"StarClan will do nothing to stop me, old cat. I have made their Clan glorious! Let them try!" |
— Brokenstar taunting Yellowfang in Yellowfang's Secret, page 476 |
Brokenstar is a matted,[24] dark brown tabby[3] tom[22] with a broad, flat face,[25] a bent tail,[9] and orange eyes.[26]
Brokenstar was a ShadowClan leader in the forest territories and a member of the Dark Forest. He was born as Brokenkit to Yellowfang and Raggedstar alongside his sisters, Hopekit and Wishkit, though only he survived. He was surrendered by his mother and given to Lizardstripe, who neglected him, and gained foster siblings in Tanglekit, Runningkit, and Deerkit, who often teased him. He was apprenticed as Brokenpaw to Nightstar; however, he often disobeyed his mentor and sought training from Raggedpelt. After becoming a warrior early, Brokentail mentored Stumpytail and became deputy once Cloudpelt died. Brokentail then murdered Raggedstar, ripping away all nine lives, lying that WindClan killed him, and became leader as Brokenstar.
He trained kits too early, mentoring Mosspaw and Volepaw, though both apprentices died due to his ruthless training sessions. He exiled Yellowfang after killing Marigoldkit and Mintkit, pinning the blame on the medicine cat, and he drove out WindClan from their territory. However, with the help of the exiled elders, ThunderClan, and Yellowfang, Brokenstar was driven out from his Clan, along with many of his followers, becoming rogues. He attacked ThunderClan, but was blinded by Yellowfang and taken prisoner, being demoted to an elder and changing his name back to Brokentail. After being fed deathberries by Yellowfang, he went to the Dark Forest, where he trained living warriors to aid their schemes. During the Great Battle, Brokenstar killed Ferncloud, and thereafter, he was killed by Yellowfang for a second time, fading away forever.
Contents
History
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The Prophecies Begin
- "Don't waste your time, apprentice! I've shared dreams with StarClan. You will have to kill me nine times over before I join them. Do you really think you're strong enough to do that?"
- ―Brokenstar to Firepaw during the battle between ThunderClan and ShadowClan Into the Wild, page 262
- The exiled rogue and his followers launch an attack on ThunderClan in revenge, but they are defeated, and Brokenstar is blinded by Yellowfang. He is kept prisoner in ThunderClan, demoted to Brokentail as an elder. The other Clans insist ThunderClan should get rid Brokentail for he is a dangerous cat. Even as a blind and injured prisoner, Brokentail plots with Tigerclaw and takes part in a battle when Tigerclaw leads Brokentail's rogues to attack ThunderClan's camp in an attempt to kill Bluestar. Eventually, Brokentail is tricked into eating deathberries by his biological mother, Yellowfang, who reveals her identity to him at last. He doesn't believe her, but loses his last life regardless.
Omen of the Stars
- "You will all stay here. You will all be loyal to me. Or I will kill every one of you. [...] Say nothing to any cat. You will fight alongside us. And if I hear any one of you spreading rumors and lies among your Dark Forest Clanmates, you will suffer beyond anything you have ever known."
- ―Brokenstar threatening the Dark Forest trainees The Last Hope, page 160
- To test Ivypaw's loyalty, he demands her to kill Flametail, who had recently joined StarClan and got lost wandering into the Dark Forest. He continues to doubt Ivypool's commitment and has her kill Antpelt's spirit. When Beetlewhisker refuses to train anymore and threatens to leave the Dark Forest, Brokenstar kills him before the RiverClan cat can encourage the others to do so, with him citing that is what happens if anyone tries to leave the Dark Forest. During the Great Battle, he murders Ferncloud while raiding the nursery. Afterwards, Yellowfang kills him a second time and wipes out his existence. After Brokenstar's second death, the Dark Forest cats flee, giving the Clans the victory.
Super Editions
This section summarizes Brokenstar's significant Super Editions appearances. If you're looking for a full list, find one here!
- "ShadowClan is stronger than ever. We have been challenged on each border, but have won in every battle! Let all Clans know that we will tolerate no trespassing, no prey-stealing, no dishonor."
