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2[[Characters/WarriorCatsThunderClan ThunderClan]] ([[Characters/WarriorCatsThunderclanLeadersAndDeputies Leaders and Deputies]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsThunderclanMedicineCats Medicine Cats]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsTheThreeAndTheirAllies The Three and Their Allies]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsThunderclanWarriorsAndApprentices Warriors and Apprentices]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsOtherThunderclanners Other ThunderClanners]]) | '''[=ShadowClan=]''' ([[Characters/WarriorCatsShadowClanLeadersAndDeputies Leaders and Deputies]]) | [[Characters/WarriorCatsRiverClan RiverClan]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsWindClan WindClan]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsSkyClan SkyClan]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsTribeOfRushingWater Tribe of Rushing Water]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsOthers Others]] | [[Characters/WarriorCatsDawnOfTheClans Dawn of The Clans]]-]]]]]
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4->"Greetings. I am Blackstar. You must be brave indeed, to approach the territory of [=ShadowClan=]. Few are welcome here, in our world of secrets and darkness. We are a Clan of cunning and cleverness, a Clan well suited to the shadows and the cold north wind. No other Clan can walk the paths of night like we do. Other Clans may be faster and stronger, but we are the most dangerous warriors: fierce, proud, and independent. We are ruthlessly willing to do whatever it takes to protect our great Clan. There won't be any softhearted alliances here! [=ShadowClan=] will always be the dark heart of the forest."
5-->--'''Blackstar''' on [=ShadowClan=], ''Secrets of the Clans''
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7[floatboxright:
8'''Clan Facts'''\
9'''Leader:''' Tigerstar\
10'''Deputy:''' Cloverfoot\
11'''Medicine Cat:''' Puddleshine & Shadowsight\
12'''Hunting Territory:''' Pine Forest\
13'''Camp:''' Bramble-enclosed dip between pine trees\
14'''Unique Battle Skill:''' Night Ambush]
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16[=ShadowClan=] is one of the four forest Clans in ''Literature/WarriorCats''. Aggressive and ambitious, [=ShadowClan=] warriors will do whatever it takes to protect their Clan. While other Clans prepare to fight in the light, [=ShadowClan=] does equally well in day and night. Their unique skill of strength in the dark, and their cold-hearted reputation has earned them their name. However, despite the stories other Clans may tell, even in the earliest days of the series cats like Yellowfang proved that [=ShadowClan=] is just as noble as the other Clans.
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18''Beware of unmarked spoilers!''
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20'''Note''': Please add character tropes exclusive to ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsDawnOfTheClans Dawn of the Clans]]'' to the [[Characters/WarriorCatsDawnOfTheClans Dawn of the Clans character page]], not here.
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28[[folder:General Clan Tropes]]
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30* ArchEnemy: Not always, but they frequently have arguments with [[IdealHero ThunderClan,]] who don't appreciate their use of dirty tactics.
31* AttackAttackAttack: During Brokenstar's reign, he sought to make the Clan stronger and more feared by focusing all of their energy on taking territory from the other Clans. Kits were made into apprentices as early as three moons old, and warriors ate crowfood instead of fresh-kill to avoid hunting and save their energy for fighting. While they managed to drive [=WindClan=] out of their territory and coerce [=RiverClan=] into sharing some of theirs, it was clearly not a sustainable strategy in the long run, with kit-warriors dying in droves--some during Brokenstar's TrainingFromHell, others while fighting against fully trained [=WindClan=] warriors. According to Rock, Runningnose once tried and failed to save three kit-warriors from dying in a ''single day''.
32* BizarreTasteInFood: By cat standards, since they eat lizards and frogs.
33* BloodKnight: They have a great hunger for battle and will readily fight to defend their territory.
34* CatsAreMean: The Clan of cats with the darkest reputation, bar none.
35* ChildSoldiers: Brokenstar completely disregarded the code stating that kits must be six moons old to begin their training; it's reported that he apprenticed kits as young as ''three moons old'' and then sent them out as full warriors at only ''five'' moons old. The results of sending literal kittens with only two months or less worth of battle education out against adult cats with much more experience and training... obviously weren't pretty or efficient, putting it lightly.
36* CombatPragmatist: [=ShadowClan=] cats aren't afraid to fight dirty in order to win.
37* DarkIsEvil: This Clan has produced many vile cats who have killed many in their quests for power...
38* DarkIsNotEvil: ...but at the end of the day, most [=ShadowClan=] cats are just like any other Clan warriors, fighting to survive and keep their Clan alive.
39-->'''Boulder:''' Look, I know the other Clans think [=ShadowClan=] cats are strange and dark-hearted, but we're loyal warriors, just like them. There's no need to fear us. Not all of the time, anyway.
40* DeathOfAChild: Many [=ShadowClan=] kits died from being apprenticed too early by Brokenstar and forced to fight like warriors.
41* TheDreaded: Feared by all the Clans, thanks to their bloodstained history and reputation as cold-hearted killers.
42* EvilIsNotWellLit: Their territories are the least rich in prey, so they became skilled at hunting during the night.
43* GrimUpNorth: Normally thought to be the most "evil" Clan, they live in the northernmost territory. There's even a saying in [=ThunderClan=] that the cold north wind blows over every [=ShadowClan=] cat and chills their heart.
44* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: They steal [=ThunderClan=]'s kits in ''Into the Wild''.
45* MercyKill: ''Power of Three'' states that [=ShadowClan=] medicine cats use deathberries to save dying cats from pain.
46* MirroringFactions: When Ivypaw is held hostage in ''Night Whispers'', she notes that the [=ShadowClan=] cats' physiques have more in common with those of [=ThunderClan=] cats than with stunted [=WindClan=] or fat, sleek [=RiverClan=] ones. [=ShadowClan=] and [=ThunderClan=] also favor hunting in the forest, while the other two Clans favor the wide-open moors and the river.
47* MistakenAge: Used tragically in the first arc. The other Clans notice that the [=ShadowClan=] apprentices are abnormally small but chock it up to malnourishment. It turns out that Brokenstar is [[ChildSoldiers making three-to-five moon olds]] into apprentices. This turns out tragically when, during battle, a warrior attacks a three moon old named Badgerpaw and kills him.
48* OutlivingOnesOffspring: During Brokenstar's reign, [=ShadowClan=] mothers and fathers were forced to watch as their kits were apprenticed too early and died in battles they couldn't win. Dawncloud, Fernshade, Featherstorm, and Brightflower all lost their children, among others.
49* ReducedToRatburgers: [=ShadowClan=]'s territory is poor in prey, so they often eat rats, which most other Clans won't even touch unless they're starving. Though, being cats, they don't mind eating rats as much as humans would.
50* SickEpisode: In ''Rising Storm,'' [=ShadowClan=] is infected by the Great Sickness, a deadly plague brought from infected rats.
51* TokenEvilTeammate: Varies. They are feared by the other three Clans, due to their dark reputation. Falling under the thrall of two tyrant leaders (Brokenstar and then Tigerstar) didn't do them any favors. On the other paw, many [=ShadowClan=] cats are genuinely loyal to their Clan and obey the warrior code, and are more willing to ally with the other Clans.
52-->'''Rock:''' Ah, those evil cats! Their hearts have been chilled by the wind that blows from the mountains, and every kit is schooled to share his Clanmates’ hunger for battle, for more territory, for the warmth of blood running beneath their paws. ...All right, Blossomkit, put your claws away. I’m only repeating the tales told in nurseries of the other Clans.
53* TooDesperateToBePicky: During Brokenstar's time as leader, his warriors spent all their energy battling. This left them with no hunting skills, so cats resorted to eating the rotting crowfood left in the Carrion Place. This created a horrible plague, as the cats got sick from eating the bad prey.
54* TrademarkFavoriteFood: They mainly subsist on rats, lizards, and frogs. According to Boulder, frogs taste like a mixture of rabbit and fish.
55* TrainingFromHell: Brokenstar's method of apprenticing kits as young as three moons and forcing them to endure training sessions that involved being viciously attacked stands out as one of the most atrocious actions enforced by a Clan leader. Needless to say, this costed countless lives of kits too young to be training rather than strengthening [=ShadowClan's=] stance as the delusional Brokenstar had hoped.
56* TraumaCongaLine: Despite being painted as the villains of the first arc, [=ShadowClan=] suffered a great deal in the original series. Under Brokenstar's leadership, the Clan was forced to live on crowfood, elders were forced out of the camp, and young kits died in droves from being trained as warriors too early. After he was driven out, the Clan [[HopeSpot started to rebuild under Nightstar]]...[[FromBadToWorse then they were promptly ravaged by the Great Sickness.]] Many [=ShadowClan=] cats died, including their leader and deputy, and they were only saved when two apprentices received the cure from [=ThunderClan's=] apprentice medicine cat. ''Then'' Tigerstar came, and took over the Clan, fusing it with [=RiverClan=] to become [=TigerClan=], threatening to take over the whole forest. [[spoiler:After he was killed by Scourge and [=TigerClan=] was disbanded, [=ShadowClan=] pulled itself together to join the other three Clans and drive [=BloodClan=] out of the forest, and afterward, finally made a successful recovery under the leadership of Blackstar.]]
57** As of ‘‘A Vision of Shadows’’, they’ve gone through another, possibly worse one. The new generation of [=ShadowClan=] cats were disrespectful and dissatisfied with Rowanstar’s leadership, [[spoiler:causing many of them to turn to [[BigBad Darktail]] as their new leader. Darktail soon drove out Rowanstar, the deputy Tigerheart, and Rowanstar’s mate Tawnypelt, and [[TyrantTakesTheHelm absorbed the rest of [=ShadowClan=] into his “Kin”,]] beginning a reign of terror that lasted a full book. Many cats, even those who previously supported Darktail, tried to leave, only to be murdered or [[NeverFoundTheBody disappeared]] by his remaining followers. Even after Darktail’s death, [=ShadowClan=] struggled to rebuild, and Rowanstar eventually decided to dissolve [=ShadowClan=] and merge it with [=SkyClan=], renouncing his nine lives as leader and becoming Rowanclaw again. However, good news finally arrived in the return of Tigerheart and several other cats who’s managed to escape Darktail. With Tigerheart given nine lives by [=StarClan=] as [[GenerationXerox the second Tigerstar]], [=ShadowClan=] is now mostly stable again.]]
58* TheUnfavorite: Even ''[=StarClan=]'' doesn't look too favorably on them sometimes. They refused to give Nightstar any of his nine lives because Brokentail was still alive, but gave Sunstar of [=ThunderClan=] eight lives after Pinestar left the Clans to become a kittypet.
59-->'''Rock:''' Maybe old scores are not forgotten, even by our warrior ancestors, and [=ShadowClan=] will have to battle for a long time yet against the better-favored Clans.
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67[[folder:Medicine Cats]]
68!!Pebbleheart
69[[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_7519.png]]
70 [[caption-width-right:242:[[labelnote:Image source]]Pebbleheart in ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsFieldGuides Secrets of the Clans]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
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72The first medicine cat of [=ShadowClan=]. Also see his entry under Pebble Heart at the [[Characters/WarriorCatsDawnOfTheClans Dawn of the Clans page]].
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74* AllLovingHero: He was described as the most kind-hearted original medicine cat, and he died because he worked himself too hard to protect his Clanmates.
75* TheMedic: The first medicine cat of [=ShadowClan=].
76* TokenGoodTeammate: He was the nicest [=ShadowClan=] cat in the olden days.
77
78!!Redscar
79->"Why should they listen to me? I've done nothing for them, nothing."
80
81The medicine cat of [=ShadowClan=] at the time the code about replacing deputies immediately was established.
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83* TheCameo: Appears in ''The Ultimate Guide'' to give Tigerstar a life.
84* ADayInTheLimelight: He's the point of view character of "A Sign from [=StarClan=]", a short story in ''Code of the Clans'' which shows how the rule about deputies being replaced by moonhigh became part of the code.
85* DespairEventHorizon: Tells Snowstar, in a dream, that even though he believes Flowerstem should be the next leader of [=ShadowClan=], he doesn't think the Clan will listen to him, as he has failed them.
86* GuileHero: Fakes a sign from [=StarClan=] to get [=ShadowClan=] to accept Flowerstem as their new leader, even though it's what their ancestors do want.
87* MeaningfulName: He's red, and has a scar stretching from his ear to his jawline.
88* TheMedic: Of [=ShadowClan=], generations before ''Into the Wild''.
89* MyGreatestFailure: Blames himself for not realizing Brightwhisker had greencough and telling her to stay in camp and not yet appoint a deputy. This resulted in her dying with no successor, and leaving the Clan without a leader.
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91!!Mossheart
92->"No. I want you to live. Are you going to keep fighting until there are no warriors left at all? Three more cats dead. How is this going to help?"
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94The medicine cat of [=ShadowClan=] at the time the code prohibiting killing except in special circumstances was established.
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96* TheCameo: Appears in ''The Ultimate Guide'' to give Tigerstar a life.
97* ADayInTheLimelight: She's the point of view character of "The Medicine Cats Unite", a short story in ''Code of the Clans'' which show how the rule prohibiting killing, except in special circumstances, came about.
98* TheMedic: Of [=ShadowClan=], generations before ''Into the Wild''.
99* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There is also a cat named Mossheart in [=ThunderClan=], mentioned in ''Battles of the Clans''.
100* OnlySaneWoman: Among [=ShadowClan=], she's one of the few to realize they cannot constantly keep killing and dying in battles, though she realizes she can't stop the fighting.
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102!!Molepelt
103[[quoteright:114:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/molepelt_2209.JPG]]
104[[caption-width-right:114:[[labelnote:Image source]]Molepelt in the manga bonus of ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsPrequelSuperEditions Yellowfang's Secret]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
105->"A storm of blood and fire will sweep the forest!"
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107The [=ShadowClan=] medicine cat during [=SkyClan=]'s exile. Appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret'' to [[spoiler:warn Featherwhisker about Brokenstar.]]
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109* TheAtoner: He feels horrible about letting [=SkyClan=] be driven out.
110* AscendedExtra: In ''Yellowfang's Secret'', if the prologue is any indication.
111* TheMedic: In life, he was the medicine cat of [=ShadowClan=].
112* TheMentor: To Hollowbelly.
113* YouFool: In the prologue of ''Yellowfang's Secret'', he calls Hollowbelly a fool for thinking that the medicine cat code will save the Clans.
114
115!!Sagewhisker
116->"No warrior wants to die. Especially in a battle that should not have happened."
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118[[quoteright:279:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8f041ffa62204ddab8b52bd66917f2d2.jpg]]
119[[caption-width-right:279:[[labelnote:Image source]]Sagewhisker in ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsFieldGuides The Ultimate Guide]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
120%%[[caption-width-right:279:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sagewhisker_4104.JPG[[/labelnote]] to see her in the ''Yellowfang's Secret'' manga]]
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122[=ShadowClan=]'s medicine cat during ''Yellowfang's Secret''. She identifies Yellowfang's potential and trains her to be a medicine cat.
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124* TheApprentice: To Redthistle.
125* CoolOldLady: She's always Yellowfang's friend and advisor, well into her old age.
126* EarlyBirdCameo: Appears in ''Night Whispers'' before getting a more major role in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
127* IncurableCoughOfDeath: [[spoiler:Seriously, how many cats are going to die this way?]]
128* ManipulativeBastard: She constantly tells Yellowfang that she can't be a warrior because of her power, and has to become a medicine cat. She berates Yellowfang for "selfishly" staying a warrior and not becoming a medicine cat every time she sees her. And when Yellowfang finally caves to her and becomes a medicine cat, Sagewhisker's first lesson is how to control her power so that it doesn't distract her.
129* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She doesn't know this, but Silverflame tells Yellowfang to spend more time with [[spoiler:Brokenkit]] to bring out a good side in him. Yet Sagewhisker keeps telling her to not spend any time with him, even as a friend. Because of this, she prevents [[spoiler:Brokenstar's]] good side from coming out.
130* TheMedic: Of [=ShadowClan=] during ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
131* TheMentor: Mentors Yellowfang.
132* SecretKeeper:
133** Keeps [[spoiler:Yellowfang's special powers]] a secret from the Clan.
134** Also keeps [[spoiler:Yellowfang's pregnancy]] a secret.
135
136!!Yellowfang
137
138->A warrior turned medicine cat, Yellowfang served [=ShadowClan=] faithfully until she was driven out by Brokenstar. Afterwards, she joined [=ThunderClan=]. For more information, see ''Characters/WarriorCatsThunderclanMedicineCats''.
139
140!!Runningnose
141[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/485e892598b72aa19d178aefd13bd466.jpg]]
142[[caption-width-right:277:[[labelnote:Image source]]Runningnose in ''The Ultimate Guide''[[/labelnote]]]]
143
144->"Not of rain, but of a great new dawn that awaits our Clan. In that ray of light, our warrior ancestors showed me the future, and it will be glorious!"
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146The [=ShadowClan=] medicine cat after Yellowfang was driven out by Brokenstar, Runningnose is considered a poor replacement, as he cannot even cure his runny nose. He is forced to interpret omens of victory for Brokenstar and Tigerstar, and wishes that someone would overthrow them.
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148* AdaptationalUgliness: In the books, he's a fairly normal cat, just with constant sniffles that he cannot cure despite being a medicine cat. The ''Tigerstar and Sasha'' manga makes him ragged and almost elderly-looking.
149* TheApprentice: To Yellowfang.
150* TheBully: Yep...even the ButtMonkey was a bully to Brokenstar.
151* ButtMonkey: He can never seem to catch a break.
152* TheCameo: Has a brief one in ''Into The Woods'', where he looks like a chain smoker.
153* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: He's a medicine cat who can't cure his own sniffles, which gets him made fun of by many cats.
154* KidsAreCruel: At first. Little Runningnose was a bully to Brokenstar, joining his littermates in tormenting him. But after Yellowfang yells at him and his siblings to stop, he stops picking on him.
155* MeaningfulName: His name is a reminder that despite not able to cure ''every''thing, medicine cats still do their best.
156* TheMedic: After Yellowfang leaves.
157* TheMentor: To Littlecloud.
158* PeerPressuredBully: Implied to have only picked on Brokenstar in his youth because his siblings Deerfoot and Tangleburr did so. After Yellowfang caught them in the act of bullying Brokenkit and gave them a harsh scolding, Runningkit was never mean to him again while Tanglekit and Deerkit continued.
159* RunningGag: His inability to cure his cold.
160* SuckSessor: Most cats consider him a terrible replacement for Yellowfang.
161* TookALevelInKindness: After being a jerk to Brokenstar (unwittingly causing Brokenstar's StartOfDarkness) and apologizing, he's one of the few nicer [=ShadowClan=] cats after Nightstar takes over.
162* TraumaCongaLine: Poor Runningnose has an awful time as [=ShadowClan=]'s medicine cat. His beloved mentor Yellowfang is exiled for a crime she didn't commit, he's forced to interpret omens promising nothing but success in battle for his bloodthirsty leader Brokenstar, he fruitlessly tries to save kits fatally wounded in battle from being sent out as apprentices too early (once losing three kits in a single day), and there's little he can do when the Great Sickness hits and wipes out a good deal of [=ShadowClan=], including Nightstar and Cinderfur.
163* UndyingLoyalty: To his mentor Yellowfang. Even when she is accused of killing two kits, he doesn't believe it for a second and tries to convince the rest of the Clan that she couldn't have done it.
164
165!!Littlecloud
166->"Cinderpelt saved my life once. That act bonded us closer than friends. I will not abandon the Clan she loved until that debt is repaid!"
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168[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/485e892598b72aa19d178aefd13bd466.jpg]]
169[[caption-width-right:277:[[labelnote:Image source]]Littlecloud in ''The Ultimate Guide''[[/labelnote]]]]
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171Originally a three month old apprentice under Brokenstar's reign, he went on to become a warrior until he and the rest of [=ShadowClan=] got ill. He and a warrior named Whitethroat ran away to be cured, which eventually Cinderpelt did, even giving them a place to stay in [=ThunderClan=] territory. Since then, he has remained a loyal friend to her and became [=ShadowClan=]'s medicine cat.
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173* AmbiguouslyGay: [[WordOfGay According to Vicky]], Littlecloud "wasn't into she-cats". This implies he's either gay or ace.
174* TheApprentice: To Runningnose.
175* BadOmenAnecdote: He explains to Jayfeather and Squirrelflight how a cat once broke his broke his back like Briarlight. Unfortunately, the cat soon died.
176* CelibateHero: As a medicine cat, he may not take a mate.
177* ChekhovsGunman: When first introduced in ''Into The Wild'', he is just a small, seemingly unimportant apprentice from [=ShadowClan=], but later becomes the [=ShadowClan=] Medicine Cat after Runningnose and a good friend to Cinderpelt.
178* ChildSoldier: He was forced by Brokenstar to become a warrior apprentice when he was less than six moons old.
179* CoolOldGuy: He's fairly old by ''Omen of the Stars''.
180* FollowingInTheirRescuersFootsteps: He decides to be a medicine cat after Cinderpelt saves his life when he is sick with the carrion place plague.
181* TheMedic: He becomes a medicine cat after Cinderpelt saves his life in ''Rising Storm''.
182* TheMentor: To Flametail.
183* MercyKill: He keeps deathberries in his den to end the suffering of dying cats.
184* MoralityPet: To the rest of [=ShadowClan=], especially Blackstar.
185* OlderThanTheyLook: He's very old by the time of ''Omen of the Stars'' but he's described as very small.
186* PlatonicLifePartners: With Cinderpelt.
187* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: In the first book, Lionheart asks Littlepaw how old he is because he seems unusually small. The apprentice claims that he's six moons and that his mother is small too, but as it turns out he's actually only three moons, only [[ChildSoldier half the age he's supposed to be to start training as a warrior]]. With the murderous Brokenstar as [=ShadowClan=]'s leader, it's no wonder that he would be afraid of revealing that his leader was breaking the warrior code.
188* SameSexTriplets: He had two brothers from the same litter as him named Wetfoot and Brownpaw.
189* SherlockScan: In ''Night Whispers'', [[spoiler:he is able to tell that Flametail didn't go to the medicine cat gathering because of his smell]].
190* TokenGoodTeammate: In the first series, he was one of the few named [=ShadowClan=] cats who was actually a good guy.
191* UndyingLoyalty: To [=ThunderClan=], since Cinderpelt saved his life.
192
193!!Flametail
194->"I'm glad we're not related! [[{{Irony}} I wouldn't want to be kin with a murderer!]]"
195
196[[quoteright:279:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ccb49939cd0902f25b26ec8437079d6f.jpg]]
197[[caption-width-right:279:[[labelnote:Image source]]Flametail in ''The Ultimate Guide''[[/labelnote]]]]
198%%[[caption-width-right:279:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flametail_5718.bmp[[/labelnote]] to see him on the cover of ''Night Whispers'']]
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200Tawnypelt's other son of the same litter, who becomes a medicine cat apprentice. He is even-tempered and loyal to his Clan. Currently residing in [=StarClan=].
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202* ACrackInTheIce: In ''Night Whispers'', [[spoiler:he falls through some thin ice and drowns.]]
203* ADayInTheLimelight: He gets several POV chapters in ''Night Whispers''.
204* ADeathInTheLimelight: He dies at the end of ''Night Whispers'', the only novel to give him POV chapters.
205* TheApprentice: To Littlecloud.
206* BreakoutCharacter: Very popular with the fandom. So he got [[ADayInTheLimelight his own book.]]
207* CelibateHero: Naturally, as a medicine cat. This one actually sticks as he shows no romantic interest in anyone whatsoever.
208* DisproportionateRetribution: Decides to leave Jayfeather in the mud because of Ivypool almost killing him (while she was being forced to).
209* FireWaterJuxtaposition: His prefix is Flame and [[spoiler:he dies when he falls through ice and drowns in a lake.]]
210* {{Hypocrite}}: His quote is said to Lionblaze, but Lionblaze isn't a murderer, while Flametail's grandfather Tigerstar is.
211* TheMedic: He was [=ShadowClan=]'s medicine cat apprentice.
212* TookALevelInJerkass: Temporarily, in ''The Last Hope''.
213* WhatIsOneMansLifeInComparison: In ''Night Whispers'', [[spoiler:Rock makes him this. He forces Jayfeather to leave Flametail to his death so that Jayfeather will survive and save the Clans.]] This ends up backfiring in ''The Last Hope'' when [[spoiler:Flametail tries to kill Jayfeather.]]
214
215!!Puddleshine
216->"He was always friendly, although he seemed anxious in his role as the Clan's medicine cat, and a little overwhelmed by the daily worries of keeping his Clan healthy."
217
218[[quoteright:676:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_7125.png]]
219[[caption-width-right:676:[[labelnote:Image source]]Puddleshine's Chinese/Taiwanese character illustration[[/labelnote]]]]
220
221Littlecloud's successor, who becomes a medicine cat simply because there's no other cat in the Clan available. Despite the suddenness of it and his own struggles, he's hard-working and dedicated to doing his duty.
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223* TheApprentice: To Leafpool.
224* TheMedic: He becomes [=ShadowClan=]'s medicine cat at a young age.
225* TheMentor: To Shadowsight.
226* NiceGuy: He's constantly sweet and polite, if heckled by his duties, and is the first cat to befriend Violetpaw.
227* RookieRedRanger: He's made a full medicine cat immediately after Leafpool finishes training him. She stayed in [=ShadowClan=] for two moons, meaning he was put in charge of the entire Clan's health at ''eight moons old''.
228* TheUnchosenOne: Most medicine cats are selected by [=StarClan=]. Not him; [=ShadowClan=] was so desperate for a new medicine cat they picked him at random, while he was still a kit, and had Leafpool train him up. He manages to do a good job of it, nonetheless.
229* YoungAndInCharge: He's very young when he becomes the full medicine cat of his Clan.
230
231!!Shadowsight
232->"That's why I had the dream. I knew it while I was dreaming. [[spoiler:It was to show you the way home."]]
233
234[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadowsighttbc_1_fc.png]]
235[[caption-width-right:220:[[labelnote:Image source]]Shadowsight on the cover of ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsTheBrokenCode Lost Stars]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
236
237Born during ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' to Dovewing and Tigerheart. His littermates are named Lightleap and Pouncestep.
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239* AccidentalMurder: The plan he proposed (at the voice's urging) to treat Bramblestar's illness in ''Lost Stars'' actually kills the guy. He's absolutely horrified, especially when he learns that [[UnwittingPawn it was all a ploy]] to let the voice possess Bramblestar's body.
240* TheApprentice: To Puddleshine.
241* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: A variation. We have yellow Rootspring, dark gray Shadowsight, and pale gray Bristlefrost.
242* BreakTheCutie: The [[TraumaCongaLine amount of horrible crap]] he goes through in ''The Broken Code'' leaves him emotionally scarred for life.
243* BrokenBird: RareMaleExample. He's a cute, sweet kitten when we first meet him, if PlaguedByNightmares, and nervously eager to please his Clan in his early apprenticehood. Being targeted and abused by the BigBad of ''The Broken Code'' sets in motion a TraumaCongaLine that leaves him embittered, self-loathing, and emotionally traumatized.
244* TheChosenOne: Deconstructed hard. He's the only cat who (thinks he) has been contacted by [=StarClan=] in ''The Broken Code'' and is told he's the only one who can save the Clans...which the other medicine cats treat with skepticism due to his youth. This creates a sense of isolation for Shadowsight, which combined with the pressure and fear of failing the Clans, makes him susceptible to doing what "the voice" tells him to. And the kicker? The impostor ''[[TheChooserOfTheOne singled him out]]'' because he knew Shadowsight's inexperience and status as the leader's son would make him the perfect UnwittingPawn--he was easy to manipulate and would be protected from any ramifications by his father.
245* ConvulsiveSeizures: As a kit and apprentice he has convulsive seizures that seem to come with prophetic visions.
246* CoveredInScars: Frostpaw is surprised when she first sees him in ''River'', as he has many scars for a medicine cat.
247* DarkIsNotEvil: He is a very dark colored [=ShadowClan=] cat with a name based on that fact, who is a good cat ([[UnwittingPawn though being manipulated by someone evil]]). [[spoiler:Then we have the fact that ''A Light in the Mist'' reveals that Shadowsight always had a connection to the "shadows" instead of [=StarClan=].]]
248* DisabilitySuperpower: He has seizures and has a close connection with [=StarClan=] (though the latter is not horribly unusual in this universe).
