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"I'm not sure it's smart to criticize one of Tigerstar's kin." |
— Hollowspring to Lightleap about Shadowsight in Darkness Within, page 141 |
Hollowspring is a black tom.[14]
Hollowspring is a ShadowClan warrior under Tigerstar's leadership in the lake territories. He was born in ShadowClan as Hollowkit to Berryheart and Sparrowtail alongside his littermates, Spirekit and Sunkit, while journeying back to ShadowClan. During their travels, Hollowkit was snatched by an owl, and though he was saved by Tigerheart, it resulted in the tabby tom's death. He joined ShadowClan with his family after Tigerheart's resurrection, and he was later apprenticed as Hollowpaw to Grassheart. Afterwards, he became a warrior as Hollowspring. When Berryheart was exiled from ShadowClan, he decided to be exiled with her alongside his mother. They were joined by Hollowspring's father, Sparrowtail. He later settled in RiverClan with his mother when she was appointed as Splashtail's new deputy. After Splashtail's defeat and Berryheart's death, Hollowspring and Sparrowtail returned to ShadowClan.
History[]
In the A Vision of Shadows arc[]
River of Fire[]
- Hollowkit is with his parents and littermates when Violetshine greets Berryheart, she notices Berryheart's kits, and their mother introduces them to Violetshine, adding that one of them may be her apprentice, which causes the littermates to fight over who receives her as a mentor.
- Berryheart explains that while going back to ShadowClan, an owl came and attempted to take Hollowkit, and Tigerheart managed to free Hollowkit but resulted in the owl dropping Tigerheart, which caused the dark tabby to suffer massive internal injuries. Violetshine then notices that Hollowkit has multiple clumps of fur missing and a healing scratch on his shoulder. Berryheart continues, saying that despite their attempts to get him to Puddleshine, Tigerheart succumbed to his injuries. Hollowkit and his littermates are present when Tigerheart is resurrected as Tigerstar and follows his family to the now revived ShadowClan.
The Raging Storm[]
- While Alderheart is in ShadowClan's camp treating Puddleshine, he hears Berryheart hurrying toward him. She says that Hollowkit has a cough and is worried for his life. Alderheart examines him and tells the queen it is not serious. He gives Berryheart some tansy for the kit and advises her to keep him away from his siblings. The queen tells him Sunkit and Spirekit are sleeping with Yarrowleaf's kits, and Alderheart tells Berryheart that is fine.
In The Broken Code[]
Lost Stars[]
- Hollowpaw has earned his warrior name of Hollowspring.
Darkness Within[]
- "I guess it's okay for some cats to ruin a hunt. I guess some cats can do whatever they like."
- ―Hollowspring angry with Shadowsight Darkness Within, page 141
In the A Starless Clan arc[]
River[]
- Hollowspring: "We'll never forget what that mange-pelt did to us. But now at least it feels as if the five Clans are closer than ever before."
- Hopwhisker: "Who knows? Maybe one day soon they'll be so much peace and stability, there won't even need to be a border patrol."
- River, page 129
- Hollowspring goes on a dawn patrol with Hopwhisker and his sister, Sunbeam. While on patrol, he and Hopwhisker discuss the current peace between the Clans. Hollowspring advocates that there will always be a need to patrol borders and practice battle training, and snarks at his sister when her somber response ruins the mood. At the RiverClan border at the greenleaf Twolegplace, they discover Twoleg garbage everywhere, and Hollowspring recoils from the stench. Hopwhisker attempts to search the mess for prey, but ends up injuring her paw. Sunbeam suggests they should take Hopwhisker to Mothwing in RiverClan since they happen to be closer, and calls over Lizardtail and Nightsky for help. Hollowspring and Sunbeam help Hopwhisker over to RiverClan's territory, though he and Sunbeam are confused when Nightsky leaves them outside of their camp to fetch Mothwing. Mothwing and her apprentice Frostpaw arrive to help Hopwhisker, and Hollowspring and Sunbeam help escort Hopwhisker back home. Later, he and Flaxfoot catch some pigeons in the pine branches until Flaxfoot loses his pigeon in a bramble thicket. Hollowspring gently teases his Clanmate for being clumsy.
