Mulch Diggums
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Mulch Diggums is a kleptomaniac dwarf who appears in the Artemis Fowl series .
He has been arrested numerous times by the LEP due to his criminal nature; stealing from Mud Men is his speciality. An expert burglar, he is also infamous for his powerful and deadly flatulence, varieties including, the "torpedo", and the "cyclone". As a dwarf, he can tunnel underground using his unhinged jaws at high speeds. Due to the placement of his voicebox, he sounds identical to all other male dwarfs. His beard hair act as antennae and he can pick up vibrations through walls and underground. Also, when they are pulled, they stiffen and form to work as keys, and other useful items. His dwarf rock polish is used to melt glass and metal.
A running joke in the series is that he smells.
Mulch Diggums's aliases are:
- Lance Digger
- The Grouch
- Mo Digence
In the first book, Artemis Fowl, he is blackmailed by the Lower Elements Police (LEP) to assist in the siege of Fowl Manor. He is able to infiltrate the manor by burrowing under the wine cellar. He finds out that Artemis's secret weapon is a copy of the Book of the People. He fakes his death in a cave in in a bid for freedom, and steals bars of gold from the LEP Holly Short ransom fund before tunneling away.
In "Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident", he has used the gold he stole in the first book to buy himself a fancy apartment in Los Angeles. He quickly returns to his old ways, and becomes a thief known as "The Grouch", famous for stealing one of every Academy Award trophy. After being found by Artemis and Holly Short, he helps them break into Opal Koboi's laboratories, in exchange for a two-day head start, which he takes as soon as the mission is over.
In Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, he is initially working for the Mafia as a "monkey", but foils a plot to kidnap Artemis, and subsequently assists him in breaking into the Spiro Needle to steal back the C Cube. After this, Artemis Fowl helps him by changing the date on his original search warrant, rendering all further convictions void. Artemis gives him a gold medallion which is actually a computer disc with information to help Artemis recover his memories after the mind wipe.
In "The Seventh Dwarf" special edition World Book Day publication and The Artemis Fowl Files, he assists Artemis to steal the Fei Fei tiara from a gang of six dwarves called "The Significants". He narrowly escapes being caught by Holly Short.
In the fourth book, Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, he is enroute to his hearings when he hears of Commander Root's death and escapes from the shuttle. He delivers the disc Artemis gave him to Butler, Artemis' bodyguard. They rescue Artemis and Holly Short from Opal Koboi, in the Eleven Wonder Exhibition in the Lower Elements. Afterwards, Mulch steals an LEP vehicle, joins with Holly, Artemis, and Butler, and through stealth, plants a bomb inside Koboi's craft. All charges against him are dropped and he becomes Holly's partner in a private investigation agency.
