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5	!!Sunflash the Mace
6	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sunflash_7416.jpg]]
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8	The son of Bella of Brockhall and her husband, Barkstripe, Sunflash -- later Sunstripe -- is an unusually coloured badger, with a single yellow stripe in the midst of his forehead. Captured and tormented for years by Swartt Sixclaw when both were young, Sunflash makes a vow to one day slay the ferret. Following his destiny to Salamandastron, Sunflash becomes Badger Lord of the mountain like his grandfather and great-grandfather before him, only to learn that Swartt, with a vast army at his command, is now camped out on his doorstep.
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10	* {{Archenemy}}: Of Swartt Sixclaw, who captured and tormented him as a teenager.
11	* ArmorIsUseless: Deconstructed. When Sunflash is charging towards Swartt during the battle at Salamandastron, the armor and helmet he wears protect him from arrows and rocks. But at the same time, the armor slows him down, he gets sand into his chain mail, and he's practically blinded by his own sweat and the small visor slits his helmet provides.
12	* TheBerserker: Suffers from a bad case of the Bloodwrath.
13	* BerserkerTears: [[spoiler:After he sees Skarlath die]].
14	* BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the sweetest and gentlest badgers you could hope to meet, but he's still a badger. This means if you do something to get under his skin, you're done for.
15	* CallToAgriculture: He develops a special love for farming. He may have inherited this from his father, who is mentioned in ''Mossflower'' as being more of a farmer than a warrior.
16	* CarryABigStick: A hornbeam tree limb, eventually moulded into his trademark mace.
17	* DistinguishingMark: The yellow stripe on his head for which he is named.
18	* EarlyBirdCameo: He makes an appearance in the last chapter of ''Mossflower''.
19	* {{Foil}}: To his grandfather, Boar the Fighter. Both of them are fearsome Badger Lords who harbor a serious grudge against a particular vermin. However, Boar was fairly closed off and distant from those around him; the only child he ever spoke of is his daughter, Bella. Sunflash is an all around NiceGuy who makes friends with everyone he meets and is a FriendToAllChildren. Boar died a violent death in battle after insisting on fighting alone, having allowed his desire for vengeance to consume him, while Sunflash nearly dies the exact same way, only to be saved by the friends he has made. Sunflash learns to grow beyond his grudge against Swartt, and goes on to become a farmer who presumably lived out his final days in peace, although he was always ready to fight if he needed to.
20	* FriendToAllChildren: Sunflash loves children and gets along with them astoundingly well. He goes into his first [[UnstoppableRage Bloodwrath]] when he finds out children are being enslaved by searats, and only breaks out of the ensuing HeroicBSOD once the kids he just rescued thank him.
21	* TheHero: Good hearted and brave.
22	* InTheBlood: Descended from Boar the Fighter and Lord Brocktree, two of the most famous Badger Lords ever, and he's just as badass as they are.
23	* InvincibleHero: No one stands a chance against Sunflash in a fair fight. Since Swartt doesn't fight fair, that doesn't really drag the book down.
24	* ItsPersonal: With Swartt Sixclaw, and how. The entire book boils down to a grudge match between the two of them that can be traced back to when they were teenagers.
25	* LargeAndInCharge: Significantly larger than the hares he commands.
26	* MadeOfIron: Granted, this is a contractual requirement for being a badger, but Sunflash really stakes his claim to this label by taking ''two adder bites'' and making a full recovery. Few other characters in the series have been known to survive even one.
27	* MagneticHero: He makes friends with all the beasts he meets, and most of them come to his aid when Swartt lays siege to Salamandastron.
28	* MartialPacifist: His evolution from revenge driven kid to one of these is a key part of his character development. Despite rumors that he gave up fighting forever (likely fueled by the fact that he changed his name to Sunstripe in his later years), Sunflash was always ready and willing to fight against enemies of Salamandastron, despite becoming a peace loving farmer.
29	* OneManArmy: Takes out large numbers of foes all on his own more than once.
