A Main Character

Basil Stag Hare was the resident hare of Redwall for many seasons. Matthias, the mouse met Basil in Mossflower wood and took him to Redwall. Basil is slightly comical and has a strange admiration for stags, which is were his name comes from. Basil is infamous for his appetite and military stiffness. In the events of the book Mattimeo, Basil met a young otter named Cheek. Out of admiration for the hare, Cheek renamed himself Cheek Stag Hare. Basil was a member of the fur and foot fighting patrol and the 47th hare border rangers. Basil's most used battle cry is "Give em' blood and vinegar!"