Mulch Diggums
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| Artemis Fowl character | |
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| Mulch Diggums | |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Dwarf |
Mulch Diggums is a fictional kleptomaniac dwarf from the Artemis Fowl series by Irish fiction author Eoin Colfer.
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. He even has his own tools to work in his kleptomaniac favor. 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. When his spit dries it becomes rock solid and glows in the dark. His dwarf rock polish is used to melt glass and metal.
A running joke in the series is that he smells horrible.
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[edit] Aliases
Mulch Diggums's aliases so far are:
- Lance Digger
- The Grouch
- Mo Digence
- Duc Truong
[edit] Role in the Series
[edit] Book I
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 as a bid for freedom, and steals bars of gold from the LEP Holly Short ransom fund before tunneling away.
[edit] Book II
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.
[edit] Book III
In Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, he is initially working for the Antonelli family as a "monkey" (which means someone who is good at breaking in to places), 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.
[edit] Book IV
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 a shuttle, knowing that Holly couldn't have committed the murder and regarding Root as a 'sort of' friend. He delivers the disc Artemis gave him to Butler, Artemis' bodyguard, restoring Butler's memory and allowing the two of them to come up with a plan to rescue Artemis and Holly Short from Opal Koboi, in the Eleven Wonder Exhibition in the Lower Elements which was full of trolls. Afterwards, Mulch steals a 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.
[edit] Book V
In Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony, Mulch, a PI investigator, is needed by Artemis Fowl to foil a plan to expose the missing demon race, and while Holly is away in Limbo, he runs the PI firm with another ex-criminal partner, Doodah Day.
[edit] The Seventh Dwarf
Mulch was lured by Artemis Fowl to steal the priceless Fei Fei tiara which contains an enormous blue diamond. However, a group of six dwarves led by Sergei the Significant have already stolen the tiara and plan to sell it at a circus to several European jewellery fences. As the dwarves perform in the circus, Mulch sneaks in underground and takes the tiara, also knocking out their leader, Sergei.
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