Snowy

"*Wooah!*"

—Snowy

The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets (upcoming, as a ghost and in one of the family portraits)
Trapped & Disappearances (2021-present)

## Character Information

### Home

Brussels, Belgium (comic, cartoon and fanfic)
Arendelle Hall, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland (until Tintin's death in 1964, in the fanfic)
Sapphire Bay (The Medical Emergency)
Crawley, West Sussex, England (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Friends

Captain Archibald Haddock, Thomson, Thompson, Barnaby Dawes, Professor Calculus, Bianca Castafiore, Oliveira de Figuera, General Alcazar, Chang, Abdullah, Martine Vandezande, Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab, Zorrino, Niko, Nushka, Gustav
**The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death** Angelo Voiello, Ólafía Kristjánsdóttir
**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, Merida DunBroch, Flynn Rider, Nicholas St. North, Toothiana, Sanderson Mansnoozie, E. Aster Bunnymund, Barnaby Dawes, Thomson and Thompson, 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

His owner, bones, meats (including chicken and sausage), digging, helping Tintin

### Dislikes

His owner had been kidnapped, Allan Thompson, his tail injured, burned or stomped by Captain Haddock

## Character's Bio

### Nicknames

Powder Snow
A giant rat of Sumatra (by Captain Haddock)

### Deathdate

14th May 1967 (The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death)

### Deathplace

Marlinshire, England (The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death)

### Cause of Death

Struck by a car (The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death)

### Nationality

Belgian (comics, 1991 cartoon & film)
American (Hergé's Adventures of Tintin)
British (2011 film)
Belgian-British (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Age

6 (1961)
7 (1962)
8 (1963)
9 (1964)
12 (1967, deceased, in the first Life and Death fanfic)

## Physical Apearance

### Eye Colour

Black dots (comic and cartoon)
Brown (2011 film and fanfics)

### Status

Alive (comic, films, cartoon and fanfics)
Deceased (The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death)

**Snowy** (French: *Milou*) is Tintin's Wire Fox Terrier dog and a protagonist of the series. The bond between the two is significantly strong, as they have saved each other's lives numerous times throughout the series. Snowy seldom "speaks", but is instead seen thinking. When we are in Snowy's mind, it generally consists of a debate between a "good" and "bad" version of Snowy's conscience. This usually ends up in catastrophe for Snowy, as usually the "wrong" choice is made. Finally, note the interesting evolution of the character over the albums, lost the gift of thought expressed in words to images and content become virtually silent. Snowy is clearly able to communicate with Tintin in the series. Like Captain Haddock, Snowy is quite fond of Loch Lomond brand whisky. Snowy rarely leaves Tintin's side intentionally, only doing so when the two have been forcefully separated. Unfailingly, the pair are always reunited at the end of the adventure.

## Biography

From the very beginning, Snowy is the inseparable companion of Tintin and follows him everywhere, against all odds, through many ups and downs faced by his master. Although Snowy is a dog, he has a surprisingly lively and alert character, thinks and feels, but communicates by speaking with people in *Tintin in America*. He is rather boastful, mocking, quite likely, superstitious and very sensitive. He is sometimes faced with problems of moral order, racked between duty and his old demons (including alcohol and bones). Over the adventures he shows more homebody [?]. Snowy has a good general knowledge and always answers to his master. Snowy is a quadruped land mammal. In this sense, he has a keen flair and a great intuition. Often, he urges against dangerous situations where his master will get involved, but he is always there to come to the rescue. He also knows when there is unseen danger and tries to alert Tintin. As a dog, Snowy loves bones. However, he takes this to the extreme, which is to say to the greediness which will impose difficult choices in certain situations. He is also fond of all kinds of meats and sausages, especially chicken. Snowy has a taste for alcohol, especially the whisky "Loch Lomond." He does not disdain either rum or champagne. Snowy has little contact with people other than Tintin and his friends. On many occasions, the opponents of Tintin try to eliminate Snowy, often trying to chloroform him, but to no avail. However, he maintains much more friendly relationships with children such as the Crown Prince of Gaipajama, Zorrino and Lobsang. His relationships with other animals are equally as difficult. Attacked from all sides by boa, buffalo, goat, condor, crab, crocodile, gorilla, eel, hedgehog, cow, parrots and other wild beasts, Snowy seems far removed from its congeners. He also demonstrated arachnophobia, a fear of spiders. In Marlinspike Hall, Snowy at first had a tense relationship with the resident cat, until befriending it over time.

