![]() ![]() 5 He was the son of Jupiter and Juno, and was pre-eminent among the Roman army's military gods. He eventually developed the common Barsoomian skill to communicate telepathically, but his mind could not be read by the natives of Barsoom. In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars ( Latin: Mrs, pronounced mars) 4 was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He is also a skilled rider and gunfighter. ![]() He is considered the greatest swordsman in two worlds, unwilling or unable, due to the simple facts of the matter, to acknowledge any other swordsman as his superior or even his equal. John Carter is also 6'2" and in superlative physical condition. On Barsoom, the lighter gravity makes John Carter much stronger than many of his foes, and he is capable of making tremendous leaps. He then led the armies of Helium and Zodanga against Issus, and the "First Born" of Barsoom, in order to save his wife. By the time he returned to Barsoom, Deja Thoris had given birth to his son, Carthoris. Barsoom is home to a myriad of different races of Martian, including the race to which Carter's wife Dejah Thoris belongs, as well as the green skinned, four armed race of which Tars Tarkas is a representative.Īfter aiding Helium in its battle against its ancient enemies in the city of Zodanga, Carter returned to Earth against his will. ![]() ![]() He was chased by hostile Arizona natives into a lonely cave, where he was mysteriously transferred to the dying red planet of Barsoom, a fictionalized version of planet Mars. After the war, his money and officer's commission was useless, so he set out to rebuild his life as a prospector in Arizona. John Carter was from Virginia and was a captain in the Confederate Armed Forces. ![]()
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