Where the wind carries every whisper.

Another thing someone made me realize is that in the graphic novel, Bigwig is portrayed as much more serious and stoic than he actually was. Like, he’s always scowling and rarely shows any other expression, whereas in the novel he was a loud, somewhat good-natured, and to some extent arrogant guy—he liked to crack jokes every now and then and listen to stories too!

Btw, now I find it kind of ironic that Miniseries Bigwig is the only one who at least doesn’t come across as openly sexist toward any of the female rabbits, and in that regard, it’s probably the only thing that remains true to his character.

So:

Miniseries Bigwig: 1

I drew some headcanon designs for some watership down bunnies...

Buckthorn is terribly overlooked and underrated in everything he appears in, Silver...too.

And then there's Holly.

My veteran, my man, my thing, ahhh Holly. I don't know if it's worse to be ignored or to not be used at all.

Holly saw all the horrors with his own eyes, saw the ghosts of his loved ones during their last breaths. And yet he was still there, living, he got through it. And he's a strong, smart, sensible rabbit, not at all unfriendly.

And I really like that about him, he's not just a generic cruel and obedient captain for the sake of it. He's genuinely skilled and yet considerate, but loyal.

I like how Holly's humility and understanding are emphasized. Even while he and Hazel were talking (in a very questionable way) about the females on the farm, he still mentioned how Clover was striving to improve in a positive way. He recognizes that Bluebell kept him alive with his jokes. He doesn't question Hazel and, in his case, tries to reason with his logically if he notices that something might not be right, and if it turns out to be so, he accepts it sincerely.

And his friendship with Blackavar? They were both screwed, so they started hanging out together, patrolling, listening to each other's opinions. It's even Holly who recognizes Blackavar's abilities, even in his deaf state.

He's the first to suggest covering the holes when he sees the Efrafans coming.

He also comforts Pipkin when he wants to keep close to Fiver when he got unconscious, telling him that it's so important for him to live because everyone is equally valuable 💔.

I hate how Holly is almost always used as a vehicle for exposition and nothing else in adaptations.

In a way, I like his parallelism with Campion in the miniseries, but unfortunately, there isn't enough time to develop that concept further.

Recently felt like rereading Watership Down but was afraid i would get distracted and not finish it so as an attempt to get myself to pay more attention to the story + a personal challenge i decided to draw every single named rabbit in order of appearance