Jane

A former playmate of Tarchans and now his wife when she was 17 she traveled to Africa for a photo shoot and fell in love with Tarchan. After marrying Tarchan she became so comfortable with living in the wild that she eventually became fat. Jane is the brains of the Tarchan Family having taught human language to Tarchan and often taking part in the planning of fights. She can speak French Russian Chinese and several other languages. She can also understand the Chimpanzee language and she communicates with Etekichi. She is capable of beating up Tarchan and the others as a gag but is also shown to be strong enough to defend herself. She will do anything to make money and always bets on Tarchan and Pedro during tournaments. She is saving money to open up a wildlife protection company. Jane is a lactovegetarian. She is also seen eating candy and manj implying she is not too picky with food. At one point she is given special pills from Renhou that make her thin again but becomes fat once again after receiving medical treatment for a nearfatal injury. Afterward she bears Tarchan 12 children: 6 boys and 6 girls. She reappears in the short story Janes Fruit Diet.