YMMV / Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls

• Magnificent Bastard: The story arc covered by these two books has this duo of Incan priests:
  • Rupac Inca Huaco, or "Chiquito" is the more proactive of the duo. Seeking retribution against a team of European explorers for desecrating the tomb of Rascar Capac, he travels to Europe and works undercover as Ramon Zarate's assistant, to use the titular crystal balls to put the explorers in a coma and torment them using wax figures. He also kidnaps Professor Calculus for putting on a bracelet belonging to the former king, and smuggles him to Peru with the intention of executing him for sacrilege. However, when Tintin tells the Incan Prince that the explorers were well-intentioned people who wanted to educate the world about the Incan Civilization, Chiquito willingly destroys the figures upon the prince's orders, freeing his victims from their curse.
  • Huascar is Chiquito's fellow priest who is introduced in "Prisoners of the Sun". Initially spying on Tintin and Haddock while they are looking for Professor Calculus in Peru, Huascar attempts to get them off the trail by sabotaging their train ride, almost succeeding in sending them plummeting to their deaths. However, upon seeing Tintin defend Zorrino from a pair of Spanish bullies, Huascar's views on him soften and he tries to talk him out of looking for Calculus, warning him that the journey will be dangerous. When Tintin insists on continuing his search, Huascar gives him a medallion to protect him from the wrath of the Incan prince, and personally vouches for Tintin after the latter accidentally breaks into the Temple of the Sun.

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