Characters of The Adventures of Tintin - Supporting Characters - Colonel Jorgen

Colonel Jorgen

Colonel Jorgen is a sworn enemy of Tintin. They first meet in King Ottokar's Sceptre, where he is known simply as "Boris" and is a relatively minor character, supposedly in service of King Muskar XII as aide-de-camp. In fact Jorgen is a double agent for the neighboring republic of Borduria. To all intents and purposes he is a Syldavian, but he is actually a traitor out to betray his country one way or the other. His fate at the end of the novel is not shown, but he is apparently arrested or discredited after the Bordurian plot is foiled.

Colonel Jorgen makes a cameo appearance in Destination Moon and confronts Tintin again in Explorers on the Moon, having stowed away on the moon rocket that Tintin and his friends are piloting. Frank Wolff was told he would be a journalist; he only reveals his true objective when on the moon. When most of the group leaves on the moon-tank, Jorgen knocks Tintin out from behind, ties him up, and leaves him below. He and Wolff attempt to maroon the rocket's crew on the moon, but is prevented from doing so by Tintin, who severes the wires and holds Jorgen at gunpoint. Jorgen escapes custody during the return flight when Thomson and Thompson think handcuffs would be more secure than rope, and attempt to kill the rocket crew. Wolff turnes on Jorgen for this, and in the ensuing struggle Jorgen inadvertently shoots himself through the heart, dying instantly. His body is subsequently ejected into space.