Soldier with the Green Whiskers

Captain-General Omby Amby, the Soldier with the Green Whiskers
Oz character
The Soldier with the Green Whiskers
art by W.W. Denslow
First appearanceThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Created byL. Frank Baum
In-universe information
AliasWantowin Battles
Specieshuman
Gendermale
TitleCaptain-General
OccupationBody Guard to Princess Ozma and Police Force of the Emerald City
Familya Munchkin family named Battles (questionable)
Spouseunnamed wife with terrible temper
Tollydiggle (possibly a mistake)
Childrennone
NationalityMunchkin (questionable)

The Soldier with the Green Whiskers is a character from the fictional Land of Oz who appears in the classic children's series of Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum and his successors. He is introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).[1] His name is Omby Amby, but this was so obliquely stated that he also became known briefly as Wantowin Battles.

  1. ^ Jack Snow, Who's Who in Oz, Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988; p. 148.