# The Return of Tarzan — Character guide

> Key figures in The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/tarzan.md): The ape-man and protagonist, navigating dual identities as a nobleman and jungle lord.
- [Nikolas Rokoff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/nikolas_rokoff.md): A vengeful Russian villain who schemes against Tarzan throughout the story.
- [Jane Porter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/jane_porter.md): Tarzan's love interest, a strong-willed American woman caught in adventures.
- [William Cecil Clayton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/william_cecil_clayton.md): Tarzan's cousin and rival for Jane's affections, claiming the Greystoke title.
- [Monsieur Thuran](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/monsieur_thuran.md): A mysterious Frenchman with hidden motives who befriends Tarzan.
- [Countess Olga de Coude](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/countess_olga_de_coude.md): A French countess who becomes entangled in Rokoff's plots against Tarzan.
- [Hazel Strong](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/hazel_strong.md): Jane Porter's friend, a beautiful American woman traveling to Africa.
- [Lieutenant Gernois](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/lieutenant_gernois.md): A French officer who duels with Tarzan over a misunderstanding.
- [Lieutenant D'Arnot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/darnot.md): Tarzan's loyal French friend from the previous book, aiding him in Paris.
- [Lord Tennington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/lord_tennington.md): A jovial English nobleman who joins the castaways on the island.
- [Alexis Paulvitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/alexis_paulvitch.md): Rokoff's henchman, a cunning Russian accomplice in villainy.
- [Count Raoul de Coude](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/count_raoul_de_coude.md): Olga's husband, a French count who challenges Tarzan to a duel.
- [Kadour ben Saden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/kadour_ben_saden.md): A noble Arab sheik who befriends Tarzan in the desert.
- [Abdul](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/abdul.md): An Arab servant or guide loyal to Kadour ben Saden.
- [Mr. Caldwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/mr_caldwell.md): An American traveler who befriends Tarzan on the ship.
- [Professor Archimedes Q. Porter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/professor_porter.md): Jane's eccentric father, an absent-minded archaeologist.
- [Busuli](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/busuli.md): A Waziri warrior loyal to Tarzan in the African jungle.
- [Spider](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/spider.md): A sailor among the castaways on the island.
- [Mr. Samuel T. Philander](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/mr_philander.md): Professor Porter's nervous assistant and companion.
- [Monsieur Flaubert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/monsieur_flaubert.md): A polite Frenchman encountered in Paris society.
- [Captain Gerard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/captain_gerard.md): A French captain involved in the desert campaign.
- [Kala](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/kala.md): Tarzan's ape mother, remembered in flashback.
- [François](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/francois.md): A French servant or minor character in Paris.
- [Captain Dufranne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/captain_dufranne.md): A French naval captain encountered during the story.
- [Mr. Brently](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/mr_brently.md): A minor character among the ship's passengers.
- [Wilson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/wilson.md): A sailor among the castaways on the island.
- [Mrs. Strong](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/mrs_strong.md): Hazel Strong's mother, traveling with her daughter.
- [Magor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/characters/magor.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.

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