Domovoi Butler
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| Artemis Fowl character | |
|---|---|
| Domovoi Butler | |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | Shaved; grey as of Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code |
| Eye colour | deep blue, almost black |
| Species | Human |
Domovoi Butler (or simply "Butler") is a fictional character in the Artemis Fowl series of books by Eoin Colfer.
[edit] Domovoi Butler
Butler is the bodyguard and something of a close friend to Artemis Fowl II. He stands almost seven feet tall and according to the third book weighs about ninety kilos as he is described as a "ninety kilo dead weight." He probably has a body mass index of 20, would be considered desirable, and has "muscles like a Michelangelo statue". He was born on August 14 and is of Eurasian heritage. Butler is fluent in several languages other than English, including Russian, French and German. It is revealed in Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code that Butler had been trained in Switzerland and Israel, has an SAS markmanship level, and is trained in information technology, emergency medicine, and even Cordon Bleu cooking.
Butler is both highly trained and loyal, and has become a sort of a father/older brother figure to Artemis. Butler has been nearly killed twice, once in the first book being mauled in a battle with a troll (Butler is the only human known to ever take on a troll in combat and win) and again in the beginning of the third book (Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code) by taking a bullet meant to kill Artemis. In this book, as he is about to die, Butler reveals his first name to be Domovoi. Both times he is revived by Captain Holly Short's magic. However, the second healing required some of his own life force in addition to Captain Short's magic, and he awoke a few days later to be about fifteen years older. He became slightly too old for the bodyguard business, and due to Kevlar tissue that became woven into his chest during his healing, he could no longer breathe as easily as he used to. He is, however, able to withstand small-caliber bullets fired at his chest. Another side-effect of the second healing is that he will live much longer than the average human. At the end of the third book, he is given cosmetic surgery and dwarf fat implants to mask his aging before his memory is wiped by the fairies/LEP. He still remains Artemis' bodyguard and also a figure of wisdom and support.
He revealed his first name to Artemis when he believed he was about to die, revealing to the young genius two things: he had been named for a Slavic guardian spirit and that the academy Butler had trained at (Madame Ko's Bodyguard Academy) instructed their students never to reveal their first names to their charge ever - and, since Artemis knew his friend would never break this rule unless it no longer mattered - that he was saying good-bye. His name is used by Artemis to secretly prepare Butler himself to regain his memory of the fairies after his and Artemis' minds are wiped, as Butler needed concrete evidence from someone he trusted completely (Artemis) to effect total recall, although prior to recall, both of them were beginning to experience surfacing of residual memories.
Throughout the books, Butler has served as the most physical member of the team, particularly during the events of The Arctic Incident, when he single-handedly charged down a group of fairies and later broke through a door designed to withstand the impact of a rhinoceros. His tactical knowledge has also served an important use as his physical abilities declined after his near-death experience in The Eternity Code, although Artemis's wide breadth of knowledge means that he traditionally makes the final plans.
Butler also demonstrated a strong will in The Arctic Incident. He was able to resist Holly's mesmer for a surprising amount of time. Though he eventually lost the mental battle, Butler proved a more dificult victim than any Holly had ever met.
He uses several aliases made over the years around the world, on different security safe deposit boxes to access weaponry, surveillance and espionage equipment to prevent suspicions during travels overseas, such as: Constatin Bakshir, Colonel Xavier Lee,and Franklin Arnott
[edit] Family
Little is known about Butler's family, besides his younger sister Juliet. It is revealed in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident that Butler's uncle (the Major) was Artemis Sr.'s bodyguard. However, in the explosion of the Fowl Star, the Major was killed and his body turned up in the Tchersky morgue. It was also revealed that of the two people in the world trained in martial as well as Butler, and he was related to one of them. The other lives on an island in the South China Sea and spends "his days meditating and beating up palm trees."
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