This article is about Snowkit from A Dangerous Path; you may be looking for either Snowfur from Bluestar's Prophecy, or Snowbush from The Last Hope.| "S'all right." |
| — Snowkit responding to Cinderpelt and Fireheart's treatment in A Dangerous Path, page 81 |
Snowkit is a sturdy,[2] deaf,[6] white tom[2] with blue eyes.[7]
Snowkit was a deaf ThunderClan kit during Bluestar's leadership in the forest territories. He was born as Snowkit to Speckletail and Smallear alongside his sister, Mistlekit. He displayed odd behaviors, first noticed by Brackenfur, which were later identified as deafness. However, Speckletail was fiercely protective of Snowkit and believed he could still become a warrior. She attempted to train him herself with little success. A little later, Snowkit was playing outside the nursery when a hawk swooped into camp. Snowkit, unable to hear the hawk or the warning cries of his Clanmates, was snatched up in the hawk's talons and carried away. He ascended to StarClan afterwards, being able to hear.
Quick Answers
Did Snowkit become Snowtuft?
There is no evidence to suggest that Snowkit survived his attack by the hawk. On her Facebook, Victoria Holmes acknowledged the popular fan theory the Snowkit survived to become the Dark Forest warrior Snowtuft, though she insisted the theory was false.
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Who were Snowkit's parents and siblings?
Snowkit's parents were Speckletail and Smallear. His littermate was Mistlekit, and his older siblings were Lionheart and Goldenflower. However, Snowkit's relation to Smallear and Mistlekit were only ever revealed on the Warriors website family tree.
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What was the cause of Snowkit's death?
Snowkit was killed by a hawk in "A Dangerous Path."
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History[]
In The Prophecies Begin arc[]
Rising Storm[]
- Snowkit is not mentioned by name, but is referred to as Speckletail's kit. He is also her last kit. He is with the Clan when they flee from the fire in the camp. Fireheart carries him, but he is passed to Whitestorm a few times. Fireheart mentions that he is a healthy kit.
A Dangerous Path[]
- Snowkit is still in the nursery with Speckletail. Brackenfur mentions to Fireheart that he has noticed Snowkit behaving a little strangely, and when Fireheart is a bit suspicious, Brackenfur admits that he would like to become Snowkit's mentor when he is ready. Fireheart agrees, and while Brackenfur continues to observe Snowkit, he also suggests that they should have Cinderpelt check on the kit to see if there is anything wrong with him, though mentions to be wary of Speckletail, as she is fiercely protective of her kit.
- Cinderpelt visits the nursery and watches Snowkit play with the other kits for a short time. Bramblekit holds Snowkit down with his claws, and Snowkit squeals, appearing to not be defending himself. Fireheart snaps at Bramblekit, and Goldenflower makes Bramblekit apologize. Tawnykit says that Snowkit is no fun at all, and never has any good games.
- Cinderpelt tells Speckletail that she wants to test Snowkit. When Speckletail reluctantly allows her, Cinderpelt asks her to go a short distance away and call out his name, but Snowkit does not acknowledge the comment. Speckletail does so, while beckoning with her tail, and Snowkit walks over to his mother. Then Cinderpelt asks Fireheart to go behind Snowkit and call out his name without moving. When he does this, Snowkit does not respond to the calls until Speckletail nudges him in Fireheart's direction. Fireheart praises the kit, but Snowkit just stares at him blankly. Cinderpelt tells her that Snowkit is deaf, and Speckletail snaps that she was aware that the kit was deaf, adding that she is his mother. Dappletail comments that cats with the color of his pelt and his eye color are often deaf; she knows this because a kit of hers was deaf and had the white pelt and blue eye color as well. Speckletail denies that her kit cannot train as a warrior.
- Snowkit is Speckletail's last kit before she retires from being a queen and becomes an elder, so she is determined to see Snowkit become a normal apprentice. She takes matters into her own paws by trying to mentor Snowkit herself, but he only begins playing and pawing at his mother. However, she still is in denial of her son's disability, and devotes all of her time to him.
