There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.
Reepicheep asking to duel Eustace. Seriously.
Also a Moment of Awesome when, just before, Reepicheep beats Eustace up with a sword whilst being held upside down by the tail. Reepicheep then chases Eustace around the ship, beating him with the flat of the blade. Oh, yeah: Reepicheep is a TALKING MOUSE. Granted, he's a little bigger than normal, but come on, it's hard to be that Badass while being that size.
Even funnier is when Caspian has to threaten to tie Reepicheep up in order to keep him from challenging Dragon Eustace to single combat.
And, given that it's Reepicheep we're talking about, it's a fair question who would win.
Eustace, unable to speak, tries to write the story for the group of his transformation. Unfortunately, he never read the proper books to know how to tell a story, his dragonlike body is not made for writing with the claws and he swipes out words with his tail, as well as some being washed out when the tide comes in.
Eustace's story: I WNET TO SLEE ... RGOS AGRONS I MEAN DRANGONS CAVE CAUSE ITWAS DEAD AND AINIG SO HAR ... WOKE UP AND COU ... GET OFFF MI ARM OH BOTHER ...
The Dufflepuds, especially when they miss Eustace's snarking at them. Also, almost all of their comments.
So you came over the ocean? Powerful wet stuff! Getting dark, usually does around night.
Eustace suffers the ultimate slap in the face when he tries to explain to the Dufflepuds what "inaudible" means, only for the explanation to go completely over their heads, leading the Duffers to declare that Eustace is not the speaker their Chief is, and that the boy could learn a thing or two from him.
Reepicheep's nonchalant attitude in the face of everyone's panic at the Dark Island.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty," he said, "are you going to tolerate this mutiny, this poltroonery? This is a panic, this is a rout."
The opening line: "There was a boy called EustaceClarenceScrubb, and he almost deserved it." And then when you learn what a tremendous wart Eustace is, you get an even better idea of the author's opinion of that name.
Reepicheep jumping into the ocean because he thought the mer-king was challenging him — half-awesome, half-hilarious.
When Caspian rescues his crew from the slave traders, he learns Eustace was such a grump no one wanted to buy him, even when the trader lowered the price or tried to throw him in free with the others. The trader is outright gleeful to foist Eustace on Caspian again.
Eustace's diary entries are simply hilarious in their ridiculousness. His retelling of events on the voyage and his treatment by Caspian and the Pevensies range from gross exaggeration to Blatant Lies, and the reader must at once wonder and chuckle at his sheer audacity and history revision. His description of the beautiful sea galleon Dawn Treader as a "rotten little thing" and "funny little toy boat" is almost as preposterously humorous as his describing the masterful, heroic and utterly honorable kings Caspian and Edmund as "dense, cowardly fiends" and "brutal tyrants" who seemingly take great pleasure in subjecting the poor, put-upon Eustace to hellish levels of abuse, a great deal of it at the hands of their catspaw, the "frightful, dangerous brute" Reepicheep. Reading the entries out loud helps drive home how over the top and funny Eustace's off base character summations are.
Reepicheep's chess games with Lucy, which he wins as long as he doesn't send his pieces on pointless suicide missions.
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"If it is a distraction, I can change form." "No!!!!!"
Then the double-take the guys have, as if just registering that they not only said that out loud, but loudly. And in unison.
Also, Lucy's half-exasperated, half-amused look at the two of them.
Just after discovering that Eustace has been turned into a dragon, and that there is no known way to change him back:
Edmund:(completely deadpan) Aunt Alberta will NOT be pleased.
Edmund: I have the right to tell your father it was you who stole aunt Alberta's sweets. Eustace: Liar! Edmund: Oh, really? I found them under your bed. And you know what? I licked every one of them. Eustace:Ugh, I'm infected with you!
This memorable moment:
Eustace:(panicked) Now I demand to know what's going on here! Reepicheep:(while Eustace is still ranting) Perhaps we could throw him back? (Edmund has a mildly thoughtful expression at the idea.) Lucy:(noticing this) Edmund!
Eustace complains at the thought of being left with Reepicheep.
Reepicheep:(sitting on the prow of a rowboat a dozen-or-so feet away) I heard that. Eustace:(muttering now) Big ears. Reepicheep: I heard that too.
When the Dufflepuds become visible again, they keep on threatening the heroes and boasting about how they're vicious, fearsome giants... without realizing that they can be seen again, and look like daft idiots, balancing on each other's shoulders.
