Captured

Captured is the season three premiere episode and the twenty-seventh episode overall of the Nelvana Redwall TV Series.

Summary

Seven seasons after Matthias rescued Mattimeo and the kidnapped young ones, the residents of Redwall Abbey come together for a feast. Afterwards, Abbot Mordalfus requests that Recorder Tim Churchmouse regale them with the origin story of Martin the Warrior during the second season of Tim's tenure in the position. The Redwallers gather in Great Hall.

Badrang the Tyrant terrorizes the seas as a corsair.

At the residential caves of Luke the Warrior's tribe, Luke vows to stop Badrang. He gives Martin his sword to remember him, and then departs. Martin plays in the shallows with the sword as Windred finds him. The pair are quickly surrounded by Badrang and his army. Badrang takes the sword.

Seasons later, at Fort Marshank, Martin works as a slave under Hisk. When an older slave, Barkjon, is about to be whipped by Hisk, Martin steps in, and a fight ensues. As punishment, Badrang ties him up outside, in a storm, as seagull bait. Barkjon and his son, Felldoh, show concern for Martin as he demonstrates strength amidst the wind and rain.

Laterose of Noonvale and Grumm Trencher camp nearby, believing their comrade Brome is inside Marshank. They see Martin, and decide to protect him from the gulls.

Badrang and his soldiers prime the gulls to swoop down and consume Martin, however Rose fires sling stones at the birds, scaring them off.

Tramun Clogg and his crew sight Marshank from the Seascarab; they decide to sail in and visit Badrang.

Rose imitates an eagle's cry, frightening off the rest of the gulls. Confused, Badrang demands an old fish be attached to Martin in an effort to re-attract them, but they're soon attacked with sling stones from Rose and Grumm. The watching Marshank slaves join in and also throw rocks. Bombarded on all sides, Badrang has Martin taken down and brought inside the fort.

As Clogg approaches Marshank, he decides to take Badrang's slaves for himself.

Badrang invites Martin to join his army, but Martin rejects the offer and attacks him instead. He's thrown in the slave pit as a result, where he meets Brome and Felldoh. Martin informs Brome that Rose and Grumm are just outside.

Clogg and his crew prepare for their meeting with Badrang.

Official Synopsis

The inhabitants of Redwall gather at the Tapestry to hear from the Official Recorder Tim Churchmouse about their past and how Martin the Warrior came to Mossflower-- and how his coming foreshadowed the stories of Redwall, of Matthias and then of Matthias' own son Mattimeo (Redwall series 1 and 2). As Martin's story is told we segue back in time to a beach near the terrible fortress Marshank...

...On the beach, young Martin bids farewell to his noble father Luke who departs to drive away the raider pirates, leaving his sword with his son. In Luke's absence he must become a warrior and protect the weak. Martin is soon captured and enslaved by Marshank's leader Badrang and, defending an old squirrel called Barkjon, is hung out to die-- as Badrang's arch rival Tramun Clogg sails to attack Marshank. Martin is protected from hungry gulls by Laterose of Noonvale who is seeking her lost brother imprisoned in Marshank.

In the Prison Pit, Martin meets Felldoh, the grateful son of Barkjon, and Brome, the brother of Rose. Martin encourages Brome with the news that his sister is outside-- help is close at hand. But such is not the truth and the situation looks grim. Young Martin will soon grow into his birthright and his journey to adult mousehood has begun.

Differences from Martin the Warrior

• In Martin the Warrior, the story of Martin is told by Abbey visitors Bultip and Aubretia. In the TV series, Tim Churchmouse is the provider of the tale. However, in the series finale, he states that he knows this story because of Abbey visitors.
• In Martin the Warrior, the story is told during the time of Abbot Saxtus. In the TV series, Mordalfus is the Abbot.
• In The Legend of Luke, Luke went off to fight Vilu Daskar, not Badrang. (Seemingly, The Legend of Luke, published years after Martin the Warrior and added to the original backstory, was not consulted for this adaptation.)
• In The Legend of Luke, Luke set off in a large sailing ship. In the series, however, he departs in a smaller boat.

Trivia

• Much of the opening scene is composed of stock footage from the previous seasons.
• A continuity error introduced as a result of the stock footage is that Friar Hugo appears, despite having been previously killed in The Magician Revealed.
• The timing represents a continuity error. At the end of Season 2, Tim is the Recorder, and young Martin II is seen engaging in a mock sword fight. However here, Martin II is seen as an infant.

Featurettes

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• Presenters: Featurette Girl 1, Featurette Boy 1

• Brian Jacques transcript:

Martin the Warrior - the spirit of the Abbey. He is the embodiment of all good and all courage and all happiness and all bravery.

Size doesn't matter when it comes to courage and bravery and being a hero, and therefore I decided that my hero would be a mouse.

Martin was the warrior born, he was the tough kid. He saves all his friends and all his community, and that's good of him.

Segments include:

• "Martin the Warrior"
• "Pirates"
• "Studio Tour with Director Ray Jafelice"

Streaming

Captured is available for streaming on Nelvana's official Treehouse Direct YouTube channel.

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