Captain Haddock Captain Haddock as a permanent addition to the cast. Hergé introduced Captain Haddock in "The Crab with the Golden Claws" as the rum-loving captain of the "Karaboudjan", a merchant vessel used— without Haddock's knowledge— by his first mate Allan for smuggling drugs inside crab tins. Because of his alcoholism and temperamental nature, his character was weak and unstable, at times posing as great a hazard to Tintin as the villains of the piece. He was also short-tempered, given to emotional expletive-ridden outbursts, and capable of infuriating behaviour; at one point he even attacks Tintin when, while traversing the Moroccan desert,
Jolyon Wagg Jolyon Wagg Jolyon Wagg () is a fictional character in "The Adventures of Tintin", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is a gregarious, simple, and overbearing man who enters the story by barging in uninvited. Jolyon Wagg is disliked by Captain Haddock, who finds him frustrating, although Wagg remains cheerfully oblivious and believes himself a great friend of the Captain. Wagg is portrayed as a clueless tourist in the exotic places where Tintin and the Captain have their adventures. He is an insurance salesman by trade, and he often tries to sell other characters insurance. Wagg often quotes