Alan Ford / Characters

A character page for the heroes and villains of Alan Ford, work in progress. Watch out for Spoilers. Any help is welcome. Please use the original names.

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The T.N.T. Group

The most fearsome and dilapidated non-government secret agency, set in a flowerless flower shop in the Fifth Avenue, New York City. This audacious organization fights crime with no fear, no budget and just enough abidance to the law.

Alan Ford

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

The main hero of the comic book, homeless graphic designer who accidentally stumbled in the TNT Group hideout, was mistaken for the actual agent and hired. Blonde, handsome and naïve, Alan is the latest acquisition and youngest member (excluding animals), but despite his flaws shows great promise and becomes a competent member of the team. After the big breakup, Alan and Minuette runs the agency on their own aided by Number One.Voiced by: Roberto del Giudice

Action Survivor: Most of the time, he's put against bigger, badder and stronger men with larger guns (or actual guns) and manages to outrun and outsmart them, living to see another day.
Attractive Bent-Gender: When he dresses in drag he's considered attractive, save for his voice, that's it.
Big Eater: Considering that he could only afford the graphic design school by eating on Monday and on Saturday mornings, it's no surprise that he wolves down whenever he has a chance.
Butt-Monkey: While there are other characters who suffer much more than him, Alan still is a good contender, helped by his guillable and shy personality.
Catchphrase: "I'm Alan Ford, graphic designer". Usually when he introduces himself, though this became rarer and rarer as the series continued.
Character Development: Over the course of the series Alan did take many tricks from his colleagues and friends, becoming savvier and shrewder over time rather than a shy doormat.
Clothes Make the Superman: In vol 212 The Cursed Idol, Alan suddenly becomes much more action-prone after dressing as Indiana Jones.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: While Badass may be too strong, Alan is still the last person you'd expect to become a secret agent, yet he's one of the best members of TNT Group.
Dragged into Drag: A couple of times, whenever the group needs to have someone impersonate a woman, much to his dismay.
Good Is Dumb: Averted later on, as he becomes more competent and savvier, though he's still kinda ingenue.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Alan is blonde with blue eyes, to the point that many people call him "viking", but he's also one of the noblest and morally straightest characters in the comic book.
Happily Married: With Minuette, officially so in vol 500. The following volume also reveals that they'll have a long and prolific dynasty.
Hero Protagonist: The comic book is named after him, and not only most of the stories are around him, but he's also the most ideal and morally just member of the TNT Group.
Iconic Outfit: His standard outfit with long-sleeved black sweater, black trousers and shoes. Around issue 400 he exchange the sweater for a khaki saharan shirt. After marrying Minuette he switches to a light blue formal suit.
Informed Ability: He's supposed to be a graphic designer. The only time we actually see him in action, he's so bad he nearly gives his boss a stroke and is fired.
The Ingenue: Alan's most defining trait when women are involved, especially if they're seedy or dishonest. He grows out of it, especially during the "Departure of Number One" arc.
Lovable Coward: He's rarely the type of guy who'd stay and fight, though given the group's budget and equipment we cannot blame him...
Mr. Fanservice: For all his faults, Alan is an attractive guy, and many women genuinely find him attractive. In a bit of irony this becomes much more prevalent after he becomes disilluded due to Brenda, with women becoming even bolder with him, to the point that in issue 248 The final battle? a random woman he was interrogating to track the villain drags him in her apartment and tries to have sex with him right there not even a minute after they met.
Missing Mom: And father, he was abandoned on the steps of an orphanage where he grew up.
Naïve Newcomer: His role in the TNT Group, as he's the latest recruit. He eventually becomes savvier.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Based on Peter O'Toole.
Once Done, Never Forgotten: He loves to tease Minuette over her marriage to Baroness Isolde Von Strascen even though it was just a sham on both parts to become rich. That being said, she did hypnotized him at the last second to make him divorce her and bear witness, so it was a low move..
Rollerblade Good: Ice-rink variation, he's an incredibly skilled skater, and often he cuts holes in the ice around villains, Diagonal Cut fashion. In one case, he was so good the villainess actually cheers for him and asks for an encore.
Running Gag: He falling in love with women who eventually turn him down or his ice-skating performances against bad guys.
Throw the Dog a Bone: After years and years of bad luck with women, he finally gets a lovely girl who likes him and eventually get married.
Token Good Teammate: He's the most scrupolous and honest of the bunch.
True Companions: With both Bob Rock and Oliver, his best pals inside the organization.
Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Even when said woman has him on the ropes.

Robert "Bob" Rock

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

From a family of hardened criminals, Bob Rock is a short, bad-tempered man with a huge nose wearing a tartan red hat and mantle, he's a senior member and Alan's best friend. He's a rotten luck and is the main source of comedy in the comic.Voiced by: Andrea Ward

Ascended Extra: He ultimately got his own spin-off comic book.
Boisterous Weakling: Has the very bad habit of picking fights with people much bigger than him.
Butt-Monkey: Compared to Alan, he receives much more comedic punishment, more often than not because he brought it on himself.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Despite his Butt-Monkey status, he is much more competent than he appears.
Deadpan Snarker: He's prone to snark at people, mostly Cariatide and Number One.ù
Dude in Distress: Notable examples include the Mangia arc, where he's captured by Otto Meyer's men in Geneve, and the following arc where he's mistaken for the missing Charlie Mozzarella, heir of a Mafia family.
Foil: To Grunf: Bob is short, not very fit, always irritated and is the first to lash against the orders or even ignore them as he sees fit, and his political tendencies are pretty much on the left.
Gag Nose: His most defining and mocked feature. He's very sensitive about it.
Greed: While normally morally upright, his desire for money can sometimes get the better of him, particularly if he feels he's robbing someone rich. He never hangs onto any such ill-gotten money for long, though.
Hair-Trigger Temper: Bob is very easy to anger and will often explode at the slightest provocation.
Hidden Depths: He secretly wishes to be a novel writer. His secret work, Pens (Pains) of a Recluse, is a Door Stopper filled with Purple Prose, and the only thing we know is that it takes 86 chapters of ampollous and maniacal description of the surroundings before getting to the introduction of the main character.
I Have This Friend: Unsuccessfully invoked when he tries to buy products to look taller for himself using this excuse.

Bob Rock: "They're not for me, they're for a friend of mine, shorter than me."

Owner: A gnome then. I thought they only existed in fairy tales...

Iconic Outfit: His tartan red cap and mantle. Becomes a plot point in The Three Rock where his brothers frame him by using his outfit to commit crimes. After Oliver's departure from the Group he leaves him his own bowler hat.
Identical Stranger: He's a perfect deadringer for the mafia boss Charlie Mozzarella, a fact that Charlie's manipulative girlfriend Immacolata milks for all it's worth.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his short temper and generally unlikeable personality, he is a good person at heart, a true friend to Alan, and the White Sheep of the Rock family.
The Napoleon: The shortest of the group, he's mockingly called "dwarf" and "child" by others.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: He's a shaved caricature of Magnus.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When he falls in love with a disguised Margot, he's incredibly kind and polite to nearly everyone, even Cirano, who he usually detest.
Put on a Bus: After the Mangia arc, he's captured by the Mafia and mistaken for "Charlie Mozzarella", heir of the Mozzarella Family of New Orleans, and under the influence of Femme Fatale Immacolata is forced to temporarly leave the group.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's the choleric, impulsive Red to Alan's calm and shy Blue and to the Count's charming, calculating Blue.
The Reliable One: Earlier on he sees himself as this for the rest of the group, especially compared to Alan. As the series progresses, this becomes less emphasized.
Scary Teeth: Parodied, he grows fangs whenever he's angry at someone.
Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: He's a good deal more cynical and bitter than Alan.
Sour Supporter: For the TNT Group, especially Alan Ford. He does have a heart of gold though.
Super Drowning Skills: He sinks like a rock (ah-ha), though sometimes he dives, forgetting that he cannot swim until too late.
Vampire Refugee: Briefly becomes a Vampire after being bitten by Wurdalak in Christmas with a Vampire, since he didn't got enough serum before. He's still a Butt-Monkey even as a vampire. Briefly happens to him again in SOS Vampires when a Stanghen Vampire bits him in the nose and he have to be injected the antidote there... twice.
Vocal Dissonance: In the animated short, he has a surprisingly deep, gruff voice, contrasting his small stature and huge nose.
White Sheep: He's the only member of his family to have turned on a good leaf, and often tries to push his brothers on the side of honesty. Becomes incredibly ironic after the Mangia arc, where he becomes the heir of a mob family (being mistaken for the real deal) while his brothers are still working for the good guys.
Who's Laughing Now?: In issue 191, when he, Alan and the Count have to go separate ways and lay down, he joins the police, and takes advantage of his authority to make things difficult for the Three Swines.

Gervasius DeStatuis "Cariatide" /The Big Boss

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

The first member of the group, former notary who got his nickname for his work speed, he's in charge of the flower shop, but he's actually a sleepy, lazy fatass, usually at odds with Bob Rock or Geremia. He appeared to be the boss before Number One's introduction. Owns the pet hamster Squitty.

Drill Sergeant Nasty: His early persona, he even goes undercover in the army as one, with... not so great results...
Dub Name Change: To Gervasius Twinkleminkleson in the Croatian translation. His nickname is also changed to "Boss" or occasionally "Fat Boss".
Early-Installment Weirdness: He's much more competent and diligent in the first volumes. After His Highness is introduced and takes matters in his own hands, Cariatide's role slowly loses prominence until he becomes a useless slob.
Fat Bastard: At worse he's this, except in A Trap for TNT Group, where after being kidnapped and locked in a room he ended up losing a lot of weight by the time he got free.
Heavy Sleeper: In his later appearances, he's usually sleeping with Geremia.
Hidden Heart of Gold: All things considered, despite his laziness, he is one of the more morally upright characters in the series.
Meaningful Name: De Statuis and Cariatide, both referring to his usual approach to most problems.
The Lancer: Technically speaking, he's the first man hired by Number One and his right-hand man. As the series proceeds, he's replaced by more competent agents.
Lazy Bum: His defining character trait. He's to Sloth what Bob Rock is to Wrath.
Vitriolic Best Buddies: His relationship with Geremia, since they rarely leave the shop. After the group is disbanded they usually work together in the same place and ultimately open a successful pastry shop.

Geremia Lettiga /Jeremiah

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

Senior member, a perpetually ill Italian immigrant who supposedly helps Cariatide running the shop, but actually either sleeps or complains loudly about his innumerable diseases.Voiced by: Mario Milita

Dub Name Change: The Yugoslav/Croatian translation changes his surname to Lešina (Cadaver).
Early-Installment Weirdness: Much like Cariatide, he is much more competent in his early appearances (and his hypochondria is less pronounced), but becomes less and less useful as time goes by.
The Eeyore: His constant complains with his health are usually off-putting to nearly everyone.
Hypochondria: He constantly complains about just every single illness of the book, except when he has a meal (and even then he complains as he eats and drinks), the surrounding shopkeepers have a bet game going on based on his health conditions and, according to certain medics, he's technically dead.
Least Common Skin Tone: Just to underline his bad health, he has yellow/greenish skin.
Meaningful Name: Lettiga is the Italian for Gurney, fitting for his bad health. Similarly, his surname is Lešina (Cadaver) in the Yugoslav/Croatian translation.
The Millstone: He's the least useful member of the group.
Spanner in the Works: In Branch Opening, he's the only member of the Group to escape capture because he fell asleep on the plane and was forgotten there. On his way out to LA, he stumbles in the house where the heroes were kept and manages to save them.
This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: While generally the least useful member of the TNT Group, he is the only one who can impersonate Number One, provided he isn't seen clearly — for example, on one occasion the Group arranges for a meeting at night in order to take advantage of this.

Count Oliver Oliver

Debut: Vol 2 The Rotten Tooth

The second member who joined the group, a former British nobleman from a notoriously opportunist house who, when faced with poverty, turned to theft. Escaped to America, he was hired by Number One and Cariatide in the group, which he serves faithfully with his less-than-honest but incredibly effective methods. He often steals about everything that's not nailed and sells the loot to his old friend Bing.

Benevolent Boss: When he briefly takes over the Group during the disappearance of Number One, he makes sure his remaining men (Alan and Bob) have a decent place where to stay and eat regularly and better.
Beware the Nice Ones: While he's usually affable and a pacifist, he pulls a gun on Bob Rock and tries to kill him in One Two Three Four after he ransacked his entire stash of loot.
Catchphrase: Two which ascended to Memetic Mutation status in Croatia, when he phones his friend "Bing". "Hello Bing!" and "Price? A bargain!"
Con Man: When he's not stealing everything in sight with a sleight of hand, he's conning people into making him more rich than before.
Impoverished Patrician: The Oliver family went bankrupt with the current Count's father, forcing Oliver and his two brothers to resort to crime to survive. After his capture and the death of his brothers, Oliver decided to try his luck in America. He eventually regains a considerable fortune, is pardoned by the Prime Minister and becomes a count for real.
Jerkass with a Heart of Gold: He's a remorseless thief and conman, but he's incredibly polite and affable, would rarely if ever resort to violence and tends to treat Alan and Bob fairly well.
Lovable Rogue: He's a thief and a scoundrel, but has manners and savoir-faire.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: He's a caricature of Luciano Secchi (Bunker), only much thinner than the real deal.
Number Two: To the Number One, who considers him the most effective agent (when not trying to keep some of the reward for himself) and eventually takes the lead when the Number One is seemingly dead.
Perma-Stubble: He's always a stubble of beard to underline his actual social status. Tellingly, when he becomes permanently rich again he loses the stubble.
Repetitive Name: Both his name and surname are identical.
Running Gag: He usually appears running in the shop, claiming to be chased by enemy agents, only to be followed by policemen, looking for a thief who's remarkably similar to him.
Snake Oil Salesman: During the first Christmas story he sells distilled water as a miracolous elixir to some foolish people.
Sticky Fingers: In his very introduction he's show snatching a pocket watch from Cariatide, a handful of bills from the hat of a beggar and a set of silver cutlery from a restaurant... that's before he caused a blackout in said restaurant and fled with pretty much all the stoves and the money.
Talking the Monster to Death: He manages to persuade Superciuk to quit working for the rich and use his heist for himself and retire. Sadly, this doesn't stop the drunken villain from returning again and again.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Sleeping with Pochita is what makes Big Caesar turn against the group at a critical moment.

