| "I guess I did, but today I saw just how fragile your freedom is. You have to fight for everything—for your food, even somewhere to shelter. I like to know where I will be sleeping every night, and that there will always be food when my belly grows empty. And I like my housefolk. Not all Twolegs are as bad as the ones destroying your home." |
| — Cody to Leafpaw in Dawn, page 209 |
Cody is a plump,[4] soft-furred[5] brown mackerel[6] tabby she-cat[7] with bright[1] blue eyes.[7]
History
In The New Prophecy arc
Dawn
- Cody is a kittypet who was trapped by the workfolk after she took off her collar and was mistaken for a forest cat. When Leafpaw is trapped in the Twoleg nest, Cody is in the neighboring cage. She encourages Leafpaw to cheer up and eat some food. The two cats become good friends and Cody shows her some of the other cats who have also been trapped; Mistyfoot, Brightheart, and Cloudtail. While talking to Cloudtail, she mentions that she knows Princess, Cloudtail's mother, and Smudge who had said a cat named Rusty used to live where she now lives, and that he joined the wildcats in the forest. Cody asks Leafpaw about her father when she learns that Firestar has the same color coat as Rusty's.
- Cody tries to bond with the workfolk, by purring and letting them stroke her. Leafpaw thinks she is mad, but Cody says that it can't hurt to try and escape this way. When a rogue named Coal is badly injured by the workfolk, Leafpaw instructs the kittypet to pass some cobwebs to him, so that he can stop the bleeding. Afterwards, Cody tells Leafpaw how impressed she was about how Leafpaw handled the situation.
- When they finally escape, with the help of Graystripe and several other cats, she stays with ThunderClan temporarily. At first, the Clan is not pleased with having to share their prey with an extra cat, but Firestar explains that she cannot return to her housefolk until they can spare a patrol to escort her. Cody shows sympathy for Ferncloud when her kit dies and tells Leafpaw that she lost a litter too. When Leafpaw thinks they died, Cody quickly adds that the Twolegs took her kits away, to live in new homes. She helps to nurse Birchkit while Ferncloud grieves over the loss of her daughter, Hollykit, and helps remove splinters from the ShadowClan kits, after their camp is destroyed by monsters.
- When the four Clans leave, she tells Leafpaw that she is not suited for Clan life, and that she is much happier with her Twolegs. It is also noted that Birchkit asks where she will go once the Clans set out on the journey. Leafpaw remembers that Cody was too busy to ever ask if Firestar was the former kittypet Rusty.
In the Field Guides
Secrets of the Clans
- She is mentioned in the Kittypet section. It says that she ran away from her Twolegs, intending to have some fun before returning home. However, she was caught by the construction crew who thought that she was a stray, since she wasn't wearing her collar at the time, and she is thrown into a cage. She befriended Leafpaw, and when they escaped, she went with her to ThunderClan. It is said that the wild life of a Clan cat wasn't for her, but she will always remember her friend, Leafpaw.
Character pixels
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.  Kittypet Version  Queen Version |
Kin
Members
Kits:
- Unidentified kits:[3] Status unknown
Quotes
- "Leafpaw? What an odd name. Well, bad luck on getting caught, Leafpaw, did you lose your collar too? I wouldn't be here if I hadn't pulled mine off—the wretched thing! I thought I was so clever managing to wriggle out of it, but if I'd still been wearing it, the workfolk would have taken me home instead of bringing me here. My housefolk are going to be mad with worry. If I'm not back by midnight they start rushing around the garden shaking the pellet pot and calling for me. It's nice that they care, but I can look after myself."
- ―Cody to Leafpaw when they first meet Dawn
- Cody: "I thought I might be able to help, I lost a litter once."
- Leafpaw: "A whole litter? That's so sad!"
- Dawn
- Leafpaw: "But we're still alive. Can you take out splinters?"
- Cody: "I can do much more than that. Come on, Birchkit!"
- Dawn
- "This is no life for me, all this death and blood and uncertainty. I am happy with my housefolk, and they'll be missing me."
- ―Cody to Leafpaw Dawn
- Birchkit: "Why couldn't Cody come with us? Did you tell her to go away?"
- Leafpaw: "She has a home of her own."
- Dawn