Mattimeo was the son of Matthias the Warrior and the third Warrior that Redwall had seen. He was a spoiled brat, until he was captured by Chickenhound the fox (disguised as Slagar) and taken to the infernal prison, Malkariss. Under the eye of a seemingly possessed polecat statue, Mattimeo was forced to enslave after a long and horrible journey. Mattimeo had to try and learn his lesson as a rebel before he was captured; Matthias wanted him to have responsibility but Mattimeo said he was only defending his family by starting fights with rats. Mattimeo eventually lived up to his name as the son of the Warrior, and he fought many vermin when Matthias and Orlando the badger attacked Malkariss with the Redwall captains. Mattimeo became heroic in the eyes of the Redwallers and returned with the c