Tigerstar (TPB)/Trivia

Interesting facts

 * He was named Tigerclaw because of his huge, "fearsome" claws.
 * He has SkyClan blood, because he is descended from Gorseclaw.
 * His sons, Bramblestar and Hawkfrost, are spitting images of him.
 * Tigerstar's greatest fear is physical weakness.
 * When Scourge struck Tigerstar, his claws hit nine major organs, resulting in Tigerstar bleeding to death from his veins, dying from his lungs punctured, liver damaged, and heart ripped.

Author statements

 * In an interview with Victoria Holmes, she mentioned that Tigerstar's original name in the first draft of Into the Wild was Hammerclaw, but was changed because cats don't know what hammers are.
 * In an Erin Hunter Chat, it was revealed that both Sasha and Goldenflower truly did love Tigerstar, but Vicky has stated that, for him, it was more "of a Spiderleg and Daisy kind of relationship".
 * Vicky said that Tigerstar's death was the most fun to write.
 * StarClan accepted Tigerstar as a leader because he led ShadowClan well. He made ShadowClan fearsome and strong again.
 * Vicky has stated that his dark ambitions and actions are caused by his natural courage combined with Thistleclaw's mentoring.

Mistakes

 * His name was printed "TigerStar" in The Darkest Hour, most likely as a typo.
 * He was mistakenly called Firestar in Eclipse.
 * He was once mistakenly referred to as Tigerpaw in The Darkest Hour, when Firestar reflected upon how different Ravenpaw seemed now that he no longer had anything to fear from his old mentor.
 * In The Darkest Hour and Sunset, he was mistakenly called Tigerclaw.
 * He was mistakenly referred to as a she-cat.
 * He has been mistakenly described with a black muzzle, and called black.
 * He has been mistakenly said to have died in the battle with BloodClan, despite dying days before.
 * In The Ultimate Guide, during Tigerclaw's leadership ceremony, he is mistakenly called Tigerstar twice despite not receiving his nine lives yet.
 * He was mistakenly described with yellow eyes.