergé, creator of the series of comic albums, ' ...
.


Henri Fourcart

Henri Fourcart is director of Fourcart Gallery that hosts the Alph-Art exhibition of artist Ramó Nash in '' Tintin and Alph-Art''. When he is introduced to Captain Haddock, he recognises him as the friend of the famous Tintin and requests to meet him. He is killed in a car accident under suspicious circumstances before the meeting can take place.


Grand Abbot

The Grand Abbot is head of an order of Tibetan Buddhist monks in ''
Tintin in Tibet ''Tintin in Tibet'' () is the twentieth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from September 1958 to November 1959 in ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazine and publis ...
'', who rescues Tintin and Captain Haddock from the mountains after they succumb to an avalanche. At first discouraging Tintin from his quest, he later presents Tintin with a khata scarf in honour of the bravery he has shown for his friend Chang Chong-Chen.


Sir Francis Haddock

() Sir Francis Haddock is an ancestor of Captain Haddock. He is a
knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...
and a
Ship-of-the-Line Captain Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain. Equivalent ranks worldwide include ...
in the
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
, commanding the ''
Unicorn The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since Classical antiquity, antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn (anatomy), horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unico ...
'' under the
Union Jack The Union Jack or Union Flag is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. The Union Jack was also used as the official flag of several British colonies and dominions before they adopted their own national flags. It is sometimes a ...
in 1676. In the original French version, he is Chevalier François de Hadoque of the
French Royal Navy The French Navy (, , ), informally (, ), is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in the world recognised as being a blue- ...
, commanding la ''Licorne'' for King
Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...
. He was rewarded by the king with the estate of
Marlinspike Hall Marlinspike Hall ( ) is Captain Haddock's country house and family estate in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The original French name of the hall, ''Moulinsart'', is derived from Sart-Moulin, a vil ...
(Moulinsart) in 1685. Sir Francis was forced to scuttle the ''Unicorn'' when it was taken by pirate captain
Red Rackham This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
. After the ''Unicorn'' sank, Sir Francis lived for two years among the natives of the nearby tropical island. Upon returning home, Sir Francis concealed a treasure stolen from Red Rackham in the cellars of Marlinspike Hall, hiding clues to its location in three model ships of the ''Unicorn'' that he gave to his three sons. He is mentioned obliquely in ''
Flight 714 to Sydney ''Flight 714 to Sydney'' (; originally published in English as ''Flight 714'') is the twenty-second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from September 1966 to Novembe ...
'' by the Captain, who says "one of my ancestors went in for naval warfare." There are hints that Sir Francis Haddock is an illegitimate son of the French Sun King, Louis XIV, a possible reference to Hergé's own family history—Hergé liked to believe that his father was the illegitimate son of the Belgian king Leopold II. Sir Francis Haddock is portrayed by
Andy Serkis Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Gollum in ''The Lo ...
(who also portrays Captain Haddock) in the
motion capture Motion capture (sometimes referred as mocap or mo-cap, for short) is the process of recording high-resolution motion (physics), movement of objects or people into a computer system. It is used in Military science, military, entertainment, sports ...
film '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn''. This character may have been inspired by Admiral Sir Richard Haddock.


Irma

Irma is the maid of
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
. Irma first appears in ''
The Calculus Affair ''The Calculus Affair'' () is the eighteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by the Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazin ...
'' before appearing in ''
The Castafiore Emerald ''The Castafiore Emerald'' () is the twenty-first volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from July 1961 to September 1962 in ''Tintin'' magazine. In contrast to the prev ...
''. Castafiore describes her as a faithful, loyal, and honest servant. Despite giving a meek impression, she has a strong sense of personal pride: when
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
accuse Irma of stealing Castafiore's emerald, she becomes angry and assaults them with a walking stick. In ''
Tintin and the Picaros Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...
'', she is arrested and put in jail along with Castafiore and Igor Wagner. She also appears in '' Tintin and Alph-Art'' as a background character and is the person who informs Castafiore of Tintin and Captain Haddock's arrival to Endaddine Akass's villa.


Mik Kanrokitoff

() Mik Kanrokitoff (Russian: Михаил Канрокитов ''Mikhail Kanrokitov'') is a Russian writer for the magazine ''Space Week''. His name is Ezdanitoff in the original version, another example of Hergé's Bruxellois wordplay; ''is dat niet tof'' in Dutch means "isn't that nice". His fortuitous appearance in ''
Flight 714 to Sydney ''Flight 714 to Sydney'' (; originally published in English as ''Flight 714'') is the twenty-second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from September 1966 to Novembe ...
'' helps Tintin, Captain Haddock, and their friends escape from an Indonesian island after
Rastapopoulos Roberto Rastapopoulos, referred to simply as Rastapopoulos, is a fictional character who is a featured villain in several episodes of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He first appears in the album '' ...
and his cohorts set off an explosive charge, stirring up the island's volcano. Kanrokitoff wears a small antenna and transmitter that enables him to communicate
telepathically Telepathy () is the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person's mind to another's without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction. The term was first coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic ...
with other people and even subject them to mass-
hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychological ...
. He maintains close touch with an unseen race of
extraterrestrials Extraterrestrial life, or alien life (colloquially, aliens), is life that originates from another world rather than on Earth. No extraterrestrial life has yet been scientifically conclusively detected. Such life might range from simple forms ...
and it is their spaceship that enables Tintin and the others to escape the island. Although he was never seen by Tintin and his friends after this, Kanrokitoff is depicted in some sketches of the unfinished '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', in which he is at the inauguration of Ramó Nash's art exposition, apparently recognizing Tintin. This character was inspired by French ufologist
Jacques Bergier Jacques Bergier (; maybe born Yakov Mikhailovich Berger (); Odessa, Paris, 23 November 1978) was a chemical engineer, member of the French resistance, spy, journalist and writer. He co-wrote the best-seller '' The Morning of the Magicians'' with ...
.


