Lord Brocktree of Brockhall
A legendary Badger Lord, son of Lord Stonepaw, who reinvented the Long Patrol and revitalized Salamandastron after retaking the mountain from the wildcat, Ungatt Trunn. The father of Boar the Fighter and the ancestor of Bella of Brockhall, Sunflash the Mace, Rawnblade Widestripe, and numerous other Badger Lords since, Brocktree—or Brock to his friends—is second only perhaps to Martin the Warrior in terms of his lasting impact on the series.
- Archenemy: Of Ungatt Trunn, whom he dreams about facing and slaying long before they ever meet face to face.
- The Berserker: Par for the course with Badger Lords.
- BFS: A colossal double-hilted greatsword.
- Disappeared Dad: For his son Boar. He left home one day, leaving Boar behind. What happened to his mate isn't mentioned. His own father Lord Stonepaw left him to seek his destiny at Salamandstron.
- Famed In-Story: Becomes this after the fact.
- Genius Bruiser: Brock's huge, smart, and a devastating warrior.
- The Hero: Of the book that bears his name.
- In-Universe Nickname: Brock.
- Invincible Hero: As is typical for Redwall heroes in general and Badger Lords in particular, though Trunn gives him a run for his money.
- Large and in Charge: A giant badger who leads the hares of Salamandastron.
- Master Swordsman: One of the most famous fighters in the story.
- One Beast Army: Naturally
- Shrouded in Myth: Well, he was until this book.
- Super-Strength: Brock's supremely strong even for a badger.
- You Killed My Father: One of the reasons he wants Ungatt Trunn dead.
Dorothea Duckfontein “Dotti” Dillworthy
- Big Eater: Downplayed. Only one hare ever gets full in the series, and it's this one.
- Cute, but Cacophonic: Is said to be a terrible singer.
- Dreadful Musician: Ahem... "To describe the haremaid's voice as being akin to a frog trapped beneath a hot stone would have been a great injustice, to both frog and stone."
Lord Stonepaw
- The Berserker: He's a Badger Lord, it's in the job description.
- Cool Old Guy: Manages to take down multiple vermin in the throes of the Bloodwrath despite being ancient.
- Disappeared Dad: To Lord Brocktree.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Gives his life to distract the vermin so that the hares can escape.
- Methuselah Syndrome: He's mentioned as ruling Salamandastron for lord knows how long.
Fleetscut
- Fragile Speedster: Fleetscut was one of the best scouts at Salamandastron in his youth. He’s still pretty speedy, but his age has taken a toll on his stamina.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: With Jukka. He calls her a scavenger and she finds him overly honor-bound and self sacrificing. Though they do have moment of Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other.
- You Shall Not Pass!: His Dying Moment of Awesome, shared with Jukka.
Stiffener Medick
- Good Old Fisticuffs: An expert boxer.
- Old Master: He's practically the only hare at Salamandastron who's still able to fight.
Jukka the Sling
- Antiquated Linguistics: Talks in thees and thous.
- Suffer the Slings: It's in her name.
- You Shall Not Pass!: Her Dying Moment of Awesome, shared with Fleetscut.
King Bucko Bigbones
- Adipose Rex: While a dangerous fighter, it's noted he hasn't really had a real opponent in some time, and thus has a noticeable paunch that doubles as a Weak Point.
- Big Eater: Even for a hare! During their eating contest, he scoffs everything in sight while Dotti only nibbles her food and he still would have won if he hadn't gotten drunk.
- Funetik Aksent: Scottish (from the North).
- Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: Challenging him for the crown takes up three tests, outbragging, outeating and outfighting him, but only the last one counts for him.
- Unknown Rival: To Karangool, who left him for dead (and has no idea who this hare is that wants to kill him).
Ungatt Trunn
A fascistic wildcat who rules the Blue Horde: a great army that believes itself to be the chosen race, and he, their supreme leader. Too egotistical to await his father's death and inherit a kingdom, Trunn intends to conquer the mountain of Salamandastron and subject its inhabitants to slavery or death. With a violent career that has left countless innocents dead, Trunn is troubled by only one thing: the faceless badger warrior of his dreams that he must inevitably face one day.
