| "We don't know how to get our own food. Will you help us, please?" |
| — Socks asking Scourge for food in The Rise of Scourge, page 72 |
Socks is a black tom with a white muzzle, chest, paws,[2] and tail-tip.[3]
Socks is the brother of Scourge. He was born to Quince and Jake along with his sister, Ruby, and he and Ruby bullied Tiny when they were kits. However, when Socks and Ruby were abandoned by their housefolk years later, they begged for their brother's help to survive. Scourge allowed them one meal before he banished them from BloodClan territory.
History
In the Stand-Alone Manga
The Rise of Scourge
- "But Mama, he's such a little pipsqueak!"
- ―Socks about Tiny The Rise of Scourge
- Socks and Ruby often harass their brother, Tiny, knocking him over and taunting him because of his small size, giving the impression they aren't very fond of Tiny. Though they are scolded by their mother just as often as they harass Tiny, they still continue to taunt and insult him. Socks does not believe him when he says that he went into the forest and had supposedly found a giant beast, attacked a huge leaf, climbed a giant tower and fought a giant bird, then caught a fox and ate it. He and Ruby laugh it up, then they start to get very angry with Tiny, saying they know he is lying about his little journey.
- Quince tells Socks and Ruby about the Twolegs who will be coming to their nest, looking for a new kitten, so Socks and Ruby need to behave and act cute, so they might get picked. When the Twolegs do come, Socks and Ruby play with a ball of yarn, but Tiny knows it is all an act, thinking that they do not fool him. Tiny does not want to pretend, so he just hides under a table. But the Twoleg kit adores Socks and Ruby, and starts to play with them, rubbing their bellies and tickling them under their necks.
- Later, after Scourge becomes leader of BloodClan, Ruby and Socks' Twolegs move, and abandon them on the streets. They become extremely emaciated and starving, but manage to find their brother. They beg Scourge for food, and he asks them why he should, claiming it was not his fault if they were too stupid or weak to find food, and that his own cats hardly had food. Ruby tells him they are his littermates, and asks him if blood means anything to him at all. He, bent on revenge because of their past behavior toward him, gives them a scathing lecture about how blood does actually mean something to Scourge, but only the blood of his enemies as it seeps out of their wounds. Socks seems terrified of starving because of his brother. Scourge lets them have some food before he orders his cats to chase them off BloodClan territory and warns them that they are not welcome there.
In the Field Guides
The Ultimate Guide
- Socks is only briefly mentioned on his brother, Scourge's page. Socks and Ruby both scorned their littermate and, in an attempt to prove himself equal to them, he left their home through the backyard fence and went off into the woods beyond.
Character pixels
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Kin
Members
Mother:
Father:
Brother:
Sister:
Half-brother:
Half-sister:
Half-siblings:
![[9]](#cite_note-familytreeFirestar.family.png-9){kind=link}
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Grandmother:
Uncles/Aunts:
Half-nieces:
- Leafpool:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Squirrelflight:[11] Status unknown
Half-nephew:
Half-nieces/nephews:
- Nami:[12][13] Status unknown
- Zack:[12][13] Status unknown
- Livy:[12][13] Status unknown
- Taylor:[12][13] Status unknown
![[13]](#cite_note-familytreeCloudtail.family.png-13){kind=link}
Half-grandnephews:
- Jayfeather:[14] Living (As of Wind)
- Lionblaze:[14] Living (As of Wind)
- Dewnose:[15] Living (As of Wind)
- Snowbush:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Alderheart:[16] Living (As of Wind)
- Juniperkit:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-grandnieces:
- Hollyleaf:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Whitewing:[11] Living (As of Wind)
- Ambermoon:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sparkpelt:[16] Living (As of Wind)
- Dandelionkit:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-half-nieces:
- Dovewing:[17] Living (As of Wind)
- Ivypool:[17] Living (As of Wind)
- Leafshade:[18] Living (As of Wind)
- Honeyfur:[18] Living (As of Wind)
- Hollytuft:[19] Living (As of Wind)
- Sorrelstripe:[19] Living (As of Wind)
- Spotfur:[20] Living (As of Wind)
- Flywhisker:[20] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Myrtlepaw:[21] Status unknown
![[21]](#cite_note-familytreeDewnose.family.png-21){kind=link}
Great-great-half-nephews:
- Larksong:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Fernsong:[19] Living (As of Wind)
- Snaptooth:[20] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Baypaw:[21] Status unknown
Great-great-great-half-nieces:
- Pouncestep:[22] Living (As of Wind)
- Lightleap:[22] Living (As of Wind)
- Bristlefrost:[23] Deceased, no residence
- Thriftear:[23] Living (As of Wind)
Great-great-great-half-nephews:
- Shadowsight:[22] Living (As of Wind)
- Flipclaw:[23] Living (As of Wind)
Tree
| Crystal ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris | Whiskers | Nutmeg ♀ | Jake ♂ | Quince ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Filou | Tommy | Princess ♀ | Luna | Firestar ♂ | Scourge ♂ | Socks ♂ | Ruby ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| See More | Squirrelstar ♀ | Leafpool ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances
- The Rise of Scourge (First appearance)
- The Ultimate Guide (Mentioned only)
Trivia
Author statements
- Victoria Holmes has said Socks is still alive as of the Erin Hunter Chat 5.[24]
Quotes
- Socks: "Ah ha ha ha ha...climbed a giant tower he says..."
- Ruby: "And don't forget the giant bird! Hee hee hee...you're too little to have big adventures like that, Tiny!"
- The Rise of Scourge
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in The Rise of Scourge, page 73
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Revealed in The Rise of Scourge, page 3
- ↑ Revealed in The Rise of Scourge, page 6
- ↑ Revealed in The Rise of Scourge, page 4
- ↑ Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 197
- ↑ Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 13
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 111
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Revealed in Fire and Ice, pages 116-117
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 5
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 230
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Revealed in Sunrise, page 217
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 216
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, page 9
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Revealed in Sunset, page 317
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 The allegiances of The Apprentice's Quest establish that Leafshade, Honeyfur, and Larksong are born to Lilyheart. While never outright stated that Snowbush is the father of this litter, Snowbush is confirmed to be Lilyheart's mate on page 74 of River of Fire.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 478
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Revealed in River of Fire, allegiances
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, page 187
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Revealed in River of Fire, page 203
- ↑ Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 5
