# O-Tar — The Chessmen of Mars character guide > O-Tar in The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** O - Tar, the jeddak, Tar, Jeddak, The Jeddak, the wicked Jeddak, Manator, O - Tar of Manator **First appearance:** 0011-x-entrapped ## Snapshot The tyrannical Jeddak of Manator, whose cruelty and cowardice turn his own jeds against him even as he sentences prisoners to die in the living game of jetan. ## Who they are O-Tar rules Manator through fear and self-regard, but when danger touches him personally his nerve fails, and his own nobles watch him choose humiliation over courage. He has taken the unwilling Princess Haja and persecuted Gathol's slaves, feeding a resentment that U-Thor voices openly in his throne room. His paranoia and need to dominate make him the engine of the story's later dangers, and his weakness is the crack through which the heroes might escape. ## Relationships ### [Tara of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/tara_of_helium) _rivalry_ O-Tar, the Jeddak of Manator, seeks to force Tara into marriage and treats her as a captive enemy. ### [Gahan of Gathol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/gahan_of_gathol) _rivalry_ Gahan opposes O-Tar as a direct enemy, competing for Tara's freedom and challenging his tyrannical rule. ### [Turan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/turan) _rivalry_ O-Tar views Turan (Gahan in disguise) as a rebellious threat and seeks to execute him. ### [A-Kor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/a_kor) _rivalry_ A-Kor is a political rival to O-Tar, opposing his cruel rule and supporting the rebellion. ### [E-Thas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/e_thas) _professional_ E-Thas is O-Tar's chief lieutenant, carrying out his orders and enforcing his will. ### [Ghek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/ghek) _rivalry_ Ghek opposes O-Tar's cruelty and works against him to free Tara and undermine his rule. ### [Gahan of Gathol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/gahan_of_gathol) _rivalry_ Gahan opposes O-Tar as a direct enemy, competing for Tara's freedom and challenging his tyrannical rule. ### [Tara of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/tara_of_helium) _rivalry_ O-Tar, the Jeddak of Manator, seeks to force Tara into marriage and treats her as a captive enemy. ### [Tara of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/tara_of_helium) _rivalry_ O-Tar, the Jeddak of Manator, seeks to force Tara into marriage and treats her as a captive enemy. ### [Turan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/turan) _rivalry_ O-Tar views Turan (Gahan in disguise) as a rebellious threat and seeks to execute him. ### [Gahan of Gathol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/gahan_of_gathol) _rivalry_ Gahan opposes O-Tar as a direct enemy, competing for Tara's freedom and challenging his tyrannical rule. ### [E-Thas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/e_thas) _professional_ E-Thas is O-Tar's chief lieutenant, carrying out his orders and enforcing his will. ## In the story ### [XI: The Choice of Tara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xi-the-choice-of-tara) Jeddak of Manator, he offers to honor Tara but is rebuked; he orders her imprisonment and the Jetan game for her. ### [XII: Ghek Plays Pranks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xii-ghek-plays-pranks) Referenced by the officer as the jeddak who sent Tara to the Towers of Jetan and who would deal with Ghek if he is using forbidden powers. ### [XIII: A Desperate Deed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xiii-a-desperate-deed) Mentioned as the jeddak who may take a hand in E-Med's disappearance and who sentences prisoners to the games. ### [XIV: At Ghek's Command](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xiv-at-ghek-s-command) The jeddak of Manator; presides over the judgment of Tara and Ghek; accuses Tara of being a Corphal and seeks to rid himself of A-Kor. ### [XV: The Old Man of the Pits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xv-the-old-man-of-the-pits) Spared by Ghek, he orders the prisoners to win freedom in the Jetan games, but loses prestige. ### [Another Change of Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xvi-another-change-of-name) The jeddak who arranges for Tara to be the stake of a slave game as punishment. ### [A Play to the Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xvii-a-play-to-the-death) Jeddak of Manator; watches the game from the royal enclosure, growing angry at U-Dor's performance and the crowd's hostility. ### [XVIII: A Task for Loyalty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xviii-a-task-for-loyalty) Referenced as the Jeddak of Manator; his commands drive the pursuit of Tara and Gahan. ### [XIX: The Menace of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xix-the-menace-of-the-dead) Jeddak of Manator, receives I-Gos's report, sends chiefs to capture the fugitives, and is later challenged by a chieftain. ### [XX: The Charge of Cowardice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xx-the-charge-of-cowardice) Faces accusations of cowardice from his chiefs; offers to make Tara his Jeddara. ### [A Risk for Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xxi-a-risk-for-love) Lies insensible from fright after Gahan's scream; his death would endanger Tara. ### [At the Moment of Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xxii-at-the-moment-of-marriage) The jeddak of Manator, exposed as a coward by I-Gos, commits suicide by dagger to redeem his honor. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/o_tar - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters