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Artemis Fowl character
Artemis Fowl II
Gender Male
Hair colour Raven
Eye colour One blue, one hazel as of The Lost Colony
Species Human
For the first book in the series, see Artemis Fowl (novel). For the series itself, see Artemis Fowl (series).

Artemis Fowl II is the main character of the fictional series Artemis Fowl by the Irish author Eoin Colfer.

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[edit] Origins

Colfer has said that he based Artemis on his younger brother Donal, who as a child was "a mischievous mastermind who could get out of any trouble he got into". A childhood picture of his brother in his first communion suit caused Colfer to think of how much Colfer's brother resembled "a little James Bond villain" and "how funny...a twelve-year-old James Bond villain" would be, inspiring Colfer's creation of Artemis.[1]

Colfer planned for Artemis to have been called Archimedes but changed the name due to an interest in using a “classic Greek name” and trepidation that “people would think [the series] was about [the historical figure] Archimedes". Artemis is a notable choice for a name because while it is traditionally a female name, it “was [historically] sometimes…given to boys as a kind of honorific if their fathers were great hunters”. Fowl was derived from the Irish name Fowler as a play on word to convey the characterization that Artemis was a nasty or foul individual at the beginning of the series.[2]

[edit] Appearances

Prior to the events of Artemis Fowl (novel), Artemis' father, Artemis Fowl I, imperils the family fortune by invested “a huge chunk of the Fowl fortune in establishing new shipping lanes” to Russia, following the breakdown of communism there. The Russian Mafia retaliates against Artemis Fowl I by sinking a shipping vessel he was traveling on, leading to the disappearance of Artemis Fowl I, the loss of a substantial amount of the Fowl fortune, and the mental breakdown of Angeline Fowl, Artemis’ mother.[3]

In Artemis Fowl (novel), the twelve-year-old Artemis decides to regain the Fowl fortune by following leads on the Internet that reference the existence of an underground world of fairies collectively called the People. This leads him to ransom Lower Elements Police (LEP) Captain Holly Short for a portion of the People’s gold. Artemis and Holly form a barter that allows Holly to recover half of the ransom fee Artemis demands for her return in exchange for restoring the health of his mother. After recovering Holly, the LEP attempt to permanently eliminate Artemis by setting off a biological weapon but are thwarted when Artemis discovers a way around their attack.

In the sequel, Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident,the thirteen-year-old Artemis learns that his father, Artemis Fowl I, was injured in the attack on his shipping vessel and is being held hostage by the Russian Mafia. Artemis barters with the People to receive their aid in rescuing his father in exchange for assisting them in solving the mystery of who was behind a goblin rebellion. It is later revealed that Opal Koboi, a pixie criminal mastermind, and ex-LEP officer Briar Cudgeon are behind the plot. Koboi and Cudgeon are thwarted, and Artemis successfully recovers his father.[4]

In the third book, The Eternity Code, Artemis (in what he considers to be his last criminal act before his father recovers from his injuries) creates the C Cube, a mini super-computer based on the People’s technology that is decades ahead of human technology. He plans to make a deal with Chicago technology businessman Jon Spiro over the Cube, but Spiro double-crosses Artemis, steals the Cube, and wounds Domovoi Butler in the process. Along with Holly Short and Foaly, Artemis succeeds in healing Butler and ensuring that Spiro does discover the existence of the People through use of the C Cube. The Cube is recovered, and at the end of the book, Artemis is mind wiped by the People to avoid future misadventures.[5]

In the fourth book, ''Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, Opal Koboi escapes from the institution where she had been lying in a catatonic state and begins plotting revenge against Julius Root, Holly Short, Foaly, and Artemis. Opal frames Holly for the murder of Julius Root and nearly terminates the now fourteen-year-old Artemis and Butler with a biological weapon. Although Artemis lacks his memories of the past events with the People, Holly contacts Artemis, and the two successfully work together to defeat Koboi and prove Holly’s innocence.[6]

In the fifth book, The Lost Colony, Artemis works with the People to recover a kidnapped young imp or demon from a twelve-year-old child prodigy named Minerva Paradizo. The captured imp is recovered, but Artemis and Holly Short must then work to restore the imp’s home, a floating island lost in a space and time limbo, which threatens to breach its way onto Earth. Artemis and Holly succeed in helping the imp, but in the process, several significant changes occur within the characters' lives. Artemis receives a small amount of magical power. The pair finds that they have been transported “nearly three years” into their future. Finally, Artemis learns that in the ensuing time he has become the older brother to twins.[7]

In the sixth book, Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, Artemis' mother Angeline Fowl becomes gravely ill with a rare fairy disease called Spelltropy. Artemis attempts to cure her with his remaining magic, but his attempts fail. The only cure for Spelltropy is found in the brain fluid of a species of lemur that Artemis sold in a business deal when he was ten years old, resulting in the extinction of the species. Artemis and Holly travel to the past to take the lemur from his younger self. Artemis recovers the lemur but learns that his mother’s illness was a ruse plotted by Opal Koboi, who planned to use the lemur’s brain fluid to increase her magical powers. Artemis foils Opal’s plot and saves his mother. As a result of her contact with Opal, Angeline learns of Artemis’ contact with the People but swears herself to secrecy. Artemis’ ten-year-old self is has his mind wiped but retains a brief memory of the existence of fairies.[8]

[edit] Characterization

[edit] Family History

Artemis Fowl II is the son of Artemis Fowl I and Angeline Fowl. He is brother to the young twins Beckett and Myles Fowl.[9]

The Fowls are a family of “legendary criminals” whose history dates back to at least the Norman Conquest that have amassed a fortune through both legitimate and illegitimate means. Working alongside the Fowls is the Butler family, a centuries-old line of trained bodyguards that form lifelong affiliations with members of the Fowl family.[10] The family motto is Aurum Est Potestas (Gold is Power).[11]

Artemis Fowl I underwent reform following his kidnapping and has joined Angeline Fowl in her humanitarian and environmentalist efforts.[12]

[edit] Physical Appearance

Artemis is described as having pale skin, deep blue eyes, premature wrinkling near the eyes, and dark hair.[13] He is said to resemble his father. As of his adventures in The Lost Colony, Artemis has exchanged one eye with Holly Short as a result of a botched re-materialization and now possesses one blue eye and one hazel eye. A similar re-materialization resulted in the swapping of the index and second fingers on his left hand.[14] His smile is called vampire-like, and he maintains manicured hands.[15] Artemis has a slight build and is not physically fit.[16] He often wears Armani suits.[17]

[edit] Personality

Colfer describes Artemis’ personality at the beginning of the series as being difficult.[18] A description of the twelve-year-old Artemis in The Artemis Fowl Files finds that “he may isolate himself completely from anyone wishing to be his friend and, ultimately, from his family too”. However, Artemis also reveals in the same text that Butler is his best friend.[19] Artemis later acknowledges his father, Holly, and Butler as figures of respect following the events of Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident.[20] Following Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, Holly Short and Foaly both express regret at Artemis' mindwipe.[21] As the series progresses, Holly describes him as a friend. Artemis then acknowledges that he considers Holly, Julius Root, and Mulch Diggums to be friends as well. Artemis realizes that his adventures and new friendships have changed him for the better. Foaly later acknowledges Artemis as a friend of the People. Artemis admits feeling conflicted about wanting to be a criminal but also wanting to be a normal teen.[22] Ultimately, Artemis uses his abilities to help the People because he feels that he owes them for the past trouble he has caused, and he misses the challenges that their problems present.[23]

The intention of Artemis' development has been to explore the development of a "boy [that] becomes a young man and learns that avarice is not as important as family."[24] Colfer has noted that once Artemis "gets completely good, that's it" for his criminal ways.[25]

[edit] Aliases

Artemis also uses pseudonyms to hide his identity. Some names include a play on word, such as "F. Roy Dean Schlippe" (Freudian slip), "Emmesey Squire" (E = mc2), "Dr. C. Niall DeMencha" (senile dementia), and "Sir E. Brum" (cerebrum).[26][27]

Other identities include "Stefan Bashkir" (Russian child chess prodigy as well as character from The Supernaturalist), Alfonse (a teenager visiting the International Bank with his father), ("Malachy Pasteur" (French-Irish Extinctionist), Art Fowler (Vending Warehouse Owner), and "Violet Tsirblou" (Violets are blue).[28][29][30]

Domovoi Butler usually adapts to the new identities by assuming the role of the father or guardian.[31][32] Artemis also disguises fairy weaponry or other questionable items for his new identities by passing them off as games or toys.[33]

[edit] Skills and Abilities

Artemis is a child prodigy and is known to have the highest IQ in Europe.[34] He is described as “a plotter…[and]…a schemer” with “the ability to visualize a hypothetical situation and calculate the likely outcomes”.[35] His professors at Saint Bartleby’s School for Young Gentlemen acknowledge that his intellect is beyond what they may offer in the fields of literature, history, science, and mathematics.[36] He has published articles in psychology journals and delivered a lecture on Balkan politics.[37][38] Additionally, Artemis shows talent in music when he is able to compose an ending and add extra notes to many famous pieces of music by composers such as Bach and Beethoven.[39] He speaks fluent Gnommish, some Spanish, and is learning Russian.[40][41][42] He is skilled in detecting and creating forgeries. [43][44]

In addition to these abilities, Artemis holds several other fringe talents. He can allegedly type Paradise Lost in less than twenty minutes.[45] He is ambidextrous, but his left hand is slightly steadier.[46] Finally, Artemis is a trained pilot and equestrian.[47]

Between the events of The Lost Colony and Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, Artemis holds a small amount of clandestinely gathered magic from his extra-dimensional travels.[48] The magic gives him symptoms of being a magical being, such as nausea upon entering a building uninvited. The ability is lost after a failed healing on his mother.[49]

[edit] Valuables and Possessions

Artemis has accessed many possessions for implementing his plots throughout the series. Those include his computers and the cache of Lower Elements Police equipment collected during the events of the first book.[50][51] One of his most prized possessions given to him by Holly Short at the end of The Arctic Incident was a fairy coin that she shot a hole through with the finger he and Julius Root helped her to heal to remind him that "that deep beneath the layers of deviousness...[he has]...a spark of decency".[52] Another gift from Holly Short is a fairy communicator Artemis has disguised as a ring.[53]

