Hazel, also known as Hazel-rah by the Watership Down rabbits, is a brave and intelligent buck, the main protagonist in Watership Down, and a character in Tales from Watership Down. He appears in several stories in this book, filling his role as Chief Rabbit of the Watership Down Warren, and creating a new warren with help from Efrafa, an idea he originally proposed to General Woundwort.