

Gahan of Gathol: A prince of Gathol love interest for Tara of Helium and father of Llana of Gathol a principal character in The Chessmen of Mars.Principal character in Synthetic Men of Mars, who spends much of the novel with his brain transplanted into a hideous but powerful synthetic body. Vor Daj: A soldier in John Carter's guard.Tan Hadron: A young Red Martian navy officer and the central character of A Fighting Man of Mars.Ras Thavas: A mad scientist who develops both brain transplant techniques and a form of cloning a principal character in both The Master Mind of Mars and Synthetic Men of Mars.She is a central character in Thuvia, Maid of Mars and love interest of John Carter and Dejah Thoris' son Carthoris. The Black Martians, who believe themselves. For centuries, the plant men worked in a loose coalition with the local white apes and the Therns to. Also typically, she is abducted by evildoers who wish to use her for political gain in Thuvia, Maid of Mars, her rescue providing primary motivation for the plot of that novel. The adults of the species can grow to a height of ten to twelve feet standing erect. Like many of Burroughs' Martian heroines, she is tough, courageous, and proud, and strongly identifies with her aristocratic position in Martian society. Thuvia of Ptarth: A Princess of Ptarth, who first appears in The Gods of Mars, as a slave girl, rescued by John Carter from the nefarious Therns, and later imprisoned with Carter's wife Dejah Thoris, in a prison which can only be opened once per year and remains by her side until the conclusion of The Warlord of Mars.Carter helps him become Jeddak of his society and negotiates an alliance between them and the city-state of Helium, which results in the destruction of their enemies, the city of Zodanga, at the end of A Princess of Mars but Tars Tarkas retains much of his earlier personality. Tars Tarkas: A Green Martian warrior unusually compassionate among his people, who befriends John Carter and fights many battles at his side.She is a minor character in The Chessmen of Mars and John Carter of Mars. She is a central character in the first three novels, and her capture by various enemies, and subsequent pursuit by John Carter, is a constant motivating force in these tales.

She is introduced early in the first Barsoom novel, A Princess of Mars, and is the love interest of John Carter. The daughter of Mors Kajak, jed of Lesser Helium and granddaughter of Tardos Mors, jeddak of Helium, she is highly aristocratic and fiercely proud of her heritage. Dejah Thoris: A Princess of Helium courageous, chaste, and resourceful despite frequent abduction by villains.