Bunji Kuraki

Bunji Kuraki is a
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
detective of the Yokohama police force appearing in ''
The Crab with the Golden Claws ''The Crab with the Golden Claws'' () is the ninth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in , the children's supplement to , Belgium's leading francophone newspa ...
''. He was investigating a powerful gang of drug smugglers in the Far East and followed their trail to Europe, but was kidnapped from the street outside Tintin's flat before he could warn him. He was finally able to meet Tintin at the end of the adventure after he had been freed by police.


Maharaja of Gaipajama

() The
Maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...
of Gaipajama is the monarch of a fictional princely state of India. He is kind and immediately trusting of Tintin, whom he meets in '' Cigars of the Pharaoh''. The Maharaja explains that his family have long been fighting a criminal
opium Opium (also known as poppy tears, or Lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the seed Capsule (fruit), capsules of the opium poppy ''Papaver somniferum''. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid mor ...
-smuggling gang. ''
The Blue Lotus ''The Blue Lotus'' () is the fifth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly from August ...
'' opens in the Maharaja's palace, where Tintin has been his guest. Gaipajama is a nonsensical mix of two
Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
words: Gai (cow) and pajama. The original French name is Rawajpoutalah.


Arturo Benedetto Giovanni Giuseppe Pietro Archangelo Alfredo Cartoffoli da Milano

() Arturo Benedetto Giovanni Giuseppe Pietro Archangelo Alfredo Cartoffoli da Milano is the expert Italian driver of a
Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car manufactured and marketed by the Italy, Italian company, Lancia, from 1950 to the summer of 1958 — over a course of six ''series.'' Configurations included a 4-door Saloon (car), saloon/sedan, 2-door GT coupé ...
GT in ''
The Calculus Affair ''The Calculus Affair'' () is the eighteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by the Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazin ...
''. He eagerly helps Tintin and Captain Haddock pursue Syldavian agents who kidnapped
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
in the adventure's car chase. While speeding through a built-up area in the French
Haute Savoie Haute-Savoie () is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva; to the south and southeast are Mont Blanc and the Aravis mo ...
on market day, he was stopped by a gendarme who wanted to record his name. The flabbergasted gendarme meekly let him off with "Don't do it again." When they finally stopped the Syldavian car and did not find Calculus inside, Cartoffoli accused Tintin and the Captain of making up their story to get a free ride before zooming away. As an Italian driver, he has great pride in Italian cars, which he claims are the best in the world.


