Vilu Daskar



Vilu Daskar is an anthropomorphic stoat and the main villain of the Redwall series book The Legend of Luke.

Vilu Daskar was a corsair stoat, the captain of the Goreleech, a huge red slave-driven pirate ship that ruled the waves. He was the most feared corsair at sea, and was infamous to the point of nicknames: Butcher, Thief, Murderer, and Torturer. Daskar wore a red cloak and a black jerkin with a round spiked helmet and a scimitar at his belt. Unlike his ragged crew, Vilu was very cultured and polite for a pirate, and considered himself a gentlebeast. However, he was extremely cruel and sadistic, taking pleasure in power over others.

One night he made the mistake of raiding the mouse tribe of Luke the Warrior, and killing Luke's wife. After Daskar left, Luke vowed revenge and tracked him down across the ocean. When Daskar discovered that he was being followed, he set a trap and rammed Luke's ship with the large iron spike at the front of the Goreleech, killing most of the crew. Daskar took the survivors, including Luke, captive and made them oar slaves on the ship. Eventually, through playing on Daskar's pride and self-confidence, Luke tricked him into tying him to the ship's wheel, in order to lead him to a supposed treasure, while the slaves were preparing to revolt below. When the plan was put into play, Luke grabbed Vilu and pinned him to the wheel after setting the ship's course towards a huge outcropping of rocks. The ship smashed against the rocks and broke in two, sending Luke and Vilu Daskar down into the depths.