Sky[]
- When Sunbeam recalls her visit to RiverClan, she notes that she was with Hollowspring.
Thunder[]
- «Hollowspring was there too, and Sunbeam realized, with a pang, how long it had been since she'd spoken to her littermate. He had always been aloof, and now that he was in a different Clan, Sunbeam wondered if she'd ever share tongues with him again.»
- —Sunbeam's thoughts on Hollowspring Thunder (book), page 311
Wind[]
- Coming Soon
Star[]
- Coming Soon
In the Super Editions[]
Tigerheart's Shadow[]
- Hollowkit is born to Berryheart and Sparrowtail, along with his siblings, Sunkit and Spirekit. The young tom, Spirekit, and Sunkit are now one moon old. The kits have tasted their first prey and are now exploring around. Despite their growth, Hollowkit and his siblings still suckle from their mother. Sometime after, Hollowkit and his brother, Spirekit, stalk Lightkit and Pouncekit, with Tigerheart wondering if the kits are old enough to travel yet. The kits tussle, and Hollowkit pounces at Pouncekit. The tom-kit rears and hooks his tiny claws into the gray kit's shoulder, so she flops down dramatically with a wail. Hollowkit stands triumphantly on Pouncekit's flank. Tigerheart drops a mouse, and the kits rush over.
- Lightkit sniffs at the prey, and Hollowkit and Spirekit hurry over. Spirekit complains, and his brother wrinkles his nose. At dusk, the tom-kit is seen exploring beyond the camp wall with Sunkit, and Dovewing sees the kits as they sniff at some roots. An owl swoops overhead the distracted kits, and Tigerheart orders them to hide. Before he can move, the owl dives for Hollowkit, its talons reaching out to grab him. Dovewing and Tigerheart manage to fight the owl off, but Tigerheart is seriously wounded. As his mate screeches with Berryheart, the kits mewl in terror. When Tigerheart dies and joins StarClan, he sees Hollowkit with his brother and sister, along with his own kits, being shielded by Berryheart, Cloverfoot, and Cinnamon from his corpse, as it is being carried by Sparrowtail and Rippletail. While his companion, Cinnamon, checks his legs, Hollowkit, and his siblings hide behind their mother. Berryheart thanks Tigerheart for saving Hollowkit, and he remembers how light-weighted the tom was as he saved him. He and the other cats return to ShadowClan and are accepted with joy.
Squirrelflight's Hope[]
- He and his littermates are now apprentices, and his mentor is Grassheart.
In the Novellas[]
Tawnypelt's Clan[]
- He is mentioned by his mother Berryheart to Dovewing, asking if she thinks Hollowkit is coming down with a cold. Dovewing dismisses it and says he is fine. This irritates Tawnypelt, who wonders if Dovewing even cares if a kit is sick. He is later seen by Tawnypelt, playing with the other kits while Berryheart and Cloverfoot watch over them, having recovered from whatever illness Berryheart thought he may have.