- Later, a hawk flies over the camp looking for prey. While all the other queens rush their kits into the safety of the nursery, Snowkit is playing out in the middle of the camp, oblivious and deaf to his Clanmates' warnings. Speckletail cannot get to him in time to bring him to the nursery herself, and the hawk swoops down and picks up Snowkit in its talons. Speckletail clings onto the hawk and rakes it with her claws to try to stop it, but is thrown off, and the hawk flies away with Snowkit. Speckletail is devastated, even though there is a chance the hawk will possibly drop Snowkit. A patrol consisting of Swiftpaw and Brackenfur is sent out to retrieve him if the hawk should drop him, but they lose track of the hawk and return without the kit. Bluestar, already in a state of mental turmoil after Tigerstar's treachery and the forest fire, sees this as a sign that StarClan is definitely at war with ThunderClan, shocking the whole Clan. When it is clear that Snowkit is not coming back, Speckletail goes mad with grief and is watched over by Sandstorm, Lostface, and Cinderpelt, before finally coming to terms with her loss and joining the elders' den.
Character pixels[]
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. .kit.png "Snowkit (TPB).kit.png (19 KB)") Kit Version .star.png "Snowkit (TPB).star.png (9 KB)") StarClan Version |
Official art[]
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Please do not edit this gallery .Icon.png "Snowkit (TPB).Icon.png (1 KB)"){kind=icon} Snowkit (TPB)'s icon on the Warriors family tree |
Personality[]
- "I've been keeping an eye on [Snowkit]. I...I sort of hoped Bluestar might choose me to mentor him, and I wanted to get to know him. And I think there's something the matter with him. He doesn't play like the others. He doesn't seem to respond when any cat talks to him. You know kits, Fireheart—noses into everything—but Snowkit's not like that. I think Cinderpelt ought to have a look at him."
- ―Brackenfur to Fireheart about Snowkit's behavior A Dangerous Path, page 48
Relationships[]
Speckletail[]
- "No! My kit! Oh, my kit! […] It's my fault! I left him...and now he's gone. The hawk should have taken me instead! […] He's gone and it's my fault."
- ―Speckletail after the hawk carries Snowkit away A Dangerous Path, pages 95-96
Kin[]
Members[]
Mother:
- Speckletail:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Father:
![[12]](#cite_note-familytreeSmallear.family.png-12){kind=link}
Sisters:
- Mistlekit:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Goldenflower:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Brother:
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Grandmother:
- Harepounce:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Grandfather:
Aunt:
Nieces:
- Tawnypelt:[16] Living (As of Star)
- Brightheart:[17][18] Living (As of Star)
- Cinderpelt:[19][18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
![[18]](#cite_note-familytreeLionheart.family.png-18){kind=link}
Nephews:
- Swiftpaw:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Brambleclaw:[16] Living (As of Star)
- Brackenfur:[19][18] Living (As of Star)
- Thornclaw:[17][18] Living (As of Star)
![[20]](#cite_note-familytreeGoldenflower.family.png-20){kind=link}
Nephew/Niece:
Grandnephews:
- Tigerstar:[21] Living (As of Star)
- Flametail:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Alderheart:[22] Living (As of Star)
- Juniperkit:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Molepaw:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stemleaf:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shellfur:[24] Living (As of Star)
- Snowbush:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dewnose:[25] Living (As of Star)
Grandnieces:
- Dawnpelt:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sparkpelt:[22] Living (As of Star)
- Dandelionkit:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cinderheart:[23] Living (As of Star)
- Honeyfern:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poppyfrost:[23] Living (As of Star)
- Lilyheart:[26] Living (As of Star)
- Seedpaw:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Whitewing:[27] Living (As of Star)
- Ambermoon:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Plumstone:[24] Living (As of Star)
- Eaglewing:[24] Living (As of Star)
Great-grandnephews:
- Juniperclaw:[28] Deceased, verified border guardian between the Dark Forest and StarClan
- Strikestone:[28] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shadowsight:[29] Living (As of Star)
- Birchpaw:[30] Status unknown
- Rowankit:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snaptooth:[31] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Fernsong:[32] Living (As of Star)
- Molewhisker:[33] Living (As of Star)
- Larksong:[34] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Nightheart:[35] Living (As of Star)
- Flickerkit:[36] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Bayshine:[37] Living (As of Star)
- Graywhisker:[30] Living (As of Star)
- Stemtail:[30] Living (As of Star)
Great-grandnieces:
- Sleekwhisker:[28] Living (As of River of Fire)