Otto Von Grunf

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

Former German mechanic working for the Luftstreitkräfte before being chased away for his incompetence, Grunf escaped to America where eventually he put his questionable skills at the service of the TNT Group: he's in charge with making machines and vehicles for the group and he also works as Number One's majordomo.

Beware the Silly Ones: He looks like a goofy old fool, but his punches are still something to be wary of.
Big Damn Heroes: In Save us please, Thank You he single-handedly rescues the heroes from Napoleon's ship, killing the Emperor himself with one of his boomerang grenades and forcing the entire crew to leave the ship with his ultrasonic whistle.
Boisterous Bruiser: He's the most action-prone of the group, but also not very bright. And more often than not, he ends up defeated anyway.
Bungling Inventor: Even back when he was in Germany, he was a failure when it came to reparations, and unwittingly caused the death of his previous master, the Broken Baron because he failed to repair his plane properly. His vehicles and machines tend to be either extremely cheap and uncomfortable to use (a submarine made of weighted metal bins tied to a wooden structure with pipes for breathing) or tend to break/blow up mid-use. His quote in The Number One upon witnessing Alan and Bob using his latest rocket-powered bike go says it all:

"It's not exploding! It's not exploding! It's really working then!!!"

Characterization Marches On: In his first appearances he was much bolder and optimistic, and only later on he became the bumbling fool we know and love. He was also more prone to cheap but functional inventions.
Explosive Stupidity: His boomerang-grenade. The point is that the enemies are supposed to use it against you. Yup, it's... situational to say the least.
Foil: To Bob Rock: he's tall, fit, never questions orders to the point of stupidity, is older and his political ideals lean to the right, the total opposite of Bob.
Funetik Aksent: In the cartoon short he speaks with a glaring German accent.
Heavy Sleeper: When he decides to nap, he won't budge. At one point, he's sleeping leaning against the back of Number One's wheelchair, but when he moves out of the way, Grunf doesn't even move and keep sleeping standing.
Iconic Outfit: His aviator outfit, which makes people remark he's right out of World War 1, and the shirts with blatant fascist propaganda slogans on them.
La Résistance: At one point, he claims to have been secretly working with the resistance during both world wars, by sabotaging German airplanes. His flashbacks, however, reveal that said "sabotage" actually involved German planes falling apart due to his incompetence as a mechanic.
Naturalized Name: In the Yugoslav translations, his real name is Grunt, but he "Americanized" it to Grunf in order to fit in better.
No Swastikas: The Yugoslav translation removed most references to his right-wing leanings, for example replacing the relevant pictures with pictures of various inventions.
Rube Goldberg Device: Given his perpetual poverty, some of his vehicles need such devices to start in the first place.
Sycophantic Servant: He's the personal but incompetent servant of Number One, and fervently wishes to serve his master at all costs, and has a breakdown when he's fired.
Those Wacky Nazis: While he actually served Germany in World War 1, he still keeps a picture of Uncle Wolf and has some clear sympathies.

The Number One

Debut: Vol 11 The Number One

The dreaded founder of the group, a despotical and incredibly ancient old man in a wheelchair often addressed as His Highness, possesses a small booklet containing dirty secrets on nearly everyone in town and beyond, which makes him really feared by the higher ups. Manipulative, greedy and bad-tempered as he is, he's also shown to have a hidden heart of gold and eventually grows to care for the members of the Group as if they were his grand-(grand)-children. He still works with Alan and Minuette after the group is disbanded.Voiced by: Sergio Matteucci

Bad Boss: He usually yells at his subordinates, insults them and robs them of their money, though they arguably had them coming sometimes.
Been There, Shaped History: According to his stories, he's been there along various historical figures such as Charlemagne, Leonidas, Julius Caesar, Robespierre and even Homer, Ulysses and Attila the Hun. At one point he even dismiss CIA and FBI as mere knock offs of his TNT Group.
"Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word: Part of the reason why he's so feared, is a small black book in which he recorded the sins of pretty much everyone on Earth.
The Chessmaster: He's smart, crafty and a natural-born tactic. The fact that TNT Group manages to be this effective with what they have is a testament to his skills.
Cool Old Guy: Say what you want about his morality, he's undeniably cool, crafty old bastard.
Deadpan Snarker: In a world of snark, His Highness stands head and shoulders above everyone else.
The Dreaded: The higher ups of the Army, NYPD and Government are afraid of him, and for a good reason, seen with the above-mentioned booklet.
Evil Cripple: He's constantly bound to a wooden wheelchair, due to a fall from a horse. We never see him before the accident.
A Father to His Men: For all his faults, he does values his agents, and tries to do his best to rescue them when they're in trouble.
Good Is Not Nice: Even when you consider him a good guy, he's still a stingy rude miser who's quick to resort to violence if provoked.
Greed: His main motivation across all ages and all over the world. Deconstructed in The Omen, where his only chance to avoid the dreaded curse of the Apple Green Moon given to he by the Assyrian ghost Gnuk is spoiled because of his greed and desire to take the Book of Lore for himself.
Heroic BSoD: Has a shock which leaves him nearly catatonic when he believes he has lost a huge amount of money. He recovers as soon as he hears there's a chance to recover the money.
Hypocritical Humor: In The Sad Tale of a Rich Young Man he verbally chastises Alan for leaving the group to be adopted by an extremely rich family, claiming that all that money could ruin him. After Alan leaves, he then claims that he would have taken the money without much fuss.
Jerkass Has a Point: When he pays his men with large sums of moneys, he robs them back (while disguised), claiming that they won't be able to handle such sums and squander them away in no time. The one time he actually let them spend their vacation money as they like he's proven right.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's stingy, easy to anger, rude, obnoxious and pesky, but he's a good person deep down, and has repeatedly shown kindness to his men.
It's Personal: His score to settle with Satanassik, a former Nazi officer who was in charge of the Camp where Number One spent a good part of World War II.
The Man Behind the Man: He's played this role in history towards some historical figures, such as Lafitte, Joan d'Arc, Attila the Hun and Christopher Columbus.
No Name Given: He's only Number One or "His Highness", the only given name of "Stravecchio de Vecchionis" is an alias. Only his sister Strabalda knows his real name.
Really 700 Years Old: He's around since... since... well, according to him, he personally met Adam and Eve.
Running Gag: His habit of telling his underling (embellished) tales from his past with historical characters, usually putting everyone to sleep, much to his annoyance. Except when he narrates the Odyssey, which is genuinely appreciated by his men.
I See Dead People: In volume 598 Alaska, he hallucinates one of his friends who was long dead.
Surrounded by Idiots: His common opinion to his own men, and he's not too wrong, all things considered.
Took a Level in Kindness: As the series progresses he becomes less tyrannical and overall more caring for his agents.

Cirano

Debut: Vol 18 The Million Dollar Dog

An Italian Pointer dog, originally part of an espionage plot, he was eventually adopted by the Group, where he's used either as a bloodhound or to cart around the Number One when Grunf isn't avaible. He's infamous for betraying the group when food is involved.

Big Eater: He's always after the next meal.
Cowardly Lion: While he can be quite ferocious when provoked, more often than not he knows when to give up.
Delicious Distraction: A link of sausages is a common incentive, but he also likes pastries, oddly enough.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: He keeps siding with villains who feed and pamper him. Ultimately he permanently leaves the Group for a military base owned by Mr Tromb and is kept by Doktor Kreuzer.
Running Gag: His attempts to eat Squeaky, which usually fail as the little rodent fights back.
Team Pet: Technically Bob's adopted pet, he's pretty much the Group's dog and usually looked after by Alan or the Count.

Clodoveo

Debut: Vol 100 The Black Hills of South Dakota

A cheeky talking parrot who belonged to the Number One's grandfather, who tasked his grandson to take care of him. He's an honorary if sarcastic member, and he's the only animal of the group to remain even after the big turn of events.Voiced by: Roberto del Giudice

Cunning Linguist: He can speak 18 languages ^note and 117 dialects, and it shows.
Deadpan Snarker: Just like his owner, he has a sharp tongue.
Killer Rabbit: He's just a parrot. When under the control of Big Caesar the latter is forced to keep him in chains, because he has injured all his pets. And can operate a gun.
Non-Human Sidekick: To the Number One and previously his grandfather. Yes, really.
Polly Wants a Microphone: A talking and highly intelligent parrot, though he'd like some scotch and a rare steak, thank you very much.
Vitriolic Best Buddies: With Number One: they're constantly insulting each other, but they are best friends.

Minuette Macon Ford

Debut: Vol 398 Make Love to...

Former F.B.I. agent from France, Minuette was an orphan who learnt trickery and white magic from both her adoptive mother Yvonne Leclerc and her former husband Jean Macon. She falls for Alan and runs the new TNT (low cost) investigation agency with him. Eventually, the duo get married in volume 500.

The Ace: Martial arts? Check. Investigative skills? Check. Intelligence? Check. White Magic? Check!
Action Girl: Minuette is much more action-prone and skilled than nearly the rest of the TNT Group, which counters the fact that Alan isn't an action guy on his own.
Alliterative Name: Minuette Macon, with the double M. With a dash of Everything Sounds Sexier in French.
Ambiguously Evil: In her second appearence she backstabs the F.B.I. agents (and Alan!) who were protecting her from the Russian Mafia after her and is implied to have killed her own husband Jean. Turns out the latter rumor was fake and it was all a plan.
Arbitrary Skepticism: She's a mage, but despite knowing of the supernatural, she refuses to believe that ghosts are real.
Ascended Extra: At first she looked like a unique one-shot character who married Alan for a scam, but she eventually becomes the first official female member of TNT Group.
Bloody Murder: In a way, her blood is of an unique, uncategorized type, and apparently it's so fatal to Stanghen Vampires that the vampiress who bit her turned to dusts in seconds after drinking her blood.
Brainy Brunette: She's fairly smart and thinks quick, and has brown hair.
Brought Down to Normal: Almost happens to her when her magical powers starts to lose their efficiency. Witchcraft has to take her to the witch world to have her cured and her powers restored, though she temporarly becomes an impulsive woman child who uses her powers on a whim.
The Caligula: After Isolde's death, she's appointed as the new Baroness. While she initially plots to go through all the ceremonies and then abdicate in favour of a substitute, the taste of power and a character regression caused by her permanence in the witch's world to recover her magic make her impulsive, demanding and ruthless. She fortunately returns to her senses enough to abdicate and leave Strascen behind.
Character Death: In Minuette is Dead?" is a case of Disney Death. She seemingly dies for real in End of an age.
Even the Girls Want Her:
- Volume 443 ends with her receiving the advances of a Sexy Scandinavian Bifauxnen who drugged all the passengers of a flight to be intimate with her.
- Volume 458, after the above-mentioned Sexy Scandinavian hits on her once again, Minuette herself pretty much acknowledges that she has this effect on many women.
- Volume 475, Ghertrude Gruber reveals that she went to New York to offer a marriage proposal to Minuette. In a darker turn of event, it's implied Ghertrude had a crush on Minuette back when she was 16 and she was her adoptive mother.
- Volume 505 has Butch Lesbian Tigre flirt with her, though she desists once she learn she's married.
- Volume 531 Zigzagged, Baroness Von Strascen, who has to marry to get an inheritance, offers a huge sum to Minuette to persuade her to be marry her (as part of a Loophole Abuse). While both seems to have money in mind, it's worth noticing that the Baroness, judging from her body language, was eager to kiss the bride, implying that she genuinely finds her attractive.
- Volume 571, court doctor Hilaria Hesse comments on her gorgeous body after seeing her naked, but claims to be "attracted to beauty" in general. When Minuette nominates her Baroness and she turns on her and Alan, she claims that she'll keep Minuette with her as her Sex Slave .
- Volume 612, openly lesbian cop Mitzy Miniver is smitten by Minuette looks, and is disappointed to learn that she's married and loyal to Alan. Near the end she still invites her to the nudist colony she's a member of.
- Volume 627, supposedly lesbian by necessity Ursula actually Dolores Sanchez feels completely enamored after watching a naked, unconscious Minuette and hopes she's not a spy because killing such a gorgeous woman would be a sacrilege and proceed to lean on her and kiss her on the lips. Minuette seemingly takes advantage of this trope on her, as she needs to learn from her the hidden location of her stolen money and proposes a partnership to escape the prison, sealed with a kiss. In the following volume, even after being found out, Dolores' so eager to have sex with Minuette that she postpones her death too much and ends up tricked and killed by her.
- Volume 629, "Gold Hair" (a dream counterpart of Domitilla) shows up before Minuette/Bonnie and Nala/Alan, claiming that she's looking for a spouse from far away. After looking at both, she promptly declares Minuette her bride, uncaring of her protests.
Foreshadowing: When she first appears, she's supposed to marry Alan as part of a ploy to get a Green Card, as she' already married. She and Alan eventually marry for real in issue 500.
Good Is Not Nice: She's a good person, but don't think she's going to let you off the hook painlessly if you cross her.
Happily Married: With Alan Ford, starting from vol 500.
Hypocrite:
- She's very protective of Alan and is willing to use force, threat or violence against women who flirt with him. After her two nights marriage scam with another woman to boot, she scolds Alan for being jealous over it (and she even hypnotized him when he tried to oppose her).
- Poke some Slut-Shaming fun at Domitilla, but she was introduced cheating on her husband on Alan and is no stranger to Pragmatic Pansexuality as her latest stint shows.
Iconic Outfit: A black shirt with a red symbol with a mid-lenght black skirt and a collar.
Identical Stranger: So happens to look exactly like an international assassin known as Shaira, and in one issue is forced to impersonate her for a hit on the Baroness of Strascen... who's Minuette.
Master of Illusion: She can perform great deeds with her magic, but most of the time they're just illusions, even her "transformation" are nothing more tha mirages that won't last more than an hour.
Mistaken for Gay: After her business marriage to Isolde Von Strascen, both Alan and much later Domitilla seems to believe the two actually consumed the marriage the traditional way, but it wasn't the case.
Ms. Fanservice: She's young and attractive, and courted by both men and women in series. She also tends to appear in the nude frequently.
Mr. Vice Guy: For all her heroics and noble traits, Minuette isn't one to turn down money, and her morals nosedive when large enough sums are involved, such as when she kidnaps Strabalda to have her pose as her brother for a movie or when she downright divorces Alan to marry Isolde Von Strascen so that both women became rich.
Only in It for the Money: Despite Alan's tease, Minuette's same-sex marriage to Baroness Von Strascen was a case of this... on both parts (the Baroness was expecting a big inheritance that required her to be married, and she offered Minuette a hundred million dollars if she agreed). That being said (or because of that) they stay best friends after the affair, to the point that the Baroness makes Minuette her heir.
Paper-Thin Disguise: In Minuette on trial, she has to disguise herself to infiltrate a prison and is supposed to start a brand-new identity: this is accomplished by dyeing her hair blond and cutting it short. Somehow, it works.
Pragmatic Pansexuality: In Minuette on trial she claims to be straight when inquired by her cellmate Ursula. Later, when her target Dolores Sanchez shows clear attraction to Minuette, she lets her kiss her to seal the deal of their team-up to escape the prison, appearing less reluctant than she did when she was kissed by Isolde von Strascen.
Psychic-Assisted Suicide: Uses magic to make her husband Jean turn his own gun to his head. Subverted as in it was an illusion, and Jean survived, also because he's a magician himself.
Sham Wedding:
- In her debut, she was supposed to marry Alan to get the Green Card, then divorce him to resume her business. That being said, she found him genuinely attractive and eventually hooked up with him after divorcing from her previous assholish husband.
- In volume 531, Baroness Isolde Von Strascen, as a way to get an inheritance and get back at her scheming cousin, offers a hundred million dollars to Minuette to be her bride. Despite both parties being aware of the nature of this wedding, Minuette and Isolde stay good friends, with the latter being seemingly attracted for real to the former.
Show Some Leg: While disguised as a maid, asks the criminal she was after to help her fix her bra... before unbuttoning her shirt to reveal that she has no bra, invoking Distracted by the Sexy while Alan hits him on the head.
Slut-Shaming: She often targets Domitilla Scannagatti with such accuses, like in That was nothing: when she learns that Domitilla plays the part of a serial cheater in the titular theater play she claims that it suits her perfectly.
Unscrupulous Hero: While she is a good person, she doesn't have the same strict morals as Alan. For example the entire plot of Hollywood Calls revolves around kidnapping Strabalda to have her pass as her brother (at the time missing) for a movie in exchange for a million dollars.
Violently Protective Girlfriend: She's very attached to his boyfriend, and nearly uses violence on other women flirting with him such as Domitilla.

