"Dappletuft must have known what [he] was risking, but to be exiled from your Clan in death..." |
— Bristlefrost's thoughts on Dappletuft's fate in Veil of Shadows, page 220 |
Dappletuft is a gray-and-white tom.[5]
Dappletuft was a RiverClan warrior under Mistystar's leadership in the lake territories, born to Lakeheart and Lizardtail alongside Softpelt, Harelight, and Gorseclaw as Dapplekit. Upon becoming an apprentice, Dapplepaw was mentored by Duskfur, soon earning his warrior name, Dappletuft. When Bramblestar began demanding codebreakers be punished throughout the Clans, Dappletuft attended a secret meeting with cats from all the Clans to bring the impostor down. During an attempt on the impostor's life, Dappletuft was killed, and unable to find StarClan, he became a ghost.
History
In the A Vision of Shadows arc
The Apprentice's Quest
- During a Gathering, Dapplekit and his siblings are mentioned by Mistystar to have been born to Lakeheart as healthy kits.
Darkest Night
- Dapplepaw is now an apprentice, along with his siblings, with Duskfur as his mentor.
The Raging Storm
- "Plumpaw and Eaglepaw think SkyClan should have stayed. So do Dapplepaw and Harepaw in RiverClan. It's only the leaders who want them gone."
- ―Flypaw about the apprentices' opinion on SkyClan The Raging Storm
- On the way to the Gathering, Flypaw mentions that she hopes Dapplepaw and Harepaw will attend so she can show off her battle moves. When they arrive on the island, Snappaw and Dapplepaw practice crouches together. After SkyClan leaves the lake, several cats want to bring them back because of StarClan's will. Flypaw mentions that Dapplepaw and Harepaw think they should have stayed.
In The Broken Code arc
The Silent Thaw
- Dappletuft joins the secret meeting of cats concerned about Bramblestar's unusual behavior. When Bristlefrost arrives, Dappletuft moves closer to Sneezecloud in suspicion and narrows his eyes.
Veil of Shadows
- "Dappletuft died in the attack, but I was stunned and dismayed to hear how [he] dishonored [his] Clan. No cat who offended StarClan in such a way can be part of RiverClan. We did not sit vigil for [him], and we buried [him] as we would have buried a rogue, with no words spoken over [him]."
- ―Mistystar about Dappletuft's death Veil of Shadows
- At the Gathering, the impostor announces how Dappletuft, Conefoot, and Stemleaf attempted to assassinate him. Mistystar is surprised to hear Dappletuft betray RiverClan, and notes that RiverClan did not hold a vigil for him like a rogue. Dappletuft's kin mourn for him in silence. At the Gathering after the impostor is defeated, Rootspring sees the ghosts of those who died recently lurking nearby.
In the Super Editions
Squirrelflight's Hope
- He becomes a warrior with the name of Dappletuft.
Trivia
Mistakes
- Dappletuft is mistakenly referred to as a she-cat.[8]
Character pixels
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. |
Kin
Members
Mother:
Father:
- Lizardtail:[blog 1] Living (As of Wind)
Sister:
Brother:
Tree
Lakeheart ♀ | Lizardtail ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Softpelt ♀ | Harelight ♂ | Dappletuft ♂ | Gorseclaw ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances
- The Apprentice's Quest (First appearance; mentioned only)
- Thunder and Shadow (Allegiance only)
- Shattered Sky (Allegiance only)
- Darkest Night (Allegiance only)
- River of Fire (Allegiance only)
- Tigerheart's Shadow (Allegiance only)
- Tawnypelt's Clan (Allegiance only)
- The Raging Storm
- Squirrelflight's Hope (Allegiance only)
- Lost Stars (Allegiance only)
- The Silent Thaw
- Veil of Shadows †
External links
- Exclusive! Veil of Shadows: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (Allegiance only) (backup link)
- The Journey So Far: The Silent Thaw on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- Nothing But Stories on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ On page 214 of Veil of Shadows, Rootspring sees the ghosts of the cats that had died in the recent skirmish. While not explicitly named, Dappletuft was one of two cats that perished and the usage of plural means he and Conefoot were ghosts.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 81
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 193
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Revealed in Darkest Night, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 214
- ↑ Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 220
Author references