Thomson

"*To be precise...*"

—Thomson and Thompson

* Books
* Belvision
* 1961-64 live-action films
* 1991 animated TV show
* 2011 animated film

The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets (upcoming, in one of the old newspapers)
Trapped & Disappearances (upcoming)

## Character Information

### Occupation

International Police Detective
Doctor of Sapphire Bay Bonaventure Hospital

### Home

London, England
Brussels, Belgium
Cardiff, Wales (The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death)
Sapphire Bay (The Medical Emergency)
Crawley, West Sussex, England (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Family

Thompson (twin brother), Jacqueline and Jean-Pierre Olson (wards, in the fanfic)

### Friends

Tintin, Snowy, Captain Archibald Haddock, Thompson, Barnaby Dawes, Professor Calculus, Bianca Castafiore, Oliveira de Figuera, General Alcazar, Chang, Abdullah, Martine Vandezande, Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab, Zorrino, Niko, Nushka, Gustav**Fanfics:** Anna and Elsa Arendelle, Kristoff Bjorgman, Sven, Olaf, Hans Westerguard, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Toothless, Astrid Hofferson, Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston, Snotlout Jorgenson, Fishlegs Ingerman, Jack Frost, Rapunzel, Eret Eretson, Nicholas St. North, Toothiana, Sanderson Mansnoozie, E. Aster Bunnymund, Barnaby Dawes, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, Allan Thompson, Hiro Hamada, Cass Hamada, Baymax, GoGo Tomago, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Fred Frederickson and the others

### Enemies

Roberto Rastapopoulos, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, Allan Thompson, Tom, Max Bird, Gustav Bird, General Sponsz, J. W. Müller

### Likes

Solving crimes and mysteries, have his cane and bowler hat with him to use and wearFanfic: Taking good care of the twins after their father's death

### Dislikes

Crimes, criminals, being angry by Captain Haddock, getting his cane and bowler hat changed with Thompson's

## Character's Bio

### Nicknames

Dupont (French name)
Siamese twins (with Thompson)
X33-A

### Birthdate

**Life and Death fanfics:** 12th April 1919

### Deathdate

23rd August 1967 (The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death)

### Deathplace

Pontypandy, Wales (The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death)

### Nationality

British (English-translated version)
Belgian (Original version)

### Age

40's or 50's (comics, cartoons and films)
42 (1961)
45 (1964)
48 (1967)

## Physical Apearance

### Eye Colour

Black (comics and cartoons)
Hazel brown (2011 film)
Pale cerulean blue (fanfics)

### Complexion

Fair (comics, cartoons and films)
Pale (fanfics)

### Status

Alive
Deceased (Life and Death fanfics)

**Thomson** (French: Dupond) is one of The Adventures of Tintin characters. He was one of two British detectives from Interpol and Thompson's twin brother and partner.

In the 2011 animated action-adventure film, he was portrayed by British actor and comedian Nick Frost, who also plays Ed in *Shaun of the Dead*, Danny Butterman in *Hot Fuzz*, Andy Knightley in *The World's End* and Bruce Garrett in *Cuban Fury*.

## Origins

Thomson and Thompson originally appeared in the first version of Cigars of the Pharaoh, known as X33 and X33A. However, in later editions of the volume and in every other book they appear in, they are known by their current name. In French, they were called Dupond and Dupont. They appear in the redrawn version of Tintin in the Congo, which chronologically comes before Cigars, they appear in one panel.

## The Detectives in the plot

Of the 19 books following the Cigars of the Pharaoh, not including the unfinished Tintin and Alph-Art and the cartooning of Tintin and the Lake of Sharks, they appear in 17. The only two books they do not appear in are Tintin in Tibet and Flight 714. Although their appearances may vary in importance depending on the album, they always add humor to the story and sometimes are involved in subplots, eventually achieving success by sheer luck or with Tintin's intervention.

