The characters / Recurring character
John Farson
John Farson is recorded in 5 distinct stories.
Reveal identity notes · spoilers
The Tower narratives identify Farson as the Good Man whose revolt destroyed Gilead and opposed Roland’s line.
Stories and supporting passages
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
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Moving away from John Farson, who led the revolt which toppled the world I grew up in and who wanted my head on a pole in his courtyard—he had good reason to want that, I …
Roland names Farson as leader of the revolt and his pursuer.
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
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… of ka that you have not been sent west, one more true gunslinger out of Marten’s road . . . out of John Farson’s road . . . and out of the road which leads to the creature that rules them.” He stood and held out his arms. “If I had lost you, Roland, I should …
Roland’s father connects Farson and Marten to the hostile forces threatening his son.
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
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Roland’s Jericho Hill vision identifies the opposing force as Farson’s army.
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
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Walter’s history identifies Farson as the Good Man who brought down Gilead.
The Wind Through the Keyhole
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We called those far western lands Out-World, and they served John Farson’s purposes well. He was, after all, just a land-pirate himself. One with pretensions.
Roland explains Farson’s use of the outlying lands and compares him to a land-pirate.