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* [[Deuteragonist]]: In the first book, of which she is the eponymous character.
* [[Deuteragonist]]: In the first book, of which she is the eponymous character.
* [[Distressed Damsel]] / [[Badass Damsel]]: She gets kidnapped ''a lot''. Still, while she doesn't usually fight her captors physically, she's generally quick to show her contempt for them.
* [[Damsel in Distress]] / [[Badass Damsel]]: She gets kidnapped ''a lot''. Still, while she doesn't usually fight her captors physically, she's generally quick to show her contempt for them.
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]
* [[Proud Warrior Race Girl]]: In attitude, though she isn't herself a fighter.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Girl]]: In attitude, though she isn't herself a fighter.
* [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|Red Skinned Space Babe]]
* [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|Red Skinned Space Babe]]
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: She's an incredibly popular political figure in Helium, and she's introduced leading an expedition to test the conditions of Barsoom's decaying atmosphere.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: She's an incredibly popular political figure in Helium, and she's introduced leading an expedition to test the conditions of Barsoom's decaying atmosphere.
* [[Worlds Most Beautiful Woman]]
* [[World's Most Beautiful Woman]]
* [[Xenafication]]: [[The Film of the Book]] gives her the fighting skils to back up aforementioned [[Proud Warrior Race Girl]] attitude, making her a full-on [[Lady of War]].
* [[Xenafication]]: [[The Film of the Book]] gives her the fighting skils to back up aforementioned [[Proud Warrior Race Girl]] attitude, making her a full-on [[Lady of War]].


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* [[Ascended Extra]]: After being a supporting character in ''Gods'' and ''Warlord'', she gets to be one of the two central protagonists of the fourth book, which is named for her.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: After being a supporting character in ''Gods'' and ''Warlord'', she gets to be one of the two central protagonists of the fourth book, which is named for her.
* [[Badass Damsel]]: Somewhat more proactive than Dejah; she shoots and kills a Thern who had abused her and manages to throw off the influence of [[Master of Illusion|Tario]], who while completely insane was still one of the strongest psychics on the planet.
* [[Badass Damsel]]: Somewhat more proactive than Dejah; she shoots and kills a Thern who had abused her and manages to throw off the influence of [[Master of Illusion|Tario]], who while completely insane was still one of the strongest psychics on the planet.
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]: She's the princess of Ptarth, though this isn't immediately revealed.
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: She's the princess of Ptarth, though this isn't immediately revealed.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Well, all banths, anyway.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Well, all banths, anyway.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Beyond the usual subtle telepathy of Red Martians, she can communicate with and control banths.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Beyond the usual subtle telepathy of Red Martians, she can communicate with and control banths.
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: When Tars challenges him, Burroughs doesn't even bother ''describing'' the fight. Tars wins ''that'' effortlessly.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: When Tars challenges him, Burroughs doesn't even bother ''describing'' the fight. Tars wins ''that'' effortlessly.
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Orcus On His Throne]]
* [[Orcus on His Throne]]
* [[Villainous Glutton]]
* [[Villainous Glutton]]


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* [[A God Am I]]
* [[A God Am I]]
* [[A Nazi By Any Other Name]]: Strange aversion. He's a blue-eyed, blond-haired (well, blond-wigged), white-skinned man who believes himself superior to other races and therefore has the right to exploit them however he sees fit and has a cult of followers who believe the same- but at the time ''Gods'' and ''Warlord'' were written, nobody had heard of a Nazi. [[Older Than They Think]]?
* [[A Nazi by Any Other Name]]: Strange aversion. He's a blue-eyed, blond-haired (well, blond-wigged), white-skinned man who believes himself superior to other races and therefore has the right to exploit them however he sees fit and has a cult of followers who believe the same- but at the time ''Gods'' and ''Warlord'' were written, nobody had heard of a Nazi. [[Older Than They Think]]?
* [[Bald of Evil]] / [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Like all Therns, he's naturally bald but wears a wig to cover it up.
* [[Bald of Evil]] / [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Like all Therns, he's naturally bald but wears a wig to cover it up.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''The Warlord of Mars'', shared with Thurid and Salensus Oll
* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''The Warlord of Mars'', shared with Thurid and Salensus Oll
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: With Thurid; he's the blue. He's a cold-blooded schemer who stays away from the action and is mostly motivated by a desire to maintain his power.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: With Thurid; he's the blue. He's a cold-blooded schemer who stays away from the action and is mostly motivated by a desire to maintain his power.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Teeth Clenched Teamwork]]: With Thurid; they hate each other, but hate Carter more.
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: With Thurid; they hate each other, but hate Carter more.
* [[Try to Fit That On A Business Card]]: Matai Shang, Holy Hekkador of the Holy Therns, Father of the Therns, Brother of Issus, Master of Life and Death Upon Barsoom.
* [[Try to Fit That on A Business Card]]: Matai Shang, Holy Hekkador of the Holy Therns, Father of the Therns, Brother of Issus, Master of Life and Death Upon Barsoom.