30	* ParentalAbandonment: By the time ''Outcast of Redwall'' begins he can scarcely remember his parents. However, he wasn't abandoned by them, but rather ran away from home to try and avenge his father only to be captured by Swartt somewhere along the line and held captive for a long time.
31	* TheProtagonist: Veil may be given top billing (and is the title character) in ''Outcast of Redwall'', but Sunflash is clearly the main character.
32	* ReluctantWarrior: Eventually.
33	* {{Retcon}}: After being named Sunflash in ''Mossflower'', he was named Sunstripe in all the other books he was mentioned in before ''Outcast''. ''Outcast'' cleaned this up and established that he changed his name from Sunflash to Sunstripe after defeating Swartt and becoming a MartialPacifist because Sunstripe was a gentler, less warrior-like name.
34	* {{Revenge}}: His goal, initially.
35	* RevengeBeforeReason:
36	** Immediately after escaping from his enslavement under Swartt Sixclaw, Sunflash resolves to go back and take his vengeance now that he's eaten and has a weapon (the hornbeam limb). Skarlath quickly objects, pointing out that Swartt has way too many mooks for Sunflash to survive fighting, and Sunflash basically says he doesn't care. It takes a bit for [[TheSmartGuy Skarlath]] to talk him out of it.
37	** While only mentioned, he had this trait even back in ''Mossflower''. After Verdauga's army killed his father in battle, Sunflash ran off ''by himself'' with the aim of avenging him, despite being little more than a kid at the time, which presumably led to him being captured by Swartt. His mother Bella believed him dead for many seasons as he never came home, and the two only reunite well into Bella's old age.
38	* RightfulKingReturns: Sunflash starts out a wandering nomad, and later ascends to the throne of Salamandastron.
39	* TelephonePolearm: The first thing he does after being freed from imprisonment is to tear down a hefty hornbeam limb to use as a weapon, smashing Swartt's paw with it as he escapes. He keeps it all his life, shaping it into a crude mace with the addition of arrowheads and spearheads studding its tip.
40	* TheyCallHimSword: He takes his sobriquet from his trademark hornbeam mace.
41	* WarriorPoet: Is stated in the epilogue to have taken up poetry in his later years, quite unusually for a badger lord.
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43	!!Skarlath
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45	A kestrel who is captured by Swartt Sixclaw during a bitterly cold winter, Skarlath is freed by Sunflash before Swartt can eat him. He is Sunflash's closest friend and ally in his war with Swartt.
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47	* CarnivoreConfusion: Somehow gets along with mice, moles and other creatures that a bird of prey might consider eating.
48	%%* KilledOffForReal: Not applicable as this trope is only for settings where characters can come back from death.
49	* TheLancer: To Sunflash.
50	* SacrificialLion: Though a big, fairly tough bird of prey, he is killed rather underhandedly by Nightshade.
51	* TheSmartGuy: The narration states that "Skarlath was wise for a young kestrel." Given that he provides Sunflash with much needed council and saves his life by convincing him to abstain from a suicidal revenge on Swartt, the description is merited.
52	* UndyingLoyalty: Sunflash earns this from him the moment he helps him escape from Swartt.
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54	!!Swartt Sixclaw
55	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/swartt_4143.jpg]]
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57	A vicious, psychopathic ferret with a sixclawed paw, Swartt Sixclaw is left maimed and furious when Sunflash the Mace escapes him. Swearing vengeance, Swartt tracks Sunflash across the length and breadth of the country, leaving a trail of poison and death in his wake, as his army and infamy swell. Growing from the young leader of a robber band into the greatest warlord in the country, Swartt never loses sight of his one goal in life; recapturing Sunflash and putting him to death as slowly and painfully as possible.
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59	* {{Archenemy}}: Of Sunflash the Mace, who maimed his sixclawed paw during his escape.
60	* ArchnemesisDad: From Veil's perspective, Swartt is this. Swartt, on the other hand, could not care less about his son, regarding him as little more than trash.
61	* ArrangedMarriage: Custom dictates that he marry the daughter of Bowfleg, the Warlord he slew to take command of the horde from.
62	* BadassCape: Always swirls his cloak about his body.
63	* BadBoss: One of the worst in the series, both in terms of killing his own men and using them as cannon fodder. However, he's at least pragmatic enough to reward good behavior.
64	* BigBad: Of ''Outcast''. All the conflict of the book comes from his crusade against Sunflash, while abandoning Veil in the process.
65	* BodyHorror: His six-clawed paw is rendered dead and useless after Sunflash smashes it.
66	* TheChessmaster: Swartt is a master planner and knows how to put all of his soldiers to good use.
67	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: To everyone. It gets to the point that whenever he meets someone new, he'll probably be plotting against them by the end of the chapter.
68	* CreepySouvenir: Wears a necklace of the teeth and claws of slain foes.
69	* CurbstompBattle: [[spoiler:He and Sunflash face off at the end and it is incredibly lopsided. Swartt manages only one cut before Sunflash breaks his sword and smashes him in the head. Swartt may already be dead when Sunflash throws him off the mountain.]]
70	* {{Deuteragonist}}: One of the rare obvious examples of this in ''Redwall'', getting nearly as much screentime as Sunflash.
71	* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Gets tossed off a mountain after Sunflash smashes his head in]].
72	* EvilCripple: His six clawed left paw is left dead and useless after it's smashed by Sunflash.
73	* EvilerThanThou: Repeatedly, as his rivals end up dead and their troops get assimilated into his horde.
74	* EvilOldFolks: Swartt's somewhere in late middle age/early old age when Sunflash finally puts an end to him. He hasn't lost any of his evil along the way.
75	* ExtraDigits: Six digits on his left forepaw.
76	* FromNobodyToNightmare: We follow Swartt on his journey from the leader of a small band of thieves and murderers, to Warlord of the entire country, witnessing all of the wreckage he leaves in his wake.
77	* GeneralFailure: Given that Swartt started out as the leader of a small, roving gang, it's not surprising that his experience translates poorly when taking command of a whole army. This becomes apparent on his first days after usurping Bowfleg, where he woefully underestimates the logistics of uprooting what amounts to a whole settlement and marching them into a dusty wasteland with little food and resources, [[FromBadToWorse and then getting lost.]] He then proceeds to stumble from one misfortune or near-rebellion to the next, with Nightshade pretty much single-handedly keeping him aloft along the way, until he finally gets handed a crushing defeat at Salamandastron.
78	* HandicappedBadass: Swartt may only have one working hand, but is still a brutally effective fighter despite it.
79	* HateSink: Swartt is one of the most monstrous villains in the series, and is played completely straight. The insight we get into his mind shows that he's a vicious psychopath who simply enjoys inflicting pain on others, and his treatment of his family makes his cruelty much more realistic to the reader. His actions are too brutal and sadistic to find entertaining, and the psychological trauma he leaves on Sunflash and Veil is played for drama.
80	* IControlMyMinionsThrough: His inner monologue indicates that Fear is his first and only resort for keeping his followers in line.
81	* ItsAllAboutMe: Swartt will sacrifice everyone if it means killing Sunflash.
82	* ItsPersonal: With Sunflash, spending the whole book determined to kill him.
83	* JoinOrDie: He tells Bowfleg's horde that they are his "to the death." He makes it clear that anyone who deserts, or even falls behind, will be instantly killed.
84	* LackOfEmpathy: He didn't get the nickname "The Pitiless One" by caring about any of those under his command.
85	* ManipulativeBastard: Swartt is a master of exploiting emotional weaknesses and turning situations to his advantage. To wit, there are more savvy characters in ''Outcast'' than any other Redwall book. Swartt outsmarts them all.
86	* MasterPoisoner: Typically offers his victims the chance to drink the same wine as him, the poison being smeared inside of the silver chalice he offers while he drinks straight from the wineskin.
87	* MoralMyopia: Sunflash crippled his paw. He's upset about it. Sunflash only did this after Swartt enslaved and abused him. Seeing things in broader contexts is not exactly Swartt's strength.
