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| Universe | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
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| Type | Secret |
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| Location | Mortmain Mountains, Hotel Denouement |
| Key people | Snicket siblings, Quagmire triplets, Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire |
| Technologies | V.F.D. Codes, Vertical Flame Diversions, Verdant Flammable Devices |
V. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science A Series of Unfortunate Events is a children's Book series of thirteen novels written by Daniel Handler under the Pseudonym of In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, there are various Fictional geographical locations where events take place Many Businesses appear in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket Duncan, Isadora, and Quigley Quagmire are Fictional characters in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire are Fictional characters in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler. High tech is Technology that is at the cutting edge —the most advanced technology currently available In A Series of Unfortunate Events, VFD is a fictional secret organization although its exact nature has never been revealed in the series F. D. is a secret organization within the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket dedicated to keeping the word quiet and extinguished. Secret society is a term used to describe a variety of organizations A Series of Unfortunate Events is a children's Book series of thirteen novels written by Daniel Handler under the Pseudonym of Lemony Snicket is a Pseudonym used by author Daniel Handler in his book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as a character in that V. F. D. is commonly used as an acronym to various related terms used by the organization, which helps to increase the reader's confusion of what the initials actually stand for. The Baudelaires excepted, the meanings are perfectly clear to the organization's members.
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V. F. D. was first mentioned in The Austere Academy when Duncan and Isadora Quagmire were kidnapped by the villainous Count Olaf. The Austere Academy is the fifth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Duncan, Isadora, and Quigley Quagmire are Fictional characters in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Count Olaf is the primary villain of the children's Book series A Series of Unfortunate Events (by Lemony Snicket) The Baudelaires heard the Quagmires scream "V. F. D!"; however, the Quagmires were taken away before they could say anything further. There are mentions of V. F. D. in every book in the series following The Austere Academy. The Austere Academy is the fifth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The theme becomes increasingly prominent in subsequent volumes as the Baudelaire orphans investigate the initials' true meaning, and it appears to figure centrally in their parents' deaths and the schemes of their enemy, Count Olaf. An orphan (from the Greek ὀρφανός) is a child whose natural parents are absent or dead and who are not there to bring him up Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Count Olaf is the primary villain of the children's Book series A Series of Unfortunate Events (by Lemony Snicket) It eventually transpires that it is the name of a secret organization. A name ( Etymology: from OE nama akin to OHG namo, Latin Nomen, and Greek όνομα ( The Slippery Slope suggests that V. The Slippery Slope is the tenth installment in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym of F. D. stands for 'Volunteer Fire Department', among other things; in The End Lemony Snicket's narration confirms that 'Volunteer Fire Department' is the correct meaning of the initials. This is a list over the different meanings of the letters VFD The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In The Grim Grotto, it is revealed that while this was the origin of the organization, its members had many other interests. The Grim Grotto is the eleventh novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.
While the name "Volunteer Fire Department" connotes a group that actively puts out fires (metaphorically as well as literally, according to Kit Snicket), it can be read to mean a group that actively starts fires, which indeed happens when the group is split because of a schism. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket One group of schismatics puts out fires and the other group sets fires. When the schism occurred and exactly why it occurred is unknown, except that it was in the childhood of Kit Snicket and Dewey Denouement and that it appears that a line has been drawn between those who stop fires and those who start them. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following The members of the former are called "volunteers" and the members of the latter are called "villains". The "volunteers" often appear to be desperate, in that their situation seems to be one of dire straits. Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar It is openly stated that the "villains" are growing more powerful and the "volunteers" weaker; however, the epilogue of the thirteenth and final book suggests that after the events there of, the "volunteer" half of the organization seems to have survived or recovered, while the "villain" half has returned to its former power.