T.N.T. Los Angeles

Big Caesar (Romeo Burton)

Debut: Vol 17 Hotsprings Cure

The Emperor of Lowlives, the Czar of Crime, Big Caesar was a notorious and evil criminal from Los Angeles. Once he was captured by the Group, he's hired by Number One to lead the L.A. department of the Group, with brand new lair, methods and agents. He loyally serves the group, though resenting his servitude to Number One. Eventually, he turns against the group and tries to have them all killed in a deadly trap, but is killed in turn.

Affably Evil: He's one of the most dangerous criminals of Los Angeles, but he's affable, courteous and cultured.
Bald of Evil: He doesn't have a single strand of hair on his head, and he's pretty morally bankrupt. His twin brother had an afro, but had to shave to impersonate him.
Catchphrase: Calls everyone he interacts with "boy", regardless of age.
Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: During the Mangia arc he betrays the Group by siding with the Mangia to make sure they eradicate them all... and then he turns on his latest allies and runs away with a million dollars to spend.
Driven to Suicide: After uncovering his plot to murder him and the rest of the T.N.T. group and have him judged guilty, Number One complies to his request to kill himself to preserve his dignity. Subverted in that he makes his getaway trhough a window.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Even though his real name is revealed on his very first introduction, he's always called "Big Caesar" by everyone.
Evil Is Petty: Ultimately betrays the TNT Groups after Pochita, the girl he was married to, cheated on him with Oliver.
Evil Twin: Turns out that the man behind the Number One's apparent death was his evil(er) brother, and a member of the Mangia sect.
"Facing the Bullets" One-Liner: In Branch Opening, when a rival gangster asks him if he has any last words, he chooses "La mort n'est que l'enconmencement de l'immortalité"... before siccing Teodoro on his attackers.
Fatal Flaw: During his second appearance, jealousy: after he ends up married to Pochita (mostly to calm her and her overprotective brother), he becomes incredibly jealous of her, ordering her to cover up her breasts and sending death glares at anyone ogling her, not helped by Pochita's Really Gets Around attitude. When he witness her in bed with the Count, he decides to temporarly ally with Mangia to kill his former allies.
Gilded Cage: Even though he's arrested in his first appearance, his contacts and wealth allows him to turn his prison in a a luxurious hotel room all for himself.
Heel–Face Turn: He was... persuaded by Number One to work for the Law and open the TNT Group Branch in LA. However, around volume 200, he gets a Face–Heel Turn again and becomes a villain.
Hoist by His Own Petard: Ultimately is blown up by the trap he wanted to use to kill the TNT Group.
Karma Houdini Warranty: By working with the "law", he gets pardoned for his many, many crimes. However, his betrayal later on ends with his fall and death.
Killed Off for Real: His twin brother dies in volume 200, while the real deal himself meets his doom in volume 300, in Castle Swish (Carpatian).
Leaning on the Fourth Wall: When he reappears in volume 235 he claims that he was kept prisoner in the tower for 35 months ^note.
Moral Myopia: Has no trouble sleeping with many women, but is incredibly angry at Pochita when she betrays him.
Only Known By His Nickname: Downplayed, while his true name is revealed in his debut, for the rest of the series he's only referred to by his nom de guerre "Big Caesar".
Red Baron: The Emperor of Lowlives, the Czar of Crime.
Red Right Hand: His twin's villainy is punctuated by his left eye being dark and the right one is of a different, lighter color.
Shout-Out: To the gangster movie Little Caesar.
Temporary Bulk Change: In order to disguise himself as "Robin Hood" he follows a series of diets, saunas and weight-loss programs to become much thinner and slimmer. Upon revealing his real identity to the Group he proceeds to gorge himself on a pantagruelic meal to regain the lost bulk.
Villainous Breakdown: Breaks down in a sweating, convulsing mess in issue 200, when his plot is unveiled and he's subjected to a "Reason You Suck" Speech by Number One.

Mr Lamp

Debut: Vol 10 Formulae

A bumbling but good-natured inventor who's one of Alan's best friends. After helping the group, he's eventually admitted in the LA Group.

Bungling Inventor: Unlike Grunf though, he specializes in chemicals and they tend to work.
Evil Twin: Turns out he has one who looks exactly like him, except with black moustache.
Gag Nose: Has a prominent beak-like nose jutting out of his face, which makes him easy to recognize.
Good Is Not Nice: In his debut, he threaten to feed some colleagues to his giantified rat if they refused to pay the bet they made with him.
Heel–Face Turn: Averted in Pop Art: he's working for the bad guys providing them with a ray which can make perfect copies of any pictures it's used on, but he's being blackmailed.
Mundane Utility: He has a ray which can safely enlarge animals. He uses it to win a bet against some other workers.
Nice Guy: He's one of the nicest characters of the show, if a little air-headed, and goes along very well with Alan.
Only Friend: Implied that Alan's genuine friendship is the only one for Lamp.

Bob's Brothers

Debut: Vol 9 Zoo Symphony

Tim, Tom and Tumb Rock (named after the noises their father made upon seeing them as he fell from the stairs). Unlike their brother, they stick with a life of crime before being hired.

Affably Evil: They're always affable, polite and courteous with Bob, which only makes him madder at them.
Always Identical Twins: The only differences are in their hairstyles and Tim's moustache.
Evil Twin: Three of them for Bob. They've also impersonated their brother to frame him for their crimes.
Food as Bribe: In The Croc's Head and The Three Rocks, they try to quell Bob and the Group's mistrust by giving them pizza for free. The fact that they're perpetually penniless helps a lot.
Heel–Face Turn: Averted in The Croc's Head, where they've seemingly become honest and have opened a pizzeria, but they're still doing crimes. They're eventually hired by Big Caesar and works for the good guys, though sometimes their greed get the better of them.
Finishing Each Other's Sentences: When all three of them are together, they tend to divide everything they say between the three of them.
Same-Sex Triplets: Even more if you count Bob as well.
Totem Pole Trench: Their disguise as the Crocodile-headed Bandit, aided by a black trenchcoat and a rubber mask.

Betty, Teddy, Teodoro

Debut: Vol 17 Hotsprings Cure

Big Caesar's loyal pets, they're respectively a panther, a hound and a gorilla, who usually serve as his attack animals or even bodyguards (in Teodoro's case).

Angry Guard Dog: Teddy, a hound of unspecified race but unquestionable ferocity.
The Dreaded: All three of them for the TNT Agents, especially for Geremia, Cariatide and Grunf, who were mauled by them in their debut.
Hair-Trigger Temper: Teodoro is pretty aggressive and ferocious for a gorilla, though he faithfully listens to his master's commands.
Killer Gorilla: Teodoro is a massive and ferocious gorilla who also doubles as Caesar's bodyguard, since he can disguise him with a trenchcoat at will.
Panthera Awesome: Betty is a massive black panther.
Right-Hand Attack Dog: They serve this purpose for Big Caesar, with Teodoro being a bodyguard.
Stock Animal Diet: Zigzagged, Teodoro is seen munching on a banana, but Big Caesar implies that he also likes alcoholic cocktails now and then.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Acknowledge, after the disappearance of their master they're ultimately left to Tobia Quantrill and become part of a show. Teodoro makes a surprise appearance in volume 614.

Recurring Villains

Margot

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

A sexy super-spy who's the very first enemy encountered by Alan and a recurring foe. Midway through she's stuck with amnesia, but she eventually recovers and becomes more like a rival.

Affably Evil: She's courteous and flirty even to her enemies. In vol 25 she even personally feeds a captive Alan when he's taken prisoner.
Bond Villain Stupidity: In issue 503, she holds the MacGuffin the heroes want to... and is willing to leave it to them if they beat her to a chess match. She almost beats Minuette before she decides to use magic to cheat.
Covert Pervert: While she's a femme fatale she's usually professional, calm and serious. In the end of issue 360 The Invisible Man, upon learning that she's under the effects of an invisibility formula bound to last one hour she makes a run for a saucy night club with male strippers.
Easy Amnesia: At the end of volume 32, a fall down a trapdoor leaves her with amnesia, which is a good thing as the TNT Group would have to kill her to preserve the secrecy of their hideout. Her regaining and losing again her memory becomes the plot for a few stories before she finally recovers them for good. At that point though she's no longer an enemy of the group.
Femme Fatale: She often uses her charms and looks as weapons. Averted in the "special stories" where she usually play The Ingenue instead.
Friendly Enemy: After regaining her memory for good, she's less than a villain and more of a rival for the objective of the story with no ill will towards the group. Best seen in volume 182: after finding out that Alan is after the mircofilm she just obtained she's more than happy to let him have it, since it's crytped anyway and of no use for her. She and Alan even fight off the bad guys who wants said MacGuffin as if they're on the same side.
Ms. Fanservice: She's a gorgeous brunette with a voluptuous body and long legs who's introduced wearing a sexy gown.
Nipple and Dimed: Averted, she noticeably spends the entirety of volume 55 wearing a sexy transparent shirt which makes clear she's not wearing a bra.
Only One Name: We never learn if she has a family name, or if Margot is her real name.
Pet the Dog: She shows up for Alan and Minuette's wedding merely as a guest and doesn't try anything funny. Awww...
Ship Tease: Since she seduced Bob Rock while disguised to find the Number One and the TNT Group's hideout she's often been paired with Bob Rock in the special stories.
Sweet Polly Oliver: She appears disguised as a mustachioed Communist officer in Perestroika to sneak information to Number One.
The Vamp: Not afraid to use her sexiness to get what she wants.
Vampire Refugee: Vol 186 Triple Strike, the Count manages to recover the documents she stole by blackmailing Wurdalak into biting her, then asking said documents in exchange for the serum. Margot apparently doesn't like vampires, since she immediately accepts.
Villain Takes an Interest: She's pleased to see a much ruder and bolder Alan in issue 192 and even gives him a spontaneous kiss on the lips. She's somewhat offended that he doesn't reciprocate.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich: In Krack-Fu she tells Alan and Bob (disguised as waiters) that she's not hungry and orders them to dispose of the large lunch she had previously ordered. As soon as she leaves, the duo devours everything.
Worthy Opponent: To the TNT Group later on, as even the Number One acknowledges.

Doktor Krank Kreuzer

Debut: Vol 3 Operation Frankenstein

Also called "Lamp-head" for his cranium, Kreuzer is a kooky former nazi scientist who'll work for anyone, as long as he's paid and he gets to eat as much deli as he likes.

Alliterative Name: His full name, according to extra materials, is "Krank Kreuzer", with repeated K. Averted when he re-introduces himself as "Kreuzer Von Gibberish".
Bald of Evil: Has a large, bulbous head with not a single strand of hair on it.
Big Eater: From his third appearance onward he's often seen eating some nice deli, usually at the expense of his current boss, to the point of The Snack Is More Interesting. He claims his health forces him to eat "a little and often", others remark he eats "a lot and often" instead. He orders 36 pizzas to his hideout, as a midnight snack.
The Dog Bites Back: After being terrified by Professor Krupp and follow his orders, he eventually tricks him into electrocuting himself in E.B.
Forgot to Pay the Bill: How he was arrested the first time. Turns out he didn't pay for the massive medical equipment he bought for the operation.
Glass Eye: He has one, which is revealed when Alan elbows him in the belly. Because of a goof though, which eye is the glass one seemingly depends from story to story.
Inconsistent Spelling: In the comic, both Kreuzer and Kroizer (the Italian pronunciation of the former) are used interchangeably.
Longer-Than-Life Sentence: As we find out in his first appearance:

Mr Krueger: "You're insane! I didn't pull you out of that hole where you were supposed to rot for three hundred years just to turn me into crystal!"

Dr Kreuzer: "The years where 298 and seven months, there's no need to inflate things..."