249* DreamingOfThingsToCome: He has a pretty strong connection to [=StarClan=]. In ''River of Fire'' he mentions having a dream where he was playing with his parents and littermates in this big hollow, with boulders and bushes at the top and pine trees all around. [[spoiler:This was before it was revealed that his father was alive or his mother decided to move to [=ShadowClan=].]]
250* ElectricityKnocksYouOut: In ''Lost Stars'', he is struck by lightning and knocked unconscious. He is otherwise unharmed, however.
251* {{Foreshadowing}}: Shadowkit is prophesied to be able to "see into the shadows" by a loner named Spire. Many books later, in ''A Light in the Mist'', [[spoiler:it's revealed that his seizures and dreams all come from a connection ''with'' the shadows, namely Ashfur, and that he could never communicate with [=StarClan=] at all.]]
252* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:The impostor tries to kill him at the end of ''Silent Thaw'' for this reason, and almost succeeds.]]
253* HearingVoices: Of the '''???''' category in ''[[Recap/WarriorCatsLostStars Lost Stars]]''. He hears a voice that he thinks is a [=StarClan=] cat, and tries to do what it says because he thinks it has the Clans' best interests at heart - even though its advice sounds sketchy. While it is not revealed at that point who exactly the voice is, he accepts later that it probably ''wasn't'' a [=StarClan=] cat and has ill intent, as its advice resulted in Bramblestar losing a life and an impostor (who turns out to be the voice) taking over his body.
254* IJustWantToBeNormal: Wishes he could have visions like a normal medicine cat.
255* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:In ''A Light in the Mist'', he blames himself for Bristlefrost's death, since he was a liability in the battle and she'd done it to save his life.]]
256* LikeParentLikeChild: He pines for normality like his mother did during her youth.
257* MadeOfIron: In ''Lost Stars'', he gets struck by lightning... ''and survives''.
258* MeaningfulName:
259** He was named after [=ShadowClan=], thought of by his mother, who was trying to celebrate hers and [[spoiler:Tigerheart's]] differences.
260** When he was born, it was stated that he "would see into the shadows", by a loner named Spire. His suffix "sight" was likely given in honor of that [[spoiler:and in honor of Spiresight]].
261* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he kills Bramblestar he feels a large amount of guilt and even his own Clanmates avoid him. When it was revealed that Bramblestar was still alive, Shadowpaw feels relief, until the emergency gathering. After witnessing what was happening, he can't help but think "What have I done?".
262* NiceJobBreakingItHero: At first Shadowsight obeys [[HearingVoices the voice]] both out of inexperience and a genuine desire to help, which directly leads to the impostor coming into power; he proposes both the plan to "cure" Bramblestar (which lets the impostor [[DemonicPossession possess him]]) and the edict about the codebreakers, which adds legitimacy to the impostor's claims.
263* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''River'', Sunbeam is shocked by how fiercely Shadowsight addresses her after she injures herself in the brambles, because he's normally so calm. It helps his message sink in.
264* PlaguedByNightmares: As a kit, he had a constant nightmare about drowning on [=RiverClan=] land during a heavy rain. [[spoiler:He nearly does drown near the end of the book, but Juniperclaw manages to save him.]]
265* TheReveal: In ''A Light in the Mist'', he learns that [[spoiler:his ability to see into the shadows came from Ashfur, not [=StarClan=].]]
266* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:This happens to him at the end of ''The Silent Thaw'' and it's left ambiguous if he survives. ''Veil of Shadows'' shows him stuck as a spirit while his life hangs in the balance and in the end he wakes up very much alive after getting the treatment he needed.]]
267* SneakyDeparture: [[spoiler:In ''The Place of No Stars'', Shadowsight and Mothwing sneak out of [=ShadowClan=]'s camp at one point in order for Shadowsight to go to the Moonpool.]]
268* StrongFamilyResemblance: He has the same dark stripes as his father, [[spoiler:Tigerstar.]]
269* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:He's wracked with guilt after his cousin Bristlefrost sacrifices herself to save his life and feels it should have been him.]]
270* ToBeLawfulOrGood: In ''Lost Stars'' he has to choose between ignoring a [=StarClan=] cat's edict to make sure his Clan follows the law or telling everyone, thus implicating several cats, including his own mother, to potentially severe punishment. He ends up telling the medicine cats in ''The Silent Thaw'', which he comes to regret.
271* TrappedOnTheAstralPlane: In ''Veil of Shadows'', [[spoiler:he is stuck as a spirit while his life hangs in the balance. He manages to survive after Rootspring finds his body and gets him to [=SkyClan=] for treatment.]]
272* TraumaCongaLine: He gets [[UnwittingPawn played like a fiddle]] by the impostor, is wracked with guilt over it, gets ''struck by lightning'', [[spoiler:'''has his throat slashed''' because of [[HeKnowsTooMuch what he knows]], gets demoted back to medicine cat apprentice, is further emotionally abused and manipulated by Ashfur, loses the trust of almost every cat in his Clan, learns he never had a connection to [=StarClan=] at all, and has to watch his cousin sacrifice her very existence to save him]]. Just give the poor boy a hug!
273* UnwittingPawn: The impostor, posing as a [=StarClan=] cat, convinces him to recommend medical treatment for Bramblestar that gets him killed, allowing Bramblestar to be possessed. He also convinces Shadowsight to name the codebreakers, giving the fake Bramblestar legitimacy.
274[[/folder]]
275
276----
277
278[[folder:Warriors and Apprentices]]
279!!Jumpfoot
280->"We'll fight, and whichever cat [=StarClan=] favors will be victorious."
281
282A cat who attempted to claim leadership of [=ShadowClan=] when the leader died before choosing a deputy. Appears only in ''Code of the Clans''.
283----
284* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Attempted to invoke it himself. When Mossfire challenged him for the position of leader, he challenged her to a fight, saying that whoever won would lead the Clan. They ended up killing each other.
285* BloodKnight: The other cats say that he'd be leading them into unnecessary battles, and he furiously asks if they'd prefer a Clan of cowards.
286* LeaderWannabe: When the medicine cat asked if there were any volunteers to be leader, Jumpfoot was the first cat to reply.
287* MutualKill: Both he and Mossfire die of their wounds.
288
289!!Mossfire
290->"Not rushing into every battle doesn't make me a coward. I can fight as well as you any day."
291
292A cat who attempted to claim leadership of [=ShadowClan=] when the leader died before choosing a deputy. Appears only in ''Code of the Clans''. Is the littermate of Flowerstar, who became the leader in this event.
293----
294* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Agreed with Jumpfoot's idea to fight, and the leader of the Clan would be whoever won. They ended up killing each other.
295* BadassBoast: See her quote. She proved it, fighting on equal terms with Jumpfoot, and dying after fatally wounding him.
296* FloralThemeNaming: ''Moss''fire and her sister ''Flower''stem are both named after plants.
297* LeaderWannabe: She was nominated for the role of leader by the queens, who wanted a more peaceful leader than Jumpfoot, and was willing to take the position, if only to ensure he didn't. Unfortunately, he had other ideas.
298* MutualKill: Both she and Jumpfoot die of wounds inflicted by the other.
299* TheSoCalledCoward: Jumpfoot points out that not all their Clanmates want her to lead, and calls her a coward. She responds with her quote, then accepts his challenge to fight for leadership.
300
301!!Spottedpaw
302->"You can't stop the fighting. But maybe you can stop the dying. That [=WindClan warrior=] didn't need to kill me. I knew I was beaten. If he'd let go of me, I'd have run away. He didn't have to keep biting me, harder and harder..."
303
304An apprentice who died in battle shortly before the code prohibiting killing, except in special circumstances, was established.
305----
306* TheApprentice: Unknown to whom, though.
307* DeathOfAChild: He died as an apprentice.
308* PosthumousCharacter: He's first seen dead on the battlefield, though he later appears in [=StarClan=].
309* SensingYouAreOutmatched: Knew he had lost the battle, and would have retreated, according to his quote.
310* SpiritAdvisor: He tells Mossheart she can't stop the battles, and suggests to her to try to stop the death instead.
311
312!!Featherstorm
313->"Toms! I've never found them to be much use around kits."
314[[quoteright:127:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/featherstormefs.jpg]]
315[[caption-width-right:127:[[labelnote:Image source]]Featherstorm in ''ComicBook/EscapeFromShadowClan''[[/labelnote]]]]
316
317The mother of Raggedstar and Scorchwind.
318----
319* TheMentor: To Russetfur.
320* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son, Raggedstar, is killed by Brokenstar, his son and her grandson. Then one of her youngest sons is made an apprentice way too early and dies.
321* ReluctantRetiree: Her grandson Brokenstar forces her to join the elders.
322* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:With Hal.]]
323* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:With Hal.]]
324
325!!Crowtail
326->"This is okay. We'll be fine here, Yellowfang."
327
328[[quoteright:127:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crowtailefs_fc.png]]
329[[caption-width-right:127:[[labelnote:Image source]]Crowtail in ''Escape from [=ShadowClan=]''[[/labelnote]]]]
330
331A [=ShadowClan=] warrior who is devoted to her Clan.
332----
333* BigDamnHeroes: When Tigerstar was still a kit Crowtail, along with Hollyflower, Brackenfoot and Archeye, saved him from a fox. This is part of Tigerstar's reason for joining [=ShadowClan=].
334* LivingProp: Does little of import. She's a solid warrior who exists just to flesh out [=ShadowClan=].
335* TheMentor: To Scorchwind and Clawface.
336* SeriesContinuityError: She's called Crowclaw in ''Secrets of the Clans''. She's also only mentioned once on the patrol that saves Tigerkit, and isn't mentioned to be helping the others fight the fox. If you missed the mention of Crowclaw, you wouldn't know she was there.
337* SmallRoleBigImpact: The series would have turned out very differently had she, Hollyflower, Brackenfoot and Archeye not saved Tigerstar from that fox.
338
339!!Deerleap
340->"Look, listen, and scent."
341
342Yellowfang's warrior mentor who appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret''. She has a rather unique idea of what training should be.
343----
344* CatchPhrase: "Look, listen, and scent."
345* CoolOldLady: Notes that she's pretty old, and that Yellowfang will probably be her last apprentice.
346* TheMentor: For Yellowfang when she trains to be a warrior. Sagewhisker fulfills that task when Yellowfang trains to be a medicine cat.
347* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Surprisingly averted, considering that she's the main character's first mentor ''and'' she's old.]]
348* SoProudOfYou: To Yellowfang, right before they go into Mothermouth and visit the Moonstone.
349* SternTeacher: To Yellowfang. She's not at all unkind, though.
350
351!!Hollyflower
352->"Kittypets don't have to catch their own prey, though. I think that's really sad. Never knowing what it's like to stalk a squirrel..."
353
354[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hollyflowerefs_fc.png]]
355[[caption-width-right:157:[[labelnote:Image source]]Hollyflower in ''Escape from [=ShadowClan=]''[[/labelnote]]]]
356
357A [=ShadowClan=] cat who is Blackstar's mother.
358----
359* BackForTheFinale: Shows up in ''The Last Hope''.
360* BigDamnHeroes: When Tigerstar was still a kit Hollyflower, along with Archeye, Brackenfoot and Crowtail, saved him from a fox. This is part of Tigerstar's reason for joining [=ShadowClan=].
361* TheMentor: To Newtspeck.
362* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:She was in one with her Clanmate Blizzardwing - who was also mates with Featherstorm at the time of their courtship - which resulted in the birth of Blackstar, Fernshade and Flintfang.]]
363* SmallRoleBigImpact: The series would have turned out very differently had she, Crowtail, Brackenfoot and Archeye not saved Tigerstar from that fox.
364
365!!Toadskip
366->"Training half kittypets! We'll be making hedgehogs into apprentices next."
367
368A [=ShadowClan=] warrior who appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret''. He was the father to Clawface and Nightstar.
369----
370* FantasticRacism: Doesn't like [[spoiler:Raggedstar and Scorchwind]] because of their kittypet heritage.
371* TheMentor: To Ashheart.
372* OutlivingOnesOffspring: His daughter Littlekit died as a kit.
373* ReallyGetsAround: Had two mates, one after the other. They even discuss this.
374* ThoseTwoGuys: With Archeye.
375
376!!Brackenfoot
377->"Yes, all kits had to be protected whichever Clan they came from, but this kit was still on its own territory! Couldn't they wait for a [=ThunderClan=] patrol to come to the rescue? Clearly not. Hollyflower was advancing on the fox, putting herself between it and the kit. Protecting another Clan's kit was one thing; saving your denmate from being savaged was another."
378
379Yellowfang's father, who appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
380----
381* ADayInTheLimelight: Not obvious, but he is the point of view character of ''A Kit In Trouble'', a short story in ''Code of the Clans''.
382* BigDamnHeroes: When Tigerstar was still a kit Brackenfoot, along with Hollyflower, Archeye and Crowtail, saved him from a fox. This is part of Tigerstar's reason for joining [=ShadowClan=].
383* {{Expy}}: Of Brackenfur.
384* ISurrenderSuckers: Makes use of this tactic to beat Raggedstar when training with him. He then explains it when Raggedstar claims he cheated.
385* TheMentor: To Raggedstar.
386* OutlivingOnesOffspring: His youngest son and daughter died as kits.
387* SmallRoleBigImpact: The series would have turned out very differently had he, Hollyflower, Archeye and Crowtail not saved Tigerstar from that fox.
388* SoProudOfYou: In ''Yellowfang's Secret'', he and his mate praise Yellowpaw when she catches the biggest rat in the Carrionplace raid.
389
390!!Brightflower
391->"Did you kill my kits?"
392[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brightflowerefs.jpg]]
393[[caption-width-right:157:[[labelnote:Image source]]Brightflower in ''Escape from [=ShadowClan=]''[[/labelnote]]]]
394
395The mother of Yellowfang, Nutwhisker, and Rowanberry. Appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
396----
397* DependingOnTheArtist: In ''Into the Wild'', she's described as a black-and-white queen, but in ''Escape from [=ShadowClan=]'', she's drawn as a ginger and white tabby.
398* MamaBear: Turns against [[spoiler:her own daughter when her youngest kits are killed.]]
399* TheMentor: To Wolfstep.
400* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: By the heartbroken yowl she made in ''Into The Wild'' about her dead kits, she must have regretted believing Brokenstar over Yellowfang. Bonus points for her thinking that Yellowfang (her daughter) had been the one to [[spoiler:kill Marigoldkit and Mintkit]].
401* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her youngest son and daughter died as kits.
402* SoProudOfYou: In ''Yellowfang's Secret'', she and her mate praise Yellowpaw when she catches the biggest rat in the Carrionplace raid.
403* UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler:When she thinks that Yellowfang killed her kits.]]
404
405!!Amberleaf
406->"All the young cats were a bit afraid of Amberleaf, who had a scathing tongue when she was annoyed; Yellowkit remembered being scolded by her when she accidentally hit the warrior on the head with a ball of moss."
407
408A [=ShadowClan=] warrior from ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
409----
410* DamselInDistress: It doesn't actually happen, but Yellowfang makes up a story about how she got lost in Twolegplace so that she can trick some kittypets.
411* TheDreaded: All of the apprentices are scared of her because she's really strict.
412* InformedAbility: We are often told how strict she is, but we don't really see it in action.
413* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A good cat, despite her tough outer shell.
414* TheMentor: To Yellowfang's brother Nutwhisker.
415* SternTeacher: We're told this at least.
416
417!!Nettlespot
418->"You can't go risking your life when you have your son, Cloudkit, to think about."
419
420A [=ShadowClan=] warrior who appeared in ''Yellowfang's Secret''. She is the mother of Cloudpelt.
421----
422* MyBelovedSmother: After her daughter Littlekit dies and Cloudkit barely survives an illness brought on by malnutrition, she fusses over her surviving son constantly, even after he becomes an apprentice. She also practically worries herself sick after Cloudpaw receives a bad belly wound from being ambushed by a rogue, to the point of pushing her way into the medicine den despite Sagewhisker and Yellowfang's protests.
423* OutlivingOnesOffspring: She outlives her daughter, Littlekit.
424* {{Pride}}: She is so determined to prove that she can care for her remaining kit that she refuses to ask for food, even though she desperately needs it. Yellowfang even thinks "Pride won't fill her belly."
425
426!!Blizzardwing
427->"If you're not scared of badgers then you're a mouse-brain. They're the most ferocious animals in the forest—far worse than foxes."
428
429A [=ShadowClan=] warrior who appeared in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
430----
431* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:He was this to Blackstar, Fernshade and Flintfang. He wasn't able to act as their father, or even reveal himself as their father, because doing so would seem scandalous as he was already in a relationship with Featherstorm. Despite that, he did care for them and even gave his son Blackstar a life at his nine lives ceremony.]]
432* TheMentor: To Foxheart.
433* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Despite already being mates with Featherstorm at the time, he ended up in this with his Clanmate Hollyflower which resulted in the birth of Blackstar, Fernshade and Flintfang.]]
434
435!!Scorchwind
436->"I'll flay that badger. I'll spread her guts from here to the Twolegplace. No creature hurts my brother and gets away with it."
437
438Raggedstar's brother, who serves as a supporting character in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
439----
440* TheApprentice: To Crowtail.
441* TheBully: Like his brother Raggedstar, he was a bully when he was a kit. And like his brother, he grows out of it eventually.
442* ChildOfForbiddenLove: [[spoiler:He's the son of a [=ShadowClan=] cat and a kittypet.]]
443* HeroicBastard: But isn't as obsessed with this fact as his brother is.
444* SiblingRivalry: With Raggedstar, especially since his brother was made a warrior before he was.
445
446!!Nutwhisker
447->"Twoleg cats made apprentices! Cedarstar must be mouse-brained!"
448
449Yellowfang's brother, a supporting character in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
450----
451* TheApprentice: To Amberleaf.
452* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler:Together with his sister Rowanberry, he defends his other sister Yellowfang when she is accused of killing their mother's youngest kits, Marigoldkit and Mintkit.]]
453* FantasticRacism: Hates kittypets, and [[spoiler:insults Raggedstar because of his kittypet blood.]]
454* TheMentor: To Cinderfur.
455
456!!Rowanberry
457->"Dawncloud told us you were going to hunt for us. We didn't expect you to deliver it yourselves."
458
459Yellowfang's sister, a supporting character in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
460----
461* TheApprentice: To Finchflight.
462* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler:She joins her brother Nutwhisker in defending her sister Yellowfang when she is accused of killing Marigoldkit and Mintkit.]]
463* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Outlives her son, Cinderfur.
464* ShipperOnDeck: Ships Yellowfang and Raggedstar.
465* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: She was mates and had kits with Clawface, whose own Clanmates regarded him as a thuggish bully. However, seeing how he mourns for his son Cinderfur and Rowanberry comforts him, perhaps he had a soft spot for his own family.
466
467!!Wolfstep
468->"We don't have any apprentices just now, and we need to start training young cats."
469
470Foxheart's brother. Appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
471----
472* TheApprentice: To Brightflower.
473* {{Expy}}: Of Toadstep.
474* FantasticRacism: Dislikes kittypets and claims that he will make [[spoiler:Boulder and Russetfur, former rogues]] do the hardest and grossest apprentice duties.
475* HotBlooded: And not in a good way.
476* {{Jerkass}}: Not quite as bad as his sister, but he's still unpleasant to be around.
477* TheMentor: To Tangleburr.
478* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Outlives his son, Badgerfang, who dies fighting [=WindClan=]]].
479
480!!Boulder
481->"I like my name. Can I keep it?"
482
483[[quoteright:278:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2e90f74e5634b5bdb5431ea4afb4ce56.jpg]]
484[[caption-width-right:278:[[labelnote:Image source]]Boulder in ''The Ultimate Guide''[[/labelnote]]]]
485
486A former member of [=BloodClan=], and one of Tigerstar's supporters in the first arc. He convinced Tigerstar to employ [=BloodClan=] during ''The Darkest Hour''.
487----
488* AfraidToHoldTheBaby: In ''Secrets of the Clans'', he mentions that he doesn't spend much time around very young kits because he's "always worried [he'll] step on them or something."
489* TheApprentice: To Mousewing.
490* ADayInTheLimelight: He's the POV character for the tour of [=ShadowClan=]'s forest camp in ''Secrets of the Clans''.
491* DefectorFromDecadence: In the backstory, when he left [=BloodClan=].
492* EnemyMine: He decides to team up with [=LionClan=] when Jaggedtooth defects to join [=BloodClan=].
493* HeelFaceTurn: Formerly a member of [=BloodClan=]. Maybe. See below. But definitely followed Brokenstar into exile.
494* TheMentor: To Wetfoot.
495* RetCon: ''Yellowfang's Secret'' changes his origin. Instead of being a member of [=BloodClan=], he was a curious cat from a random gang of rogues. He comes to the forest after being impressed by the battling skills of [=ShadowClan=]. Either that, or he ''was'' a [=BloodClan=] member before defecting to Jay's group and then to [=ShadowClan=] [[SeriesContinuityError it's not really clear.]]
496* RetiredMonster: He was once a follower of the evil Brokenstar, and helps to steal kits from other Clans. He also was once a member of [=BloodClan=] under Scourge, though nothing is known about his actions while there.
497* SeriesContinuityError: Aside from the RetCon above, he is also shown to be part of [=ShadowClan=] when they are struggling with the carrionplace disease in ''Tigerclaw's Fury'', despite having been shown in ''The Prophecies Begin'' to be exiled along with Brokenstar only to come back under Tigerstar.
498* SmallRoleBigImpact: He was a fairly minor character, yet he caused [=BloodClan=] to come to the forest, leading to one of the most major events in the series.
499
500!!Flintfang
501->"This was not your time to die. For as long as I live, I will honor the warrior code and not train another kit who should still be at his mother's belly. Go now, little one, and walk with warriors."
502
503A warrior during Brokenstar's reign.
504----
505* AlliterativeFamily: With his sister, Fernshade.
506* CoolUncle: He shares a close relationship with Badgerpaw, his nephew and apprentice.
507* DisappearedDad: He and his siblings, Blackstar and Fernshade, were unaware who their father was for the longest time, as their mother Hollyflower raised them alone and never mentioned him. [[spoiler:''Blackfoot's Reckoning'' reveals that he and his siblings were the result of an affair between Hollyflower and Blizzardwing while the latter was courting Featherstorm, and no one said anything as the whole situation would be scandalous.]]
508* MeaningfulName: His pelt is grey like flint rock.
509* TheMentor: To Badgerfang, who is also his nephew.
510* MyMasterRightOrWrong: He doesn't agree with Brokenstar's rule of training kits as apprentices too young, but complies because he can't bring himself to disobey his leader. He changes his mind after Badgerpaw's death, vowing never to train an underage apprentice again.
511* SoProudOfYou: As Badgerpaw is dying, Flintfang sadly reassures him that his mother will be proud of him, and that [=ShadowClan=] will always remember how brave he was.
512* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Badgerpaw gets excited about going into battle, Flintfang tells him to remember everything he learned. His tone of voice is heavy and Yellowfang realizes that he is not eager to send his young apprentice into a battle he isn't ready for.
513* YoungerThanTheyLook: In ''Blackfoot's Reckoning'' it was mentioned that the sickness from ''Rising Storm'' made him look older than his actual age. During the same scene in ''Tigerclaw's Fury'' it was mentioned that it looked like he was going to retire soon.
514
515!!Fernshade
516->"You knew what the cats from the Dark Forest were doing. There was no need for Firestar to challenge Blackstar over that worthless stretch of grass. Did you want cats to die?"
517
518A warrior during Brokenstar's reign who is Blackstar's sister.
519----
520* DisappearedDad: She and her brothers, Flintfang and Blackstar, were unaware who their father was for the longest time, as their mother Hollyflower raised them alone and never mentioned him. [[spoiler:''Blackfoot's Reckoning'' reveals that she and her siblings were the result of an affair between Hollyflower and Blizzardwing while the latter was courting Featherstorm, and no one said anything as the whole situation would be scandalous.]]
521* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Outlives her son, Badgerfang, who dies fighting [=WindClan=]]].
522
523!!Clawface
524->"Clawpaw was a sturdy young cat, inclined to be a bit too rough, but always kind to his weaker brother."
525[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clawfaceefs.jpg]]
526[[caption-width-right:175:[[labelnote:Image source]]Clawface in ''Exile from [=ShadowClan=]''[[/labelnote]]]]
527
528One of Brokenstar's warriors from the first arc. He kills Spottedleaf, but is eventually killed by Graystripe, a warrior who had once admired him.
529----
530* TheApprentice: To Crowtail.
531* ArchEnemy: Before Firestar had Tigerstar, he had this guy.
532* AxCrazy: Even as a kit, Yellowfang's narrative describes him as 'inclined to be a bit too rough'. By the time he's an adult, he's slaying medicine cats such as Spottedleaf.
533* BigBrotherInstinct: Occasionally to Nightstar in ''Yellowfang's Secret'' and ''Exile from [=ShadowClan=]'', though technically they're the same age.
534* BrokenPedestal: Graystripe had him on a pedestal until he killed Spottedleaf.
535* TheBully: It's stated that he was a kit / apprentice that was inclined to be a bit too rough, and in ''Blackfoot's Reckoning'' he mocks Blackpaw, Fernpaw, and Flintpaw over their lack of a father, saying one of the reasons their techniques are poor is because they must be half-Clan.
536* CainAndAbel: He and Nightstar are a downplayed version of this. They don't hate each other, and they don't kill each other. However, Clawface wholeheartedly supports Brokenstar despite his actions (which include exiling certain cats, including Nightpelt) and is ashamed of the one time he goes against his orders, and joins him in exile, while Nightpelt is against Brokenstar, very aware that what he is doing is wrong, and challenges or defies him to do the right thing, eventually helping overthrow him and taking leadership of [=ShadowClan=] himself. They also fight each other in the battle to drive out Brokenstar.
537* ChekhovsGunman: Graystripe refers to him as "one of the best warriors" about halfway through ''Into the Wild''. Near the end, he kills Spottedleaf.
538* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Tigerstar mentions that he's in the Dark Forest in ''Secrets of the Clans''. He proceeds to never appear again, even when the Dark Forest become central to the plot. [[spoiler:He finally makes an appearance in the Dark Forest during ''A Light in the Mist''.]]
539* DishonoredDead: When he's killed during a raid on the [=ThunderClan=] camp, Bluestar orders his body to be buried without sharing tongues or anyone sitting vigil, as punishment for his crimes.
540-->'''Bluestar:''' No rogue deserves to be buried with the honor of Clan ritual.
541* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In ''Tigerclaw's Fury'', he visibly grieves over his son's death, and shows affection to his mate Rowanberry. He also very clearly cares for Nightstar, despite their differences.
542* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As his name implies]], he has many scars running along his face. He's also a villain.
543* HiddenDepths: In ''Exile from [=ShadowClan=]'', while Clawface still remains an avid supporter of Brokenstar, he refuses to let the young Volepaw die and goes against his leader's wishes to leave him to die. Clawface also, despite their conflicting personalities, obviously loves Nightpelt and takes any opportunity he can to show his appreciation for him.
544* HonorBeforeReason: A form of AlternateCharacterInterpretation, as he is shown to have moments of decency but still support his leader's actions. At the time, the warrior code says that the leader's word is law.
545* InformedAttribute: His kindness toward and his love of his brother Nightstar. It's mentioned once in ''Yellowfang's Secret'' but he doesn't even mention his brother in ''Tigerclaw's Fury''. However, in ''Exile From [=ShadowClan=]'' it's shown a few times.
546* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In ''Yellowfang's Secret''...a slight subversion, though. He's actually not a jerk to his Clanmates, and he loves his brother Nightstar. This is brought up again with his mate Rowanberry and his son in ''Tigerclaw's Fury''.
547* KilledOffForReal: Though, strangely, he appears to be alive in ''Tigerclaw's Fury'' despite being killed in ''Fire And Ice''. This is corrected when he doesn't appear in the same scenes in ''Blackfoot's Reckoning''.
548* TheMentor: To Littlecloud when he was training to be a warrior.
549* MoreDespicableMinion: Subverted. He cares for Nightpelt and is willing to save Volepaw when Brokenstar orders that he be left to die, while Brokenstar doesn't care about others, even his own Clan, and is willing to kill kits himself.
550* SeriesContinuityError: A big one. He's killed off in the second book, but inexplicably alive in ''Tigerclaw's Fury''. In ''Blackfoot's Reckoning'', which shows a few scenes from that book, he's absent where he was present in ''Tigerclaw's Fury'', seemingly confirming he is supposed to be dead by this time.
551* ShroudedInMyth: If Graystripe's admiration of him is any indication, then he is this.
