Benny

"Benny, I'll look up at you every night. If you look down on me, then we'll still be together."

— Frankie about Benny in Bramblestar's Storm, page 364

Benny
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Last known:	Kittypet
Biographical information
Cause of death:	Drowned
Names
Kit:	Benny
Kittypet:	Benny
Kin
Brother:	Stormcloud

Benny is a black-and-white tom.

History

In the A Vision of Shadows arc

River of Fire

During the storm, Stormcloud complains about the weather, and Alderheart recalls that he had sheltered with ThunderClan during the Great Storm. The medicine cat thinks that it must be hard for Stormcloud to think about the previous disaster, remembering that Purdy had mentioned that Stormcloud's brother had died during the last flood.

In the Super Editions

Bramblestar's Storm

Bramblestar: "You have nothing to be sorry for. We should have known you'd come looking for Benny. We all know how it feels to lose kin. It's part of Clan life."

Frankie: "Then it's a part of Clan life I can't accept."

^{Bramblestar's Storm, page 360}

After the ThunderClan cats rescue Frankie, he asks Jessy and the Clan cats if they have seen Benny, stating that he saw Benny being washed away by the flood, but they all say no. When Bramblestar offers for him to come back to ThunderClan's camp, he refuses by saying that he had to look for his brother, but is then persuaded by Jessy.

Later on, Frankie wanders off to the Twolegplace, and Bramblestar follows him. Frankie calls out Benny's name, and Bramblestar realizes that he is searching for his brother. Bramblestar lets himself be seen and helps Frankie find Benny. Bramblestar asks Frankie to show him his den so they could figure out which way Benny went. Frankie explains that that they were on a patch of grass when the flood came. It knocked them off their paws and washed them towards the opposite fence. Frankie managed to get inside the basement through an open window, but Benny did not follow. Frankie's voice shakes as he says he thinks he has been swept away.

Bramblestar finds a tuft of black-and-white fur in a narrow gap, and Frankie stares at it, confirming it is Benny's fur. They pressed on, checking each possible hiding place where Benny could be. Bramblestar and Frankie find a drain without its cover, which might have been washed away. Bramblestar thinks someone has to check, and he crawls into the drain. He crawls for a while before bumping into something soft and furry. He could tell it was black-and-white and it was cold, solid and far from alive. Bramblestar realizes he has found Benny. He noses around until he finds a leg and tries dragging his body, but it is lodged against something. Bramblestar finds what it is and shoves it away, thinking it is the drain cover. Bramblestar is able to move Benny easily now, and Frankie helps drag him up the last couple of tail-lengths. Bramblestar asks if it is Benny, and Frankie crouches over the body, his head bowed. Frankie goes into a grief stricken yowl. Bramblestar tells him that they will bury him and give him a warrior's farewell.

They manage to hoist his body onto their backs and carry him up the slope to the top of the hill, where the ground is drier. Benny is laid down on the grass while a hole for him is being scratched. As the sun sets, they settled him inside the hole, covering him with earth. Bramblestar speaks the words that a medicine cat would over the body of a fallen warrior. Frankie asks if all cats, even Benny, go to StarClan. Bramblestar is unsure, but answers there are a lot of stars, more than there have ever been warriors he is sure. Frankie wonders aloud which one is Benny and mentions that he will look up to the stars every night. If Benny looks down on him, then they would always be together.

When they arrive back at ThunderClan camp, Frankie tells Minty that Benny is dead. Bramblestar explains their discovery of his body inside the drain and how they buried him. Leafpool tells Frankie that she is sure StarClan was with him at the end. Frankie bleakly replies that he hopes so because he was not sure. Millie tells him that he did all he could, at least he knows what had happened. Jessy also puts in that he does not have to worry now, and he can grieve properly for his brother now.

When Frankie receives his apprentice name after joining ThunderClan, Bramblestar names him Stormpaw, in memory of Benny and the storm. When Stormpaw is invited to come and escort Minty back to her housefolk, Stormpaw refuses, stating that he does not want his old housefolk to see him. He thinks that it is better if they think that he and Benny found a new home together. Cherryfall approaches him and tells him it is okay to be sad. She tells him if he wants to talk about his brother, she is there. In the manga section, Squirrelflight explains that Stormpaw joined the Clan after Benny died in the flood.

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 Kittypet 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 Kittypet Version

Kin

Members

Brother:

Stormcloud: Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)

Appearances

• Bramblestar's Storm (First appearance) †
• River of Fire (Mentioned only)

Trivia

Author statements

• Benny and Frankie are named after the cats of someone that Vicky had met on a flight to Boston and were named so due to his girlfriend's daughters enjoying the series.

Mistakes

• Benny was originally called a dark tabby tom.

Quotes

"I'm sure StarClan was with him at the end."

―Leafpool about Benny ^{Bramblestar's Storm, page 367}

"From this moment on, you'll be known as Stormpaw, in recognition of the storm that brought you here, and as a memorial to your brother Benny."

―Bramblestar to Stormpaw ^{Bramblestar's Storm, page 454}

Bramblestar: "Stormpaw, do you want to come?"

Stormpaw: "No thanks, Bramblestar. I don't want my old housefolk to see me. It's better if they think that Benny and I found a new home together."

^{Bramblestar's Storm, page 456}