Bone

"Maybe he was lying the whole time. Maybe he's never fought anything before."

— Bone questioning Tiny's story in The Rise of Scourge, page 49

Bone
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Last known:	BloodClan
Past:	Rogue
Biographical information
Cause of death:	Killed by Bramblepaw, Ashpaw, Tawnypaw, Featherpaw, and Stormpaw in battle
Names
Deputy:	Bone
BloodClan:	Bone
Rogue:	Bone
Book appearances
Living	The Rise of Scourge, The Darkest Hour, Blackfoot's Reckoning, Cats of the Clans, Battles of the Clans, The Ultimate Guide
Living	The Rise of Scourge, The Darkest Hour, Blackfoot's Reckoning, Cats of the Clans, Battles of the Clans, The Ultimate Guide

Bone is a massive, muscular, black-and-white tom with green eyes, long legs, and a battle-scarred pelt. He has a scar in between his eyes, and a collar studded with teeth from dogs and claws from cats.

Bone served as the deputy of BloodClan during Scourge's leadership. Initially, alongside Brick, he approached Scourge—who was then named Tiny—to confront a dog in the Twolegplace. After the successful encounter, Bone pledged allegiance to Scourge and soon rose to become his second-in-command. He stood by his leader in the battle against the allied Clans. Bone killed Whitestorm in the battle, feeling victorious at his accomplishment. He soon met his demise, however, at the claws of a vengeful mob of apprentices.

History

In The Prophecies Begin arc

The Darkest Hour

Tigerstar: "My name is Tigerstar. I've come from the forest to speak with your leader."

Bone: "What do you want with him?"

^{The Darkest Hour, page 4}

Bone is the deputy of BloodClan, a group of hostile rogues living in the Twolegplace. He intercepts Boulder and Tigerstar at the edge of BloodClan territory, questioning who they are. Boulder greets him and states that they want to see Scourge. Bone snorts, half in contempt and half in laughter saying that he couldn't imagine their leader would want to see them. He also questions who the large tabby is. After Tigerstar introduces himself he states that he would only talk to his leader not the border patrol, angering Bone. Boulder cuts in between the two toms, insisting Scourge needs to hear as it could be to every cat's advantage. Bone hesitates for several moments until he agrees to let them pass to see the BloodClan leader, though his gaze remains hostile as they go.

Bone guarding BloodClan territory.

Bone travels with BloodClan to the Fourtrees meeting of TigerClan and LionClan. Firestar mistakenly assumes the tom as BloodClan's leader, but soon is introduced to the group's true leader, Scourge. Bone and the cats of BloodClan advance forward after their leader kills Tigerstar. After Scourge delivers his ultimatum for the Clans, BloodClan and Bone leave Fourtrees. Later, Firestar is visited by Ravenpaw and Barley. Barley admits that he belonged to BloodClan himself as a younger cat, and mentions briefly that he knows Bone, saying he is brutal and nearly as bad as Scourge himself. He also says that Bone was not much of a deputy, and Barley makes it sound as though Bone was more of a willing cat who carried out Scourge's dirty work.

During the battle between LionClan and BloodClan, Firestar spots Bone crouched over Whitestorm's body, who is almost unrecognizable due to the blood staining his pelt. The large tom springs towards Firestar and Graystripe at Whitestorm's side, but, he is intercepted by Bramblepaw, who leaps onto his back, and Ashpaw sinks his teeth into Bone's leg, distracting him long enough to give Firestar time to say his last goodbyes to Whitestorm. He starts to shake them off until a screech sounds from behind him, and Featherpaw, Stormpaw, and Tawnypaw join in attacking the tom. Overwhelmed by the mass of apprentices, Bone gives up the fight and dies at the claws of the Clan apprentices, avenging Whitestorm's death.

In the Stand-Alone Manga

The Rise of Scourge

"Identify yourselves. We don't like strangers here."

―Bone to Boulder and Tigerstar ^{The Rise of Scourge, page 76}

Bone and Brick finding Tiny.

Bone and a cat named Brick find Tiny after hearing that he had killed a dog. The tom and his companion ask the young tom if the rumors were true, questioning if he was just lying. Tiny, however, lies again and confirms the rumors as true. Bone and Brick lead him to an alleyway where a huge dog, who has been bothering the alley cats, has made its den. The two cats give Tiny until moonhigh to decide to either fight the dog or leave Twolegplace. After Tiny frightens off the dog the following day, Bone remains by the tom's side.

He becomes a follower of Scourge and eventual member of BloodClan. Bone sits under Scourge when cats begin coming to him to solve their troubles. He also, alongside Brick, accompanies his leader to deal with forest rogues causing problems for the Twolegplace cats. Bone is visibly shocked when Scourge kills one of the rogues in cold blood. He and the rest of BloodClan rise behind their leader to drive the forest rogues away. Many moons later, Bone intercepts Boulder and Tigerstar at the edge of Twolegplace before allowing the two ShadowClan cats to see Scourge.

In the Field Guides

Cats of the Clans

Rock tells Adderkit, Mosskit, and Blossomkit that he should not have left Scourge and Bone for last, stating that he did not want to give them nightmares about their murderous acts. He says that BloodClan was just a group of rogues who really did not deserve the name Clan. He explains that BloodClan had no code of honor, and absolutely no sense of right and wrong. He explains that Scourge and Bone were self-appointed to their positions in BloodClan, neither had a ceremony to announce their power over BloodClan. Neither Scourge nor Bone believed in StarClan, so Scourge did not have nine lives and Bone was not an official deputy. Rock explains that Bone and Scourge's lack of belief in StarClan was their greatest strength, but also their greatest weakness. He also explains how Bone died, taken down by a group of apprentices after he killed Whitestorm, who was Firestar's first deputy. Rock says if the kits had not have died when they did, they would have likely been fighting beside them, had they known Whitestorm. He mews that the wise and gentle warrior was killed protecting what he loved, ThunderClan.

Battles of the Clans

Bone is mentioned by Tigerstar, while he is taking the reader on a tour of the forest. When he reaches Fourtrees, Tigerstar shows the reader where Whitestorm, Firestar's first deputy, was killed by Bone. He tells the reader how, after he had killed Whitestorm, Bone had been brought to the ground by a group of apprentices who avenged their deputy's death. They clawed the life out of Bone, and even in the Place of No Stars, Tigerstar could hear Bone's screams of pain and the apprentices' screeches of victory.

The Ultimate Guide

"No cat could have doubted Bone's loyalty to his cruel leader, and perhaps it is a tragedy that he never had the chance to live the life of a true Clan warrior."

―Narrator's thoughts on Bone and his loyalty ^{The Ultimate Guide, page 198}

He has his own page shared with Scourge. Although Bone was never viewed by Scourge as an equal, he did value the tom's raw strength and courage in battle. Based on his appearance, the Clans originally thought that Bone was the leader of BloodClan, instead of the vicious smaller tom who actually led them. He and Scourge both died in the same battle—Bone's life being taken by a swarm of apprentices, after the murder of Whitestorm, which he was responsible for. It is also said that it is somewhat of a tragedy that he never lived the life of a warrior, and his loyalty to Scourge never wavered.

Character pixels

Main images

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Rogue Version BloodClan Version Deputy Version

Alternate images

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

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Bone in The Rise of Scourge Bone in the reprinted version of The Rise of Scourge Bone in The Ultimate Guide

Killed victims

This list shows the victims Bone has killed:

• Whitestorm

Appearances

• The Rise of Scourge
• Leopardstar's Honor
• The Darkest Hour (First appearance) †
• Blackfoot's Reckoning (Allegiance only)
• Firestar's Quest (Mentioned only)
• Secrets of the Clans (Retconned)
• Cats of the Clans
• Battles of the Clans
• The Ultimate Guide

Trivia

Author statements

• Vicky believed Bone's collar to be blue.

Mistakes

• Bone was called a warrior.

Continuity

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

• In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Bone is mentioned as Scourge's second in command, serving as a deputy for BloodClan. In Barley's story, Bone is sought out by Barley's brothers, Hoot and Jumper, trying to be a part of Scourge's guard. He follows his leader's orders without hesitation to punish Barley and Violet for breaking the Clan's rules.

External links

• Stand Together or Fall Divided on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• Ashfur: Did StarClan Make a Mistake? on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)

Fan content

• Winners of the favorite nonClan group fan challenge on the Warriors official website (backup link)
• Favorite nonClan groups CreatorClan winners on the Warriors official website (backup link)