History Fridge / Redwall

* In ''Mariel of Redwall'', Saltar and Ledder do ''something'' to Mariel that's so traumatizing that she can't even say what it is without freaking out. [[RapeAsDrama Just what the hell was the author trying to imply?]] [[NOYay Also, her exact age isn't given but most of the heroes of these books are about twelve or thirteen, and this part takes place a season or two before she shows up at the abbey.]] The sentence before her freakout suggests the terrifying thing was actually the searats throwing her friends overboard, but...

* In ''Mariel of Redwall'', Saltar and Ledder do ''something'' to Mariel that's so traumatizing that she can't even say what it is without freaking out. [[RapeAsDrama Just what the hell was the author trying to imply?]] [[{{Lolicon}} Also, her exact age isn't given but most of the heroes of these books are about twelve or thirteen, and this part takes place a season or two before she shows up at the abbey.]] The sentence before her freakout suggests the terrifying thing was actually the searats throwing her friends overboard, but...

* In the AnimatedAdaptation, Matthias sweeps Asmodeus' head neatly off. In the book, we get several sentences of AndThisIsFor, and "He struck until his paws ached and the sword fell from them". The implication being that he hacked the snake's head off ''slowly'', inch by inch, which actually makes a lot more sense considering the size gap.

* Read [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-sociopathic-assholes-disguised-as-adorable-animals_p2/ this]] and then notice that Skipper's sentence was cut off when he was saying what he found Folgrim doing to that dead rat. [[ILoveTheDead It could have been so very much worse than eating him.]] Granted, that was almost certainly ''not'' what Mr. Jacques was insinuating, and from what we see, Redwall otters hopefully do not operate like that. ''[[BrainBleach Hopefully.]]''

** What exactly was the creepy coincidence? I've looked up several articles about Cluny Abbey and can't see what the coincidence is. I can't find the Brian Jacques interview that mentions it, either.

** Not really. It was explained in series that, had [[spoiler: Bragoon and Sarobando]] been at the Abbey for the coming of Raga Bol (or indeed for Baddred's crew before that), then the entire situation would not have been nearly as bad as it was, never leading to [[spoiler: that critical moment where Martha either needed to walk or Lonna would die.]] It's still a rather twisted system (Given her characterization, Martha would have gladly chosen to remain chair-bound the rest of her life if she knew they were going to die to fix her), but it at least makes sense.

** This troper actually directly asked the author about that; he claimed it was a coincidence and he did not learn about Cluny Abbey until after he wrote the book.
** This other troper who read said Q&A on "Ask Brian" adds that Brian thought the coincidence was creepy.

*** You're trying to say that you know possible outcomes better that a character who explicitly sees the future. [[spoiler: Saro and Bragoon are not invincible.]] Without the prophecy, they could have been just killed by Raga Bol's gang, and reliance on them could have caused Redwallers to botch the defense. That's assuming that Martin can actually ''change'' and ''choose'' the future. The more specific and precise prophecies in a particular world are, [[FridgeHorror the more frightening implications regarding the existence of free will they carry]]. And Redwall has rather precise prophecies. Martin might act in a certain way because he already knows he'll act in a cerrain way, and some instances when he undertakes clearly fruitless actions (like trying to scare off Cluny or Razzid) might be seen as confirming that.

*** Want some more fuel for paranoia? Think about why Mariel was the only slave of Gabool who earned a personal monicker from him.

* Read [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-sociopathic-assholes-disguised-as-adorable-animals_p2/ this]] and then notice that Skipper's sentence was cut off when he was saying what he found Folgrim doing to that dead rat. [[ILoveTheDead It could have been so very much worse than eating him.]] Granted, that was almost certainly ''not'' what Mr. Jacques was insinuating, and from what we see, Redwall otters hopefully do not operate like that. ''[[BrainBleach Hopefully.]]''
* In ''Loamhedge'', Martin's spirit appears to Martha, telling her that Bagroon and Saro need to journey to Loamhedge to find the cure for her paralysis. [[spoiler:During a vermin attack, Martha manages to gain the ability to walk in order to save the Abbot. This implies that the prophetic spirit of Martin intentionally sent Bagroon and Saro on a suicide mission, but that's not all. Earlier in the book it's implied that the reason Martha is paralyzed is due to trauma, making it a psychosomatic condition. So basically what Martin did was remove the two most competent fighters from the Abbey premises, plus Martha's brother and two of her friends, in order to force her into a high-stress situation so bad her mind had to throw away trauma in an attempt at self-preservation and saving the others. ''Wow''.]]

* Read [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-sociopathic-assholes-disguised-as-adorable-animals_p2/ this]] and then notice that Skipper's sentence was cut off when he was saying what he found Folgrim doing to that dead rat. [[ILoveTheDead It could have been so very much worse than eating him.]] Granted, that was almost certainly ''not'' what Mr. Jacques was insinuating, and from what we see, Redwall otters hopefully do not operate like that. ''[[BrainBleach Hopefully.]]''

*** To soothe it a little, reflect that she probably would have gone into Gullwhacker mode and fought back much sooner if that happened. Plus considering the size difference [[NightmareFuel she probably would have died if they'd succeeded]].

* Read [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-sociopathic-assholes-disguised-as-adorable-animals_p2/ this]] and then notice that Skipper's sentence was cut off when he was saying what he found Folgrim doing to that dead rat. [[ILoveTheDead It could have been so very much worse than eating him.]]
** Granted, that was almost certainly ''not'' what Mr. Jacques was insinuating, and from what we see, Redwall otters hopefully do not operate like that. ''[[BrainBleach Hopefully.]]''

*** To soothe it a little, reflect that she probably would have gone into Gullwhacker mode and fought back much sooner if that happened.

* Read [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-sociopathic-assholes-disguised-as-adorable-animals_p2/ this]] and then notice that Skipper's sentence was cut off when he was saying what he found Folgrim doing to that dead rat. [[ILoveTheDead It could have been so very much worse than eating him.]]

* Mokug's backstory is rather disturbing when translated into human terms, as it involves an evil rich man picking a small boy as his slave because said boy is cute and blond. {{Squick}}. Highly doubtful Sarengo actually wanted him as anything worse than decoration, but...

** Though this may fall under "I didn't consider that" on the author's part. But the books clearly state regardless that Badgers under the bloodwrath will kill anything in it's path, even allies.