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=== Captain Haddock ===
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Captain Archibald Haddock ({{lang|fr|Capitaine Haddock}} in Hergé's original version) is a [[Merchant Navy|Merchant Marine]] [[sea captain]] and Tintin's best friend. Introduced in ''[[The Crab with the Golden Claws]]'', Haddock is initially depicted as a weak and alcoholic character, but later evolves to become genuinely heroic and even a socialite after he finds a treasure from his ancestor, [[Sir Francis Haddock]] ({{lang|fr|Chevalier François de Hadoque}}). The Captain's coarse humanity and sarcasm act as a counterpoint to Tintin's often-implausible heroism; he is always quick with a dry comment whenever the boy reporter seems too idealistic. The hot-tempered Haddock uses a range of colourful insults and curses to express his feelings, such as "billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles!" ({{lang|fr|Mille milliards de mille sabords!}}) or "ten thousand thundering typhoons!"