# Tarzan the Untamed — Character guide

> Key figures in Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/tarzan.md): The ape-man protagonist, seeking vengeance and navigating war-torn Africa.
- [Lieutenant Harold Percy Smith-Oldwick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/harold_percy_smith_oldwick.md): A British officer captured by Germans, later allied with Tarzan.
- [Fräulein Bertha Kircher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/bertha_kircher.md): A German spy with a complex past, captured and traveling with Tarzan.
- [Usanga](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/usanga.md): A treacherous native chief who betrays and imprisons Tarzan.
- [Numa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/numa.md): A black lion that Tarzan encounters and battles in the jungle.
- [Zu-tag](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/zu_tag.md): A great ape leader who aids Tarzan among the Mangani.
- [Sheeta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/sheeta.md): A leopard that is a recurring predator in Tarzan's jungle.
- [Hauptmann Fritz Schneider](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/fritz_schneider.md): A German officer who commands the fort where prisoners are held.
- [Otobu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/otobu.md): A native warrior who serves Usanga and later helps Tarzan.
- [Metak](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/metak.md): A prince of the walled city of Xuja, hostile to Tarzan.
- [Ska](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/ska.md): A vulture that scavenges and appears in the jungle scenes.
- [Colonel Capell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/colonel_capell.md): A British colonel involved in the war effort in Africa.
- [Go-lat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/go_lat.md): A great ape who is a follower of Zu-tag and aids Tarzan.
- [Bara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/bara.md): A deer-like animal in the jungle, often prey for predators.
- [Sabor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/sabor.md): A lioness that is a dangerous predator in Tarzan's world.
- [Dango](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/dango.md): A hyena that appears as a scavenger in the jungle.
- [Manu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/manu.md): A monkey that interacts with Tarzan and the apes.
- [Lieutenant Thompson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/thompson.md): A British officer captured by the Germans.
- [Underlieutenant von Goss](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/von_goss.md): A German officer at the fort, subordinate to Schneider.
- [General Kraut](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/kraut.md): A German general commanding forces in the region.
- [Jane Clayton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/jane_clayton.md): Tarzan's wife, mentioned as missing or deceased early in the story.
- [Pisah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/pisah.md): A great ape who is a member of the Mangani tribe.
- [Histah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/histah.md): A snake that appears as a jungle threat.
- [Bolgani](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/bolgani.md): A gorilla that Tarzan encounters in the jungle.
- [Tantor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/tantor.md): The elephant, a jungle animal known to Tarzan.
- [General Jan Smuts](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/jan_smuts.md): A historical general mentioned in the war context.
- [Luberg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/luberg.md): A German soldier or officer at the fort.

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