List of concepts in Artemis Fowl

This is a list of fictional concepts in Artemis Fowl, a novel series by Eoin Colfer.

Fairy concepts

Bio-bomb

A high-tech, fairy-manufactured guided missile, also known as a "bio-bomb" or a "blue-rinse" because of its blue colour . Once detonated, it employs the radioactive energy source Solinium 2, destroying all living tissue in the area while leaving landscape and buildings untouched. It was used on Fowl Manor in Artemis Fowl,and, later, in Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, Opal Koboi manufactures a larger missile-guided bio-bomb and a compact bio-bomb with a plasma screen.

Buzz baton

A fairy weapon, primarily used by the LEP to incapacitate any foes they may face. They are designed as bludgeoning weapons, and once powered, will send a 1000 volt shock into the target- presumably enough to incapacitate a fairy, but insufficient when used against a human. An LEPretrieval squad attempted to use them against Butler in the Fowl Manor siege, to no avail.

Centaurian

A script only known by centaurs. The cipher is slightly easier to translate than Gnommish because many of the symbols look similar to their English counterparts. It can be read fluently once familiar, and is more like a recognisable font than a language.

DNA cannons

A specialized cannon designed to incapacitate any creature whose DNA is not coded into the cannon with a laser. Most notably, the Koboi Laboratories is protected with DNA stun cannons.

Iris-cam

A tiny LEP-issue camera within a contact lens; once attached to the user's eye, it is virtually invisible. It is used as a remote camera, but also has several filters, including thermal and x-ray. It should be noted that whenever one changes filters, a small shock passes through the iris-cam, which may cause discomfort.

LEP Helmet

Part of the official LEP uniform, the LEP Helmet was developed by Foaly. The helmet includes a motion-sensor filter which flags moving objects "with an orange corona.It includes a camera, microphone, and visor with digital display.

Magnastrips

Magnastrips power the automobiles in Haven City. LEP automobiles have the ability to push other vehicles out of the way in case of emergency During the lockdown in Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, all non-emergency vehicles lost power.

Medi-Pac

Invented by Foaly, the medi-pac is an ice pack infused with magic healing crystals. Activated by crumpling it together to activate the crystals, it is applied to the wounded area. It is not as effective as magic, but it can be useful in a tight spot.

Mesmer

A magical power, similar to hypnosis, that most of the fairy families are able to use, since only a small amount of magic is needed to mesmerize someone. Someone who is under the mesmer has no control over their actions, and becomes entranced with the voice of the one mesmerizing. It usually requires direct eye contact, as well as a voice laced with suggestion; thus, the mesmer is useless against mirrored surfaces such as mirrored sunglasses. or mirrored contact lenses. The eye contact is needed to control the brain.

Mind-wipe

The mind-wipe is a technology designed to erase parts of sentient memory, usually human. Any sighting of the People by a human being is erased from the memory of any humans involved. The mind-wipe has two forms; the block wipe, which obliterates the memory of a set period of time from the targeted mind, and the fine-tuned wipe, designed to remove only specific memories from the targeted mind.

Artemis Fowl II, Butler and Juliet all submitted to a fine-tune mind-wipe at the end of The Eternity Code, but Artemis and Butler managed to initiate a total recall through a disk containing specific knowledge to trigger recall. Artemis' was an in-depth description of his escapades, but Butler's was merely his first name, Domovoi.

Mood blanket

The mood blanket is a multi-sensor massage and homeopathic garment meant for centaurs, created by Foaly.

Mud people

The terms 'Mud People,' 'Mud Men,' 'Mud Woman,' 'Mud Boy,' 'Mud Girl' and 'Mud Kid' are generalizations used by fairies to address humans. This term comes from the age of the Battle of Tailte, when the People were battling the "Mud People" to stay aboveground, they gave up due to overwhelming numbers. This term also conveys fairies' dislike and even contempt towards the human race because of their pollution and the fact that humans forced fairies underground (partly because fairies can only have a child every twenty years).

Neutrino 2000

The latest, lightweight model of fairy handguns, with three settings: "Scorched, well done, and crisped to a cinder." The Neutrinos are nuclear powered, so they have almost unlimited ammunition. Neutrinos can only knock out people, they can't kill.. The gun shoots an orange beam of heat at the target.

