Badgerfang

Badgerfang is a very tiny, fluffy black-and-white tom.^[2] His face is striped like a badger's.^[4]

Badgerfang was a ShadowClan apprentice under Brokenstar’s leadership in the forest territories. He was born as Badgerkit to Fernshade and Wolfstep, and was forced to become an apprentice early as Badgerpaw. He participated in a battle against WindClan, but was mortally injuried by a WindClan warrior. Before he died, he named himself Badgerfang after his mentor, Flintfang. His death made Flintfang refuse to ever train a cat who was under six moons, as well as sparking controversy against Brokenstar and his tyrannical rule. In StarClan, Badgerfang gave Tigerstar one of his nine lives, the gift of training the young wisely.

History

In the Super Editions

Moth Flight's Vision

Although unnamed, Moth Flight sees Badgerfang giving Tigerclaw one of his nine lives.

Yellowfang's Secret

Badgerpaw is announced as an apprentice with Flintfang as his mentor at a Gathering by Brokenstar. The medicine cats of the other Clans state that he is far too young to become an apprentice, but Yellowfang sharply tells them that Brokenstar knows what he's doing. When the Gathering is over, Badgerpaw walks beside Brokenstar, his eyes full of excitement, and Brokenstar tells him that he will fight in his first battle soon. Brokenstar claims that he's seen traces of WindClan on their territory, and they're going to attack at dawn, so Badgerpaw hops over to Flintfang to tell him about the battle and how he'll use the new move his mentor taught him. Flintfang tells him to remember everything he taught him, and that there is no shame in losing a battle. Yellowfang notes that his voice is heavy, and wonders if he actually wants to bring Badgerpaw into a battle. After that, Fernshade says how she's proud of him and never thought she'd have given birth to him. Yellowfang wants to say that he shouldn't even be an apprentice yet, but keeps it to herself.

After the battle, Flintfang comes into camp with a dead Badgerpaw in his jaws. Flintfang is sad for his apprentice, and claims he'll never train a kit ever again. Meanwhile, Yellowfang murmurs to Badgerpaw that he will go to StarClan and promises he'll shine very brightly, though Flintfang corrects her and says he's not Badgerpaw anymore, but Badgerfang. Yellowfang says it's a great name, and believes that the making of kits into apprentices must stop. Flintfang then agrees to tell Fernshade what happened and assure her that he died as a warrior.

Yellowfang confronts Brokenstar telling him Badgerfang is dead. Brokenstar doesn't seem to care and says it's a shame because he would've made a great warrior. Yellowfang snaps back that he would have but he was too young, and the apprenticing of kits had to stop, but Brokenstar dismisses it, saying that she wasn't leader.

Littlepaw asks Yellowfang if Badgerfang is really dead when he sees her after the fight, and Yellowfang confirms it. Littlepaw exclaims that he's a true warrior now, and he hopes Badgerfang is watching him from StarClan.

In the Field Guides

Code of the Clans

During the battle in which ShadowClan drives WindClan out of its territory, Badgerpaw is attacked by an enemy warrior, who wounds him fatally. He drops to the ground without making a sound. Blood is seen trickling from his ear. His mentor, Flintfang, shakes off the warrior, than carries Badgerpaw to the edge of camp, and lays him down. Badgerpaw is mentioned to smell strange; sour, like blood and crow-food while his breathing is quick and shallow. Flintfang is said to have had trained him every battle move he had known. Flintfang is about to go attack the warrior that had hurt Badgerpaw, but the young apprentice wakes up. Badgerpaw tells Flintfang that he wanted Brokenstar and his mother, Fernshade, to be proud of him, and asks Flintfang if he had done well enough. Flintfang tells him that ShadowClan would always remember him and how brave he was. Badgerpaw then asks if StarClan would make him a warrior, and what his name would be. When Flintfang says that he thought StarClan would let him pick his own name, Badgerpaw says that he wanted to be called Badgerfang after Flintfang, because he had been such a great mentor. Finally, Badgerpaw lets out a soft sigh, and dies.

Flintfang vows never to train an apprentice underage again, promising to follow the rule in the warrior code that doesn't allow kits under the age of six moons to train as an apprentice.

The Ultimate Guide

Badgerfang approaches Tigerclaw to give him one of his nine lives and Tigerclaw sneers, saying he's the smallest warrior he has ever seen. This angers Badgerfang, and he informs him that he died as Badgerpaw when he was four moons old after Brokenstar forced him and his littermates to fight in battles before they should have even become apprentices. Because of that, his mentor, Flintfang, said he could choose his warrior name.

Badgerfang then gives Tigerclaw a life for training his young cats wisely, to train them when they are strong enough to survive their first battle. After giving Tigerclaw this life, Badgerfang walks away back to his StarClan Clanmates, allowing his Clanmates to give Tigerclaw the lives he needs to become leader.

Trivia

Interesting facts

• His warrior suffix was chosen by him in honor of his mentor, Flintfang.^[3]
• He is one of the few single-litter kits in the series.^[4]

Mistakes

• He is called four moons old instead of three in The Ultimate Guide.^[6]
• He is said to have littermates that trained with him,^[6] when he was actually the only kit from Wolfstep and Fernshade's litter.^[7][4]
• He is mistakenly shown as white and light-colored.^[7]

Character pixels

Main images

Please do not edit this gallery Kit Version Apprentice Version StarClan Version

Alternate images

Please do not edit this gallery Alternate Kit Version Alternate Apprentice Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Badgerfang in Code of the Clans

Kin

Members

Father:

Wolfstep:^[4] Living (As of Redtail's Debt)

Mother:

Fernshade:^[7] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Tree

    = Male

    = Female

    = Gender Unknown

Appearances

• Moth Flight's Vision (Vision or Dream)
• Yellowfang's Secret †
• Code of the Clans † (First appearance)
• The Ultimate Guide

Quotes

External links

• Warrior of the Week Gallery #7 - Badgerfang on the Warriors official website (Warrior of the Week #7) (backup link)
• The Warrior Code: An Outdated Relic? on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
• Clan or Kin? on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)

Notes and references