Mad Scientist: A text-book example, though he's not insane per se, as much as being amoral and ready to partake in any crazy scheme as long as he gets payed and fed.
Pet the Dog: Literally, he ultimately ends up adopting Cirano, and he's a surprisingly good master, so much that the dog refuse to leave him.
Punch-Clock Villain: Once he gets a steady job it's clear that Kreuzer isn't actually gratuitously evil. He even helps Alan and Bob in The Hibernated One and offers them food.
Satiating Sandwich: In his later appearances he usually helps himself with large, well-furnished sandwiches with plenty of filling. A minor Running Gag has him preparing the sandwich, only for the ingredients to spill out of the bread when he tries to eat. According to Alan and Bob, he's actually very good at making them.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: From his second appearance onward, he's quick to make a run for it the instant he realize that the TNT agents are anywhere near him.
Those Wacky Nazis: He even dons a full uniform in his debut when trying to bombard the escaping prisoners from the island.

"Curses, this wouldn't have happened under the third, fourth and fifth reich!"

Younger Than He Looks: Parodied, according to his bio, he claims to be only 28. After he handled the original documents himself.

Baby Kate and her Gang

Debut: Vol 4 The House of Ghosts

A female bandit from the 20ies, who was killed along with her gang in a shootout with the police, but was accidentally revived as a ghost by the failed magician Drake. She, along with her gang, appears from time to time, usually with her having eyes for Alan.

Abhorrent Admirer: Kate for Alan, who's actually pretty attractive but is still a cold spectre with bullet holes all over her body.
Cute Monster Girl: Baby Kate is rather attractive for a ghost riddled with holes.
Dark Action Girl: Kate is actually the boss of the gang, is more resilient than her goons and knows how to use her firearms.
Demonic Possession: In Phantasmagoria, it's revealed that during full moon, Kate (and at least Larrigan) can forcibly possess sleeping or unconscious people and move around in their body.
Dirty Cop: Agent Larrigan, the first of the ghostly gang to appear, is implied to have been one when alive, along with his colleagues.
Enemy Civil War: In Ghost Blood, Larrigan, for some reason, is hostile to Baby Kate and tries to stop her from selling the titular product.
Ghostly Chill: When Kate leans in to kiss Alan he remarks that she feels like an icicle. After a few times though he comments that a ghost's kiss is truly remarkable.
Impossible Hourglass Figure: Downplayed but still recognized in her bio.
Mundane Utility: Larrigan is used to the kitchen knife poking from his back, and at one point claims he uses it to hang coats with a serious face.
The Roaring '20s: They were a notorious gang of criminals from the 20ies, backed up by corrupt policemen.
The Scottish Trope: Their only weakness, they'll disappear with loud wailing if someone says "ghost" in their face, but will reappear somewhere else later. In Kate's case, you have to specify "ghost lady".
Villainesses Want Heroes: In her first appearance Kate just flirts with Alan to distract him before he's captured, but from her second appearance she genuinely wants to make Alan her man at all costs.

Dr. Alsar

Debut: Vol 5 Give Give Give!

A diabolical doctor with a horn-shaped hairdo who was behind a scam clinic, he and his daughter Violet swear vengeance on the TNT Group when they ruin his plans (and accidentally make his daughter bald). He, and later his daughter, join the Trius Fantasticus/Fantastic Faiv.

Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He may be a despicable criminal, but he genuinely cares for his daughter.
Morally Ambiguous Doctorate: He's the head of a psychiatric clinic which secretly resorts to violence and unethical methods to squeeze the money from their wealthy clients.
Only Sane Man: In the Trius Fantasticus/Fantastic Faiv he's the most level-headed and calm, even when compared to The Conspirer, the founder of the Trius.
Papa Wolf: He actually surrenders to the cops when he learns that they've captured his daughter.
Revenge: He wants revenge on Alan for ruining his plans and for making his daughter bald. He's not obsessed with it however.
What Happened to the Mouse?: He and his daughter seemingly disappear from action with nary a mention after their appearance in The Conspirer's Revenge.

Mr. Hilarius Tromb

Debut: Vol 24 Boy Scout

An obese madman with a bad temper and delusions of grandeur, he's obsessed with destroying the Earth to take his revenge on people who bullied his girth or his appearence. He usually comes up with demented plans of world-destruction, sometimes with the help of other villains. He stands in for the Conspirer in the Trius Fantasticus and later becomes an official member of the Fantastic Faiv and leader of his own political party, the Trombists.

Bad Boss: After revealing to his scientists that he intends to use their bomb to destroy earth, he proceeds to disintegrate them onscreen. He also tends to ignore his henchman Stampel, even after he provided him with a way to take his revenge on the world.
Be the Ball: Due to his proportions, kicking him will send him rolling around the room, something which he detests greatly.
Fat Bastard: He's an obese madman who tries to destroy the entire world just to take revenge for some petty bullying.
Freudian Excuse: According to him, he was bullied and humiliated for his girth and face, but the worst was his military visit: they told him "Roll over here!" and used him to play football.
Gonk: He's obese enough to roll on the ground like a biliard ball and has exaggerated, pudgy facial features such as fat cheeks and a long, round-tipped nose.
Human Popsicle: Self-inflicted in Trombists from all over the World, Gather!. Seeing how Bob Rock turned tall after an accidental exposition to Kreuzer's machine, he tries to achieve the same results, but Kreuzer accidentally pushes another button and fast-freezes him in a block of ice.
Killed Off for Real: In Virus, he's revealed to be the man behind the pandemic outbreak but, when doing his usual destroy the globe routine he apparently blows up for real. In Death Calls, several issues later, it is revealed that his cadaver disappeared from the graveyard (despite his death by explosive) and that Tromb is still alive.
Oh, Crap!: In his first appearence he realizes his moment of Too Dumb to Live when he presses the button that will launch his atomic bomb... but he's two days too early for that, resulting in the explosion of his base.
Running Gag: When he's upset he'll call for a large globe, so that he can blow it up with a bomb, usually being blown across the room by the blast.
Smurfing: In Gna Gna Gno he tries to brainwash the entire population into speaking only the titular idiom (consisting in just the words "Gna Gna Gno" spoken with different enunciation) to throw the world into chaos.
A Twinkle in the Sky: In his first defeat, he's sent flying in the sky by the explosion of his base, only to eventually fall back to earth, being mistaken for a comet in the process.
The Un-Twist: In-Universe and lampshaded in Niagara: while Mr Tromb reveals himself in a seriously well-done case of Latex Perfection, the trumpet emblem on the walls and the henchmen gave his identity away before he revealed himself. He doesn't take it well.

"Curses, I didn't surprise them! Oh, the rage! Quick, get me the globe!"

Ezechiele Bluff/Superciuk

Debut: Vol 26 Superciuk

The most popular villain, a poor and ugly street sweeper who, after being hit by a wave of extremely bad wine, can take the identity of Superciuk, the masked superhero who, thanks to his alcoholic breath, steals from the poor and gives to the rich. However, as his career proceeds, Superciuk's goals and motivations change from time to time...Voiced by: Natalino Libralesso

Adaptational Villainy: In the cartoon he's much more villainous, mostly because his motive and origins are Adapted Out.
Affably Evil: While he's ready to steal from the poor without a second thought, he's not such a bad person to be around, as Oliver can attest.
The Alcoholic: Deconstructed in A New Superciuk: medical scans shows that after all the cheap wine he had, his liver is currently the size of a pea and could fail him any time. He manages to make it work by relying on the non-alcolic Onion Tomatoes to fuel his powers. The long abstinence allows him to recover though.
Badass in Distress: During the Morgana arc, he's hired to work for Morgana who, after revealing him her true identity, has him locked in a dungeon at her mercy.
Berserk Button: He loathes all those who make his work as a street sweeper harder by throwing their trash on the street and dirtying around. It's the main reason that pushed him to rob from the poor, and also why he eventually stopped siding with them.
Breath Weapon: The most famous example in Italy, Superciuk is feared for his dreaded alcoholic breath, fueled by cheap Barbera wine or, later, onion tomato juice. It can routinely make people faint, melt iron, kill bugs, cause Clothing Damage and turn honey in black cherry. However, if he spends too much time not drinking or drinking champagne he'll lose his powers.
Brought Down to Normal: Seemingly his fate in his latest appearences, where he can use less and less of his powers and must resort to a simple pistol to commit his robberies.
Call to Agriculture: After his sixth appearence, he decides to retire and help his benefactors growing onion tomatoes.
Catchphrase: "Largo a Superciuk!" (Make way for Superciuk!). It was mostly early on though.
Character Development: As he kept appearing more and more, his motives and character were explored and evolved with time.
Concepts Are Cheap: At first he finds working for the poor gratifying, but as he realizes that all he gets is mere gratitude he realizes that he's not getting anything concrete at all from this cause and quits before he's arrested and executed.

Hobo: "You're as great as Zapata and Pancho Villa!"

Superciuk: "Wait a minute, weren't those guys gunned down?"

De-power: In his first story, he's made powerless by a special treatment devised by Mr Lamp. Later on he needs bad wine to fuel his powers.
Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: After becoming disillusioned with his old shtick, he's always looking for some satisfying way to live.
Driven to Suicide: Became so disilluded with life that tried to kill himself a few times.
Drunken Master: Downplayed, while he fuels his powers with bad booze, he never acts as he's drunk, can fight and think pretty well and mostly uses booze to perform his dreaded breath.
Dub Name Change: Milogled Bluff and Superhik in the Croatian translation.
Eaten Alive: In Jaws, he falls feet first in the gaping mouth of a large shark. He miraculously survives inside the dogfish's belly, continuously speaking through it's mouth and begging for wine. He eventually escapes after the shark is captured and confined to a pool.
Fat Bastard: Though he hides his paunch with a bustier when in costume and becomes a better person as the series proceeds.
From Nobody to Nightmare: From a penniless old street sweeper nobody knew to a dreaded masked criminal who's evaded the police multiple times.
Gonk: Not to the extent of Mr Tromb, but he's not really attractive, with his big bulbous nose and massive frame. Lampshaded in an issue where he and Beppa are referred to as the "Ugliest couple in the world".
Happily Married: Averted then after many tribulation played straight with Beppa Josef.
He's Back!: In the Milestone Celebration Eclipse and Capture Superciuk!, where the side-effect of the eclipse causes the entire group to seemingly go back in time, back at the first encounter with their glorious enemy.
Just Like Robin Hood: Inverted, he steals from the poor and gives to the rich. Being a street sweeper, he hates the poor for being dirty, uncouth and leaving their trash everywhere. He plays this straight in his third appearence, but is soon disillusioned and decides to steal for personal profit.
Later-Installment Weirdness: Disregarding the implicitly All Just a Dream appearence in the two parter Eclipse and Capture Superciuk!, his last appearence has him using a revolver to rob people, no mention is made of his alcoholic breath.
Morality Pet: For all his faults he's far from ungrateful and genuinely likes the old couple who took him in and fed him Onion tomato juice.
Motive Rant: He gives a famous one explaining his hatred for the poor when he's captured the first time.
My God, What Have I Done?: In Superciuckest, he covers his eyes in horror when the two goons whose helicopter he destroyed to stop them fall in the open maws of a crocodile. Thankfully it was just a dream.
No Name Given: Until we see him use the name "Ezechiele Bluff", which is eventually confirmed to be his real name.
Pet the Dog: In his third appearence he takes the defense of a poor black vagabond who's been picked up and insulted by two millionaires, pointing out that since he's not littering, he isn't committing any crime.
Rummage Sale Reject: Justified, since he made the costume himself and he's penniless: it consist in a rubber mask from a cut-up balloon, a bustier to hide his belly, some tennis sneakers and a wool cape he sew himself.
Stout Strength: It doesn't come up often, but when needed he can muscle his way out of a pinch and it took the combined efforts of Alan, Bob, Grunf and the Cirano to submit him.
Super Hero Origin: Which he only narrates in his fifth appearence: one night, while he was wandering around a factory of abysmal-quality wine, the building exploded and he was submerged by the alcohol, which gave him his resistance, breath and powers.
Thou Shall Not Kill: While his powers are nearly fatal, Superciuck always makes a point of never actually killing anyone. In fact, that time he wanted to make the whole skyscraper built over his former hut explode, he first made sure it was empty.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Averted with Beppa, who's even uglier than him, but played straight when she's transformed into Femme Fatale Morgana by Hollywood Voodoo and retains the ability to turn into her.
Villain Decay: His threat tends to be less formidable with each new appearence, contrasting his debut where not only he was nearly unstoppable but also protected by the rich and kept safe from the police.
Weaksauce Weakness: Logically enough, he's not too fond of water, though probably being a wino has something to do with it. In his fourth appearence he's chased out of a bank when the police hose him with water. Also, issue 145 reveals that sugar in all forms weakens his stinky breath.

"No! Not that detestable liquid!!"

Well-Intentioned Extremist: As he confesses to Oliver, his ultimate goal is to make people litter less in order to have a better tomorrow and not overload sweepers with work. Oliver admits that is a wise but utopistic ideal.

Stampel

Debut: Vol 34 Bluefarm

A crickety, one-legged old man who's a surprisingly skilled inventor, but he's penniless and in dire needs for a decent prospethic leg. He usually works for another villain.

Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He's a decrepit old lame man who can still make surprisingly advanced inventions, except for a decent replacement leg, it seems.
Butt-Monkey: He's constantly mistreated, his needs for a prospethic leg are quickly ignored and he's prone to accidents.
Evil Cripple: He has a peg leg which keeps stucking itself in the floor, much to his ire.
Evil Old Folks: He's a crabby old codger who's still on the way of crime.
Greed: According to Mr Tromb at least, Stampel is actually very rich, but he just loves to play up his status as a miser needing a prospethic leg.
Harmless Villain: Even when backed up by a more powerful threat, he's a joke.
Mugging the Monster: The entire first part of There was a bounty involves Stampel trying to mug the TNT Agents and the Number One carrying the envelope with the bounty they received for the previous work. Since they're determinated to keep the money, poor Stampel gets bonked on the head, has bricks thrown at him and is run over by a wheelchair for his trouble.
Phrase Catcher: "Later, Stampel.", invariably said when he's about to bring up the fact that he's in need of a decent prospethic leg.
Running Gag: His costant complains and demands for a better artificial leg.
Status Quo Is God: No matter what happens, Stampel will always re-appear with his rickety pegleg.
What the Hell, Hero?: Again in There was a bounty, every time his robbery is thwarted he calls the heroes out for using so much violence on a poor old man.
Who's Laughing Now?: In Best Seller he shows up as the captain of a ship who picks up Alan and Minuette from their sunken yacth and promptly takes them both prisoners, planning to force the Number One to pay a ransom for them. It doesn't end well for him.

