# Black Michael — Tarzan of the Apes character guide

> Black Michael in Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-tarzan-of-the-apes

## Who they are

Mutineer who sets the Claytons adrift.

## In the story

### [Out to Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_of_the_apes_se/chapters/i-out-to-sea)

Large sailor wounded by the captain's bullet, later recovered and rumored to be planning mutiny.

### [The Savage Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_of_the_apes_se/chapters/ii-the-savage-home)

Forces the Claytons ashore despite their pleas, but spares their lives out of gratitude for a past favor.

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