Jacques

"Didn't your mother tell you about us? Behave yourself or the big fierce kittypets will get you?"

— Jacques to Violetshine in River of Fire, page 221

Jacques
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	Kittypet
Names
Kittypet:	Jacques
Book appearances
Living	Starlight, Twilight, The Forgotten Warrior, River of Fire
Living	Starlight, Twilight, The Forgotten Warrior, River of Fire

Jacques is a big, sleek, and lean black-and-white tom with a jagged torn ear, yellow eyes, and a scar over his nose.

History

In The New Prophecy arc

Starlight

As cats from the Clans settle around the lake, five cats, Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Crowfeather, Mistyfoot, and Tawnypelt, are chosen to patrol the lake to decide borders and lay out territories for the four Clans. As they are starting on ShadowClan, Squirrelflight encounters Jacques, and both cats get into a battle. Brambleclaw comes to Squirrelflight's aid, but as Brambleclaw joins her, Susan joins Jacques, and they both put up quite a fight for kittypets. Mistyfoot, RiverClan's deputy, comes and helps Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight. Crowfeather and Tawnypelt charge across the forest to help the cats, but Jacques' Twoleg screeches something at the doorway. His screeching eventually leading Jacques into running back into his Twoleg nest.

Twilight

Squirrelflight: "Trouble with kittypets? ShadowClan? You're telling me a whole Clan of warriors can't deal with a couple of kittypets?"

Tawnypelt: "It's not funny. Yesterday they caught Talonpaw out on his own. They attacked him and left him wounded. He managed to drag himself back to camp, but he died."

^{Twilight, page 179}

He and Susan brutally attack Talonpaw, a ShadowClan apprentice, when he is hunting alone. After managing to drag himself back to camp, the young apprentice dies from his injuries. Rowanclaw, who was his mentor, leads a patrol to take revenge on the kittypets, but Susan and Jacques flee for their Twoleg nest, and their Twoleg throws something at the patrol, wounding Cedarheart. Squirrelflight retells the story to Firestar, adding in that they've been terrorized by Jacques and Susan. Brambleclaw, Brackenfur, Thornclaw, Cloudtail, Rainwhisker, Squirrelflight, Tawnypelt, Russetfur, Rowanclaw, and Oakfur launch an attack on the nest, using Tawnypelt as bait to get Susan and Jacques to come out. When Tawnypelt pretends to cry out for help, Jacques pushes his muzzle into her face, and says that they wouldn't hurt her, but rip a few pawfuls of her fur out.

This is done to cut Susan and Jacques off from the Twoleg nest. Susan and Jacques are let off with a threatening warning: if they ever again harm any Clan cat, they will be killed. Jacques was seen charging at Cloudtail, fighting with Rowanclaw, and tussling with Squirrelflight. She pushed him into Brambleclaw, who pinned him to the ground. Jacques is last seen running back to his Twolegs along with Susan.

In the Omen of the Stars arc

The Forgotten Warrior

"ShadowClan warriors fought a battle with the two kittypets at the Twoleg nest. We won't be having anymore trouble with them for a while."

―Blackstar about Jacques and Susan ^{The Forgotten Warrior, page 81}

Jacques does not formally appear, but is mentioned, though not by name, at a Gathering by Blackstar, saying that Toadfoot and Tawnypelt had defeated the two kittypets in a battle at the Twoleg nest. Toadfoot's eye is swollen from a scratch, suggesting the kittypets had put up a decent fight.

In the A Vision of Shadows arc

River of Fire

While out searching for Yarrowleaf's kits, Flaxkit and Hopkit, Violetshine, Yarrowleaf, Rowanclaw, and a few other cats encounter Jacques, finding him louging on a tree. Violetshine looks up and spots the kittypet, noticing a scratch on his face, but he has powerful claws, and she asks if he's really a Twoleg pet. Jacques questions if her mother didn't tell her that if she doesn't behave the fierce kittypets will get her, amusement gone from his voice.

Rowanclaw exclaims the big tom's name, stating ShadowClan has had issues with him and his friend, Susan, before, but his old Clan had more to worry about with Darktail. Yarrowleaf tremblingly asks if Jacques has her kits, causing him to sneer at her, but offers to lead the patrol to where her kits are. The ginger queen desperately agrees, and Jacques tells the warriors that if anyone lays one claw on him, Flaxkit and Hopkit will be lost to them for good.

The black-and-white kittypet stretches before leaping down from his lounging spot, and waves his tail as he leads Violetshine and her Clanmates through the woods. Upon reaching Raven, Sleekwhisker, and Nettle, Jacques strolls up to Susan and settles down, while Tawnypelt explains that the rogues captured her when she went to find Flaxkit and Hopkit. Rowanclaw engages in a battle with the rogues, and Jacques manages to pin Violetshine against the ground.

She struggles under his hulking weight as his fur presses into her mouth, blocking her breathing. Pain scorches in her hindquarters as Jacques claws at them. Tawnypelt tears Jacques off Violetshine, slashing at him fiercely with well-aimed blows, while, despite his strength, Jacques’ blows are clumsy and off balance. Jacques flees the fight, and runs back to his Twoleg den.

In the Super Editions

Onestar's Confession

At a Gathering, Onestar hears Blackstar gives his thanks to ThunderClan for helping drive off Jacques and Susan, two kittypets who were terrorizing ShadowClan and murdered one of their apprentices.

In the Field Guides

The Ultimate Guide

Although not mentioned by name, it is mentioned on Russetfur's page that Russetfur played a vital role in establishing the territories by the lake when she took on the troublesome kittypets who lived in a Twoleg den amid the pine trees.

Detailed description

Scars and injuries gained

The following is a chronological list of scars and/or major injuries that Jacques has gained:

• A jagged torn ear, obtained prior to Starlight.
• A scar on his nose, obtained prior to River of Fire.

Killed victims

This list shows the victims Jacques has killed:

• Talonpaw (Along with Susan)

Appearances

• Onestar's Confession (Indirect mention only)
• Starlight (First appearance)
• Twilight
• Long Shadows (Indirect mention only)
• The Forgotten Warrior (Indirect mention only)
• Bramblestar's Storm (Indirect mention only)
• River of Fire
• Secrets of the Clans (Mentioned only; retconned)
• The Ultimate Guide (Indirect mention only)

Trivia

Continuity

The following information is from sources considered non-canon, retconned, or from adapted material.

• In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Jacques and Susan are mentioned for the first time by their names. They are both described as bullies who attack weaker cats and escape into their Twoleg nest when beginning to lose a fight. It is also mentioned that they were punished for their deeds by ShadowClan and ThunderClan.