# Tardos Mors — The Warlord of Mars character guide

> Tardos Mors in The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0014-xv-rewards

## Who they are

Jeddak of Helium, grandfather of Carthoris.

## Relationships

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

_family_

Tardos Mors is Dejah Thoris's father, the Jeddak of Helium, and they share a loving familial bond.

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

_family_

Tardos Mors is Dejah Thoris's father, the Jeddak of Helium, and they share a loving familial bond.

## In the story

### [Through the Carrion Caves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/viii-through-the-carrion-caves)

Mentioned as having disappeared beyond the ice-barrier while searching for Carthoris.

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

Jeddak of Helium; mentioned as a prisoner in Kadabra, sought by John Carter.

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

Mentioned as a prisoner in the armory, Jeddak of Helium.

### [The Magnet Switch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_warlord_of_mars_se/chapters/xiii-the-magnet-switch)

Imprisoned in the armory, freed by John Carter, then helps liberate other prisoners.

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