Pfft. Watership Down is pretty upbeat. The rabbits in Hazel and Fiver's original warren get gassed, but we never really know any of them as characters. Fiver's "death" near the end is greatly exaggerated - he gets better.
Unless you're a big General Woundwort fan, I don't think there's a "Bambi's Mom" equivalent in WD.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
