Swoop of Chestnut Hawk

"Don't worry, Flight. No cat expects you to abandon your kits. I won't leave mine, either."

— Swoop to Flight in Outcast, page 292

Swoop of Chestnut Hawk
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	Tribe of Rushing Water
Names
Name:	Swoop of Chestnut Hawk Swoop of Chestnut Hawk
Book appearances
Living	Outcast, Sign of the Moon
Living	Outcast, Sign of the Moon

Swoop of Chestnut Hawk (Swoop) is a dark ginger she-cat.

History

In the Power of Three Series

Outcast

Swoop of Chestnut Hawk is a kit-mother in the Tribe of Rushing Water, mentioned to have two older kits.

When the Tribe chooses to fight or flee from the intruders, Flight asks Swoop what they should do because her kits are too young to flee. Swoop comforts her by saying that no one expects her to abandon her kits and she adds that she won't leave her's either. Talon comes over to them and both look up at him uncertainty in their eyes. He convinces them to fight saying that the tribe will protect them. He then escorts the two she-cats to the side of the cave where the cats chose to fight. By this example of Swoop and Flight, more cats divide into the groups.

In the Omen of the Stars Series

Sign of the Moon

Dovewing spots some intruders who are having trouble fighting an eagle on a patrol that consists of Swoop, Splash, Crag, Dovewing, and Foxleap. Splash thinks that it serves them right and Swoop adds on that they have to learn to defend themselves. Foxleap argues against this talking about the how the Clans unite to to defend against a common enemy. While Swoop looks doubtful, Crag and Splash decide to help. Crag tells Swoop to take the farthest wing with Splash, and he tells the Clan cats to stay out of the way.

Swoop and Splash launch themselves onto the eagle's wing at the sound of Crag's call. When Foxleap decides to help, his claws get caught in the eagle's wing. Swoop leaps up and grabs at the eagle's wing with one forepaw while trying to dislodge Foxleap with the other. Foxleap falls to the ground, but when Swoop drops to the ground, the eagle quickly gets ahold of her and flies away.

Splash tries to rescue Swoop, but the eagle is too high up. Dovewing confirms her death using her powers. Foxleap says that it is his fault, and Splash hisses at him claiming that Swoop would be alive if he had done as he was told and stayed out of it. Crag is quick to tell her that blaming him won't help and what's done is done.

When the patrol gets back to the cave, Squirrelflight questions them. Crag tries to explain gently what happened but Splash cuts him off saying harshly (and blaming Foxleap once again) that Swoop is now dead.

Later, Dovewing mentions that she is too afraid to go to sleep, saying that she will keep on seeing Swoop's death haunting her in her dreams. She insists on staying awake instead.

Character Pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Cave-Guard Version Kit-Mother Version

Family

Members

Kits:

Two Unnamed Kits: Status Unknown, Most likely Deceased.

Quotes

Dovewing: "Look!"

Splash: "It looks like the intruders have got into trouble with an eagle. Serves them right. They're inside our territory!"

^{Sign of the Moon}

"Before any other cat could move, Swoop let out a furious screech. "No!" She leaped up again, grabbing at the eagle's wing with one forepaw, while with the other she batted at Foxleap."

―Narrator describing Swoop ^{Sign of the Moon}

"Swoop is dead. An eagle took her while she was trying to save this cat."

―Splash ^{Sign of the Moon}

"No! Help! Crag! Splash..."

―Swoop being carried off by an eagle ^{Sign of the Moon}

"Eagle attack!"

―Swoop ^{Sign of the Moon}