# Delcarte — Beyond Thirty character guide

> Delcarte in Beyond Thirty by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the noble Delcarte, VIII Delcarte

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A Pan-American gentleman of birth whose unflinching stand against a charging tiger proves that two hundred years of peace have not drained his line of courage.

## Who they are

Delcarte is the officer Turck watches fall, and his death is the story's first brutal lesson: that the old world beyond 30° kills without ceremony. He misunderstands an order, fires too soon, and faces the beast alone—yet never retreats, working his gun until crushed. His sacrifice validates the army-and-navy contention that military training preserves courage, and it haunts Turck as both grief and proof of what is at stake.

## Relationships

### [Snider](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/characters/snider)

_friendship_

Delcarte and Snider are close comrades, sharing a bond of trust and mutual support.

### [Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/characters/taylor)

_friendship_

Delcarte and Taylor are fellow crew members who share a friendly, cooperative rapport.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/ii)

Left in charge of the boat while Turck, Snider, and Taylor explore the shore.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/iii)

Delcarte is nearly killed by a tiger but escapes unscathed; he remains buoyant and wants to take the tiger's skin.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as one of the narrator's companions whose fate is unknown.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/vi)

Supports the narrator's decision to cross the Channel and accepts his command.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/vii)

Insists Snider should be hanged; helps recover the launch and examines Snider's body; joins the search for Victory.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_thirty_se/chapters/viii)

Mentioned as being in midstream with Taylor, ordered by the narrator to keep aloof from the black captors.

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

Delcarte was found at the mouth of the Rhine and returned to Pan-America, bringing joy to the narrator.

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