552* UndyingLoyalty: To Brokenstar, leading to Clawface following him into exile. [[spoiler:However, given his actions in ''Exile From [=ShadowClan=]'', some of Blackfoot's lines in ''Blackfoot's Reckoning'', and the fact that he and the other rogues loyal to Brokenstar fled before hearing Brokenstar admit to his murder of Raggedstar and the kits, it's possible he wouldn't have sided with him had he known.]]
553* WouldHitAGirl: Would kill them. He murdered Spottedleaf.
554
555!!Tangleburr
556->"These cats that are sick and starving, they are my kin, my friends. I may have left the territory, but I can't forget them."
557
558Brokenstar's foster sister.
559----
560* TheBully: As a kit she, Deerfoot and Runningnose would bully Brokenstar.
561* KidsAreCruel: As a kit she and her littermates, Deerfoot and [[ButtMonkey Runningnose]], would pick on Brokenstar for not knowing who his mother was, even calling him "badger-stinky". They keep this up until Yellowfang finally yells at these kits to stop picking on him. They [[TooDumbToLive try it]] ''[[BullyingADragon again]]'' (except Runningnose, who learned his lesson), but they end up being pushed back by Brokenkit.
562
563!!Deerfoot
564->"These cats left our Clan for a reason. Maybe we should think twice before welcoming them back."
565
566Brokenstar's foster brother.
567----
568* TheBully: As a kit he, Tangleburr and Runningnose would bully Brokenstar.
569* KidsAreCruel: As a kit he and his littermates, Tangleburr and [[ButtMonkey Runningnose]], would pick on Brokenstar for not knowing who his mother was, even calling him "badger-stinky". They keep this up until Yellowfang finally yells at these kits to stop picking on him. They [[TooDumbToLive try it]] ''[[BullyingADragon again]]'' (except Runningnose, who learned his lesson), but they end up being pushed back by Brokenkit.
570
571!!Badgerfang
572->"I hope Brokenstar is proud of me. And my mom."
573
574[[quoteright:146:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/badgerfang_fg_3.png]]
575[[caption-width-right:146:[[labelnote:Image source]]Badgerfang in ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsFieldGuides Code of the Clans]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
576
577A kit who was made an apprentice too young under Brokenstar's rule, and died in a battle with [=WindClan=].
578----
579* TheApprentice: To Flintfang, who is also his uncle.
580* BloodFromTheMouth: As he dies.
581* TheCameo: He appears in ''The Ultimate Guide'' to give Tigerclaw a life during his leader ceremony.
582* ChildSoldiers: He was made into an apprentice at only three moons old.
583* DeathbedPromotion: As he lays wounded and dying, he asks his mentor Flintfang if [=StarClan=] will make him a warrior, to which the older cat sadly responds in the affirmative. With his last words, Badgerpaw chooses the name "Badgerfang" to honor his mentor.
584* DeathOfAChild: Made a warrior apprentice far too early, Badgerfang was sent to battle against an enemy Clan and died after being fatally wounded by a fully-grown warrior.
585* DiesWideOpen: He dies with his eyes open.
586* LastRequest: To be given his warrior name before dying. He dubs himself Badgerfang, naming himself after his mentor Flintfang, whom he adored.
587* LastWords: "I hope Brokenstar is proud of me, and my mom...are you proud of me, Flintfang...?"
588* MeaningfulName:
589** His pelt is black and white, like a badger's.
590** As he is dying, he chooses his own warrior name, Badgerfang, to honor his mentor Flintfang.
591* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: He mainly exists to both be a tragic example of a cat who [[DeathOfAChild died too young]] and to show how evil Brokenstar is. Badgerpaw was a three-month-old kitten who was [[ChildSoldiers forced to become an apprentice]] three months too soon. He was accidentally killed in battle. In [=StarClan=], he was renamed "Badgerfang".
592* WideEyedIdealist: Just like any kit growing up in the Clans, he promised to become the best warrior ever. [[spoiler: Sadly, he was apprenticed too early by a battle-hungry Brokenstar and died on the battlefield when he still should've been in the nursery with his mother.]]
593
594!!Jaggedtooth
595[[quoteright:73:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jagged_7400.PNG]]
596[[caption-width-right:73:[[labelnote:Image source]]Jaggedtooth in ''[[Manga/TigerstarAndSasha Into the Woods]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
597->"I don't share your faith in dead cats. Perhaps that makes things easier?"
598
599One of Tigerstar's supporters in the first arc. After Tigerstar's defeat at the claws of Scourge, he leaves the forest Clans to join [=BloodClan=].
600----
601* AgonyOfTheFeet: A mild case. He helps Tigerclaw become the leader of [=ShadowClan=] by ripping a claw off and putting it in the light of the moon. Then after that, he tells Tigerclaw to be grateful for what he did for him.
602* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite being a perfect candidate for it, he never appears in the Dark Forest. It's possible that he didn't believe in [=StarClan=] and there's a different afterlife for rogues, or he's still alive at the time of the current series, as he was last seen chased away from the battle.
603* LesCollaborateurs: Supports Tigerclaw when he seems strong. Then abandons Tigerclaw when his coup in [=ThunderClan=] fails. Rejoins him before Tigerstar takes over [=ShadowClan=]. Then abandons [=ShadowClan=] when Tigerstar is killed in order to join [=BloodClan=].
604* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Villainous variant. He joins [=BloodClan=] because he believes that they will defeat the forest Clans.
605* MeaningfulRename: He was formerly a rogue named Snag. Tigerstar gave him the warrior name of Jaggedtooth when he joined [=ShadowClan=], for his strength and fighting skills.
606* TheMentor: To Rowanstar.
607
608!!Nightwhisper
609->"Though my paws are stained with blood, and I once tried to kill the cat you know as Firestar, I would do it all again to live in the Clans. There is no life better than being a warrior, and no better way to prove your loyalty or your courage than in battle."
610
611A rogue originally from the Twolegplace who joins Tigerstar in the first arc, and is around at least until the fourth, though never seen in the main series.
612----
613* BloodKnight: A variation. He believes there is no better way to prove loyalty than in battle.
614* IJustWantToHaveFriends: He joins because he's intrigued by the loyalty the members of a Clan have for each other.
615* IRegretNothing: He claims he would do everything he did under Tigerstar again if it meant he'd be allowed to live in the Clans.
616* MeaningfulRename: He was a rogue named Mowgli. After joining [=ShadowClan=] Tigerstar renames him Nightwhisper, for his stealth and courage.
617* MultipleChoicePast: In his first appearance publication-wise, ''Battles of the Clans'', he states he met Brokenstar's followers, was charmed by their stories of Clan life, joined Tigerclaw in attempting to overthrow [=ThunderClan=], fled and was given food by one of Brokenstar's followers, and went with Tigerclaw again, not knowing if he remembered him, to take over [=ShadowClan=]. In his other appearance, in ''Tigerclaw's Fury'', Tigerclaw comes to the Twolegplace to find him after noticing him missing from the group of rogues (who do not know where he is), recognizes him when they meet, and he promises not to fail him again. He is possibly an unreliable narrator who doesn't want the reader to know Tigerstar took an interest in him.
618* UnreliableNarrator: See MultipleChoicePast.
619
620!!Snowbird
621->"The warrior code is more important than any cat's life. I'm going to kill you."
622
623A minor [=ShadowClan=] warrior. In ''The Last Hope'', she is one of the warriors Blackstar sends to help [=ThunderClan=] fight the Dark Forest.
624----
625* ActionGirl: Mostly in ''The Last Hope'', where she gets some spotlight against the Dark Forest.
626* BadassBoast: The quote up there at the top of her section. In ''The Last Hope'', she gives it to [[spoiler:Redwillow.]]
627* BigSisterInstinct: In ''The Last Hope'', [[spoiler:when Shredtail and Redwillow try to murder her brother Ratscar, she saves him and is thrown into a rage.]]
628* HappilyMarried: With Scorchfur.
629* TheMentor: To Lioneye and Pouncestep.
630* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Outlives [[spoiler:four]] of her nine kits.
631* QuestionableConsent: According to WordOfGod, her and Scorchfur's first litter was born in ''Eclipse''. Problem is, he was still Scorch''paw'' then, and would have been considered a teenager at the time, while she was a fully-grown warrior.
632* ShutUpHannibal: In ''The Last Hope'', she [[spoiler:responds to Redwillow's claim of how he's stronger without the warrior code by promising to kill him. Then Blackstar delivers his own version by actually killing Redwillow.]]
633
634!!Talonpaw
635->"Yesterday they caught Talonpaw out on his own. They attacked him and left him wounded. He managed to drag himself back to camp, but he died."
636-->--'''Tawnypelt'''
637
638A minor character from ''The New Prophecy''. In ''Twilight'', he is ambushed and murdered by Jacques and Susan.
639----
640* AlmostDeadGuy: He drags himself back to camp and explains what happens before he dies.
641* TheApprentice: He is Rowanclaw's apprentice.
642* KilledOffscreen: By kittypets. Ouch.
643
644!!Smokepaw
645->"I'm sorry, Nightwing. [=ShadowClan=] won't forget Smokepaw, I promise."
646-->--'''Blackstar to Nightwing'''
647
648A minor character from ''The New Prophecy''.
649----
650* TheApprentice: To Oakfur.
651* DisneyVillainDeath: Not a villain, but in the mountains he falls to his death when a ledge crumbles beneath him.
652
653!!Kinkfur
654->"What nonsense! [=ShadowClan=] will always be feared and respected by the other Clans."
655
656An older warrior who becomes an elder by the time of ''Bramblestar's Storm''.
657----
658* MeaningfulName: She's named because of her long, unkempt fur that sticks out at all angles.
659* MessyHair: She is named because of her permanently kinky fur. It's possible that she has some curly-furred or rex-furred cat breeds in her blood.
660* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her daughter, Dewkit, died as a kit.
661
662!!Applefur
663->[[spoiler:"You're right. My life is a small price to pay, considering what I've done."]]
664
665One of the warriors who trains in the Dark Forest, wishing to grow stronger to protect her Clan. In ''The Last Hope'', [[spoiler:Ivypool manages to turn her back to the side of the Clans, and she fights against the Dark Forest so that she can atone for her actions.]]
666----
667* ActionGirl: Like all female ''Warriors'' characters.
668* TheAtoner: In ''The Last Hope'', [[spoiler:after turning back to the side of the Clans.]]
669* BackToBackBadasses: With Blossomfall in ''The Last Hope'', when [[spoiler:defending [=WindClan=] from the Dark Forest invasion.]]
670* FaceHeelTurn: Joining the Dark Forest.
671* HeelFaceTurn: In ''The Last Hope''. [[spoiler:It starts with Beetlewhisker's death, but it doesn't happen until Ivypool gives her a RousingSpeech during the [=WindClan=] invasion.]]
672* TheLeader: In ''The Last Hope'', [[spoiler:Brokenstar names her the Dark Forest trainee representative of [=ShadowClan=].]]
673* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''The Last Hope'', [[spoiler:when Beetlewhisker dies. It's what allows Ivypool to turn her back to the side of the Clans.]]
674* RedemptionEqualsDeath: ''Bramblestar's Storm'' reveals that she died fighting against the Dark Forest.
675
676!!Scorchfur
677->"If you go to the Gathering, don't bother coming back. [=ShadowClan=] doesn't need a leader as weak as you."
678
679A warrior of [=ShadowClan=].
680----
681* TheApprentice: To Snaketail.
682* {{Jerkass}}: He constantly badmouths Rowanstar, didn't care if [[spoiler:Twigpaw of [=ThunderClan=] caught the sickness from [=ShadowClan=] when she was being held hostage there]], practically complained about everything in ''Darkest Night'' and got into a fight with Tawnypelt [[spoiler:which resulted in him nearly blinding her]].
683* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He does love Snowbird and his kits.
684* HappilyMarried: With Snowbird.
685* {{Hypocrite}}: He criticizes Rowanstar and Tawnypelt for supposedly not doing anything to stop [=ShadowClan=]'s downfall, even though they actually tried to fight Darktail and his minions while Scorchfur and his Clanmates allowed the takever to happen.
686* TheMentor: To Flowerstem and Flaxfoot.
687* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He feels horrified when he nearly [[spoiler:blinds Tawnypelt in a fit of rage]]. He almost leaves the Clan as a result.
688-->"I wish I'd never gone [[spoiler:for her eye]]. It was a fox-hearted move. But I was so mad."
689* NeverMyFault: In ''Tawnypelt's Clan'', Scorchfur blames Tawnypelt for "letting [=ShadowClan=]'s downfall happen", even though he did nothing to stop Darktail from taking it over.
690* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Outlives [[spoiler:four]] of his nine kits.
691* QuestionableConsent: It's never brought up in-universe, but he was an ''apprentice'' when he fathered his first litter with Snowbird. Considering apprentices are generally treated as the equivalent of teenagers and Snowbird was an adult, [[{{Squick}} the undertones are not pretty]].
692
693!!Dawnpelt
694->"I don't understand why you're so angry. When I was your age, I was proud to be an apprentice. We all were. We wanted to learn the warrior code."
695
696Tawnypelt's only daughter. She starts out a kind and intelligent warrior, but after [[spoiler: Flametail's death]], she goes mad with grief.
697----
698* ActionGirl: As with most she-cats.
699* TheApprentice: To Ivytail.
700* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:Darktail has her drowned when she tries to leave the Kin.]]
701* TheMentor: To Beenose and Violetshine.
702* SanitySlippage: After the death of [[spoiler:her brother Flametail.]]
703* TookALevelInKindness: She doesn't show up much after [[spoiler:Flametail's death]], but she seems to have mellowed out since then.
704
705!!Redwillow
706->"I'm loyal to my new Clan! Your time is over, you're nothing but an elder growing old over and over. Why don't you just give up and die?"
707
708A warrior of [=ShadowClan=] who trains in the Dark Forest. Unlike almost all the other trainees, though, he fights against the Clans.
709----
710* TheApprentice: To Whitewater.
711* BloodKnight: As a Dark Forest trainee, this is unsurprising.
712* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:In ''A Light in the Mist'', he falls in the dark water in The Dark Forest and drowns, destroying his spirit.]]
713* FaceHeelTurn: One of the only Dark Forest apprentices to actually fight for the Dark Forest when the time comes.
714* IFightForTheStrongestSide: He thinks the Dark Forest is strong and basically decides to follow them solely for that reason.
715* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives one of these to Blackstar, sneering that he's just a weak leader. Blackstar [[ShutUpHannibal shuts him up by calling him a traitor]] [[spoiler:and killing him.]]
716* UseYourHead: [[spoiler:In ''A Light in the Mist'', he thinks he'll be able to [[GrandTheftMe take over Bristlefrost's body]] by headbutting her after having performed a "ritual". That's not how possession works, so it just results in a very confused Bristlefrost seeing stars.]]
717
718!!Mistcloud
719->"Onestar behaved badly and the other Clans let him. We are not like them. We don't want to be like them."
720
721Kinkfur's daughter and the sister of Sparrowtail and Dewkit.
722----
723* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:She was most likely drowned by Darktail for wanting to leave the Kin.]]
724* MessyHair: She has spiky fur just like her mother Kinkfur.
725
726!!Sparrowtail
727->"So now Darktail has Needletail held prisoner. There's no way to get to her. There are too many rogues. [[spoiler:Berryheart, we need to get away. Far away. The camp's going to pieces.]] It's not safe to be this close."
728
729[[quoteright:143:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sparrowtail_se_10.png]]
730[[caption-width-right:143:[[labelnote:Image source]]Sparrowtail in the manga bonus of ''Literature/TigerheartsShadow''[[/labelnote]]]]
731
732The son of Kinkfur, the brother of Mistcloud and Dewkit, the mate of Berryheart and the father of Needletail, Hollowkit, Sunkit and Spirekit.
733----
734* HappilyMarried: With Berryheart.
735* TheMentor: To Cinnamontail.
736* MyGreatestFailure: Regrets siding with [[spoiler:Darktail and the Kin,]] believing that he's let [=ShadowClan=] down and isn't sure if [[spoiler:they'll welcome him back.]]
737* TheNicknamer: As a kit he calls Ivypaw "Thundercat" since she's from [=ThunderClan=].
738* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:His daughter, Needletail, died because of Darktail]].
739
740!!Berryheart
741->"That's the trouble, Rippletail. I'm not all right. None of us are. But we can be. [=StarClan=] will guide us. We just...we can't give up. As long as we don't give up, sooner or later...[[spoiler:[=StarClan=] will guide us home."]]
742
743[[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/berryheart_manga.png]]
744[[caption-width-right:188:[[labelnote:Image source]]Berryheart in the manga bonus of ''Tigerheart's Shadow''[[/labelnote]]]]
745
746The daughter of Snowbird and Scorchfur, sister to Rippletail, Cloverfoot, Bluebellkit, Beenose, Yarrowleaf, Conefoot, Gullswoop and Frondwhisker, mate to Sparrowtail and the mother to Needletail, Hollowspring, Sunbeam and Spireclaw. During ''Thunder and Shadow'' [[spoiler:Berryheart is one of the cats to abandon [=ShadowClan=] for Darktail's group, who later takes over [=ShadowClan=].]] Then during ''Shattered Sky'' she vanishes without a trace.
747
748As revealed in the ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' manga [[spoiler:Darktail tries to drown Berryheart and thought he had succeeded. She thought it too for a moment. But she managed to survive, pass a message to Sparrowtail and Needletail through Slatefur and escape with her life. Soon she is met up with Sparrowtail and her littermates and stay at a abandoned Twoleg place until Tigerheart finds them.]]
749----
750* ADayInTheLimelight: Is the star of the ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' manga.
751* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: She has a thing against any non-[=ShadowClan=] cat, which at least in part stems from what happened with Darktail (he had acted friendly at first, only to take over [=ShadowClan=] and [=RiverClan=] and reveal himself as a murderous tyrant).
752* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:In ''River'', she is ''not'' happy about her son, Spireclaw, falling in love and mating with Fringewhisker, a [=SkyClan=] she-cat, and is adverse to the idea of having half-Clan grandchildren.]]
753* HappilyMarried: With Sparrowtail.
754* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:In ''River'', Berryheart starts to show signs of becoming one, especially to her daughter, Sunbeam, whom she convinces to join in her rebellious discussion.]]
755* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She has 8 siblings.
756* MyGreatestFailure: Regrets siding with [[spoiler:Darktail and the Kin,]] believing that she's let [=ShadowClan=] down and isn't sure if [[spoiler:they'll welcome her back.]] She also believes that she let her daughter down. [[spoiler:In ''River'', it is revealed that Berryheart still deeply regrets her decision, outright calling it the "biggest mistake she ever made", and has taught her children the utmost importance of being loyal. Unfortunately, with changes being made to the warrior code, and Berryheart fearing these changes will cause cats to make mistakes like the one she made, it looks as if she might go too far...]]
757* NotQuiteDead: In the manga short at the end of ''Tigerheart's Shadow'', [[spoiler:Darktail attempts to drown her. He holds her down for a good while and delivers a nasty wound on her neck, to the point that Berryheart thinks she's dying. Darktail, satisfied with his work, leaves her on the lakeshore. However, it turns out Berryheart was just unconscious. Soaking wet and in pain, she manages to pass a message to Slatefur for Needletail and Sparrowtail before fleeing, eventually meeting up with Sparrowtail and her littermates.]]
758* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Her daughter, Needletail, died because of Darktail]].
759* TragicBigot: She is bigoted against outsiders due to trusting the outsider Darktail, who turned out to be a cruel cat who [[spoiler:killed her daughter]], nearly killed her, and nearly destroyed her Clan.
760
761!!Rippletail
762->"We made a terrible decision. We didn't realize that [[spoiler:Darktail]] was a liar and a bully. We truly thought he could make [=ShadowClan=] stronger and safer. We are wrong. And we will spend our lives making up for it to [=ShadowClan=], [[spoiler:if they agree to take us back."]]
763
764[[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rippletail_manga.png]]
765[[caption-width-right:188:[[labelnote:Image source]]Rippletail in the manga bonus of ''Tigerheart's Shadow''[[/labelnote]]]]
766
767The son of Snowbird and Scorchfur and the brother of Berryheart, Cloverfoot, Bluebellkit, Beenose, Yarrowleaf, Conefoot, Gullswoop and Frondwhisker.
768----
769* ContinuitySnarl: In ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' [[spoiler:he is one of the cats that comes back with Tigerheart's patrol,]] but in ''River of Fire'' [[spoiler:he is replaced with Slatefur and Rippletail is now a kittypet named Buster.]] When asked about the mistake [[WordOfGod Kate]] said that Rippletail carries on [[spoiler:being a kittypet]] and that it's nearly impossible to get everything right all the time when dealing with a large cast.
770* {{Jerkass}}: In ''Thunder and Shadow''. He's shown to not care about coming to the Clan meeting late or to catch prey for the sick cats.
771* FromStrayToPet: [[spoiler:He left his Clan and is now a kittypet named Buster.]]
772* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He has 8 siblings.
773* MeaningfulRename: Now goes by Buster, showing he's not a Clan cat anymore.
774* MyGreatestFailure: Regrets siding with [[spoiler:Darktail and the Kin,]] believing that he's let [=ShadowClan=] down and isn't sure if [[spoiler:they'll welcome him back.]]
775* OneSteveLimit: Shares the same name as the [=RiverClan=] Rippletail from ''The New Prophecy'', ''The Power of Three'' and ''Omen of the Stars''.
776* StrongFamilyResemblance: He has white fur like his mother, Snowbird.
777
778!!Stoatfur
779
780A minor character introduced in ''The Last Hope''.
781----
782* {{Courier}}: During the battle, he comes to the [=ThunderClan=] camp with the message that [[spoiler:[=ShadowClan=] has been overrun by the Dark Forest.]]
783* GenderBender: Went from a ginger tom in ''The Last Hope'', to a tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat in [[spoiler:''Bramblestar's Storm'']].
784
785!!Needletail
786->"I'm sick of living in a Clan that only cares about peace. The rogues would have made us strong. But, if you don't want them to join us, I'm going to join them!"
787
788[[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vos_3.jpg]]
789[[caption-width-right:265:[[labelnote:Image source]]Needletail on the cover of ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsAVisionOfShadows Shattered Sky]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
790
791A mischievous apprentice whom Alderpaw befriends (in a way) in ''The Apprentice's Quest''.
792----
793* ActionGirl: As with pretty much every female character.
794* ADayInTheLimelight: She's the star of the Barnes and Noble exclusive bonus scene that came with ''Thunder and Shadow''.
795* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's more interested in the rogue Rain than in the good-hearted Alderheart.
796* TheApprentice: To Tawnypelt.
797* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: ''Thunder and Shadow'' features a bonus scene in the Barnes and Noble edition, in which Needlepaw is picked up and carried off by an owl. She decides she'd rather die by falling (by her own choice) than let it kill and eat her, so she fights until it lets go (and survives the fall).
798* BreakTheHaughty: ''Shattered Sky'' crushes her views of rogue life being great. [[spoiler:First the tom she loves, Rain, is killed by Darktail as a traitor; she is put under constant watch and fears for her life; is arrested the moment Darktail has a reason to; and finally starved and mistreated. At the end of it she's a cat deeply filled with regret and self-loathing, knowing she has no one to blame for all her troubles but herself.]]
799* BrutalHonesty: She always says what she thinks.
800* CoolBigSis: Violetshine thinks so. The truth is [[ManipulativeBitch more mixed]]. [[spoiler:Though her ghost tells Violetshine she ''always'' thought of her as a sister.]]
801* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:She completes her HeelFaceTurn by [[HeroicSacrifice saving Violetshine]] from the Kin.]]
802* DyingAsYourself: In ''Shattered Sky'', her HeelRealization motivated her to fight against the rogues [[spoiler:at the cost of her own life.]]
803* EasilyForgiven: In ''River of Fire'', [[spoiler:Needletail is allowed into [=StarClan=] in spite of treacherously helping Darktail overthrow Rowanstar and take over [=ShadowClan=]. Not helping her case is when Needletail tells cats blaming themselves for the fiasco that they should blame Rowanstar instead for being a weak leader. But cats don't talk negatively about her, and Violetshine (the young cat whom Needletail had manipulated) calls her a hero and even names her daughter after her.]]
804* EvilCounterpart: A mild one since Needletail is more antagonistic than villainous, but to Firestar. Both learn of Clan traditions and disagree with some of them. But Firestar ultimately respects these traditions (even if he disagrees with some parts of the warrior code and thus tries something different) and works hard to become a warrior, while Needletail scoffs at the traditions and helps Darktail and his Kin overthrow Rowanstar and take over [=ShadowClan=].
805* {{Expy}}: Her character arc is reminiscent of Hollyleaf's.
806* FreudianExcuse: Her bonus chapter reveals that after an owl carried her off, she made a friend with a loner named Tree, who helped bring her back to [=ShadowClan=]. Learning that they'd thought her dead and not even tried to look for her, as well as their rejection of Tree, is what planted her dislike of Clan rules.
807* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:This occurs during her death scene. Violetpaw, who narrates that particular chapter, doesn't see the exact moment where Needletail dies because she's ''running for her life''. She does, however, hear her scream, out of sight.]]
808* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Turns against the Kin in ''Shattered Sky''.]]
809* HeelRealization: After the [[spoiler:death of Rain]], Needletail realizes just how cruel Darktail can be and how much she screwed up by helping the rogues.
810* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Is killed fighting the rogues, which allows Violetshine to escape with her life.]]
811* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Needletail is brash and can more than just a bit bratty and selfish, she's not cruel or evil. She's willing to offer Alderpaw a listening ear, [[spoiler:sat vigil for Sandstorm despite not knowing her that well, and took as good care of Twigkit and Violetkit as she could]].
812* JerkassHasAPoint: The points she makes about Clan tradition and rules being stifling and prejudiced are ''very'' similar to what Firestar himself made when he first came to the Clans, and to an extent just as true.
813* LastStand: [[spoiler:Against Darktail and three other rogues. She went down fighting them.]]
814* ManipulativeBitch: While she does care about Violetpaw, Needletail is not above using their sistership/friendship to manipulate her. At one point, when Violetkit is only ''three moons old'', Needlepaw convinces her to ''go out alone'' to tell Rain that she can't meet with him, which nearly results in Violetkit getting killed by an owl. However, the manipulative traits fade away in ''Shattered Sky'', and Needletail proves that she really does love Violetpaw.
815* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:The last we see of her is fighting Darktail to let Violetshine escape. Darktail shows up later, wounded, but there is no indication of whether Needletail died or not. ''Darkest Night'' later confirms that she did indeed die.]]
816* NeverMyFault: The prologue for ''River of Fire'' has her scolding two [=ShadowClan=] cats for blaming themselves, saying that Rowanstar is to blame for not being a strong leader. [[spoiler:This is after she and her fellow apprentices had constantly rebelled against Rowanstar and helped Darktail overthrow [=ShadowClan=]. Even Yellowfang [[LampshadeHanging calls her out for coming to that conclusion]].]]
817* RebelliousSpirit: She has little respect for rules or traditions, badmouths her own clan leader behind his back, and runs off without informing anyone because she wants to tag along on Alderheart's quest.
818** This increases in ''Thunder and Shadow'', until she, along with another group of apprentices runs off to join a band of rogues, then helps them usurp Rowanstar.
819* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Has this dynamic with the more mellow Alderheart.
820* ShipTease: With Alderheart. More than a few times he thinks about her with admiration, and notes that his "chest hurts" whenever he sees her laughing with another tom.
821** In ''Thunder and Shadow'', she gets ShipTease with Rain until they're practically mates.
822* StepfordSmiler: Hinted at, when Alderheart notices her eyes look lonely despite her cheeky attitude. In ''Shattered Sky'' she tries to play herself off as being fine, even though she's clearly upset over [[spoiler:Rain dying]], and Violetshine ''knows'' something's wrong when Needletail stops even trying.
823* TookALevelInJerkass: Her worse traits are brought are in ''Thunder and Shadow'' while her better ones take a step back, thanks to [[spoiler:the increased time she spends with the rogues.]]
824** TookALevelInKindness: Thanks to her bought of BreakTheHaughty in ''Shattered Sky''. She makes some efforts to rescind her friendship with Alderheart, helps the starved [=RiverClan=] prisoners, and [[spoiler:gives her life to save Violetshine.]]
825* UnfinishedBusiness: [[spoiler:She's a ghost in ''Darkest Night'' because she hasn't finished making up for her misdeeds.]]
826
827!!Yarrowleaf
828->"I'm so sorry for turning my back on [=ShadowClan=]. I know now this is where I need to be."
