Dubdub was a young hedgehog babe and the son of Oakheart and Dymphnia Witherspyk, grandson of Crumfiss Witherspyk, and brother of Auroria, Jiddle, Jinty, Trajidia, and Rambuculus Witherspyk. When someone said something, he would often repeat the last few words. He and his family came to Redwall Abbey after originally living on a ship on the River Moss.