Artemis Fowl
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"Ruthless man."
Butler [src]

Billy Kong, formerly known as Jonah Lee, is a ruthless hitman from Malibu, though he considers Taipei to be his second home, and is of Chinese descent. He is infamous in underground circles, and is known for getting the job done, no matter what. He first appears in The Lost Colony as one of the two men escorting Minerva Paradizo in Madrid, holding a pair of crutches - which later turned out to be a modified dart rifle to capture N°1.

In The Lost Colony, he is hired by the Paradizos to guard their estate during Minerva's experiment. After Artemis takes №1 and Holly away from the Paradizos, Billy and his men kill all the Paradizos' guards and threatens to kill Gaspard if Minerva does not produce another demon. He does this because of a tale his brother Eric had used killing demons as an excuse for going out at night with his girlfriend, so when Eric is killed, Billy thought demons did it. Now that he has seen a demon with his own eyes, he wants revenge.

He made a deal with Artemis and traded Minerva for N°1 at the Taipei 101, with the intention of strapping a bomb onto №1 and sending him back to Hybras to explode and kill most of the demons. Though his plan worked, with the bomb getting to Hybras, the bomb ended up being useful, powering the spell that brought Hybras to Earth.

Kong and all his men were later knocked out by Butler in the ensuing battle. After Artemis, Holly, N°1 and Qwan had left for Hybras, Butler recalled the information given by Foaly that Kong had been suspected of stabbing and killing a colleague earlier, and together with Minerva, under pseudonyms, turned him over to the investigating officers, saying Kong's men had called him "Jonah" and mentioned that he "haven't notched (his) barrels for a long time", which means he had not committed murder for a while. With his former name, the officers successfully retrieved Kong's criminal history.

Kong is described as being wiry, slight and concerned with his looks, as he usually carries a mirror with him everywhere. He also has time for grooming, even when preparing for, or in the middle of, a kidnapping. Kong's black hair is usually in spikes and is highlighted.

Quotes[]

By Kong[]

"Tell me something, demon. Can you peel off your face?"
The Lost Colony [src]
"You probably know I'm not supposed to kill you, But I often do things I'm not supposed to."
The Lost Colony [src]
"Eric's work must be completed. I owe him that much."
The Lost Colony [src]
"You need to understand a few things, Paradizo. First, you are not in charge here. Not really. Not since my men and I joined your little group. Secondly, I don't generally work on this side of the law. My specialty is taking whatever I want by any means necessary. I only signed on for babysitting duty because I owe these demons a little payback. A lot of payback, actually. I know little Minerva just wanted to take photos of her guests and ask them a lot of psych questions, but I have my own plan for them. Something a little more painful."
The Lost Colony [src]
"So, you must be the great Artemis Fowl. Minerva's idol. I am so sick of you smart kids. Why can't you just boost cars or steal stuff like normal kids? -Kong


"We do steal stuff. Just bigger stuff." -Artemis"

The Lost Colony[src]
"You see how easy it is to deal with me. I'm a reasonable man, unless I'm crossed. So don't cross me."
The Lost Colony [src]
"No. This will not do. I need another demon."
The Lost Colony [src]

About Kong[]

"Born Jonah Lee, Malibu, early seventies. Family originally from Taiwan. Mother, Annie. One older brother, Eric, killed in a gang fight. The mother moved them both back to Hsin-chu, south of Taipei. Kong moved to the city and became a petty thief. He had to leave in the nineties when a row with an accomplice turned into a murder charge. Kong used a kitchen knife on his friend. There's still a warrant out for him there, under the name Jonah Lee. Moved to Paris and changed his name. Took up martial arts. He's had a facial surgery, but not enough to escape my computer."
Foaly [src]
"A real nasty piece of work."
Foaly [src]
"If Billy Kong is involved, things just got a lot more dangerous."
Butler [src]
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