# Val Dor — The Chessmen of Mars character guide

> Val Dor in The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Helium, Val Dor of Helium

**First appearance:** 0022-xxi-a-risk-for-love

## Who they are

A Heliumite warrior who accompanies Tara's rescue party.

## Relationships

### [Tara of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/tara_of_helium)

_social_

Val Dor is a fellow Heliumite and acquaintance of Tara, part of her social circle.

### [Tara of Helium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/characters/tara_of_helium)

_social_

Val Dor is a fellow Heliumite and acquaintance of Tara, part of her social circle.

## In the story

### [Another Change of Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xvi-another-change-of-name)

A Heliumite slave and former dwar under the Warlord, volunteers to fight for Tara.

### [A Play to the Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xvii-a-play-to-the-death)

Plays as the Princess' Odwar for the Black side; reveals himself as a Helium loyalist and pledges to die for Tara.

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