# Biff Hooper — The Missing Chums character guide > Biff Hooper in The Missing Chums by Franklin W. Dixon. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Biff, Biff Hooper, the luckless Biff **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-three-strangers ## Snapshot Bayport High's champion boxer and wrestler, a strong, good-natured chum whose ducking of Joe proves he gives as good as he gets. ## Who they are Biff is at the wheel when the strange motorboat crowds the Envoy, and one of the men points him out, a detail that nags at Frank afterward. He disappears alongside Chet, making the two of them the missing chums whose absence drives the search party. His easy strength and humor round out the gang, and his fate raises the pressure early. ## Relationships ### [Joe Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/joe_hardy) _friendship_ Close friends and fellow adventurers, often working together on cases. ### [Chet Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/chet_morton) _friendship_ Friends and part of the Hardy Boys' circle of allies. ### [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/frank_hardy) _friendship_ Trusted friends and co-investigators in many mysteries. ### [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/frank_hardy) _friendship_ Trusted friends and co-investigators in many mysteries. ### [Joe Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/joe_hardy) _friendship_ Close friends and fellow adventurers, often working together on cases. ### [Chet Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/chet_morton) _friendship_ Friends and part of the Hardy Boys' circle of allies. ### [Joe Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/joe_hardy) _friendship_ Close friends and fellow adventurers, often working together on cases. ### [Chet Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/chet_morton) _friendship_ Friends and part of the Hardy Boys' circle of allies. ## In the story ### [The Three Strangers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/i-the-three-strangers) Biff is at the wheel of his father's motorboat, the Envoy, learning to navigate. He struggles to avoid the pursuing craft and nearly collides with sailboats. ### [Quick Thinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/ii-quick-thinking) Gives Joe a ducking for his remarks; later thanks Frank for averting the collision. ### [The Send-Off](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/iv-the-send-off) Tunes the engine and pilots the Envoy alongside Chet, expressing concern about Chet's appetite. ### [Missing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/vi-missing) Missing; no word received for three days, presumed lost. ### [The Strange Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/viii-the-strange-letter) Biff is also presumed lost with Chet; his family is frantic with anxiety as hope fades. ### [IX: Blacksnake Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/ix-blacksnake-island) Mentioned as missing; his desire to visit Blacksnake Island provides a new clue. ### [The Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xi-the-island) Mentioned as one of the missing boys; the search for him and Chet continues. ### [Into the Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xii-into-the-cave) Mentioned as the other missing boy the Hardys hope to find on the island. ### [The Four Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xiii-the-four-men) Mentioned as the other prisoner, with the gang discussing their complaints about a mistake. ### [The Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xiv-the-storm) Mentioned as a likely prisoner in the cave, believed to have been kidnapped by mistake for the Hardy boys. ### [A Startling Announcement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xv-a-startling-announcement) Captive alongside Chet, also denies being a Hardy boy, is struck by the gang. ### [The Alarm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xvi-the-alarm) Freed from his chains by Frank, escapes with the others when the alarm is raised. ### [Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xvii-capture) Injured during the escape, limping, and captured along with Joe. ### [Back to the Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xviii-back-to-the-cave) Biff is chained alongside Chet and the Hardy boys; he advises Joe to wait until the gang is asleep before attempting to break the lock. ### [XIX: Separated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xix-separated) Escapes the cave with the group but, like Chet, straggles behind and takes the wrong fork in the darkness. ### [Seizing the Boats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xx-seizing-the-boats) Mentioned as still in hiding on Blacksnake Island, awaiting rescue. ### [At the Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xxi-at-the-island) Biff uses his boxing skills to knock out a gangster; he and Chet hide and later hear searchers approaching. ### [The Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xxii-the-chase) Flees with Chet, fights gangsters, and is captured and bound. ### [Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xxiii-home-again) Rescued alongside Chet and credited the Hardys for the roundup. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters/biff_hooper - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/characters