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=== Mice/Voles ===
=== Mice/Voles ===


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* [[Underestimating Badassery]]: All woodlanders get this treatement, but mice get the worst of it.
* [[Underestimating Badassery]]: All woodlanders get this treatement, but mice get the worst of it.


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* [[Our Giants Are Bigger]]: They seem to fill the role of benevolent giants.
* [[Our Giants Are Bigger]]: They seem to fill the role of benevolent giants.
* [[Ultimate Blacksmith]]: Especially Boar and Urthwyte, who made the [[Cool Sword|Sword of Martin]] and the High Rhulain's Armor respectively.
* [[Ultimate Blacksmith]]: Especially Boar and Urthwyte, who made the [[Cool Sword|Sword of Martin]] and the High Rhulain's Armor respectively.
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* [[Large and In Charge]]: They're usually three times the size of other characters.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: They're usually three times the size of other characters.
* [[The Berserker]]: They tend to fly into an [[Unstoppable Rage]] called the Bloodwrath.
* [[The Berserker]]: They tend to fly into an [[Unstoppable Rage]] called the Bloodwrath.
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=== Shrews ===
=== Shrews ===


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* [[Chekhov's Gunman|Chekhovs Gunmen]]
* [[Chekhov's Gunman|Chekhovs Gunmen]]
* [[Dirty Communists]]: They even have Russian accents in the TV show.
* [[Dirty Communists]]: They even have Russian accents in the TV show.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Spiky Hair]]: As pointed out in every book.
* [[Spiky Hair]]: As pointed out in every book.
* [[Martial Arts Headband]]: Well, kinda.
* [[Hachimaki]]: Well, kinda.


=== Moles ===
=== Moles ===


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* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Oi do deerly lurv talkin' loik a moler, burr aye.
* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Oi do deerly lurv talkin' loik a moler, burr aye.
* [[Book Dumb]]: With the notable exception of [[Insufferable Genius|Egbert]] [[Mr. Exposition|the]] [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|Scholar]], they seem to be simple folk with lots of good sense.
* [[Book Dumb]]: With the notable exception of [[Insufferable Genius|Egbert]] [[Mr. Exposition|the]] [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|Scholar]], they seem to be simple folk with lots of good sense.
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* [[The Owl-Knowing One]]: Either this is played straight (Boldred, Udara) or subverted; see below.
* [[The Owl-Knowing One]]: Either this is played straight (Boldred, Udara) or subverted; see below.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Owls that don't fit the above fall into this (Sir Harry, Asio, Stonehead, Gerul)
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Owls that don't fit the above fall into this (Sir Harry, Asio, Stonehead, Gerul)
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=== Hares ===
=== Hares ===
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=== Hedgehogs ===
=== Hedgehogs ===


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* [[Always Lawful Good]]: Subverted, as hedgehogs can be evil, as shown in ''Martin the Warrior'' and ''Doomwyte'' and implied in ''Eulalia!''
* [[Always Lawful Good]]: Subverted, as hedgehogs can be evil, as shown in ''Martin the Warrior'' and ''Doomwyte'' and implied in ''Eulalia!''


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* [[Exclusively Evil]]: The only species besides voles to subvert this and Always Lawful Good: There have been three (possibly four, since we don't know if Jeefra was evil) good cats... and quite a few evil ones.
* [[Exclusively Evil]]: The only species besides voles to subvert this and Always Lawful Good: There have been three (possibly four, since we don't know if Jeefra was evil) good cats... and quite a few evil ones.
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=== Sparras ===
=== Sparras ===
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=== [[You Dirty Rat|Rats/Searats/Water Rats]] ===
=== [[You Dirty Rat|Rats/Searats/Water Rats]] ===


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* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]: Greatrats and Searats tend to be bigger than normal; Cluny and Damug are particularly large.
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]: Greatrats and Searats tend to be bigger than normal; Cluny and Damug are particularly large.


