User blog comment:Windflin Wildbrush/Guide to Redwall Books/@comment-1168899-20100425032512

I agree that at first glance Gulo the Savage's death would seem lame, but the band-aid to make it less lame was the fact that Martin told Tam to sharpen the shield. But I don't think Rakketty would have been ab;e to beat Gulo in a fair fight anyway(no insult to Rakketty, but Gulo is a wolverine after all) so the shield was almost neccasary. But, your right, there probably could have been a better way to kill off Gulo.