Feared as the world's most dangerous man, an individual primarily known only as "the Hood" (born 17th July 1947) (his alias coming from his many disguises) is the half-brother of Kyrano and the uncle of Tin-Tin. He wields an uncanny supernatural power over his brother. Unlike him, he is massive in stature and his main aim in life is the acquisition of wealth, regardless of justice and ethics. His primary target is International Rescue, as the plans of their amazing high-tech vehicles and machines could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. To this end, he's been known to create several disasters in an attempt to photograph their machines in action - such as sabotaging the Fireflash's maiden flight by planting a bomb, causing actors for a film to be trapped in a cave, or even attempting to sneak a miniature camera, in the form of a remote-controlled mouse, into Thunderbird 2.