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. 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. 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.
Hergé was forced to focus on characterisation during the German occupation of Belgium during World War II to avoid depicting troublesome political situations. The public responded positively. Colourful main characters, villainous antagonists, and heroic supporting cast were introduced during the series.
Index of characters by album
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
Tintin Snowy Coco Al Capone 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 (Tintin in the Congo) Thomson and Thompson (cameo) Studios Hergé members (cameo) Jo, Zette and Jocko(cameo at back cover) Quick and Flupke(cameo,cameo at back cover)
Tintin in America
Tintin Snowy Big Chief Keen-eyed-Mole Bobby Smiles Al Capone Mike MacAdam Tom (Tintin in America) 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
Tintin Snowy Thomson and Thompson (debut) Sophocles Sarcophagus The fakir The gunrunner Allan Rastapopoulos 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
Tintin Snowy Thomson and Thompson Maharaja of Gaipajama Chang Chong-Chen Wang Chen-Yee Gibbons Dawson Mitsuhirato The fakir Rastapopoulos Crown prince of Gaipajama Professor Fang Hsi-ying Yamato Ramacharma
The Broken Ear
Tintin Snowy Alonso Pérez and Ramón Bada General Alcazar General Tapioca Trickler Corporal Diaz Basil Bazarov Pablo Ridgewell The Arumbayas Thomson and Thompson 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
Tintin Snowy Thomson and Thompson Dr. Müller Puschov Ivan Ranko Nurse and Doctor Fred the fireman Scotsman at the Kiltoch Arms Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto (cameo) Police team
King Ottokar's Sceptre
Tintin Snowy Thomson and Thompson Professor Alembick King Muskar XII Müsstler Colonel Jorgen (as Boris) Bianca Castafiore Igor Wagner Mrs. Finch Alfred Alembick Mrs. Piggott Sporovitch Captain Wizskitotz Trovik Sirov Zlop Lieutenant Kromir Major Szplodj Kaviarovitch Schzlozitch Czarlitz King Ottokar IV Colonel Sponsz (cameo) Studios Hergé members (cameo)
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock (debut) Thomson and Thompson Omar Ben Salaad Allan Mrs. Finch Bunji Kuraki Jumbo Lieutenant Delcourt Herbert Dawes
The Shooting Star
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Bohlwinkel Professor Phostle Professor Cantonneau Professor Philippulus Bill the cook Captain Chester Thomson and Thompson (cameo) Plane pilot
The Secret of the Unicorn
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Thomson and Thompson Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine Bird brothers Aristides Silk Barnaby Nestor Mrs. Finch Sir Francis Haddock Red Rackham Diego the Dreadful Studios Hergé members (cameo)
Red Rackham's Treasure
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus (debut) Thomson and Thompson Bill the cook Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (cameo)
The Seven Crystal Balls
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson General Alcazar (as Ramón Zarate) Chiquito Sanders-Hardiman expedition members Professor Tarragon Professor Cantonneau Rascar Capac (preserved mummy) Bianca Castafiore Nestor Madame Yamilah Ragdalam the fakir Bruno the magician Inspector Chambers Inspector Jackson Studios Hergé members (cameo)
Prisoners of the Sun
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson Professor Cantonneau Chiquito Huascar Zorrino Prince of the Sun
Land of Black Gold
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Thomson and Thompson 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
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson Mr. Baxter Frank Wolff Miller Colonel Jorgen Dr. Patella Nestor Studios Hergé members (cameo)
Explorers on the Moon
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson Mr. Baxter Frank Wolff Miller Colonel Jorgen Dr. Patella
The Calculus Affair
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson Bianca Castafiore Irma Igor Wagner Nestor Jolyon Wagg Cutts the butcher Alfredo Topolino Krônik and Klûmsi Colonel Sponsz Arturo Benedetto Giovanni Giuseppe Pietro Archangelo Alfredo Cartoffoli da Milano Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch Trickler (cameo) Studios Hergé members (cameo)
The Red Sea Sharks
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock General Alcazar 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 Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson Nestor Jolyon Wagg Studios Hergé members (cameo)
Tintin in Tibet
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Tharkey Blessed Lightning Grand Abbot Chang Chong-Chen Professor Calculus The yeti Bianca Castafiore (cameo)
The Castafiore Emerald
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson Bianca Castafiore Irma Igor Wagner Nestor Mr. Bolt Cutts the butcher Jolyon Wagg Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto Unnamed magpie
Flight 714 to Sydney
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Laszlo Carreidas Piotr Skut Spalding Paolo Colombani Hans Boehm Dr. Krollspell Allan Rastapopoulos The Sondonesians Mik Kanrokitoff Gino Jolyon Wagg
Tintin and the Picaros
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson General Alcazar General Tapioca Colonel Alvarez The Picaros Pablo Bianca Castafiore Nestor Colonel Sponsz (as Colonel Esponja) Peggy Alcazar Jolyon Wagg Ridgewell The Arumbayas Cutts the butcher Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto (cameo)
Tintin and Alph-Art
Tintin Snowy Captain Haddock Bianca Castafiore Endaddine Akass Martine Vandezande Ramó Nash Henri Fourcart Ben Kalish Ezab Abdullah Professor Calculus Thomson and Thompson Jolyon Wagg Irma Igor Wagner Nestor Cutts the butcher Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (cameo) Trickler (cameo) Gibbons (cameo) Dawson (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 guru and main antagonist of the unfinished book Tintin and Alph-Art, the last of The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé. 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 Bianca Castafiore. Tintin recognises his voice. He could be Dr. Müller or Max Bird, but more than likely he is Rastapopoulos in disguise. His name, like many in the series, is based upon the Brussels patois marols.
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 General Tapioca who appears in Tintin and the Picaros. He is the one who receives Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus 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 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 Thomson and Thompson and also freeing Bianca Castafiore and her entourage.
Bab El Ehr Sheikh Bab El Ehr is an Arab insurgent 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 Land of Black Gold, 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 The Red Sea Sharks, having used Mosquito fighter planes provided by Mr. Dawson to carry out a successful coup d'état 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".
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 Unicorn—the first of which he finds in the Brussels Place du Jeu de Balle old market in The Secret of the Unicorn. 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 chloroforms 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 motion capture film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Barnaby is an Interpol 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.