King Muskar XII

King Muskar XII is the monarch of Syldavia. He appears in ''
King Ottokar's Sceptre ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' () is the eighth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly fr ...
''. A keen motorist who drives his own car and keeps his own gun for protection, he is married to an unnamed
queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...
. Because the Crown's sceptre once saved the life of King Ottokar IV in 1360, every year on Saint Vladimir's Day, 15 July, the current king must show the people that he has the sceptre; otherwise he will be forced to
abdicate Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the succession procedures of monarchies. While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of duty, in other soci ...
. Tintin discovered a plot to steal the sceptre and set out to warn King Muskar XII, though traitorous elements in the king's entourage, led by his aide-de-camp Boris (Colonel Jorgen), were ready to stop him. Upon hearing of the plot, the monarch was fair-minded enough to investigate Tintin's claims, which turned out to be true: the sceptre had been stolen, a constitutional crisis was imminent, and Syldavia was about to be plunged into an invasion by its long-term enemy
Borduria Borduria is a fictional country in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It is located in the Balkans and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of Syldavia. Borduria is depicted in ''King ...
. Muskar then orders his ministers and generals to prevent the invasion. The revolutionary party in the adventure, called the Iron Guard, may have been inspired by the Fascist paramilitary groups widespread in Europe between the wars. The abdication crisis was very similar to that of the
Anschluss The (, or , ), also known as the (, ), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. The idea of an (a united Austria and Germany that would form a "German Question, Greater Germany") arose after t ...
in Austria in 1938, though the conclusion was not the same. King Muskar XII and his country do not appear to have been based on definitive models; both were inspired by various Eastern European and
Balkan The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...
states. Many of these states were monarchies ruled by
Carol II Carol II (4 April 1953) was King of Romania from 8 June 1930, until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. As the eldest son of Ferdinand I of Romania, King Ferdinand I, he became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I, ...
of Romania,
Zog I Zog I (born Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 18959 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever Prime Minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as King ...
of Albania,
Alexander I of Yugoslavia Alexander I Karađorđević (, ; – 9 October 1934), also known as Alexander the Unifier ( / ), was King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 16 August 1921 to 3 October 1929 and King of Yugoslavia from 3 October 1929 until his assassinati ...
, and
Boris III of Bulgaria Boris III (; 28 August 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver (Boris Clement Robert Mary Pius Louis Stanislaus Xavier), was the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 until his death in 1943. The eldest son ...
. The king's costumes may have been inspired by the portrait of Spanish King
Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ...
and the Romanian prince
Alexandru Ioan Cuza Alexandru Ioan Cuza (, or Alexandru Ioan I, also Anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) was the first ''domnitor'' (prince) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as List of monarchs of Moldavia ...
. The king bears a striking resemblance to Zog of Albania, a man who also carried a gun and confronted violent conspiracies. He is sometimes shown wearing a military uniform, holding the rank of Colonel of the Royal Guards. The king's military service is similar to members of other real European royal families, who have members that have served in their nation's militaries. King Muskar XII is noticeably absent from the post-war stories set in Syldavia: he does not appear at the launching of the Moon rocket in '' Destination Moon'' and Tintin does not call on him for help when his friend
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
is kidnapped by Bordurian and later Syldavian agents in ''
The Calculus Affair ''The Calculus Affair'' () is the eighteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by the Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazin ...
''. The post-war Syldavia may no longer be a monarchy; the later ''Adventures'' set after World War II come at a time when the Balkan royal models for the fictional Syldavia had been overthrown and their rulers exiled.


Ramó Nash

Ramó Nash is an artist and the creator of Alph-Art that Captain Haddock purchases at the Fourcart Gallery in '' Tintin and Alph-Art''. Tintin learns that Nash is under the control of Endaddine Akass to fabricate paintings of the masters in an art forgery ring. In the unofficial completed version of ''Tintin and Alph-Art'' by Yves Rodier, Nash is of Jamaican nationality. He saves the lives of Tintin and Captain Haddock by defeating Akass.


Nestor

Nestor is the long-suffering
butler A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments, with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries, pantr ...
of
Marlinspike Hall Marlinspike Hall ( ) is Captain Haddock's country house and family estate in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The original French name of the hall, ''Moulinsart'', is derived from Sart-Moulin, a vil ...
. He is the
epitome An epitome (; , from ἐπιτέμνειν ''epitemnein'' meaning "to cut short") is a summary or miniature form, or an instance that represents a larger reality, also used as a synonym for embodiment. Epitomacy represents "to the degree of." A ...
of a butler (or, in French, ''majordome'') of French society. Noble, loyal, always the domestic servant, Nestor serves his master Captain Haddock and any house guests such as Tintin,
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
, or
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
. Nestor made his first appearance in ''
The Secret of the Unicorn ''The Secret of the Unicorn'' () is the eleventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from June 1942 to ...
'' serving as butler for the Bird brothers, Marlinspike Hall's original owners and the villains of the adventure. Tintin has been kidnapped by Max and G. Bird and locked in their cellar. When Tintin breaks out and attempts to contact his friends by the house telephone, Nestor enters the room and asks who he was. A scuffle ensues, during which Nestor loyally stands by his employers. By the end of the story when the Bird brothers' criminal activities are exposed, Nestor is cleared of any wrongdoing. All evidence at the Bird brothers' trial shows that Nestor was ignorant of their true agenda, while Tintin and Haddock reason that he cannot be judged for his previous masters' actions. Nestor remains as the butler of Marlinspike Hall when Captain Haddock reclaims the property, Haddock regarding Nestor as part of the place. In ''
The Castafiore Emerald ''The Castafiore Emerald'' () is the twenty-first volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from July 1961 to September 1962 in ''Tintin'' magazine. In contrast to the prev ...
'', he is depicted as being suspicious of
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. He continues to be a staple character in all of the subsequent Tintin stories set at the hall, loyally serving his friends Haddock and Tintin.


Dr. Patella

() Dr. Patella is a ginger bearded
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doctor who appears briefly in '' Destination Moon'' and ''
Explorers on the Moon ''Explorers on the Moon'' (; literally: ''We walked on the Moon'') is the seventeenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine fro ...
''. His model
skeleton A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is a rigid outer shell that holds up an organism's shape; the endoskeleton, a rigid internal fra ...
is arrested by
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
, and later he attends to an unconscious Captain Haddock after his arrival back on Earth. He also sent a congratulatory telegram to Haddock when (incorrect) news of his engagement to
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
was announced in ''
The Castafiore Emerald ''The Castafiore Emerald'' () is the twenty-first volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from July 1961 to September 1962 in ''Tintin'' magazine. In contrast to the prev ...
''. In 2000, on one episode of the French-language version of ''
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'', 73 percent of the voting audience correctly identified Dr. Patella () as the doctor who treated Captain Haddock in ''Explorers on the Moon''. This led to allegations that the show was rigged: one Tintin fan questioned how such a large portion of the audience could pick from four options the correct answer, especially given Dr. Patella's very minor role in the series. A psychoanalyst postulated that children remember proper names much better than adults, hence its retention by members of the audience who read ''Tintin'' in their youth. The name Patella (and Rotule) has a medical origin. It means "kneecap".


