# Tin Woodman — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz character guide > Tin Woodman in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. **Role:** major **Also known as:** the Tin Woodman, The Tin Woodman, Woodman, the Woodman, himself, your **First appearance:** 0006-v-the-rescue-of-the-tin-woodman ## Who they are A polished man of tin who lost his heart with his flesh and will chop through any forest to ask a wizard for a new one. ## Relationships ### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy) _friendship_ Dorothy and the Tin Woodman share a caring, supportive friendship as he joins her quest to find a heart. ### [Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/scarecrow) _friendship_ The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman are close companions on the journey, often debating and encouraging each other. ### [Cowardly Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/cowardly_lion) _friendship_ The Cowardly Lion and Tin Woodman share a warm, brotherly friendship, often looking out for one another. ### [Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/oz) _professional_ Oz promises the Tin Woodman a heart if he helps defeat the Wicked Witch, keeping a conditional pact. ### [Wildcat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/wildcat) _friendship_ The Tin Woodman and the Wildcat become allies, with the Woodman's kindness often calming the beast. ### [Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/oz) _professional_ Oz promises the Tin Woodman a heart if he helps defeat the Wicked Witch, keeping a conditional pact. ### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy) _friendship_ Dorothy and the Tin Woodman share a caring, supportive friendship as he joins her quest to find a heart. ### [Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/scarecrow) _friendship_ The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman are close companions on the journey, often debating and encouraging each other. ### [Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/scarecrow) _friendship_ The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman are close companions on the journey, often debating and encouraging each other. ### [Cowardly Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/cowardly_lion) _friendship_ The Cowardly Lion and Tin Woodman share a warm, brotherly friendship, often looking out for one another. ### [Wildcat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/wildcat) _friendship_ The Tin Woodman and the Wildcat become allies, with the Woodman's kindness often calming the beast. ### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy) _friendship_ Dorothy and the Tin Woodman share a caring, supportive friendship as he joins her quest to find a heart. ## In the story ### [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz) A tin man who joins Dorothy in hopes of getting a heart from the Wizard. ### [The Rescue of the Tin Woodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/v-the-rescue-of-the-tin-woodman) Rescued from rusted immobility; joins the party to ask Oz for a heart; recounts his tragic history of losing his body parts and heart to the Wicked Witch of the East. ### [VI: The Cowardly Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/vi-the-cowardly-lion) Explains the journey's dangers, is struck by the Lion, and later accidentally kills a beetle, causing his jaws to rust. ### [VII: The Journey to the Great Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/vii-the-journey-to-the-great-oz) Chops wood for the fire and later builds a raft; expresses sadness at lacking a heart. ### [VIII: The Deadly Poppy Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-deadly-poppy-field) Helps carry Dorothy through the poppy field; expresses sadness about the Lion. ### [The Queen of the Field Mice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/ix-the-queen-of-the-field-mice) Saves the Queen of the Field Mice by killing the Wildcat, then builds a truck to rescue the Cowardly Lion. ### [X: The Guardian of the Gate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/x-the-guardian-of-the-gate) Requests a heart from Oz and stands quietly through the night. ### [XI: The Wonderful City of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xi-the-wonderful-city-of-oz) The Tin Woodman meets Oz as a terrible Beast and is told he must help kill the Wicked Witch to earn a heart. ### [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xiii-the-rescue) Found battered and bent; repaired by Winkie tinsmiths; rejoins the group seeking his heart. ### [The Winged Monkeys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xiv-the-winged-monkeys) Expresses concern about never getting his heart; carried by the Monkeys. ### [XV: The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xv-the-discovery-of-oz-the-terrible) Angrily demands a heart; raises his axe at the revealed humbug. ### [The Magic Art of the Great Humbug](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xvi-the-magic-art-of-the-great-humbug) Gets a silk heart stuffed with sawdust, expressing gratitude and joy. ### [How the Balloon Was Launched](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xvii-how-the-balloon-was-launched) Feels his heart rattling and believes it is kinder than his original flesh heart; chops wood for the balloon's fire. ### [Away to the South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xviii-away-to-the-south) Mourns Oz's departure, weeps with Dorothy's help, and volunteers to accompany Dorothy to the Land of the South. ### [XIX: Attacked by the Fighting Trees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xix-attacked-by-the-fighting-trees) Uses his axe to chop the attacking branches, clearing the path for the group. ### [XX: The Dainty China Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xx-the-dainty-china-country) Builds a ladder to cross the wall and advises caution to avoid harming the fragile china people. ### [The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxi-the-lion-becomes-the-king-of-beasts) Keeps watch over the group during the night. ### [The Country of the Quadlings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxii-the-country-of-the-quadlings) Suggests summoning the Winged Monkeys to overcome the Hammer-Heads. ### [Glinda the Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/chapters/xxiii-glinda-the-good-witch-grants-dorothy-s-wish) The Tin Woodman wishes to rule the Winkies, and Glinda arranges for the Winged Monkeys to carry him to the West. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/tin_woodman - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters