Tuffy Smurf (Empath stories)

Tuffy is a Smurf charactere who is part of the Empath: The Luckiest Smurf series of stories. He is identical to his cartoon show universe counterpart in that he admires Hefty to the point of wanting to emulate him, though his impulsive attitude of confronting danger usually gets his fellow Smurfs in trouble. Tuffy in the story series works as a bouncer in Tapper's Tavern, using his skills to throw out any Smurf or guest within the tavern who gets out of control or starts a fight.