=== [[Wicked Weasel|Weasels/Ferrets/Stoats/Ermine]] ===
=== [[Wicked Weasel|Weasels/Ferrets/Stoats/Ermine]] ===


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=== [[Cunning Like a Fox|Foxes]] ===
=== [[Cunning Like a Fox|Foxes]] ===
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=== Lizards/Monitors ===
=== Lizards/Monitors ===


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=== Snakes ===
=== Snakes ===


* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: They seem to fill the role of dragons in the Redwall series.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: They seem to fill the role of dragons in the Redwall series.
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* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Took a Level In Badass]]
** [[Took a Level in Badass]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[The Chosen One]]: Chosen by Martin the Warrior to take up his sword.
* [[The Chosen One]]: Chosen by Martin the Warrior to take up his sword.
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* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Has these quite frequently.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Has these quite frequently.
* [[You Dirty Rat]]
* [[You Dirty Rat]]
* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Does this almost as often as the [[Trope Namer|Trope]] [[Star Wars|Namer.]]
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Does this almost as often as the [[Trope Namer|Trope]] [[Star Wars|Namer.]]
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]


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* [[The Protagonist]]
* [[The Protagonist]]
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Initially
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Initially
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Becomes a strong leader, and the same kind of asskicking badass as his father.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Becomes a strong leader, and the same kind of asskicking badass as his father.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Has aspects of this.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Has aspects of this.


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* [[Revenge by Proxy]]: Kidnaps Mattimeo and the other children to hurt their parents.
* [[Revenge by Proxy]]: Kidnaps Mattimeo and the other children to hurt their parents.
* [[Sanity Slippage]]
* [[Sanity Slippage]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]/[[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: {{spoiler|Chickenhound}} was a cowardly sneak thief and accidental murderer. Slagar the Cruel is a slaver, a mass murderer, and one of the series better Manipulative Bastards.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]/[[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: {{spoiler|Chickenhound}} was a cowardly sneak thief and accidental murderer. Slagar the Cruel is a slaver, a mass murderer, and one of the series better Manipulative Bastards.
* [[Two-Faced]]: Under his mask, half of his face is dead.
* [[Two-Faced]]: Under his mask, half of his face is dead.


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* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Martial Pacifist]]: His evolution from revenge driven kid to one of these is a key part of his character development.
* [[Martial Pacifist]]: His evolution from revenge driven kid to one of these is a key part of his character development.
* [[Master Chef]]: Loves cooking (and farming for that matter).
* [[MasterChef]]: Loves cooking (and farming for that matter).
* [[One-Man Army]]
* [[One-Man Army]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Doesn't remember his parents at all really, and has no idea how he came to be Swartt's captive.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Doesn't remember his parents at all really, and has no idea how he came to be Swartt's captive.
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
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* [[Bottomless Magazines|Bottomless Quiver]]: We never see her run out of arrows.
* [[Bottomless Magazines|Bottomless Quiver]]: We never see her run out of arrows.
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* [[Everythings Wetter With Otters]]
* [[Everythings Wetter With Otters]]
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=== Tansy ===
=== Tansy ===

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=== Emperor Ublaz “Mad Eyes” ===
=== Emperor Ublaz “Mad Eyes” ===
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* [[The Dragon]]: About as literal as you can get in this setting.
* [[The Dragon]]: About as literal as you can get in this setting.
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* [[Evil Is Visceral]]: He has foul breath and he drools; not to mention he's described as more disgusting than other reptiles.
* [[Evil Is Visceral]]: He has foul breath and he drools; not to mention he's described as more disgusting than other reptiles.
* [[Four-Star Badass]]
* [[Four-Star Badass]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Implied, since we never see the Monitors actually eat anybeast, although Conva was certainly terrified of them.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Implied, since we never see the Monitors actually eat anybeast, although Conva was certainly terrified of them.
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* [[Mutual Kill]]: With Romsca
* [[Mutual Kill]]: With Romsca
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]
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=== Cleckstarr Lepus “Clecky” Montisle ===
=== Cleckstarr Lepus “Clecky” Montisle ===


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* [[Exact Words]]: Tansy told him not to put a paw near a bowl of cream. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|He sneaked some by grabbing it with his ear.]]
* [[Exact Words]]: Tansy told him not to put a paw near a bowl of cream. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|He sneaked some by grabbing it with his ear.]]
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=== Gerul ===
=== Gerul ===


* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
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* [[The Owl-Knowing One]]: Subverted, although he has surprising good sense. His rambling about his mother seems to be a parody of this.
* [[The Owl-Knowing One]]: Subverted, although he has surprising good sense. His rambling about his mother seems to be a parody of this.