- ―Brokenstar at a Gathering Yellowfang's Secret, page 468
- He becomes an apprentice and is mentored by Nightpelt, but often refuses to listen to his mentor, who is frail and sickly, and instigates fights with other cats, including those of his own Clan. He is promoted to a warrior as Brokentail early and becomes the deputy after Cloudpelt dies in battle, despite his young age. He is given his own apprentice, Stumpypaw, whom he trains vigorously. Yellowfang finally makes Raggedstar see the truth in their son that his violent and aggressive nature that will ruin the Clan, but Brokentail proceeds to murder his own father to become the leader of ShadowClan, taking the name Brokenstar. He names Blackfoot his deputy despite the fact Blackfoot never had an apprentice. Then, he announces that warriors will only train for battle, and that hunting is of little importance. Brokenstar apprentices kits before the age of six moons and forces them to train for battle, including his own apprentices Mosspaw and Volepaw, and banishes the elders from the "safety" of the camp. He exiles his biological mother, Yellowfang, after accusing her of killing Marigoldkit and Mintkit, most likely because he saw her as a threat to his reign as well.
Detailed description
- Brokenstar is a lean,[27] massive,[28] scarred,[29] dark brown tabby[3] tom[22] with orange eyes.[26][31] He has unusually long,[32] thick,[33] patchy,[34] matted,[24] and ragged fur,[35] a long spine,[36] broad shoulders,[37] a scarred,[34] broad, flat face,[25] and torn ears.[27] His tail is bent in the middle like a broken branch.[9]
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Main images
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Alternate images
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Official art
Please do not edit this gallery Brokenstar in Yellowfang's Secret Brokenstar on the cover of Enter the Clans Brokenstar in The Ultimate Guide Brokenstar's icon on the Warriors family tree |
Killed victims
This list shows the victims Brokenstar has killed:
- Raggedstar[38] (All lives)
- Mosspaw[39][40] (Indirectly caused)
- Volepaw[41] (Caused)
- Badgerfang[42][43] (Indirectly caused)
- Swampkit[44][45] (Indirectly caused)
- Blossomkit[44][46] (Indirectly caused)
- Marigoldkit[47]
- Mintkit[47]
- Antpelt[48] (Spirit; indirect; his orders)
- Beetlewhisker[49]
- Ferncloud[50]
Ceremonies
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Reference: Yellowfang's Secret, pages 445-449 |
Leader info
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Personality and Relationships
- Main article: Brokenstar/PR
- Brokenstar is ruthless, cruel, and lacks any remorse of his actions. Growing up, he is spoiled by his father and abused by his foster mother, and never learns who his real mother is until the end of his life after she feeds him deathberries to put an end to his brutality and destruction. For more of Brokenstar's personality and relationships, click here!
Family
- Main article: Brokenstar/Family
- Brokenstar's parents are Yellowfang and Raggedstar. His littermates are Hopekit and Wishkit. His foster mother is Lizardstripe. For more of Brokenstar's family, click here!
Appearances
- Yellowfang's Secret †
- Bluestar's Prophecy (Mentioned only)
- Into the Wild (First appearance)
- Fire and Ice
- Forest of Secrets †
- Tigerclaw's Fury (Mentioned only)
- Rising Storm (Mentioned only)
- A Dangerous Path (Mentioned only)
- The Darkest Hour (Mentioned only)
- Blackfoot's Reckoning (Flashback only)
- Midnight (Mentioned only)
- Moonrise (Mentioned only)
- Dawn (Mentioned only)
- Sunset (Mentioned only)
- Leafpool's Wish (Mentioned only)
- Sunrise (Mentioned only)
- The Fourth Apprentice
- Fading Echoes
- Night Whispers
- Sign of the Moon
- The Forgotten Warrior
- The Last Hope †
- Mothwing's Secret (Mentioned only)
- Dovewing's Silence (Mentioned only)
- Bramblestar's Storm (Mentioned only)
- Thunder and Shadow (Indirect mention only)
- River of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Squirrelflight's Hope (Indirect mention only)
- The Place of No Stars (Mentioned only)
- Secrets of the Clans (Retconned)
- Cats of the Clans
- Code of the Clans (Mentioned only)
- The Ultimate Guide
Trivia
- Main article: Brokenstar/Trivia
- Did you know that Brokenstar's biggest fear is the lack of respect from other cats? For more trivia about Brokenstar, click here!
Quotes
- "Why are you telling me this stuff? I'm not going to be a medicine cat! I'm going to be a warrior! Grrr! Watch me pounce!"
- ―Brokenkit to Yellowfang Yellowfang's Secret, page 345
- "I've come to tell you not to waste your efforts with Cloudpelt. His time is over. He would never have been able to lead ShadowClan. There is only one cat who can do that after Raggedstar. I will be the next leader of ShadowClan."
- ―Brokentail when Yellowfang is attemping to treat Cloudpelt's wound Yellowfang's Secret, page 413
- "Those kits were weak. They would have been no use to ShadowClan. If I hadn't killed them, some other warrior would have."
- ―Brokenstar Into the Wild, page 261
- Yellowfang: "I know you care for nothing, Brokentail. Not your own Clan, nor your honor, nor your own kin."
- Brokentail: "I have no kin."
- Forest of Secrets, page 293
- Brokenstar: "No cat stays in StarClan forever. They all fade in the end. Unless someone kills them first."
- Ivypaw: "That's not true! This is where cats come for the rest of all the moons!"
- Night Whispers, page 293
- Brokenstar: "Oh, you're a Dark Forest warrior, no doubt about that."
- Ivypool: "So you'll tell me when the final battle will be? And let me fight alongside you?"
- The Forgotten Warrior, page 227
- "Pride is not important. Power is important, and the willingness to use it."
- ―Brokenstar to Mapleshade The Last Hope, page 157
- Brokenstar: "No cat leaves the Dark Forest unless I say so. Your loyalty is to us now."
- Beetlwhisker: "My loyalty is to RiverClan, just as it has always been. You promised me that coming here would make me stronger for my Clanmates. It has, and I'm grateful, but you must have that I'd leave eventually."
- The Last Hope, pages 159-160
- "I'm going to shred you till there's nothing left to join StarClan."
- ―Brokenstar facing off against Firestar before being killed The Last Hope, page 317
- "Raggedstar always thought his son would make a great leader. He was blind to all of Brokentail's faults --his cunning, his ruthlessness, his violent nature."
- ―Yellowfang describing Brokenstar Secrets of the Clans, page 71
External links
- Warrior of the Week #84 - Brokenstar on the Warriors official website (Warrior of the Week #84) (backup link)
- The Cats of The Prophecies Begin on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- A bully with no brains on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Leadership Among the Clans: An Overview on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- The Leaders Who Made Their Mark on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- The Warrior Code: An Outdated Relic? on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Evil Lives Forever on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Creating an Antagonist on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- Stand Together or Fall Divided on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Clan or Kin? on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- When Omens Are False on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- One Chance After Another on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Asking a Great Deal on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Too Much History on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- Protect and defend on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Missing the old days on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Say little... on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- True warriors? on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- A matter of choice on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- A place of endless night on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- Tabbies changing their stripes: Should the chance for redemption end at death? on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
- Which Warrior is Worthy? on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- Which Warrior is Worthy - The Return on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- New March Challenge Announcement on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only) (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 318
- ↑ Revealed in Sunset, page 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in Into the Wild, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, allegiances
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 447
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 294
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 317
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 324
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 354
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, pages 382-383
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 416
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 449
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 276
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 10
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 399
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 451
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 466
- ↑ Revealed in Night Whispers, page 17
- ↑ Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 131
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 141
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 98
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 238
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 262
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 321
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, chapter 12
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 263
- ↑ Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 229
- ↑ Revealed in Night Whispers, page 290
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 269
- ↑ Brokenstar was blinded prior to his death, and regained his sight in the Dark Forest.[30]
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 140
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 11
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 80
- ↑ Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 3
- ↑ Revealed in Night Whispers, page 18
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 265
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 261
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 463
- ↑ Encouraged Brownkit and Wetkit to attack him, thereby killing him[39]
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 469
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 54
- ↑ Ordered the attack on WindClan, where Badgerfang was killed[42]
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 42
- ↑ Ordered the attack on WindClan, where Swampkit was killed[44]
- ↑ Ordered the attack on WindClan, where Blossomkit was killed[44]
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 249
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 227
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 160
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 316
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