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Needletail is a silver-gray she-cat with white chest fur, and green eyes.

Needlekit was born to Berryheart and Sparrowtail as their only kit. When she became an apprentice, as Needlepaw, her mentor was Tawnypelt. However, she often paid little attention to her mentor and the warrior code. She accompanied Alderpaw's patrol to find SkyClan. When they first met Darktail, she is friendly to him and Rain. However, once the rogues thought that the Clan cats were plotting with SkyClan, she was eager to leave. When she and Alderpaw got separated from the rest of the patrol, they found Violetkit and Twigkit. At the Gathering, she sided with her Clan that they should get one or both kits. ShadowClan took Violetkit and Needlepaw befriended her.

She aligned with Darktail against ShadowClan, and convinced Violetpaw to stay after Tigerheart, Tawnypelt, and Rowanstar were forced out. She renamed herself Needletail. After Darktail killed Rain and started punishing cats for wanting to leave, Needletail realized that she chose the wrong side. She allowed Mothwing and Alderheart to get herbs, which resulted in her being sent to the prisoners den, where she was tortured with starvation. Later, Darktail brought her and Violetpaw to the lake, and nearly drowned Needletail as Violetpaw's punishment, until he agreed she should kill Violetpaw and she would be allowed to live. Instead, Needletail let Violetpaw escape, but she was killed in the process. Her spirit led Violetpaw to Tree before joining StarClan.

Detailed description
Needletail is a short-furred, sleek, silver-gray she-cat with white chest fur. She has a long body, a thick tail, and bold green eyes.

Author statements

 * Kate has sympathy for Needletail, but she can't understand why she was so crabby.
 * Kate has said she wouldn't be surprised if Needletail named herself after Darktail.

Mistakes

 * She was called a ShadowClan warrior twice, despite never officially earning the rank.
 * She is depicted without white chest fur on the cover of Shattered Sky.