=== Baby Arven ===
=== Baby Arven ===


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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Justified since he's a baby.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Justified since he's a baby.
* [[Everythings Nuttier With Squirrels]]
* [[Everythings Nuttier With Squirrels]]
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=== Fermald the Ancient ===
=== Fermald the Ancient ===


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* [[Fluffy Tamer]]: Made friends with a weasel named Graylunk.
* [[Fluffy Tamer]]: Made friends with a weasel named Graylunk.
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=== Graylunk ===
=== Graylunk ===
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Species General Traits

Mice/Voles

Otters

Badgers

Squirrels

Shrews

Moles

Owls

  • The Owl-Knowing One: Either this is played straight (Boldred, Udara) or subverted; see below.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: Owls that don't fit the above fall into this (Sir Harry, Asio, Stonehead, Gerul)

Hares

  • Big Eater: UP TO ELEVEN. We've seen a hare get full exactly ONCE. And even then, the hare in question had been taking part in a day-long feast, and had lasted from sunup to late afternoon. In fact, the one thing a hare is certain to do if bored is chatter about food.
  • Large Ham: If there are quiet hares, I've yet to see one.
  • Ted Baxter: A partial subversion, in that their bragging can actually be backed up.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: It's been observed repeatedly that the more friendly a hare is outside of combat, the more dangerous and lethal they are in it.

Hedgehogs

  • Always Lawful Good: Subverted, as hedgehogs can be evil, as shown in Martin the Warrior and Doomwyte and implied in Eulalia!

Other Birds of Prey

  • Awesome McCoolname: Almost ALL of them; We have the Mighty Megraw, Pandion Piketalon, Rocangus Mac Talon, Bluddbeak, Krar Woodwatcher and, last but not least, the WILD KING MACPHEARSOME.

Cats

  • Exclusively Evil: The only species besides voles to subvert this and Always Lawful Good: There have been three (possibly four, since we don't know if Jeefra was evil) good cats... and quite a few evil ones.

Sparras

Rats/Searats/Water Rats

  • Rodents of Unusual Size: Greatrats and Searats tend to be bigger than normal; Cluny and Damug are particularly large.

Weasels/Ferrets/Stoats/Ermine

Foxes

Corvids

Toads

Lizards/Monitors

Snakes


Multiple Books

Martin the Warrior, and his sword


Lady Cregga Rose Eyes

Redwall & Mattimeo

Redwall

Matthias

Cornflower

Abbot Mortimer

Methuselah

Constance

Basil Stag Hare

Warbeak

King Bull Sparra

Cluny the Scourge

Asmodeus Poisonteeth

Sela

Mattimeo

Mattimeo

Slagar the Cruel/Chickenhound

Malkariss

Nadaz

  • The Dragon: To Malkariss.
  • Mouth of Sauron: As the Voice of the Host, Nadaz speaks for Malkariss, who never emerges from behind a statue.
  • Non Action Villain: Nadaz isn't a fighter, although he certainly helps to encourage the host with his drumming.

The Wererat

  • Badass: Manages to give Matthias a heck of a fight, which at this point in the series, qualifies you in and of itself.
  • Blade on a Stick: Fights with a heavy spear.
  • The Brute: So very much so. It's a hulking monstrosity that serves as Nadaz's muscle.
  • Dumb Muscle: It can only snarl and slaver.

Outcast of Redwall

Sunflash the Mace

Skarlath

Swartt Sixclaw

Nightshade

  • The Archer: During her final moments, anyway.
  • Cunning Like a Fox
  • The Dragon: To Swartt. She's not a physical threat, but fear of her mystic powers keeps the horde in line, she's easily his Number Two, and in the end, Sunflash has to get past her to reach Swartt.
  • Evil Genius: Swartt's sounding board for evil plans.
  • Manipulative Bastard
  • Names to Run Away From Really Fast
  • Seers: Nightshade can see the future, and predicts it for Swartt. Her most valuable service to him, however, is the simple fact that other creatures acknowledge her as a seer, and will follow her words.
  • Undying Loyalty: To Swartt, whom she gives her absolute all to.
  • Villainous Friendship: Type III. She's utterly loyal to Swartt and does everything she can to make his dreams a reality. While Swartt certainly values her as a useful ally, and goes out of his way to keep her alive so he can make use of her services, he does not care about her at all on a personal level.

