Breezepelt/PR

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This page contains Breezepelt's personality and relationships. It contains conjecture due to being based off of general novel themes, and all statements must be sourced.

Personality

Breezepelt is described as ornery, vindictive, bitter, and brutal.

Driven by his mother's coddling and father's indifference, Breezepelt gains a dangerous arrogance. He is determined to prove he is better than others, especially insecure with the rumors of Crowfeather's disloyalty to the point that he insults those who saved his life, having a mentality he can do it independently. As an apprentice, he is controlling of his peers and disrespects all authority. Most of his Clanmates struggle with his difficult behavior, only a select few able to connect to him. He is dedicated and defensive of those close to him. Only on rare, good days is he able to loosen up and have fun. He bullies cats he considered inferior to him, including those with impure Clan blood or vulnerable Clan cats, such as the blind Jayfeather. He quickly resorta to violence to protect his or WindClan's reputation, even against orders.

The discovery of his half-Clan siblings drives Breezepelt to new extremes. With a mixture of his personal anger and prejudice against outsiders, he believes they don't have the right to exist, and attempts to murder them multiple times. He holds deep grudges against all cats he believes had wronged him, especially his father. The Dark Forest appeal to his brokenness and he readily trains with them, being one of the few trainees to understand their true nature. He relishes in the idea of taking down the Clans and punishing every cat who hurt him. Breezepelt is willing to sacrifice unconnected cats in the name of his end goal, such as covering up Antpelt’s murder, or killing the innocent bystander, a pregnant Poppyfrost.

Initially, he remains smug about his part in the Great Battle, taking Onestar's forgiveness for granted. After the harsh criticism from his Clanmates, Breezepelt is forced to confront his wrongdoings. At first, he is defiant against any mention of his crimes or potential punishment, to the point where he almost attacks ThunderClan warriors at a Gathering when they accuse him of murdering Nightcloud, claiming they are as troublesome as the trainees. His mother's supposed death gives him an insatiable bloodlust, impulsively wanting to kill every stoat, similar to how he acted in the Great Battle. Declaring he doesn't need anyone, Breezepelt attacks at every chance. He does this even if means going against orders or endangering himself and his fellow warriors. While his Clanmates are occasionally frightened of him, they recognize he is finally directing his violent tendencies towards a good cause. Starting to see the pointlessness of vengeance for Nightcloud since it won't make her return, Breezepelt shifts between depression and angry outbursts. He grows frustrated with Crowfeather, who is losing hope that his mother is alive.^[source?]

With Heathertail and Crowfeather defending him against his Clanmates' disapproval, Breezepelt is more motivated to overcome his tainted image. Risking his life for WindClan, Breezepelt journeys to find Nightcloud and volunteers for dangerous missions. While he is still scornful towards Lionblaze, he briefly places that aside to save him from the stoats. When Lionblaze questions him, he only manages an awkward half-hearted apology, never directly acknowledging his murder attempt or saying sorry. However, this gets Crowfeather's approval, allowing the two to reconcile. Breezepelt never admits his crimes against Jayfeather or Poppyfrost.^[source?]

Moving on from his past, Breezepelt swears to be a better father and mate than Crowfeather. Finding happiness in Heathertail, he proudly raises their four daughters, though he has yet to let go of the past entirely, still holding resentment towards certain individuals, such as Squirrelflight. While refraining from committing more crimes, Breezepelt maintains much of his previous attitude, being aggressive towards trespassers and condescending towards non Clan-born cats. He is against the closer Clan allegiances in the modern times, insisting they've always fought, and is reluctant to take orders from rival leaders.

Breezepelt refocuses his fierce passion for getting justice, beginning to display concern for the Clans as a collective, not just his loved ones. Often doubtful of others' ideas, Breezepelt is insistent that his strategies are the best. He sometimes goes too far, lacking empathy for repentees and insisting on harsh methods despite being hypocritical. He is impatient when dealing with threats, being vocal against Squirrelflight's wishes to keep her mate's body alive. Instead, he wishes to get the impostor's execution over with quickly.

Relationships

Crowfeather

«Listening to him, Crowfeather remembered the terrible moment in the battle when Breezepelt had attacked Lionblaze. That hadn’t been the action of a traitor, he realized now, but of a cat driven to desperation by his sense of failure and isolation. Now, looking at Breezepelt’s determined face, Crowfeather felt a wave of tenderness wash over him. He could see in his son something of the innocent kit—so eager for new challenges and adventures—that Nightcloud had first presented to him, before it had all gone wrong.»

—Crowfeather understanding his son ^{Crowfeather's Trial, chapter 28}

Breezepelt is Crowfeather's son, sired only to prove his loyalty to WindClan.^[source?] Due to his past failed relationships, Crowfeather struggles to connect with his WindClan son. At first, Crowfeather attempts to be close to Breezekit, even refusing to leave him when he once gets sick. However, he makes mistakes such as playing too roughly with him, eventually making the protective Nightcloud push Crowfeather away from his son. This causes him to give up and become withdrawn.

As Breezepaw’s defiant personality develops, it clashes with Crowfeather’s strict parenting, creating a strained relationship, though he still won’t hesitate to save his son. Crowfeather grows weary of constantly scolding Breezepaw’s bad behavior, making him prone to harshness and lack of affection. Due to this, Breezepelt assumes his father hates him, conflicted between anger and desire for approval. Considering Crowfeather the source of the family's issues, he never allows his father to shift blame onto Nightcloud.

The tensions between them reach new heights when it is exposed Crowfeather had half-Clan kits. Initially he disowns them in favor of claiming Breezepelt as his only kit. Breezepelt doesn't believe him, considering them his father's disgrace, therefore not having the right to exist. Spurred on by the Dark Forest, Breezepelt tries killing them several times. When Crowfeather stops one of those attempts, he finally acknowledges Leafpool’s kits. Crowfeather admits his feelings to Breezepelt, denying he hates him and he regrets not doing more. Despite this, Crowfeather holds Breezepelt responsible for his actions as a grown warrior, chasing him away.

After the Great Battle, Crowfeather almost disowns Breezepelt, though with the encouragement of others, attempts to understand him instead. After multiple redeeming acts such as saving Lionblaze and finding Nightcloud, Crowfeather concludes Breezepelt wasn’t a traitor, but simply emotionally confused. The two get on better terms, able to remain calm in each other’s presence, with Breezepelt swearing to be a better mate and father than Crowfeather.

Nightcloud

Breezepelt: "We never would have given up on you."

Nightcloud: "I know you never would."

^{Crowfeather's Trial, page 217}

Breezepelt loves his mother, and she is often the only cat he gets along with. She raises Breezepelt by herself, and tells him all about his father’s unfaithfulness. Breezepelt would do anything for Nightcloud.

Heathertail

«Crowfeather caught a questioning look from Nightcloud, and responded with a nod. Yes, this will be the mother of our son's kits. Breezepelt was lucky, he reflected, to have such a strong warrior in his life, so loyal to him and to their Clan.»

—Crowfeather's thoughts about Heathertail ^{Crowfeather's Trial, chapter 32}

Breezepelt and Heathertail quickly grow fond of each other during WindClan’s situation with the stoats, and Heathertail is able to curb his aggressive personality. Eventually, Breezepelt and Heathertail become mates, having many kits, and Breezepelt is proud to be a father.

Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf

"This has nothing to do with Brokenstar. Lionblaze should never have been born. None of them should. Hollyleaf is dead, now it's your turn, Lionblaze."

―Breezepelt's response to Ivypool and Lionblaze ^{The Last Hope, page 308}

Breezepelt hates his father’s other kits, and tries to kill them many times. The Dark Forest uses his hatred for his kin to get him to join them, and Breezepelt even attacks Jayfeather at the Moonpool with the help of Brokenstar. In the Great Battle, Breezepelt tries to kill Lionblaze and laughs at the sight of Hollyleaf’s dead body. However, Breezepelt's relationship with his paternal half-brothers somewhat improves when he saves Lionblaze from the stoats in the tunnels. Jayfeather refuses to forgive his half-brother, citing that he tried to kill Lionblaze and was glad that Hollyleaf had died. However he does give Crowfeather herbs to help Breezepelt when he is injured by stoats, realizing that he can't let his personal bias affect potentially saving a cat. However, Jayfeather reiterates that while Lionblaze may have forgiven Breezepelt, he will not.

Ivypool

"We may be in the same Clan here, but I am not your Clanmate. You will be punished for this. Wait and see."

―Breezepelt threatening Ivypool ^{The Forgotten Warrior, page 228}

Ivypool trains in the Dark Forest with Breezepelt. The two never really have a good relationship, and Breezepelt takes any chance to kill her or her Clanmates. During the Great Battle, Breezepelt fights on the side of the Dark Forest, Ivypool tries to convince him to join their side, but Breezepelt refuses, still firmly set on his path.