Butler family (Artemis Fowl)
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| Artemis Fowl family | |
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| The Butler Family | |
| Species | Human |
| Known Members | Domovoi and Juliet Butler. |
| Children | Domovoi, Juliet, and "the Major". |
| Other Members | the Major |
| First appearance | Artemis Fowl |
The Butler family is a family of martial arts masters in the fictional series Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. It is comprised of Domovoi Butler ("Butler") and his younger sister Juliet[1]. Butler's uncle, known only as "the Major", is also mentioned.
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[edit] Relationship to Fowls
It is revealed in the first book that the Butler family has been serving the Fowl family as bodyguards for centuries. The first ever pairing was of Virgil Butler as a servant, bodyguard, and cook to Lord Hugo de Fóle for one of the first Norman Crusades.[2]
It is mentioned that a pairing of a Butler and a Fowl lasted for life. It is not known what happens if the Butler dies in the middle of his service, except that his/her family receives a "six-figure settlement plus a monthly pension". The job is described as demanding and lonely, but with high rewards. [3]
[edit] Training
The children of the Butler family underwent training starting at the age of ten. The training took place in a private training center in Israel known as Madame Ko's Bodyguard Academy[citation needed], where they were taught Cordon Bleu cooking, marksmanship, a blend of different martial arts, emergency medicine, and Information technology.[2][3] If there was no Fowl to guard at the end of training, he/she was quickly taken as bodyguards for "various royal personages, generally in Monaco or Saudi Arabia".[3]
[edit] Domovoi Butler
Domovoi Butler, known simply as "Butler", is a large man of Eurasian descent.[4] He is the bodyguard to the 12-year old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II.
[edit] Juliet Butler
Juliet Butler is Butler's little sister.[1] It is mentioned that Juliet is the only person to actually laugh at Butler multiple times and still live. She is 4 years older than Artemis[5], making her 16 at the time of the Artemis II decoded the Booke of the People.[6] Juliet also has blond hair that some people find extremely attractive.[7] She won the fictional "Miss Sugar Beet Fair 1999", but only revealed this when Holly Short places her under the mesmer.[8] She has an adoration for wrestling, most likely inherited from her martial arts training.
[edit] The Major
Butler's uncle, simply known as "the Major", was Artemis Fowl I's bodyguard.[9] He also attended and graduated from Madame Ko's Bodyguard Academy.[10] It is revealed in the first book and in more detail in The Arctic Incident that he died in the explosion of the Fowl Star.[11][12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Artemis Fowl p. 22
- ^ a b Artemis Fowl p. 15
- ^ a b c Artemis Fowl p. 16
- ^ Artemis Fowl p. 4
- ^ Artemis Fowl p. 64
- ^ Artemis Fowl p. 2
- ^ Artemis Fowl pgs. 64-66
- ^ Artemis Fowl pg. 100
- ^ Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident p. ??
- ^ Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident p. ??
- ^ Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident p. ??
- ^ Artemis Fowl p. 29
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