He is a rich bachelor and has no apparent form of income.

It is this methodical attitude that got him into the wager to go around the world. He had read a newspaper article that detailed the exact itinerary to go around the world in 80 days.

Now he may be a gentleman and it looks like he wouldn't hurt a fly, but when he is provoked, Willy Fog can really defend himself. He uses his cane as a weapon and can knockout his enemies with it, so you have been warned.

He is well learned and has an extensive knowledge of archaeology and guns!

On his journey he concludes that someone has been impersonating him and is trying to stop him from travelling around the world. But Willy Fog is bullish about this and says stopping Willy Fog is more difficult than they realise.

He is such a gentleman that when he found out that the relatives of Princess Romi had died, he asked if she would like to come to London to live with him. She was surprised and delighted at this offer and accepted straight away. As they travel together, there is a chemistry that develops between the two of them.

He has a knack of finding alternate transport when it looks like there is nothing available, such as an elephant.

Mr Fog also has deep pockets and spends, spends, spends, to ensure he stays on course to win his wager. It seems that he has become so obsessed with completing the journey, that he actually spends more money than the wager, such as the time he spent �60,000 on a ship! So as you can see he is a very rich man, where money is no object, but if he fails to win his wager then he will become penniless, as he is spending too much. Also in his haste, he can forget that he can put his friends in danger trying to complete his journey on time.

This is when he starts to think about his life, and his true feelings for Princess Romi surface. It seems he has loved her since he first set eyes on her. But now that he is penniless, he couldn't support her in the lifestyle she was accustomed to. The next day he tells the Princess that he was going to sell his house and give her the money.

This is when she pops the question, and asks if he will marry her. He accepts and finds out that both of them have been in love with each other for quite a while.

Life seems to be looking up for Mr Fog. He is so pleased, that he plans to marry her the next day, at Westminster Cathedral. While Rigadon finds out that they had calculated the time taken on the trip wrongly, Willy Fog had come to the same conclusion. They had arrived a day early! But a day had nearly passed and they only had minutes to get to the Reform Club in time to win the wager. Luckily he got there in time.

In the past Rigadon (and Tico) used to be part of a circus and was a juggler, trapeze artist and a tightrope walker. He became tired of travelling around and wanted to settle down in one place and so applied for the job of butler. He was ecstatic when he got the job, but when he found out that Willy Fog was going around the world in 80 days, his heart sank. He didn't want to go on this journey.

Once, Rigadon upset some monks in India, by putting his hat on the horns of the sacred cow (what Tico did was worse, by eating the cows food and sitting on it). Poor Rigadon got the worst of it, as the monks attacked him with poles. Luckily his circus acrobatics helped him escape from them, but only just.

One thing Rigadon is, is loyal. If his master is in danger, he has not qualms about putting his life on the line to help.

He even saved Princess Romi from a horrible death, and for this he should be commended. The sly devil also has a girlfriend waiting for him in Paris.

The circus taught him a number of things and one of them was how to use a gun. So when they landed in the USA, Rigadon bought some guns to defend themselves after they had a close shave with a gunslinger.

When he made it back to England, he was upset that Mr Fog didn't win his wager. He loved working for him, but decided that he would be a drain to Mr Fog's depleted funds, so would need to leave.

But next day his mind was changed when he found out that Mr Fog and the Princess were to be married. He rushed off with the last ten pound note to arrange the wedding for the next day.

This is when Rigadon made the startling discovery that he had calculated the date wrong and they had actually arrived in England 1 day in advance. He rushed back to Willy Fog to tell him, as they had less than 30 minutes to get to the reform club and win the wager.

Tico is a strong willed Italian mouse and tells it like it is. When he found out about the trip around the world, he thought it was fantastic, as he likes adventure and excitement.

He is very good at protecting Willy Fog and loves nothing more than sinking his teeth into Transfer. One thing he doesn't have is patience, and is always asking how long it is till they get to their next destination. Also, try as he might, he just can't whistle (yet), which is unfortunate when he need to warn the others.

When in Egypt, he was given a gold Sun clock. He has to choose the month of the year and the sun shines through a hole and tells him the time. Its one of his most treasured possessions.

He does get scared by noises in the night. I think he's imagining there are lots of beasts that are going to eat him (he's probably right too!).

