# Mr. Batulcar — Around the World in Eighty Days character guide

> Mr. Batulcar in Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Honourable Mr. Batulcar

**First appearance:** 0022-xxiii

## Who they are

Circus impresario in Yokohama who employs Passepartout temporarily.

## Relationships

### [Passepartout](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/characters/passepartout)

_professional_

Mr. Batulcar employs Passepartout temporarily as a circus performer, creating a brief employer-employee relationship.

### [Passepartout](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/characters/passepartout)

_professional_

Mr. Batulcar employs Passepartout temporarily as a circus performer, creating a brief employer-employee relationship.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/chapters/ix)

Not present in this chapter.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/chapters/xxiii)

Proprietor of the acrobatic troupe; hires Passepartout as a clown and later receives compensation from Fogg for the disrupted performance.

## Links

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