The Conspirer

Debut: Vol 38 Grand Holidays

A large man shrouded in mystery, always wearing a black hood on his head. He's behind many schemes and plots, and creates the Trius Fantasticus to have his revenge. After meeting a grisly demise in the highy-polluted wasteland accidentally created by Aseptyk, he's brought back to life by the chemicals in the air and returns to his schemes, now with even less money.

Back from the Dead: In vol 163, aptly named An (Im)possible Return, he's somehow revived by the chemical reactions in the polluted plain.
Book Dumb: In his introduction, Bob Rock actually manages to make him believe that he's working for Napoleon Bonaparte. That Napoleon. He takes him seriously until his sidekick hands him a history book. He's not happy to find out he's been played for a fool.
Card-Carrying Villain: We don't know the reason behind his villainy, he's just... a masked, conspiring villain.
Fat Bastard: From what we can see of him, he's portly and evil.
He Who Must Not Be Seen: His face is constantly covered by a hood with sunglasses over them. The one time he's seemingly unmasked, he's actually wearing a mask over his usual hooded face.
The Leader: To the Trius Fantasticus/Fantastic Faiv.
Porn Stash: Variation: at one point he shows off his new hi-tech monitor to his clients... only to reveal a racy porno picture on it, much to his embarrassment.
Stripped to the Bone: His fate upon landing in the polluted plain created by Aseptyk's phial. Surprisingly, he gets better.
Villainous Breakdown: He throws a fit and cries when the agents manage to overcome and destroy his robot.
Villain Decay: By the time of his latest apparances, he's reduced to hiding out in an abandoned house, having lost nearly all his money in failed schemes and while he does have robot replicants, they're faulty and prone to break.
What Happened to the Mouse?: After his escape at the end of The Conspirer's Revenge, he doesn't make another appearance and is seemingly forgotten. Most notably since lesser one-shot villains have appeared instead.

Aseptyk

Debut: Vol 40 Ecology

A scientist obsessed with hygiene and pollution, in spite of his efforts he secretly conspires to wipe out all life on earth with toxic bombs. He's however killed in his second appearance as he tries to make his escape.

Affably Evil: In his first appearance he's unfallibly polite to Alan, Bob and the Count, letting them visit his factory, have some food and being a polite guest. Too bad he's insane and wants to destroy the world.
Bad Boss: When his henchmen failed him, he threw them in a pit filled with honey, to be swarmed by hungry bees.
Cut Lex Luthor a Check: He's actually using profitable and seemingly working anti-pollution devices and products, but he's secretly much, much more interested in destroying the world through mass pollution and focus on that goal.
Didn't Think This Through: When he reveals his plans to pollute earth to death so that he can conquer what's left, Alan points out that he'll die too. His answer?

"I... I'm not going to die! I'm wearing a safety mask on my mouth you see!"

Hazmat Suit: He costantly wears one which obsure his face. Even in disguise, he just wear an old trench coat and hat combo over the suit.
Killed Off for Real: Dies when his escape rocked is shot down by fighters. Although at one point Alan mentions that he feels he could return, Aseptyk is one of the few villains who stays dead.
Mad Scientist: While he does great things for the safety of the environment, he secretly wants to boost the pollution rate of earth in order to kill everyone.
Took a Level in Dumbass: In his second and last apprearance he's much more gullible than before, believing that "Gunther" (Grunf unconvincingly disguised as a young adult) is a reliable ally to the very end.
Villains Want Mercy: When he realizes that fighters are about to shoot his escape pod, he opens a hatch revealing a waving white flag. It doesn't help him.

Professor Icskappa and Scullion

Debut: Vol 46 Risk or Croak

A duo consisting in a one-eyed, money-hungry professor and his bumbling henchman Scullion (both name and job description), a massive man with a costantly-breaking mechanical hand. Despite their looks, Icskappa can be an efficient inventor and has lent his help to various villains and to the heroes across the series.

Achievements in Ignorance: They built a working time machine by mistake, as well as a remote controller able to shut down planes and cars.
Artificial Limb: Scullion has a mechanical hand which costantly falls to pieces at the slightest abuse.
Been There, Shaped History: In World for Sale they're actually hired by the villain to make the comic's version of Covid to unleash on the world.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: At a first glance, you wouldn't give either of them a second look, but they are surprisingly resourceful and capable: in their first appearence alone they made a device which turned Bob in a genius istantly and through the television screen.
Butt-Monkey: They're always receiving some bad luck, especially Scullion and his defective hand.
The Dog Bites Back: In Oh my God! they use the God Guise function of the invention they gave to Velasca to deliver him and Trippazza some well-deserved punishment, all while playing him for a fool.
Duel to the Death: In Oblium he challenges the Number 1 over a never-mentioned-before woman from their past in a duel with pistols. Number 1 cheats and shots him in the back, though the wound is seemingly non fatal.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Scullion (Sguattero in Italian) is actually both his name and (one of) his profession(s).
The Man Behind the Man: He's the in-universe source of the Covid Virus, simply out of greed.
Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: They ultimately turn on Anten-man after Velasca keeps them for months prisoners inside his cellar.
Putting on the Reich: They show up on the Moon in Menace from Space to join Krupp and Kreuzer's plans of turning the Moon in the fourth Reich, but they leave when the suspect things are going south.
Running Gag: Scullion's mechanical hand malfunctioning and breaking into pieces at the drop of a hat.

Arsenico Lupon

Debut: Vol 53 Arsenico Lupon, Pretty Stylish, still a Rogue

A charming and suave French thief with many poisoned beauties on his conscience, he's actually an old toothless midget in disguise. After being unmasked and humiliated in front of everyone, he swears revenge on the heroes.

Calling Card: Introduced murdering a woman and leaving one stuck in her cleavage. Deconstructed when, as he leaves his second heist, one of the many cards fall from his pocket and is found by a guest, who quickly shouts for help, forcing him to run away sooner than he thought.
Diabolus ex Machina: Sometimes he pops up for no other reason than deprive the heroes of money they were going to get.
Expy: He's a parody of Arsène Lupin.
Gentleman Thief: He appears to be one, who's however a vicious Serial Killer of women.
Gonk: His real appearance is that of an old, ugly midget with no hair, crooked nose and no teeth. He's very sensitive about his appearance.
Master of Disguise: Which is aided by the fact that he's constantly wearing a disguise.
Master Poisoner: His favourite method of killing people.
Sdrawkcab Name: In his introduction he briefly goes by the name of Nopul in his second heist onscreen. His victim realizes only too late.

Baron Wurdalak

Debut: Vol 71 There's this castle in Transylvania...

A villainous and evil Vampire noble from Transylvania (and from Satanik), Wurdalak and his thralls cross paths with the TNT Group and ends up being adversaries, though Wurdalak's own threat becomes more manageable from time to time.

Accidental Pervert: In The radioactive Vampire, exposure to a radioactive cloud causes Wurdalak to lose some of his vampiric weaknesses and to crave for milk. Halfway through the episode he feeds by biting the breast of a woman, who calls for the police and have him arrested for sexual harassment.
Affably Evil: He can be very corteous and gentlemanly before going for the bite.
Arch-Enemy: To Alonisius Alonisii, though later he adds to his black book Bram Stoker and Luciano Secchi, blaming them for making people Genre Savvy with vampires.
Bad Boss: While his servants are incompetent and lazy, finding out that they drank all the castle's blood by accident makes him feed on them instead.

"According to the Transylvanian Treaty of 1326 I am not allowed to feed on my own servants, but I never liked that treaty, nor have I signed it!" (proceeds to drain his minions to death).

Classical Movie Vampire: The fittiest description, and the same goes for his associates.
Combat Pragmatist: When the last surviving Stanghen shows up with a horde of Stanghenfied vampire bats to lay siege on his castle, Wurdalak simply climbs the highest tower and drops a fishing net over them, trapping all the vampires and leaving them easy prey for the two local werewolves.
Diabolus ex Nihilo: In Go Samurai Go, Wurdalak and his minions (who, in their latest appearance, where locked in a space shuttle and shoot into space) manage to land in Japan, right when the TNT agents are stranded there too and proceed to make the bad situation even worse.
Even Evil Has Standards:
- In The Number One's Will, Wurdalak manages to sneak inside the flower shop where the Group is witnessing the titular will tape in order to take his revenge... but after everyone has left, he flies out, turn back into normal and cofess to the fourth wall that they were so depressed he really didn't have the heart to attack them.
- Inverted in Vampires strike back! when he claims that they must dispose of their Stanghen rivals once and for all: his two followers are reluctant to use stakes or sunlight against fellow vampires, but Wurdalack knows well that it's him or them.
Evil Is Not Well-Lit: His castle is dark and forebonding... because he forgot to pay the bill, so they had to cut the wires.
Forgot to Pay the Bill: Wurdalak refuses to spend money for the castle, which is falling to pieces and is eventually bought by a Texan billionaire, who also buys Wurdalak and co as part of the touristic attraction.
Kill It with Water: He and his companions are deadly weak to sunlight and water, and can die if submerged. Leads to Too Dumb to Live when they decide to hunt for victims in Venice.
Know When to Fold 'Em: In Volume 449, he and his two companions panics upon realizing that Alan Ford is on the same ship as theirs and fear that the rest of the group (unknown to them, disbanded) might be nearby to foil their plans. They decide to steer clear of Alan and "his women" (Minuette and Domitilla) and prey on other victims on their own.ù
Last of His Kind: In Wurdalack doesn't give up, he sucks, he claims that he and his clan are the only surviving vampires. Invoked in Vampyreid, where he and his surviving retainers are declared endangered species and thus are protected.
Pragmatic Villainy: Once he and his two surviving associates are considered endangered and thus protected, Wurdalak is happy to not try anything funny, at most feeding non-fatally from passerbies.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Over the course of the stories he has suffered enough defeats and humiliation to know that if the TNT agents are nearby they're his clue to scram.
Vampire Monarch: He's apparently the leader of his clan, composed of him and other three vampires.
Vampires Are Sex Gods: Averted, while Wurdalak is handsome, his thirst of blood is never depicted as anything different from hunger, and is never sexualized.
Villain Decay: He goes from feared monster to annoying obstacle over the course of his many appearances.

Sergeant Gruber

Debut: Vol 82 Rocket Voyage

A mysterious military man of German origins, missing an arm and heavily disfigured, he hides in a secret island with a highly advanced base. After stealing an atomic bomb from the USA, he prepares to threaten the world and get what's rightfully his...

An Arm and a Leg: He lost an arm for his country and was severely disfigured. It's a shame he was forgotten and cast away like that.
Berserk Button: He's pretty sensitive about his disfigured visage, and, in a case of linguistic barrier, when people mentions moustaches (in Italian, moustache is normally plural, "baffi") because he only has half remaining.
Comically Small Demand: Despite having a Nuke and being able to target satellites (and possibly other targets) with impunity, Gruber will be content with receiving all the missing payment he earnt in the Army. Deconstructed, the mockful reaction of the other world leaders angers the USA Government, which refuses to believe that he'll set for so little and refuses to pay him.
Driven to Suicide: When it's clear that he won't be payed by the USA and that the repo men are knocking, he decides to ends his life with a gun to the temple rather than face such humiliation.

"I have no choice left. I'd go to the bathroom for this, but it's too far away and we just put the new carpet anyway..."

Egopolis: He owns a Gruber-Lair on a secret Gruber-Island where his Gruber-Soldiers carry on his Gruber-Plans as ... well, you get the picture, yes?
Facial Horror: Half of his face is horribly disfigured and motionless, due to a botched surgery.
Forgot to Pay the Bill: He used a credit card to buy everything he owns. However, since he's actually penniless, he hopes that his demands will be accepted so that he can actually pay for his stuff.
Noble Demon: When he first meet our heroes he rescues them from the ocean, offers them a fancy dinner before releasing them unharmed, and even in his second appearance he's nothing but polite and civil, if ingenue.
Self-Disposing Villain: When his demands are shot down, Gruber is left unable to pay the bills and chooses suicide over dishonor.

Professor Krupp

Debut: Vol 86 Cold Pole

A former Nazi professor with an artificial metal arm, he was hired by the American government but still longs to reform his beloved dictatorship. Was Kreuzer's teacher and superior.

Artificial Limbs: Has a metal right arm which conceals a lighter in the thumb.
The Dreaded: According to Kreuzer, back in the Nazi, everyone was terrified of Krupp, even the SS.
Epic Fail: In Menace from Space Krupp plans to form a fourth Reich on the Moon and threatens America with harm... before realizing that he doesn't actually have any way to attack them on Earth and is forced to quietly return home.
Evil Cripple: In E.B. he reappears in an iron lung which prevents him from moving.
Foil: To Kreuzer: both are former Nazi scientists who end up working for the Americans, though while Kreuzer is a Punch-Clock Villain who prefers good food over scheming, Krupp is still bitter at his current allies and plots to reform a Nazi country on his own.
Killed Off for Real: In E.B. he's tricked by Kreuzer into doing the raised arm salute and suffers an High-Voltage Death when his metal arm connects with an electrical cable.
The Starscream: In Menace from Space and Super Master Race Krupp tries to form a Nazi colony under the eyes of the American government he serves.
Thin Chin of Sin: He's skinny and his face has pointy features, including a jutting, nail-like chin.
Those Wacky Nazis: Unlike Kreuzer, Krupp hasn't given up on his dreams of fourth reich.

Beppa Josef/Morgana

Debut: Vol 87 Super Super Superciuk!/The Beauty from Rio (as Morgana)

A massive, ugly and ruthlessly efficient female bandit who runs afoul of the group. She initially marries Superciuk to find a way to lay low, but eventually she comes to love him genuinely. After an accident with voodoo magic she is transformed into a gorgeous redhead who goes by the name of Morgana.