Character pixels[]
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. |
Official art[]
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Kin[]
Members[]
Mother:
- Berryheart:[3] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member
Father:
- Sparrowtail:[1] Living (As of Star)
Sisters:
- Needletail:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sunbeam:[3] Living (As of Star)
Brother:
- Cloverfoot:[16] Living (As of Star)
- Beenose:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Yarrowleaf:[16] Living (As of Star)
- Bluebellkit:[blog 1] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Frondwhisker:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Gullswoop:[17] Living (As of Star)
- Dewkit:[18] Deceased, residence unknown
- Mistcloud:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Uncles:
Grandmothers:
Grandfather:
Great-uncle:
First cousins:
- Flaxfoot:[21] Living (As of Star)
- Hopwhisker:[21] Living (As of Star)
Tree[]
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Kinkfur ♀ | Scorchfur ♂ | Snowbird ♀ | Ratscar ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewkit ♀ | Mistcloud ♀ | Sparrowtail ♂ | Berryheart ♀ | Cloverfoot ♀ | Beenose ♀ | Yarrowleaf ♀ | Nettle ♂ | Buster ♂ | Gullswoop ♀ | Frondwhisker ♀ | Conefoot ♂ | Bluebellkit ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See more | Fringewhisker ♀ | Spireclaw ♂ | Hollowspring ♂ | Needletail ♀ | Flaxfoot ♂ | Hopwhisker ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunbeam ♀ | Nightheart ♂ | See more | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances[]
- Tigerheart's Shadow (First appearance)
- River of Fire
- Tawnypelt's Clan
- The Raging Storm
- Squirrelflight's Hope (Allegiance only)
- Lost Stars (Allegiance only)
- The Silent Thaw (Allegiance only)
- Veil of Shadows (Allegiance only)
- Darkness Within
- Graystripe's Vow (Allegiance only)
- Daisy's Kin (Allegiance only)
- The Place of No Stars (Allegiance only)
- A Light in the Mist (Allegiance only)
- River
- Sky (Allegiances appearance; mentioned in text)
- Shadow (Allegiance only)
- Thunder
- Wind
- Star
- The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition
Trivia[]
Mistakes[]
- He is listed twice in the allegiances of Ivypool's Heart.[22]
- He is said to have been born in ShadowClan,[23] when he was born a rogue.[3]
External links[]
- Exclusive! Veil of Shadows: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Nothing But Stories on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Exclusive! Graystripe's Vow: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! Darkness Within: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! The Place of No Stars Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! A Warrior's Choice Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! A Light in the Mist: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! River: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! Sky: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! Shadow: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Kits and queens on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Exclusive! Thunder: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive: Wind chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Thunder recap: the story so far on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Exclusive! Ivypool's Heart chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Mini Figures Series 7 cats: the details on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Exclusive! Star chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Wind recap: the story so far on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- The cats of A Starless Clan on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Exclusive! The Elders' Quest chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Nightheart and Sunbeam: our favorite moments on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
Fan content[]
- Wind: A look at the most popular fan theories on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Sparrowtail and Hollowspring artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 35
- ↑ Revealed in Star, page 215
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 32
- ↑ Revealed in Veil of Shadows, page 150
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Revealed in Thunder, page 326
- ↑ Revealed in Wind, page 271
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 33
- ↑ Revealed in River of Fire, chapter 6
- ↑ Revealed in River of Fire, chapter 19
- ↑ Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 29
- ↑ Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 19
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Lost Stars, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in The Raging Storm, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow comic
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 30
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Revealed in Shattered Sky, allegiances
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Revealed in Night Whispers, page 241
- ↑ Revealed in Night Whispers, page 246
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 279
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Revealed in River of Fire, chapter 17
- ↑ Revealed in Ivypool's Heart, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Star, pages 214-215
- ↑ Sunbeam and her brothers' ages are a bit tricky to calculate. River of Fire places their birth in leaf-fall since the entire book takes place during those moons.[8][9] However, Tigerheart's Shadow places their birth in leaf-bare.[10][1] In addition, Sunbeam and her brothers are two moons younger than Shadowsight and his littermates.[11][7]
Author references
ShadowClan cats | |
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Leader | Tigerstar |
Deputy | Cloverfoot |
Medicine cats | Puddleshine • Shadowsight |
Warriors | Snowbird • Tawnypelt • Scorchfur • Sparrowtail • Dovewing • Grassheart • Stonewing • Yarrowleaf • Slatefur • Whorlpelt • Snaketooth (Redpaw) • Flowerstem • Blazefire • Cinnamontail • Gullswoop • Pouncestep • Spireclaw • Hollowspring • Flaxfoot • Hopwhisker • Fringewhisker (Sprucepaw) • Birchfeather • Firbark • Streamripple • Bloompetal • Whisperbreeze |
Apprentices | Redpaw • Sprucepaw |
Queen | Lightleap |
Kits | Quickkit • Beechkit • Poolkit |
Elders | Oakfur |