Cluny The Scourge

Cluny the Scourge is the quinary antagonist in Redwall and Watership Down. When he is a child, he is often beaten up by his older brother. His eye is also ripped out by General Woundwort as a punishment fr betraying him.

Cluny the Scourge one day makes a friend, whose name is Redtooth. Cluny's brother begins to attack the two of them but slips and drowns. Cluny the Scourge one day meets his match when he forms a whole army. He becomes very furious when he hears his mother has been killed by a badger called Constance. He then goes to Redwall to attack, his friend Redtooth is killed during the battle. Cluny then returns to plot his revenge and gets a new second in command, Scragg the weasel. Scragg also doesn't last long before being choked to death by Cheesethief and Fangburn.

Cheesethief then becomes Cluny's next second in command but is exiled from the tribe for wearing Cluny's battle armour. Cluny's next second in command is Darkclaw. He succeeds in ruling Redwall, unaware that it won't last for long. They then throw a net over the abbot but Basil Stag Hare breaks free ands attempts unsuccessfully to kill Cluny. Fngburn runs in the way, and Basil rips Fangburn's head off and eats it. Cluny is then sick at the sight of this, and orders Basil to be knocked down. Darklclaw knocks Basil out. Matthias comes running down with a sword. He is attacked by Frogblood and Darkclaw. Matthias stabs Frogblood in the heart and Frogblood dies. Matthias then says he will slay any invader who moves. Cluny grabs Killconey and pushes him into Matthias. Killconey is sliced in half, and his blood comes out. Cluny runs up to the belltower along with Darkclaw.

Matthias then comes running up with a sword and chases after them. Cornflower then gets some boiling water and attempts to throw it at Cluny, hitting Darkclaw by mistake - Darkclaw dies.

Matthias then runs past the dead body of Darkclaw and continues chasing Cluny. Cluny then gets to the top of the belltower. Matthias and Cluny have a battle. Cluny attempts to strangle Matthias, but one of his hands is cut off. Cluny bleeds and runs away. Matthias then cuts the bellrope and the bell falls on Cluny, chopping his head off.

Cluny is later mentioned by Cheesethief.