The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition/ShadowClan

:Below contains in-depth information for the ShadowClan chapter of The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition. If you are looking for a shorter summary of the entire book, please check the main article. If you are looking for the 2013 edition, see here.
==Chapter description/Cats described==
:Below is a list of the new ShadowClan cats that are mentioned in The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition along with summaries of the descriptions given on their pages.
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:Rowanclaw was an intelligent strategist as Blackstar's deputy, though he was a weak leader who was unsure how to manage his Clan's rebellious youth. Many of ShadowClan's younger members decided to join Darktail and his rogues, preferring the less disciplinary life he offered. Eventually, Darktail completely took over ShadowClan, causing Rowanstar, Tawnypelt, and Tigerheart to seek refuge in ThunderClan. However, after Darktail's defeat, ShadowClan once again questioned Rowanstar's leadership when so many of their Clanmates were dead or missing. Rowanstar eventually dissolved ShadowClan into SkyClan and gave up his name and nine lives. Enraged by his decision, Sleekwhisker kidnapped Yarrowleaf's kits and Tawnypelt in exchange for Rowanclaw's life. Rowanclaw attacked Sleekwhisker to save the kits, though he was killed in the process. Rowanclaw reassured Tawnypelt that their son Tigerheart would one day return.
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:Sharp-tongued, Needlepaw rarely respected authority. She invited herself on a ThunderClan patrol to find SkyClan and claimed that ShadowClan had a right to the kits she and Alderpaw found. She named one Violetkit. Needlepaw eventually joined Darktail's rogue, flirtishly befriended Rain, and renamed herself Needletail. She convinced Violetpaw to stay with the Kin when they took over ShadowClan. However, Needletail's habit of disobeying authority continued. Darktail punished her when Needletail was caught providing herbs to Alderheart and Mothwing from RiverClan's camp. When Violetpaw was caught trying to rescue the prisoners, Darktail gave Needletail the chance to prove herself by killing Violetpaw. However, Needletail instead sacrificed herself so Violetpaw could escape, and she was killed by Darktail, Sleekwhisker, and Roach. She didn't join StarClan immediately; as a ghost, she led Violetshine to Tree, who would help the Clans as the sixth-toed cat. In StarClan, Needletail was the first to enter Dark Forest and fought alongside Violetshine to defeat Darktail.
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:Puddlekit was chosen by Rowanstar to be the Clan's new medicine cat following Littlecloud's death. He was trained by Leafpool, ThunderClan's senior medicine cat, and he was given his full name after two moons of training. Puddleshine's first challenge was to aid his Clan during the yellowcough plague, though Yellowfang continued his training in his dreams. When Darktail and his rogues took over, Puddleshine was forbidden from treating the prisoners. He joined SkyClan when Rowanclaw gave up leadership, though Puddleshine frequently contested against Frecklewish and Fidgetpaw. Upon Tigerheart's return, Puddleshine witnessed his revival and happily rejoined ShadowClan as their medicine cat.
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:He was the second Tigerstar to lead ShadowClan, though he was very different from his grandfather. Not long after he was apprenticed, Tigerpaw and his family joined ThunderClan after Blackstar lost his connection with StarClan. He, his littermates, and Jaypaw, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf conspired together to fake a sign from StarClan to restore Blackstar's faith. As a warrior, Tigerheart fell in love with Dovepaw, a ThunderClan apprentice, while also training in the Dark Forest. During the Great Battle, Tigerheart fought for the Clans, and he and Dovewing broke off their relationship. However, they once again fell in love when Tigerheart stayed in ThunderClan after Darktail's take over, and soon she was expecting his kits. Dovewing dreamed that their kits would be safer in a large Twolegplace, but Tigerheart believed it was his duty to stay as ShadowClan's deputy. Believing that Puddleshine's dream meant he was usurping his father's leadership, Tigerheart followed Dovewing to the city where they stayed with the guardian cats. After their kits were born, Spire gave Tigerheart a warning that ShadowClan was dissolving, so he and Dovewing decided to return to the lake with their family. They reunited with lost ShadowClan cats, but Tigerheart was killed by an owl. However, Dovewing carried his body to the Moonpool where he was revived as Tigerstar, the new leader of ShadowClan. When his son Shadowsight received a message from StarClan about codebreakers, Tigerstar fought fiercely to defend his family. Tigerstar was one of the impostor's biggest agitators, and he supported the rebels and united with SkyClan to defeat the impostor.
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:Shadowkit was born in the city, and his parents suspected he was special when Shadowkit dreamed of their path back to the lake. As a kit, he suffered from violent seizures accompanied by visions, which Stoneteller of the Tribe of Rushing Water taught him how to control. Shadowpaw trained as a medicine cat under Puddleshine. When the Moonpool froze over, Shadowpaw was the only one who could communicate with StarClan. He received a warning that the codebreakers must be punished and provided a "cure" to treat Bramblestar. Shadowsight eventually learned that the voice he was listening to was not from StarClan, but rather an impostor possessing Bramblestar's body. He briefly brought himself close to death to free Bramblestar's ghost from the Dark Forest. When the impostor was exposed as Ashfur, Shadowsight was tasked with caring for him in ShadowClan's camp, though Ashfur manipulated him into letting him escape. Shadowsight returned to the Dark Forest to rescue Bramblestar and Squirrelflight. After Ashfur's defeat, Shadowsight lost his connection with StarClan but continued to serve as ShadowClan's compassionate medicine cat.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Mentioned===
==Errors==
*There are numerous description inaccuracies within the character bios:
**Sagewhisker is listed with creamy fur.
**Littlecloud is listed with gray fur and amber eyes. His mentor and apprentice are also not listed.
**Runningnose is listed with brown fur and blue eyes. He is also mentioned to still be a medicine cat despite retiring, and his mentor and apprentice are not listed.
**Tawnypelt is listed with brown fur. She is also listed as deputy, despite stepping down.
**Flametail is listed with green eyes.
**Rowanclaw is listed as leader, despite stepping down.
**Needletail is listed as a warrior, despite never becoming one.
**Dovewing is listed with golden-brown fur.
**Shadowsight is listed with pale gray fur.
*ShadowClan is spelled with a space, so that it reads, "Shadow Clan".
*Dovewing is called her warrior name despite still being an apprentice.
*Tigerclaw is called Tigerstar before he became leader.
*Nightstar was mistakenly said to have died of greencough.
*It is mentioned that Jaypaw, Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, Dawnpaw, and Tigerpaw created a false message from StarClan, forgetting to mention their brother Flamepaw, who also helped.
*Tigerstar is said to have died in the battle with BloodClan, when he actually died a few days before.
*Needletail is said to be a ShadowClan warrior despite never receiving the rank.
==Trivia==
*Characters that were removed from this section in the 2013 version include: Russetfur and Boulder.
==Notes and references==
Category:The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition
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