Best Served Cold: As Morgana, her vengeance against the Group and her ex-husband took quite some time to stage.
Brawn Hilda: Due to her mannish build, she's massive but also quite strong and prone to violence.
Fan Disservice: An ugly, fat, hunchback banditess in a skimpy bikini. Igh.... Thankfully averted when she's Morgana.
Femme Fatale: As Morgana, to the point that hundreds of suitors died for her.
Glamour: Eventually, after mending fences with Superciuk, it's revealed that Beppa can shapeshift into Morgana and back at will.
Gonk: Beppa Josef is rather ugly and unsightly, with her mannish figure, hunchback and witch-like face. Averted when she's transformed into Morgana by Hollywood Voodoo.
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: She's usually seen smoking a massive, stinking cigar, befitting her role as a butch bandit.
Lack of Empathy: As Morgana, she lets her suitors kill themselves over her without a single trace of concern.
Happily Married: Averted at first, where it's more of a Sham Marriage, later played straight with Superciuk.
Hoist by His Own Petard: In Subtle Revenge she plans to play on her manager's crush on her and jealousy to have him shoot Alan after mentioning to him that she wants to marry him. However, the manager decides to shoot her instead, and even if Alan saves her life, she still ends up with a bullet in the leg, taking her out of commission.
Hostage Situation: Invoked, she agrees to play the hostage to make Superciuk fall into a trap in exchange for freedom.
Hypocritical Humor: Calls Superciuk ugly when she first hear he's come to propose her, with the latter even lampshading that she's no looker either.
Kill It with Fire: When she realizes the car of some mobster she robbed is after her, she stops at a gas station, douse their car in gasoline and sets them ablaze with her cigar.
Ms. Fanservice: With her Morgana form, she's a gorgeous redhead.
Reverse Harem: She uses the money she gets by robberies to hire some handsome men to flirt with her.
Shout-Out: In her first appearance as Morgana, her red hair, proportions and the way she enters the stage to sing are remarkably similar to Jessica Rabbit, the only difference being her blue dress.
Unexplained Recovery: In her last appearance, she realizes the voodoo spell keeping her beautiful is starting to fade and disappear into nothingness upon using the spell needed to contact the witch who helped her. When she finally reappears she seems to be doing fine with Superciuk and is able to shapeshift from Morgana to Beppa and back easily. No explanation offered.
The Vamp: As Morgana, she tries to put the Group against each other by seducing Alan, causing the Number One to be jealous, then by playing on her manager's jealousy to have him murder Alan.

Gommaflex

Debut: Vol 110 Gommaflex

A rubber-faced bandit who, due to an unspecified chemical explosion, has a gum-like face and can take the form of whoever he likes, making him a master of disguise.

Amazing Technicolor Population: Has dark beige skin due to his rubber face.
Evil Is Petty: In spite of his powers, Gommaflex' schemes rarely go beyond robbery, theft and, in one case, running a pig farm supplied with stolen hams.
The Faceless: His true face is featureless and bright pink, but he can take any form he likes by modelling his face.
Hoist by His Own Petard: In his second appearance, he tries to get back at the heroes by taking their appearance to commit crimes. The group answers by having the Count disguise himself as Gommaflex to commit heinous petty crimes to make him angry and careless.
Hypno Fool: How he's finally defeated in his first appearance.
I Surrender, Suckers: In Hypnos, when the heroes approach his hotel room he simply opens the door and let them inside, claiming that he was planning to give up crime and open a milk shop anyway. Needless to say, as soon as the Group steps in they're ensnared into a net.
Ludicrous Gibs: Parodied at the end of his second appearance, where he's seemingly run over by a train and all that's left of him is a bunch of rubber erasers, which makes the heroes think that he died. Gommaflex actually boarded the train, which just happened to carry erasers and bananas.
Made of Iron: In A solid gold urn, he's run over by a truck and literally Squashed Flat, but survives and recovers from it pretty fast.
Master of Disguise: Unlike Lupon, Gommaflex can physically change his face and body proportion to become any man he likes, even giving himself a beast-like head. Somehow he can even give himself facial hair.
No-Sell: For some reason, he appears to be immune to poison, as seen when Lupon tries to slip him a poisonous pill to get rid of him.
The Rival: To Arsenico Lupon, the other master of disguise, especially when he hears that Lupon was considered a tougher criminal than him.
Rubber Man: Downplayed, at first it's explained that he can alter the elastic features of his face to assume the appearance of anyone he desires, but according to Domitilla (who once kissed him on the forehead) he's sticky like gum and A solid gold irn shows that he can survive being run over by a truck (at the cost of being temporarily Squished Flat).
Paper-Thin Disguise: Paradoxically, his first appearance sees him, in a seedy pub to sell the stolen pearls he got to another man, but rather than assume a different face he just wears a fedora and sunglasses over his normal face.
I Surrender, Suckers: Before his first defeat, he pretends to give up to reform himself as a milkman and invites the group into his room, where a net falls on them.
Troll: After his first appearance, he tends to use his powers to trick the T.N.T. Group in many ways, such as disguising himself as the Number One to take a reward for a previous mission before the real deal does, leaving a mocking warning behind.
Villain Team-Up: In the Zeppelin challenge from volume 519 he and Domitilla Scannagatti work together in the race.

The Royal Hunchback

Debut: Vol 158 The Royal Hunchback

A powerful and rich crime lord known for being hunched back and front, hence his nom de guerre. Lives on a yacht with the same name and usually appears with his trusted henchman, an oriental named Mapo, and acquarii hosting pirahnas.

Bad Boss: While he does treat his competent minion Mapo well, he tends to have little patience or respect for minions who either fail, outlive their usefulness or simply dare too much.
Evil Cripple: Not only he's hunchback, he's also effectively hunchfront, leaving him with a deformed physique.
Fan Disservice: In Diabolical Auction, the Count tricks the three involved villains to meet at a pool, naked to make sure they're not carrying weapons. The Hunchback shows up in his birthday suit indeed, to his and ours discomfort.
No Name Given: We never learn his true name... if he has one.
Piranha Problem: Keeps pirahnas as pets, and is not afraid to use them to dispose of victims.
Shout-Out: In his first appearence, is revealed that he learnt from Dorian Gray the true secret origin of his picture, namely a wish expressed in front of the statue of a sapphire dragon. Except that when he tries to wish youth and beauty and to move all his ugliness to the picture... he gets the opposite result, with the picture growing younger and younger while he stays the same.
Villain Decay: During his first appearance he was a diabolical mastermind with a huge underwater base and dreams of world domination, so powerful he had to force War, a general of the U.S.A., to go into hiding to avoid his killers. By his fourth appearance he's relying on some simple robbery scam to get rich.

Prettylegs Betty

Debut: Vol 174 Prettylegs Betty

A stunningly beautiful and charming woman with a distinctive hairstyle and, as her name implies, a nice pair of legs. She's a money-hungry Femme Fatale who often crosses her path with the Group. Her grandgrandmother had a relationship with Number One, who's rather smitten with her.

Clear My Name: In Count in Trouble, Betty and Oliver go to elope in her mountain chalet, only to find out that someone is impersonating them and committing robberies, so they have to try to find out who's pretending to be them. It was her former husband Mr Duls, who hired Margot to be his partner in crime.
Didn't Think This Through: In In memory of the dear departed, she plans to seduce Mr Duls to get her hands on the documents he stole as the Centurion, worth a million dollars, and then ditch him. At the end of the volume, Oliver points out that if she wants money she could just seduce and marry Mr Duls, who's billionaire. She does.
Femme Fatale: More overt and flirtatious than Margot, but also much less affable.
Gold Digger: Marries Mr Duls for money and money alone.
Green-Eyed Monster: She tries to have Pochita assassinated after learning that she married Mr Duls.
Karma Houdini: Several times Number One lets her off the hook in homage to her beauty.
Ms. Fanservice: She's very beautiful, in the same mold as Margot.
Really Gets Around: Unlike Margot, who's a spy above all else, Betty actually add sex to the equation of her plans.
Slipping a Mickey: Her modus operandi involves using drugs and powders to make her victims sleep.

The Mangia

Debut: Vol 237 The Mangia Clan

A nebulous, world-wide secret society founded on the vision of a Tibetan Monk and supported by Adolf Hitler, who personally handpicked the five leaders who plot to take over the world for their schemes. They clash against the TNT Group, secretly working from the shadows long before they actually appear, but are eventually vanquished one by one.

The Atoner: Averted with Sir Lennon, who claims that he has genuinely repent and is only Forced into Evil, but it was just a cock-and-bull story he made up to buy his men enough time to capture the Group. Also, General War.
Bad Boss: As their minion Otto Meyer finds out, they don't have mercy for underlings who won't obey their orders to the letter.
Been There, Shaped History: According to Number One, both Booth and Hitler were involved with the group, with the latter establishing the order of the five current leaders to take over the world from their nations.
Big Bad Ensemble: So far the greatest and most threatening example of long-lasting villains in the series, probably the biggest threat the group faced.
Brought to You by the Letter "S": All the Mangia members have their emblem (a capital M with fangs and evil eyes in the middle) on their person, sometimes tattooed on their chest. Unfortunately for them, it allows the heroes to pass off as members of the clan.
Cyanide Pill: Most of their members, such as Lin or Lennon's nurse, choose poison over capture.
Evil Old Folks: Sir Howard Lennon is the only survivng member of the original quintet, and is a wizened, wheelchair-bound fossil.
Family Business: The Mangia is composed of the descendants of the five men who founded the organization and are still carrying out their plans, except for the British member Sir Howard Lennon, the last surviving member of the original five.
Heel–Face Turn: The only female survivor, Sylvia, ultimately surrenders and decides to work for General War.
Ironic Death: Sir Lennon is accidentally shot to death through the head by his own nurse.
The Leader: While all the members are equal in power, Boris Ivan, the son of the Russian member, is the most dangerous and active of the five.
The Man Behind the Man: It is revealed that they were behind the presumed death of Number One and Big Caesar's Evil Twin.
Meaningful Name: Mangia from the Italian "Eat, Consume". A nod to the term "Mangia Mangia" which refers to unscrupolous politicians who abuse their power for profit.
Multinational Team: The five leaders are a chinese, a russian, an american, an english and a french.
Nebulous Evil Organisation: They're apparently all over the world, trying to use their influence to obtain what they want.
Take Over the World: Like any self-respecting secret society, they have this goal in mind.
Taking You with Me: After smoking a poisoned cigarette, Lin activates a self-destruct mechanism to kill the heroes. Fortunately, the Count already prepared the helicopter on the roof of the building and is able to lead his companions to safety.
Punny Name: The Chinese member is named Lao Tié-Tié, after the Italian expression used to accompany rude gestures and insults.
Samurai: The "Kamikaze" trio is composed of three samurai warrior, still wearing armor and carrying swords in this very age, though they also uses a chopper and dynamites. They also apparently fear that having their chonmage cut off will prevent them to enter the next world.
Villainous Rescue: One of their agents is following Alan, Grunf and the Count on a plane which is then hijacked by terrorists, forcing him to kill them both, saving everyone but giving out his identity to the heroes.
White Sheep: Two of them: the current French leader Perrygord is The Atoner and renounced everything to become a friar. The other is General War, who always refused to keep the legacy of his father. Except that Perrygord is secretly waiting for the others to die to take everything for himself.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Otto Meyer is killed by assassins when he fails to execute Bob Rock and has his documents stolen by the heroes, while Boris is murdered by his collaborator, Sylvia, for failing the Mangia twice.

Anten-man/Velasca

Debut: Vol 253 Anten-man

A TV and publishing industry man who tries to achieve a monopoly in broadcasting by obscurating the transmissions of other companies with illegal means. Over the course of time, Velasca retires to become a pseudo-monarch, while the role of Anten-man is left to other people, sometimes even against Velasca.

Bad Boss: Treats his own employee like crap, makes sure his two scientists work by walling them alive in a underground bunker and even murders his lackey to keep his identity a secret, using one of them as a scapegoat.
Cool and Unusual Punishment: At the end of Oh my God, "God" (actually an hallucinatory program controlled by Icskappa) tells Velasca and Trippazza that in order to be chosen as the new God they'll have to pass a test: reach the top of an extremly tall and rocky mountain, naked, on foot and carrying 100 pounds log on their backs, sign a document with blood and come back in the same conditions.
Distaff Counterpart: Anten-girl, though it's actually a gynoid controlled by Icskappa.
Fat Bastard: Mauritz Trippazza, being based on Costanzo, is very fat and quite amoral.
Fed to the Beast: Parodied, a political rival of Velasca tries to dispose of him by dropping him in a pit full of venomous snakes: Velasca bites them first and they die of poisoning.
Invisibility: Anten-man's costume has an invisibility device built in the clogs, which activates when they're knocked together. However, it only lasts for 10 minutes, usually to allow Velasca to make a getaway and change himself.
Laser-Guided Karma: Velasca and Trippazza's delusions of godhood in Oh my God lead to Icskappa punishing them with an elaborated prank they believe will have one of them chosen to take God's place.
Karma Houdini: Velasca is one of the few Alan Ford villains to have always evaded justice.
Laughably Evil: Have you read his goals, yes?
The Napoleon: Like the celebrity he's parodying, he's rather short.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: He's a parody of Silvio Berlusconi (this was long before he became famous as the Prime Minister of Italy), while his entourage contains parodies of other Italian tv celebrities such as Vittorio Sgarbi, Maurizio Costanzo and Bruno Vespa.
Shock and Awe: Trippazza!Anten-man can unleash electrical beams from his hands.
Small Name, Big Ego: After retiring from industry, Velasca lives in a castle, wearing an ermine cape and a crown all the time.

Shirley the Piratess

Debut: Vol 349 OK Travels, All Included

A sexy pirate lady running a pirate crew but still dabbling in the modern world of crime, she's an old acquaitance of Number One. She appeared at first as an antagonist in the Special Issues before actually start appearing in the standard volumes as well.