### Early Works

Originally Snowy was the sole source of dry and cynical commentary of Hergé's work, to try and balance out Tintin's more positive and optimistic outlook. Snowy's original French name, **Milou** was named after Hergé's first girlfriend Malou (a contraction of the name Marie-Louise), although Snowy is referred to as a male throughout the series.

### Later Adventures

Snowy's character has evolved over the course of *The Adventures of Tintin* series, particularly after the introduction of Captain Haddock's character in *The Crab with the Golden Claws*. Before Haddock's first appearance Snowy was the chief source of cynicism and alternate viewpoints. Snowy's part then slowly changed into a more light-hearted role of comic relief, examples being how he chases the cat at Marlinspike Hall (until they become friendly at the end of *The Calculus Affair*) and drinks the Captain's whiskey.

## Personality

Throughout the series, Snowy is Tintin's sidekick and companion on journeys. Along with Tintin he is the only character to appear in all of the comic albums. In the debut album *Tintin in the Land of the Soviets*, Snowy is a source of comic relief. Throughout the first eight stories Snowy is the series' co-star, able to understand human language, and communicates with speech bubbles. His verbal responses to various situations include jokes, expressions of fright, and pleas to Tintin to exercise caution. In the early albums he takes an interest in mechanics and geography; in *Tintin in the Congo*, he makes biblical references. As a dog, he also sniffs, tracks, chases, and bites.

The character of Snowy evolved through the course of the Tintin series. In early works he exchanges dialog with other characters, including animals, and provides a running commentary on the situation. His character then became affected by the introduction of Captain Haddock in *The Crab with the Golden Claws*. Before Haddock's appearance, Snowy was the source of dry and cynical side-commentary, which balanced out Tintin's constantly positive, optimistic perspective. When Haddock entered the series, the Captain took over the role of the cynic, and Snowy gradually shifted into a more light-hearted role, having dialog only with Tintin.

Snowy is portrayed as brave and is often fearless, even against much larger creatures when Tintin is threatened. He has no qualms attacking animals larger than himself, which consistently leads to him being sacrificed by humans, although he is always rescued. These can be seen in Cigars of the Pharaoh and The Broken Ear. He repeatedly frees Tintin from captivity, saving him from dangerous situations, and will sometimes identify a villain before Tintin. The Black Island and The Shooting Star show his only fear of arachnophobia. Snowy is loyal to Tintin and always wishes to stay by his master's side: in a scene in *The Shooting Star* when Tintin temporarily abandoned him, Snowy was inconsolable.

Snowy loves whiskey, and occasionally gets drunk (as occurred in *Tintin in the Land of the Soviets,* *Tintin in Tibet* and *Tintin and the Picaros*. His appetite for food is the basis for several short, comical sequences. The dog's biggest lust is for bones. This is repeatedly the centre of moral dilemmas, as Snowy has to decide between carrying out important tasks, such as carrying an SOS message, and picking up a bone, as evidenced in *King Ottokar's Sceptre.* Snowy indulges in rowdy behaviour chasing the Siamese cat at Marlinspike Hall until the two become friends at the end of *The Calculus Affair*. Snowy often adds to the story in notable ways. For instance, Snowy is the only character in *Flight 714 to Sydney* to escape mass hypnosis and to know of their abduction by aliens.

