# Simon Hart — Facing the Flag character guide > Simon Hart in Facing the Flag by Jules Verne. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Simon Hart, Mr. Hart, Hart **First appearance:** 0002-iii-kidnapped ## Who they are A French engineer posing as warder Gaydon at Healthful House, whose quiet vigilance over Roch becomes a desperate fight for survival and escape. ## Relationships ### [Thomas Roch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/thomas_roch) _professional_ Simon Hart, a pirate lieutenant, guards and monitors Thomas Roch, ensuring his compliance. ### [Engineer Serko](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/engineer_serko) _professional_ Engineer Serko and Simon Hart are pirate subordinates who collaborate on guarding and managing Thomas Roch. ### [Lieutenant Davon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/lieutenant_davon) _professional_ Lieutenant Davon and Simon Hart are fellow pirate lieutenants who share guard duties. ### [Gaydon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/gaydon) _rivalry_ Gaydon and Simon Hart are antagonistic, as Hart is a loyal pirate who distrusts Gaydon's true motives. ### [Engineer Serko](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/engineer_serko) _professional_ Engineer Serko and Simon Hart are pirate subordinates who collaborate on guarding and managing Thomas Roch. ### [Thomas Roch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/thomas_roch) _professional_ Simon Hart, a pirate lieutenant, guards and monitors Thomas Roch, ensuring his compliance. ### [Lieutenant Davon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/lieutenant_davon) _professional_ Lieutenant Davon and Simon Hart are fellow pirate lieutenants who share guard duties. ## In the story ### [Healthful House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/i-healthful-house) A French engineer who has assumed the alias Gaydon and become Roch's guardian at Healthful House. He is motivated by patriotism to learn Roch's secret for France. ### [V: Where Am I?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/v-where-am-i) Narrator and protagonist; awakens in captivity, resolves to maintain his Gaydon disguise and observe his captors. ### [On Deck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/vi-on-deck) Narrator and protagonist; observes the schooner's mysterious propulsion and attempts to communicate with Thomas Roch and the crew. ### [Two Days at Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/vii-two-days-at-sea) Posing as Warder Gaydon, he contemplates revealing his identity, observes the schooner's operations, and is ordered below as the Ebba approaches a merchantman. ### [Back Cup](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/viii-back-cup) Narrator and protagonist, disguised as Warder Gaydon; recognizes Back Cup from a prior visit and deduces the schooner's location. ### [Inside Back Cup](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/ix-inside-back-cup) Narrator exploring Back Cup, assessing escape possibilities. ### [X: Ker Karraje](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/x-ker-karraje) Narrator who learns Ker Karraje's true identity and confronts him, demanding his freedom. ### [XI: Five Weeks in Back Cup](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xi-five-weeks-in-back-cup) Narrates his captivity, reflects on his identity being discovered by Ker Karraje, and observes events in Back Cup. ### [Engineer Serko's Advice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xii-engineer-serko-s-advice) Narrator and prisoner; overhears plans, considers escape through the submarine tunnel, and learns he is suspected of knowing Roch's secrets. ### [God Be with It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xiii-god-be-with-it) Narrator and prisoner; observes the fulgurator's power and devises the keg message plan. ### [Battle Between the Sword and the Tug](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xiv-battle-between-the-sword-and-the-tug) Narrator and rescuer; coordinates with Lieutenant Davon to rescue Thomas Roch and experiences the battle firsthand. ### [XV: Expectation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xv-expectation) Recovers from asphyxiation and feigns ignorance during Serko's interrogation; continues to maintain his cover as a prisoner. ### [Only a Few More Hours](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xvi-only-a-few-more-hours) Desperately tries to enlighten Thomas Roch about the pirates and the approaching warships, even contemplating murder to stop the destruction. ### [One Against Five](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xvii-one-against-five) Narrator and observer; risks exposure to intervene with Thomas Roch; records final notes from his hiding spot. ### [On Board the Tonnant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xviii-on-board-the-tonnant) Found alive among the ruins of Back Cup, clutching his notebook; recovered on board the Tonnant and provides the account of Thomas Roch's sacrifice. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters/simon_hart - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/facing_the_flag_se/characters