History Characters / RedwallTheLongPatrol

* PetTheDog: While Damug is a BadBoss overall, he does one thing that is surprisingly decent for a vermin leader. After Vendace and Borumm convince Damug's scouts (who were forced to stand in a cold river) to join them, Lousewort is the only one who remains loyal to Damug. When Lousewort recovers from being knocked out by Borumm, he immediately reports what happened to Damug. While most vermin leaders would fly into a rage and kill Lousewort for being incompetent or letting them get away, Damug actually notices that Lousewort is loyal, despite his incompetence. Damug demotes Lousewort back to his original job (which lets him reconnect with his old friend Sneezewort, although Damug may not have known this) and appoints a new scout team with a more competent leader.

* ParentalSubstitute: Cregga.

* WeHaveReserves: In a series where armies normally number in the hundreds, Damug's numbers one thousand. More than any other warlord in the series, he can afford to take casualties and he uses this to his advantage.

* GeniusBruiser: He's "The Wise" for a reason. Yeah, he's a [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Badger Lord]], but he's also a scholar.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She starts of as aloof and stern, but eventually warms up to Tammo.

* KnifeNut: He uses his mother's old dirk.

* SimpleStaff: Her weapon is made of incredibly durable wood that's only identified as "hardwood." [[spoiler:It ultimately becomes the WeaponOfChoice for Russano the Wise.]]

* SimpleStaff: [[spoiler:That used to be Russa's.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: Subverted. Sneezewort and Lousewort [[spoiler:desert the camp and run for their lives after the prisoners they were guarding escape. Sneezewort and Lousewort know that Damug will kill them for their failure]]. When Damug hears about this, he plans to track down the two rats and kill them after he takes over Redwall. However, [[spoiler:Damug is killed, and his army scattered, before he ever makes it to Redwall]].

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: A pair of scheming advisors.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're part of Damug Warfang's horde, and one is rarely seen without the other.

* MauveShirt

* KnightOfCerebus: Of all the named members of the Rapscallion Horde who aren't Damug Warfang himself, Rinkul ends up causing the mist trouble.

* BreakTheCutie: This idealistic young rip goes through a ''lot'' after running away from home, but the incident that hits him hardest is [[spoiler: the death of his mentor figure, the squirrel Russa Nodrey]].

* TookALevelInBadass: He starts out naive and having trouble killing the foebeast. By the end of the book, he's learned how to hurl his dirk with incredible accuracy, and [[spoiler: even avenges Russa's death by slaying her murderer with one well-flung javelin.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He and his father butt heads often in the beginning of the book, and part of his mother's motivation for encouraging him to run away is because she knows that it won't end well if they stay under the same roof. [[spoiler: In the epilogue, it's hinted that his father finally admits how much his son has grown up.]]

* ActionGirl

* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: She dies protecting an infant badger--the future Badger Lord, Russano the Wise--from the Rapscallions, but gives Tammo some final advice before succumbing to her wounds.]]
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Her death marks the point where Tammo starts taking a level in badass.]]
* SimpleStaff: Her weapon is made of incredibly durable wood that's only identified as "hardwood." [[spoiler: It ultimately becomes the WeaponOfChoice for Russano the Wise.]]

* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: You get two guesses.]]

* SimpleStaff: [[spoiler: That used to be Russa's.]]

* CoolOldGuy: In ''Marlfox''.

* ChildrenAreInnocent

* UnfortunateNames: Vermin usually have sinister-sounding names, but "Hogspit" is just plain unflattering. This is fitting because he's a HateSink, even for a vermin.

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The Badger Lady of Salamandastron at the start of ''The Long Patrol'', Cregga was once a near-mad berserker whose hatred of vermin drove her to push her soldiers to their limit. After the final battle with the Rapscallion horde, [[spoiler: wherin she lost her eyes and her connection to the Bloodwrath in battle with Damug Warfang]], she moved to Redwall and TookALevelInKindness by becoming their beloved Badger Mother. Cregga is one of the longest-lived characters in the entire series, appearing in ''Marlfox'' and ''Taggerung'', in addition to the book she originated in.

* {{Archenemy}}: Of Gormad Tunn and the Rapscallions. When Gormad dies, Cregga shifts her hatred to his son, Damug.
* TheBerserker: Her defining characteristic when she was Lady of Salamandastron. The "rose eyes" became inflamed with blood in battle.
* BigGood: Of ''The Long Patrol''. She is the heroic, respected commander of the titular army and the most powerful fighter on the heroes' side.
* TheBlacksmith: She forges all her own weapons.
* BladeOnAStick: Favours a massive halberd (dubbed an "axpike" in story) as her WeaponOfChoice.
* BloodKnight: Cregga loves a fight which exacerbates her Bloodwrath. Most Badger Lords view the Bloodwrath as a necessary evil or useful tool. Cregga ''gloried'' in it. Even after she TookALevelInKindness, it's shown that she misses the days when she was a warrior and the Lady of Salamandastron.
* TheDreaded: A rare case of a hero who is dreaded by the villains. You're a goodbeast who does the right thing, and, if you work for her, you do your job well? She will treat you with kindness and respect. You're a murderous, thieving criminal? ''Say your prayers.'' Even the BigBad, Damug, is aware of just how dangerous she is, and spends the whole book trying to stay far away from her.
* FrontlineGeneral: {{Exaggerated|trope}}. She absolutely ''despises'' the evil Rapscallion army because they plunder and kill innocent beasts, and she's very, ''[[BloodKnight very]]'' eager to finish them off. To this end, she [[TheBlacksmith forges her own weapons]], pushes her army to be the best it can be, and at one point, actually runs ''ahead'' of her army, hoping to cut the Rapscallions off and fight them herself. {{Deconstructed|trope}} when she runs so far ahead of the Long Patrol that they can't find her, leaving them without a leader and worried sick. They do eventually find her, and she joins them in the final battle, even [[spoiler:killing the BigBad herself]]. May be justified, since she, like most Long Patrol leaders, is a badger, making her one of the [[LargeAndInCharge largest]] and [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking most formidable]] creatures in the forest.
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Dies with a smile on her face at a celebration feast after her abbey is safe.]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: She may be nice to her soldiers and a good person overall, but she ''hates'' the Rapscallions with a passion, and wants nothing more than to destroy them all to stop them from taking any more innocent lives.
* LargeAndInCharge: She's the current leader of Salamandastron, and is enormous even for a ''badger''. She is described as towering over the hares, and compared to both a mountain and an oak tree.
* HandicappedBadass: With a little assistance, even the blind old nanny can still fire a powerful longbow.
* MethuselahSyndrome: When you remember the (relatively) enormous span of time between books, you have to realize just how OLD she is.
* AMotherToHerMen: She may be big and intimidating, but she's very kind and respectful to her soldiers.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Even when blind and extremely old, she can still scare vermin into submission.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: She's called "Rose Eyes" because she has red eyes. Although she is a good person, [[GoodIsNotSoft she can be terrifying to the villains]].

!!Russano the Wise

* ChildrenAreInnocent
* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: You get two guesses.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Cregga Rose Eyes as the two are very different Badger Lords. Russano is a TechnicalPacifist scholar who dislikes war and would prefer to end conflict peacefully, while Cregga is a BloodKnight berserker who loved fighting. Cregga gloried in the Bloodwrath while Russano was one of the few Badger Lords who never suffered from it.
* FutureBadass: He's only a baby in this book, but we see him in ''Taggerung'' as a BadassPacifist Badger Lord that [[TheDreaded puts an army of invaders on their knees.]]
* GeniusBruiser: He's "The Wise" for a reason. Yeah, he's a [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Badger Lord]], but he's also a scholar.
* ParentalSubstitute: Cregga.
* SimpleStaff: [[spoiler: That used to be Russa's.]]

!!Damug Warfang
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The son of Rapscallion Firstblade Gormad Tunn, Damug Warfang slays his brother Byral Fleetclaw and takes command of his family's thousand-strong army following his father's death. Seeking an easy victim who won't fight back, Damug steers clear of Salamandastron--where his father was mortally wounded--and instead seizes on Redwall Abbey, then saddled with a collapsing wall, as a perfect target.
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* FrontlineGeneral: {{Exaggerated|trope}}. She absolutely ''despises'' the evil Rapscallion army because they plunder and kill innocent beasts, and she's very, ''[[BloodKnight very]]'' eager to finish them off. To this end, she [[TheBlacksmith forges her own weapons]], pushes her army to be the best it can be, and at one point, actually runs ''ahead'' of her army, hoping to cut the Rapscallions off and fight them herself. May be justified, since she, like most Long Patrol leaders, is a badger, making her one of the [[LargeAndInCharge largest]] and [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking most formidable]] creatures in the forest.

* PetTheDog: After Borumm and Vendace escape captivity, they realize that Damug has forced many of his trackers to stand in a freezing cold stream. Borumm and Vendace offer them a chance to leave the Rapscallions and join them. They even help the ones who comply out of the stream.

* NiceGuy: He's very friendly in general. He doesn't have much interaction with Tammo before they're sent out to infiltrate Damug's camp together, but when they are, Midge is as kind to Tammo as if they'd been friends for years.

* RealMenWearPink: He may have a GenderBlenderName and specialize in clothes and makeup, but he's still capable of fighting head-on.

* FrontlineGeneral: {{Exaggerated|trope}}. Cregga is so [[BloodKnight eager]] to fight the Rapscallions that she actually rushes ''ahead'' of her army at one point.

* UriahGambit: When Lugworm, Borumm, and Vendace attempt to overthrow Damug, instead of killing them like most ''Redwall'' villains would, Damug has the three chained together and forces them onto the frontlines, unarmed.

* VillainousFriendship: While they are a pair of {{Treacherous Advisor}}s, they're very friendly to each other.