- And I Must Scream: His death. His broken body is lying on the shore, the tide is coming in, and he's still alive. And he's too injured to do anything about it. Groddil coming along was almost a Mercy Kill for him.
- Archenemy: He and Brock dream about slaying each other long before they ever meet face to face.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: While a leader rather than a frontline soldier, Trunn has this attitude of exalting strength and power over all else.
- Badass Cape: Always wears a purple cape.
- Bad Boss: Second only to Slagar for the title of worst boss among the all Redwall villains, against stiff competition. Besides the usual executions for incompetence and leaving his mooks to die whenever it could improve his own situation, he torments his subordinates For the Evulz, with them failing him being merely a pretext, not that Ungatt really needed it when he felt secure, as evidenced by what he did to Groddil in the backsory.
- Big Bad: Of Lord Brocktree.
- Cain and Abel: Verdauga Greeneyes was a ruthless warlord, but he was a cuddly bunny compared to his brutal brother.
- Cats Are Mean: The second wildcat to serve as Big Bad, and a vicious piece of work even by the standards of this series.
- Circling Monologue: Before killing two subordinates for their failures.
- Cool Helmet: A spiked one with a chainmail fringe.
- Cultured Badass: Has a philosophical outlook on life, reflecting at length on predator/prey relationships, age and experience, etc.
- Evil Sounds Deep: Described as having a deep, rasping voice.
- Evil Uncle: To Tsarmina and Gingivere, though the former’s just as evil as him. Downplayed in that he's never met them, however.
- Fantastic Racism: Towards the "lower orders".
- Faux Affably Evil: He acts charming and civilized, but it does nothing to hide how brutal and sadistic he is.
- Genius Bruiser: One of the smarter antagonists in the second half of the series, and certainly one of the biggest and strongest. As a male wildcat in the prime of his life, he's second only to Gulo the Savage in terms of sheer physical power.
- The Horde: Trunn commands the largest army in the series, the Blue Hordes. However, this trope is deconstructed; while the sheer number of Hordebeasts is staggering and terrifying, it’s also nearly impossible to feed them all, and the army starts suffering from malnutrition FAST.
- I Am X, Son of Y: Inverted, when the Grand Fragorl adds "son of King Mortspear" to his long list of titles, he makes it very clear she is not to use it again, as he makes his own destiny (a Call-Forward to when Tsarmina had a similar reaction to being referred to as "daughter of Verdauga Greeneyes" in Mossflower).
- I'm a Humanitarian: Considers eating the captive hares when food runs out.
- Large and in Charge: A giant wildcat and leader of a great horde.
- Master Race: His men are the Chosen Ones, destined to rule over the "lesser orders."
- A Nazi by Any Other Name: Trunn's fascistic and cruel, believes he is the destined ruler of the world, and plans to enslave or annihilate the "lesser orders". He's Adolf Hitler in a wildcat's skin.
- Nightmare Fetishist: Loves spiders, and apparently learns tactics from them.
- Not So Stoic: He's collected at first, but not so much by the end.
- Panthera Awesome: A European wildcat, which makes him one of the few creatures in the series capable of taking on a Badger Lord on a fairly even basis.
- Purple Is Powerful: Like Tsarmina, he favours a purple cape.
- Rank Scales with Asskicking: Ungatt Trunn is, hands down, one of the finest warriors among Redwall big bads, able to go paw to paw with a grown badger in his prime.
- Spear Counterpart: He and his niece Tsarmina have a lot in common. Both are intelligent, but paranoid bad bosses who espouse Fantastic Racism, prefer not to dirty their hands but can put up a fight when they have to, have a fox for an advisor, grow steadily more unstable, are haunted by horrific nightmares, and are eventually undone by their own madness and cruelty to their subordinates.
- Strong Family Resemblance: To Tsarmina, his niece. Not only do they have almost the same personality, but they're described in similar terms and official artwork shows they even favour the same colours.
- Villainous Valor: One of the few villains to actually put up a good fight during the latter part of the series, facing Brock personally, and giving him a hell of a brawl.
- Wicked Cultured: Loves his wine, is eloquent and well-spoken.
- Wine Is Classy: Served in enemy skulls, as well.
The Grand Fragorl
A ferret who serves as Ungatt Trunn's mouthpiece. She's scared to death of her boss, whom she serves out of fear rather than any genuine loyalty.
