The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition/ThunderClan

:Below contains in-depth information for the ThunderClan 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 ThunderClan 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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:Son of ThunderClan's leader, Bramblestar, and deputy, Squirrelflight, Alderpaw originally trained as a nervous warrior apprentice until Jayfeather received a dream signifying that Alderpaw should train as a medicine cat. Believing that SkyClan might need their help, Alderpaw led a quest to find the gorge-dwelling Clan, only to find Darktail and his rogues. While fleeing the rogues, Alderpaw and Needlepaw discovered two abandoned kits, whom Alderpaw believed would fulfill the prophecy from StarClan. Alderheart continued to have dreams about SkyClan in danger, though he was unable to convince the Clan leaders to act. When Twigpaw brought SkyClan back to the lake, Alderheart helped the lost Clan settle into their new home. His faith was shaken when his father, Bramblestar, was possessed by an impostor, and he reluctantly trained Flipclaw after Jayfeather was exiled.
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:Twigkit and her sister, Violetkit, were discovered by Alderpaw and Needlepaw and suspected to be part of the prophecy. While Violetkit was taken to ShadowClan, Twigkit grew up in ThunderClan under Lilyheart's care. As an apprentice, Twigpaw longed for her missing parents, though she eventually came to the conclusion that her mother was dead. When Alderheart received a dream about SkyClan and saw a cat resembling Twigpaw, the young apprentice went off to search for the missing Clan. She found SkyClan and her father, Hawkwing, and she and Violetpaw joined SkyClan. However, Twigpaw realized her loyalty belonged to ThunderClan, and Finpaw followed her out of his love for Twigpaw. Twigbranch was exiled by the impostor due to her history of changing Clans. She joined the rebels in hopes of defeating the impostor and advocated to spare Bramblestar's body.
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:Bristlepaw was a brave and bold apprentice. She rescued the SkyClan apprentice, Rootpaw, when he fell into the frozen lake, and she earned her warrior name before her littermates. Eager to prove herself, Bristlefrost strove to impress Bramblestar and reported to her leader when some of her Clanmates were not following the warrior code. However, Bristlefrost soon realized that her beloved Clan leader was an impostor, and she spied for the rebels while continuing to follow the impostor's orders. While defending the impostor during an assassination attempt by the rebels, Bristlefrost lost the trust of many of her peers, especially when the impostor appointed her as deputy. Bristlefrost was relieved when the impostor was subdued and Squirrelflight took over as acting leader. Meanwhile, Bristlefrost and Rootspring began to fall in love, though they both knew they could never leave their birth Clans. She dreamed her way into the Dark Forest to rescue Rootspring. During the final battle against Ashfur, Bristlefrost sacrificed her body and place in StarClan to destroy the impostor.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Mentioned===
==Errors==
*There are numerous description inaccuracies within the character bios:
**Bluestar is listed with white fur and green eyes.
**Spottedleaf is listed with dark brown fur.
**Graystripe is listed as deputy, when he was an elder at the time of his death.
**Sandstorm is listed as a warrior, when she was an elder at the time of her death.
**Brightheart and Cloudtail are listed as warriors, when they are elders. Their apprentices and mentors are also not listed.
**Yellowfang is listed with dark brown fur.
**Lionblaze and Birchfall are not listed as Ashfur's apprentices.
**Jayfeather is listed with dark gray fur.
**Cinderheart is listed with pale brown fur.
**Ivypool is listed with dark brown fur.
**Alderheart is listed with dark brown fur.
**Bristlefrost is listed with dark gray fur.
*Rusty is described with a red pelt.
*Leafpool is said to have seen Brambleclaw kill Hawkfrost herself, but in Sunset, she is shown arriving shortly after this took place.
==Trivia==
*Characters that were removed from this section in the 2013 version include: Featherwhisker and Millie.
==Notes and references==
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