| "Mosspaw is big and strong. He'll be fine." |
| — Flintfang about Mosspaw in Yellowfang's Secret, chapter 36 |
Mosspaw is a big[5] brown-and-white[6] tom[5] with very pale blue eyes.[7]
![[6]](#cite_note-familytreeMosspaw_(ShC).Icon.png-6){kind=link}
History[]
In the Super Editions[]
Yellowfang's Secret[]
- Mosskit is born to Featherstorm and Blizzardwing, along with his siblings, Volekit and Dawnkit. When Brokenstar calls a Clan meeting, he asks Featherstorm where her kits are, telling her to fetch them at once. She protests, responding to him that they had just gone to sleep, that and they are not old enough to catch their own prey. Despite her objections, Brokenstar orders her to get them. Featherstorm does as she is told, and gathers her kits. Mosskit and his siblings are brought out, and noted to be sleepy. Yellowfang tells Brokenstar that Mosskit is not old enough to become an apprentice, but he cuts her off, saying that it was his decision as ShadowClan's leader. Featherstorm reluctantly prods the kit awake, and he steps forward, looking uncertain. Brokenstar announces him as Mosspaw, announcing himself as his mentor, and the little tom looks startled, yet proud. Mosspaw participates in a training session with the other kits while Brokenstar supervises, but Brownkit and Wetkit get the angle wrong on a double-attack move and they kill Mosspaw by accident. The kits are sent back to camp and Yellowfang brings the dead apprentice back.
In the Novellas[]
Blackfoot's Reckoning[]
- Blackfoot laments over Mosspaw's death, feeling sick to his stomach whenever he recalls the young apprentice. Blackfoot thinks to himself that he knew these cats were too young, and knew that from the moment that Mosspaw broke his neck in a training accident. Blackfoot tries to reassure himself, saying that these kinds of things could happen to any cat, but the guilt still eats away at him. He knew that he needed to listen to Raggedstar, though, because that is what Clan cats do that separates them from rogues.
In the Stand-Alone Graphic Novels[]
Exile from ShadowClan[]
- In ShadowClan's camp, Mosspaw looks excitedly onward with Littlekit, Dawnkit, and Volekit. Later, Featherstorm is forced to join the exiled elders after Mosspaw's death during a training session, and Featherstorm heavily grieves his death. When Nightpelt comes across a battle patrol, he is shocked to see Volepaw, Dawnpaw, and Littlepaw with them since they are also too young to become apprentices just like Mosspaw was. Featherstorm fears for her kits' safety due to Mosspaw's untimely death.
Character pixels[]
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. .kit.png "Mosspaw (ShC).kit.png (13 KB)") Kit Version .apprentice.png "Mosspaw (ShC).apprentice.png (22 KB)") Apprentice Version .star.png "Mosspaw (ShC).star.png (10 KB)") StarClan Version |
Official art[]
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Please do not edit this gallery .EFS.png "Mosspaw (ShC).EFS.png (738 KB)") Mosspaw (ShC) in Exile from ShadowClan .concept.png "Mosspaw (ShC).concept.png (441 KB)") Concept artwork for Mosspaw (ShC) .Icon.png "Mosspaw (ShC).Icon.png (3 KB)"){kind=icon} Mosspaw (ShC)'s icon on the Warriors family tree |
Kin[]
Members[]
Father:
- Blizzardwing:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Mother:
- Featherstorm:[3] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Brother:
- Volewhisper:[3] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Sister:
Half-brothers:
- Raggedstar:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Scorchwind:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Blackstar:[10] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Flintfang:[10] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-sister:
See more
Niece:
- Blossomkit:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
![[11]](#cite_note-familytreeFinchflight.family.png-11){kind=link}
Niece/Nephews:
- Swampkit:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Unnamed kits:[12] Status unknown
Half-nephews:
- Brokenstar:[13] Deceased, no residence
- Badgerfang:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rowanclaw:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cedarheart:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
![[15]](#cite_note-familytreeScorchwind.family.png-15){kind=link}
Half-nieces:
Half-niece/nephew:
- Lavenderkit:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-grandnephews:
Half-grandniece:
Half-great-grandnephews:
- Juniperclaw:[17] Deceased, verified border guardian between the Dark Forest and StarClan
- Strikestone:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shadowsight:[18] Living (As of The Elders' Quest)
- Birchfeather:[19] Living (As of The Elders' Quest)
- Rowankit:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-grandnieces:
- Sleekwhisker:[20] Living (As of River of Fire)
- Lightleap:[18] Living (As of The Elders' Quest)
- Pouncestep:[18] Living (As of The Elders' Quest)
Tree[]
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances[]
- Yellowfang's Secret †
- Exile from ShadowClan
- Blackfoot's Reckoning (Mentioned only)
- Secrets of the Clans (First appearance; mentioned only) (Retconned)
Trivia[]
Mistakes[]
- He has been mistakenly called Molekit.[3]
- It is said he became an apprentice when he was four moons old.[21]
Continuity[]
The following information is from sources considered non-canon, retconned, or from adapted material.
- On Vicky's Facebook, Mosspaw is a white tom with dark brown patches and green eyes.[22]
- In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Mosspaw is briefly mentioned as one of Brokenstar's apprentices and is said to have died mysteriously before becoming a warrior.[23]
External links[]
- The Warrior Code: An Outdated Relic? on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Clan or Kin? on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- A matter of choice on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- A bully with no brains on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Top five medicine cats of The Prophecies Begin on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- The forest map: ShadowClan on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 464
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 405
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 418
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 451
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Exile from ShadowClan, page 5
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 406
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, allegiances
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, page 260
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 255
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 320
- ↑ Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, page 279
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Revealed in Dark River, page 21
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Revealed in Shattered Sky, pages 114-115
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, page 187
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Revealed in River, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, pages 347-348
- ↑ Revealed in Exile from ShadowClan, page 13
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 64
