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|character_name=Orlando the Axe<br />
|origin=[[Western Plains]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|mate=[[Brockrose]]<br />
|offspring=[[Auma]]<br />
|pred=[[Urthwyte the Mighty]]<br />
|succ=[[Cregga Rose Eyes]]<br />
|weapon=Battle [[Axe]]<br />
|death=Unknown<br />
|books=''[[Mattimeo (book)|Mattimeo]]'' <br />
|ment=''[[Pearls of Lutra]]''<br />
|voice=Anthony Bekenn ''([[Redwall - Season 2|Mattimeo]])''<br />
|tvseries=[[Redwall - Season 2|Season 2]]<br />
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'''Orlando the Axe''' was a male badger who was known as the Lord of the [[Western Plains]]. His weapon of choice was a vast double-headed [[Axe|battleaxe]], hence his name. He was the father of [[Auma]] and the widower of [[Brockrose]]. Orlando assisted [[Matthias]] in rescuing [[Slagar the Cruel]]'s slaves. <br />
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Though Orlando occasionally experienced the [[Bloodwrath]], it did not appear to consume him as it did other Badger Lords. In addition to being a warrior, he was a good cook, as mentioned by Auma. <br />
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After his wife died of unknown circumstances three seasons prior, Orlando's life revolved around his young daughter. Along with Matthias' son [[Mattimeo]] and several others, she was captured by Slagar to be sold to the evil [[Malkariss]]. <br />
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With his home destroyed by the fox, Orlando pursued Slagar, joined Matthias, and traveled with his group to the [[Kingdom of Malkariss|southern kingdom]] of Malkariss to free the slaves. Orlando [[Battle of Malkariss|battled]] against the [[Blackrobe Rats]] and even killed the [[Wearet]]. He, along with Matthias, destroyed the limestone statue of Malkariss with his battleaxe. Orlando was instrumental in causing Slagar's death, in which the fox was chased into a well by the badger and Matthias.<br />
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With the slaves rescued and Malkariss' kingdom destroyed, Orlando returned to [[Redwall Abbey]], where he lived for many seasons. [[Constance]] was his firm friend and together they raised his daughter Auma, who succeeded Constance as Badger Mother when she died. Orlando lived a peaceful life at Redwall and hung up his battle axe for many seasons. <br />
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Eventually, however, he left the Abbey to journey to [[Salamandastron (place)|Salamandastron]], where he ruled as Badger Lord for an unknown amount of time.<br />
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===Nelvana Redwall TV Series===<br />
Orlando the Axe is the first character to appear in [[Redwall - Season 2|Season 2]] of the Nelvana [[Redwall TV Series]], which opens with a scene that features the kidnapping of Auma, the burning of his residence by Slagar the Cruel, and a vow to pursue the fox "to the end of <nowiki>[his]</nowiki> days." This scene does not appear in ''Mattimeo'', which only dedicates a few sentences to his discovery of Auma's capture and refers to his home being "smashed and broken."<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*Watch [[Brian Jacques]] discuss Orlando the Axe [https://youtu.be/XHXCjsoU3pU?si=fRFPa-Ajix2r6OGS&t=121 here].<br />
*Orlando the Axe was the second badger warrior to appear in the ''Redwall'' series, and the first known to use the war cry [[Eulalia]].<br />
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