829
830The daughter of Snowbird and Scorchfur.
831----
832* TheApprentice: To Spikefur.
833* CharacterDevelopment: Though we see little of her, she's not the apprentice that was first introduced anymore. Back then she was angry at Rowanstar for things that weren't his fault and left the Clan to [[spoiler:join the rogues.]] Eventually, [[spoiler:she came back pregnant and humbled and genuinely apologized for her past behavior.]]
834-->"I was young and stupid! I blamed Rowanstar for things that weren't his fault. Now I know my life would have been better if I'd been loyal to my Clan."
835* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She has 8 siblings.
836* TheMentor: To Spireclaw.
837* RebelliousSpirit: She was one of the rebellious apprentices in ''Thunder and Shadow''.
838* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: She was mates with the rogue Nettle, who was one of Darktail's minions and a colossal asshole. She eventually has his kits, Flaxkit and Hopkit, whom Nettle ''tries to abduct.'' Seriously, Yarrowleaf?
839
840!!Beenose
841->"There is you, and there is still hope. You must fight for your Clan, Rowanstar."
842
843The daughter of Snowbird and Scorchfur.
844----
845* TheApprentice: To Dawnpelt.
846* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:She was drowned by Darktail for wanting to leave the Kin.]]
847* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She has 8 siblings.
848* RebelliousSpirit: She was one of the rebellious apprentices in ''Thunder and Shadow''.
849
850!!Sleekwhisker
851->"Let's pretend Needlepaw caught it for you. You're Clan, aren't you? Oh no. I forgot. You weren't even born here. I guess I should eat it."
852
853The daughter of Dawnpelt and Crowfrost. She doesn't believe in [=StarClan=].
854----
855* AntagonisticOffspring: To Dawnpelt and Crowfrost.
856* TheApprentice: To Tigerstar the second.
857* TheBully: She's this to Violetshine.
858* CoDragons: [[spoiler:Following Rain's death, she, Raven and Roach appear to be this for Darktail. At the very least, they are the cats most loyal to him.]]
859* FalseFriend: To both Needletail and Yarrowleaf. [[spoiler:She was one of the cats Needletail trusted the most in ''Thunder and Shadow'' but ends up helping Darktail kill Needletail in cold blood in ''Shattered Sky'' with no hesitation. Despite Yarrowleaf thinking they were friends, Sleekwhisker still drugged her, stole her kits and threatened their lives in ''River of Fire''.]]
860* FlatEarthAtheist: According to her, prophecies and [=StarClan=] are ridiculous, believing it all to just be silly.
861* GreenEyedMonster: Was jealous of all the attention [[spoiler:Darktail gave to Violetpaw during ''Shattered Sky''. She jumped at the chance to get her into trouble at the end of the book]].
862* {{Hypocrite}}: In ''Thunder and Shadow'', Sleekpaw vehemently says it doesn't matter where a cat is born... but then she outright bullies Violetkit for not being born in [=ShadowClan=].
863** In ''River of Fire'', she criticizes Violetshine for not growing up to be a "true [=ShadowClan=] cat," conveniently forgetting that Sleekwhisker did the same thing in a far worse way.
864*** In the same book, [[spoiler: Sleekwhisker claims that she is going to kill Tawnypelt as revenge on Rowanclaw for causing the deaths of "cats she cared about", conveniently forgetting that she willingly betrayed and rejected those cats and even helped murder one of them.]]
865* {{Jerkass}}: She has no respect for her elders or the warrior code and is rather cruel towards Violetpaw. She seems to be an unpleasant cat in general.
866** In ''Thunder and Shadow'' when Leafpool and Alderpaw come to [=ShadowClan=] [[spoiler: to help a dying Littlecloud, Sleekpaw states loudly that she doesn't know why they need [=ThunderClan=]'s help. When Leafpool told her that they came to help Littlecloud, Sleekpaw tells her that Littlecloud cannot be cured, and is so old that he should have already died.]]
867* TheMole: [[spoiler:Served as this for the rogues in ''River of Fire''.]]
868* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: Sleekwhisker blames Rowanstar for the deaths of some of her Clanmates because he didn't defeat Darktail, even though she and the other apprentices treacherously helped Darktail take over [=ShadowClan=], and she willingly helped him kill at least one of her own Clanmates without any hesitation or remorse.]]
869* RebelliousSpirit: Like Needletail, Sleekwhisker has little to no respect for rules or traditions. Unfortunately this leads her to betray [=ShadowClan=] and the warrior code and she runs off with the rogues.
870* {{Revenge}}: In ''River of Fire'', [[spoiler:she blames Rowanclaw for the deaths of some of her Clanmates because he didn't deal with Darktail, and she plans to kill his mate Tawnypelt right in front of him as revenge.]]
871* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:She, Raven and Nettle team up with Jacques and Susan, two kittypets who tormented [=ShadowClan=], to get revenge on Rowanclaw.]]
872* WouldHurtAChild: She kidnapped and threatened to kill [[spoiler:Yarrowleaf's kits in ''River of Fire'', despite the fact that Yarrowleaf was supposed to be her friend.]]
873* {{Yandere}}: It is implied in the books, and more heavily by [[WordOfGod Kate Cary]] that Sleekwhisker had a crush on Darktail; at one point in ''Shattered Sky'' she moves so close to him that their pelts touch. If she really did love him it would explain her viciously strong loyalty to him.
874
875!!Strikestone
876->"We want to choose our own path, not follow the path of other Clans."
877
878Dawnpelt and Crowfrost's other son
879----
880* AnArmAndALeg: Strikestone loses hearing in one of his ears after being attacked by the Sisters.
881* TheApprentice: To Wasptail.
882* BarredFromTheAfterlife: [[spoiler:Because [=StarClan=] is blocked off at the time of his death, he's stuck as a ghost. He is finally able to enter [=StarClan=] at the end of ''A Light in the Mist''.]]
883* BrainWashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Sometime after his death, Strikestone and many other Clan cats who are stuck as ghosts, are cruelly imprisoned in the Dark Forest by Ashfur, who mind-controls them into a blank-eyed slave army which he plans to use to destroy the Clans.]]
884* CharacterDevelopment: In his youth, he was one of the rebellious apprentices who disobeyed the chain of command. After the Kin is defeated, [=ShadowClan=] gets absorbed into [=SkyClan=], and Tigerstar later reinstates the Clan, Strikestone comes to respect authority figures and only speaks out against direct insubordination. In ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' for example, he realizes his errors and obeys Tigerheart's orders without complaint, which Tigerheart himself notes and is grateful for.
885* CoolBigBro: While Strikestone is actually their cousin, he acts as this for Shadowsight, Lightleap, and Pouncestep, such as playing with the kits after [=ShadowClan=] gets reformed ''The Raging Storm'', and sticks up for Shadowsight in ''Lost Stars''.
886* IHaveNoSon: When Strikestone finds out that Juniperclaw purposefully poisoned [=SkyClan=], he ''immediately'' turns on him and effectively disowns him as family, claiming that only a rogue would stoop to something that low.
887* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:He died in the battle near the end of ''Veil of Shadows''.]]
888* TheMentor: To Blazefire.
889* MommasBoy: Downplayed, but in ''Thunder and Shadow'' after Darktail rocks up and takes control of [=ShadowClan=] from Rowanstar, Dawnpelt (Rowanstar's daughter) decides to stay with the newly formed Kin to stay with her kits. Strikestone elects to stay with his mom, begrudgingly telling her that they can't just leave their home even though they both want to leave with Rowanstar, Tawnypelt, and Tigerheart.
890** Also in the same book, even though Strikestone was one of the rebellious apprentices, he decides to stay in [=ShadowClan=]. His littermates don't.
891* NiceGuy: In comparison to Juniperclaw and Sleekwhisker, Strikestone is considerably more kind and introspective. Needless to say, when he gets permanently injured in ''Squirrelflight's Hope'', Tigerstar is ''livid''.
892* RebelliousSpirit: He was one of the rebellious apprentices in ''Thunder and Shadow''.
893* StrongFamilyResemblance: Is a brown tabby with amber eyes, much like other characters in the Tigerstar family like it's namesake Tigerclaw, Bramblestar, Hawkfrost, and others. Though slightly downplayed in that Strikestone is simply a ''brown'' tabby as opposed to being ''dark'' brown. He also has white on him, like Hawkfrost.
894* ThoseTwoGuys: Is one with his brother Juniperclaw through the latter half of ''A Vision of Shadows'' and ''Tigerheart's Shadow''.
895* WarRefugees: Strikestone and Juniperclaw are sent to get safety in [=ThunderClan=] by Dawnpelt to escape the Kin.
896!!Violetshine
897->See Characters/WarriorCatsSkyClan
898
899!!Whorlpelt
900->"Don't be frog-brained! You're too old to believe nursery tales. We're going to be apprentices in less than a moon."
901
902The son of Grassheart and Stonewing.
903----
904* TheApprentice: To Juniperclaw.
905* TheMentor: To Hopwhisker.
906* {{Tuckerization}}: He is named after Whorlpelt, a fan on Kate Cary's blog.
907
908!!Flowerstem
909->"Now we won't know who would have won."
910
911The daughter of Grassheart and Stonewing.
912----
913* TheApprentice: To Scorchfur.
914* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Her name was also that of Flowerstar, one of [=ShadowClan=]'s former leaders, before she became leader.
915* {{Tuckerization}}: She is named after Flowerstream, a fan on Kate Cary's blog.
916
917!!Snaketooth
918->"Prey belongs to the Clan where it's caught."
919
920The other daughter of Grassheart and Stonewing.
921----
922* TheApprentice: To Tawnypelt.
923* TheMentor: To Sunbeam.
924* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There's a [=RiverClan=] warrior in ''Code of the Clans'' named Snaketooth.
925* {{Tuckerization}}: She is named after Snakefang, a fan on Kate Cary's blog.
926
927!!Antfur
928->"I don't want to be treated like a kit or an elder. I joined [=ShadowClan=] so I could be a warrior. I'm perfectly okay. I should be taking care of my Clanmates. They shouldn't be taking care of me."
929
930One of the guardian cats to join [=ShadowClan=] in ''Tigerheart's Shadow'', alongside Cinnamontail and Blazefire.
931----
932* TheApprentice: To Stonewing.
933* BarredFromTheAfterlife: [[spoiler:Because [=StarClan=] is blocked off at the time of his death, he's stuck as a ghost. He is finally able to enter [=StarClan=] at the end of ''A Light in the Mist''.]]
934* BrainWashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Sometime after his death, Antfur and many other Clan cats who are stuck as ghosts, are cruelly imprisoned in the Dark Forest by Ashfur, who mind-controls them into a blank-eyed slave army which he plans to use to destroy the Clans.]]
935* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:During ''The Silent Thaw'' he goes on a patrol with his Clanmates and they end up bringing back his dead body after he fell from a tree.]]
936
937!!Blazefire
938->"I could train too. Let me come. I can help you scavenge and take care of the kits."
939
940A kit who joins [=ShadowClan=] in hopes of becoming a warrior.
941----
942* TheApprentice: To Strikestone.
943* ChildrenAreInnocent: When [[spoiler:Dovewing]] gave birth to her kits, he simply asks "Why do cats have kits?".
944* UndyingLoyalty: Is extremely loyal to Spire, the cat who had raised him.
945
946!!Gullswoop
947->"There was nothing we could do."
948
949The daughter of Snowbird and Scorchfur from their third litter.
950----
951* TheApprentice: To Grassheart.
952* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She has 8 siblings.
953* StrongFamilyResemblance: She has white fur just like her mother Snowbird and older siblings Rippletail, Bluebellkit and Beenose. Her older sister Berryheart and littermate Conefoot also have some white on them.
954
955!!Frondwhisker
956
957The daughter of Snowbird and Scorchfur from their third litter.
958----
959* TheApprentice: To Slatefur.
960* BarredFromTheAfterlife: [[spoiler:Because [=StarClan=] is blocked off at the time of her death, she's stuck as a ghost. She is finally able to enter [=StarClan=] at the end of ''A Light in the Mist''.]]
961* BrainWashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Sometime after his death, Frondwhisker and many other Clan cats who are stuck as ghosts, are cruelly imprisoned in the Dark Forest by Ashfur, who mind-controls them into a blank-eyed slave army which he plans to use to destroy the Clans.]]
962* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:She died in the battle near the end of ''Veil of Shadows''.]]
963* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She has 8 siblings.
964* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks like her older sister, Cloverfoot.
965
966!!Conefoot
967
968The son of Snowbird and Scorchfur from their third litter.
969----
970* TheApprentice: To Tawnypelt.
971* BarredFromTheAfterlife: [[spoiler:Because [=StarClan=] is blocked off at the time of his death, he's stuck as a ghost. He is finally able to enter [=StarClan=] at the end of ''A Light in the Mist''.]]
972* BrainWashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Sometime after his death, Conefoot and many other Clan cats who are stuck as ghosts, are cruelly imprisoned in the Dark Forest by Ashfur, who mind-controls them into a blank-eyed slave army which he plans to use to destroy the Clans.]]
973* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He has 8 siblings.
974
975!!Lightleap
976->"It's not all that brave. Any warrior could have done it. I wouldn't have run. I would have scratched that dog's eyes until it ran away."
977
978Born during ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' to Dovewing and Tigerheart. Her littermates are named Shadowpaw and Pouncestep.
979----
980* TheApprentice: To Stonewing.
981* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: In ''River'', she demeans her sister's feat of outwitting a dog and boasts that she could have beaten it. Sunbeam immediately notes that Lightleap's words and recklessness are her attempts at rebuilding her self-confidence and proving herself.
982* LeeroyJenkins: Ever since [[spoiler:she lost her nerve in ''A Light in the Mist'']], she's been taking unnecessary risks to try and prove her bravery.
983* MeaningfulName: Her mother named her to celebrate the differences between her parents.
984* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She was one of the volunteers to go into the Dark Forest in ''A Light in the Mist'', but at the last moment her courage failed her]]. ''River'' shows she's been wrestling with the guilt ever since.
985* StrongFamilyResemblance: She is a dark brown tabby like her father.
986
987!!Pouncestep
988->"It's not fair. All we ever see is the inside of the den, and we've explored all the Twoleg clutter in there. We want to see something new."
989
990Born during ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' to Dovewing and Tigerheart. Her littermates are named Shadowpaw and Lightleap.
991----
992* TheApprentice: To Snowbird.
