Graystripe

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"Take it from me: A cat will experience many, many heartbreaks in their lifetime. Heartbreaks and setbacks are like enemies, attacking you out of nowhere. Even when you're strong enough to fight them, the important thing is to keep moving forward, so that you're constantly putting the enemies of grief and loss behind you.

— Graystripe advising Fang in Graystripe's Vow, pages 250-251

Graystripe is a dark gray tom^[25] with yellow eyes,^[26] and a stripe of darker gray fur running down his back.^[27]

Graystripe is a ThunderClan elder under Bramblestar's, the impostor's, and Squirrelflight's leaderships in the lake territories and previously served as a warrior under Bluestar, Crookedstar, Leopardstar, Firestar, and Bramblestar in the forest and the lake territories. He was born to Willowpelt and was apprenticed as Graypaw to Lionheart, quickly befriending Firepaw, a former kittypet, the two forming a lifelong friendship. After becoming a warrior, Graystripe mentored Brackenfur and was rescued by Silverstream, a RiverClan warrior, after falling in an icy river, with the two often meeting in secret. She had his two kits, Featherkit and Stormkit, but died from blood loss while kitting, which devastated Graystripe. He decided to join RiverClan to be with kits, but defected back to ThunderClan following his exile. During the middle of the battle against BloodClan, Graystripe was made deputy, and after Firestar went on a quest, Graystripe briefly led ThunderClan with Cinderpelt, where he made a vow to Gremlin and helped fend off another battle with BloodClan.

When trying to rescue cats from Twolegs, Graystripe was taken captive and briefly became a kittypet. He befriended a fellow kittypet, Millie, and the two left to find Graystripe's home. The two became mates before reuniting with the Clans after moons of traveling, where he happily settled down back to his position as a warrior, and Millie gave birth to Bumblekit, Blossomkit, and Briarkit. He served his Clan until he retired to the elders' den with Sandstorm and Millie; however, Graystripe was exiled for speaking out against the impostor, but returned under Squirrelflight's acting leadership. Later, Graystripe made his own journey to the old forest, where he helped Gremlin's son, Fang, after making a a promise to her in the past, and taught WarriorClan the ways of Clan life. After the destruction of the Moonstone, Graystripe realized that the Clans could live without StarClan, and he also came to realization with his own place within the Clan, venturing back to ThunderClan.

History

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The Prophecies Begin

Graypaw is a young ThunderClan apprentice who encounters a kittypet named Rusty. When Rusty is accepted into ThunderClan as Firepaw, he, Graypaw, and Ravenpaw form a tight-knit group. After Ravenpaw reveals to his friends that Tigerclaw murdered Redtail, Graypaw and Firepaw have him escape to live with the loner, Barley. Graypaw and Firepaw battle ShadowClan and become warriors, Graystripe and Fireheart. Bluestar sends them on a mission to retrieve the banished WindClan, and they feed the starving RiverClan behind Bluestar's back when their fish are poisoned.

When Graystripe falls in the river, he is rescued by the RiverClan warrior, Silverstream, and pursues a relationship with her. Because of this, he neglects his apprentice, Brackenpaw, often missing training sessions. Silverstream becomes pregnant with Graystripe's kits, but she dies while kitting, leaving Graystripe devastated.

He brings their children, Stormkit and Featherkit, to ThunderClan. However, to avoid battle, Graystripe yields the kits to RiverClan under Crookedstar's command and decides to stay with them. However, during a battle at Sunningrocks, Leopardstar, now as leader, commands Graystripe to attack Fireheart. Graystripe cannot bring himself to, and she exiles him, forcing Graystripe to return to ThunderClan.

When Firestar becomes leader, he wishes to appoint Graystripe as his deputy, but decides against it due to the gray tom's disloyalty, and appoints Whitestorm instead. In the battle with BloodClan, Whitestorm is killed, and Graystripe is chosen to succeed him.

The New Prophecy

Graystripe leads an attack on the construction Twolegs alongside Squirrelpaw to free the trapped cats, including Leafpaw. He manages to help open several cages before being snatched up by the Twolegs. Firestar grieves heavily for the loss of his friend, refusing to believe he is dead. Firestar does not appoint a new deputy for many moons, though eventually a sign by StarClan is sent to Leafpaw, and a vigil is held for Graystripe. Brambleclaw is selected to succeed his position.

