Badger

Deaf, defiant, and unstoppable — he fought through everything.

Beethoven was ferociously stubborn and tenacious, continuing to compose even after losing his hearing completely, refusing to let any obstacle — physical, emotional, or social — derail his artistic mission. He was famously difficult, combative, and indifferent to social niceties, fighting patrons, publishers, and convention with equal fury. Like a badger, he dug deep into his inner world and simply would not be stopped, producing some of history's most powerful music through sheer, grinding willpower.