History Awesome / Redwall

* Martin's entire battle with Tsarmina in ''Mossflower''. It's cat versus mouse, but this time the lone mouse drives the cat back and into the water, partially by triggering her insane phobia of it.
** What makes it ''even better'' is the fact that, while Tsarmina begins the battle uninjured, Martin had just been wounded in the thigh by her arrow in a confrontation the day before and is ''[[HandicappedBadass limping.]]'' The fight is so vicious and [[{{Determinator}} Martin is so tenacious]] that it's easy to forget that on top of the injuries he's fighting someone much, much larger than him to boot. Then there's a wonderful line further emphasizing the warrior-mouse's greatness, comparing him to a creature about ''nine'' times his size:

** Earlier on in ''Mossflower'', Skipper's battle with the vermin army commander who murdered his brother. He manages to launch the guy into the air, so that he lands on a bunch of otter javelins sticking out of the ground—and otter javelins are sharpened on both ends.
* Rakkety Tam's battle with [[IAmAHumanitarian Gulo the Savage]]. For reference, Gulo the Savage is a ''wolverine'', and probably the most dangerous enemy combatant in the series. The only one who comes close is Ungatt Trunn, a male wildcat in the prime of his life, and his opponent, Lord Brocktree, is a badger lord. Rakkety Tam isn't even in the same size category as Gulo, and he still manages to come out on top!
** Tam manages to deliver some pretty good zingers to Gulo during their BossBattle.
-->'''Gulo the Savage:''' (Shouting various gory threats) I'll eat thy flesh and gorge on thy bones! Your heart is mine!
-->'''Rakkety Tam:''' Yours? You cannot have my heart, 'tis promised to a fair pretty maid!

* Martin II's duel with Ublaz.
* The [[BigBadassBattleSequence final battle]] in ''Long Patrol''; with the Redwall alliance versus the Rapscallion horde clashing in the largest pitched battle in the series.
* The final confrontation between Matthias and [[NightmareFuel Asmodeus]] is full of awesome. Especially when you hear it on audio with Brian Jacques reading it.

* Cuthbert Blanedale Frunk's [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]] in ''High Rhulain'' while hacking a giant sea monster to death.
** Frunk as a whole is pretty awesome. Bears very little resemblance to how dissociative identity disorder works in real life, but [[RuleOfCool who cares when he's this cool?]]
* Warbeak's BigDamnHeroes moment in ''Mattimeo''. [[spoiler: Sadly, this was her DyingMomentOfAwesome]].

* Finnbarr Galedeep's CurbStompBattle with Urgan Nagru in ''The Bellmaker''. He does something you'd expect a burly otter like him to do: Finnbarr throws his twin swords to the ground and fights off the Foxwolf using nothing but his claws and teeth. At TheClimax, [[spoiler: he picks up Urgan by his tail and neck and smashes his head into a heavy log, cracking his skull and driving the wolf skull's fangs into Urgan's head.]] Oh yeah, he did all this ''after'' [[spoiler: he got slashed in the face and stabbed with a spear.]]

** Sunflash killing two adders. By himself. '''With his bare paws'''. And this was in Part 1 of the book, which was ''several years'' before he TookALevelInBadass and became the Badger Lord of Salamandastron.
* Minor character Brinty the mouse gets one in ''High Rhulain''. After a gannet is accidentally pushed out of the Abbey and onto the lawn, it tries to go after a pair of Dibbuns. Brinty charges the thing and tackles it, pummeling it while yelling for it to get out of Redwall until he successfully pushes it out beyond the gates and the gannet goes away. [[spoiler:Almost immediately turns into a TearJerker in a shocking case of MoodWhiplash when the water rat GoldfishPoopGang leader hops out of the ditch and kills him, though Skipper kills him with a javelin immediately after.]]
** Later in the same book, after witnessing her friend Pandion Piketalon's murder at the hands of [[CatsAreMean Riggu Felis]], Tiria Wildlough's immediate reaction is to load a barbed iron star (which had been embedded in Pandion's ''beak'' by Felis early in the book) and launch it at Felis. It pierces him through the forehead, killing him instantly. This was the same guy who had Leatho and the otterclans literally on the run at all times.
* Okay, so killing Asmodeus was pretty badass, and then there's the BigDamnHeroes moment when Matthias shows up to save the Abbey with Martin's sword and an army of shrews and sparrows, but Matthias' true Crowning Moment comes shortly after that, when he's up in the bell tower during his final battle with Cluny the Scourge. Cluny has a hostage, so Matthias promises on his honor as a warrior that he'll come down from the tower if the hostage is released first. Cluny agrees, and Matthias comes down... ''after'' he cuts the rope holding the bell, which falls and crushes Cluny to death. Proving once again that just because you're honorable doesn't mean you have to be an idiot about it.

