Origin
Turpis is a Green Martian and member of the Warhoons.
Major Story Arcs
Turpis, along with his friends Osor and Sordes, was allied with Dejah Thoris as she was disguised as a Red Martian slave in order to stop the destruction of Thark and Helium. Turpis was eventually stabbed in the lower back by another Warhoon after he tried to see what was going on with the weapon which could destroy both Thark and Helium.