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  1. For information beyond the film please visit Therns on Encyclopedia Barsoomia The Therns are a race of shape shifting white beings from the world of Barsoom. They control the planet from the shadows. They are lead by a Holy Hekkador, the current one being Matai Shang. Using their advanced technology, the mysterious Therns represent themselves as the messengers of Issus, the Barsoomian Goddess ...

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    It all started in the mid 1800 in the Arizona Territory, where Carter is prospecting for gold and having violent encounters with the local Apache Indians. After he was captured by Colonel Powell, Carter tries to escape from prison he goes running in a horses to escape and the apalaches interferere, then they start a fight and Powell gets hurt so th...

    Matai Shang and the Therns are introduced, where they were originally featured in the second book of the series.
    Dejah Thoris is less of a princess and politician, becoming more scientist, warrior, and woman-of-action to pair better with Carter's journey; in this, she is the daughter of Tardos Mors, rather th...
    Sab Than and the Zodangans are reduced to the secondary antagonists of the film, manipulated by Matai Shang and the Therns, now the primary antagonists.
    Sab Than's desire to make Dejah Thoris his bride becomes the primary driver of Zodanga's renewed hostility against Helium; conversely, Kantos Kan and other Heliumites being in Zodanga is open due t...
    Taylor Kitsch as John Carter
    Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris
    Samantha Morton as Sola
    Willem Dafoe as Tars Tarkas

    The film was originally titled and marketed as "John Carter of Mars", but director Andrew Stanton removed "of Mars" from the opening credits and promotional material to make it more appealing to a...

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  3. John Carter, also known as Captain Jack Carter of Virginia and Dotar Sojat, was the first man from Earth to reach Mars, and became one of the greatest Warlords in the history of Barsoom. "He was a splendid specimen of manhood, standing a good two inches over six feet, broad of shoulder and narrow of hip, with the carriage of the trained fighting man. His features were regular and clear cut ...

  4. The Therns are a White Martian tribe who inhabit the area surrounding the Valley Dor of Barsoom. Whether or not they have any relation to the other White tribes, such as the Orovar or the Lotharians, is unrevealed. The skin tone of the Therns is identical to that of Caucasian humans from Earth; at a glance they appear as blue-eyed, blond-haired humans. Closer inspection reveals the hair upon ...

  5. The Therns are a race of shape shifting white beings from the world of Barsoom. They control the planet from the shadows. In the religion of Barsoom, Therns are the heralds of the Goddess Issus. In fact, they are an inconspicuous race and Barsoom's most highly advanced beings, whose motives are always self-serving. They are lead by a Holy Hekkador, the current one being Matai Shang. Using ...

  6. Carter and Tars Tarkas rescue Thuvia, a slave girl, and attempt to escape, capitalizing on the confusion caused by an attack by the Black Pirates of Barsoom upon the Therns. During the attack, Tars Tarkas and Thuvia hijack a Black Pirate flier, while Carter fights his way aboard another, killing all but one of the Pirates, and rescuing a ...

  7. Mar 11, 2012 · Carter is magically transported to Mars and immediately finds himself immersed in a four-pronged battle for planet supremacy between the Heliumites, the Zodangans, the Therns and the Tharks. Who's ...

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