Dappletail

Dappletail is a once-pretty dappled tortoiseshell she-cat with a gray muzzle.

Into the Wild

 * She meets and introduces herself to Firepaw when he takes his first visit the elders' den.

Fire and Ice

 * Dappletail continues to live, but is not mentioned much other than in the Allegiances.

Forest of Secrets

 * She is not really mentioned outside the allegiances, but continues to be an elder.

Rising Storm

 * Dappletail is not mentioned often, but she is listed in the allegiances.

A Dangerous Path

 * She explains Speckletail that Snowkit is deaf, but Speckletail stays in denial.
 * She tells Fireheart about her first litter; one of her kits that was deaf was taken by a fox at three moons old.

The Darkest Hour

 * Firestar is concerned for the safety of her and the other elders so he puts Speckletail in charge of camp, to defend it as best she can if the battle at Fourtrees against BloodClan was lost.

Bluestar's Prophecy

 * Dapplepaw makes her first appearance when she hears Patchkit and Leopardkit outside the apprentice den with Bluekit and Snowkit. Dapplepaw comments about some of the other cats hunting crouches. She comments on how Whitepaw was annoyed about cleaning out the nursery because the kits couldn't keep a clean nest and to remember to show the kits the dirtplace. When Bluekit tells her that she and her sister will be able to now, she replies saying she would tell Whitepaw later. She is confused when Patchkit brings up to her that she made a promise to take them to the Sandy Hollow. She objects, telling him that she would only take him and his sister as far as the ravine. They are all seen leaving together. She and Whitepaw are seen play fighting a lot especially when they are fighting over a good set on the treestump to listen to Patchkit and Leopardkit's apprentice ceremony. Once when the two are fighting she mentions how Patchkit could do better.


 * Dapplepaw is later shown as a warrior under the name as Dappletail still being best friend's with White-eye. It is mentioned that since she received her warrior name, she often acted as if she was deputy or leader. An example of it is shown when she is ordering White-eye to hurry up. She and Stormtail were very close to each other throughout the book.

Midnight
Dappletail is still an elder; she became the oldest cat in ThunderClan after One-eye died.

Moonrise

 * During the prey famine, Dappletail goes insane with hunger and eats a rabbit that had been poisoned by Twolegs, even after being told that it was not safe to eat. Soon after, she has a severe bellyache and dies.

Starlight

 * Dappletail appears in this book when Leafpaw discovered the Moonpool. It is said that she has returned to her calm and gentle state, compared to her personality in Moonrise. This hints that she now lives in peace in StarClan.

Code of the Clans

 * Dappletail is seen as a young warrior with her friend White-eye. They try to steal fish from RiverClan when White-eye falls in the water. Dappletail jumps in with her until Hailstar, the RiverClan leader, rescues her. Pinestar, the Thunderclan leader, and a patrol arrive and suggest that Hailstar ask White-eye to eat the fish. The two try the fish saying that its disgusting because it was covered with mud. They then learn to leave the fish to RiverClan.