Tadpole

Tadpole is a black tom with amber eyes.

Return to the Clans

 * Tadpole is the strongest and oldest of Tigerstar and Sasha's litter. His littermates are Hawkfrost and Mothwing. Both of his siblings seem to look up to him as their leader.


 * When Moth worries about foxes, he comforts her by promising to protect her.


 * Tadpole encourages Hawk when he slips and fall off the logs they were climbing.


 * When Tadpole sees how sad Sasha seems when she talks about her kittypet life, he devises a plan for he, Hawk, and Moth to go to the Twolegplace and find Ken, Sasha's former owner. He leads the way out of the forest and into the Twolegplace, refusing the help of one of Sasha's former friends, Shnuky, when she offers it to them.


 * They take the wrong path, running into some former BloodClan cats who threaten to turn him and his siblings into collars. They run for their lives, dodging dogs and other things, and then take shelter inside the basement of an old, abandoned Twoleg nest, only to become trapped inside. It starts to rain and the kits huddle together in a corner. Suddenly, the pipes burst, and water begins to fill the basement.


 * When Hawk spots Sasha through the window, Tadpole hurries to help Moth and Hawk out of the flooding basement, but he slips back into the water. Hawk and Moth get outside and beg Sasha to help him. Sasha goes to the window, yelling for him to grab her paw. Tadpole sees her, but is unable to reach and he drowns. Hawk and Moth are horrified at his death, and Sasha is numb with grief.


 * Later, Sasha tells Russetfur, a ShadowClan warrior, that one of her kits had died, referring to Tadpole.


 * When Sasha speaks to Tigerstar in a dream, she asks him if Tadpole was with him. Tigerstar tells her that he did not. This suggests that Tadpole walked in different skies, possibly StarClan, safe from his evil father.

Trivia

 * He has SkyClan blood, because his father is a descendant of Gorseclaw.
 * He is also mistakenly shown with a white spot on his shoulder in the preview cover picture of Return to the Clans.
 * He has ThunderClan blood because his father was born in ThunderClan.
 * He has kittypet blood because his mother was kittypet.
 * It was revealed on Vicky's Facebook page that Tadpole did not go to StarClan.

Members
Father:
 * Tigerstar: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member

Mother:
 * Sasha:

Brother:
 * Hawkfrost: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member

Sister:
 * Mothwing:

Half-Sister:
 * Tawnypelt:

Half-Brother:
 * Brambleclaw:

Grandfather:
 * Pinestar: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Grandmother:
 * Leopardfoot: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

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

Great-Grandmothers:
 * Swiftbreeze: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Sweetbriar: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Distant Grandfathers:
 * Cloudstar: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor
 * Gorseclaw: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Distant Grandmother:
 * Birdflight: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Aunts:
 * Nightkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Mistkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Uncles:
 * Patchpelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Redtail: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

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

Distant Great-Aunt:
 * Spottedpelt: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Half-Niece:
 * Dawnpelt:

Half-Nephews:
 * Tigerheart:
 * Flametail: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Cousins:
 * Sandstorm:
 * Darkstripe: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member
 * Sootfur: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Rainwhisker: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Sorreltail:
 * Graystripe:
 * Squirrelflight:
 * Leafpool:
 * Molepaw: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Cinderheart:
 * Honeyfern: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Poppyfrost:
 * Stormfur:
 * Feathertail: Deceased, Verified StarClan and Tribe of Endless Hunting member
 * Briarlight:
 * Blossomfall:
 * Bumblestripe:
 * Lionblaze:
 * Jayfeather:
 * Hollyleaf:
 * Molepaw (OTS):
 * Cherrypaw: