| "Harepounce died first, refusing to eat a mouthful from the moment they dug up the rotten prey and instead giving all her meager share to her kits." |
| — Narrator about Harepounce's death in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 9 |
Harepounce is a light brown she-cat with yellow eyes.[2]
History
In the Novellas
Pinestar's Choice
- Oakstar decides to send a raid to scare the kittypets in the Twolegplace to not trespassing. Doefeather selects Harepounce as part of the patrol. During the raid, Doefeather reminds the patrol the aim is to teach a lesson, not to shed blood unnecessarily. Harepounce comments she is happy to teach them a lesson they will not forget. It's noted her fur is turning pale gray in the dusk. A kittypet is soon spotted and Doefeather orders Harepounce, Rooktail, and Flashpaw to go get them. The cats race over a Thunderpath to chase after the kittypet. They hurtle around a corner with the kittypet just ahead of them.
- After the Great Hunger, Pineheart notes that Harepounce died of starvation. When Pineheart is at his leadership ceremony, he is overjoyed to see Harepounce among the ranks of StarClan and says ThunderClan misses them so much. The cats nod, their eyes noted to be full of stars.
Goosefeather's Curse
- Harepounce is seen depositing prey on the fresh-kill pile with her apprentice, Adderpaw. As Windflight is searching for Swiftpaw, the mentor mentions he wants to take her to battle training with Harepounce and Adderpaw. Goosekit claims that a brown warrior told him where to find Swiftpaw and after he is asked which warrior did, Goosekit admits he doesn't know and he has disappeared. Harepounce gives a roll of her eyes and says fancy that.
- Adderpaw has his warrior ceremony and is renamed Adderfang. Harepounce later gives birth to two daughters named Specklekit and Whitekit. After Goosefeather insists to dig up the prey ThunderClan has buried to preserve, Harepounce rushes from the nursery and joins him, her fur being smothered in wet earth and whiskers drenched in sludge. She still determinedly scratches the ground until they find sodden fur. Harepounce pants and says it's a vole and crouches down to haul it out before sitting back again. The vole has almost wasted and Harepounce says that it is now ruined.
- This causes a great starvation for ThunderClan, and Harepounce is the first to die. She refuses to eat the meager shares of food she was given, and she gives it all to her kits instead. Rainfur takes care of Specklekit and Whitekit and suckles them alongside her own kits after Harepounce's death.
Character pixels
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.  Warrior Version  Queen Version  StarClan Version |
Official art
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Please do not edit this gallery  Harepounce's icon on the Warriors family tree |
Kin
Members
Mate:
- Stagleap:[5] Status unknown
Daughters:
- Speckletail:[4] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- One-eye:[4] Deceased, verified StarClan member
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Grandsons:
- Snowkit:[6] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lionheart:[7] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Runningwind:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Granddaughters:
- Goldenflower:[7] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistlekit:[9] Status unknown
- Mousefur:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-grandsons:
- Bramblestar:[10] Status unknown
- Swiftpaw:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lynxkit:[12][13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Featherkit:[14] Status unknown
- Brackenfur:[15] Living (As of Wind)
- Thornclaw:[16] Living (As of Wind)
Great-granddaughters:
- Tawnypelt:[10] Living (As of Wind)
- Cinderpelt:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Brightheart:[16] Living (As of Wind)
Great-grandkit:
- Cricketkit:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-grandsons:
- Tigerstar:[17] Living (As of Wind)
- Flametail:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Alderheart:[18] Living (As of Wind)
- Juniperkit:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Molepaw:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dewnose:[20] Living (As of Wind)
- Snowbush:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stemleaf[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shellfur:[21] Living (As of Wind)
Great-great-granddaughters:
- Dawnpelt:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sparkpelt:[18] Living (As of Wind)
- Dandelionkit:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Whitewing:[22] Living (As of Wind)
- Ambermoon:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cinderheart:[19] Living (As of Wind)
- Honeyfern:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poppyfrost:[19] Living (As of Wind)
- Lilyheart:[23] Living (As of Wind)
- Seedpaw:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Eaglewing:[21] Living (As of Wind)
- Plumstone:[21] Living (As of Wind)
Great-great-great-grandsons:
- Juniperclaw:[24] Deceased, verified border guardian between the Dark Forest and StarClan
- Strikestone:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shadowsight:[25] Status unknown
- Molewhisker:[26] Living (As of Wind)
- Fernsong:[27] Living (As of Wind)
- Larksong:[28] Status unknown
- Snaptooth:[29] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
Great-great-great-granddaughters:
- Sleekwhisker:[24] Living (As of River of Fire)
- Lightleap:[25] Living (As of Wind)
- Pouncestep:[25] Living (As of Wind)
- Dovewing:[30] Living (As of Wind)
- Ivypool:[30] Living (As of Wind)
- Cherryfall:[26]Living (As of Wind)
- Hollytuft:[27] Living (As of Wind)
- Sorrelstripe:[27] Living (As of Wind)
- Leafshade:[28] Living (As of Wind)
- Honeyfur:[28] Living (As of Wind)
- Flywhisker:[29] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Spotfur:[29] Living (As of Wind)
Great-great-great-great-grandsons:
- Flipclaw:[31] Living (As of Wind)
- Baypaw:[32] Status unknown
- Flamepaw:[32] Status unknown
- Flickerkit: [33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lightleap:[25] Living (As of Wind)
- Pouncestep:[25] Living (As of Wind)
Great-great-great-great-granddaughters:
- Thriftear:[31] Living (As of Wind)
- Bristlefrost:[31] Deceased, no residence
- Myrtlepaw:[32] Status unknown
- Finchpaw:[32] Status unknown
- Shadowsight:[34] Living (As of Wind)
Tree
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Quotes
- Doefeather: "Our plan is to find as many kittypets as we can and give them a good scare—claw their fur if they fight back, but there’s no need to shed blood unnecessarily. They just need to learn to respect the Clan cats, and stay out of our territory!"
- Harepounce: "I’m happy to teach them a lesson they won’t forget."
- Pinestar's Choice
- Goosekit: "A warrior told me he saw Swiftpaw there."
- Larksong: "Which warrior?"
- Goosefeather's Curse
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 8
- ↑ Revealed on Facebook Page
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 44
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 48
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 467
- ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm, page 16
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 116
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 153
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 81
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, pages 95-97
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, pages 62-63
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Revealed in Dark River, pages 20-21
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, chapter 1
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 216
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Revealed in Shattered Sky, page 47
- ↑ Revealed in Midnight, page 17
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, page 348
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 18
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 478
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, allegiances
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Revealed in River of Fire, allegiances
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Revealed in Sunrise, page 317
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Revealed in River of Fire, page 203
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Revealed in Lost Stars, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 253
- ↑ Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, page 187