# Mr. Theriere — The Mucker character guide

> Mr. Theriere in The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Theriere, Henri Theriere, Second Officer Theriere

**First appearance:** 0001-part-i-ii-shanghaied

## Who they are

A French officer and secret count who begins as a schemer circling Barbara's fortune, then dies a brave gentleman asking forgiveness of the mucker he once called a coward.

## In the story

### [III: The Conspiracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-conspiracy)

Disguised as Count de Cadenet, he successfully gains the trust of the Hardings; later recruits Billy Byrne into a mutinous plan.

### [IV: Piracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-iv-piracy)

Devises a scheme to win Barbara Harding's favor; frustrated by Ward's interference.

### [Larry Divine Unmasked](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-v-larry-divine-unmasked)

Attempts to prove his loyalty to Barbara by revealing Divine's deception, though his motives remain ambiguous.

### [VI: The Mucker at Bay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-vi-the-mucker-at-bay)

Knocked unconscious and kicked by Byrne, but later bravely goes unarmed into the forecastle to negotiate a truce.

### [The Typhoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-vii-the-typhoon)

Promises to protect Barbara and is moved by her trust; saved by Billy Byrne, leading him to reconsider his view of the mucker.

### [VIII: The Wreck of the Halfmoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-viii-the-wreck-of-the-halfmoon)

Takes command at the wheel when the crew deserts, attempting to steer the ship to safety.

### [IX: Oda Yorimoto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-ix-oda-yorimoto)

Leads a faction after the wreck, challenges Simms, and later secretly awakens Billy Byrne under cover of night.

### [X: Barbara Captured by Headhunters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-x-barbara-captured-by-headhunters)

Leads the pursuit of Barbara's captors.

### [The Village of Yoka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-xi-the-village-of-yoka)

Cautiously plans the rescue, interrogates Oda Iseka, and tries to restrain Byrne's reckless haste.

### [XII: The Fight in the Palace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-xii-the-fight-in-the-palace)

Covers the retreat with his revolver; helps drag Byrne's body.

### [A Gentleman of France](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-xiii-a-gentleman-of-france)

Mortally wounded, reveals his identity as Count de Cadenet, dies peacefully after expressing friendship and asking Byrne to protect Barbara.

### [XIV: The Mucker Sees a New Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-the-mucker-sees-a-new-light)

Mentioned posthumously; his words influence Billy's decision to act honorably.

## Links

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