# John Carter — The Master Mind of Mars character guide

> John Carter in The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carter

**First appearance:** 0015-xiv-john-carter

## Who they are

The legendary Warlord of Mars who appears late in the story.

## In the story

### [A Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_mind_of_mars_se/chapters/a-letter)

Referenced as the War Lord of Barsoom and the protagonist of Burroughs' novel that inspired Paxton.

### [The House of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_mind_of_mars_se/chapters/i-the-house-of-the-dead)

Referenced as the source of the narrator's knowledge about Mars; not physically present.

### [XIV: John Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_mind_of_mars_se/chapters/xiv-john-carter)

Impersonates the Great Tur, orchestrates the transformation, and is recognized when the Helium fleet arrives.

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