- Lightleap:[38] Living (As of Star)
- Pouncestep:[38] Living (As of Star)
- Hollytuft:[32] Living (As of Star)
- Sorrelstripe:[32] Living (As of Star)
- Flywhisker:[31] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Spotfur:[31] Living (As of Star)
- Cherryfall:[33] Living (As of Star)
- Honeyfur:[34] Living (As of Star)
- Leafshade:[34] Living (As of Star)
- Myrtlebloom:[37] Living (As of Star)
- Finchlight:[35] Living (As of Star)
- Dovewing:[39] Living (As of Star)
- Ivypool:[39] Living (As of Star)
- Bristleclaw:[30] Living (As of Star)
First cousins:
- Runningwind:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mousefur:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Tree[]
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances[]
- Rising Storm (First appearance)
- A Dangerous Path †
Trivia[]
Interesting facts[]
- Snowkit may be deaf due to the fact that it is common for white cats with blue eyes to be born partially or completely deaf. This is due to a genetic phenomenon called pleiotropy, where the dominant genes coding for a white coat and blue eyes interfere with unrelated genes that affect the cat's hearing.[41]
- Dappletail mentions this, telling Fireheart that white cats with blue eyes are often deaf and that a white kit of hers with blue eyes was deaf.[7]
Author statements[]
- Kate has said that upon reaching StarClan, Snowkit was able to hear.[blog 1]
- Vicky has stated that Snowkit was killed to give Speckletail an extra nudge to move into the elders' den.[3]
- Snowkit's afterlife residency being StarClan was first revealed on Vicky's Facebook.[42]
- One of Vicky's favorite fan theories is that Snowkit survived the hawk and became Snowtuft, though this theory is not true.[43]
Continuity[]
The following information is from sources considered non-canon, retconned, or from adapted material.
- Smallear being the father of Snowkit and Mistlekit was originally revealed on Vicky's Facebook.[44]
External links[]
- The Forest Map: ThunderClan on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Guess that cat - feather and breeze on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Guess that cat - specks and bird on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Guess that cat - plants and berries on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
Fan content[]
- Winners of the September 2022 fan challenge + new challenge announcement on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Winners of the November 2022 fan challenge + new challenge announcement on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Warrior of the Week Gallery #43 - Snowkit on the Warriors official website (Warrior of the Week #43) (backup link)
- Mothers and Kits Artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Nursery Scenes Artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 43
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 3
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 89
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, pages 89-90
- ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm, page 81
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 81
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 4
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 7
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, chapter 8
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 44
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 153
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 48
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 8
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, pages 62-63
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, pages 95-97
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Revealed in Dark River, pages 20-21
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, chapter 1
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Revealed in Shattered Sky, page 47
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 216
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Revealed in The Last Hope, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, page 348
- ↑ Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, page 187
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 Revealed in River, allegiances
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Revealed in River of Fire, allegiances
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page m
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Revealed in Fading Echoes, allegiances
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, allegiances
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Revealed in Lost Stars, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 390
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, allegiances
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 18
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Revealed in Sunrise, page 317
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 467
- ↑ Revealed on icatcare.org
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
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