88	* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Kills his son Veil with a javelin]].
89	* ParentalAbandonment: Hands his son Veil off to an old rat to raise after his wife Bluefen dies, then abandons him during a battle without a second thought.
90	* PowerFist: Fits out his dead paw with a heavy, spike-studded gauntlet that he uses as a club.
91	* PragmaticVillainy: While his typical response to somebody being smarter or stronger than him is to start plotting their downfall, he never once considers betraying [[HypercompetentSidekick Nightshade]] because she's the one thing keeping his army afloat.
92	* RedBaron: The Pitiless One.
93	* RedRightHand: One of Swartt's paws has six claws on it. It's maimed by Sunflash early in the story leaving it useless and is stated to pain him terribly in cold weather.
94	* {{Revenge}}: Seeks to slay Sunflash for wrecking his paw.
95	** RevengeBeforeReason: Swartt drives his army into the ground trying to kill Sunflash.
96	* SmugSnake: Despite his posturing, Swartt ultimately lacks competence as a warlord, leading his horde from one misfortune to another, or martial prowess, being physically intimidated by no less than three tougher vermin warriors over the course of the book. He gets to the top and stays there through manipulation, vicious backstabbing, no small amount of sheer luck and Nightshade's help.
97	* TheSociopath: Textbook example, and played for drama as his wife and son aren't spared from it.
98	* TeensAreMonsters: Is bad even as a youth.
99	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: When Bowfleg doesn't cooperate with him, Swartt assassinates him and takes command of his horde. He states that they are now his "to the death" and are to do whatever he says, and anyone who disobeys him or tries to leave will be instantly killed.
100	* UriahGambit: Used on Captain Zigu, who gets to lead the first charge against Salamandastron.
101	* VillainBall: He manages to capture Sunflash ''twice'', but instead of immediately killing him, he chose to let him live because he wanted to torture him and give him a slow, agonizing death.
102	* VillainousUnderdog: Sunflash is at least twice Swartt's size, if not much larger, and the ferret cannot fight him straight up. He gets around this by always making sure he has an army at his back.
103	* WeHaveReserves: How he directs the attack on Salamandastron. It gets most of his army killed.
104	* WickedWeasel: A ferret.
105	* XanatosSpeedChess: He adapts very quickly to new situations in his ranks, and knows exactly how to make them work to his benefit.
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107	!!Nightshade
108
109	A clever vixen who acts as Swartt's seer and second-in-command, Nightshade is a manipulator second only to her boss. She's with Swartt from the beginning, and follows him from the time they are in they in their teens (or the equivalent thereof) until the onset of old age.
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111	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: She wears only a cloak.
112	* BodyPaint: She paints her body with mud.
113	* CloserToEarth: Than Swartt anyway.
114	* CunningLikeAFox: She's a fox Seer and despite the abuse from Swartt, she serves him completely loyally. She does most of the thinking and helps him in his rise to power.
115	* TheDragon: To Swartt. She's not a physical threat, but fear of her mystic powers keeps the horde in line, she's easily his NumberTwo, and [[spoiler:in the end, Sunflash has to get past her to reach Swartt.]]
116	* EvilGenius: Swartt's sounding board for evil plans.
117	* EvilOldFolks: By the end of the book, Nightshade is too old to run anymore and she knows it.
118	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Her death is so violent that it's treated as a GoryDiscretionShot. While the book makes it seem like she's clubbed to death, the Redwall Wiki states that she's ''crushed'' to death (then again, considering the size of Sunflash and [[TelephonePolearm his weapon]] along with the badger's strength, a blow from his club would reasonably be expected to turn her into roadkill)]].
119	* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:She kills Skarlath with a poisoned arrow]].
120	* HypercompetentSidekick: Swartt wouldn't get too far without her [[spoiler:and she is the one who deals the biggest blow to Sunflash, by killing Skarlath]].
