 General Woundwort : The main antagonist : a fearless , cunning and brutally efficient rabbit who was orphaned at a young age , Woundwort founded the Efrafa warren and is its tyrannical chief . Though larger and stronger than Bigwig , he lacks mercy and kindness . He even leads an attack to destroy the Watership warren as an act of revenge against Bigwig stealing does from Efrafa , which is narrowly defeated by Hazel 's ingenuity and Bigwig 's bravery . After his apparent death fighting the Nuthanger farm dog , he lives on in rabbit legend as a bogeyman . 