* [[spoiler:Luke the Warrior's]] HeroicSacrifice in ''The Legend of Luke''.
* Cregga Rose Eyes'--and the rest of the Long Patrol's-- BigDamnHeroes moment in ''The Long Patrol''.
** In Marlfox, Lady Cregga, an old, blind essentially grandmother/nanny figure managed to use a longbow to fire an arrow from the Abbey to kill what was believed to be the leader of the invaders. Again, old and BLIND.
*** It should be noted that another badass old lady, Grandma Ellayo, was aiming for Cregga, and a third party in the scene is noted to have never seen a longbow drawn that far.

** Also from ''Triss'' though [[PosthumousCharacter only in the backstory]], [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething King Sarengo]], father of Argarnu and grandfather of Kurda and Bladd, though unlike his [[InadequateInheritor descendants]] he ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking earned]]'' his title. He went up against the mother of the three adder triplets by himself and achieved a ''MutualKill''. Most villains in ''Redwall'' would flee at the mere ''sight'' of an adder, but Sarengo, having lost his [[EpicFlail weapon]] and dying of poison, [[VillainousValor fought and killed her with his]] ''[[DyingMomentOfAwesome teeth]]''.
** Captain Plugg Firetail, the only vermin in Redwall history to be genuinely missed by his crew. Without a single ambitious NumberTwo to be found among them, they completely collapse when he dies.

* Constance the Badger using a giant oak dining table as a rat-flattener, then catching another rat in a fishing net and swinging him repeatedly against a stone wall.
** The HoistByHisOwnPetard demise of Cheesethief. If anyone [[AssholeVictim deserved a giant arrow in the chest,]] he did.
* TheReveal of Slagar's true identity. He previously appeared in ''Redwall'', but was bitten by Asmodeus. The only other character in the series to survive an adder's bite is Sunflash, a ''freaking badger''. And Sunflash was given immediate treatment by someone who knew an old remedy for snake venom. Slagar [[spoiler:passed out, then woke back up and crawled all the way back to his mother's den, then spent an entire winter treating himself to recover fully.]]

* Cuthbert Blanedale Frunk's [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]] in ''High Rhulain''.

* Earlier on in ''Mossflower'', Skipper's battle with the vermin army commander who murdered his brother. He manages to launch the guy into the air, so that he lands on a bunch of otter javelins sticking out of the ground—and otter javelins are sharpened on both ends.

* The death of [[spoiler: Brigadier Buckworthy Crumshaw. He charged across the Abbey grounds wielding only his cane, with three arrows in his chest and a sliced apart face and he still grabbed Freeta's sword, twisted it around, and rammed it into her throat before dying.]] How much more awesome can a TakingYouWithMe get?
** [[spoiler: Wopscutt]]'s HeroicSacrifice in the same book.
** Tam manages to deliver some pretty good zingers to Gulo during their BossBattle near the end of the book.
-->'''Gulo the Savage:''' *shouting various gory threats* I'll eat thy flesh and gorge on thy bones! Your heart is mine!
-->'''Rakkety Tam:''' Yours? You cannot have my heart, 'tis promised to a fair pretty maid!

** And Martin II's duel with Ublaz.
** The [[BigBadassBattleSequence final battle]] in ''Long Patrol''; with the Redwall alliance versus the Rapscallion horde clashing in the largest pitched battle in the series.

** What makes it ''even better'' is the fact that, while Tsarmina begins the battle uninjured, Martin had just been wounded in the thigh by her arrow in a confrontation the day before and is ''[[HandicappedBadass limping.]]'' Then there's a wonderful line further emphasizing the warrior-mouse's greatness, comparing him to a creature about twice his size (at least):

** What makes it ''even better'' is the fact that, while Tsarmina begins the battle uninjured, Martin had just been wounded her arrow in a confrontation the day before. Then there's a wonderful line further emphasizing the warrior-mouse's greatness:

* The death of [[spoiler: [[BadassGrandpa Brigadier Buckworthy Crumshaw]]. He charged across the Abbey grounds wielding only his cane, with three arrows in his chest and a sliced apart face and he still grabbed Freeta's sword, twisted it around, and rammed it into her throat before dying.]] How much more awesome can a TakingYouWithMe get?

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: '''The audiobooks'''. They've got in-between-chapter music, and they have a full cast to actually sing the songs.

** The [[BigBadassBattleSequence final battle]] in ''Long Patrol''.

* Finnbarr Galedeep's CurbStompBattle with Urgan Nagru in ''The Bellmaker''. He does something you'd expect a badger to do: Finnbarr throws his twin swords to the ground and fights off the Foxwolf using nothing but his claws and teeth. At TheClimax, [[spoiler: he picks up Urgan by his tail and neck and smashes his head into a heavy log, cracking his skull and driving the wolf skull's fangs into Urgan's head.]] Oh yeah, he did all this ''after'' [[spoiler: he got slashed in the face and stabbed with a spear.]]

