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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.
* [[Martial Arts Headband]]: Well, kinda.
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* [[Handicapped Badass]]: With a little assistance, even the blind old nanny can still fire a powerful longbow.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: With a little assistance, even the blind old nanny can still fire a powerful longbow.
* [[Methuselah Syndrome]]: When you remember the (relatively) enormous span of time between books, you have to realize just how OLD she is.
* [[Methuselah Syndrome]]: When you remember the (relatively) enormous span of time between books, you have to realize just how OLD she is.
* [[Never Mess With Granny]]: Even when blind and extremely old, she can still scare vermin into submission.
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Even when blind and extremely old, she can still scare vermin into submission.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Until the end of ''The Long Patrol.''
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Until the end of ''The Long Patrol.''


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* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Motor Mouth]]
* [[Motor Mouth]]


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* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Named for a demon lord. This is acknowledged in-story.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Named for a demon lord. This is acknowledged in-story.
* {{spoiler|[[Off With His Head]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Off with His Head]]}}
* [[Red Baron]]: Giant Ice Eyes.
* [[Red Baron]]: Giant Ice Eyes.
* [[Snakes Are Evil]]: The first example in the series.
* [[Snakes Are Evil]]: The first example in the series.
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[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.
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* [[Badass]]: Manages to give Matthias a heck of a fight, which at this point in the series, qualifies you in and of itself.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: It can only snarl and slaver.
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* [[The Emperor]]: Believes himself as such, anyway.
* [[The Emperor]]: Believes himself as such, anyway.
* [[Evil vs. Evil]]: Against Rasconza.
* [[Evil vs. Evil]]: Against Rasconza.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: He is killed by his own pet coral snake.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: He is killed by his own pet coral snake.
* [[Hypnotic Eyes]]: Thus his nickname.
* [[Hypnotic Eyes]]: Thus his nickname.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
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* [[Sinister Scimitar]]
* [[Sinister Scimitar]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Surrounded By Idiots]]: He certainly thinks so.
* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]: He certainly thinks so.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]


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* [[The Chosen One]]: According to the Juska
* [[The Chosen One]]: According to the Juska
* [[Knife Nut]]: He uses Sawney's knife.
* [[Knife Nut]]: He uses Sawney's knife.
* [[Raised By Orcs|Raised By Vermin]]
* [[Raised by Orcs|Raised By Vermin]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]


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=== Rillflag ===
=== Rillflag ===


* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him|Stuck An Arrow In Him]]
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Stuck An Arrow In Him]]


=== Filorn ===
=== Filorn ===
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* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him|Dropped A Slingstone On Him]]
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Dropped A Slingstone On Him]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]: “What? The [[The Chosen One|Taggerung's]] at Redwall, you say? Screw THAT, I'm not going to attack an impenetrable Abbey that has countless dead warlords scattered around it. <ref>Interestingly, he mentions Ferahgo the Assassin, [[Did Not Do the Research|who wasn't even AT Redwall.]]</ref>
* [[Genre Savvy]]: “What? The [[The Chosen One|Taggerung's]] at Redwall, you say? Screw THAT, I'm not going to attack an impenetrable Abbey that has countless dead warlords scattered around it. <ref>Interestingly, he mentions Ferahgo the Assassin, [[Did Not Do the Research|who wasn't even AT Redwall.]]</ref>
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]: A villainous version.
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]: A villainous version.
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* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]
* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]
* [[No Sense of Direction]]: He doesn't know how to tell left from right.
* [[No Sense of Direction]]: He doesn't know how to tell left from right.
* [[Off With His Head]]
* [[Off with His Head]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: The worst out of every villain in the series!
* [[Smug Snake]]: The worst out of every villain in the series!


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* [[The Archer]]: Vallug.
* [[The Archer]]: Vallug.
* [[Dragon-in-Chief]]: They're a much bigger threat than Gruven, by the virtue of actually being intelligent.
* [[Dragon-in-Chief]]: They're a much bigger threat than Gruven, by the virtue of actually being intelligent.
* [[Off With His Head]]: Vallug. Jacques loved doing this, apparently.
* [[Off with His Head]]: Vallug. Jacques loved doing this, apparently.
* [[Hero-Killer]]: Vallug killed Rillflag, and Eefera ALMOST killed Deyna.
* [[Hero-Killer]]: Vallug killed Rillflag, and Eefera ALMOST killed Deyna.
* [[She's a Man In Japan]]: The Russian translation had Eefera as a girl.
* [[She's a Man In Japan]]: The Russian translation had Eefera as a girl.
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* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]] / [[Taking You With Me]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]] / [[Taking You with Me]]}}
* [[Methuselah Syndrome]]
* [[Methuselah Syndrome]]


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* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[A Nazi By Any Other Name]]
* [[A Nazi by Any Other Name]]
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: Loves spiders, and apparently learns tactics from them.
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: Loves spiders, and apparently learns tactics from them.
* [[The Stoic]]: At first
* [[The Stoic]]: At first
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* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Much like Stiffener before her, she prefers pummeling things into submission with her paws. [[Improbable Weapon User|Using a snake]] [[Moment of Awesome|is optional.]]
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Much like Stiffener before her, she prefers pummeling things into submission with her paws. [[Improbable Weapon User|Using a snake]] [[Moment of Awesome|is optional.]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: When her fists won't get the job done, ''[[Grievous Harm With a Body|she uses]]'' ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|a freaking snake,]]'' specifically one that she'd just [[Single-Stroke Battle|knocked out with one punch.]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: When her fists won't get the job done, ''[[Grievous Harm with a Body|she uses]]'' ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|a freaking snake,]]'' specifically one that she'd just [[Single-Stroke Battle|knocked out with one punch.]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: See above.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: See above.


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* [[Loveable Rogue]]
* [[Loveable Rogue]]
* [[Fluffy Tamer]]: Not sure how he did it, but he partially tamed several nests of [[Everything's Worse With Bees|hornets, bees and other stinging things.]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Of course they]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|get used on the bad guys.]]
* [[Fluffy Tamer]]: Not sure how he did it, but he partially tamed several nests of [[Everything's Worse with Bees|hornets, bees and other stinging things.]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Of course they]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|get used on the bad guys.]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Frequently engages in this.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Frequently engages in this.
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=== The Vole ===
=== The Vole ===


* [[Jerk With a Heart of Jerk]]: One of the very few unambiguously evil woodlanders that isn't crazy.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]: One of the very few unambiguously evil woodlanders that isn't crazy.
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[Nice Mice]]: Subverted [[Jerk With a Heart of Jerk|pretty hard.]]
* [[Nice Mice]]: Subverted [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk|pretty hard.]]
* [[The Archer]]: The only weapon we actually see him use (or prepare to use) is a bow.
* [[The Archer]]: The only weapon we actually see him use (or prepare to use) is a bow.
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]: Thank you, Magger.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]: Thank you, Magger.}}
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* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Large and In Charge]]: And he doesn't like the idea of anyone being bigger than him. Obviously, he's never seen a badger.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: And he doesn't like the idea of anyone being bigger than him. Obviously, he's never seen a badger.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Hardboiled eggs. {{spoiler|[[Hoist By His Own Petard|This bites him in the tail later,]] as he attempts to find and eat a swan egg. Considering swans are widely considered to be [[Killer Rabbit|THE MOST DANGEROUS THING]] in the Redwall-verse, [[Too Dumb to Live|you can see where this goes.]]}}
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Hardboiled eggs. {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard|This bites him in the tail later,]] as he attempts to find and eat a swan egg. Considering swans are widely considered to be [[Killer Rabbit|THE MOST DANGEROUS THING]] in the Redwall-verse, [[Too Dumb to Live|you can see where this goes.]]}}
* [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: The other half. However, he's [[Non-Action Big Bad|much less active]] than Vizka, although this is mostly due to him being [[Lazy Bum|too lazy]] to get off his [[Fat Bastard|fat ass.]]
* [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: The other half. However, he's [[Non-Action Big Bad|much less active]] than Vizka, although this is mostly due to him being [[Lazy Bum|too lazy]] to get off his [[Fat Bastard|fat ass.]]
* [[Villainous Glutton]]
* [[Villainous Glutton]]

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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

  • Always Chaotic 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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