text: Captain "Aarfy" Aardvark is a fictional character, a major antagonist in the 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Aarfy is the plump navigator in Yossarian's B-25, noted for being oblivious to incoming flak, getting lost on missions, and his omnipresent pipe. His nickname "Aarfy" is an abbreviation of his surname, Aardvark.
  Character sketch
  Motivation
  Aarfy is a social climber looking to work his way up into high society.
  Goal(s)
  Aarfy befriends Nately because Nately's father is rich, and he hopes to work for him after the war.