Mr. Ocax is the main antagonist of the book Poppy, the first book in the Dimwood Forest series by Avi. He is a tyrannical owl who poses as the protector of a clan of mice, but enjoys eating them and forcing them to obey his rules.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- He's a tyrant and a bully who enjoys oppressing the creatures of the forest.
- He claims to be protecting the mice from predators, but he secretly enjoys eating them the most as he relishes their fear of him.
- He forces the mice to obey his rules and ask permission before going anywhere, killing any mouse who defies him and passing it off as a mistake, claiming he mistook them for porcupines (who he falsely portrays as bloodthirsty monsters) despite this being an obvious lie as due to the size difference porcupines are impossible to mistake for mice.
- He attacks Poppy and her fiance Ragweed when they go out without permission, killing Ragweed and vowing to hunt down and kill Poppy as well as he doesn't want the mice to think they can get away with defying him.
- When Poppy's father Lungwort asks permission to move part of his family (numbering almost 150) to New House so they can get food, Ocax sneeringly refuses, even knowing that this could doom the entire clan to starve to death. To twist the knife further, he adds that Poppy is to blame for his refusal and he'll only reverse his judgment if Lungwort hands her over to him.
- He continues to hunt Poppy throughout the book, finally luring her into a trap by flattering her and pretending he wants to talk things over reasonably, before viciously attacking her and dueling her to the death, taunting her that she'll never get back home alive.
- Even in his dying moments, he shows no regret for his actions but blames the mice for not being grateful for his "protection."
- While he mentions his mother’s advice, nothing states he cares for her.
External Links[]
- Mr. Ocax on the Villains Wiki