Bryony

Veil Sixclaw

Pearls of Lutra

Martin III

  • The Berserker: Unlike his more composed grandfather, Martin flies into a red-eyed rage when fighting.
  • Cool Sword
  • Dead Guy, Junior: Exaggerated. He was named after Martin the Warrior, who was in turn named after his grandfather.
  • Identical Grandson: According to the visions of Tansy and Wallyum, he looks nigh on identical to the original Martin.

Grath Longfletch

Tansy

Emperor Ublaz “Mad Eyes”

Lask Frildur

Cleckstarr Lepus “Clecky” Montisle

Gerul

  • Big Eater
  • The Owl-Knowing One: Subverted, although he has surprising good sense. His rambling about his mother seems to be a parody of this.

Baby Arven

Rasconza

Fermald the Ancient

Graylunk

Legend of Luke

Trimp the Rover

Folgrim

Ranguvar Foeseeker

Luke the Warrior

Beau

  • Mook Horror Show: He seems to enjoy being the Sea Bogle a bit too much.
  • Overly Long Name: Beauclair Fethringsol Cosfortingham. However, when we first meet him, he hasn't heard it in so long that he's forgotten it. This happens.

Beau: I'm Beauhair Fethringham Cosfortingsol. No I ain't, I'm Beauham Fethringhair Cosfortingclair. No I ain't, wait a tick, I'm Beauham Fethringclair Confounditall.

Vilu Daskar

The Taggerung

Deyna/ Zann Juskarath Taggerung

Nimbalo the Slayer

Mhera

Rillflag

Filorn

  • Hot Mom: Mhera still thinks of her mother as pretty.

Boorab the Fool


Fwirl

Broggle

The Juska

Sawney Rath

Gruven

Vallug Bowbeast and Eefera

Ruggan Bor


Lord Brocktree

Lord Brocktree of Brockhall

Dorothea Duckfontein “Dotti” Dillworthy

Lord Stonepaw

Fleetscut

Stiffener Medick

Jukka the Sling

Ungatt Trunn

The Grand Fragorl

Karangool

  • Co-Dragons: He's Trunn's Number Two in the army. He eventually shares command of it alongside Ripfang and the Grand Fragorl.
  • Cunning Like a Fox: Though notably less so than most examples. Karangool is smart, but gets thoroughly outmanouvered by Ripfang in the end.
  • The Starscream: Eventually.

Ripfang

  • Co-Dragons: To Trunn, alongside Karangool and the Grand Fragorl.
  • Dangerously Genre Savvy
  • Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The brothers fight a lot, but seem to care about each other on some level.
  • Foreshadowing: Has nightmares about a badger who will kill him. Many fans believe that this badger is Boar the Fighter, and interpret it to mean that this is the same Ripfang from Mossflower.
  • From Nobody to Nightmare: Ripfang and his brother are a pair of Mook searats at the start of the novel. By the end, they're ranking officers and are among Trunn's most trusted killers. If you believe this is the same Ripfang from Mossflower he eventually assembles an armada and returns to attack Salamandastron himself.
  • Mook Promotion: Moves up the ranks swiftly, becoming one of Trunn's Co-Dragons, alongside the Grand Fragorl and Karangool.
  • Name's the Same: Shares his name with a searat from Mossflower. Add to this being the same species, having the same distinguishing features, the abovementioned Foreshadowing and even being set closely to the other book, and not even Word of God keeps people from believing that they're the same character.
  • Names to Run Away From Really Fast
  • Red Right Hand: A single long fang that portrudes out of his mouth even when it's closed.
  • Siblings in Crime: Alongside his brother Doomeye.
  • Slasher Smile: His facial disfigurement gives him a permanant one.
  • We Have Reserves
  • You Dirty Rat

Doomeye

Eulalia!

Gorath the Flame

Orkwil Prink

Mad Maudie Thropple

Rangval the Rogue

The Vole

Vizka Longtooth

Gruntan Kurdly

  1. ↑ Interestingly, he mentions Ferahgo the Assassin, who wasn't even AT Redwall.
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