# The Emperor — Captain Jinks, Hero character guide

> The Emperor in Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Howard Crosby.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-a-dinner-party-at-gin-sin

## Who they are

A foreign emperor encountered during the Cubapines campaign.

## Relationships

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

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Sam Jinks interacts with The Emperor in a formal, diplomatic capacity, often with comedic deference.

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

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Sam Jinks interacts with The Emperor in a formal, diplomatic capacity, often with comedic deference.

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

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Sam Jinks interacts with The Emperor in a formal, diplomatic capacity, often with comedic deference.

## In the story

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

Praises Sam's obedience, decorates him, plans execution of prisoners, demands a war from von Balderdash.

### [XV: Politics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xv-politics)

Dismissed by the press as an 'effete product of an exhausted civilization' to discredit Sam.

## Links

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