# Mocquet — The Wolf-Leader character guide > Mocquet in The Wolf-Leader by Alexandre Dumas. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** III Mocquet, father Mocquet, old Mocquet **First appearance:** 0001-i ## Snapshot An old family friend and hunting companion whose cheerful recklessness and bottomless loyalty make him the story's most endearing fool. ## Who they are Mocquet arrives at the powder shop with a wink and a wolf to track, and talks a nervous mother into letting her son come along by swearing on his own life that no harm will touch the boy. He is comic, boastful, and utterly sincere—the kind of man who measures powder to the grain and promises to keep his charge between his legs. His presence grounds the tale in a warm, ordinary world that Thibault's bargain will steadily poison. ## Relationships ### [Mother Durand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/mother_durand) _family_ Mocquet is Mother Durand's son, and their relationship is marked by poverty and shared hardship. ### [General](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/general) _professional_ The General employs Mocquet as a soldier or servant, creating a hierarchical but functional relationship. ### [Thibault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/thibault) _friendship_ Mocquet is a loyal companion to Thibault, though he is often caught in the fallout of Thibault's choices. ### [General](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/general) _professional_ The General employs Mocquet as a soldier or servant, creating a hierarchical but functional relationship. ### [Thibault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/thibault) _friendship_ Mocquet is a loyal companion to Thibault, though he is often caught in the fallout of Thibault's choices. ### [Mother Durand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/mother_durand) _family_ Mocquet is Mother Durand's son, and their relationship is marked by poverty and shared hardship. ### [Mother Durand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/mother_durand) _family_ Mocquet is Mother Durand's son, and their relationship is marked by poverty and shared hardship. ### [General](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/general) _professional_ The General employs Mocquet as a soldier or servant, creating a hierarchical but functional relationship. ## In the story ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/ii) A keeper and friend of the narrator's father, known for telling stories of ghosts and werewolves. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/iii) Described in detail: age, build, attire, and his inseparable pipe that influences his speech and character. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/iv) Reports being nightmared by Mother Durand, accusing her of witchcraft and revenge. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/v) Reports his nightmare and accuses Mother Durand; discusses his remedies and his unique phrase 'wily beast.' ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/vi) The superstitious gamekeeper who believes he is being nightmared by Mother Durand and plans to kill her; he also recounts his trap for the wolf. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/vii) Proposes a wolf hunt to the narrator, showing his continued role as a mentor and protector. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/viii) Hosts the narrator, prepares the bed, loads the gun, and reveals the wolf's location. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/ix) Leads the hunt and reveals his belief that the wolf is Thibault, the devil's accomplice. ### [The Wolf-Leader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/the-wolf-leader) The old keeper who tells the tale of Thibault and the black wolf. ### [I: The Grand Master of His Highness' Wolf Hounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/i-the-grand-master-of-his-highness-wolf-hounds) Marcotte, the chief pricker, reports to the Baron that the black wolf is about but has covered its tracks, leading to the decision to hunt a buck instead. ### [II: The Seigneur Jean and the Sabot-Maker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/ii-the-seigneur-jean-and-the-sabot-maker) The pricker, defends his dogs, and accuses Thibault of killing the deer. ### [III: Agnelette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/iii-agnelette) The pricker who carries out the Baron's order to whip Thibault. ### [V: The Pact with Satan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/v-the-pact-with-satan) Not directly present in this chapter, but his earlier tale of Thibault and the black wolf is the context for this encounter. ### [Hunting Down the Werewolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/chapters/xxiv-hunting-down-the-werewolf) The narrator's father's keeper, who told the story of the black wolf. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters/mocquet - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wolf_leader_se/characters