# Sheeta — The Beasts of Tarzan character guide

> Sheeta in The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the mighty Sheeta, Sheeta the panther

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-sheeta

## Snapshot

A black panther whose savage instincts Tarzan bends toward alliance through rope, cudgel, and the strange mastery of the ape-man's will.

## Who they are

Sheeta enters Tarzan's world as a bolt of fur-clad death, killing on command inside a hostile village hut — then slinking away when fear outweighs loyalty. Tarzan must reconcile this hereditary enemy with Akut's tribe, teaching the panther through blows and rope that the shaggy apes are not prey. The cat's wavering allegiance mirrors the jungle's own logic: trust is never given, only imposed, and always provisional.

## Relationships

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/characters/tarzan)

_friendship_

Sheeta the panther is a fierce but loyal companion to Tarzan, often fighting alongside him.

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/characters/tarzan)

_friendship_

Sheeta the panther is a fierce but loyal companion to Tarzan, often fighting alongside him.

## In the story

### [The Beasts of Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/the-beasts-of-tarzan)

A panther that Tarzan rescues and later commands, adding to his beastly retinue.

### [Beasts at Bay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iii-beasts-at-bay)

Mentioned as a threat in the jungle, along with Numa the lion.

### [IV: Sheeta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iv-sheeta)

A panther pinned under a fallen tree, rescued by Tarzan; later becomes his hunting companion.

### [Mugambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/v-mugambi)

Sheeta is the panther that Tarzan tames and reconciles with the apes. He participates in the attack on the Wagambi and later hunts alongside Tarzan and Mugambi.

### [VI: A Hideous Crew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/vi-a-hideous-crew)

Crouches in the canoe bow, hunts with Tarzan, and sleeps curled up with him after the kill.

### [Betrayed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/vii-betrayed)

Part of Tarzan's wild company, used to intimidate the natives during the earlier village encounter.

### [VIII: The Dance of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/viii-the-dance-of-death)

Appears from the hut to defend Tarzan, kills a native, but later slinks away, leaving Tarzan bound.

### [The Swede](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/x-the-swede)

The panther that aids Tarzan, bringing the apes to his rescue and fighting in the village defense.

### [Down the Ugambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xv-down-the-ugambi)

Part of the pursuing horde; described as a devil-faced panther that terrorizes Rokoff.

### [On the Deck of the Kincaid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xvii-on-the-deck-of-the-kincaid)

Stalks and kills Rokoff, then guards the corpse through the night, refusing to relinquish it even to Tarzan.

### [XIX: The Last of the Kincaid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xix-the-last-of-the-kincaid)

Panics at the explosion and later flees into the jungle upon landing.

### [The Law of the Jungle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beasts_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxi-the-law-of-the-jungle)

Returns to Tarzan's side, is caressed by him, and is counted as a powerful ally in the planned rescue.

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