## Tail Trauma

*Main article: List of trauma events to Snowy's tail*
Snowy's tail is subjected to various injuries all through *The Adventures of Tintin* series. These injuries range from being pulled, bitten, shot, and burnt. These traumatic events were used mainly as comic relief and became less numerous as the series continued, due to the introduction of other accident-prone characters such as Thompson and Thomson, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus, which add to the comedic tone the series is known for.

## Physical Appearance

Snowy has covered with white fur, he had a black muzzle and matching dot eyes.

In the 2011 film, he has brown eyes.

## Fanfics

The Belgian Journalist's Life and Death

In 27th January 1961, Tintin has fainted before he interviews the pilot. Suddenly, Snowy barked louder to Captain Haddock as he saw him unconscious. He wakes up in the hospital and hearing the doctors were telling Captain Haddock, Thomson and Thompson and Professor Calculus the truth that he was diagnosed with cancer, pneumonia and leukemia when he was 3 for 12 years ago.

On 14th February 1961, Tintin, Captain Haddock, Snowy, Professor Calculus and Nestor were celebrating his 15th birthday in the morning. He was given a special gift by Captain Haddock, he's got a dog collar with a tag with the picture of him inside it for Snowy.

Six months later, a three year old Angelo Voiello found him when he was playing with his toy train set. Angelo brought him to Tintin's room as he met him.

Two years later, three illnesses he fought were already gone. On March 1963, 17 year old Tintin coughs harder and his father tells Captain Haddock that he's got tuberculosis after the cancer, pneumonia and leukemia that he fought so hard for the last two years. Later, he was bedridden when he became very ill.

On April 1963, Tintin first met an Icelandic girl named Ólafía Kristjánsdóttir, who was born three weeks earlier and later they're both in love. A month later, Ólafía became pregnant ever since he was bedridden.

On 14th February 1964, when Tintin became a father, Ólafía giving birth to twins, a daughter named Jacqueline and a son named Jean-Pierre. Later, she died shortly after childbirth, leaving him with their twins.

Three months later, in 13th May 1964, Tintin became very pale white, very colder and too very weaker. He was lying on his deathbed, telling everyone who'll surrounding him. He gives Captain Haddock all of his wishes and promises to looking after Snowy with good. Later, he tells a six year old Angelo Voiello about the Northuldran scarf that his maternal great-great-great grandmother wears when she was young and gives it to him. Then, he decides to give his three month old twins to Thomson and Thompson as their wards.

On 14th May 1964, he later died in his sleeping due to tuberculosis. On 10th June 1964, all of the people including his friends and family, attending his funeral at the church in Iceland. He was buried in Gufurnes Cemetery as his first resting place.

Ten years later, in 1974, Tintin's corpse was exhumed, his whole family and friends wants him to be reburied in the cemetery of St. Mary Church in New Arendelle, Gloucestershire, Great Britain (150 miles north of Sandford).

The Builder's Life and Death

Tintin, Snowy, a four year old Angelo and Captain Haddock were in one of the family portraits, but it turns out that two of its owner's nieces and nephews were Wendy and Jenny Andersen. He died for 15 years before one of his younger twin sisters, Caroline gives birth to her twin daughters, Wendy and Jenny on 23rd May 1979, same year as his nephew-in-law, Bob O'Loughlin, who was born earlier on 15th April.

The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets

Tintin appears but he's in one of the family portraits alongside his family. Tintin's ghost was haunting Arendelle Hall, Marlinspike Hall and his own apartment that someone bought while moved to in Brussels and leading the triplets ways to New Arendelle, Gloucestershire, where he was reburied in the cemetery of St. Mary Church.

The Medical Emergency

Snowy appears in The Medical Emergency, he lives with his owner in Sapphire Bay as he was one of the students of Sapphire Bay Comprehensive School. When Tintin tells Julian about the summer that Principal Sakharine telling about at school.

Trapped & Disappearances

Snowy was appearing in the second fanfic, Tintin's role as a Belgian-British student of St Wilfrid's Catholic school. He lives in Crawley, West Sussex, England with Tintin, Captain Haddock, Thomson and Thompson.