History NightmareFuel / JohnCarterOfMars

* Female White Martians are the [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty primary targets]] of the [[SpacePirates First Born pirates]] whenever they [[RapePillageAndBurn raid Valley Dor]]. Because they never take any males alive, i'ts believed the females suffer AFateWorseThanDeath and to make matters worse, the men are forced to abandon them to their fates out of fear of retribution. It's hard to not feel bad about [[JerkassWoobie Phaidor]] when she pleads Carter to save her when she is dragged off by them.

* Valley Dor. At first, it appears to be the closest thing to a paradise on Mars as lush and fertile land in contrast to the arid wasteland that is the rest of the planet. Once you reach it, its revealed the valley is also inhabited by [[KillerSpaceMonkey white apes]] and [[StarfishAliens plant men]], some of the most fierce predators in Barsoom. If you managed to survive them, you will be captured and enslaved by the [[LightIsNotGood White Martians]] if not devoured by them. While horrific, its said those that die are ''the lucky ones''. Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, was their SexSlave for 15 years.

* The Carrion Caves in the third book ''The Warlord of Mars''. A putrid graveyard riddled with the corpses of Green men and apts, its deemed a cursed place by the Barsoomians and no one dares cross it. Its how the Yellow Martians have kept themselves hidden for so long, since that is the only possible entrance to their domain on foot, while their advanced technology keeps any flying ships of getting too close.
* Female White Martians are the [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty primary targets]] of the [[SpacePirates First Born pirates]] whenever they [[RapePillageAndBurn raid Valley Dor]]. Because they never take any males alive, its believed the females suffer AFateWorseThanDeath and to make matters worse, the men are forced to abandon them to their fates out of fear of retribution. Its hard to not feel bad about [[JerkassWoobie Phaidor]] when she pleads Carter to save her when she is dragged off by them.

* The work of the brilliant but amoral Ras Thavas takes a nightmarish turn in ''Synthetic Men of Mars.'' As the title suggests, he's gone beyond his already-macabre work in transferring brains between bodies and started producing artificial people. The synthetics themselves are generally deformed and malicious, but "something" has gone wrong with one of the vats, and now it's not plopping out deformed warriors, it's just a screaming, seething, ever-growing and constantly regenerating mass of arms and faces and organs. In the end, the Helium air fleet have to KillItWithFire.

* Female White Martians are the [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty primary targets]] of the [[SpacePirates First Born pirates]] whenever they [[RapePillageAndBurn raid Valley Dor]]. Because they never take any males alive, its believed the females suffer AFateWorseThanDeath and to make matters worse, the men are forced to abandon them to their fates out of fear of retribution. Its hard to not feel bad about [[JerkassWoobie Phaidor]] when she pleads Carter to save her when she is dragged off by them.

* Female White Martians are the [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty primary targets]] of the [[SpacePirates First Born pirates]] whenever they [[RapePillageAndBurn raid Valley Dor]]. Because they never take any males alive, its believed the females suffer AFateWorseThanDeath and to make matters worse, the men are forced to abandon them to their fates out of fear of retribution. As discussed by Phaidor

* The Carrion Caves in Warlord of Mars. A putrid graveyard riddled with the corpses of Green men and apts, its deemed a cursed place by the Barsoomians and no one dares cross it. Its how the Yellow Martians have kept themselves hidden for so long, since that is the only possible entrance to their domain on foot, while their advanced technology keeps any flying ships of getting too close.
* Female White Martians are the [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty primary targets]] of the [[SpacePirates First Born pirates]] whenever they [[RapePillageBurn raid Valley Dor]]. Because they never take any males alive, its believed the females suffer AFateWorseThanDeath and to make matters worse, the men are forced to abandon them to their fates out of fear of retribution.

* Valley Dor. At first, it appears to be the closest thing to a paradise on Mars as lush and fertile land in contrast to the arid wastelands in the planet. The valley is also inhabited by [[KillerSpaceMonkey white apes]] and [[StarfishAliens plant men]], some of the most fierce predators in Barsoom. If you managed to survive them, you will be enslaved to the [[LightIsNotGood White Martians]] if not devoured by them. While horrific, its said those that die are ''the lucky ones''. Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, was their SexSlave for 15 years.
* The ending to ''Gods of Mars'': Carter briefly reunites with his wife Dejah who has been captured by the First-Born after being separated for 10 years, only for her to be trapped inside a Temple with no way out for an entire year without enough food to survive. That on itself is bad enough but the last thing he sees before the door closed permanently was a very jealous [[{{Yandere}} Phaidor]] [[MurderTheHypotenuse pulling a knife and trying to kill her]]. This was so traumatizing that Carter hovered over the DespairEventHorizon.

* The First Born have been this to the Holy Therns for centuries, using them as playthings, frequently assaulting their kingdom and abducting their women for an unknown purpose, none of which are never seen again. Because they never capture any males, [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty the implication]] is considered a AFateWorseThanDeath by the Therns, who are forced to leave these women to their fate, since they do not dare strike back or rescue them out of fear of retribution. The enslaved Therns suffer the same things under the First-Born as the Red Martian suffer under them: abuse and cannibalization.

* Valley Dor. At first, it appears to be the closest thing to a paradise on Mars as lush and fertile land in contrast to the arid wastelands in the planet. The valley is also inhabited by [[KillerSpaceMokey white apes]] and [[StarfishAliens plant men]], some of the most fierce predators in Barsoom. If you managed to survive them, you will be enslaved to the White Martians if not devoured by them. While horrific, its said those that die are ''the lucky ones''. Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, was their SexSlave for 15 years.
* The ending to ''Gods of Mars'': Carter reunites with his wife Dejah who has been captured by the First-Born after being separated for 10 years. However, being trapped inside a Temple with no way out for an entire year without enough food to survive. That on itself is bad enough but the last thing he sees before the door closed permanently was a very jealous Phaidor pulling a knife and trying to kill her.

* The First Born have been this to the Holy Therns for centuries, using them as playthings, frequently assaulting their kingdom and abducting their women for an unknown purpose, none of which are never seen again. Because they never capture any males, [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty the implication]] is considered a AFateWorseThanDeath by the Therns, who are forced to leave these women to their fate, since they do not dare strike back or rescue them out of fear of retribution. The enslaved Therns suffer the same things under the First-Born as the Red Martian suffer under them:

* Valley Dor. At first, it appears to be the closest thing to a paradise on Mars as lush and fertile land in contrast to the arid wastelands in the planet. The valley is also inhabited by white apes and plant men, some of the most fierce predators in Barsoom. If you managed to survive them, you will be enslaved to the White Martians if not devoured by them. While horrific, its said those that die are the lucky ones. Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, was their slave for 15 years.
* Gods of Mars ending has Carter witnessing Dejah being trapped inside a Temple with no way out for an entire year without enough food to survive. That on itself is bad enough but the last thing he sees before the door closed permanently was a very jealous Phaidor pulling a knife and trying to kill her.

* The First Born have been this to the Holy Therns for centuries, using them as playthings, frequently assaulting their kingdom and abducting their women for an unknown purpose, none of which are never seen again. Because they never capture any males, the implication is considered a A Fate Worse Than Death by the Therns, who are forced to leave these women to their fate, since they do not dare strike back or rescue them out of fear of retribution. The female Therns selected to service Issus live for one year and then are sacrificed in her honor.