Abraham Tuizentfloot
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| Publisher | Standaard Uitgeverij (Belgium) |
| First appearance |
The Adventures of Nero: De Granaatslikker (1957). |
| Created by | Marc Sleen |
Abraham Tuizentfloot, in full Oscar Abraham Tuizentfloot, is a Flemish comic book character from the Belgian comic book series The Adventures of Nero by Marc Sleen. He is a crazy little man who dresses up as a pirate and has a tendency to attack people. In the series he is one of Nero's personal friends.
Tuizentfloot is one of the most popular and recognizable Flemish comic book characters. He has his own statue in Wuustwezel. The character is also very popular in the Netherlands, according to creator Marc Sleen.
Tuizentfloot made his debut in the 28th Nero story De Granaatslikker ("The Grenade Swallower") (1957) when he rings at Nero's door and invites him to go on adventure together. Nero, however, is tired and tells Tuizentfloot "to go to Geel" In the course of the story Nero desperately tries to get rid of this crazy man, but he travels along as a stowaway to Antarctica. From that moment on he is part of Nero's circle of friends.
Tuizentfloot is an insane little man who thinks he is a pirate and an admiral. He uses naval expressions, especially when insulting and berating others. Tuizentfloot often brags about all the battles he supposedly won, including the Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of Abukir and those of Zwijnaarde, Santa Cruz and Wuustwezel. He also claims to have discovered Trinidad, Port Salut and "Port Dada" and considers himself to be the "biggest pirate of all time!" Tuizentfloot acts the part too. He is always dressed like an 18th-century buccaneer, complete with black Jolly Roger bicorne and a sabre. In some stories we see him pulling a miniature cannon behind him and in one story, "De Dolle Vloot" ("The Crazy Fleet") (1976) he owns a 16th-century caravel. Only in a few albums he wears different outfits, namely "De Driedubbelgestreepte" ("The Three Double Striped One") (1963), in which he calls himself "Otto... aha... Mobil" and walks around with a piece of carrossery around his body. In "De Neroberg" ("The Nero Mountain") (1986) he wears a traditional Indian outfit and calls himself "Kalimpong Singh".
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