121	* IdiotBall: She's generally the smart one, but makes a critical mistake during the war with Krakulat and his crows, when she urges Swartt to wipe them out with fire arrows instead of just leaving. While it does kill some of them, the survivors are so pissed off that they follow the horde with the intention of killing them one by one. It takes Shang Damsontongue's intervention to bail Swartt out of that one.
122	* ManipulativeBitch: She manipulates Bowfleg's horde into accepting Swartt as their new leader, and exploits Balefur's greed to send him to his death.
123	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After she [[spoiler:kills Skarlath]], Nightshade abandons her soldiers and her plan to kill Sunflash altogether and takes flight when she sees him gunning for her.
124	* {{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.
125	* UndyingLoyalty: To Swartt, whom she gives her absolute all to.
126	* VillainousFriendship: 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.
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128	!!Veil Sixclaw
129
130	Swartt's son, whom he abandons during a battle near Redwall, Veil grows up to be near as cruel and manipulative as his father. Exiled from the Abbey, Veil takes his misery with him wherever he goes.
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132	* BigEater: Almost as much as a hare.
133	* BondOneLiner: "When you get to Dark Forest, tell them Veil the Outcast sent you!"
134	* BrattyHalfPint. Mean, bad tempered and nowhere near as smart as he thinks he is.
135	* CallingTheOldManOut: He does it to Swartt in style.
136	%%* DeadpanSnarker
137	* DecoyProtagonist: He isn't even born until Part 2 of the book, and he doesn't do much of importance until the end of Part 2; by then, the novel has already established that Sunflash is the protagonist, not Veil, despite the book's description talking about nothing but him. [[spoiler:He even dies in the end, and his death only impacted one character (a character who quickly got over it)]]. At best, Veil's the [[{{Deuteragonist}} Tritagonist]].
138	* DefiantToTheEnd: Veil never backs down, trying to fight his way out even when outnumbered or at a physical disadvantage, and when he's at his enemies' mercy, he fearlessly taunts them even when they could easily kill him.
139	* DudeWheresMyRespect: A main source of issue for Veil.
140	* EnfantTerrible: Even when he's an infant, the text does not paint him as [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]], biting any beast that puts their hands too close and savouring their blood.
141	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:Even if said mama is adoptive. Sure, it killed him, but he did give his life for Bryony.]]
142	* EvenEvilHasStandards: When he meets his father Swartt near the end of the story, he is decidedly not impressed.
143	* ExtraDigits: Shares his father's famous six-clawed left forepaw. ([[ShownTheirWork Polydactyly is indeed a dominant genetic trait]].)
144	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Dies taking a hit for Byrony.]]
145	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Gets a javelin to the back, courtesy of Swartt]].
146	* MurderByMistake: Subverted. When Veil tries to [[spoiler:kill Friar Bunfold by poisoning his oat'n'barley water, Myrtle ends up drinking it instead. She doesn't drink a fatal amount though]].
147	* NervesOfSteel: Veil shows no fear in the face of danger and taunts his enemies, even when he's at their mercy.
148	* NobleDemon: He's quite willing to be bad, but has some lines he wouldn't cross. When he robs the dormouse family, he doesn't kill them and only knocks one of them out, and it's said that the injury isn't serious. Also, when Brool and Renn arrive at his campside, Veil actually tries to be friendly and make conversation, only turning hostile when they try to rob him.
149	* OrcRaisedByElves: Veil is a vermin (and thus AlwaysChaoticEvil) raised by the Abbey Dwellers (generally AlwaysLawfulGood) and is presented as definitely leaning toward evil, but ultimately makes a HeroicSacrifice. It's strongly implied that the Abbey Dwellers [[ThenLetMeBeEvil made him morally ambiguous]] by treating him with suspicion since childhood, which fed bad vibes into his head resulting in a rebellious attitude that [[ViciousCycle in turn cemented his role as a villain in their eyes]].
150	* ParentalAbandonment: Swartt ditched him at the side of the road without a second thought.
151	* PayEvilUntoEvil: Kills Brool and Renn as payback for them tormenting him and stealing his food.
