Ironbeak (Redwall Season 2)

Note: This article is about the Nelvana Redwall TV Series episode. If you're looking for the character, see General Ironbeak.

Ironbeak is the sixth episode of Season 2 and the nineteenth episode overall of the Nelvana Redwall TV Series.

Summary

Mattimeo gazes into the fire at Slagar's Gang's camp while carving Redwall Abbey into a stone. The scene quickly shifts to Matthias' camp, where Log-a-Log commits the Guerilla Union of Shrews in Mossflower (Guosim) to assisting him and his friends. However, Skan challenges Log-a-Log's leadership, and departs with a group of the shrews.

Mangiz and General Ironbeak scope out Redwall, and discuss taking it for themselves with Ironbeak's Flock.

Slagar the Cruel signals for a rope ladder, which drops down from the cliffs above. The captives are ordered to ascend it.

At Redwall, Queen Warbeak and her Sparra grab copies of the poem and map for Matthias' party, and leave to find them.

After Slagar, his gang, and the captives reach the top of the cliff, Slagar briefly meets with Stonefleck and then tosses Fleaback off for disappointing him. Below, Skan requests a meeting with Slagar, and offers to provide information in exchange for an alliance. Slagar agrees, and after Skan reveals that Matthias, Log-a-Log, and the Guosim are hot on their trail, Slagar adds Skan and his shrews to the line of chained captives. The slavers move out.

Ironbeak and his flock descend upon Redwall. Mangiz mentions that he's having trouble with his visions, and the birds prepare to enact their devious plans.

Cornflower Fieldmouse and Mrs. Churchmouse take Rollo to bed. Right when they think he's fallen asleep, he makes a break for it up some stairs, right into the waiting wings of Ironbeak.

Stonefleck guides Slagar and his captives into a dark forested area.

Cornflower rescues Rollo, however Ironbeak's birds quickly takeover the Abbey and demand that the Redwallers depart. Constance, Winifred, and Foremole fight back, locking the birds into a tower.

Matthias, Basil Stag Hare, and Orlando the Axe discuss their tracking efforts, while Slagar's group marches forward through the woods. Suddenly, they're attacked by the Painted Ones. Mattimeo, Auma, Tess Churchmouse, and Sam Squirrel think they've managed to flee, however Slagar still has them, and he and Stonefleck determine that it's best to cross a river the next day.

Abbot Mordalfus and the Redwallers nominate Constance to lead them against the birds during Matthias' absence.

Ironbeak, surrounded by his flock, issues a declaration of death to those who oppose him.

Official Synopsis

From Redwall Abbey, Warbeak and her Sparra squadrons fly South bearing the Riddle -- they hope to find Matthias and help his quest. But they are unaware their departure is observed by Ironbeak, an evil raven general who invades Redwall as soon as Warbeak is gone. They drive the Redwallers into the Cavern Hole, making them prisoners in their own abbey. Slagar and his slaves ascend the huge Great South Cliffs and cut off the means of pursuit leaving Matthias unable to follow. They pass through the forest and survive an attack by the fearsome and terrifying Painted Ones - only to find that Slagar is about to cross a huge river, beyond which a huge rat army awaits him and his slaves. Mattimeo is beyond help, Matthias is halted - and Redwall is under siege.

Differences from Mattimeo

• In the episode, when the slavers and slaves are climbing up the rope ladders, Slagar is one of the first beasts to have made it up. In the book, he is the last one to climb the ladder.
• In the book, Wedgeback the stoat was pushed off of the cliff by Slagar, while in the episode, it was Fleaback the stoat, who was a weasel in the book.
• In the episode, the Painted Ones kill Skan and take his body, while in the book, Mattimeo and Auma pulled the shrew away after he was killed, and Slagar had his body thrown into the river.

Featurettes

Segments include:

• "Archery"
• "Bow and Arrow"
• "Character Spotlight: Jube"
• "Redwall Trivia: Matthias promises Mattimeo his sword, but only if he does what?"
• "Ask the Author: Brian Jacques - Was it hard to write the battle scenes?"

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Streaming

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

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