# Phantom of Truth — The King in Yellow character guide

> Phantom of Truth in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Truth

**First appearance:** 0022-the-phantom

## Who they are

An allegorical figure in The Phantom of Truth.

## In the story

### [In the Court of the Dragon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/in-the-court-of-the-dragon)

The spectral figure with infernal eyes that pursues the narrator through the church and the Court of the Dragon.

### [The Phantom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-phantom)

The Phantom of the Past appears as a spectral figure who resists the narrator's attempts to move forward, pleading to turn back.

### [Destiny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/destiny)

The narrator, possibly an embodiment of Truth or a seeker, interacts with the keeper of the bridge.

### [The Throng](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-throng)

Truth steps out holding a mirror, claiming to help find the thief, but is accused by the narrator.

### [The Jester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-jester)

The jester figure, possibly the Phantom of Truth, speaks in riddles about a journey and a stabbing.

### [The Green Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-green-room)

Appears as Death, engaging in dialogue with the Clown.

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