* Also from ''Triss'' though [[PosthumousCharacter only in the backstory]], [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething King Sarengo]], father of Argarnu and grandfather of Kurda and Bladd, though unlike his [[InadequateInheritor descendants]] he ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking earned]]'' his title. He went up against the mother of the three adder triplets by himself and achieved a ''MutualKill''. Most villains in ''Redwall'' would flee at the mere ''sight'' of an adder, but Sarengo, having lost his [[EpicFlail weapon]] and dying of poison, [[VillainousValor fought and killed her with his]] ''[[DyingMomentOfAwesome teeth]]''.

* The weapon of choice for ''Mariel of Redwall'''s title character? [[spoiler: A large knotted rope!]]

* TheReveal of Slagar's true identity. He previously appeared in ''Redwall'', but was bitten by Asmodeus. The only other character in the series to survive an adder's bite is Sunflash, a ''freaking badger''. And Sunflash was given immediate treatment by someone who knew an old remedy for snake venom. Slagar [[spoiler:passed out, then woke back up and crawled all the way back to his mother's den, then spent an entire winter treating himself to recover fully.]]

* In ''Mossflower'' when Skipper avenges [[spoiler: his brother's]] death in a duel by tossing the killer onto a row of sharpened javelins.

* Martin's entire battle with Tsarmina in ''Mossflower''. It's cat versus mouse, but this time the lone mouse drives the cat back and into the water. He doesn't even hit her with his sword at this point, she's just that scared [[NightmareFace and he's]] [[ImplacableMan just that scary.]]

** And...just about every BigBad fight at TheClimax.
*** Particularly the [[BigBadassBattleSequence final battle]] in ''Long Patrol''.

*** Mind you, Matthias' ''entrance'' to that battle is awesome enough. "I AM THAT IS!" - talk about dramatic. Gives this troper shivers of excitement every time.

* Martin's entire battle with Tsarmina in ''Mossflower''. It's cat versus mouse, but this time the lone mouse drives the cat back and into the water. He doesn't even hit her with his sword at this point, she's just that scared [[NightmareFace and he's]][[ImplacableMan just that scary.]]

* Martin's entire battle with Tsarmina in ''Mossflower''.
** And Rakkety Tam's battle with [[IAmAHumanitarian Gulo the Savage]]. For reference, Gulo the Savage is a ''wolverine'', and probably the most dangerous enemy combatant in the series. The only one who comes close is Ungatt Trunn, a male wildcat in the prime of his life, and his opponent, Lord Brocktree, is a badger lord. Rakkety Tam isn't even in the same size category as Gulo, and he still manages to come out on top!

** Later in the same book, after witnessing her friend [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Pandion Piketalon's]] murder at the hands of [[CatsAreMean Riggu Felis]], Tiria Wildlough's immediate reaction is to load a barbed iron star (which had been embedded in Pandion's ''beak'' by Felis early in the book) and launch it at Felis. It pierces him through the forehead, killing him instantly. This was the same guy who had Leatho and the otterclans literally on the run at all times.

** And Rakkety Tam's battle with [[IAmAHumanitarian Gulo the Savage]].

* Warbeak's BigDamnHeroes moment in ''Mattimeo''. Vastly outnumbered by Stonefleck's heavily armed horde, she throws herself and her fighters straight at them, knowing it's the only way to save Matthias and the rest. [[spoiler: Sadly, this was her DyingMomentOfAwesome]].

** The TV show theme is also pretty [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0mD8_IGCA awesome]]

* The adder triplets in ''Triss''. Dude, they effectively got a HYDRA into a book with no real magic. Gotta feel for the snakes, though, especially the only female of the three - imagine spending your life literally joined at what passes for your hips to both your brothers ...

** And... just about every BigBad fight at TheClimax.

** Frunk as a whole is pretty awesome. Bears very little resemblance to how multiple personality disorder works in real life, but [[RuleOfCool who cares when he's this cool?]]

* TheReveal of Slagar's true identity. He previously appeared in Redwall, but was bitten by Asmodeus. The only other character in the series to survive an adder's bite is Sunflash, a ''freaking badger''. And Sunflash was given immediate treatment by someone who knew an old remedy for snake venom. Slagar [[spoiler:passed out, then woke back up and crawled all the way back to his mother's den, then spent an entire winter treating himself to recover fully.]]

** While I can't remember exactly which book it was (I want to say Marlfox?), Lady Cregga, an old, blind essentially grandmother/nanny figure managed to use a longbow to fire an arrow from the Abbey to kill what was believed to be the leader of the invaders. Again, old and BLIND.

* TheReveal of Slagar's true identity. He previously appeared in Redwall, but was bitten by Asmodeus. The only other character in the series to survive an adder's bite is Sunflash, a ''freaking badger''.