# Count von Balderdash — Captain Jinks, Hero character guide

> Count von Balderdash in Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Howard Crosby.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Balderdash, von Balderdash, Count

**First appearance:** 0010-ix-on-duty-at-havilla

## Snapshot

A titled foreigner whose grand name and grander manner make him either a comic ornament or a quiet menace, depending on which way the wind blows.

## Who they are

The Count moves through the story as a specimen of Old World nobility dropped into earnest American surroundings, all flourish and self-importance. His pomposity invites mockery, yet the title he carries gives him a foothold among people who take rank seriously. He matters because he tests the book's running question: whether inherited titles and military posturing mean anything at all.

## Relationships

### [Sam Jinks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/characters/sam_jinks)

_rivalry_

Count von Balderdash is a pompous antagonist who competes with or opposes Sam Jinks.

### [Sam Jinks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/characters/sam_jinks)

_rivalry_

Count von Balderdash is a pompous antagonist who competes with or opposes Sam Jinks.

## In the story

### [The Warlord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xiii-the-warlord)

Reports on punitive expeditions, is ordered by the Emperor to provide an enemy for war.

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