He does have an eye for the ladies and fancies Princess Romi, but he wants it kept a secret.

When they group was travelling through a snow storm in Canada, poor Tico became ill, as he had a mild form of frostbite. Shelter was found and they warmed him up, but he then started to burn up. Eventually he regained his health to continue with their journey.

Once she married the Raja, she became a Princess, but on his death the worshippers of Kali, the "Goddess of evil, death and destruction" declared that she must die with her husband on the funeral pyre, as a sacrifice to their Goddess.

When she reached Singapore, she found out that they had moved to Hong Kong three years ago, so travelled there with Mr Fog, only to find out that they died in a flood.

Poor Princess Romi was very upset and felt alone in the world. But Mr Fog cheered her up again by saying that should could continue the journey with him and stay with him.

She has some basic knowledge of medicine and helped to make the Hawaiian Princess Kahula better when she was unwell. She is also very good a sewing and easily helped fix the cloth of a hot air balloon.

As she travelled with Mr Fog, she became more attached to him. When she returned with him to England, she was saddened that he had (supposedly) returned to late to win the wager.

Poor Mr Fog was penniless and he offered to sell his house and give the money to her, while he moved on. Princess Romi was so angry with him, as his stiff upper lip was getting in the way of his true feelings. So she asked him to marry her, and he accepted. He didn't know that she felt the same way as him.

Inspector Dix is a policeman who works for Scotland Yard, in London. He isn't the nicest person in the world and is constantly bullying his subordinate Constable Bully.

I think he need to go on an anger management course and he's always shouting and blaming Bully for everything.

One bad habit of his it to try to take credit for things, even if he hasn't performed the task.

There is a question mark whether he has bungled other missions, as his boss, Commissioner Rowan, has threatened to fire them if they bungle the investigation into the robbery at the Bank of England.

Shadowing Willy Fog has made him even more bitter, because he really does believe that Fog has stole the money from the Bank of England. When he see Fog spending any money, it makes his blood boil, as he thinks it is the Banks! He dreams of arresting him, but is frustrated how lax other Police forces are.

I think all the travel is getting to him, as he's started to muddle his words. It makes him look quite silly, especially when he's trying to be serious.

When the group arrived back in Liverpool, England, Inspector Dix arrested Willy Fog for stealing from the Bank of England. Just after this Commissioner Rowan arrived to tell him that they had already arrested the thief, how looked similar to Mr Fog. The Commissioner wasn't happy that they had arrested the wrong person, so Dix & Bully were demoted in the Police Force.

Try to keep him away from boats, as he does get sea sick and is afraid of the water.

Bully does like to keep his strength up, but this consists of eating lots of food. But whilst shadowing Willy Fog, he is gradually wasting away, as Inspector Dix refuses to spend much money on food, even when it is meal times.

It was Mr Sullivan who thought Willy Fog was mad when he said he could travel round the world in 80 days. So Sullivan thought he could make some easy money by betting �5,000 that Willy Fog could not make it. Others at the club decided they wanted in on this too, so three others bet �5,000 against Fog, a total of �20,000. Fog gladly accepted the wagers.

During Fog's journey, he is informed that the drawing of the robber looks exactly like Willy Fog. So he puts pressure on Commissioner Rowan to get Willy Fog arrested. He gets really angry when he finds out that in Colonial India, that Fog had slipped through the local Police's hands.

When Willy Fog arrived back at the Reform Club to win his bet, he graciously gave Mr Fog his five thousand pounds and so did the others. But the next day he was fired from his job, for misappropriation of funds.

He is a master of disguises and has a strange habit of dressing up like a woman (ummm). Not only that, he can even disguise himself as Willy Fog, so be careful you never know which is the real one!  Transfer also thrives on sabotage.

His left eye glints every so often, I wonder if he wears contact lenses.

As Mr Fog continued on his journey Transfer did succeed in slowing him down, but he was infuriated by how he always caught up with his schedule to go around the world in 80 days. Eventually his luck turned and everything he did to slow them down ended in failure, he even went over Niagara Falls by accident!

He is the Brigadier of a regiment and is always commenting how it is an honour to know such a noble gentleman as Willy Fog.

He likes to say "Capital Idea".