Swiftpaw (TPB)

Swiftpaw is a small black-and-white tom with pale amber eyes.

Fire and Ice

 * Swiftkit is apprenticed to Longtail, and receives his new name, Swiftpaw. To Fireheart's annoyance, Longtail treats Swiftpaw much better than he treated him when he first joined the Clan. Swiftpaw is a very small and nervous young apprentice.


 * He jeers along with Longtail when Cloudkit is brought to ThunderClan, apparently having picked up on his mentor's dislike of kittypets.

Forest of Secrets

 * During a Gathering it is highly suggested that Swiftpaw told some ShadowClan apprentices that ThunderClan was sheltering Brokentail. Those apprentices had then told the rest of ShadowClan, causing a war among WindClan, ShadowClan, and ThunderClan, because the other Clans were angry that ThunderClan would protect a cat who had done such evil things.


 * It is mentioned that Fireheart notices Swiftpaw looking rather guilty when the other Clans call out ThunderClan for sheltering Brokentail. Fireheart remembers seeing Swiftpaw talking to some ShadowClan apprentices, and it's suspected that he was the one that told them about Brokentail.

Rising Storm

 * Swiftpaw continues to train with Longtail and appears to gradually adapt his mentor's personality. He is now one of the older apprentices, and often goes hunting or patrolling.


 * When Fireheart struggles to organize patrols in his new position as deputy, he suggests that Longtail leads the sunhigh patrol, but Runningwind replies with exasperation that Longtail was out training with Swiftpaw. However, Whitestorm helps Fireheart sort out the patrols and suggests that when Longtail and Swiftpaw return they can go on the evening patrol with him.


 * He is seen briefly chatting with the other apprentices before Ashkit and Fernkit's apprentice ceremony.


 * After the forest fire that ravages ThunderClan's camp, he replaces Mousefur on guard duty, and helps out with the rebuilding of the camp.

A Dangerous Path

 * Swiftpaw becomes more daring, and he seems to have inherited Longtail's sarcastic nature.


 * He is seen going on patrol with Bluestar, Fireheart, Cloudpaw, and his mentor, Longtail. They find a RiverClan patrol invading Sunningrocks, and Fireheart orders him to go back to camp and bring reinforcements. After the battle, Longtail blames Fireheart for his apprentice not being made into a warrior, because when he was sent back to camp to fetch more warriors, what he called an "apprentice task", he did not get a chance to participate in the fight very much.


 * He is perfectly ready to become a warrior, but Bluestar is thoroughly convinced by this point that every cat in her Clan is a traitor except Fireheart, and especially Tigerstar's old allies, Darkstripe and Longtail. She refuses to let Swiftpaw become a warrior, even after nudging from Fireheart, when she completely agrees to Cloudpaw becoming a warrior, partly because of his disbelief in StarClan, even though Swiftpaw had trained for longer than him.


 * Swiftpaw now grows frustrated which compels him to prove himself. Swiftpaw convinces Brightpaw that if they do something really brave, Bluestar will have to make them both warriors. He goes with her to Snakerocks, where they are sure that they could drive off whatever was eating the prey there. They are then met by a pack of vicious dogs. Swiftpaw is killed in the attack and Brightpaw is viciously scarred. Brightpaw clings to one of the dogs as it joins its pack mates in dragging Swiftpaw out of the tree. He is pulled to the ground, where Swiftpaw is brutally killed by the dog pack. His body, along with Brightpaw, is later found and brought back to camp by Fireheart and his patrol.

The Darkest Hour

 * During Firestar's leadership ceremony, Swiftpaw appears briefly as a member of StarClan looking more like a warrior. Firestar apologizes to Swiftpaw for not making him into a warrior, but Swiftpaw is more mature now, and he isn't angry. He gives Firestar his sixth life, with the gift of mentoring, so he can pass on his knowledge and skills to all the young cats of ThunderClan. When Firestar is given the life, he feels a pang of sheer terror, pain, and a flash of red. He thinks that was what Swiftpaw experienced at the end of his life.


 * At his former denmate, Thornpaw's warrior ceremony, Firestar mentions Swiftpaw and how he died in honor fighting the dog pack. His former mentor Longtail is seen sitting among the ThunderClan cats with pride and grief on his face at the honorable mention of his apprentice.

Outcast

 * Swiftpaw is mentioned when Whitetail says that Breezepaw had gone out with other apprentices to fight dogs without orders. This reminds Lionpaw of the story of how Swiftpaw died and Brightheart became disfigured when fighting a dog pack in the old forest.

Secrets of the Clans

 * Brightheart tells the story of when she and Swiftpaw tried to take on the dog pack by themselves. Brightheart says that he was killed at Snakerocks when she and Swiftpaw were trying to prove themselves so that they could become warriors. They were trying to find out who or what was stealing ThunderClan's prey at Snakerocks. The two apprentices snuck out of camp and went to Snakerocks.


 * Brightpaw tried to stop Swiftpaw, scenting danger, but he didn't listen, and got them into a fight with a dog four times their size. Six more dogs emerged, and Swiftpaw died fighting, while Brightpaw lost an eye and an ear, but recovered from her severe injuries under Cinderpelt's care. As the story ends, Brightpaw says she will always remember him "fighting like all of LionClan until the end," despite the fact they were impossibly outnumbered.


 * He is also briefly mentioned in the elders section, when Goldenflower talks about Rosetail protecting her in the nursery during the attack from ShadowClan when she was still nursing Swiftpaw.

Trivia

 * In Into the Wild, it is suggested that Swiftpaw had several littermates, but it is unknown what happened to them.
 * On the official homepage, Swiftpaw is listed as the kit of Willowpelt and Patchpelt, but in Secrets of the Clans it is proved that he is the kit of Goldenflower.

Members
Mother:
 * Goldenflower: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Sibling:
 * Unnamed tabby kit: Status Unknown, Most Likely Deceased

Half Brother:
 * Brambleclaw:

Half Sister:
 * Tawnypelt:

Grandmother:
 * Speckletail: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Grandfather:
 * Smallear: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Uncle:
 * Lionheart: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Half Uncle:
 * Snowkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

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

Half Niece:
 * Dawnpelt: