Brigadier Thyme (Prikaatinkenraali Timjami) has the honor of representing all the hares of the Redwall universe on this list. I was introduced to the Redwall world at the age of eight or nine so we’re talking about a book series that has probably shaped my personality even more than, say, Harry Potter for example.

Thyme may not be the perfect example of an average Redwall hare because he’s rather serious, but regardless I wanted him on the list because of one special thing. Nostalgy warning! It was my best friend back then who introduced me to the Redwall world but because we both had little sisters who wanted to play with us and who didn’t have a clue about Redwall, we didn’t have many chances to play Redwall stuff together. But just once there was one afternoon when there were just my friend and I and we played Long Patrol and I played Thyme. And I have a funny feeling we were then at the age where immersive playing (what adults maybe call larp but what for kids is just play) wasn’t obviously the coolest thing to do anymore. Anyhow, it’s a good memory.

Redwall series by Brian Jacques