# The Officer — Tarzan and the Ant Men character guide

> The Officer in Tarzan and the Ant Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the officer, The officer

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

An unnamed officer, possibly in a military or guard capacity.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/chapters/v)

Young commander of the pygmy detachment who leads the escort and witnesses Tarzan's hunting.

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

Explains military dispositions to Tarzan, including the rotation between infantry and cavalry duties.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_and_the_ant_men_se/chapters/xi)

The quarry officer who records Tarzan as Zuanthrol and assigns him to the timbering crew.

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