Urthwyte the Mighty

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Urthwyte the Mighty is a character from Brian Jacques' Redwall series. He is an anthropomorphic badger voiced by Greg Longridge.

The albino twin of Urthstripe the Strong, Urthwyte was orphaned when his parents died at the hands of Ferahgo the Assassin. Urthstripe wandered off to become lord of Salamandastron, but Urthwyte was found and raised by his grandmother. Growing up with a fierce hatred for Ferahgo, but being rather simple and really quite gentle, Urthwyte was believed to be a ghost by those who saw him.

Urthwyte was pulled into battle when Mara, the adopted daughter of Urthstripe, came looking for him. He came with her and her companions to Salamandastron, and helped face Ferahgo. Sadly, Urthwyte arrived too late to meet his long lost brother, as Urthstripe died. Later, Urthwyte uncovered the treasure chamber of Salamandastron, and laid his brother to rest within.

With Urthstripe's death, Urthwyte became Badger Lord of Salamandastron. He took his brother's damaged armor and hammered it back into shape himself, and wore it as lord of the mountain. He was ceremonially presented with his weapon, a massive club of oak wood. He was also known as "Whiteghost" due to his spectral appearance, a fact revealed in Marlfox.

In the novel High Rhulain, Lord Mandoral Highpeak reveals that Urthwyte developed a special talent for forging armor. He crafted the breastplate for the original High Rhulain, with whom he was quite friendly, but it was never given to her. Years later, the breastplate would go to Tiria Wildlough, the new High Rhulain.