"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 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 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
- 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 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 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 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
- 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
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.
Character pixels[]
Main images[]
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Alternate images[]
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Official art[]
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Ceremonies[]
Badgerpaw's apprentice ceremony | ||||||
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Lives granted[]
The following is a list of gifts Badgerfang has granted during nine lives ceremonies:
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Kin[]
Members[]
Father:
Mother:
- Blizzardwing:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Toadskip:[10] Living (As of Redtail's Debt)
Grandmothers:
- Hollyflower:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poolcloud:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Uncles:
Aunt:
Half-uncles:
- Cloudpelt:[13] Deceased, residence unknown
- Nightstar:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Clawface:[9] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member
- Mosspaw:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Volewhisper:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-aunts:
First cousins:
- Stumpytail:[16] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member
- Cinderfur:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Blossomkit:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Swampkit:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Unnamed kits:[18] Status unknown
Tree[]
Featherstorm ♀ | Blizzardwing ♂ | Hollyflower ♀ | Poolcloud ♀ | Toadskip ♂ | Nettlespot ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mosspaw ♂ | Volewhisper ♂ | Flintfang ♂ | Blackstar ♂ | Fernshade ♀ | Wolfstep ♂ | Foxheart ♀ | Cloudpelt ♂ | Littlekit ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dawncloud ♀ | Finchflight ♂ | Badgerfang ♂ | Nightstar ♂ | Clawface ♂ | Rowanberry ♀ | See more | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swampkit | Blossomkit ♀ | Stumpytail ♂ | Cinderfur ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See more | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
= 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.[3]
- He is from one of the few single-kit litters in the series.[4]
Mistakes[]
- He is called four moons old instead of three in The Ultimate Guide.[19]
- He is said to have littermates that trained with him,[19] when he was actually the only kit from Wolfstep and Fernshade's litter.[8][4]
- He is mistakenly shown as white and light-colored.[8]
Continuity[]
The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.
- On Vicky's Facebook, Badgerfang has green eyes.[20]
- In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, his younger sisters are Whitewater and Ivytail.[21]
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
- "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)
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)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 91
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 54
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 56
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 455
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 474
- ↑ Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 92
- ↑ Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 5
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 55
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 2
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 31
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 308
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 15
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 257
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 406
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 178
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 396
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 255
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, pages 91-92
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook