Deletion of List of Redwall characters

Comment: with MASSIVE cleanup, per Squeamish Ossifrage - As stated, the Redwall series is certainly notable and a Character list is a normal thing to split off from the main series article.  And, there are some sources on some of the characters.  That does not, however, mean that every single plot detail about every single character in every single book needs to be included.  So, basically, the current version of the list is completely unworkable, but a list of characters for the series should actually be a thing.  So, either that means Keeping this mess and cleaning it up, or just |Nuking this and starting over.  And since  isn't actual Wikipedia policy, I'll default to the former
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Blow it up and start over (WP:TNT||WP:TNT)

Comment: but refactor and cull brutally. The by-novel structure isn't really the right approach here, and the character summaries are, across the board, overlarge. As for the existence of the list in general... This is a very well-documented, well-studied, notable series. That's important, because it means there isn't really any question that we should have articles for the individual books ''and'' a "series" or "franchise" article. Further, the project recognizes that cast lists / character lists are a generally encyclopedic element of articles about fiction topics. My view is that standalone franchise character lists (whether those are for a film series, a TV show, or a collection of several dozen books) are ''effectively'' the character list for the franchise parent article; however, even written appropriately, they're fairly unwieldy, and so  advises that we should, well, spin them out. Now, I think there probably should be some guidance about how to select characters ''for'' these lists, and when a series/franchise is sufficiently weighty to warrant one. I'm ... vaguely tempted to go through the drama of an RFC on the issue when I get a spare moment I wasn't using for anything, but at this point, I've wandered fairly far afield of this specific AFD
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Article size (WP:SPINOUT)

Comment: per 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:LISTN)

Comment: But cull heavily and cleanup.  actually does apply here, but it's better to actually try to clean it up then just throw the baby out with the bathwater
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:NOTCLEANUP)

Comment: I did a very initial cull of some of the fancruft. Only RS that I can find which discusses this as a distinct topic is https://muse.jhu.edu/article/39427 here but no comment otherwise on notability per . Best
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:LISTN)