- Co-Dragons: Alongside Karangool and Ripfang
- Mouth of Sauron: Serves this purpose early on.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Her and a third of the Blue Hordes.
- Smurfette Principle: While she isn't the only female in the Blue Hordes, she's certainly the most prominent.
- Wicked Weasel: A ferret.
Groddil
A crippled fox who acts as Trunn's shaman and soothsayer.
- Cunning Like a Fox: Serves as Ungatt's soothsayer.
- Depraved Dwarf: His growth was stunted.
- Tragic Villain: His entire family was slaughtered by Trunn and he was crippled. Now, he's forced to serve Trunn.
Karangool
A one-time corsair who serves as Trunn's right-hand fox. He has ambitions of his own, and conspires with Ripfang to ensure that no matter what happens between Lord Brocktree and Ungatt Trunn, the two of them will still have important positions.
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday: He totally forgets about his crimes against Bucko, having done many similar ones... which leads to Bucko killing him.
- The Captain: Was a pirate captain. Seeks to become one again.
- Co-Dragons: He's Trunn's Number Two in the army. He eventually shares command of it alongside Ripfang and the Grand Fragorl.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: We don't actually see it happen, but it's heavily implied Bucko beats him to death with the flat of a sword.
- Cunning Like a Fox: Though notably less so than most examples. Karangool is smart, but gets thoroughly outmanouvered by Ripfang in the end.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Tries this, only for Ripfang to hijack the plan.
- The Starscream: Eventually turns on Trunn, after watching him slowly lose control of the situation.
Ripfang
A disfigured former searat who joins up with Ungatt Trunn's army when pirating doesn't work out for him. With an eye for the main chance, and a sadistic streak that surpasses even that of Trunn and his top lieutenants, Ripfang rises swiftly through the ranks, becoming one of the wildcat's chief henchbeasts by the end.
According to Word of God, this Ripfang is not the same Ripfang that appeared in Mossflower, as the commander of the vast searat armada that eventually slew Boar the Fighter - the similar names and matching backstories are "just a coincidence." However, the coincidence is so incredible that many fans assume Jacques was confused or forgetful and continue to consider the two Ripfangs the same character, or at the very least related.
- Berserk Button: Rip is very sensitive about his weird facial deformity and jutting tooth, and mentioning it is likely to set him off.
- The Captain: Becomes a searat captain at the end.
- Co-Dragons: To Trunn, alongside Karangool and the Grand Fragorl.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The brothers fight a lot, but seem to care about each other on some level. When Ripfang is promoted to officer status, he makes sure that Doomeye receives all the same benefits and is very upset when he is killed.
- 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.
- Karma Houdini: Gets away clean at the end of the novel. Unless he's the same Ripfang from Mossflower in which case Boar the Fighter catches up with him years later.
- Mook Promotion: Moves up the ranks swiftly, becoming one of Trunn's Co-Dragons, alongside the Grand Fragorl and Karangool.
- Red Right Hand: A single long fang that protrudes out of his mouth even when it's closed.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Makes his getaway at the end of the novel
- Siblings in Crime: Alongside his brother Doomeye.
- Slasher Smile: His facial disfigurement gives him a permanent one.
- Sociopathic Soldier: Most vermin are this in one form or another, but Ripfang is a special case, cutting down his own troops for disobeying orders, instructing Doomeye to shoot through opponents, and generally not giving a damn about anything beyond his own personal advancement and Doomeye.
- The Starscream: He, Doomeye and Karangool begin plotting against Trunn after the revelation that the wildcat fears losing to Brock.
Doomeye
Ripfang's brother, a dimwitted, but incredibly skilled archer. He's always with his brother, and acts as his backup in most situations.
- Dumb Muscle: A brilliant archer, but limited otherwise. He usually lets Ripfang do the thinking for him.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The brothers fight a lot, but seem to care about each other on some level. Notably, when Trunn makes Ripfang a captain again, Rip asks that he and Doomeye are to be made captains together.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: Doomeye is an amazing archer.
- Psychopathic Manchild: Doomeye is a big, brutish searat who is weirdly childish, constantly giggling and treating things like a game, even when he's murdering people.
- Siblings in Crime: With Ripfang.
