Flametail

Flametail is a ginger tom with short, pudgy legs.

Dark River

 * Flamekit and his siblings Dawnkit and Tigerkit are mentioned in the allegiances of Dark River as the kits of Tawnypelt.


 * At the Gathering, Blackstar proudly announces the birth of the three kits. The senior warriors go silent at the mention of Tigerkit's name. Lionpaw believes the cats to be too superstitious, and instead celebrates that Jaypaw, Hollypaw and he have kin. As the Gathering comes to an end, Hazelpaw eagerly tells Lionpaw that they'll have to train even harder now that there are three new warriors-to-be in ShadowClan. Hollypaw worries that they'll have to face their ShadowClan kin in battle one day. Squirrelflight overhears and tells the kits not to talk about fighting at a Gathering. Leafpool confides that she could tell that Tawnypelt was expecting last time she saw her, but kept quiet as it was not her duty to speak what lay in the paws of StarClan. Rowanclaw overhears them, replying that it was none of their business. He is revealed to be Tawnypelt's mate and the father of her kits. Squirrelflight congratulates him on the birth of three healthy kits.


 * Rowanclaw replies that they are three healthy Clanborn kits. Squirrelflight proclaims that her blessing was only true if they remain loyal to the Clan they were born too.

Outcast

 * Flamekit makes his first appearance play-fighting with his siblings when Lionpaw and Brambleclaw come into camp, asking if Tawnypelt had permission to go with them to the mountains. They "defend" their camp against the ThunderClan cats. After Tawnypelt scolds them to behave, Tawnypelt says goodbye to her kits and all three kits chorus "goodbye" at the same time.

Eclipse

 * Flamekit and his siblings almost trip Hollypaw and Tawnypelt when the former came to ShadowClan, requesting a help patrol. WindClan is invading ThunderClan's territory and needs backup. Tawnypelt scolds them, but Tigerkit simply wants to go to the battle. Tawnypelt apologizes on their behalf, but Hollypaw simply purrs at the sight of their short, fluffy tails. Tawnypelt coaxes them over to Snowbird and advises her to keep a sharp eye on her kits. Snowbird assures her that she knows all of the tricks they use to try and leave the camp.


 * Flamekit is seen again in ShadowClan camp. Russetfur and her patrol find Lionpaw, Hollypaw, and Jaypaw talking with Sol in the abandoned Twoleg nest in ShadowClan territory. The patrol escorts the foursome to ShadowClan camp to meet with Blackstar. Russetfur orders them to wait when they get to the camp. She goes to fetch Blackstar, and Flamekit and his siblings come tumbling out of the nursery to meet the cats. Flamekit jumps over to Hollypaw and plays with her tail. He displays particular interest in Jaypaw and his blindness. He wonders why Jaypaw isn't looking at him. Jaypaw quickly turns his head to look at him. Startled, Flamekit comments how his eyes are "stare-y". Jaypaw calmly replies that he is blind. Flamekit wonders how Jaypaw arrived to his home. Jaypaw simply replies that he walked. Tigerkit seems impressed that he didn't bump into anything, but Tawnypelt scolds them for being rude and brings them to the nursery, promising them that they will be able to say goodbye. Once their business is done, the kits are summoned by their mother, and Flamekit shyly says goodbye to Jaypaw. Ivytail coaxes them away, ordering them to play with their own Clanmates.

Long Shadows

 * Flamekit becomes an apprentice, taking the name of Flamepaw. He is supposed to be Littlecloud's apprentice, thus becoming a medicine cat, but ShadowClan do not have mentors or medicine cats anymore, due to Sol taking over ShadowClan.


 * Since ShadowClan have lost their beliefs in their warrior ancestors, Flamepaw travels with his mother, brother, and sister to ThunderClan, Tawnypelt's birth Clan, to live. Flamepaw is assigned Cloudtail as a temporary mentor. He complains that he wants to go back to ShadowClan because he wanted to become a medicine cat, because Leafpool already had an apprentice. He also tells Lionblaze that he wants to meet his grandfather, Tigerstar.


 * He helps set up a fake sign to make Sol leave ShadowClan. He wonders if they're doing the right thing, and stops helping. Tigerpaw then encourages that they are helping StarClan and ShadowClan. The sign eventually turns out to be real. Flamepaw goes back to ShadowClan afterward with his mother and littermates.

Sunrise

 * It is revealed that Flamepaw has become Littlecloud's apprentice. He is surprised when Jayfeather remembers him and tells him they were kin.


 * Later in the book, Littlecloud presents Flamepaw to StarClan by the Moonpool. In his dream, he meets Jayfeather and tells him that he wanted to meet Tigerstar, his grandfather. Jayfeather tells him that he should be happy to meet any cats of StarClan.


 * He is also present at the Gathering when Hollyleaf reveals that she and her brothers aren't the kits of Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * He is still listed as Littlecloud's apprentice, but now has his full medicine cat name, Flametail. He doesn't appear in the book apart from medicine cat meetings at the Moonpool.

Fading Echoes

 * Flametail is seen at the Moonpool meeting with the rest of the medicine cats. He playfully teases his mentor, Littlecloud, about how old he is getting. Jayfeather is about to walk in his dream to see if he knew anything about Tigerheart meeting with Tigerstar in his dreams, and wonders if Flametail may be being trained with him too. In Flametail's dream, Runningnose wants to tell him something, but it is not shown in the story.

Night Whispers

 * Flametail is seen near the ThunderClan border when Lionblaze and Cinderheart go for a walk. He angers Lionblaze by blaming him for Russetfur's death before walking off, and appears to be bitter about her death. When he goes to the Moonpool he receives a warning from Raggedstar that ShadowClan must stand alone, but Littlecloud convinces Blackstar otherwise. When the ice freezes over, Flametail joins the other cats in playing on it, but falls through the ice when it cracks. Jayfeather tries to save him from drowning, but an ugly, bulging-eyed, hairless cat, thought to be Rock, tells Jayfeather to let go of him, saying it was Flametail's time to die, not his. Jayfeather lets go, and Flametail is stuck under the layer of ice with no way of breathing, and he drowns.


 * Once in StarClan, he is lured into the Dark Forest by voices calling his name, where Brokenstar orders Ivypaw to kill him. Ivypaw states that once you are dead, you can't be killed. Then Brokenstar tells her it is possible, and says it is twice as painful as dying regularly. Ivypaw does not want to kill him, however, she needs to gain the trust from the Dark Forest so she can act as a spy. She is about to, but Tigerheart stops her, claiming that he won't let anyone destroy what was left of his brother. Seeing Tigerheart defend his brother, Tigerstar lets Flametail go, stating that he is no threat and only mixes herbs. It is clearly unknown if he will remain in the Dark Forest or go back to StarClan.

Sign of the Moon

 * Flametail is mentioned by his brother, Tigerheart, when talking to Ivypool. He says that she was prepared to kill an innocent cat, but she replies that she had no choice.


 * He is later seen with a dead medicine cat, Barkface, having made his way back to StarClan. He offers to Jayfeather to join him but Jayfeather has to keep pace with Yellowfang.

Trivia

 * Flametail is first described as a dark ginger tom, though this is later changed to bright ginger.
 * Flametail was confirmed to be the new point of view in Night Whispers in the seventh Erin Hunter Chat.
 * He has SkyClan blood, because his great-grandmother, Leopardfoot, is Spottedleaf's sister.

Members
Father:
 * Rowanclaw:

Mother:
 * Tawnypelt:

Sister:
 * Dawnpelt:

Brother:
 * Tigerheart:

Grandfather:
 * Tigerstar: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member

Grandmother:
 * Goldenflower: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Grandfathers:
 * Pinestar: Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Smallear: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Great-Grandmothers:
 * Leopardfoot: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member
 * Speckletail: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

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

Great-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

Uncle:
 * Brambleclaw:

Half-Uncles:
 * Hawkfrost: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member
 * Tadpole: Deceased, Residence Unknown
 * Swiftpaw: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Unnamed tabby kit: Status Unknown, Most Likely Deceased

Half-Aunt:
 * Mothwing:

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

Great-Uncles:
 * Lionheart: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Snowkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

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

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

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

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: Status Unknown
 * Molekit:
 * Cherrykit: