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―Captain Broom and Primrose before a battle.
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Captain Broom is a friendly, knowledgeable and experienced rabbit from the Watership Down TV series who used to live at Redstone Warren and was a Captain of Owsla there. He now lives at Watership Down with Hazel and the rest of the Warren.
Personality[]
Captain Broom has a tendency to ramble and tell stories about his exploits as a previous Captain of Owsla due to his age.
While left alone for seasons at Redstone Warren, he suffers from potential hallucinations of the other deceased members of the warren. He appears to slip in an out of lucidadity. Once Primrose accepts that Redstone is gone, Broom appears to regain his normal self, and these episodes no longer happen while he is living at Watership Down.
His years of experience often come in handy to the Watership rabbits, such as his previous experiences with Sheep. It is on Broom's advice the rabbits manage to rid the Down of the wayward sheep.
During General Woundwort's attempted raid on Redstone, Broom displays that he still possesses the courage and cunning of a Captain of Owsla. Not only does he face the Efrafan Owsla - including Woundwort himself - all alone, playing on hiss senile nature, but he also successfully fools all of them into thinking that both the warren and himself have an infectious disease, causing them to retreat.
As a result of being a retired Owsla Captain, he believes it unfair that is left behind to babysit kittens during the final battle with Efrafa.
Despite his age, Broom is still able to fight well enough to avoid serious injury.
TV series[]
Season 1[]
In The Vision, he tells Primrose and Hazel about what happened moons ago. At the end of the episode, he asks where everyone went to the two. In The Stand, he acts like a sick, old, friendly rabbit, scaring off General Woundwort and his Owsla by making them believe Redstone is a diseased warren and that Captain Broom is also diseased.
Season 2[]
In The Stand, he accompanies Hazel, Bigwig, Fiver and Primrose - along with Hickory and Marigold - to take those who want a better life away from Cowslip and the Warren of the Shining Wire. He stays at Redstone Warren to help them settle in. He refuses to flee when Campion warns of an impending attack by Woundwort and the Efrafan Owsla. He stays behind without the others noticing, and plays a trick on them. He uses his age and Woundworts ignorance of Redstone's past to fool the Efrafans into thinking the warren is infected with Plague.
In The Invasion, when the Down is overrun with a flock of Sheep, he tells the warren that this means trouble and that the Sheep cannot stay. He advises Hazel on how to get rid of them with a Sheep Dog.
In The Homecoming, he is seen protecting the back tunnel with Dandelion. He later fights two Efrafan soldiers fearlessly.
Season 3[]
In The Last Battle, Captain Broom complains about how the war isn't a rabbit on rabbit (As Darkling, the water-rats, multiple birds, Bark and other non-rabbits are involved). Later, he asks why they're leaving a herd of youngsters behind, Primrose replies that they're the future and there's nothing more important than keeping them safe. He replies by saying "Oh well, once I was a warrior!".
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Trivia[]
- Broom was voiced by Richard Briers, the same person who voiced Fiver in the 1978 film.
Gallery[]
Seasons 1-2[]
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