Patrash Pasha

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Patrash Pasha is an
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sheikh appearing in '' Cigars of the Pharaoh'' and a big fan of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. He arranges for Tintin to be kidnapped, but when Tintin is brought before him, he recognises him from his adventures, frees him, and sends him on his way with fresh supplies. His servant shows Tintin an ''Adventures of Tintin'' book that Pasha owns. The book title shown to Tintin has changed over the years; it was originally '' Tintin in America'', it became ''
Tintin in the Congo ''Tintin in the Congo'' (; ) is the second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian comic strip artist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised w ...
'' at one point, and eventually settled on '' Destination Moon''—the most recently published title at the time but, confusingly, takes place after the events in ''Cigars of the Pharaoh''. In ''
The Red Sea Sharks ''The Red Sea Sharks'' () is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from October 1956 to January 1958 b ...
'', when Emir Ben Kalish Ezab was overthrown by Bab El Ehr, the Emir temporarily took refuge with Patrash Pasha's tribesmen, who remained loyal.


Professor Philippulus

Professor Philippulus, or Philippulus the Prophet as he calls himself, is an
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who appears in ''
The Shooting Star ''The Shooting Star'' () is the tenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from October 1941 to May 1942 amidst th ...
''. After observing a ball of fire making its way towards Earth, Philippulus goes insane, dresses himself in white sheets, and goes around town beating a gong while claiming to be a
prophet In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divinity, divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings ...
tasked with announcing the end of the world. The madman also decides that Tintin is a spawn of the
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after he tried to calm him, and takes to harassing him at his home. Philippulus later escapes a
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and makes it to the expedition ship ''Aurora'', eventually taking refuge up the main mast and nearly setting off a stick of dynamite in the belief that it is a firework. Tintin tricks him into climbing down by using a
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to shout supposedly heavenly instructions for him; Philippulus relents and is taken back to the asylum. Philippulus represents the dilemmas some face over religious belief and scientific research. In his case, the conflict took a toll on his mind when the end of the world appeared to be imminent.


Professor Phostle

() Professor Decimus Phostle is an astronomer,
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director, and expedition leader in ''
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''. Tintin consults him about a large bright star he saw in
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. Professor Phostle claims that it is a ball of fire that will hit the Earth and cause the end of the world the following morning, and actually looks forward to this, thinking that predicting the end of mankind would make him famous. Initially disappointed that the
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has missed the Earth, Phostle consoles himself by naming an unknown metal fallen from the meteor after himself: "phostlite". He then leads an expedition of scientists to follow Tintin and Captain Haddock to attempt to retrieve the fallen phostlite from the sea. Phostle was to return in '' Destination Moon'' and ''
Explorers on the Moon ''Explorers on the Moon'' (; literally: ''We walked on the Moon'') is the seventeenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine fro ...
'' as a villain, but that early draft by
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was abandoned by Hergé. In ''
Hergé's Adventures of Tintin ''Hergé's Adventures of Tintin'' () is the first animated television series based on Hergé's popular comic book series, ''The Adventures of Tintin''. The series was produced by Belvision Studios and first aired in 1957. After two books were ...
'' (made from 1957 to 1964), he was replaced by
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
.


The Picaros

The Picaros are a band of
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s in the country of San Theodoros, supposedly under the control of
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in ''
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''. Alcazar has returned to his country and is attempting to command the Picaros to mount a guerrilla operation over of his arch-rival
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. However, the Picaros have become corrupt drunkards since Tapioca started dropping copious quantities of alcohol near their camp. Tintin offers to cure the Picaros of their alcoholism if Alcazar agrees to refrain from killing Tapioca and his men. Alcazar reluctantly agrees. Moments after the Picaros are cured, a musical troupe called the Jolly Follies arrives, intending to perform at the upcoming carnival in San Theodoros. Alcazar, with a little advice from Tintin, launches an assault on Tapioca's palace during the carnival by dressing the Picaros in the troupe's costumes and sneaking them into the capital.


Prince of the Sun

The Prince of the Sun is the reigning monarch over a lost, Sun-worshipping
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n civilisation in ''
Prisoners of the Sun ''Prisoners of the Sun'' () is the fourteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in the newly established ''Tintin'' magazine from September 1946 to April 1 ...
''. When Tintin's party invades his temple, the Prince plans to burn them at the
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, but change his mind when a
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occurs just before the sacrifice. Convinced that the Sun God favours Tintin, the Prince releases him and provides him with generous gifts of gold and jewels. In return, Tintin and his friends promise never to reveal the location of the Temple of the Sun.


