▁he ▁has ▁am used ▁himself ▁by ▁making ▁Fl ut ters ▁and ▁R ust lers . ▁ ▁He ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁Dor othy ▁and ▁the ▁W izard ▁in ▁O z ▁where ▁he ▁meets ▁Dor othy ▁and ▁the ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁when ▁they ▁arrive ▁at ▁his ▁cave ▁and ▁he ▁gives ▁them ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁products . ▁While ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁use ▁of ▁money ▁on ▁Py ram id ▁Mountain , ▁he ▁does ▁accept ▁Dor othy ' s ▁blue ▁bow . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Road ▁to ▁O z , ▁the ▁Bra ided ▁Man ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁surface ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁guests ▁at ▁Princess ▁O z ma ' s ▁birth day ▁party . ▁His ▁present ▁to ▁Princess ▁O z ma ▁is ▁the ▁fin est ▁Fl ut ters ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁made . ▁ ▁The ▁Bra ided ▁Man ▁appears ▁in ▁Return ▁to ▁O z . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁background ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Princess ▁O z ma . ▁ ▁Er vic ▁ ▁Er vic ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁character ▁in ▁Gl inda ▁of ▁O z . ▁Display ing ▁" cou rage , ▁clever ness , ▁and ▁ing enu ity ," ▁Er vic ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁Ba um ' s ▁strong est ▁male ▁characters ▁( as ▁the ▁author ' s ▁male ▁characters ▁often ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁in effect ual ). ▁ ▁When ▁Queen ▁Co o - ee - oh ▁launch es ▁her ▁sub marine ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Fl at head s , ▁Er vic ▁is