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David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation's most prolific professional wrestlers, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE (then WWF) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. He would go on to win the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship four times (with his first reign remaining the longest in history at 282 days), the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena), and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He also won the 2005 and 2014 Royal Rumble matches and subsequently headlined WrestleMania 21 and WrestleMania XXX, with the former being one of the top five highest-grossing PPV events in wrestling history. Having largely stepped back from professional wrestling in 2020, he retired after WrestleMania 35 in 2019. As an actor, Bautista is known for portraying Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023) and Rabban in Dune (2021) and its 2024 sequel. Bautista has additionally starred in Spectre (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Final Score, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (both 2018), Army of the Dead (2021), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Knock at the Cabin, and Parachute (both 2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Bautista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer follows the adventures of Artemis Fowl II, a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind from a wealthy Irish family. In the first book, Artemis discovers the existence of a secret underground world inhabited by technologically advanced fairies. Determined to restore his family's fortune, he kidnaps Holly Short, a fairy and officer of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance (LEPrecon), demanding a ransom in gold. What begins as a heist quickly escalates into a battle of wits between Artemis and the magical world, setting the stage for a complex relationship between human cunning and fairy magic. As the series progresses through eight books, Artemis evolves from a cold strategist into a reluctant hero, often teaming up with Holly and other magical allies to combat threats that endanger both worlds. From rescuing his father from the Russian Mafia to battling rogue pixies and time-bending demons, the saga blends high-tech espionage, mythological creatures, and moral growth. The books are fast-paced, witty, and layered with themes of loyalty, redemption, and the blurred lines between good and evil