The protagonists of the series (Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire) discover that their parents were members of this secret organization, as were many of the guardians they were placed with after their parents' death, along with various other people they encounter throughout the books. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. Violet Baudelaire is one of the main characters in the popular children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Klaus Baudelaire is one of the main characters in the popular children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Sunny Baudelaire is one of the main characters from Lemony Snicket 's series of books A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The organization makes use of many codes, most notably the Sebald Code. In A Series of Unfortunate Events, VFD is a fictional secret organization although its exact nature has never been revealed in the series In A Series of Unfortunate Events, VFD is a fictional secret organization although its exact nature has never been revealed in the series Other codes used include:
V. F. D. 's symbol is the human eye, especially one containing the organization's initials hidden in its design. Eyes are organs that detect Light, and send signals along the Optic nerve to the visual areas of the brain Design is used both as a Noun and a Verb. The term is often tied to the various Applied arts and Engineering (See design disciplines To the Baudelaires, the eye is also a symbol of Count Olaf, their first long-term guardian since the death of their parents, who had a tattoo of an eye on his ankle and whose home was decorated with eye designs. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons In Human anatomy, the ankle Joint is formed where the Foot and the leg meet Many Businesses appear in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Jacques Snicket, along with all V. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket F. D. members who joined prior to the schism, also had this tattoo. For this, as well as for his resemblance to the Count, he was sentenced to be burned at the stake in Olaf's place, before he was murdered by Count Olaf himself in The Vile Village. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The Vile Village is the seventh novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The Unauthorized Autobiography suggests that the practice of making such tattoos was abandoned after the schism. Lemony Snicket The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002.
A mysterious sugar bowl is of value to members on both sides of the schism, of which it is stated to be the cause and serves as a MacGuffin to drive the story in later books. The Sugar Bowl (or the Vessel For Disaccharides) is a mysterious Plot device from A Series of Unfortunate Events. A MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin) is a Plot device that motivates the characters or advances the story but the details of which are of little or no importance Despite it and its contents being pursued by volunteers, villains, and the Baudelaires, its significance is never revealed and it does not appear in the final book of the series. The one hint to its true meaning is the remark, "it isn't the sugar bowl that's important, it's what's inside it". The sugar bowl is known to have belonged to Esmé Squalor, who thinks that Beatrice stole it from her (this instigates her hatred toward the Baudelaires). However, Snicket admits to have stolen it and states that he later ponders whether it was right to do so or not.
The Sugar Bowl contained Medusoid Mycelium just as the diving helmet that Count Olaf had.
In Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, many occurrences of V. Lemony Snicket The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. F. D. are seen; more importantly, it reveals much more about the nature of V. F. D. as an organization:
The following is a list of locations with V. F. D. activity.
The following is a table depicting all of the known members of V. Many Animals appear in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. F. D. and the role of each member in the plot. As some characters' V. F. D. membership is only assumed or implied in the books, this list may not be absolutely accurate.
| Name | Description/occupation | Plot | Status |
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| Lemony Snicket | Author of the books | Mysterious researcher who records and publishes the unfortunate events of the Baudelaire lives. Lemony Snicket is a Pseudonym used by author Daniel Handler in his book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as a character in that Has an unknown role in the fire-stopping side of V. F. D. Possibly co-researcher with Dewey Denouement. | Alive (whereabouts unknown) |
| Jacques Snicket | Lemony and Kit Snicket's brother | Was framed for being Count Olaf (due to their similar appearance) and to be burned at the stake in the Village of Fowl Devotees, but was instead murdered by the real Count Olaf, who then blamed it on the three Baudelaire children. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket Lemony Snicket is a Pseudonym used by author Daniel Handler in his book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as a character in that In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket | Dead (see left) |
| Kit Snicket | Lemony and Jacques Snicket's sister and previously Mrs. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket Lemony Snicket is a Pseudonym used by author Daniel Handler in his book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as a character in that In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket K at Prufrock Preparatory School. | Mentioned a few times in the Grim Grotto, and takes the Baudelaires away in a taxi at the end of the book. | Dead (died of the Medusoid Mycelium while giving birth to her child Beatrice) |
| Ike and Josephine Anwhistle | Third guardian of Baudelaire orphans | Both were apparently devoured by the Lachrymose leeches on separate occasions, although it is possible that Aunt Josephine did not die, as Lemony Snicket has never directly stated that she died. This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following Ike died before the Baudelaires were put into their care, but Josephine was tossed out of a boat by Count Olaf. | Most likely Dead (Lachrymose leeches) |
| Dr. Gustav Sebald | film director & Dr. This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Montgomery's former assistant | Uses the Sebald code in his films to pass on coded messages to volunteers. In A Series of Unfortunate Events, VFD is a fictional secret organization although its exact nature has never been revealed in the series Uncle Monty's old assistant. | Dead (murdered by Count Olaf) |
| Sally Sebald | Sister of Dr. This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Gustav Sebald | Heir to the Sebald estate. Claimed to be, in a letter to Lemony Snicket, the "Executrix of the Sebald Estate. " | Unknown |
| Hector | Previous resident of the Village of Fowl Devotees and the seventh Baudelaire guardian. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following | Escaped with Isadora and Duncan Quagmire in the Self-Sustaining Hot-Air Mobile Home at the end of The Vile Village | Unknown (said by Kit during The End to have been taken away by the Great Unknown) |
| Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire | Most likely members of V. The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire are Fictional characters in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler. F. D. | Parents of the Baudelaire orphans, presumed to have been killed in a mansion fire (although it is suggested that there was a survivor). In The Penultimate Peril, it is implied that the Baudelaire parents were involved in the murder of Olaf's parents by poison darts. | Probably dead (fire) |
| Isadora, Duncan, and Quigley Quagmire | Orphaned triplets and heirs to the Quagmire Sapphires | The Baudelaires met and befriended Duncan (an aspiring journalist) and Isadora (a poet) at Prufrock Preparatory School. Duncan, Isadora, and Quigley Quagmire are Fictional characters in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Duncan, Isadora, and Quigley Quagmire are Fictional characters in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Quigley was thought to have perished in the fire that killed the Quagmire parents, but is discovered alive in The Slippery Slope. He is a cartographer. | Unknown (said by Kit during The End to have been taken away by the Great Unknown) |
| Captain Widdershins | Submarine captain | Stepfather of Fiona and Fernald (the hook-handed man). The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Fernald (known as the hook-handed man) is a villain from Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events. His personal philosophy is "He who hesitates is lost" | Unknown (said by Kit during The End to have been taken away by the Great Unknown) |
| Dr. Montgomery Montgomery | Herpetologist | Second and most beloved guardian of the Baudelaires. The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following Actual involvement is debatable; he never learnt the Sebald code, but has V. F. D. books in his library, his collection of snakes was used by V. F. D. and he intended to travel on the "Prospero". | Dead (injected with snake venom by Count Olaf) |
| Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire | Unknown | Parents of Isadora, Duncan, and Quigley Quagmire. Duncan, Isadora, and Quigley Quagmire are Fictional characters in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Died in the fire that destroyed their home. Mother hid Quigley in a secret passage leading to Montgomery Montgomery's house. | Dead (fire) |
| Ishmael | The facilitator of an island of castaways | Ishmael was one of the first castaways, and he knew the Baudelaire parents. This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Also, Count Olaf reveals that Ishmael has a V. F. D. tattoo. | Probably alive (was exposed to Medusoid Mycelium, but had hybrid apples as antidote) |
| Larry | Waiter at the Anxious Clown restaurant | Suspected member of V. This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. F. D, he uses the phrase "I didn't realize this was a sad occasion" and works at the Anxious Clown restaurant suspected to have V. F. D. members disguised as waiters. | Unknown |
| Frank Denouement | Hotel Manager at the Hotel Denouement | One of the identical Denouement triplets | Unknown (last seen in burning Hotel Denouement) |
| Dewey Denouement | Sub-Sub Librarian | One of the identical Denouement triplets. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following Implied that he is the father of Kit Snicket's baby. | Dead (Count Olaf hurriedly pushes the harpoon gun into the Baudelaires' hands, presumably to act "innocent," and the harpoon gun falls and accidentally goes off. It impales Dewey in the chest and he utters a "pained, choking gasp" before stumbling backward into the pond. His last word was "Kit" for Kit Snicket and he sinks into the pond and dies, still clutching the harpoon at his chest. The children finally tell Kit that Dewey is dead in The End) |
| Name | Occupation | Plot | Status |
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| Count Olaf | Impresario | The Baudelaires' first guardian, intent (often irrationally) on acquiring both the Baudelaire and Quagmire fortunes. The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Count Olaf is the primary villain of the children's Book series A Series of Unfortunate Events (by Lemony Snicket) Previous member of V. F. D. before the schism. Implied, like Dewey Denouement, to have been the father of Kit Snicket's child. | Dead (died from Harpoon wound ) |
| Esmé Squalor | Financial advisor | Sixth guardian of the Baudelaires. Esmé Gigi Geneveve Squalor is a character from the Book series by Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events. Olaf's girlfriend for books 7-12 (they broke up at the end of The Penultimate Peril). | Unknown (last seen in burning Hotel Denouement) |
| Geraldine Julienne | Reporter | Reported the Baudelaire case inaccurately, and locked her editor in the basement on Esmé Squalor's orders; she seems otherwise clueless of V. The Daily Punctilio is a fictional sensationalist newspaper from A Series of Unfortunate Events, a series of novels by Daniel Handler under the F. D. activity. | Unknown (last seen in burning Hotel Denouement) |
| The man with a beard, but no hair | High Court judge | Probably one of the lead villains, considered above even Count Olaf. In the book series by Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Count Olaf originally had ten people in his theater troupe | Unknown (last seen in burning Hotel Denouement) |
| The woman with hair, but no beard | High Court judge | Probably one of the lead villains, considered above even Count Olaf. In the book series by Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Count Olaf originally had ten people in his theater troupe | Unknown (last seen in burning Hotel Denouement) |
| Dr. Georgina Orwell | Hypnotist | Conspired with Olaf to steal the orphan's fortune. In the book series by Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Count Olaf originally had ten people in his theater troupe While there is no solid evidence that she is a V. F. D. member, she does possess a jeweled cane that transforms into a sword, which is mentioned in Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography as part of the 'optometrist' disguise. Lemony Snicket The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. | Dead (she was killed when she stepped backward into a log cutter) |
| Ernest Denouement | Hotel Manager at the Hotel Denouement | One of the identical Denouement triplets. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following | Unknown (last seen in burning Hotel Denouement) |
| Name | Occupation | Plot | Status |
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| Olivia Caliban | Fortune teller at Caligari Carnival | Helped Olaf locate the Baudelaires, and later "fell" into a pit of lions. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following Could be Friday's (The End) aunt, as it is mentioned that a postcard from Kit Snicket to Olivia Caliban washes up on the shores of the island. | Dead (eaten by lions) |
| Name | Occupation | Plot | Status |
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| Fiona | Mycologist | Stepdaughter of Captain Widdershins. This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. She joined Count Olaf in The Grim Grotto to be close to her brother Fernald, however, in The Penultimate Peril, Count Olaf states that she and her brother took off on a search for their stepfather, Captain Widdershins. The Grim Grotto is the eleventh novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Kit Snicket claims that the pair found their stepfather at the end of The End. The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. | Unknown (said by Kit to have been taken by the Great Unknown) |
| Fernald, the "hook-handed man" | Actor | Stepson of Captain Widdershins and brother to Fiona. Fernald (known as the hook-handed man) is a villain from Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Didn't get along with his stepfather and subsequently joined V. F. D. as one of Count Olaf's henchmen. He later left Olaf on a mission to find his stepfather with his sister, Fiona. Kit Snicket claims that the pair found their stepfather at the end of The End. The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. | Unknown (said by Kit to have been taken by the Great Unknown) |