Darius Bowman (Film Universe)
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| Family | Brandon Bowman (Brother) Frederick Bowman (Father) Unnamed Mother (Mother) |
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| Voiced by | Paul-Mikél Williams |
Darius Bowman is a dinosaur fanatic and was a camper at Camp Cretaceous, Jurassic World's boutique summer camp during the Jurassic World Incident of 2015. He had initially planned to visit the park with his father, Frederick Bowman, who shared his love of dinosaurs but succumbed to a terminal illness before they were able to. Darius won his place at camp by beating the Camp Cretaceous VR Game.
Biography
In 2015, Darius became the first person to beat the Camp Cretaceous VR video game. He was able to beat it after he discovered the Velociraptor Resonating Chamber that was hidden in the pile of raptor bones. Upon winning the game, he was invited to Jurassic World's Camp Cretaceous.
As the six campers were being driven to the Campsite, Darius would encounter an escaped Compsognathus that had jumped onto him. He was able to identify it after the camp's head counselor, Roxie, captured it. Once the kids reached the Campsite, he and the other campers would get the chance to watch Jurassic World employees round-up and guide a herd of Herbivores composed of Brachiosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus, Parasaurolophus, and the yet to be unveiled to the public Sinoceratops to their night-time enclosures. Darius would use the zipline to get a closer view of the dinosaurs, particularly the Brachiosaurus.
Desperate to see more dinosaurs, Darius tried to sneak out of the camp but he was caught by Kenji. Seeing through Darius's attempted deception, they were interrupted by Brooklynn who taunted their display of masculinity. The three of them snuck to the Velociraptor Holding Pen as they believed it was the Compy holding pen. Darius found himself in the pen after a failed attempt to rescue Kenji from Blue. He would then face the raptor, along with her sisters, Charlie, Delta, and Echo for a few moments before being rescued by Dave and Roxie.
Due to his and Kenji's reckless behavior, the two were punished by having to clean dinosaur dung while the other campers got to visit one of the remote Genetics Labs. As they shoveled, Kenji managed to convince Darius to abandon the dung and follow him through the Underground Tunnel system to look for other dinosaurs. After some time underground, Darius and Kenji climbed up to the surface and unknowingly found themselves in the Carnotaurus paddock. They are chased by the Carnotaurus, Toro, and narrowly escape through a small opening inside the Paddock fence. They managed to return to their posts just before the others arrived.
The following day, during the cattle drive, Darius was paired with Brooklynn. He was reluctant to partner with her as she had dismissed his campfire story the night before. While in the Gyrosphere, Brooklynn opened up a little about her dwindling viewership and popularity as well as her need to be liked by others. As the storm got worse, it scared away a Sinoceratops and prompted Darius to follow it in order to bring it back to the herd. Having caught up with the Sinoceratops, the frightened creature knocked their Gyrosphere into the herd of other herbivores and they bounced off of the other dinosaurs before they drove aimlessly into the jungle alongside the other campers and frightened Sinoceratops. Darius and Brooklynn are separated from the other campers. Once stopped, Brooklynn tried to approach the Sinoceratops, however, it only angered the Ceratopsian. It punctured the Gyrosphere with its horn before throwing the vehicle into a sinking mud pit. Luckily, the other campers had managed to find them and they were rescued.
Jurassic World Incident
The morning after the cattle drive incident, Darius and the others heard a distant roar. Wondering what it was, Darius convinced the others to go to the Observation Tower to see if they can spot the source of the noise. While on the tower, they spotted a lone Brachiosaur and two panicked Park Workers that were trying to convince them to get back inside. They watched the Indominus Rex kill both the Brachiosaur and the Park Workers. As the Indominus Rex tried to take down the tower, Darius and the others escaped via zip line to the forest floor and evaded the hybrid. The children returned to the camp to find it in ruins. As the campers argued amongst themselves, Darius stepped up and gave an inspiring speech. He then took charge to lead them across the island to find help.
As the group of survivors made their way through the jungles of Isla Nublar, they found themselves at Gray and Zach's broken-down Gyrosphere and they met up with Bumpy, the Ankylosaurus. Eventually, they reached an ACU vehicle and were chased by the Indominus Rex once again. They managed to escape and took refuge inside the Genetics Lab where they encountered Eddie, one of the Scientists, who had been left behind. When Darius mentioned they have a vehicle, Eddie ran outside and stole the van. The children watched helplessly as the Indominus Rex returned and killed Eddie. The predator then turned its attention back to the children and searched for them. They managed to reach the van that Eddie had stolen and escaped from the Indominus Rex. As they drove away, the van crashed and the campers were forced to continue on foot.
Having witnessed Simon Masrani's death and the escape of the Pteranodons, Darius and the other campers took cover inside the cave that housed the River Adventure Kayak attraction. Once inside, they climbed into the kayaks and paddled through the underground river toward the Jurassic World Lagoon. Inside the lagoon, the Mosasaur attempted to attack Darius and Sammy's kaya, however, it was distracted by Yasmina. After a daring escape, the campers took a moment to rest in the abandoned bleachers that surrounded the lagoon. An alarm blared through the park and informed the Park Attendees to head for the Southern Ferry. Their plans to reached the Ferry were interrupted by a Monorail that was headed into the station at Main Street. The children encountered Toro once again and they managed to escape thanks to Darius's distraction and the Carnotaur's inability to climb stairs.
Just as they thought were safe aboard the monorail, a flock of Pteranodons ambushed them. During the attack, Ben had fallen out off, despite Darius's attempt to save him. Things only got worse as Darius realized they have headed back toward the North due to the track change earlier. The kids jumped off the monorail, losing Bumpy in the process. Without any time to spare, Darius had the idea to cut through the Underground Tunnel to get to the Ferry. While they were underground, the campers encountered Toro once more.
Having defeated Toro, Darius and the survivors finally reached the dock. Unfortunately, they had been left behind. With no sign of help coming any time soon, they return to seek shelter within the island interior.
Abandoned on Isla Nublar
Relationships
Frederick Bowman
Production Notes
Development
In an interview with Fandom, Consulting Producer Zack Stentz compared Darius to Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In the world of Jurassic Park / Jurassic World, that park has been up and running for almost 10 years. And every kid around the world who loves dinosaurs — and there are many — they’re going to have posters on the wall, that’s going to be where they want to go. That was one of the germs that the character in the series was formed around was the idea that Darius is our Charlie in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory thing. He wants to do this thing. He knows that he doesn’t really have a shot, but then he is selected to be one of a very rarefied group that gets to go to this place that he’s dreamed about going to for practically his entire life. So it’s very Spielberg-like and centering on this wish fulfillment, aspirational thing that’s happened. And the wonderful thing, again, without giving it all away, is that because Darius loves dinosaurs so much, you get the sense that he’s really, more than anyone, the one who earned his way to this wonderful visit… that then goes horribly wrong.
— Zack Stentz, Fandom[1]
