Briar Cudgeon

Briar Cudgeon is a secondary antagonist in the 2020 film Artemis Fowl and a Lieutenant in the LEP. As the leader of the LEPRetrieval team tasked with rescuing Holly Short, he conspires to usurp command of LEPRecon from Commander Root.
==Background==
===Personality===
Briar Cudgeon is a "complete opportunist", who takes every chance he can get to advance his own position in life, often at the expense of others. He is envious of Commander Root's position at the head of LEPRecon and believes that he would be better suited in the leadership position. Cudgeon is easily rattled, and when he finally attains the power he is seeking, he does not use the power well. Cudgeon has a strong dislike of humans and some other fairy species, such as Centaurs. He considers the prospect of working with humans to be unacceptable.
==Role in the film==
Opal Koboi approaches Briar Cudgeon who tells him to be a commander again, telling him that she convinced the executors to grant him a pardon after his court-martial, telling him that Commander Root was powerless to stop it. Cudgeon then approaches Koboi who tells him that he works for her, telling him that she wants nothing that prevents him from bringing her the Aculos, planning to infiltrate Fairy Command on her behalf. He then approaches Root telling him about Beechwood Short who used his magic to steal the Aculos from him which he thinks Beechwood is a traitor, much to Root telling him to get out of her sight, which Cudgeon replies to Root that the executives are watching her. Cudgeon later approaches Root who tells her that she might resign after the executives find out about this after losing contact with Holly. Cudgeon later appears in certain scenes where he appears with several LEP agents who arrive at Fowl Manor.
Furthermore, Opal Koboi talks to Cudgeon that Artemis Fowl found the Aculos at Fowl Manor, telling him that he will intervene if he tells her more about this just before approaching Root where she confronts him after telling hearing about the Aculos in use which Root tells her to knock it off. Cudgeon later sees the troll that was captured where he tells Root that they fed him with everything the troll is allergic to just as Cudgeon follows the transportation vehicle carried by L.E.P.RECON forces where the troll is captured. Later when various LEP officers attempt to unblock Holly Short's magic, Cudgeon denies, telling one of the officers that Holly betrayed the fairies only for the agents to immediately unblock her magic, allowing Holly to revive Dom just before the LEP agents evacuate due to the Time Freeze collapsing. He is not seen again afterwards.
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