Julius Root
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Julius Root is a fictional character
from the Artemis Fowl series
of children's books written by Irish
author Eoin Colfer
.
of the Lower Elements Police. Root was frequently angry, and when angry, he became extremely frustrated and his face generally turned red. This trait earned him the nickname 'Beetroot', although he is almost never actually called that by another character. In the first book, the author mentioned that there is an office pool going on how long he has until his heart explodes. He hated his first name, and got very angry whenever someone called him 'Julius'. He often acted annoyed and impatient with many members of his staff, including Foaly
the centaur (although without Foaly the humans would have rediscovered the fairies long ago) and, at some points, Captain Holly Short
, although he and Holly eventually develop a close relationship akin to father-daughter.
In the first book he is backstabbed by Briar Cudgeon, someone he grew up with since childhood. However, Cudgeon botched his attempt to remain commander in the first Artemis Fowl book and Root was quickly reinstated. Root smokes fungus cigars and has no sense of humor. In Root's interview in The Artemis Fowl Files
he says that he has not laughed out loud for 200 years, though in later books he is seen laughing multiple times. In the same interview, he mentions that he rarely smiles and hardly chuckles. He adds that he would like the name and rank of anyone who says that they have heard him laugh. At first he despised Artemis Fowl and his accomplice Butler, but by the second book they have respect for each other. Commander Root preferred a tri-barrelled, water-cooled blaster in a firefight.
Julius Root was a field fairy, and when necessary, he didn't hesitate to go out into the fray himself. In the first book, he set out to save Holly from Artemis himself. In the second book, he and Holly accompanied Artemis and Butler to the Arctic to save Artemis's father
. Root had a brother named Turnball who once almost flooded half of Haven City. After being on the run for many years, Turnball was brought into custody by his brother and a rookie, Holly Short.
Commander Julius Root played a minor role in the third book, Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
(simply helping to organize the plan for the C Cube's retrieval and then overseeing the mind-wipes of Artemis, Butler, and Juliet) and finally in the fourth book, Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
, when the returning villain Opal Koboi
strapped him to a detonation bomb with octo bonds (used for containing criminals), killing him in the resulting explosion and framing Holly for his demise. After defeating Koboi's plan, Artemis later attempted to console Holly over the incident by assuring her that he had been over the situation and could see no way that she could have saved Root without prior knowledge of the plan.
Root was succeeded by Ark Sool, who is not at all well-liked as his predecessor. It is later revealed that Commander Root was in fact supposed to be promoted to the Council before his tragic murder. It is also learned that Ark Sool was fired during Artemis's time on Hybras when he proved willing to let the Eighth fairy family (demons) die off.
In the sixth book, Artemis lies to Holly in order to get her to help him cure Angeline Fowl. To make up for lying, he manages to project Holly into the past, giving her a chance to finally say goodbye to Root. It is then discovered that Root thought that Holly would make a great commander.
Fictional character
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from the Artemis Fowl series
Artemis Fowl (series)
Artemis Fowl is a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer and all the books are best sellers, starring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II. The author summed up the series as: "Die Hard with fairies." There are seven novels in the series; the first was published in...
of children's books written by Irish
Ireland
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author Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer is an Irish author. He is most famous as the author of the Artemis Fowl series, but he has also written other successful books. His novels have been compared to the works of J. K. Rowling...
.
Personality
Julius Root was the commander of the reconnaissance divisionLeprecon
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of the Lower Elements Police. Root was frequently angry, and when angry, he became extremely frustrated and his face generally turned red. This trait earned him the nickname 'Beetroot', although he is almost never actually called that by another character. In the first book, the author mentioned that there is an office pool going on how long he has until his heart explodes. He hated his first name, and got very angry whenever someone called him 'Julius'. He often acted annoyed and impatient with many members of his staff, including Foaly
Foaly
Foaly is a fictional character in the Artemis Fowl series written by Eoin Colfer. He is the technical consultant to the Lower Elements Police...
the centaur (although without Foaly the humans would have rediscovered the fairies long ago) and, at some points, Captain Holly Short
Holly Short
Holly Short is a fictional character and a LEPrecon Captain in the Artemis Fowl book series by Eoin Colfer.-Character outline:Holly Short is a talkative and sarcastic elf with an auburn crew cut and hazel eyes, as well as the pointy ears and nut-brown skin typical of her species...
, although he and Holly eventually develop a close relationship akin to father-daughter.
In the first book he is backstabbed by Briar Cudgeon, someone he grew up with since childhood. However, Cudgeon botched his attempt to remain commander in the first Artemis Fowl book and Root was quickly reinstated. Root smokes fungus cigars and has no sense of humor. In Root's interview in The Artemis Fowl Files
The Artemis Fowl Files
The Artemis Fowl Files is a companion book to the Artemis Fowl series written by Eoin Colfer.It contains two short stories, one about Captain Holly Short joining LEPrecon, and the second about Mulch Diggums and Artemis Fowl working together to steal a tiara...
he says that he has not laughed out loud for 200 years, though in later books he is seen laughing multiple times. In the same interview, he mentions that he rarely smiles and hardly chuckles. He adds that he would like the name and rank of anyone who says that they have heard him laugh. At first he despised Artemis Fowl and his accomplice Butler, but by the second book they have respect for each other. Commander Root preferred a tri-barrelled, water-cooled blaster in a firefight.
Julius Root was a field fairy, and when necessary, he didn't hesitate to go out into the fray himself. In the first book, he set out to save Holly from Artemis himself. In the second book, he and Holly accompanied Artemis and Butler to the Arctic to save Artemis's father
Artemis Fowl I
Artemis Fowl I is a fictional character in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. He is the husband of Angeline Fowl, and the father of the main character, Artemis Fowl II...
. Root had a brother named Turnball who once almost flooded half of Haven City. After being on the run for many years, Turnball was brought into custody by his brother and a rookie, Holly Short.
Commander Julius Root played a minor role in the third book, Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code is the third book of Irish children's fiction author Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. It is preceded by Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident and followed by Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception...
(simply helping to organize the plan for the C Cube's retrieval and then overseeing the mind-wipes of Artemis, Butler, and Juliet) and finally in the fourth book, Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception is a teen fantasy novel published in 2005, the 4th book in the Artemis Fowl series by the Irish author Eoin Colfer...
, when the returning villain Opal Koboi
Opal Koboi
Opal Koboi is a fictional character from the Artemis Fowl series - a set of seven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. After the character's May 2002 introduction in the second book in the series as a supporting antagonist, Colfer again used Koboi as the main antagonist in the fourth...
strapped him to a detonation bomb with octo bonds (used for containing criminals), killing him in the resulting explosion and framing Holly for his demise. After defeating Koboi's plan, Artemis later attempted to console Holly over the incident by assuring her that he had been over the situation and could see no way that she could have saved Root without prior knowledge of the plan.
Root was succeeded by Ark Sool, who is not at all well-liked as his predecessor. It is later revealed that Commander Root was in fact supposed to be promoted to the Council before his tragic murder. It is also learned that Ark Sool was fired during Artemis's time on Hybras when he proved willing to let the Eighth fairy family (demons) die off.
In the sixth book, Artemis lies to Holly in order to get her to help him cure Angeline Fowl. To make up for lying, he manages to project Holly into the past, giving her a chance to finally say goodbye to Root. It is then discovered that Root thought that Holly would make a great commander.