# Salensus Oll — The Warlord of Mars character guide

> Salensus Oll in The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0008-ix-with-the-yellow-men

## Snapshot

The Jeddak of Jeddaks, a jealous tyrant who clutches Dejah Thoris and sentences her husband to die in the Pit of Plenty.

## Who they are

Salensus Oll rules the yellow men of Okar with absolute authority, and his desire for Dejah Thoris curdles instantly into rage when John Carter appears. He tears the couple apart with a hundred ruthless hands and decrees that Carter shall die a natural death while Dejah Thoris becomes his queen. His tyranny provokes the invasion that eventually reaches his own throne room, where his corpse becomes a symbol of fallen power. He is the obstacle that transforms a rescue mission into a war.

## Relationships

### [Thurid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/thurid)

_rivalry_

Salensus Oll and Thurid are rival villains competing for power and control over Dejah Thoris and the situation.

### [Dejah Thoris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/dejah_thoris)

_rivalry_

Salensus Oll holds Dejah Thoris captive and seeks to force her into marriage, making him a primary antagonist.

### [John Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/john_carter)

_rivalry_

John Carter is a direct enemy of Salensus Oll, who holds Dejah Thoris captive and opposes Carter's rescue efforts.

### [Talu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/talu)

_rivalry_

Salensus Oll and Talu are enemies, with Talu opposing Oll's tyranny.

### [Carthoris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris)

_rivalry_

Carthoris opposes Salensus Oll as part of the effort to rescue his mother Dejah Thoris.

### [Thurid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/thurid)

_rivalry_

Salensus Oll and Thurid are rival villains competing for power and control over Dejah Thoris and the situation.

### [Talu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/talu)

_rivalry_

Salensus Oll and Talu are enemies, with Talu opposing Oll's tyranny.

### [Thurid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/thurid)

_rivalry_

Salensus Oll and Thurid are rival villains competing for power and control over Dejah Thoris and the situation.

### [Dejah Thoris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/dejah_thoris)

_rivalry_

Salensus Oll holds Dejah Thoris captive and seeks to force her into marriage, making him a primary antagonist.

### [Carthoris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris)

_rivalry_

Carthoris opposes Salensus Oll as part of the effort to rescue his mother Dejah Thoris.

### [John Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/john_carter)

_rivalry_

John Carter is a direct enemy of Salensus Oll, who holds Dejah Thoris captive and opposes Carter's rescue efforts.

### [Carthoris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/characters/carthoris)

_rivalry_

Carthoris opposes Salensus Oll as part of the effort to rescue his mother Dejah Thoris.

## In the story

### [With the Yellow Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/ix-with-the-yellow-men)

Jeddak of Jeddaks and ruler of Okar; uncle of Talu and captor of the Helium forces.

### [X: In Durance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/x-in-durance)

Yellow Jeddak of Okar; develops a sudden lust for Dejah Thoris; orders John Carter's imprisonment.

### [The Pit of Plenty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/xi-the-pit-of-plenty)

Jeddak of Jeddaks who imprisons John Carter and attempts to force Dejah Thoris into marriage.

### [Follow the Rope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/xii-follow-the-rope)

Referenced as the tyrant who imprisoned John Carter and plans to wed Dejah Thoris.

### [The Tide of Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/xiv-the-tide-of-battle)

Jeddak of Jeddaks of Okar, killed by John Carter during the wedding ceremony.

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