Bigwig

"My Chief Rabbit has told me to defend this run and until he says otherwise I shall stay here." Bigwig is the tritagonist of Watership Down. He is a strong rabbit known for the tuft of hair on his head from which his Lapine name, Thlayli ("fur-head"), is derived. He was part of the Sandleford Owsla with Silver and Captain Holly. Along with several others, he leaves with Hazel and Fiver. Hazel hesitates at first to bring him along because of his stubborn nature and Owsla position, thinking Bigwig might be a bully and troublemaker. Luckily, Bigwig proves to be one of the party's most valuable members, though he tends to be quite gruff. Bigwig is the strongest of the Sandleford rabbits and an accomplished fighter. He survives two usually fatal situations, being snared in Cowslip's Warren and a brutal fight with General Woundwort. He is also known to be the bravest of the group.