Beowulf (Blart)
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Beowulf, or Beo for short, is a character from Dominic Barker's fantasy novel Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want To Save The World and its upcoming sequel Blart II: The Boy Who Was Wanted Dead Or Alive - Or Both. He is a burly warrior who joins Blart and Capablanca on their quest.
[edit] Description
Beowulf is very large and burly (He is described as the biggest person Blart had ever seen). His muscles are eaily visible and he wields a large broad sword. He has black hair that trails to his shoulders and a thin beard. His attire (As seen on the book's cover) appears somewhat barabaric. He also wears wrist gauntlets.
[edit] Personality
Beowulf is stern and has a quick temper. For example, when he first meets Blart he tries to kill him because Blart laughs at him when he falls over. He is somewhat clumsy, this probably because of his size. He can be ignorant and doesn't think before he acts. He likes to torture his enemies and finds violence to be the answer to most problems. He has a hunger that could match Blart's and complains when he hasn't had any food. He is very proud and moans when his shiny armor rusts from a previous underwater encounter with sharks.
Beowulf is a warrior, and his one true goal in life is to become a knight. To become a knight, he must kill a dragon anf present its severed tail to someone of royal stature. He eventually succeeds in severing a dragon of Illyria's tail, this angering fellow companion Princess Lois.
[edit] Role in Blart
Beowulf joins Blart and Capablanca on their quest in the Jolly Murderers Inn. He is the third member of the party. He seems to have a history with Capablanca and apparently fough by his side at a battle called the Battle of Longbarrow Hill. He joins them on their quest after a quick conversation.
Beowulf is one of the main reason that Zoltab's minions and ministers learn of their quest. He drunkingly tells two undercover minions, Mr. Motte and Mr. Bailey, about their quest and the identities of the company.
Whne in Illyria, Beowulf sees an entire field of dragons. He kills one and severs its tail to present to the king of Illyria. A furious Princess Lois chases after him in fury but he takes no notice of her. When at the palace, Beowulf is declined a knighting by the overly-peaceful king and queen.
When they arrive one night at a desert, Beowulf (Along with Princess Lois and Pig the Horse) are kidnapped by Zoltab's minions. Beowulf is imprisoned in the tower.
When Capablanca and Blart arrive and the entire company is taken to Zoltab, Beowulf and the others must fight Zoltab's greatest servants: Famine, Disease, Pestilence and Death. Once defeated, before they are all to be immediately executed, Beowulf asks Zoltab to knight hi. Zoltab does so, but is defeated before he may kill Beowulf. At the novel's ending, Beowulf is still with the company and full-fledged knight.