Neutrino 3000

The new version of the Neutrino 2000 that Foaly designed after the B'wa Kell rebellion. The guns are registered to only respond to one person, and every shot loosed by the Neutrino 3000 is recorded on a computer log. There are no metal parts, and, as Foaly describes, it is "powered by kinetics, the motion of your body, with a backup mini-nuke cell... The casing is vitually impregnable

Pressure Elevators

Powered by "gaseous columns vented from the earth's core", fairies can ride in titanium eggs or more leisurely shuttles to the surface to perform the Ritual or for other business. The elevators are natural vents which allow magma streams to shoot toward the surface; these irregular pressure releases are watched by the LEP technicians, and "flare-prediction teams" are accurate to about a tenth of a second.

Retimager

A piece of fairy technology developed by Foaly that infallibly tells whether or not a person has seen a specific image before. Based on the premise that every image that a person sees leaves an infinitesimal etching on the retina that never disappears, two suction cups resembling plungers are used to read the etchings on the subject's retinas. The seals on the suction cups are implanted with micro needles, which inject sedative through the subject's pores.

The Ritual

The Ritual is explained in the Book (the "Fairy Bible"). It consists of picking an acorn from an ancient oak tree at a bend in a river and planting it far from the ancient oak. When a fairy does this, his or her magic is replenished. In Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, it is shown that magic may be replenished with the help of a warlock, demonstrated by N^o1. In Artemis Fowl, Artemis and Butler capture Holly Short while she is attempting to complete the Ritual.

Sentinel

A computer system invented by Foaly that monitors all human telecommunications and reviews phone calls with fairy-related "buzzwords.

Shielding

A shield is a form of magic which allows the user to stay invisible to most observers. Fairies shield by increasing their heart rate, causing their bodies to vibrate so quickly that they are never in one place long enough to be seen. Usually, when using the shield, the fairy encounters resistance from non-vibrating clothing, equipment, etc., which causes a slight shimmer in the air. However, fairies have difficulty shielding in areas with high levels of radiation, like northern Russia.

Softnose laser

The softnose laser is an illegal type of laser weapon, about two feet long, with a lifetime of less than ten years. They were originally powered with solar cells, but can be adapted to be powered by simple AA alkaline batteries. The softnose fires a laser at a slower speed, penetrating the target (instead of incapacitating), causing greater damage than a normal laser. The B'wa Kell goblin triad was armed with these weapons by Opal Koboi in a failed storming of Police Plaza.

Solinium

A radioactive element, still not in the human periodic table. It has a half-life of 14 seconds and is the main energy source of a bio-bomb. It is standard procedure to spray any LEP property with solinium-based tracker.

Time-stop

A tool used by the Fairies in the Artemis Fowl series. It stops time in a selected area using magic. Historically, time-stop fields were created by five warlocks who created a pentagram around the intended area. However, the process was mechanized by Foaly; the warlocks send their magic into lithium batteries, in which it can be stored until needed. Time-stops cut off an area entirely from the outside world; communications to the "outside world" are rendered useless, as nothing is able to penetrate the field. Once in a time-stop, it is impossible to fall asleep or wake up without a sedative.

Warlock

A fairy with strong magic skills who is highly trained in the magical arts. In the past warlocks have been used to stop time and wipe minds. In modern times, since Foaly "had them do their thing into lithium batteries," Warlocks are still trained in the magical arts, but their training leanes more towards the medical side; Such as emergency medicine. Most warlocks have a have a strong pacifist creed.

Demon Warlock
A demon who possesses magic that deviates itself from normal fairy magic, in the way that it may be used for time travel.

Other concepts

C Cube

A device made by Artemis Fowl II from stolen fairy technology in Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. It can read any medium, electronic or organic, because it contains an "omnisensor", a piece of fairy technology that can sense anything. It is stolen by Jon Spiro, and must be retrieved because it has the potential to compromise the People's security. It is encoded with an Eternity Code (see below).

Eternity Code

Created by Artemis Fowl II, it is a code like any other code, except that it uses a completely new language as a base language, making it next to impossible to translate, unless you know the language. As noted by one of Jon Spiro's staff members, Dr. Pearson, and Artemis Fowl II himself, theoretically it would take an eternity to get through the code..

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