# Tarsilo — Noli Me Tangere character guide

> Tarsilo in Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tarsilo Alasigan

**First appearance:** 0052-xlv-the-hunted

## Who they are

A young man who joins a plot against the civil guards to avenge his father, and who will not name his companions no matter what is done to him.

## In the story

### [The Cockpit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/xlvi-the-cockpit)

Tarsilo is a young man who, with his brother Bruno, is approached by Lucas to join a plot against the authorities. He is hesitant, thinking of their sister, but eventually agrees to avenge their father.

### [Vae Victis!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/lvii-vae-victis)

Subjected to brutal torture, including whipping and water submersion, but refuses to implicate Ibarra, claiming vengeance for his father's death.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/characters/tarsilo
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/characters