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Bevis Pod was an Engineer apprentice in London who was introduced in Mortal Engines.
He was killed when the 13th Floor Elevator crashed onto him in an attempt to save Katherine Valentine.[1]
In the 2018 adaptation, he was portrayed by Irish actor Ronan Raftery.
Description[]
Bevis is handsome, with big, dark eyes; a small perfect mouth; and no hair. He wears a gauze mask.[6] While hiding from his guild, he wore the black robes of the Historians.[7] He has a soft voice, a strange laugh that sounds like he's trying it out, and a pale smooth scalp.[8] He has long hands.[2]
Bevis has pale skin, short brown hair, and a small brown stubble on his face. He wears a puffy grey jacket over his black t-shirt; a black belt to uphold his black pants; and brown fingerless gloves on his hands. There is also a magnet in his coat, which allows him to place a flashlight-like device on it effortlessly. His voice is similar to Tom's, but lighter and can get harsh at a moment's notice.[5]
Personality[]
Katherine describes Bevis as sweet, clumsy, useless, and clever. Despite this, he has the ability to kill.[2]
Bevis is distrustful of London's government, and highly intelligent. He is also empathetic.[5]
History[]
Pre-Series[]
Bevis born to Lavinia Childermass and her partner some time before the events of the quartet. Because of the Engineers' laws, he was ripped from his mother soon after birth and raised in the Engineerium's communal nursery before being transferred to an Apprenticeship.[4]
Mortal Engines quartet[]
Mortal Engines[]
Bevis chased Hester after her attempt to kill Valentine but was outrun by Tom. He then first meets Katherine in the Deep Gut Prison where he tries to save one of the prisoners there from death, but fails. Pod then contacts her to tell her what he knew about the assassin that tried to murder her father. After that, he helps Katherine on her way to stop MEDUSA.
He and Katherine fall in love, quite close to the end of the book (although Bevis might have had a thing for Katherine before this point).
He is killed during the siege of London at the end of the novel when the 13th Floor Elevator falls on him when he sacrifices himself to save Katherine.
A Darkling Plain[]
Bevis is mentioned in Lavinia's thoughts as she watches Wren and Theo leave the ruins of London at night.
Film[]
Bevis first appears bumping into Katherine and Tom as they make their way to the Gut. He later explains to Katherine about the hints he has heard about MEDUSA, Thaddeus' weapon. At the end of the film, he survives the finale and is accepting into Shan Guo as refugees alongside the other Londoners.
Relationships[]
Katherine Valentine[]
Katherine was Bevis' partner[8] before the duo's untimely deaths.[1]
In the Peter Jackson adaptation, the two become allies to discover who Hester was and what MEDUSA is.[5]
Lavinia Childermass[]
Lavinia Childermass is Bevis' mother.
He never met her as he was taken away from her soon after his birth to the Engineer's communal nursery.[4]
Tom Natsworthy[]
Although they never met in the books, its in hinted in the film that Tom and Bevis are friends and/or acquaintances.[5]
Trivia[]
- "Bevis" is a rare English name derived from an English surname that was derived from the French town Beauvais.[9]
- In the original version of Mortal Engines, Bevis was known as "Angie Pod".[10]
- Bevis knows basic chemistry.[11]
- Bevis believes that science can be used for whatever that can be done.[11]
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mortal Engines, Chapter 34: "Idea for the Fireworks Display"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mortal Engines, Chapter 32: "Chudleigh Pomeroy Sees it Through"
- ↑ Mortal Engines, Chapter 33: "Wine and Nibbles and the Dawn of a New Era"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Darkling Plain, Chapter 42: "The Funeral Drum"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Mortal Engines (2018)
- ↑ Mortal Engines, Chapter 16: "The Turd Tanks"
- ↑ Mortal Engines, Chapter 25: "The Historians"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mortal Engines, Chapter 27: "Dr. Arkengarth Remembers"
- ↑ Bevis - Behind the Name
- ↑ Mortal Engines: Twenty Years On - Philip Reeve's website
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mortal Engines, Chapter 31: "The Eavesdropper"
- ↑ Mortal Engines characters - Coats and Revolvers