Possessions used in his exploits also include Fowl Manor, a late medieval, early modern castle on 200 acres, a Learjet, a Bentley Red Label, a Sikorsky helicopter, and a Cessna aircraft.[54][55][56][57]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eoin Colfer interview on NBC's The Today Show on MSN Video(HTML) Retrieved August 2, 2008.
  2. ^ [http://www.newsweek.com/id/90803/page/2 Karen Springen. "Keeping Swashbuckling Alive." Newsweek January 10 2008, Page 2. Retrieved June 16 2009.
  3. ^ Eoin Colfer (2001). Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books pp. 28-29, 19. ISBN 0786817070.
  4. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 5, 8, 43, 68-69, 149-151, 253-254, 270. ISBN 9780349450706.
  5. ^ Eoin Colfer (2003). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 2, 10-13, 18-19, 44, 70-71, 91-92, 271, 302-304. ISBN 9780786819140.
  6. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 4, 20-21, 26, 88, 92, 103-106, 311-312, 331. ISBN 9780786852895.
  7. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 125-128, 224-227, 373, 375, 384. ISBN 9780786849567.
  8. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 125-128, 224-227, 373, 375, 384. ISBN 9781423108368.
  9. ^ Eoin Colfer (2008). Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 2. ISBN 9781423108368.
  10. ^ Eoin Colfer (2001). Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 15, 28. ISBN 0786817070.
  11. ^ Eoin Colfer (2003). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 82. ISBN 9780786819140.
  12. ^ Eoin Colfer (2008). Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 65. ISBN 9781423108368.
  13. ^ Eoin Colfer (2001). Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 3, 71, 196. ISBN 0786817070.
  14. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 16, 300, 365. ISBN 0786849568.
  15. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 118. ISBN 9780439450706.
  16. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 185, 214. ISBN 0786849568.
  17. ^ Eoin Colfer (2003). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 185. ISBN 9780786819140.
  18. ^ [http://www.newsweek.com/id/90803/page/2 Karen Springen. "Keeping Swashbuckling Alive." Newsweek January 10 2008, Page 2. Retrieved June 16 2009.
  19. ^ Eoin Colfer (2004). The Artemis Fowl Files. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 85, 99. 0786856394.
  20. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 277. ISBN 9780349450706.
  21. ^ Eoin Colfer (2003). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 303. ISBN 9780786819140.
  22. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 209, 233-234,253, 327, 332. ISBN 9780786852895.
  23. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 95-96. ISBN 9780786849567.
  24. ^ Kellaway, Kate. "Elf and Happiness." The Observer 13 May 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/may/13/booksforchildrenandteenagers.features
  25. ^ Rix, Juliet. "The Family That is Enough." The Guardian 14 October 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/oct/14/familyandrelationships.booksforchildrenandteenagers
  26. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 8. ISBN 9780349450706.
  27. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 208. ISBN 9780786849567.
  28. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 48. ISBN 9780349450706.
  29. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 35. ISBN 9780786852895.
  30. ^ Eoin Colfer (2008). Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 247. ISBN 9781423108368.
  31. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 35. ISBN 9780786852895.
  32. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 48. ISBN 9780349450706.
  33. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 44-47. ISBN 9780786852895.
  34. ^ Eoin Colfer (2001). Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 1. ISBN 0786817070.
  35. ^ Eoin Colfer (2003). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 157, 197. ISBN 9780786819140.
  36. ^ Eoin Colfer (2004). The Artemis Fowl Files. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 98-99. 0786856394.
  37. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 8. ISBN 9780349450706.
  38. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 265. ISBN 0786849568.
  39. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 342, 354. ISBN 9780786849567.
  40. ^ Eoin Colfer (2001). Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 119. ISBN 0786817070.
  41. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 12. ISBN 0786849568.
  42. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 42. ISBN 9780349450706.
  43. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 8-9. ISBN 9780349450706.
  44. ^ Eoin Colfer (2003). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 307. ISBN 9780786819140.
  45. ^ Colfer, Eoin (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. pp. 133. ISBN 0786808551. 
  46. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 99. ISBN 9780786852895.
  47. ^ Eoin Colfer (2008). Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 298-299, 354. ISBN 9781423108368.
  48. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 299. ISBN 9780786849567.
  49. ^ Eoin Colfer (2008). Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 18, 21. ISBN 9781423108368.
  50. ^ Eoin Colfer (2001). Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 30. ISBN 0786817070.
  51. ^ Eoin Colfer (2004). The Artemis Fowl Files. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 99. 0786856394.
  52. ^ Eoin Colfer (2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 274. ISBN 9780349450706.
  53. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 92. ISBN 9780786849567.
  54. ^ Eoin Colfer (2001). Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 126. ISBN 0786817070.
  55. ^ Eoin Colfer (2003). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 168. ISBN 9780786819140.
  56. ^ Eoin Colfer (2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 156. ISBN 9780786852895.
  57. ^ Eoin Colfer (2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Artemis Fowl (series). Hyperion Books. pp. 253. ISBN 9781423108368.
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