Hogspit is a minor antagonist in the Redwall book The Long Patrol. He is a sadistic weasel in Damug Warfang's horde who enjoys abusing other horde members.
What Makes Him a Hate Sink?[]
- He's a bully who frequently beats and insults two incompetent horde members, Sneezewort and Lousewort, out of pure sadism, even though Hogspit is just as incompetent himself.
- He pushes Lousewort into the water for accidentally hitting him with a wheel earlier, which Lousewort didn't mean to do.
- Upon being promoted to captain, he abuses his authority by beating and humiliating his subordinates on any pretext and views them as cannon fodder.
- He provokes Log-a-Log into a fight for no good reason, thinking he could beat him easily but is humiliatingly outmatched, spitting in Log-a-Log's face in anger.
- He cowardly tries to stab Log-a-Log in the back even after his life was spared, resulting in Log-a-Log anticipating the move and fatally wounding him.
Trivia[]
- His name helps solidify his status as a Hate Sink, as while most vermin in the series have intimidating sounding names, "Hogspit" is just plain unflattering.