Ridgewell

Ridgewell is a British explorer who travelled into the South American
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occupied by the Arumbayas. He first appears in '' The Broken Ear'' and appears later in ''
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''. Ridgewell settled down with the Arumbayas and decided to stay, not caring if the outside world knew if he was dead or alive. When Tintin ventured into Arumbaya territory, Ridgewell initially fired darts at him in order to scare him away, but later agreed to take him to the Arumbaya village for information. Ridgewell did bring some of Western civilisation to the Native South Americans, such as introducing them to the game of
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. However, the players do not appear to have mastered it well—on one occasion hitting Tintin rather than the hole in the ground. Ridgewell's influence on the Arumbayas resulted in him gaining an enemy in the local
witch doctor A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor), or witchcraft doctor, is a kind of magical healer who treats ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. The term is often misunderstood, and they could more accurately be called "anti-witch doctors ...
. When Ridgewell was captured by an enemy nation called the Rumbabas (''Bibaros'' in the original version), the witch doctor kept this from the other Arumbayas, hoping to be rid of his rival. When one Arumbaya expressed concern for Ridgewell, the witch doctor threatened to turn him and his family into frogs. But Ridgewell got away and fired a dart into the witch doctor's bottom as punishment. Fortunately, unlike the Arumbayas, Ridgewell did not use poisoned darts. Ridgewell is also a
ventriloquist Ventriloquism or ventriloquy is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) speaks in such a way that it seems like their voice is coming from a different location, usually through a puppet known as a "dummy". The act of ventrilo ...
and has a sense of humour, shown on occasions such as in ''Tintin and the Picaros'' when he fired a dart into the cigar of
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. In that adventure, he reestablished ties with Tintin, and was shown to lament changes in the behaviour of the Arumbayas, namely the spread of alcoholism. The character of Ridgewell is strongly reminiscent of the real-life British explorer
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who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925 under similar circumstances.


Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine

Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine lives in
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and is a collector of models of ships, among which, one is the ''
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''. He appears in ''
The Secret of the Unicorn ''The Secret of the Unicorn'' () is the eleventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from June 1942 to ...
'', in the old market. Noticing another model of the ''Unicorn'', he and another man Barnaby try to buy it, only to find that it has already been claimed by Tintin. Tintin declines all the offers made by Barnaby and Sakharine to buy the model off him. Tintin's ''Unicorn'' is later stolen and he suspects Sakharine of the theft. Visiting Sakharine, he discovers the other ''Unicorn'' model. Sakharine is later attacked by Barnaby who steals the parchment from the model ship. It is one of three parchments that lead to a treasure. The Bird brothers are later arrested and claim that the parchments they obtained have since been stolen. Tintin thinks Mr. Sakharine stole the two parchments, but he soon discovers they were pickpocketed by Aristides Silk and recovers them. At the end of ''
Red Rackham's Treasure ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' () is the twelfth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from February to September 1943 am ...
'', Mr. Sakharine can be seen attending the exhibition held at
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, together with his landlady, showing off the various items recovered from the actual ship itself. He appears to have offered Captain Haddock his ''Unicorn'' model, which is shown in the display with the other two. In the unfinished ''Tintin'' adventure '' Tintin and Alph-Art'', the surviving drafts of the story suggest that Haddock and Tintin notice Sakharine at a meeting hosted by mystic Endaddine Akass. In the film adaptation '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'', Sakharine is reimagined as the main antagonist. The film portrays him as the descendant of the pirate
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, seeking vengeance on behalf of his ancestor against Sir Francis Haddock, who killed Rackham. Sakharine is portrayed by
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(who also portrays Red Rackham) in the motion capture film.


Sanders-Hardiman expedition members

() The Sanders-Hardiman expedition members brought the Incan
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Rascar Capac This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...
back to Europe in ''
The Seven Crystal Balls ''The Seven Crystal Balls'' () is the thirteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in ', Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from December 1943 amidst th ...
''. The members of the expedition are: Professor Sanders-Hardiman (, head of the expedition), Professor Reedbuck (), Peter Clarkson (, expedition photographer), Mark Falconer (), Professor Paul Cantonneau (who also made an appearance in ''
The Shooting Star ''The Shooting Star'' () is the tenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from October 1941 to May 1942 amidst th ...
''), Dr. Midge (, director of the Darwin Museum), and Professor Hercules Tarragon (, who has the Rascar Capac mummy in his possession). They were hospitalised while cursed by the Incas as punishment for the theft of the mummy, put into comas and made to suffer nightmares. Tintin visited the Incas' hidden temple in order to save
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
, who had been kidnapped by them. He persuaded the Prince of the Sun to lift the curse, assuring the Incas that the expedition's purpose was not to steal from their people but simply to teach others about them. The Prince of the Sun releases his control over the Sanders-Hardiman expedition members and they awaken from their curse.


Sophocles Sarcophagus

() Sophocles Sarcophagus is an
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and
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in search of the tomb of the
Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian language, Egyptian: ''wikt:pr ꜥꜣ, pr ꜥꜣ''; Meroitic language, Meroitic: 𐦲𐦤𐦧, ; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') was the title of the monarch of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty of Egypt, First Dynasty ( ...
Kih-Oskh, whom Tintin meets on a cruise ship at the beginning of '' Cigars of the Pharaoh''. He is a bit of an eccentric: rowing a boat while unaware that it is not even in the water, saying goodbye to Snowy as if he was a little boy, and bumping into things and people. He is distracted, dresses
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, and has an unusual beard. He is the first of a number of eccentric scholars that would culminate in the character
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
. Sophocles leads Tintin to the tomb hidden under the sand, but disappears soon after finding it. He, Tintin, and Snowy end up floating in sarcophagi in the middle of the
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. Sophocles is then picked up by a ship captained by Allan, a drug smuggler, whose gang uses the tomb of Kih-Oskh as a base. With Sophocles as a prisoner, the ship sets off for India. When ''Cigars of the Pharaoh'' was first published in the 1930s, Sarcophagus was an unnamed and beardless scholar who wore sunglasses. When Tintin explored the tomb, he found sarcophagi for himself and Snowy but not for the scholar, who does not even turn up in the Red Sea incident—thus, how he ends up in India is unexplained. Tintin finds Sophocles in the Indian jungle completely by chance in a string of absurd coincidences, painting the symbol of Kih-Oskh on palm trees. Tintin even speculates that the scholar is a member of the gang of drug smugglers that he finds himself pitted against. Sophocles is now completely mad because he has been given poison called Rajaijah, imagining himself to be
Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian language, Egyptian: ''wikt:pr ꜥꜣ, pr ꜥꜣ''; Meroitic language, Meroitic: 𐦲𐦤𐦧, ; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') was the title of the monarch of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty of Egypt, First Dynasty ( ...
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. He is eventually committed to a sanatorium in India for treatment. In ''
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'', an antidote for Rajaijah was developed, but it was never revealed whether Sarcophagus was cured.


Aristides Silk

() Aristides Silk is a
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who becomes a pivotal character in ''
The Secret of the Unicorn ''The Secret of the Unicorn'' () is the eleventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from June 1942 to ...
'', inadvertently collecting the parchments leading to ''
Red Rackham's Treasure ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' () is the twelfth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from February to September 1943 am ...
''. Silk claims he is not a thief, but admits he is a
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c. He explains he adores wallets and displays his large collection, none of which have been emptied of their contents. He is first seen in the market near the beginning of the adventure, moving away from
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just before they discover that their wallets have been stolen. He later steals Tintin's wallet containing the parchments of Sir Francis Haddock that hold the location of Red Rackham's treasure. He is among the invited guests at the end of that adventure in the Maritime Gallery at
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. Aristides Silk is portrayed by
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in the motion capture film '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn''.


Piotr Skut

() Piotr Skut, an
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-wearing
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...
pilot, appears in two albums: ''
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'' and ''
Flight 714 to Sydney ''Flight 714 to Sydney'' (; originally published in English as ''Flight 714'') is the twenty-second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from September 1966 to Novembe ...
''. In ''The Red Sea Sharks'', Skut flies one of the DeHavilland Mosquitoes used by Sheikh Bab El Ehr to seize power in Khemed, and his squad strafes the boat Tintin and Haddock are using to cross the
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. Tintin shoots down Skut's plane with an
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in self-defence, but later rescues Skut from the waters onto a hastily assembled
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. Grateful for his rescue, Skut becomes a faithful friend and later refuses to betray Tintin and Haddock, instead sharing the rest of the adventure with them. He repairs the sabotaged radio of the S.S. ''Ramona'' and steers the ''Ramona'' to outmaneuver torpedoes while Tintin calls for help, which arrives just in time to save the boat from a
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's attack. In ''Flight 714 to Sydney'', Skut has become a
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pilot of the Carreidas 160, the prototype jet for millionaire Laszlo Carreidas. The aircraft is then hijacked by his own crew, who were under the pay of criminal mastermind
Rastapopoulos Roberto Rastapopoulos, referred to simply as Rastapopoulos, is a fictional character who is a featured villain in several episodes of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He first appears in the album '' ...
. Skut aids Tintin and Haddock in rescuing the other captured passengers and, after an adventure involving
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, returns with them to civilisation. Neither ''Piotr'', ''Skut'', nor ''Szut'' (in the original French) are plausible Estonian names. Piotr is Polish for Peter while the correct Estonian version would be Peeter. The name Skut was rather an excuse for a gag, as Captain Haddock believes he is telling him to "scoot" rather than introducing himself. In the original French, the Captain mistakes the name "Szut" for "zut", the French exclamation of frustration. In other international versions, his last name is changed to entail a rudely dismissive or slightly offensive term befitting the language in question. The Skut character is based on , an Estonian pilot who escaped to Sweden from Estonia in an Arado floatplane.


Studios Hergé members

Hergé Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé ( ; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian comic strip artist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of T ...
and other Studios Hergé members were not above drawing themselves and other characters into the action of some of the ''Adventures'' as
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s. The creator admired
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and his frequent cameo appearances in his own films, starting with a cameo in the second frame of '' The Broken Ear'' (page 1, frame 2) as a museum visitor. Hergé, Edgar P. Jacobs, and Jacques Van Melkebeke appear in ''
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'' (page 1, frame 1) as a man in a brown jacket, a dark-haired man in a grey suit, and a fair-haired man with glasses; in the same panel, also making a cameo appearance, are
Thomson and Thompson Thomson and Thompson ( ) are fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. They are two detectives who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series. Hergé twice calls them "bro ...
. Edgar P. Jacobs appears in '' Cigars of the Pharaoh'' (on the cover and on page 8, frame 1) as a mummy marked "E. P. Jacobini". Hergé and Jacobs appear in ''
King Ottokar's Sceptre ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' () is the eighth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly fr ...
'' (page 38, last frame) as men to the left in red and green dress uniforms, and later in the same book, Hergé, his wife Germaine, Jacobs, and Van Melkebeke appear (page 59, last frame) as a man on the right in a green uniform accompanying a woman in mauve, a monocled man on the right with black hair and breastplate, and a fair-haired man in evening wear on the left near the window. Hergé appears in ''
The Calculus Affair ''The Calculus Affair'' () is the eighteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by the Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazin ...
'' (page 13, last frame) as a man standing by the tent smoking, equipped with a sketch pad and pen, while Jacobs who is dressed like Tintin can be seen standing near the gate with the bicycle. "Jacobini" makes another appearance as the star of the opera ''
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'', appearing in costume as
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(page 53, frame 6) and then as the name on the poster in Bianca Castafiore's dressing room (page 54, frame 13). Another appearance for Van Melkebeke is in ''
The Secret of the Unicorn ''The Secret of the Unicorn'' () is the eleventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from June 1942 to ...
'' (page 2, frame 14) where he is examining a book at the market when a man calls out that his suitcase is being stolen. Edgar P. Jacobs and Jacques Van Melkebeke appear in ''
The Seven Crystal Balls ''The Seven Crystal Balls'' () is the thirteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in ', Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from December 1943 amidst th ...
'', the first (page 16, frame 4) as a man in brown suit and black bow-tie in the middle box on the left, and the other (page 57, frame 2) as a man standing behind General Alcazar. Hergé (the back of his head) cameos as a technician in '' Destination Moon'' (page 18, frame 2 & 7) at Baxter's meeting while Jacobs turns up later as a fat technician (page 40, frame 8). The concluding frame of ''
The Red Sea Sharks ''The Red Sea Sharks'' () is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from October 1956 to January 1958 b ...
'' (page 62, last frame) sees Hergé cameo as a rain-coated adjudicator in the middle of the drive while Edgar Pierre Jacobs can be seen in bow tie and spectacles, seated beside the wireless. Studios Hergé member
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does not appear. Other cameos in the ''Adventures'' include
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, whom the character
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
is based on (appearing in ''
The Shooting Star ''The Shooting Star'' () is the tenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from October 1941 to May 1942 amidst th ...
'', page 21, frame 2, as the scientist on the far right) and Quick & Flupke, characters in a separate Hergé series (appearing in ''Tintin in the Congo'', page 1, frame 1, as two boys in the group, and also appearing in ''The Shooting Star'', page 20, frame 8, as two boys running ahead of Thomson and Thompson, who are also making a cameo appearance in that book).


Professor Tarragon

() Professor Hercules Tarragon hosts a mysterious evening for Tintin and his friends in ''
The Seven Crystal Balls ''The Seven Crystal Balls'' () is the thirteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in ', Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from December 1943 amidst th ...
''. He was one of the Sanders-Hardiman expedition members and displays the mummy of
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in his home. He had previously been a classmate of
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
and this connection enables Calculus, Tintin and Captain Haddock to visit him at home one evening while he is under heavy guard during a summer rainstorm. Professor Tarragon is a large, strong, and ebullient character, whom Calculus formally called "Hercules". Tarragon seems fearless until a fireball bursts through his chimney and vaporises the mummy; he then becomes very shaken and fears that an ancient prophecy is coming true. That same night, he is the last to be attacked by means of the crystal balls.


Tharkey

Tharkey is a
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guide A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom. Travel and recreation Exp ...
who helps Tintin locate the ill-fated Patna-Kathmandu flight carrying Chang Chong-Chen in ''
Tintin in Tibet ''Tintin in Tibet'' () is the twentieth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from September 1958 to November 1959 in ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazine and publis ...
''. Although reluctant to risk the perilous attempt to find Chang, whom he believes to be dead, Tharkey leads Tintin and Captain Haddock to the crash site of the aircraft. After initially leaving the site to return to his village, he feels guilty for leaving them alone and returns just in time to help Tintin and Haddock out of a dangerous situation. However, he subsequently breaks his arm from an avalanche and must return to the plains after partly convalescing at a Buddhist monastery while Tintin and the Captain continue their search for Chang. Tharkey was based on Ang Tharkay, a Nepalese mountain climber and explorer who acted as
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and later
sirdar The rank of Sirdar () – a variant of Sardar – was assigned to the British Commander-in-Chief of the British-controlled Egyptian Army in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Sirdar resided at the Sirdaria, a three-block-long prope ...
for many Himalayan expeditions. He was "beyond question the outstanding sherpa of his era" and he introduced
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to the world of mountaineering.


