# Tarzan — Tarzan the Terrible character guide > Tarzan in Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan the Terrible, Jad-guru **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-pithecanthropus ## Snapshot Stripped of his mate and stranded in an unknown land, the ape-man carves a legend among strangers who know him only as Tarzan the Terrible. ## Who they are Tarzan enters Pal-ul-don hunting for the abducted Jane, but the valley's warring tribes and prehistoric beasts turn the search into a trial of survival. His legend precedes him — allies and enemies alike measure the man against the myth — while his refusal to abandon Jane drives every risk he takes. He is the axis on which the whole strange world turns, and his reunion with Jane only raises the stakes for their escape. ## Relationships ### [Jane Clayton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/characters/jane_clayton) _family_ Jane Clayton is Tarzan's devoted wife, and their relationship is central to his motivations. ### [Erich Obergatz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/characters/erich_obergatz) _rivalry_ Erich Obergatz is a direct enemy of Tarzan, competing for Jane and survival. ### [Jane Clayton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/characters/jane_clayton) _family_ Jane Clayton is Tarzan's devoted wife, and their relationship is central to his motivations. ### [Erich Obergatz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/characters/erich_obergatz) _rivalry_ Erich Obergatz is a direct enemy of Tarzan, competing for Jane and survival. ### [Jane Clayton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/characters/jane_clayton) _family_ Jane Clayton is Tarzan's devoted wife, and their relationship is central to his motivations. ## In the story ### [The Pithecanthropus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/i-the-pithecanthropus) The protagonist, searching for Jane in an unknown land. He saves a pithecanthropus from a lion and begins to learn its language. ### [II: “To the Death!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/ii-to-the-death) Fights and then allies with a shaggy pithecanthropus; swears a pact with Om-at and Ta-den; learns the local language; seeks news of Jane. ### [III: Pan-at-lee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/iii-pan-at-lee) Climbs the cliff using pegs, uses his rope to save Ta-den, and intervenes when Es-sat cheats in the chief-battle. ### [IV: Tarzan-jad-guru](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/iv-tarzan-jad-guru) Uses his acute sense of scent to track Pan-at-lee; shows leadership and tracking skill; fights alongside Om-at. ### [In the Kor-ul-gryf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/v-in-the-kor-ul-gryf) Escapes captivity, kills In-tan, and tracks Pan-at-lee's trail. ### [Tor-o-don](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/vi-tor-o-don) Fights and kills a Tor-o-don, hunts a deer, and is trapped by a gryf. ### [Jungle Craft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/vii-jungle-craft) Uses a ruse to lead gryfs away from Pan-at-lee, then gambles on imitating the Tor-o-don's call to escape. ### [A-lur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/viii-a-lur) Enters A-lur posing as the son of Jad-ben-Otho (Dor-ul-Otho); uses his taillessness to claim divine authority. ### [IX: Bloodstained Altars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/ix-bloodstained-altars) Posing as Dor-ul-Otho, son of Jad-ben-Otho; tours the temple and challenges Lu-don over human sacrifices. ### [X: The Forbidden Garden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/x-the-forbidden-garden) Disguised as Dor-ul-Otho, he questions O-lo-a about strangers, stops a human sacrifice, and explores a forbidden garden. ### [The Sentence of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xi-the-sentence-of-death) Condemned as an impostor by Lu-don; challenges the high priest to prove his divinity; escapes by throwing a priest and leaping the temple wall. ### [The Giant Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xii-the-giant-stranger) The ape-man is the subject of the search; reported to have escaped from Kor-ul-lul five days earlier. ### [The Masquerader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xiii-the-masquerader) Disguises himself as a priest after killing an under priest; hides in the Forbidden Garden; converses with O-lo-a and Pan-at-lee. ### [XIV: The Temple of the Gryf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xiv-the-temple-of-the-gryf) Disguised as a priest, infiltrates the Temple of the Gryf, climbs the building, and enters Jane's prison; is trapped in a pit with a gryf and escapes into a pool. ### [The King Is Dead!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xv-the-king-is-dead) Escapes the gryf pit by swimming through a submerged aperture; later kills Bu-lot to save Pan-at-lee. ### [XVI: The Secret Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xvi-the-secret-way) Escapes the gryf pool, dons a priest disguise, rescues Pan-at-lee and O-lo-a, and pursues Mo-sar to save Jane. ### [By Jad-bal-lul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xvii-by-jad-bal-lul) Referenced in Jane's thoughts as her mate who outgeneraled the Germans; she hopes he will come for her. ### [The Lion Pit of Tu-lur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xviii-the-lion-pit-of-tu-lur) Enters Tu-lur alone, boldly demanding Jane's return from Mo-sar, and later searches for her by canoe. ### [XIX: Diana of the Jungle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xix-diana-of-the-jungle) Referenced as the source of Jane's woodcraft and survival skills. ### [Silently in the Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xx-silently-in-the-night) Imprisoned in the lion pit at Tu-lur, he uses a knife to chip away stone from the window bars in a patient escape attempt. ### [XXI: The Maniac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xxi-the-maniac) Escapes from prison, fights Ho-don warriors, and flees into the forest toward A-lur. ### [A Journey on a Gryf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xxii-a-journey-on-a-gryf) Rides a gryf, is hailed as Dor-ul-Otho, and plans the attack on A-lur. ### [XXIII: Taken Alive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xxiii-taken-alive) Leads the infiltration of the temple but is trapped in a dark chamber after pursuing Pan-sat. ### [XXIV: The Messenger of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xxiv-the-messenger-of-death) Bound and laid on the altar as a sacrifice; remains defiant and hopeful; later captured after climbing a rope into a trap; displayed as a prisoner. ### [Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/xxv-home) Advises Ja-don on temple reform, invokes blessings, and leads the journey home, riding a gryf across the morass. ### [Map of Pal-ul-don](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/map-of-pal-ul-don) Lord Greystoke, whose notes contained the original sketch of the map. ### [Glossary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/glossary) Referenced as Lord Greystoke, source of the glossary notes. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/characters/tarzan - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/characters