Badgerfang

"I'd like to be called Badgerfang. Like you, because you were such a great mentor."

— Badgerpaw to Flintfang in Code of the Clans, page 56

Badgerfang
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	ShadowClan
Biographical information
Age:	Approx. 3 moons at death
Cause of death:	Killed by a WindClan warrior in battle
Names
Kit:	Badgerkit
Apprentice:	Badgerpaw
Warrior:	Badgerfang
StarClan resident:	Badgerfang
Kin
Mother:	Fernshade
Father:	Wolfstep
Education
Mentor:	Flintfang
Book appearances
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Exile from ShadowClan, Blackfoot's Reckoning, Code of the Clans
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Exile from ShadowClan, Blackfoot's Reckoning, Code of the Clans
Dead	Moth Flight's Vision, Yellowfang's Secret, Blackfoot's Reckoning, Code of the Clans, The Ultimate Guide
Dead	Moth Flight's Vision, Yellowfang's Secret, Blackfoot's Reckoning, Code of the Clans, The Ultimate Guide

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

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 wounded 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 and Blackstar one of their nine lives.

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

"You will go to StarClan, Badgerpaw. You will shine so brightly, I promise you."

―Yellowfang to Badgerpaw's dead body ^{Yellowfang's Secret, page 474}

Badgerkit is born to Fernshade and Wolfstep during Brokenstar's leadership. Yellowfang comments on how his face is striped like a badger's, and his mother calls him Badgerkit. Wolfstep told his mate she chose a good name for their kit. Later, Runningnose commented to Yellowfang on how well Badgerkit and Fernshade were doing.

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 is 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 has seen traces of WindClan on their territory, and they are going to attack at dawn, so Badgerpaw hops over to Flintfang to tell him about the battle and how he will 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 is proud of him and never thought she would have given birth to him. Yellowfang wants to say that he should not 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 will never train a kit ever again. Meanwhile, Yellowfang murmurs to Badgerpaw that he will go to StarClan and promises he will shine very brightly, though Flintfang corrects her and says he is not Badgerpaw anymore, but Badgerfang. Yellowfang says it is a great name, and believes that the making of young 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 does not seem to care and says it is a shame because he would have 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 was not leader. Littlepaw asks Yellowfang if Badgerfang is really dead when he sees her after the fight, and Yellowfang confirms it. Littlepaw exclaims that he is a true warrior now, and he hopes Badgerfang is watching him from StarClan.

In the Novellas

Blackfoot's Reckoning

Blackfoot: "Brokenstar says that our warriors will be stronger if they begin their training earlier. You should be proud. Badgerpaw isn't scared. He's thrilled to start training."

Fernshade: "Of course he's thrilled. He's a kit. All he can imagine is being the greatest warrior ever born and taking down the other Clans with just one way. He's not old enough to realize he should be afraid."

^{Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 4}

Badgerkit is a young ShadowClan kit, and his parents are Fernshade and Wolfstep. As Brokenstar calls Badgerkit forward, Blackfoot's heart aches for his nephew as he begins his training, and Blackfoot looks over to see both Fernshade and Wolfstep looking very uncomfortable at the idea of Badgerkit starting training so early. Badgerkit squeaks in delight and runs towards the Clanrock, but stops himself as if he had suddenly become self-conscious. Brokenstar mews that it is time for Badgerkit to become an apprentice, and assigns Flintfang to the newly apprenticed Badgerpaw. Blackfoot knows that he can trust Flintfang to look after Fernshade's kit, although Fernshade does not react well to the news and confronts both of her siblings over it. Fernshade is scared for Badgerkit and does not think he is ready, but both Blackfoot's and Flintfang's paws are tied and there is nothing either cat can do.

During the battle with WindClan, Blackfoot looks around for Flintfang and Badgerpaw, who was so excited to use the new moves he had learned from Flintfang. Blackfoot soon spots Flintfang's gray pelt, but his stomach drops when he notices that Flintfang standing over a small black-and-white body. Blackfoot notices that Badgerpaw's body is stained with blood, and as the white tom approaches Flintfang, he overhears Badgerpaw saying that he wants to be called Badgerfang, honoring Flintfang's mentoring. Flintfang rests his muzzle on Badgerpaw's head, and says that Badgerfang is a good name for a warrior. Blackfoot yowls to StarClan, but knew that he was too late and that Badgerpaw had died and gone to StarClan. The white tom admits that Fernshade was right, and that Badgerpaw was not ready to become an apprentice.

Blackfoot wonders if he should have spoken up about Brokenstar training young apprentices, because Badgerpaw had not been the first kit to have died due to the antics of the cruel ShadowClan leader. He is greeted by the very tom he failed to protect, as Badgerfang is one of the cats to present Blackfoot with a life. Badgerfang greets Blackfoot happily, and Blackfoot's chest tightens as he remembers that Badgerfang was Fernshade's only kit. Blackfoot asks what he should have done, and Badgerfang says that Blackfoot is welcome to stop at any time and that he does not need to give Blackfoot a life. The tom mews that he does not want to stop, and asks Badgerfang to give him the life that he intends.

Badgerfang gives Blackfoot a life for perspective, encouraging Blackfoot to seek multiple points of view and know that a Clan leader must also think for himself at the end of the day. Badgerfang brushes his tail across Blackfoot's side as the young cat departs, although Blackfoot wants to beg him to stay. The white tom wonders if he could have prevented his nephew's death by standing up to Brokenstar, and questions if he could have saved Badgerfang.

In the Stand-Alone Graphic Novels

Exile from ShadowClan

While Nightpelt and Yellowfang are watching ShadowClan fight WindClan, Yellowfang remarks how Brokenstar has taken Badgerpaw, who is only three moons old, into the battle.

In the Field Guides

Code of the Clans

"A kit must be at least six moons old to become an apprentice."

―The fifth law of the warrior code ^{Code of the Clans, page 48}

Badgerpaw is an young apprentice of ShadowClan, being only three moons old. He was made an apprentice early because Brokenstar was forcing kits to begin training much earlier than they were supposed to. 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 trickles 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 underage apprentice again, promising to follow the rule in the warrior code that does not 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 is 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.

Character pixels

Main images

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Kit Version Apprentice Version StarClan Version

Alternate images

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Alternative Kit Version Alternative Apprentice Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Badgerfang in Code of the Clans Badgerfang's icon on the Warriors family tree

Ceremonies

Badgerpaw's apprentice ceremony

Brokenstar: Badgerkit, it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Badgerpaw. Your mentor will be Flintfang, who I hope will pass down all that he knows. Brokenstar: Flintfang, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You have shown yourself to be fierce and bold, and I know you will train Badgerpaw to be the same. Reference: Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 4

Lives granted

The following is a list of gifts Badgerfang has granted during nine lives ceremonies:

Lives granted
Gift Receiver Training young cats wisely Perspective Tigerstar Blackstar

Kin

Members

Father:

Wolfstep: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mother:

Fernshade: Deceased, verified StarClan member

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Grandfathers:

Blizzardwing: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Toadskip: Living (As of Onestar's Confession)

Grandmothers:

Hollyflower: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Poolcloud: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Uncles:

Blackstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Flintfang: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Aunt:

Foxheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-uncles:

Cloudpelt: Deceased, residence unknown

Nightstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Clawface: Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member

Mosspaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Volewhisper: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-aunts:

Littlekit: Deceased, residence unknown

Dawncloud: Deceased, verified StarClan member

First cousins:

Stumpytail: Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member

Cinderfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Blossomkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Swampkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Unnamed kits: Status unknown

Tree

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Poolcloud ♀

Toadskip ♂

Nettlespot ♀

Fernshade ♀

Wolfstep ♂

Foxheart ♀

Cloudpelt ♂

Littlekit ♀

Badgerfang ♂

Nightstar ♂

Clawface ♂

Rowanberry ♀

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Stumpytail ♂

Cinderfur ♂

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    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Moth Flight's Vision (Vision or Dream)
• Yellowfang's Secret †
• Exile from ShadowClan (Mentioned only)
• Blackfoot's Reckoning †
• Code of the Clans † (First appearance)
• The Ultimate Guide
• The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition

Trivia

Interesting facts

• His warrior suffix was chosen by him in honor of his mentor, Flintfang.
• He is from one of the few known single-kit litters in the series.

Mistakes

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

Continuity

The following information is from sources considered non-canon, retconned, or from adapted material.

• On Vicky's Facebook, Badgerfang has green eyes.
• In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, his younger sisters are Whitewater and Ivytail.

Quotes

Yellowfang: "His face is striped just like a badger."

Fernshade: "Then that's his name. Badgerkit."

^{Yellowfang's Secret, page 455}

"I'm going to fight! Brokenstar said! I'll use that two-paws move you taught me, and the leap-and-scratch..."

―Badgerpaw eager to fight for his Clan ^{Yellowfang's Secret, page 471}

Badgerpaw: "I hope Brokenstar is proud of me. And my mom."

Flintfang: "Fernshade will be very proud of you."

^{Code of the Clans, page 55}

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"Are you proud of me?"

―Badgerpaw to Flintfang ^{Code of the Clans, page 56}

Yellowfang: "Badgerfang is dead. Or did you know that already?"

Brokenstar: "That is a shame. He would have made a great warrior."

^{Yellowfang's Secret, pages 475-476}

Badgerfang: "I am Badgerfang!"

Tigerclaw: "Are you sure? You’re the smallest warrior I've ever seen!"

^{The Ultimate Guide, pages 91-92}

External links

• The Warrior Code: An Outdated Relic? on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• Clan or Kin? on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• A matter of choice on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• A bully with no brains on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
• Top five medicine cats of The Prophecies Begin on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)

Fan content

• Warrior of the Week Gallery #7 - Badgerfang on the Warriors official website (Warrior of the Week #7) (backup link)
• Code of the Clans Artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)
• Blackstar's Nine Life-Givers Artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)
• Our favorite Badgerfang artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)