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Longtail is a brown or silver tabby tom with black stripes, and a long tail.

He is a ThunderClan warrior, and is one of Tigerclaw's biggest supporters. When Rusty joins ThunderClan, Longtail fights him to prove his worth, and Rusty tears Longtail's ear, scarring the older warrior for life. Longtail tears Rusty's collar off, and Bluestar takes this as a sign that the young kittypet should be accepted into ThunderClan. Longtail is made the mentor of Swiftpaw, and continues to support Tigerclaw until his betrayal and the truth about Redtail's death comes out. Longtail then declares loyalty to ThunderClan and begins to respect Fireheart. He eventually uncovers a plot by Tigerstar to try and destroy ThunderClan, and Swiftpaw is killed trying to fight the dogs, devastating the mentor. However, he receives Fernpaw as an apprentice when his own former mentor, Darkstripe, is exiled for his treason.

Longtail fights against BloodClan and survives to tell the tale. Fernpaw becomes a warrior with the name of Ferncloud, and Longtail becomes the mentor to Sootpaw. However, Longtail is blinded while hunting a rabbit that turned on him and scratched his eyes, rendering him unable to to hunt or fight properly. This causes him to fall into a depression and becomes an elder despite being relatively young, while Sootpaw is given Thornclaw as a replacement mentor. He partakes in the Great Journey and befriends many other elders from other Clans, as well as becoming better friends with Mousefur and Goldenflower, who help take care of him as he cannot see.

He helps Brightheart train Jaypaw because he has lived with his blindness for many moons, and he has much more patience with the quarrelsome apprentice. He helps keep kits and apprentices out of trouble, and strikes up a friendship with Purdy, a former loner who joins ThunderClan. Longtail and Mousefur are often subjected to Purdy's elongated stories, although do not seem to mind. When a beech tree begins to fall into ThunderClan's camp, Mousefur wishes to retrieve a mouse as it will dishonor StarClan to leave it. Longtail, unwilling to let her do it, runs back in to get it, but he is followed by Briarpaw. The tree falls on the two, crippling Briarpaw and killing Longtail. His death is mourned most heavily by Mousefur, and the she-cat feels depressed without her friend, but is able to move on with Purdy's help.

Longtail, now a spirit of StarClan, has regained his sight and takes part in the great battle, where he is reunited with Mousefur and Purdy. When Mousefur is killed by a Dark Forest cat, Longtail flies into a rage and brutally mauls Mousefur's killer, causing them to fade from existence. When the battle is over, Longtail helps guide Mousefur into StarClan, along with the others that fell in the battle.

Super Editions

 * In Firestar's Quest,

Detailed description

 * Longtail is a lean, pale brown or silver tabby tom with black stripes, a "V"-shaped nick in his ear, and a long tail.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Longtail has killed:
 * Poppydawn (Indirectly caused)
 * Unnamed ragged Dark Forest tabby tom (Spirit)