Tintin is the protagonist of the comic book series and travels the world as a reporter, getting caught up in dangerous adventures. His dog Snowy is his loyal companion. Captain Haddock was initially depicted as weak and alcoholic but became a more heroic character who provides dry commentary. Thomson and Thompson are bumbling detectives from Scotland Yard who are often assigned delicate missions despite their incompetence.
4. TINTIN
Tintin is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of
classic Belgian comic books written and illustrated by Hergé. Tintin is
the protagonist of the series, a reporter and adventurer who travels
around the world with his dog Snowy. In the comic book series, Tintin
is a young reporter who is drawn to dangerous international intrigues
in which his quick thinking, bravery and chronic good luck save the
day. Almost every adventure features Tintin sent off to investigate an
assignment, but rarely does he actually turn in a story without first
getting caught up in an adventure. In The Secret of the Unicorn, the
reader can unmistakably recognise the streets of Brussels at the
beginning of the story.
5. SNOWY
Snowy is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin,
the series of classic Belgian comic books written and
illustrated by Hergé. He is a white Wire Fox Terrier and Tin
tin's four-legged companion who travels everywhere with
him. The bond between Snowy and Tintin is very deep as
they have saved each other from perilous situations many
times. The character of Snowy evolved through the course
of the Tintin series, and was most dramatically affected by
the introduction of Captain Haddock in The Crab with the
Golden Claws. Before Haddock's appearance, Snowy was the
source of dry and cynical side-commentary, which balanced
out Tintin's constantly positive, optimistic perspective.
7. THOMPSON & THOMPSON
• Thomson and Thompson (original French: Dupont et Dupond) are fictional
characters in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of classic Belgian comic books
written and illustrated by Hergé. Thomson and Thompson are detectives of
Scotland Yard, and are as incompetent as they are necessary comic relief. While
the two are apparently not related as they have different surnames, they are twice
referred to as twins or brothers in the original language version of the series.[1]
In
any case, the two detectives look like identical twins and can only be told apart by
the shape of their moustaches (Thomson's moustache flares out a tiny bit on each
side at the bottom).
• They are afflicted with spoonerism, are extremely clumsy, incompetent, and
usually bent on arresting the wrong character. In spite of this, they somehow get
entrusted with delicate missions, such as ensuring security for the Syldavian space
project or investigating arms dealing.
• The detective with the flared moustache is Thomson (without a "p"), who often
describes himself as "Thomson, without a 'p,' as in Venezuela!" and who often
remarks, "To be precise...". The detective with the flat moustache has described
himself as "Thompson with a 'P,' as in..." and then used words with either a silent
"P," or in which the "P" is combined with another letter, losing the "P" sound, such
as Philadelphia, psychology and so on.