Power of Three

Graystripe finds his way to the Clans in their new territories along with his new mate, Millie. Because of this, Firestar is conflicted about whether Graystripe should return as deputy, but StarClan ultimately approves of Brambleclaw remaining deputy. Millie later gives birth to their kits, Bumblekit, Briarkit, and Blossomkit, and Graystripe is able to be a proper father to his second litter of kits.

Omen of the Stars

Graystripe cares for his daughter, Briarpaw, after she breaks her spine trying to save Longtail from a falling tree. When a patrol of cats visits the Tribe of Rushing Water, it is revealed that Graystripe is the grandfather of Stormfur's kits, Lark and Pine. He takes part in the battle against the Dark Forest and is devastated when Firestar dies.

A Vision of Shadows

Millie has joined Graystripe in the elders' den where they, along with Sandstorm and Purdy, are cared for by apprentices, including Alderpaw and Sparkpaw, the latter of which reminds Graystripe of his old friend, Firestar. After Sandstorm dies on the journey to find SkyClan, Graystripe mourns the loss of yet another old friend and mourns again when Purdy dies suddenly seasons later. Around this time, he and Millie become the grandparents to Blossomfall's litter, and Graystripe spends a lot of time interacting with his grandkits. He comforts Millie after the death of their daughter, Briarlight. He also voices disapproval when Tigerheart, now Tigerstar, becomes ShadowClan's leader, as he remembers when the first Tigerstar became leader.

The Broken Code

Graystripe is now joined by Brackenfur, Brightheart, and Cloudtail in the elders' den. He speaks highly of Bramblestar at the leader's funeral. He becomes displeased when the impostor, posing as Bramblestar, disregards the needs of the elders and tries to stop the impostor from exiling Squirrelflight. After Bramblestar's impostor tightens his grip on ThunderClan, Graystripe openly exposes him as a fraud and calls him a weak leader, resulting in the impostor angrily exiling Graystripe from ThunderClan, along with several other cats who stand with Graystripe. However, after the impostor is exposed during a battle, Graystripe returned to ThunderClan under Squirrelflight's acting leadership.

Super Editions

This section summarizes Graystripe's significant Super Editions appearances. If you're looking for a full list, find one here!

In Bramblestar's Storm, Graystripe assists his Clan in surviving the flooding of the lake and offers advice to ThunderClan's new leader, Bramblestar. Feeling his age, he eventually retires to the elders' den along with Sandstorm.

In Graystripe's Vow, following the impostor's defeat, ThunderClan begins to divide themselves under Squirrelflight's acting leadership, and Graystripe feels out of place. With Squirrelflight struggling, he promises her to help advise her; however, after Flipclaw, Flywhisker, Snaptooth, and Thornclaw leave the Clan to go for a wander, Graystripe decides to join them. He and Flipclaw go to the mountains, where Graystripe reunites with Stormfur and his Tribe kin. Stoneteller tells Graystripe that he still has a part to play in with helping the Clans, and after having a vision of Feathertail by the Moonstone, Graystripe decides to visit the old forest.

He meets WarriorClan, a group of kittypets that act as warriors. He also meets Fang, a cat's son that he made a vow to in the past, and Fang asks if that promise extended to Gremlin's kits. Following the Moonstone's destruction, Graystripe and WarriorClan help Fang free kittypets trapped in a Twoleg den. He makes Fang the deputy of WarriorClan, and Petunia the medicine cat, before leaving to go back to ThunderClan, after realizing that the Clans can live without StarClan and his own place within the Clan.

In the past, Graystripe struggles to lead ThunderClan following Firestar's absence to find SkyClan. When BloodClan and their leader, Fury, decide to take revenge on the Clans, Graystripe finds himself questioning his status as the temporary leader of the Clan, which furthers when the Clan begin to disagree with Graystripe's choices. Graystripe finds an ally in Gremlin, a heavily pregnant BloodClan queen, and she informs him of BloodClan's plan for revenge if he can give her and her brother, Scraps, sanctuary in ThunderClan. Graystripe leads ThunderClan in the battle with BloodClan and convinces Fury to surrender after offering her help for a critical wound. Firestar and Sandstorm return from their journey, and Graystripe admits that he is satisfied as Firestar's deputy, but doesn't believe he is able to be a proper leader.

