Bumblestripe

Bumblestripe is a very pale gray tom with black stripes like a bumblebee's, and a torn ear.

Eclipse

 * Bumblekit is born in to Millie and Graystripe, along with his two sisters, Briarkit and Blossomkit. Bumblekit is the last kit of the litter to be born. Millie comments that he is already big and strong, saying that Bumblekit looks like his father, although he has more black stripes. Graystripe replies that he looks like a bumblebee, earning him the name Bumblekit.


 * Toadkit is later seen boasting that he has seen the new kits already and is going to play with Bumblekit once he's big enough.


 * Later, when there is an attack by WindClan in the ThunderClan camp, Bumblekit and his siblings hide in Firestar's den with Millie, Daisy, Rosekit, and Toadkit. It is mentioned that during the attack he and his sisters are calmed down by Rosekit, who tells them stories. After the battle, Bumblekit cannot keep quiet. He is carried back to the nursery by Hollypaw. Briarkit is carried there also, while Blossomkit had fallen asleep with Mousefur.


 * Millie later allows Bumblekit and his siblings to watch the warrior ceremony for Cinderheart, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze.

Long Shadows

 * When Millie and Briarkit catch whitecough, Leafpool is worried that Bumblekit and Blossomkit will catch it also; but when Millie's illness advances into greencough, they are forced to be seperated from their mother and sister, leaving Daisy to care for them as well as Toadkit and Rosekit.


 * Bumblekit and Blossomkit miss Millie and Briarkit when they have to be quarantined from the other cats during the greencough epidemic.


 * Later, when fire strikes the forest, Bumblekit is taken to safety by Brambleclaw.

Sunrise

 * Bumblekit is seen telling Millie that he's scared that Sol will come and capture him. He is reassured by Daisy, who asks him if his father would let Sol lay a claw on him. The kit then chirps that Graystripe is the best.


 * Bumblekit is also seen saying that deathberries look tasty when Leafpool comes to show them to the kits, warning them not to eat any if they see them.


 * His sister, Briarkit, is nearly bitten by a snake, but Honeyfern, who is nearby, saves her and is bitten by the snake instead, dying moments later.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * Bumblepaw is now a young apprentice, along with his siblings, and his mentor is Mousewhisker.


 * When he and Ivypaw awake to Dovepaw's flailing in her sleep, he irritatedly tells Dovepaw that she had kicked moss all over him, much to Dovepaw's embarrassment. But he is good-natured about it, and soon forgets the incident ever happened.
 * Bumblepaw comes back with Brackenfur, Dustpelt and Leafpool from a hunting patrol, and is mentioned carrying prey while Leafpool has none.


 * Later, when Jayfeather teaches the apprentices about herbs, Bumblepaw asks if "we should look out for dock on long journeys", thus annoying Ivypaw who had been reminded of her sister's absence.


 * Bumblepaw is seen play-fighting with his siblings when Lionblaze and Dovepaw return from their quest. He and his siblings welcome Dovepaw back warmly and show her the nest they made for her, all covered in moss and feathers making it extremely comfortable. They then tell Dovepaw that she is a hero.

Fading Echoes

 * At the very beginning of the book, Firestar gives Bumblepaw and his siblings their warrior assessment. The siblings pass the assessment- but before they become warriors, Bumblepaw's sister, Briarpaw, is crippled when a tree falls into the camp. After he and his sisters earn their warrior names, he is seen grieving over his sister's injury.


 * When a group of cats, including him, is having a practice battle in camp, he is stopped by Ivypaw as he is trying to win for his patrol. Suddenly, he seems to lose all will to fight, and just looks sorrowful. Ivypaw wonders if it's a trick to free himself, but Bumblestripe is lamenting on how his sister, so unfairly paralyzed, would have loved participating in the mock-battle. Ivypaw tries to comfort him, and he is somewhat cheered up.


 * At the start of the book he remarks at the battlefield that 'we showed them'. He is later seen sleeping in the apprentice den because the warriors den is full. He vists his sister Briarlight in the medicine cat den throughout the book. Bumblestripe brings lots of cobwebs for Jayfeather's store. When Jayfeather asks if his torn ear is hurting, he says it just hurt a bit, and that in this weather, everyone's ear tips are hurting. When Jayfeather asks if Briarlight has done her exersices, Bumblestripe tells him that she has already been to the fresh kill pile. He is mentioned when the warriors den is being extended when Foxleap says there will be enough room for Blossomfall and Bumblestripe when its finished. When the den is finshed, both warriors move in.