=== Thurid ===
=== Thurid ===
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* [[Master Race]]: He's a First Born. It's their thing.
* [[Master Race]]: He's a First Born. It's their thing.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: With Matai Shang; he's red. He's a [[Hot Blooded]] warrior motivated primarily by a desire for revenge.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: With Matai Shang; he's red. He's a [[Hot-Blooded]] warrior motivated primarily by a desire for revenge.
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: He ''hates'' Carter for humiliating him in front of Issus' court.
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: He ''hates'' Carter for humiliating him in front of Issus' court.
* [[Teeth Clenched Teamwork]]: With Matai Shang.
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: With Matai Shang.
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: He backstabs Matai Shang when the Thern's last plan goes belly-up. Of course, Thurid himself dies minutes later when Phaidor [[Avenging the Villain|Avenges the Villain]].
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: He backstabs Matai Shang when the Thern's last plan goes belly-up. Of course, Thurid himself dies minutes later when Phaidor [[Avenging the Villain|Avenges the Villain]].


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* [[Large and In Charge]]: He's a huge, imposing man.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: He's a huge, imposing man.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] / [[Sequel Escalation]]: In his role in the story, he's basically a bigger, meaner version of Sab Than from the first book.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] / [[Sequel Escalation]]: In his role in the story, he's basically a bigger, meaner version of Sab Than from the first book.
* [[Zero Percent Approval Rating]]: His own people largely hate him, except for his warriors who are loyal.
* [[0% Approval Rating]]: His own people largely hate him, except for his warriors who are loyal.


=== Solan ===
=== Solan ===

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John Carter

  • The Ageless
  • Ambiguously Human: Well, he looks, acts, and considers himself human, but there is the little matter of the immortality...
  • Badass
  • Big Good: After becoming the Warlord of Mars.
  • Dual-Wielding: On Barsoom, he adopts the traditional paired long and short swords.
  • Guile Hero / Idiot Hero: An odd combination, depending on context. He's quite clever in a fight, but can often be clueless in social situations, particularly (and self-admittedly) around women.
  • Heavyworlder
  • The Hero: Of the initial trilogy and some of the later books.
  • Master Swordsman: Consider himself one of the best swordsman on two planets; the books show that this is for good reason.
  • Mighty Whitey: Though he's a human among aliens, rather than a white man among non-whites; also the mighty part is unusually literal.
  • Out of Focus: He's the main character of the first three books, then fades into the background for a while so that other characters can take the spotlight, then becomes The Hero again later in the series.

Dejah Thoris

Tars Tarkas

Carthoris

Thuvia

  • Ascended Extra: After being a supporting character in Gods and Warlord, she gets to be one of the two central protagonists of the fourth book, which is named for her.
  • Badass Damsel: Somewhat more proactive than Dejah; she shoots and kills a Thern who had abused her and manages to throw off the influence of Tario, who while completely insane was still one of the strongest psychics on the planet.
  • Everything's Better with Princesses: She's the princess of Ptarth, though this isn't immediately revealed.
  • Friend to All Living Things: Well, all banths, anyway.
  • Psychic Powers: Beyond the usual subtle telepathy of Red Martians, she can communicate with and control banths.

Xodar

Tal Hajus

Issus

Matai Shang

  • A God Am I
  • A Nazi by Any Other Name: Strange aversion. He's a blue-eyed, blond-haired (well, blond-wigged), white-skinned man who believes himself superior to other races and therefore has the right to exploit them however he sees fit and has a cult of followers who believe the same- but at the time Gods and Warlord were written, nobody had heard of a Nazi. Older Than They Think?
  • Bald of Evil / Blond Guys Are Evil: Like all Therns, he's naturally bald but wears a wig to cover it up.
  • Big Bad: Of The Warlord of Mars, shared with Thurid and Salensus Oll
  • The Chessmaster
  • He Who Must Not Be Seen: In Gods he's mentioned a lot but never shows up in the flesh. This changes in the first chapter of Warlord.
  • I'm a Humanitarian: A Thern of his rank only eats the flesh of Red and Green Martians
  • Priest King
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: With Thurid; he's the blue. He's a cold-blooded schemer who stays away from the action and is mostly motivated by a desire to maintain his power.
  • Smug Snake
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: With Thurid; they hate each other, but hate Carter more.
  • Try to Fit That on A Business Card: Matai Shang, Holy Hekkador of the Holy Therns, Father of the Therns, Brother of Issus, Master of Life and Death Upon Barsoom.

Thurid

Phaidor

Salensus Oll

Solan

  • Badass Grandpa: He's a tiny old man, but don't underestimate him.
  • Elite Mook: What he amounts to story-wise, though it doesn't quite do him justice.
  • Master Swordsman: Considering he's able to overcome the advantage of Carter's super-Martian strength, he's probably the more skilled of the two by a fair margin. Let that sink in. He was almost certainly the best swordsman on Mars.
  • One-Scene Wonder: The guy appears very briefly, but he gives Carter a better fight than anyone else in the series.
  • Worthy Opponent: Carter himself regrets that no one witnessed their duel because of how impressive they both were.
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