Graystripe's Adventure

Following his capture, Graystripe is now a kittypet living with Twolegs. He befriends a fellow kittypet named Millie and teaches her about Clan life and how to fight and hunt. Silverstream appears in his dreams and encourages him to find ThunderClan. He offers Millie to join him, but she refuses. He leaves without her, determined to find Firestar, but grows weak with hunger and thirst. Millie finds him and rescues him from starvation.

During their journey, Millie becomes injured when the two are chased by a monster in a cornfield. They rest with some loners in their barn. The Twoleg and cats there have an uneasy relationship, but Graystripe helps to bridge their bond by saving one of the Twoleg kits from drowning. He and Millie continue on their journey and they find Graystripe's old home destroyed by Twolegs. Disheartened, the pair finds Ravenpaw and Barley who inform them the Clans had left moons ago.

Graystripe becomes frustrated with Millie's inability to forget her old kittypet tendencies and is hit by a monster while scolding her. He recovers at Diesel's place and becomes jealous of Millie's friendliness with Diesel, realizing he has developed feelings for Millie. Graystripe and Millie journey to the sun-drown-place and head to the lake territories where they are reunited with the Clans.

Detailed description

Graystripe is a big,^[28] solid,^[8] dark gray tom^[25] with a stripe of darker gray fur running down his back, a torn left ear,^[27] yellow eyes,^[26] and shaggy fur.^[29]

Character pixels

Main images

Please do not edit this gallery Kit Version Apprentice Version Warrior Version Deputy Version Leader Version Kittypet Version Loner Version Elder Version

Alternate images

Please do not edit this gallery Alternate Warrior Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Graystripe on the reprinted cover of Forest of Secrets Graystripe in The Prophecies Begin Graystripe in Bluestar's Prophecy Graystripe in Crookedstar's Promise Graystripe in A Shadow in RiverClan Graystripe in Battles of the Clans Graystripe in Ravenpaw's Path Graystripe in The Heart of a Warrior Graystripe on the cover of The Lost Warrior Graystripe on the cover of Warrior's Return Graystripe on the cover of Warrior's Return Graystripe in The Lost Warrior Graystripe in Graystripe's Adventure Graystripe in Graystripe's Vow Graystripe on the full cover of Graystripe's Vow Graystripe in The Ultimate Guide Graystripe's Warriors official website fact sheet Graystripe's icon on the Warriors family tree

Killed victims

This list shows the victims Graystripe has killed:

• Whiteclaw^[30] (Caused, accidental)
• Clawface^[31]
• Darkstripe^[32]

Ceremonies

Graystripe's warrior ceremony

Bluestar: I, Bluestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Firepaw, Graypaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your lives? Firepaw and Graypaw: I do. Bluestar: Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior names: Graypaw, from this moment you will be known as Graystripe. StarClan honors your bravery and strength, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan. Firepaw, from this moment you will be called Fireheart. StarClan honors your bravery and your strength, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan. Fireheart, I am proud to have you as my warrior. Serve your Clan well, young one. Everyone: Fireheart! Graystripe! Fireheart! Graystripe! Reference: Into the Wild, pages 269-270

Graystripe's deputy ceremony

Firestar: Whitestorm, no! Graystripe, find Cinderpelt! Whitestorm: Too late, I go to hunt with StarClan now. Firestar: You can't—the Clan needs you! I need you! Whitestorm: You will find others... Trust your heart, Firestar. You have always known that Graystripe is the cat that StarClan destined to be your deputy. Firestar: Whitestorm.... Graystripe, you heard what he said, he chose you. I say these words before the body of Whitestorm, that his spirit will hear and approve my choice. Graystripe will be the new deputy of ThunderClan. Graystripe: Are you... are you sure? Firestar: Never surer. Now, Graystripe! Reference: The Darkest Hour, pages 296-297

Graystripe's elder ceremony
Bramblestar: Graystripe, is it your wish to give up the role of warrior and go to join the elders? Graystripe: It is. Bramblestar: Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest. Reference: Bramblestar's Storm, page 453

Personality and Relationships

Graystripe is playful, devoted, and trustworthy. He was Firestar's best friend, serving as his loyal deputy and advisor for many moons. For more of Graystripe's personality and relationships, click here!

