# Tars Tarkas — A Princess of Mars character guide

> Tars Tarkas in A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Tars Tarkas the Thark, the Thark

**First appearance:** 0006-iv-a-prisoner

## Who they are

A noble Thark chieftain who befriends John Carter and seeks justice.

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