Pablo (Tintin character)
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Pablo is a character from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books written and drawn by Hergé.
A native of San Theodoros, Pablo first appeared in The Broken Ear where he was a long-moustached hitman hired to kill Tintin. His attempt failed due to a separate one being made at the same time by another of Tintin's enemies. Tintin captured Pablo who begged for forgiveness. Taking pity on the pathetic hitman, Tintin let him go and Pablo swore undying loyalty.
Tintin was later framed for espionage by the same enemy who had hired Pablo. He was held in prison awaiting execution when Pablo, at the head of a gang of men, broke in and freed him. Pablo then gave Tintin a car with which to reach the border. They parted in gratitude for what each one had done for the other.
Pablo later returned in Tintin and the Picaros. Tintin and his friends Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus were in San Theodoros being kept in a luxury villa. In spite of appearances they were still prisoners of the new regime led by General Tapioca. Pablo replaced their original manservant and claimed to be an agent of their friend, rebel General Alcazar, who was going to help them escape. Pablo led them on a visit to an ancient pyramid where, once separated from Tapioca's men, he got Tintin to disarm him and tie him up with rope. Tintin and his friends then ran off and joined Alcazar and his guerrillas.
The idea was to make it appear that Pablo had been assaulted by Tintin. This would enable him to return to Tapioca's service without raising suspicions. Alcazar himself trusted Pablo, describing him as a figure of loyalty.
In fact Pablo was a double agent acting for Tapioca and the whole scheme was a way of killing Tintin, Alcazar and their friends in one go. However, the attempt failed and his treachery was exposed.
Pablo was captured during Alcazar's coup during the Carnival. Some like Haddock were tempted to have Pablo shot, disgusted as they were by his double-dealing and pathetic nature. But Tintin set him free out of gratitude for having previously saved his life.
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