## Work

Members of Scotland Yard and Interpol, Thompson and Thomson lead more or less discrete and efficient investigations. They are bumbling and hardly brilliant. They test the limits of discretion, dressing up in folkloric costumes in order to "blend in," which inevitably only leads to them sticking out more. They also pile up an incredible number of falls, slips and accidents, even when they claim they will be extra careful. The epitome of stupidity, they followed their own footprints in the desert during Land of Black Gold. Their total disorganization is also reflected in their language. They are experts in pleonasms and have to their credit sayings such as "I would say even more," "our lips are sealed," and "it is my opinion and I share it." Their motto, as mentioned, is "Mum's the word," which is immediately corrected to be "Dumb's the word." Also, Thomson always states "to be precise," and then either restates the statement his twin said or says the sentence mixed-up, such as instead of "He's given us the slip. Got away, with the handcuffs too. What a cheek," he says "To be precise, he's given us away. Slipped us the handcuffs, too. What a sneak." Their introduction is also humorous; Thompson identifies himself as "Thompson, with a *p*, as in psychology...", philosophy, or any other "p" word in which the beginning "p" is either silent or coupled with an "h" in order to change pronunciation to an "f" sound, Thomson's intro is a similar sounding, "Thomson, *without* a P, as in Venezuela" or any other amusing sounding name not starting with a "p".

## Physical Appearances

In the comics, Thomson was identical to his twin, he has fair skin, half bald black hair and curved mustache and black dot eyes. He wears black jacket, white shirt, black necktie, matching trousers and bowler hat, brown shoes and holds a brown cane.

In the film, he has hazel brown eyes.

In the fanfics, he has pale skin and pale cerulean blue eyes.

In *The Medical Emergency*, he wears white doctor coat, pale light cornflower blue shirt, sapphire blue necktie and V neck sweater vest, black trousers and shoes.

## Fanfics

### The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death

On 27th January 1961, Thomson and Thompson helping Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and Snowy to looking for Tintin before he interviews the pilot. Later, Tintin has fainted before interviews the pilot, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, Snowy, Thomson and Thompson saw the crowd surrounding him unconscious. Tintin wakes up in the hospital. The doctors were telling Captain Haddock, Thomson and Thompson and Professor Calculus the truth that Tintin was diagnosed with cancer, pneumonia and leukemia when he was 3 for 12 years ago.

Three years later, in 13th May 1964, Thomson and Thompson were coming to visit Tintin in Arendelle Hall in Seltjarnarnes, Iceland. Tintin became very pale white, very colder and too very weaker. He was lying on his deathbed, telling everyone who'll surrounding him. Tintin tells them both that they're excellent detectives he'd ever know in the Interpol. Tintin gives Captain Haddock all of his wishes and promises to looking after Snowy with good. Later, Tintin tells a six year old Angelo Voiello about the Northuldran scarf that his maternal great-great-great grandmother Queen Iduna wears when she was young and gives it to him. Then, Tintin decides to giving them both his three month old twin children, Jacqueline and Jean-Pierre as their wards.

On 14th May 1964, Tintin died in his sleeping due to tuberculosis in the morning. Three weeks and six days later, Thomson and Thompson were attending Tintin's funeral at the church in Iceland alongside Captain Haddock, Snowy, Professor Calculus and everybody. Tintin was buried in Gufurnes Cemetery as his first resting place.

Three years later, on 23rd August 1967, the duo were on the way to finding the mystery and crime to be solved in Pontypandy, Wales. They're both involved in a car accident, same as Sakharine does with the driver and later they died. They're buried at the cemetery in London, England.

### The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets

After 53 years of the Thompson Twins' deaths, they both appears on one of the old newspapers when they're killed in a car accident in Pontypandy. Sarah and James shows the Trousseau triplets one of the old newspapers and telling them the truth that Sakharine and the Thompson Twins were killed in the same accident in Pontypandy apart by two months and 16 days.

### The Medical Emergency

Thomson and Thompson were became doctors of Sapphire Bay Bonaventure Hospital.