| "Thistlekit went to sleep and now she won't wake up!" |
| — Sedgekit worrying about Thistlekit in Dark River, page 297 |
Thistleheart is a long-haired white[4] she-cat.[5]
Thistleheart was a WindClan cat under Onestar's leadership in the lake territories. She was born as Thistlekit to Gorsetail and Beechfur of RiverClan alongside Sedgekit and Swallowkit. She and her littermates discovered the tunnels and accidentally got lost. Heatherpaw, Breezepaw, Lionpaw, Hollypaw and Jaypaw rescue them and prevent a battle between WindClan, ThunderClan and RiverClan. She became an apprentice named Thistlepaw with Leaftail as her mentor. Moons later, Thistleheart perished in the Great Battle and joined StarClan.
History[]
In the Power of Three arc[]
Dark River[]
- Hollypaw: "Do you think you can make it?"
- Thistlekit: "Of course we can!"
- Dark River, page 312
- The group of cats get them safely out of the tunnels and back to their mother. They make it just in time to announce that they found the kits. To cover up for Lionpaw, Hollypaw lies and says that they were on the shore near the lake.
Sunrise[]
- Thistlepaw is now an apprentice under the mentorship of Leaftail.
In the Super Editions[]
Bramblestar's Storm[]
- At the Gathering, Blackstar informs the cats present to remember the fallen. Thistleheart is mentioned by Blackstar as one of the WindClan cats who was killed in the battle with the Dark Forest.
In the Novellas arc[]
Hollyleaf's Story[]
- Although unnamed, she and her sisters are mentioned by Hollyleaf, when the black she-cat remembers saving the WindClan kits from the flooding tunnel.
In the Field Guides[]
The Ultimate Guide[]
- Although not mentioned by name, Thistlepaw and her sisters are mentioned on Heathertail's page. When three WindClan kits went missing, Onestar assumed that ThunderClan has stolen them. Heatherpaw and Lionpaw guessed that the kits went into the underground tunnels, and went looking for them with Jaypaw and Hollypaw. Torrential rain flooded the tunnels, washing all the cats out into the lake, all narrowly escaping with their lives. This is also mentioned on Rock's page.
Character pixels[]
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.  Kit Version  Apprentice Version  Adult Version  StarClan Version |
Kin[]
Members[]
Mother:
Father:
Sisters:
- Swallowtail:[6] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sedgewhisker:[6] Living (As of Wind)
Nieces:
- Larkwing:[blog 2] Living (As of Wind)
- Featherpelt:[7] Living (As of Wind)
Grandnieces:
Grandnephews:
- Flutterfoot:[8] Living (As of Wind)
- Stripekit:[10] Living (As of Wind)
- Brookkit:[10] Living (As of Wind)
Grandnieces/Grandnephews:
Tree[]
| Gorsetail ♀ | Beechfur ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emberfoot ♂ | Sedgewhisker ♀ | Thistleheart ♀ | Swallowtail ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larkwing ♀ | Featherpelt ♀ | Oatclaw ♂ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripekit ♂ | Brookkit ♂ | Flutterfoot ♂ | Songleap ♀ | Whistlepaw ♀ | Branchkit | Leafkit ♀ | Grasskit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances[]
- Dark River (First appearance)
- Eclipse (Allegiance only)
- Sunrise (Allegiance only)
- Hollyleaf's Story (Indirect mention only)
- Bramblestar's Storm † (Mentioned only)
- The Ultimate Guide (Mentioned only)
Trivia[]
Interesting facts[]
- Kate confirmed that the Thistlepaw in Power of Three and Thistleheart are the same cat.[blog 3]
- She has RiverClan blood through Beechfur.[blog 1]
Mistakes[]
Continuity[]
The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.
- In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, Gorsetail named her daughter after Thistlepaw, her sister, who died from her wounds after trying to save her sister from a badger.[13]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in Dark River, allegiances
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 53
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Revealed in Sunrise, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Dark River, page 297
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Revealed in Dark River, page 273
- ↑ Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, chapter 15
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Revealed in Lost Stars, allegiances
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in Wind, page 184
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Revealed in River, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Dark River, page 308
- ↑ Revealed in Hollyleaf's Story, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
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