Family

Graystripe's mother is Willowpelt, and his half-siblings are Sorreltail, Sootfur, and Rainwhisker. Graystripe fell in love with Silverstream, a RiverClan warrior, but she died giving birth to their kits, Stormfur and Feathertail. After Graystripe reunited with ThunderClan, he and Millie had Bumblestripe, Blossomfall and Briarlight. For more of Graystripe's family, click here!

Appearances

Trivia

Did you know Graystripe is Kate Cary's favorite Warriors character? For more trivia about Graystripe, click here!

Quotes

External links

Notes

Notes and references

v • d • e Major Warriors characters
The Prophecies Begin	Firestar • Graystripe • Yellowfang • Cinderpelt • Spottedleaf • Sandstorm • Cloudtail • Bluestar • Tigerstar
The New Prophecy	Brambleclaw • Feathertail • Stormfur • Squirrelflight • Crowfeather • Tawnypelt • Leafpool • Hawkfrost • Mothwing
Power of Three	Lionblaze • Jayfeather • Hollyleaf • Breezepelt • Rock • Sol • Ashfur
Omen of the Stars	Dovewing • Ivypool • Lionblaze • Jayfeather • Cinderheart • Hawkfrost • Tigerstar • Firestar • Flametail
Dawn of the Clans	Gray Wing • Clear Sky • Thunder • Tall Shadow • Wind Runner • River Ripple • Turtle Tail • Jagged Peak • Storm • Bright Stream
A Vision of Shadows	Alderheart • Needletail • Twigbranch • Violetshine • Darktail • Tree • Rowanclaw • Tigerstar • Leafstar • Finleap
The Broken Code	Bristlefrost • Rootspring • Shadowsight • Bramblestar • Squirrelflight • Bramblestar's impostor
Graystripe's Adventure	Graystripe • Millie
Tigerstar and Sasha	Sasha • Ken • Jean • Pine • Shnuky • Tigerstar
Ravenpaw's Path	Ravenpaw • Barley
SkyClan and the Stranger	Leafstar • Billystorm • Sol
Super Editions	Firestar • Sandstorm • Leafstar • Skywatcher • Bluestar • Thistleclaw • Snowfur • Goosefeather • Crookedstar • Oakheart • Rainflower • Mapleshade • Sharpclaw • Echosong • Stick • Yellowfang • Sagewhisker • Brokenstar • Raggedstar • Tallstar • Jake • Sparrow • Bramblestar • Squirrelflight • Jessy • Moth Flight • Micah • Hawkwing • Tigerheart • Dovewing • Spire • Crowfeather • Breezepelt • Nightcloud • Ashfoot • Squirrelflight • Bramblestar • Moonlight • Graystripe • Gremlin • Fang
Novellas	Hollyleaf • Fallen Leaves • Mistystar • Mothwing • Cloudstar • Tigerclaw • Leafpool • Squirrelflight • Dovewing • Bumblestripe • Mapleshade • Goosefeather • Ravenpaw • Pinestar • Spottedleaf • Thistleclaw • Thunderstar • Lightning Tail • Redtail • Tawnypelt • Shadowstar • Pebbleshine • Tree • Mothwing

v • d • e ThunderClan cats
Leader	Squirrelflight
Deputy	Lionblaze
Medicine cats	Jayfeather • Alderheart
Warriors	Thornclaw • Whitewing • Birchfall • Mousewhisker (Baypaw) • Poppyfrost • Cinderheart (Finchpaw) • Bumblestripe • Blossomfall • Ivypool • Cherryfall • Molewhisker • Lilyheart (Flamepaw) • Dewnose • Stormcloud • Fernsong • Sorrelstripe • Hollytuft • Sparkpelt • Honeyfur • Leafshade • Twigbranch • Finleap • Eaglewing (Myrtlepaw) • Plumstone • Shellfur • Snaptooth • Flywhisker • Spotfur • Bristlefrost • Thriftear • Flipclaw
Apprentices	Baypaw • Myrtlepaw • Flamepaw • Finchpaw
Queens	Daisy
Kits	N/A
Elders	Graystripe • Brackenfur • Brightheart • Cloudtail