 * When Dovepaw appears from her den, Bumblestripe is seen in the clearing. Firestar then tells him to go hunting.


 * A few days later he is sent on a hunt again. Later on in the book he shares a robin with his littermates. When Ivypaw is scratched, Bumblestripe asks what all the noise is. He is seen again in Jayfeathers den telling Briarlight what had happened to Ivypaw. Jayfeather tells him to keep Briarlight company while he goes out. Bumblestripe is later confined to his nest because he is coughing. He is mentioned when Sorreltail and Daisy are discusing the sick cats.

Night Whispers

 * Bumblestripe is first seen after the battle, boasting that they showed ShadowClan. Little later he brought cobwebs from the forest to Jayfeather, and says that the thorn on his ear is stinging a bit.

Sign of the Moon

 * Bumblestripe is first seen after Dovepaw saved Icecloud from the tunnels. He is admiring her, and is sorry that she didn't get to finish her assessment.


 * At the Gathering, he shows affection toward Dovewing, but it is not confirmed that they will end up together. When he returns, Blossomfall tells Dovewing with a teasing tone that she has stolen her brother's heart, hinting that Bumblestripe really likes her.


 * Later, Bumblestripe is screeching for help when the dog trespass on the ThunderClan territory. He had carried Briarlight to the forest, and is trying to save her from the dog. He is blaming himself and when his sister says she's half cat, Bumblestripe protests that she is just different.

Battles of the Clans

 * He appears as an apprentice, having just learned ThunderClan's special battle technique, called the Lightning Strike. Mousewhisker and Thornclaw taught it to him, and he is now eager to show it to Dovepaw and Ivypaw.


 * He gives a brief demonstration on Dovepaw and Ivypaw by using Lionblaze and Purdy as trees, stalking low, then quickly pouncing onto them. Ivypaw asks how it's powerful when he didn't even touch her. He replies that he didn't want to hurt her, and in a real battle, he would have done as much damage to them as he could have quickly, and then retreated. Then, after a few moments, when the enemies would have assumed he had retreated, he would have struck again, as the enemy would never expect the same attack twice in a row, because "lightning never strikes in the same place twice," and is warned to not scare Dovepaw and Ivypaw.

Trivia

 * In the allegiances of Fading Echoes he was mistakenly listed as Bumbleflight.
 * He has SkyClan blood, since his grandparents, Willowpelt and Patchpelt, are both Spottedleaf's siblings.
 * Bumblestripe also has kittypet blood, because his mother, Millie, was born a kittypet.
 * Even though Vicky claimed on her Facebook page that he would fall in love with Ivypool, he appears to have fallen for Dovewing, as revealed by Blossomfall.

Members
Mother:
 * Millie:

Father:
 * Graystripe:

Sisters:
 * Briarlight:
 * Blossomfall:

Half-Sister:
 * Feathertail: Deceased, Verified Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan member

Half-Brother:
 * Stormfur:

Grandmother:
 * Willowpelt: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Grandfather:
 * Patchpelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Half-Uncles:
 * Sootfur: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Rainwhisker: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Half-Aunt:
 * Sorreltail:

Great-Grandmother:
 * Swiftbreeze: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Grandfather:
 * Adderfang: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Aunts:
 * Leopardfoot: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Spottedleaf: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Great-Uncle:
 * Redtail: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Cousins:
 * Nightkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Mistkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Tigerstar: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member
 * Sandstorm:
 * Brambleclaw:
 * Tawnypelt:
 * Hawkfrost: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member
 * Mothwing:
 * Tadpole: Deceased, Residence Unknown
 * Leafpool:
 * Squirrelflight:
 * Tigerheart:
 * Flametail:
 * Dawnpelt:
 * Lionblaze:
 * Jayfeather:
 * Hollyleaf: Status Unknown
 * Molepaw: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Cinderheart:
 * Poppyfrost:
 * Honeyfern: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Molekit:
 * Cherrykit: