Campion

Campion is a rabbit who lived in Efrafa before becoming a spy for the Watership Down Rabbits and later settled down with Lilly at their new relationship after she broke up with Bigwig.

## Appearance

He is a brown rabbit until the battle of the caverns when the bolder fell on him and half his face torn off with scars and a torn off ear and has a muscular build which Lily admires.

## Personality

Campion is probably the most conflicted character.

On one hand he has a strong sense of loyalty to General Woundwort.

On the other he knows that Woundwort is a brutal tyrant.

Campion is grateful to Hazel for helping him to recover from a hawk attack and becomes a double agent for Watership Down.

However, he is very lonely and although he knows that he is doing the right thing, he still feels guilty for betraying Woundwort who both trusts and respects him.

Campion's guilt results in self-loathing, and perhaps even suicidal tendencies as he throws himself under a boulder to protect Woundwort, the very rabbit he is trying to dethrone.

Even whilst acting as a spy for the Watership Down rabbits, Campion still maintains an astonishing amount of loyalty to Woundwort and saves him from the shining wire, before being arrested by Vervain immediately afterwards, and very nearly gets himself killed in order to protect him from a falling boulder.

Campion's remarkable sense of loyalty is also shown by the fact that, although he hates Vervain for being a coward and a bully, he still prevents General Woundwort from executing him for cowardice by lying to his chief and telling him that he had sent Vervain on ahead.

Ironically, Campion is a very good liar despite also being a very loyal and honourable character.

Hawkbit states that he is also too crafty to get caught by Woundwort.

Campion is very brave and willing to risk the wrath of Woundwort in order to act as a double agent for the Watership Down rabbits.

His courage is also shown by his willingness to sacrifice his life for Woundwort, despite the fact that he has been working for Watership Down.

In addition to his immense courage and loyalty, Campion is, with the possible exception of Moss, by far the most compassionate of the Efrafan Owsla and constantly tries to make Efrafa a better place.

Essentially Campion is the polar opposite of Vervain, despite being a fellow Efrafan officer.

Campion had a soft spot for Primrose, having often protected her up in Efrafa before her death.

However, if he did have any romantic feelings for her, they are quickly thrown aside when he meets and falls in love with Lilly and at the end of the series they settle down on Watership Down together.

Campion's noble heart even allows him to gain the respect of the Black Rabbit of Inle, who tells him he has an important part to play in the destruction of Woundwort.

## Skills & Abilities

Campion is a highly resilient warrior, as shown when he survives an attack from a hawk, something Dandelion notes that not many rabbits can survive.

The most notable example of his remarkable resilience is shown when he survives being crushed by a boulder, though he loses his right eye and ear in the process.

Campion is also a formidable fighter, being able to defeat the previous leader of Darkhaven, Granite, several times in single combat.

He is one of the very few who manages to hold his ground against the deadly General Woundwort, temporarily fending him off in order to protect Bigwig and Hazel.

However, he knows that he is not strong enough to defeat Woundwort and surprises him by fleeing rather than accepting his challenge for control of Darkhaven.

Whilst some would consider this to be cowardly, Woundwort simply states that Campion was "never a fool".