Amazon Brigade: Downplayed, though the closest members of her crew are good-looking women in skimpy clothing.
Ambiguously Bi: At one point she's seen in bed, naked, with a naked hunk of a man to her side, but she's also shown to be pretty close to her friend/"sister" Pritty and her closest henchmen are all pretty women.
Anachronism Stew: Subverted, she wears typical pirate articles and carries a saber, but most of her schemes are upkept with modern times.
Friendly Enemy: Number One considers her a long-date friend, she's usually Affably Evil and sometimes she's not even hostile to the heroes.
Going Commando: Has never heard of a bra, or doesn't like the concept.
Ms. Fanservice: She's a very attractive woman with skimpy clothing that do not extend to a brassiere.
Navel-Deep Neckline: She wears a broad leather jacket with a cleavage going all the way to the navel, usually exposing her breasts from certain angles.
Not Me This Time: In Pirates Attaaaaack! a masked impersonator is framing her for various assaults on yachts at sea. She's really innocente, the responsible being Pritty, jealous of her fame.
Ruthless Modern Pirates: Affably Evil and classical clothes or not, her methods are definitively not the "good old ways".
Shark Pool: In one issue she feds the abusive and jerkassish owners of a beach resort to a pool filled with hungry sharks.
Sinister Scimitar: To go with her pirate looks, she carries around a cutlass and isn't afraid of using it.
Villainesses Want Heroes: She makes no secret that she finds Alan attractive. In The Ransom one of the conditions for Alan's freedom is to let her spend a night with him.

Strabalda

Debut: Vol 350 Oh oh Strabalda!

The Number One's twin sister, she hates her brother since he destroyed her favourite doll (after she threw his ball in a river), she's probably the only person whose schemes can match the Number One's. She also knowns his real name.

Animal Eye Spy: In a variation, she uses her trained pet cat Aramis to spy all over the city and organize a series of robberies.
Break the Haughty: Almost does this in her introduction by seemingly killing all the Group sans Clodoveo then challenging her brother to a duel with guns... except that it was all fake.
The Chessmaster: One who can match Number One plot by plot.
Evil Counterpart: And also Distaff Counterpart to His Highness, except that she's a woman and can walk under her own power.
Freudian Excuse: Downplayed, she's still blaming her brother for breaking her toy and pushing her in a river, but she threw his ball in the river first.

Fitzgerald Diamond

Debut: Vol 442 We need... Super-strack!

A powerful and ruthless billionaire, he has the hots for Minuette but hates both her and Alan for ruining his schemes and becomes their major enemy. He's seemingly interested in establishing a colony on Mars.

Arch-Enemy: To Alan and Minuette, and, according to vol 501, their entire descendents.
Corrupt Corporate Executive: He's an amoral billionaire who won't stop at nothing to sell his products, and never appears in public, aside from a giant screen to interact with his workers. In one of his earlier appearences he has a famous actor kidnapped just to force him into an advertisment for his product, the stracchino ^note a type of creamy cheese Super Strak.
Death Is Cheap: In one episode where the "Two Dimensions effect" kicks in, Minuette tries to stop him from being a threat by murdering him in while on Mars... but he shows up fine and healthy both in the present and on her next visit, with no recollection of what happened... even if Minuette's handgun is missing the two bullets she shoot him with.
The Determinator: His feud against Minuette and Alan will continue far in the future.
Disproportionate Retribution: The two people he hates the most are finally getting married. He decides to lock them in a shuttle bound for space. Though apparently it was all a dream... possibly.
Karma Houdini Warranty: He's ultimately arrested thanks to Alan and Minuette's efforts, but not for long.
Evil Old Folks: Not to the extent of Number One, but he does have white hair, though he still looks good.
Villain Team-Up: He ultimately becomes Baby Kate's partner in crime and recently seemingly hired Burlesque.

Domitilla Scannagatti

Debut: Vol 446 Let's go to the Opera

A beautiful but petty opera singer, she's attracted by Alan, but jealous of Minuette. She costantly plots to put a wedge between them and have Alan all for herself.

Cat Fight: Averted in From Mars with Fury, where she and Minuette fight, ending up with black eyes.
Dumb Blonde: She's blonde, glamorous but also petty and not very smart.
Evil Is Petty: Cuts up Minuette's bridal gown the night before the marriage. Fortunately she can fix it with magic.
Gay Bravado: Female variation, in Horror in Hollywood, she challenges Minuette to a swimming competition: if she wins, she gets Alan for one night, but if she loses, she's willing to offer her body to Minuette for one night, reminding her of that time she married a woman. Subverted by Minuette, who just threatens her to take advantage of her body by kicking her ass.
Gold Digger: Downplayed when she learns that Alan has gotten a huge inheritance and is marrying Minuette. While she admits that the fact that he's rich is a big motivator, her main motivation is the fact that she founds Alan hot.
Green-Eyed Monster: She's jealous of Minuette and her relationship with Alan.
Hypocritical Humor: Teases Minuette over her marriage to a woman. Thinks nothing of kissing a female doctor smitten by her just to have a chance at meeting Alan alone.
I Have You Now, My Pretty: In Vampires for Sale she tricks Alan into following her into her cabin before locking him inside and trying to force herself on him.
Know When to Fold 'Em: While she often tried to seduce Alan and wishes to sleep with him, she rarely tries anything after his marriage to Minuette, wisely so. As soon as Minuette seemingly dies for real, she makes a beeline for Alan to hook up with him.
Love Potion: In The mystery of the two dimensions, she gives Alan a drug that makes him forget Minuette and hook up with her.
Ms. Fanservice: She's very attractive and tends to wear dresses which really shows her body off. She also sleeps in the nude.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: "Scannagatti" means "Cat-killer". In volume 636 we learn that her actual surname was simply "Gatti", but she added "Scanna-" to make her name more remarkable.
One-Steve Limit: Averted, there have been several one-shot female characters named "Domitilla" in the show.
Pragmatic Pansexuality: Very mild case in volume 636, where gonky female doctor flirts with her and Domitilla agrees to kiss her so that she may let her see Alan. At first she kiss her on the forehead, only to be grabbed and kissed on the mouth, yet still acting nonechalantly.
Second Love: After Minuette's apparent death, she's determinated to marry the now widowed Alan, with the cover of the incoming 637 depicting the two kissing.
Sitcom Archnemesis: To Minuette, pretty much, though Minuette herself is much more aggressive and petty against her than the other way around.
Stalker with a Crush: She's in love with Alan, to the point of trying to force herself on him after locking him in her cabin.

Others

De Suicidis

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

A sad man who's costantly trying to kill himself for reasons unknown, with usually noone trying to dissuade him. Good thing he can't die no matter how much he tries.

Big Damn Heroes: In The TNT Group, he tries to jump in the Hudson with an anvil tied to his neck, only to hit Alan's would-be killed in the head. In Give Give Give! he drops an entire tree branch on Doctor Alsar while trying to hang himself just as he's about to shoot Alan.
Catchphrase: "I'm a failure! I can't even kill myself!!"
Death Seeker: He's always trying to kill himself for unspecified reasons. Played for laughs.
Failure Is the Only Option: So far he's still alive, all things considered.
Running Gag: His more and more outlandish suicide attempts, with the other characters not trying to dissuade him or even helping him out.
Status Quo Is God: You may as well think he has Complete Immortality since he's costantly trying to kill himself.
Suicide as Comedy: His entire existance.

Commisioner Brock

Debut: Vol 27 The Alcoholic Threat

The lazy and incompetent commisioner of New York police, he's a clueless fool who's often mistreated by the Three Pigs and has to rely on His Highness for help.

Deadpan Snarker: Surprisingly, he has moments of genuine snark at his superiors aside from his moments of being The Comically Serious.

One of the Three Swines: "This is rubbish, who's ever heard of a talking crocodile?"

Brock: "Well, I've never heard of talking pigs before either..."

Fat Idiot: He's overweight and comically inept in pretty much everything he does.
Lazy Bum: He's incompetent and lazy, relying on His Highness for his most difficult cases.
Meaningful Name: His names is a nod to "Brocco", which means foolish or stupid.
Police Are Useless: If it wasn't for Number One, he wouldn't solve a single case.
Took a Level in Badass: In A Lion's Day, due to a mistake Brock learns that he barely has a week to live... and this knowledge makes him an incredibly fearless and capable cop able to disarm three criminals at the same time while under fire.

The Three Swines

Debut: Vol 27 The Alcoholic Threat

A trio of pig-like jerkasses who are in charge of the city, they're arrogant, snobbish, bad-tempered and quick to cover in fear in front of the rich and powerful. They fear the Number One becaue he knows of their involvment in something called "Lacrima Christi".

Arc Villain: They actually become bona-fide antagonists in A trap signed triple S where they try to crush the Group.
Bad Boss: They costantly demean, mock and threaten Brock, up to throwing books at him when he makes them angry.
Corrupt Politician: The worse type, they're tyrannical and uncaring for the well-being of the population, but quiver in fear whenever the rich order them around.
Inexplicably Identical Individuals: It's not known if they're brothers or relatives or what.
Jerkass: They're detestable and repulsive. When they hear that Superciuk has robbed the sweepers of their monthly payment they even openly mock them, only to act outraged with the sweepers answers back.
No Name Given: We never learn their names. If they have them, that's it.

Brenda Sterling

Debut: Vol 39 Belle Epoque

The daughter of an arms merchant killed in action, she's sent in an orphanage but falls in love with Alan, who tries to visit her as many times as he can. However, she ends up falling in a spiral of crime and drug-dealing and she's ultimately killed.

Corrupt the Cutie: She goes from a sweet and overall innocent girl to a hardened drug smuggler.
Drugs Are Bad: Her damnation and fall is caused by drugs. First she just smuggle the stuff, but later she makes use of it and becomes even worse.
Face–Heel Turn: Confirmed in vol 98 A Girl named Brenda, where it's revealed that she wasn't a victim.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Played straight at first, before she became an evil drug-smoking criminal.
Killed Off for Real: She's murder by Big Caesar right in front of Alan.
The Mole: Big Caesar uses Alan's love for her to have her spy the T.N.T. Group on his behalf.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: In her earlier appearances.

General War

Debut: Vol 60 Golpe

General of the USA operating behind the cover of the "Minerary Research and Waste of Time Bureau", he often employs our heroes for his agenda.

The Atoner: We later learn that he's the grandson of the American exponent of the Mangia's five chosen leaders, but he never wanted anything to do with them.
Character Development: In his very first appearance he's appalled to see the higher ups of the government taking orders from a decrepit old wheelchair-bound geezer, but as the time passes he learns to fear... and eventually even care for Number One like a grandpa, even showing up personally both times he thought he was dead.
Dirty Old Man: He's easily Distracted by the Sexy, as seen during the post 200 issues where he's ogling Number One's beautiful, topless waitresses.
Eye Scream: Lost an eye sometime in the past, and constantly wears glasses with a blackened lens over the left eye.
General Failure: He's an actual general, but he's not exactly the most reliable one, as he often hires the Group.
Improbable Aiming Skills: Manages to nail Big Ceasar as he's making his getaway in Hic Hic Hurray!, despite the fact that was barely visible, in a dark alley and that War has only one good eye.
Meaningful Name: General War. Really?
Sunglasses at Night: Constantly wears glasses with a custom black lens to cover his missing eye.

Alonisius de Alonisii

Debut: Vol 71 There's this castle in Transylvania...

An elderly scientist who has discovered a secret serum that makes him immortal and immune to vamprism. He's usually of assistance whenever Wurdalak is involved.

Absent-Minded Professor: His most defining trait, sometimes to dangerous extremes (such as taking too little precautions to make sure that Wurdalak wouldn't return).
And I Must Scream: When Wurdalak figured out that he was immune to vampirism, he locked him in a dungeon to starve for centuries. He's surprisingly ok with it once he gets out.
The Determinator: One volume after his appearence he travelled by bycicle all the way from Transylvania to New York in winter. Yes, apparently across the ocean.
Eek, a Mouse!!: The only reason why he never left the dungeon despite knowing of a secret passage: it's infested with mice, and he hates mice.
Good Is Not Nice: While he's a good person, generally speaking, he immediately stakes Kott and Krud after they've been turned into vampires and when the dying postman who sent him a letter begs him to give him a proper burial he doesn't wait for his actual death.
No-Sell: Thanks to his serum he's immune to vampirization, won't die even when drained of his blood and can turn victims back into humans. He's, however, not immune to the strain of the Stanghen Vampires and is briefly transformed into one of them.

Tobia Quantrill

Debut: Vol 99 Broadway

An old friend of Number One from Texas, owner of a dilapidated theater and an alcoholic python named Xeres. The special episodes are plays he hosts in his theater, using the protagonists (and sometimes antagonists) as the cast.

Faking the Dead: He tricks the Number One in thinking he died to get rid of a pesky enemy and being able to make fortune on his own undisturbed.
Hands Off My Fluffy!: He's very protective of Xeres, even if it's a huge, strangle-happy snake.
Secret-Keeper: Was the only person who knew that Number One faked his own demise and hosted him in his house.

Pochita

Debut: Vol 238 The Lethal Document

A beautiful Brasilian woman who doesn't like wearing bras but does enjoy sleeping with any man who catches her eye. She's hired alongside her dumb (in all senses of the word) brother Pochito to act as the Number One's maid in Rio de Janeiro.

All Women Are Lustful: To the point that she objects the Number One's return to New York because it will leave her alone with her brother and no man to have sex with. He bluntly tells her to get some cold showers.
And Now You Must Marry Me: In a rare gender-inverted example, she wants to get married to Big Ceasar, on insistence of her own brother (who otherwise threatened to kill him or to kill himself is she remains unmarried). After his betrayal she tries to have the marriage rendered null so that she can marry someone else.
Comically Missing the Point: In volume 240, Number One sends her and Alan in Geneve, with her posing as Bob's wife so that she can ask Otto Meyer (the Mangia henchman who has taken Bob prisoner) news of him in an attempt to sway suspicion from him. Pochita complains about even pretending to be married to Bob Rock.
Easily Forgiven: In The shipwreck of the Daisy Lou, she takes advantage of Alan's temporary amnesia to make him believe that they're husband and wife and plans to spend the rest of their lives in a remote hut as a couple. When Alan regains his memories after a single night there, he simply chastises her for tricking him, but she otherwise gets away with it.
Everyone Has Standards: True, she tends to sleep with pretty much any hot man that catches her eye, but even she is appalled by Morgana's huge number of suitors and her lack of concern or empathy towards them.
Exact Words: Big Ceasar, in a fit of jealousy, orders her to wear a bra. She shows up with a cupless bra, which not only exposes her boobs but also lifts them up, making them much more evident.
Garden Garment: Her bridal dress consist in a series of huge palm leaves forming the skirt, a belt and two more leaves covering her breasts.
Going Commando: In Brasil she only wears a skirt and actually dislikes wearing a bra, finding them uncomfortable. She only wears a bikini top while on a cruise ship.
Gold Digger: In S.O.S. Pochita she seemingly fakes her own kidnapping to steal all of her husband's money... until it's revealed that it was all a trap orchestrated by Big Caesar.
Happily Married: Eventually, to Mr Duls, who also finally finds love.
Ms. Fanservice: A gorgeous, borderline nynphomaniac short-haired Brasilian beauty who actually refuses to wear a bra.
Really Gets Around: She's first married to Big Caesar (against his will), then she flirts with Number One, sleeps with Count Oliver and repeatedly tries to make love to Alan, who refuses both because he thinks the mission is more important and because this very trope puts him off.
Shameless Fanservice Girl: She has no trouble at all going around with her breasts exposed for all to see. She's actually sad if she's ignored.

