I Have You Now, My Pretty: Done to her constantly by Tal Hajus, Sab Than, a few Black Martians, Thurid, Matai Shang, Salensus Oll and the list goes on.Hot Scientist: Went on a scientific expedition to find and fix the atmosphere factory.It would be Star Trek that would introduce specifically green-skinned space babes. Green-Skinned Space Babe: Very likely at least the Trope Maker, if not the Ur-Example, though with red skin, rather than green.Red Martians in general don't wear much, but they do at least wear boots - Dejah on the other hand was, is, and evidently always will be barefoot. But it's fairly notable that Mars is a very rugged, rocky desert planet. Does Not Like Shoes: Dejah doesn't wear sho.okay, she doesn't wear much of anything really.Damsel out of Distress: Sometimes she can get herself out of trouble, or if nothing else, assist John in doing so.In Warlord, she once has to be knocked out and carried by her captors, as there was no way they could drag her along with them. Still, while she doesn't usually fight her captors physically, she's generally quick to show her contempt for them. Distressed Damsel / Defiant Captive: She gets kidnapped a lot.Deuteragonist: In the first book, of which she is the eponymous character.She is repeatedly captured through out the books. Princess of Helium and John Carter's Love Interest. Super Strength: With muscles built for Earth's gravity, he's far stronger than even a Green Man.Slasher Smile: his "fighting grin" is a heroic version.Outside-Context Problem: Carter is this for the rest of Barsoom an monstrously-strong, nigh immortal juggernaut of a warrior that no one ever faced before in its history.Out of Focus: He's the main character of the first three books, then fades into the background for a while so that other characters can take the spotlight, then becomes The Hero again later in the series.However, due to lower gravity on Mars, he's superhuman by comparison. Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: On Earth, he's perfectly normal.Mighty Whitey: Though he's a human among aliens, rather than a white man among non-whites also the mighty part is unusually literal.In The Warlord of Mars, though, he meets his equal in the form of the Yellow Martian warrior Solan, and the narration spends pretty much their whole duel waxing poetic about how good they both are (Carter wins more through luck than anything). Only Tars Tarkas is ever described as being nearly his equal. Master Swordsman: Carter himself is often referred to as the greatest swordsman of two worlds, for good reason.Lady and Knight: He is the White Knight to Dejah's Bright Lady, being a Virginian gentleman and a unparalleled warrior sworn to defend his lady love.Heroic BSoD: Has one at the end of The Gods of Mars when he sees his wife being trapped inside the Temple of the Sun with a very jealous rival ready to kill her, and there is nothing he could do to save them.The Hero: Of the initial trilogy and some of the later books.Heavyworlder: Of the second variety - an Earth-normal human on a light-gravity world.He's quite clever in a fight, but can often be clueless in social situations, particularly (and self-admittedly) around women. Guile Hero / Idiot Hero: An odd combination, depending on context.Dual Wielding: While he usually prefers the long sword alone, he carries the traditional Martian short sword as well and uses both when necessary.
LIST OF BARSOOM AIRSHIPS SERIES
In the entire series there are only a couple of times when Carter acknowledges that he's facing someone nearly as good as he is.
Blood Knight: He admits that he enjoys fighting a great deal, although he's a pacifist compared to the Barsoomians.Big Good: After becoming the Warlord of Mars.The Berserker: When a red haze covers his vision, it's probably best to be somewhere else he'll slaughter everyone in the vicinity.Ambiguously Human: Well, he looks, acts, and considers himself human, but there is the little matter of the immortality.There, he encounters both formidable alien creatures and various warring Martian races, wins the hand of Martian princess Dejah Thoris, and rises to the position of Warlord of Mars. Due to the planet's atmosphere and gravity, he is much stronger there than he is on Earth. Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, he finds himself transported to Mars through mysterious ways involving astral projecton.
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