| "These are your children. Though they were too small to make the journey with SkyClan, and grew up in ThunderClan instead, Spottedpelt and Gorseclaw have chosen to walk these skies with me in honor of their SkyClan ancestors." |
| — Birdflight reuniting her kits with Cloudstar in Firestar's Quest, page 496 |
Gorseclaw is a broad-shouldered,[4] dark[3] tabby tom with amber eyes.[4]
Gorseclaw was an ancient member of ThunderClan. He was born to Birdflight and Cloudstar as Gorsekit in SkyClan’s home in the forest territories, along with his littermate, Spottedkit. When SkyClan’s territory was destroyed by Twolegs, and the other Clan leaders refused to give SkyClan any of their territory, Gorsekit, Spottedkit, and Birdflight were accepted into ThunderClan as Gorsekit and Spottedkit were too young to go with their father to try and find a new home for SkyClan. Gorsekit grew up in ThunderClan and received the name of Gorseclaw, later ascending to StarClan. Gorseclaw, Spottedpelt, and Birdflight were finally reunited with Cloudstar at Leafstar’s leadership ceremony when Firestar revived SkyClan.
History
In the Super Editions
Firestar's Quest
- When SkyClan is banished from the forest territory, Birdflight is worried that he and her other kit wouldn't survive their exile. When Kestrelwing, the ThunderClan medicine cat, invites Birdflight and her kits to join ThunderClan, she agrees.
- Gorseclaw, now a StarClan member, later appears with SkyClan's warrior ancestors during Leafdapple’s leader ceremony with Spottedpelt and Birdflight, finally reunited with their father, Cloudstar. Firestar notes that he looks extremely similar to Tigerstar.
SkyClan's Destiny
- Gorseclaw is briefly mentioned when Leafstar sees the ancestors of SkyClan at a Gathering.
- Gorseclaw is seen with his family, Cloudstar, Birdflight, and Spottedpelt. Birdflight touches noses with him and his sister.
In the Field Guides
Battles of the Clans
- Fawnstep has a vision of SkyClan leaving the forest, and she mentions to Cloudstar that she saw him giving his kits to ThunderClan.
The Ultimate Guide
- Although not mentioned by name, it is mentioned on Cloudstar and Skywatcher's page that when SkyClan had to leave the forest to find a new home, Birdflight had to stay behind with their newborn kits, Spottedkit and Gorsekit.
In the Novellas
Cloudstar's Journey
- He is first seen when he and his sister are born to Birdflight and Cloudstar, the current leader of SkyClan.
- When SkyClan are driven out, he and his sister are deemed too young to make the journey to find a new territory. With much protesting, his father Cloudstar eventually agrees to let them stay behind, and he, his sister, and his mother are invited to join ThunderClan by their current medicine cat, Kestrelwing.
Trivia
Interesting facts
- He is noted to bear a striking resemblance to Tigerstar.[4]
Continuity
The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.
Character pixels
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Official art
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Kin
Members
Mother:
- Birdflight:[6] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Father:
Sister:
- Spottedpelt:[4] Deceased, verified StarClan member
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Distant relatives:
- Spottedleaf:[7] Deceased, no residence
- Tigerstar:[7] Deceased, no residence
- Leopardfoot:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistkit:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Nightkit:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Hawkfrost:[9] Deceased, no residence
- Mothwing:[9] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Tadpole:[9] Deceased, residence unknown
- Bramblestar:[10] Deceased, verified ghost
- Tawnypelt:[10] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Flametail:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tigerstar:[11] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Dawnpelt:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Redtail:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Squirrelflight:[13] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Leafpool:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lionblaze:[14] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Hollyleaf:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Jayfeather:[14] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Patchpelt:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Longtail:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Willowpelt:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Graystripe:[17] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Stormfur:[18] Living (As of Tawnypelt's Clan)
- Feathertail:[18] Deceased, verified Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan member
- Briarlight:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Bumblestripe:[19] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Blossomfall:[19] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Sorreltail:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sootfur:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rainwhisker:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Honeyfern:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Molepaw:[21] Deceased, residence unknown
- Cinderheart:[21] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Poppyfrost:[21] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Lilyheart:[22] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Seedpaw:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cherryfall:[23] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Molewhisker:[23] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Lark That Sings at Dawn:[24] Living (As of Tawnypelt's Clan)
- Pine That Clings to Rock:[24] Living (As of Tawnypelt's Clan)
- Hollytuft:[25] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Sorrelstripe:[25] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Fernsong:[25] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Leafshade:[26] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Honeyfur:[26] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Larksong:[26] Status unknown
- Pouncestep:[27] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Lightleap:[27] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Shadowsight:[27] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Bristlefrost:[28] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Thriftear:[28] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Flipclaw:[28] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Flamepaw:[29] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Flickerkit:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Finchpaw:[29] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Baypaw:[29] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
- Myrtlepaw:[29] Living (As of Veil of Shadows)
Tree
| Cloudstar ♂ | Birdflight ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spottedpelt ♀ | Gorseclaw ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Leopardfoot ♀ | Redtail ♂ | Patchpelt ♂ | Spottedleaf ♀ | Willowpelt ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nightkit ♀ | Tigerstar ♂ | Mistkit ♀ | Swiftpaw ♂ | Lynxkit | Longtail ♂ | Graystripe ♂ | Rainwhisker ♂ | Sootfur ♂ | Sorreltail ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tadpole ♂ | Mothwing ♀ | Hawkfrost ♂ | Bramblestar ♂ | Tawnypelt ♀ | Feathertail ♀ | Stormfur ♂ | Briarlight ♀ | Bumblestripe ♂ | Blossomfall ♀ | Molepaw ♂ | Poppyfrost ♀ | Honeyfern ♀ | Cinderheart ♀ | Lilyheart ♀ | Seedpaw ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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= Male
= Female
= Gender Unknown
Appearances
- Cloudstar's Journey
- Firestar's Quest (First appearance)
- SkyClan's Destiny (Vision or Dream)
- Battles of the Clans (Indirect mention only)
- The Ultimate Guide (Indirect mention only)
Quotes
- "Gorseclaw was a broad-shouldered tabby tom with glowing amber eyes; Firestar's belly churned at the likeness to his old enemy, Tigerstar. Birdflight had said the two cats had grown up in Firestar's own Clan. Did that mean that SkyClan's blood ran in ThunderClan? Were Spottedleaf and Tigerstar both descended from Cloudstar?"
- —Firestar's thoughts on Gorseclaw Firestar's Quest, pages 496-497
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in Shattered Sky, page 265
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 496
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, pages 496-497
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 6
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in Spottedleaf's Honest Answer
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 266
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in Return to the Clans, pages 2-3
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Revealed in Dark River, pages 21-22
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Revealed in Sunrise, page 305
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 223
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 158
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Revealed in Rising Storm, page 120
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 2
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, manga
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, allegiances
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 18
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Revealed in River of Fire, page 203
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 Revealed in Lost Stars, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 253
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