152	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:PlayedWith. It isn't until ''after'' Veil sacrifices his life to save Bryony from getting impaled by Swartt that she gets told to say he was EvilAllAlong at his request, even though she knows the contrary at that precise moment]].
153	* RedRightHand: Shares his father's sixclawed paw, and ends up with literal red paws after being tricked into revealing his guilt at the abbey.
154	* ShadowArchetype: He could be seen as one to Sunflash. Both grow up in an unfamiliar environment without knowing their parents, both have a friend who is utterly loyal to them, and both have major issues centered on Swartt.
155	* TheSociopath: Not nearly as bad as Swartt, to a point where the trope is zig-zagged. The only person he cares about is, fittingly, the only person who genuinely respected him - Bryony. [[spoiler:It took a threat to her life to make him realize it.]]
156	* StickyFingers: A kleptomaniac, to a fault. Not even an old mouse and his grandchildren are safe from his sleight of hands.
157	* SweetTooth: For the Friar's honey. It gets him into trouble.
158	* TeensAreMonsters: Zig-zagged. It's implied he was at least partially made into the monster he is by the prejudices of the Redwallers, and never quite gets over it until [[spoiler:Bryony is threatened.]]
159	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Why he goes bad. [[spoiler:He asks Bryony to not mourn him, and instead just go back to Redwall and tell them he was a bad one.]]
160	* TurnOutLikeHisFather: A major concern of the Abbey-dwellers. They know who Swartt is and what he's done. [[spoiler:It's then zigzagged.]]
161	* VillainProtagonist: The only true example in the entirety of the Redwall series.
162	* WickedWeasel: A ferret.
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164	!!Bryony
165	Veil's adopted mother, who raises him at the Abbey from infancy. Also Gonff’s descendant, although unlike with Dandin, she is nothing like Gonff and it’s only mentioned once in passing.
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167	* CoolBigSis: She can't make up her mind whether she sees herself as Veil's adoptive mother, sister, or good friend. It's notable that after his exile, Veil tells the dormouse family that he lost his sister recently, so it's possible that he subconsciously sees her as this.
168	* {{Determinator}}: Nothing can dissuade her from trying to bring Veil home, least of all Veil himself.
169	* LoveMakesYouStupid: Parental variant. She refuses to see the wickedness growing in Veil despite all evidence.
170	* MoralityPet: To Veil.
171	* ParentalSubstitute: For Veil.
172
173	!!Bowfleg
174
175	Swartt's former mentor, Bowfleg is a retired warlord who rarely, if ever, stirs from his base in the eastern scrublands. Swartt has his eye on Bowfleg's army, which leaves the older ferret in a very bad spot.
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177	* FatBastard: One of his primary characteristics.
178	* FunetikAksent: Has an ''extremely'' thick accent, to the point where typical vermin accents look and sound pretty legible.
179	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Due to his laziness, appearance, and gruff accent, most would assume he's just a FatIdiot. But he's actually pretty savvy, suspecting that Swartt means to poison him and ordering him to drink the wine first. He even watches Swartt for ill effects before drinking himself.
180	%%* OrcusOnHisThrone
181	* {{Retirony}}: Inverted. Bowfleg and his army already have all the treasures and rewards they want and see no need to terrorize the rest of Mossflower. It isn't until Swartt shows up and tries to persuade him to go back to his evil ways that he ends up getting killed.
182	* YouNoTakeCandle: He speaks the way sparrows do.
183
184	!!Wurgg the Spinecracker
185
186	A gigantic weasel who acts as Bowfleg's main enforcer.
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188	* DumbMuscle: He's strong enough to lift Bowfleg's giant throne (with [[FatBastard Bowfleg]] sitting on it, no less) without even straining himself. Even Swartt is impressed (though he pretends to be more impressed than he is).
189	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He's not called "Spinecracker" because he's good at chiropractics.
190	* TheQuietOne: Barely says a word.
191	** BewareTheQuietOnes: Considering how huge he is, pissing him off wouldn't be a wise thing to do...
192	* RightHandAttackDog: He guards Bowfleg at all times, and samples Swartt's wine first to make sure it's safe for Bowfleg to drink.
