zin ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁Pietro ▁C auc chi oli ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Ivan ▁B asso ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁cy cling ▁teams ▁based ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Cy cling ▁teams ▁based ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Cy cling ▁teams ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Category : Cy cling ▁teams ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁M ud ge ▁is ▁a ▁character ▁from ▁Alan ▁Dean ▁F oster ' s ▁Sp ell sing er ▁series . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁anth rop omorphic ▁ot ter ▁with ▁a ▁thick ▁C ock ney ▁acc ent , ▁a ▁woman izer , ▁a ▁th ief ▁and ▁a ▁g amb ler ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁travel ing ▁companion ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁Thomas ▁Mer i we ather . ▁These ▁and ▁other ▁uns av ory ▁tra its ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁ot ter ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁Sp ell sing er ▁world , ▁but ▁M ud ge ▁takes ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁extreme . ▁He ▁initially ▁enc oun ters ▁Jon - Tom ▁after ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁coll iding ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Bell ▁Wood s . ▁▁ ▁From ▁that ▁chance ▁encounter , ▁the ▁two ▁quickly ▁become ▁reli ant ▁upon ▁one ▁another ▁and ▁form ▁the ▁strong est ▁bond ▁of ▁any ▁two ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁After ▁many ▁advent ures ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁mis - ad vent ures ▁with ▁Jon - Tom ▁the ▁w