Alfredo Topolino

Alfredo Topolino is a
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expert in
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residing in
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, Switzerland, who appears in ''
The Calculus Affair ''The Calculus Affair'' () is the eighteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by the Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazin ...
''. An acquaintance of
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
, he survives first an assault on his doorstep then the destruction of his house by
Borduria Borduria is a fictional country in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It is located in the Balkans and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of Syldavia. Borduria is depicted in ''King ...
n agents interested in Calculus's work. His manservant Boris works for the secret service of that country. His last name means "little mouse" in Italian.


Martine Vandezande

Martine Vandezande is the attractive assistant of Henri Fourcart at his art gallery in '' Tintin and Alph-Art''. She wears large glasses and is a follower of Endaddine Akass. Tintin realizes "this girl seems sincere" after he inadvertently causes her to cry when evidence he uncovered leads him to accuse her as being part of the plot. Due to a listening device someone has hidden in her necklace, she is made an unwitting informer of Akass and his henchmen.


Igor Wagner

Igor Wagner is the quiet pianist working for
Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...
. He is driving with his employer when she first encounters Tintin in ''
King Ottokar's Sceptre ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' () is the eighth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly fr ...
''. He does not contribute to a plotline until ''
The Castafiore Emerald ''The Castafiore Emerald'' () is the twenty-first volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from July 1961 to September 1962 in ''Tintin'' magazine. In contrast to the prev ...
'', when he is discovered to be a gambler who bets on races in secret. He has a small moustache and dresses formally in black. After the thievery of Castafiore's emeralds, his attempts to help only incriminate him, as it was his footprints found near Castafiore's window, it was him suspiciously rummaging in the attic, and it was he who broke a step on the staircase. He tries to sneak out of his practice sessions (dictated by Castafiore) and, instead of practising, is caught using a playback tape recorder. He was imprisoned along with Castafiore and Irma in ''
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'', before being freed by Tintin. His name is made up of a humorous reference to two well-known composers:
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and
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.


Wang Chen-Yee

() Wang Chen-Yee is the Chinese leader of the ''Sons of the Dragon'' brotherhood featured in ''
The Blue Lotus ''The Blue Lotus'' () is the fifth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplement , it was serialised weekly from August ...
''. He serves as Tintin's host during his stay in China, and later adopts Chang Chong-Chen.


Frank Wolff

Frank Wolff is the rocket engineer who assists
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
during the Syldavian expedition to the Moon ('' Destination Moon'' and ''
Explorers on the Moon ''Explorers on the Moon'' (; literally: ''We walked on the Moon'') is the seventeenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine fro ...
''). In an interview, Hergé described him as clever, stating he had a PhD in Mathematics with Mechanics and a BEng in Chemical Engineering, but also described him as feeble and quiet. Wolff is ultimately exposed as a spy who was coerced into helping an unnamed foreign power hijack the Moon rockets he had helped build, after they learnt of his former
compulsive gambling Problem gambling, ludopathy, or ludomania is repetitive gambling behavior despite harm and negative consequences. Problem gambling may be diagnosed as a mental disorder according to DSM-5 if certain diagnostic criteria are met. Pathological ga ...
and heavy debt. After refusing to allow the enemy agent
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to shoot the rest of the rocket crew, his struggle for Jorgen's gun resulted in the agent's accidental death. As the rocket ship is returning to Earth without enough oxygen for Tintin and his friends, Wolff, still overcome with guilt over the way he had betrayed his companions, redeems himself for his past mistakes and sacrifices himself for the survival of the group by throwing himself into space leaving a note of apology. Even the cynical Captain Haddock, who had, until the last moment, still suspected Wolff of treachery, was moved by his selfless act.


Zorrino

Zorrino is an indigenous
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boy who makes a living by selling oranges in the mountain town of Jauja. In ''
Prisoners of the Sun ''Prisoners of the Sun'' () is the fourteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in the newly established ''Tintin'' magazine from September 1946 to April 1 ...
'', he leads Tintin and Captain Haddock on the trail of their kidnapped friend
Professor Calculus Professor Cuthbert Calculus ( , meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower") is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin (character), Tintin's friend, an absent-minded profess ...
to the
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n civilisation in the mountains. At the end of the adventure, Zorrino is invited to stay in the Inca city and follow their way of life, an invitation which he accepts.


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External links


Tintin.com
– List of selected characters on official website
Tintinologist.org
– List of characters on oldest and largest English-language Tintin fan site {{DEFAULTSORT:Tintin characters, List of The Adventures of Lists of comics characters Characters Hergé characters Lists of supporting characters in comics