Kantos Kan is the Jedwar of the Heliumetic navy, and the best friend of John Carter. They met while imprisoned by the cruel Warhoons, who made them fight one another to the death; they avoided this by prolonging the fight until the Warhoons grew bored and left the arena. Afterwards, they fled from the Warhoons and went their separate ways. Kantos Kan made it out to Zodanga, where he became an air scout.