He's supposed to be wearing a guard's hat, but I think he comes off as a some goofy magician (the crazy mustach doesn't help much either.). Perhaps I'll modify him later with that in mind.
Just an idea I'm toying with, since no putter-pod in his right mind would have anything to do with Baron Flogwelt, he comandeers them instead. Any pod under his controll would wear some manner of hypno-monocle.