Injun Joe

Injun Joe is the main antagonist of the 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by the late Mark Twain. He is also an movie villain and has been portrayed in the 1995 Disney film adaptation Tom and Huck and the 2014 film adaptation Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. He is Tom Sawyer's archenemy.

Injun Joe is a half Native American, half white man. He was whipped by Mr. Douglas, a police officer. Injun Joe had probably been striking fear into the children of the village. His first appearance in the novel was where Tom witnessed Injun Joe murder Doc Robinson while framing Muff Potter for the murder. Following this, Huck overhears Injun Joe plotting the mutilation of Widow Douglas. Towards the end of the book, Tom sees Injun Joe inside the cave, but Injun Joe is not able to see Tom’s face. At the end of the book, Injun Joe is found dead behind the newly sealed cave door.