Tintin is a reporter, adventurer, traveler, and the protagonist of the popular comic book series The Adventures of Tintin, which was written by the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Hergé.
Snowy is Tintin's Wire Fox Terrier dog and a protagonist of the series. The bond between the two is significantly strong, as they have saved each other's lives numerous times throughout the series.
Captain Archibald Haddock is a retired merchant sailor who likes Loch Lomond whiskey and hates mineral water. He is also one of Tintin's closest friends.
Thomson and Thompson, also known as "The Thompson Twins," are a pair of inept Scotland Yard detectives.
Professor Cuthbert Calculus is a good friend of Tintin, and has invented many things in the Tintin series. The professor is very nearly deaf, but he claims he is just a little hard of hearing in his right ear.