993* GenkiGirl: Has a ton of energy.
994* OddNameOut: Her littermates were named to celebrate the differences between her parents, while she wasn't.
995* StrongFamilyResemblance: She has gray fur like her mother.
996
997!!Spireclaw
998
999A kit born during ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' to [[spoiler:two of [=ShadowClan=]'s missing warriors, Berryheart and Sparrowtail.]] His littermates are Sunbeam and Hollowspring.
1000----
1001* AlliterativeFamily: With his sister, Sunbeam.
1002* TheApprentice: To Yarrowleaf.
1003* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: He's named after a loner named Spiresight, who died saving Pouncekit from falling off a drawbridge. Him and his littermates are born shortly after.]]
1004* IntroOnlyPointOfView: [[spoiler:Though not named, he is the point of view from the prologue of ''River'' which details his relationship with the [=SkyClan=] warrior Fringewhisker.]]
1005* PosthumousSibling: [[spoiler:He and his littermates were born after the death of their older sister, Needletail.]]
1006* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:He was in this type of relationship with Fringewhisker due to being from different Clans. The instant the warrior code allows them to legitimately be together, Fringewhisker announces her intent to leave [=SkyClan=] and move to [=ShadowClan=] to be with her mate.]]
1007
1008!!Sunbeam
1009->"Sometimes following the rules saves a lot of headache."
1010[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sunbeamasc_1.png]]
1011[[caption-width-right:200:[[labelnote:Image source]]Sunbeam on the cover of ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsAStarlessClan River]]''[[/labelnote]]]]
1012
1013Born during ''Tigerheart's Shadow'' alongside her littermates Spireclaw and Hollowspring to [[spoiler:two of [=ShadowClan=]'s missing warriors, Berryheart and Sparrowtail.]]
1014----
1015* AlliterativeFamily: With her brother, Spireclaw.
1016* AscendedExtra: She was originally a background character so minor that she only appeared in two of the first ten books she was alive for (''Tigerheart's Shadow'', the last two ''Vision of Shadows'' books, ''Squirrelflight's Hope'', and the ''Broken Code'' arc), saying only one word onscreen. To the readers' surprise, she was chosen to become a protagonist for the ''A Starless Clan'' arc.
1017* TheApprentice: To Snaketooth.
1018* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: A variation. In ''A Starless Clan'', we have brown-and-white Sunbeam, black Nightheart, and gray Frostpaw.
1019* DeerInTheHeadlights: In ''Sky'' Sunbeam panics while on the Thunderpath, but Rootspring helps her across, and all the cats manage to cross safely.
1020* DontYouDarePityMe: She ''hates'' the fact that her Clanmates keep pitying her for Blazefire's rejection and wishes that they would just act normally around her.
1021* HelpImStuck: [[spoiler:Played for drama: She gets stuck under a fence with a monster on its way. By the time the patrol manages to get her out, Rootspring is the last one through, and just barely gets out of the way in time.]]
1022* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:During ''Sky'' Sunbeam feels guilt for Rowankit's death because the patrol she was on to collect catmint didn't travel fast enough to make it home on time to save him. Puddleshine says, however, that Rowankit was already too sick at that point for the herbs to have helped.]]
1023* PosthumousSibling: [[spoiler:She and her littermates were born after the death of their older sister, Needletail.]]
1024* TrademarkFavoriteFood: At one point in ''Sky'' she mentions how her favorite is shrew and Flaxfoot gives her one later on in the book due to this fact.
1025
1026!!Hopwhisker
1027->"Battle training? There would be no point in battle training if everything was peaceful. We would just lie around getting fat and lazy. We might as well go and be kittypets!"
1028
1029The kit of Yarrowleaf and [[spoiler:Nettle.]]
1030----
1031* TheApprentice: To Whorlpelt.
1032* BabyBeMine: She and her brother are abducted by their father, Nettle, who was angry at Yarrowleaf for leaving him and taking the kits with her to return to Clan life. He snarls that he deserves his kits just as much as Yarrowleaf does, and that they'd make better rouges than Clan cats. Thankfully, they are rescued and returned to their mother, going on to grow up in [=ShadowClan=].
1033
1034!!Flaxfoot
1035->"I was only going to talk to the other apprentices."
1036
1037The kit of Yarrowleaf and [[spoiler:Nettle.]]
1038----
1039* TheApprentice: To Scorchfur.
1040* BabyBeMine: He and his sister are abducted by their father, Nettle, who was angry at Yarrowleaf for leaving him and taking the kits with her to return to Clan life. He snarls that he deserves his kits just as much as Yarrowleaf does, and that they'd make better rouges than Clan cats. Thankfully, they are rescued and returned to their mother, going on to grow up in [=ShadowClan=].
1041[[/folder]]
1042----
1043
1044[[folder:Other Shadowclanners]]
1045!!Lizardstripe
1046->"What kind of mouse-brained nonsense is that? Why should I have to put up with another mewling lump of fur? I didn't ask for these kits, either, but you don't see me dumping them on some other cat. It's not my job to take care of every unwanted kitten in the Clan."
1047
1048A [=ShadowClan=] she-cat from ''Yellowfang's Secret''. Mother to Runningnose, Deerfoot, and Tangleburr, and foster mother to Brokenstar.
1049----
1050* AbusiveParents: She physically abused Brokenstar and denied him milk when he was a kit.
1051* AlphaBitch: Second only to Foxheart.
1052* BitchAlert: She occasionally joins Foxheart in being rude and mocking towards Yellowfang, as well as mistreating Brokenkit.
1053* ChildHater: She appears to not like having any kits, showing dismay at Hollyflower for missing her kits at one point. She even directly says to Raggedstar and Yellowfang that she wished that she hadn't had her own kits.
1054* {{Jerkass}}: She's not a particularly pleasant cat to be around.
1055* KickTheDog: Like Foxheart, Lizardstripe tries to make Yellowfang clean her nest for her... only for Stonetooth to arrive and tell her to go on patrol instead of lying there. Naturally, she's not happy.
1056* NotWantingKidsIsWeird: When she states that she enjoys being a warrior and serving her clan and finds it deeply unfair that the toms can do all of this while still having kits, Hollyflower condescendingly tells her it's a queen's duty to have kits and that she'll feel differently when she has her own. Lizardstripe retorts that she doesn't feel differently at all.
1057* RetCon: In ''Secrets of the Clans'' she has two kits when she takes in Brokenstar, and is mentioned to have died of greencough shortly after Foxheart's death fighting the rats. In ''Yellowfang's Secret'', she has three kits at the time she takes in Brokenstar, and in ''Blackfoot's Reckoning'', she is shown alive and taking part in a raid on [=ThunderClan=] when Blackfoot is deputy.
1058
1059!!Ashfur
1060->"The old and sick of [=ShadowClan=] are slowly starving. The casualties among our kits are more than we can cope with."
1061[[quoteright:127:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ashfur_shcefs.jpg]]
1062[[caption-width-right:127:[[labelnote:Image source]]Ashfur in ''Escape from [=ShadowClan=]''[[/labelnote]]]]
1063
1064One of [=ShadowClan=]'s elders. He aides Yellowfang and Firepaw in the battle against Brokenstar.
1065----
1066* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Because he doesn't appear in ''Yellowfang's Secret'', he essentially doesn't exist. He returns during ''Exile from [=ShadowClan=]'', which is about the exiled elders.
1067* CoolOldGuy: He will always help a kit in need, and he's pretty cool.
1068* OneSteveLimit: Not to be confused with the [=ThunderClan=] [[spoiler: antagonistic]] tomcat of the same name.
1069* LaResistance: He's a member of the anti-Brokenstar group.
1070* RetGone: ''Yellowfang's Secret'' has essentially removed him from existence. Though he does return in ''Exile from [=ShadowClan=]''.
1071* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Why is he going against his leader? Because he feels that he has no reason to follow a leader who steals kits.
1072* TokenGoodTeammate: Of Brokenstar's [=ShadowClan=].
1073
1074!!Dawncloud
1075->"I do not wish to lose any more of my kits."
1076[[quoteright:127:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dawncloudefs.jpg]]
1077[[caption-width-right:127:[[labelnote:Image source]]Dawncloud in ''Escape from [=ShadowClan=]''[[/labelnote]]]]
1078
1079One of [=ShadowClan=]'s elders. She aides Yellowfang and Firepaw in the battle against Brokenstar.
1080----
1081* ActionMom: She is a mother of at least two kits, and helps to fight Brokenstar and drive him out of [=ShadowClan=].
1082* TheApprentice: To Blackstar.
1083* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Two of her kits died in the battle against [=WindClan.=]
1084* SeriesContinuityError: During ''Into the Wild,'' she is an elder at the time of the coup against Brokenstar. But in ''Yellowfang's Secret,'' she is a young apprentice when Yellowfang is driven out of [=ShadowClan=], which takes place only a few moons before the coup--she could not possibly have become an elder in that short span of time.
1085* TokenGoodTeammate: Of Brokenstar's [=ShadowClan=], with Ashfur and Nightpelt.
1086
1087!!Silverflame
1088->"Whatever happens, Yellowfang, know that I am always with you. Trust your instincts. Make your own choice."
1089
1090The grandmother of Yellowfang, Nutwhisker, and Rowanberry. She loves kits, and appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
1091----
1092* CoolOldLady: A kind and patient elder.
1093* GreaterNeedThanMine: In ''Yellowfang's Secret'', she declines food, saying that the younger cats need it more than she does.
1094* SoapOperaDisease: In-universe it's never explained what kills her. But her extreme thirst was shared later by Leopardstar of [=RiverClan=] who died of diabetes according to WordOfGod, so it's possibly that.
1095* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler:To Yellowfang]] in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
1096* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets killed off when Yellowfang is a very new apprentice.
1097
1098!!Lizardfang
1099->"I never heard of such a thing! Apprentices picking their own names? What's the Clan coming to?"
1100
1101An elder from ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
1102----
1103* CoolOldGuy: Plays with Yellowfang and her siblings when they're kits.
1104* MrExposition: Averted. Yellowfang couldn't get him to talk about Raggedstar's parentage; he wanted to sleep.
1105* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Grumbles about Boulder keeping his name, and baldly states at one point that he (Lizardfang) will die soon.
1106
1107!!Archeye
1108->"You know you're in the wrong, leave now and we can avoid a fight."
1109
1110[[quoteright:138:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/archeyeefs_fc.png]]
1111[[caption-width-right:138:[[labelnote:Image source]]Archeye in ''Escape from [=ShadowClan=]''[[/labelnote]]]]
1112
1113A [=ShadowClan=] warrior who primarily appears in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
1114----
1115* BigDamnHeroes: When Tigerstar was still a kit, Archeye, along with Hollyflower, Brackenfoot and Crowtail, saved him from a fox. This is part of Tigerstar's reason for joining [=ShadowClan=].
1116* CommonalityConnection: In ''Exile from [=ShadowClan=]'', when Nightpelt feels useless due to his coughing, he tells him he has stiff legs some days, and the other elders have problems too, and they can all still contribute.
1117* FacialMarkings: He is named for the thick black stripe over one of his eyes.
1118* TheMentor: To Frogtail.
1119* NiceGuy: Saves Tigerkit from a fox. Is also very complimentary of Yellowfang's rat hunting skills. In ''Exile from [=ShadowClan=]'' he comforts Nightpelt when he feels useless due to his breathing difficulties.
1120* SmallRoleBigImpact: The series would have turned out very differently had he, Hollyflower, Crowtail and Brackenfoot not saved Tigerstar from that fox.
1121* ThoseTwoGuys: With Toadskip in ''Yellowfang's Secret''.
1122
1123!!Cedarheart
1124->"With each challenge and each blow landed, lives are changed forever."
1125[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cedarheartwoc.png]]
1126[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Image source]]Cedarheart in ''ComicBook/WindsOfChange''[[/labelnote]]]]
1127
1128A [=ShadowClan=] warrior/elder and Rowanclaw's/[[spoiler:Rowanstar's]] brother. Often forgotten. Primarily featured in the New Prophecy arc, until his leg was seriously injured after a Twoleg threw something at it. He retired early, presumably because of this injury.
1129----
1130* TheApprentice: To Russetfur.
1131* CoolOldGuy: Apparently has the longest memory out of all of the cats. He's also a good storyteller.
1132* SeriesContinuityError: In ''Tigerclaw's Fury'' he's shown as an elder in [=ShadowClan=] even though he should have been an apprentice at the time, and didn't become an elder until ''Power of Three''.
1133* ThoseTwoGuys: With Rowanclaw initially. All but two of his New Prophecy appearances are with his brother.
1134
1135!!Blossomkit
1136->"Yes, I know you too, Blossomkit! Your white fur is unusual for a [=ShadowClan=] cat. Brokenstar may have promised you that you'd be a warrior before any other kit in the forest, but I don't think he ever imagined you going into battle. You died too young, but trust me, you were saved from even greater horrors."
1137
1138A [=ShadowClan=] kit who appears in [=StarClan=] in ''Cats of the Clans,'' visiting Rock with Mosskit and Adderkit. She was made into an apprentice by Brokenstar before turning six moons old, and died in the battle driving out [=WindClan=].
1139----
1140* AllThereInTheManual: Her parents are Dawncloud and Finchflight, and she has a brother named Swampkit who was also apprenticed too early and died in the same battle as she did.
1141* ChildSoldiers: She was being trained by Brokenstar to become one, but she did not survive.
1142* CuriousAsAMonkey: In [=StarClan=], her curiosity leads her to the tunnel where Rock lives.
1143* DeathOfAChild: As a kit, she was sent into the battle to drive [=WindClan=] out of their territory and died of her wounds. She appears in [=StarClan=] as a spirit.
1144* FantasticRacism: She does not like [=WindClan=], believing that they deserved to be chased out of their home by [=ShadowClan=]. However, she shows no animosity toward Adderkit, a [=WindClan=] kit, considering that they wandered together with Mosskit into Rock's territory.
1145* TheMedic: Her eyes shine when Rock mentions Leafpool, implying that she would have chosen to be a medicine cat had she lived.
1146* MysticalWhiteHair: When Rock first sees her, he notes that her white fur is unusual for a [=ShadowClan=] cat.
1147* PosthumousCharacter: She was killed during Brokenstar's reign, before or during ''Into The Wild.''
1148* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Even after her death at Brokenstar's claws, she's terrified at the mention of his name.
1149
1150[[/folder]]
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