193	* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Given his brute strength, he's probably the size of a badger or wearat.
194	* WeHardlyKnewYe: He says ''one word'' before he dies.
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196	!!Greenclaw
197
198	A stoat captain in Bowflet's army who doesn't trust the newly returned Swartt any further than he can throw him.
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200	* DeathByPragmatism: He's the only one of Bowfleg's camp who Swartt can't fool, so naturally he has to go.
201	* HypercompetentSidekick: He warns Bowfleg from the start that Swartt is dangerous. Immediately after Bowfleg's body is discovered, he concludes that Swartt is responsible and hauls him in. He's even smart enough to call him out on all his lies that he didn't poison Bowfleg, or that he didn't know who Nightshade is.
202	* TooDumbToLive: Inverted. Greenclaw is the only one who's smart enough to realize that Swartt and Nightshade are lying their asses off about what happened to Bowfleg. He ends up getting killed anyway before he has time to slay Swartt.
203	* UndyingLoyalty: To Bowfleg, whose death he is trying to avenge when he's killed.
204	* WeHardlyKnewYe: He gets less than half a chapter of screentime before Swartt kills him.
205
206	!!Balefur
207
208	A giant dogfox from the Northlands, who causes trouble in the ranks of Swartt's army. While he's more than a physical match for Swartt, he underestimates the ferret's cunning, and makes the fatal error of trusting Nightshade.
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210	%%* DeadpanSnarker
211	* DeathByMaterialism: Gets fooled into walking into a quarry ''full of adders'' simply because Nightshade tells him it's full of treasure.
212	* DoNotTauntCthulhu: He openly mocks Swartt both to his face and in front of the entire horde. Swartt is a master strategist who has no compunctions about killing his own allies or soldiers. You can probably guess what happens.
213	* {{Jerkass}}: He mocks Swartt's authority to his face, then belittles and humiliates his fellow horde members at every opportunity.
214	* SmugSnake: He's not as smart as he thinks he is, and walks straight into the trap Swartt and Nightshade set for him.
215	* VillainousBSOD: When he realizes he's just walked into a quarry full of adders, he just stands still and stares at them in utter horror before they kill him.
216	* XanatosGambit: Attempted. If Swartt challenges him to a duel, Balefur's sure that he'll win. If Swartt ''doesn't'' challenge him, then he loses the respect of his horde, which makes it easier for Balefur to take over anyway. Swartt, being smarter than Balefur, never offers the fox a challenge and has Nightshade manipulate him into disposing of himself.
217
218	!! Sabretache
219
220	A captain of the Long Patrol who leads the initial defense against Sixclaw's horde.
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222	* ADayInTheLimelight: He's a minor character for most of the book, but the chapter where he duels Zigu gives him a moment to shine.
223	* DuelToTheDeath: With Zigu.
224	* {{Foil}}: To Zigu. Both are skilled swordsbeasts on opposite sides of the conflict. Their fighting styles reflect this, as while Zigu uses a rapier, Sabretache uses a, well, sabre. Zigu is WickedCultured, while Sabretache is an OfficerAndAGentleman. Zigu plots against Swartt, while Sabretache has UndyingLoyalty to Sunflash. Their differences come to the forefront when they fight.
225	* GoodCounterpart: To Zigu, again.
226	* HonorBeforeReason: He disarms Zigu, and gives him the chance to pick up his rapier. Zigu takes opportunity to grab some sand and throw it in Sabretache's face. (This still doesn't get him anywhere mind.)
227	* MasterSwordsman: In contrast to Zigu, who's an ArrogantKungFuGuy and SmugSnake about his sword fighting skills, Sabretache is TheAce in sword fighting, and more than puts the ferret in his place when they fight.
228	* MauveShirt: He's a pretty minor character, all considered. He avoids being a RedShirt thanks to his name, and his limelight duel with Zigu.
229	* MeaningfulName: As the name implies, Sabretache is quite deadly with a sabre.