Witchcraft

Debut: Vol 452 Witchcraft!

An old supernatural hag who was burnt at stake 300 years before, her spirit returns to the world of the living from time to time. Initially an opponent of the group who wants revenge, she eventually helps Minuette and Alan from time to time. Can take the form of a gorgeous blonde with curly hair.

Abhorrent Admirer: Proposes to Alan a couple of times in her "Curlies" form, but the latter, remembering her true form and loyal to Minuette, refuses. During the latest storyline, she actually kidnaps Alan and uses magic to make him her lover.
Burn the Witch!: How she died in the past, though given how bad she was it's a case of Asshole Victim.
Glamour: Normally an ugly, hunchbacked, long-nosed crone, she can turn into a gorgeous blonde with curly hair. Later her "Curlies" form is treated as her "human form", and depowering her will leave her stuck in this appearance.
Good Is Not Nice: While helping Alan in Coiffeur pour Dames she puts the enemy witch under hypnosis and puts a curse on her that turns her to stone and then to smithereens when she's unable to answer.
Heel–Face Turn: In her first appearance she's an antagonist hunting down the descendant of the man who burned her at the stake. She later becomes The Gadfly who usually helps out. In the latest storyline though she, under her disguise of Curlies, kidnaps Alan and uses magic to make him believe they're a couple.
Laser-Guided Karma: After kidnapping Alan and using magic to make him believe they're married, the Witch Council ultimatey blocks her magic powers, making her weaker and weaker, and have her arrested. When she tries to kill Alan and Minuette with magic, she's turned into a metal statue for her trouble.
Meaningful Name: An old witch named... Witchcraft.
Pet the Dog: When she realises that Minuette is growing weaker because she's losing her powers, she agrees to send her to her teacher to restore her magic and heal her.
The Scottish Trope: By saying out loud "We could really use... Witchcraft!" she can appear to anyone who just said that.
Taken for Granite: By the end of issue 621 Snow her abuse of magic in spite of her restrictions turned her into a solid metal statue.
Weather Manipulation: When going all out, she can alter the weather to the point of summoning a blizzard during a summer day. Subverted in that it's implied that all witches can do it and reverse the effects at will.
Wicked Witch: She looks very much like the stereotypical old crone.

The Strascen Barony

Debut: Vol 531 The Baroness Von Strascen

A minuscule but wealthy European country located on the border between Austria and Germany, still ruled by a Barony. The current Baroness Isolde gets coinvolted in the Group when she's forced to come to America to marry in order to get an inheritance, and after a series of hijinks she nominates Minuette her heir and next Baroness... unfortunately, the country is a veritable nest of schemers and vipers. Recurring characters include Froghel, the Baroness' advisor, the three corrupt ministers Olaf, Krugher and Gerda and the ineffective goons Hubert and Barbel.

Ambiguously Bi: During her first appearence, Isolde has shown to be quite the maneater, and even though the main reason behind her wedding to Minuette was business for both sides, she's shown to be eager to kiss the bride, doesn't see the problem when Gustav points out that the marriage must be consumed to be considered valid and still thinks fondly of her after the divorce, even sending Minuette a large full-body portrait of herself. Also, court medic Hilaria Hessel mentioned that she used to spent some time in "private" with the late Baroness, implying that the Baroness herself could have been bisexual after all.
Bifauxnen: Court medic Hilaria Hessel is a woman with boyish facial traits and short hair cut in a bob which gives her an androgynous look.
Brother–Sister Team: Hubert and Barbel, Gustav's henchmen, are brother and sister and always work in tandem. Not that it does them any good...
Bumbling Henchmen Duo: Hubert and Barbel are siblings, works under Gustav and are tremendously incompetent, to the point that even the usually useless cop Brock was able to incriminate them for murder.
Butt-Monkey: Hubert and Barbel's attempts at villainy are downright hilarious and marked with humiliation and failure.
Closest Thing We Got: According to the background narrated by Forghel, the first Baron was the Sole Survivor of the German army left standing when the Emperor arrived.
Decadent Court: Turns out the Von Strascen are surrounded by vicious, scheming, backstabbing opportunists ready to take the reign and plot against the throne at every step, an atmosphere that does little good even to the ruler.
Deus ex Machina: Minuette eventually gets so fed up with the latest coup d'etat that she uses her magic to take the appearence of the deceased Isolde, give a Rousing Speech and nominating Froghel Baron, putting an end to the internal strife.
Did They or Didn't They?: While Minuette's marriage to Isolde was merely, as both women stated, business, there was still the clause stating that, to be considered valid enough for the document in question, the newly weds have to "consummate the marriage and spend at least two nights together": while the latter part involves Minuette and Isolde apparently spending two nights and days playing chess or cards, nothing at all is said about the first part and is never clarified if the two women actually had sex (as pretty much anyone else believe) or if they hadn't (as Minuette herself seems to claim) and the Baroness simply had her loyal Froghel lie on the first part.
Distracted by the Sexy: The personal medic has to check on the Baroness while the latter wears only a see-through night gown.
Isolde: "Well, doctor? Could you please stop staring at my bosom and tell me what do you auscultate?"
The Dog Bites Back: After being finally declared Baron, the meek and submissive Froghel becomes a good deal more determinated and proud, not a good sign for the four usurpers wannabe who pecked him before.
Drunk with Power: Seems to be a common effect of everyone who gets in power in the Barony, much to Minuette's distress.
Dub Name Change: From Von Strascen to Von Pryniak in the Croatian translation.
Face Death with Dignity: When put in jail and threatened with Cruel and Unusual Death by Minuette, Gerda is the only one of the three arrested ministers who doesn't panic and stays defiant.
Foreshadowing: In Wunderbar, the Baroness refuses to acknowledge her temporary illness as nothing more than a passing flu. Unfortunately, she dies from it.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: Hubert and Barbel keeps trying to backstab Isolde and later Minuette, only to keep swearing loyalty the istant they're found out.
Karmic Death: Gustav von Strascen tries, with any possible method, to keep his cousin from inheriting the billion euro from her uncle and later tries to have Isolde assassinated in theater during the "Wunderbar" concert. The latter ploy ends up with him backstabbed by mistake by his own goons.
Killed Off for Real: Gustav von Strascen, killed by his own idiotic henchmen, and later Isolde, died of illness.
Minion with an F in Evil: Deconstructed with Hubert and Barbel, they're so incompetent they eventually end up murdering their boss by mistake.
More Deadly Than the Male: Out of the three ministers, the devious Gerda is the most dangerous, smart and strong-willed of the trio.
Ms. Fanservice: Isolde von Strascen is a gorgeous blonde with strong facial features, a large pair of breasts and who often appears clad in sexy see-through nightgowns and, in one case, full frontal nudity (she hates bras). She also brings some fanservice fuel by marrying Minuette in Las Vegas, even if it was only a way to get her money and no sex was involved. (Onscreen at least...)
Oktoberfest: The Von Strascen Barony is a tiny state embedded between Germany and Austria, whose only source of income is the pact made by the Emperor of Germany when he first nominated the first Baron. It's also obviously based on Germany.
On One Condition:
- In her first appearence, Isolde is going to inherit a billion euros if she marries in America. After her cousin sabotage, she relies on loophole abuse and marries Minuette for two days.
- The same deal as the above also states that should she die of violent death all the money will go to the abbey of Saint Adolph, leaving him with nothing and forcing him to have the suitors assassinated rather than his cousin.
- When Froghel explains the history of the Barony, he explains that the Emperor had promised to deliver a huge sum of money to the Barony each time a new Baron is elected... but the tribute will instantly end if the Baron is assassinated.
Punny Name: "Strascen" sounds like "Stracci" (rags), because the first Baron, who just survived a ferocious battle, was wearing tattered, half-destroyed rags of clothes.
Running Gag: People invited to the Barony are invited to ride a luxurious carriage... which then starts to fly in the sky as the passengers fall asleep... only to awaken on a plane to Europe, without a proper explanation.
Ungrateful Bastard: Hilaria Hessel to Minuette: before, she was just a simple, humble and quite doctor, whose only quirk was commenting on Minuette's stunning body after having her undergo several medical exams stark naked. When Minuette decides to quit the Barony and nominates her Baroness, Hilaria at first is grateful and overwhelmed with joy... but as soon as her place is secured she orders the execution of Alan and Bob Rock and plans to turn Minuette into her unwilling concubine.
Villainous Breakdown: By the end of The Baroness Von Strascen, Gustav is seething with rage after a long series of failures culminating with Isolde using a loophole to get the inheritance despite all his efforts.

Nala Dorf and Bonnie

Debut: Vol 619 Nala Dorf Special (Nala), Vol 623 An almost-forbidden dream (Bonnie)

Opposite counterparts of Alan Ford and Minuette, Nala is an hard-boiled, merciless killer, while Bonnie is his accomplice and lover. Initially appeared in a stand-alone story which turned out to be a bad dream, in the latest stories both character make recurring appearences and eventually meet the titular heroes.

All Just a Dream: Nala's debut was one, apparently a nightmare not only Alan, but somehow also Number One, Minuette and Domitilla had simultaneously. Subverted later on when Nala and Bonnie seems to be real people, but dead, who still "live on" in their dreams.
Ambiguous Situation: Before Incredible!, Nala and Bonnie's actual nature and identity was unclear and they were seemingly dark istincts of Alan and Minuette themselves. From that volume onward they're seemingly different people, long dead.
Dead All Along: Near the end of Incredible!, Minuette does some research and finds out that there are files on both Nala and Bonnie, but both are dead.
Even Evil Has Standards: Nala Dorf will shoot anyone who just look at him the wrong way, but he refuses to harm animals and even goes on a tirade on how animals are better then people when provoked. And then usually shoot the other in the head for even suggesting harming a pet.
Evil Counterpart: To Alan Ford (Nala) and Minuette (Bonney), though in the latter case downplayed.
Expy: Nala is Alan Ford as Daniel, another Max Bunker character: both are blond, hard-boiled detectives who are more prone to riddle people with bullets than actually investigate and have a special distaste for people mistreating pets.
A Real Man Is a Killer: Nala is more hard-boiled and though than Alan and kills wantonly.
Sdrawkcab Name: A failed one to boot, which Max justifies through "artistic license".
Villain Protagonist: Nala is an unlikeable jerkass who bully and insults anyone he meets, commits crime at the drop of a hat, shoots anyone who gets in the way or tries to oppose him and even his supposedly redeeming traits of being an animal lover sounds a bit hypocritical.

Characters / Alan Ford

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Alan Ford

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

Robert "Bob" Rock

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

Gervasius DeStatuis "Cariatide" /The Big Boss

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

Geremia Lettiga /Jeremiah

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

Count Oliver Oliver

Debut: Vol 2 The Rotten Tooth

Otto Von Grunf

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

The Number One

Debut: Vol 11 The Number One

Cirano

Debut: Vol 18 The Million Dollar Dog

Clodoveo

Debut: Vol 100 The Black Hills of South Dakota

Minuette Macon Ford

Debut: Vol 398 Make Love to...

Big Caesar (Romeo Burton)

Debut: Vol 17 Hotsprings Cure

Mr Lamp

Debut: Vol 10 Formulae

Bob's Brothers

Debut: Vol 9 Zoo Symphony

Betty, Teddy, Teodoro

Debut: Vol 17 Hotsprings Cure

Margot

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group

Doktor Krank Kreuzer

Debut: Vol 3 Operation Frankenstein

Baby Kate and her Gang

Debut: Vol 4 The House of Ghosts

Dr. Alsar

Debut: Vol 5 Give Give Give!

Mr. Hilarius Tromb

Debut: Vol 24 Boy Scout

Ezechiele Bluff/Superciuk

Debut: Vol 26 Superciuk

Stampel

Debut: Vol 34 Bluefarm

The Conspirer

Debut: Vol 38 Grand Holidays

Aseptyk

Debut: Vol 40 Ecology

Professor Icskappa and Scullion

Debut: Vol 46 Risk or Croak

Arsenico Lupon

Debut: Vol 53 Arsenico Lupon, Pretty Stylish, still a Rogue

Baron Wurdalak

Debut: Vol 71 There's this castle in Transylvania...

Sergeant Gruber

Debut: Vol 82 Rocket Voyage

Professor Krupp

Debut: Vol 86 Cold Pole

Beppa Josef/Morgana

Debut: Vol 87 Super Super Superciuk!/The Beauty from Rio (as Morgana)

Gommaflex

Debut: Vol 110 Gommaflex

The Royal Hunchback

Debut: Vol 158 The Royal Hunchback

Prettylegs Betty

Debut: Vol 174 Prettylegs Betty

The Mangia

Debut: Vol 237 The Mangia Clan

Anten-man/Velasca

Debut: Vol 253 Anten-man

Shirley the Piratess

Debut: Vol 349 OK Travels, All Included

Strabalda

Debut: Vol 350 Oh oh Strabalda!

Fitzgerald Diamond

Debut: Vol 442 We need... Super-strack!

Domitilla Scannagatti

Debut: Vol 446 Let's go to the Opera

De Suicidis

Debut: Vol 1 The TNT Group