▁factory ▁beside ▁a ▁lake . ▁ ▁M uzz le h atch ▁is ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁drives ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁sh ark - like ▁car , ▁who ▁comes ▁upon ▁Tit us ▁lying ▁faint ▁on ▁the ▁water front ▁and ▁brings ▁him ▁home ▁with ▁him . ▁He ▁initially ▁helps ▁Tit us ▁not ▁because ▁he ▁car es ▁for ▁him , ▁but ▁because ▁he ▁h ates ▁the ▁city ' s ▁police ▁authorities , ▁who ▁are ▁purs uing ▁Tit us ▁as ▁a ▁v agrant . ▁M uzz le h atch ▁has ▁a ▁zoo ▁at ▁his ▁house , ▁and ▁when ▁not ▁driving ▁his ▁car , ▁he ▁r ides ▁about ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁animals , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁stag ▁or ▁a ▁ll ama . ▁Despite ▁his ▁initial ▁ind ifference , ▁he ▁becomes ▁a ▁ment or ▁to ▁Tit us ▁and ▁helps ▁him ▁navigate ▁his ▁way ▁about ▁the ▁city ' s ▁confusing ▁and ▁dangerous ▁life . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Driver , ▁a ▁great , ▁ga unt , ▁rud der - n osed ▁man , ▁square - j aw ed , ▁long - lim bed , ▁and ▁mus cular , ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁his ▁car ▁or ▁of ▁the ▁danger ▁to ▁himself ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁con gl omer ation ▁of ▁characters ▁who ▁lay ▁tang led ▁among ▁their ▁n ets ▁in ▁the ▁ro tt ing ▁' st ern ' ▁of ▁the ▁dire ▁machine . ▁▁ ▁Jun o ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁lo ver ▁of ▁M uzz le h atch , ▁who ▁agre es ▁to ▁be ▁Tit us '