230	* OfficerAndAGentleman: A captain of the Long Patrol, who behaves in a very dignified manner.
231	* PayEvilUntoEvil: When Zigu is helpless and begging, Sabretache reminds him how he brutally attacked a helpless, unarmed haremaid. "You have lived the life of a coward, now learn to die like a soldier, sah!"
232	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: A high ranking member of the Long Patrol, and lethal in combat.
233	* TranquilFury: He's perfectly calm in his duel with Zigu, only to reveal his contempt for the latter's cowardice once he has him cornered.
234
235	!! Captain Zigu
236
237	A shipwrecked ferret corsair who makes common cause with Swartt, Zigu dislikes his new boss almost as much as Swartt dislikes him. A skilled swordsbeast, Zigu is deadly with the rapier, which leads him into a dangerous contest with Sabretache.
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239	* AintTooProudToBeg: He resorts to begging Sabretache for his life at the end.
240	* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He's incredibly sure of his skill with the rapier. Unfortunately for him, Sabretache is by far superior.
241	* CombatPragmatist: Oh, yeah. Hacking a defenceless hare to death while she's already wounded and unable to run qualifies. He also ends up resorting to dirty tactics when dueling Sabretache.
242	* DirtyCoward: Sabretache calls him out on it.
243	* DuelToTheDeath: With Sabretache.
244	* EarAche: He gets his ear sliced off by Sabretache during their duel.
245	* FauxAffablyEvil: He affects a gentlemanly demeanor, but beneath the mask, he's ''really'' unpleasant. Just ask poor Fordpetal.
246	* NormalFishInATinyPond: Considered an exceptional swordsbeast by his fellow corsairs, but when most vermin in the series are portrayed as unwashed, untrained thugs, is that really saying much? When up against Sabretache, considered an exceptional swordsbeast by the standards of a trained military force, Zigu quickly finds himself outmatched.
247	* RoyalRapier: Carries a rapier as part of his affectation of culture.
248	* SmugSnake: He accepts Sabretache's challenge to duel, assuming that nobeast could actually ''beat'' him. Bad call.
249	* UriahGambit: He runs an almost successful one: His plan is to let Swartt get himself killed in the attack on Salamandastron, then take over the horde. Trouble is, Swartt has a counter-plan.
250	* VillainsWantMercy: Has the nerve to beg for his life when Sabretache's got him dead to rights after killing a helpless Fordpetal. He gets none.
251	* WickedCultured: Zigu affects a snooty, upper-class accent and considers Swartt to be a barbarian clod.
252	* YouJustHADToSayIt: He can't resist mocking Swartt's attack plan, which gives Swartt the perfect leverage to manipulate him into leading a dangerous charge. If he'd just kept his mouth shut, his plan might actually have worked.
253
254	!!Wilthurio Longbarrow Sackfirth Toxophola Fedlric Fritillary Wilfrand Hurdleframe Longarrow Leawelt Pugnacio Cinnabar Hillwether Jodrellio (Jodd).
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256	* GreatBow: Given that he's described as firing arrows the size of ''javelins'', his bow presumably has the size to match.
257	* UsefulNotes/{{Otherkin}}: Wants to be a squirrel, and ties his tail to his ears in hopes of stretching it.
258	* OverlyLongName: ''Look at it!''
259
260	!!Fordpetal
261
262	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Gets a spear through the back, courtesy of Zigu.
263	* KillTheCutie: Attractive, flirty, kind, and clearly has a crush on Bradberry. [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth She dies]].
264	* MauveShirt: Barely. The only reason why she's not a RedShirt is because [[NominalImportance the author gives her a name]] before killing her off, and more than one character is actually upset over her death.
265	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Says only two lines before she's PutOnABus. When she comes back, [[BackForTheDead she gets a spear in the back]].
266
267	!!Brool and Renn
268
269	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Renn gets speared by Veil. [[{{HoistByHisOwnPetard}} With his own spear.]]
270	* {{Jerkass}}es: Given that their reaction to a traveler is to mug them for their food...

Context Characters / RedwallOutcastOfRedwall