#anyways uhhhhhhh read Redwall. if nothing else it's a fun read.

[thelastspeecher]

I was talking to my dear friend @darfichihrenhundstreicheln about the character Martin the Warrior (who is a warrior mouse, obviously) in the Redwall books. Which my friend has never read. So in my attempts to, as an adult with an adult's literary analysis skills, explain him and his role, I came up with these comparisons:

Mouse Jesus (a bit obvious but not like, the worst analog)

A mouse demigod of some sort, likely akin to a Greek demigod given he has a legendary father whose metaphorical shoes he tries to fill

A mouse hero (demigod or fully mortal) that ascended to godhood upon his passing (a la Heracles)

When I elaborated as to why I was assigning Martin the Warrior these roles, darfichihrenhundstreicheln came up with ANOTHER option:

Mouse King Arthur

Which may be the closest one yet.

By the way, when asked, the author Brian Jacques described the creation of Martin the Warrior as being inspired by less of an epic hero and more of just like, a good guy that helps people out.