Tigerstar (TPB)

Tigerstar is a big, dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws, and amber eyes. 
Tigerstar was a ShadowClan leader in the forest territories, formerly the ThunderClan deputy under Bluestar, who was exiled for his attempted murder of his leader. Tigerkit was born to Pinestar and Leopardfoot alongside his sisters, Nightkit and Mistkit, who both died after birth. Tigerpaw was apprenticed to Thistleclaw, who nurtured his ambition, and after becoming a warrior, Tigerclaw yearned for leadership. He became the mentor of Darkstripe, and during a battle over Sunningrocks, Tigerclaw murdered Redtail, the Clan deputy, in hopes of receiving his position, though the act was witnessed by his apprentice, Ravenpaw. Following Lionheart's death, Tigerclaw achieved becoming deputy. He and his mate, Goldenflower, had two kits, Bramblekit and Tawnykit.
Tigerclaw was exiled permanently from ThunderClan after conspiring with Brokenstar and his rogues to murder Bluestar. After ShadowClan was weakened during Nightstar's leadership, Tigerclaw became leader as Tigerstar after Runningnose received an omen. He later met a former kittypet, Sasha, and although the two grew close, she chose not to join ShadowClan, and unbeknownst to him, she had his kits, Moth, Hawk, and Tadpole. Tigerstar later co-led TigerClan with Leopardstar; however, he took complete control when he ordered Blackfoot and Darkstripe to kill Stonefur, RiverClan's half-Clan deputy. Though he recruited Scourge to help him defeat the Clans, he was killed by the BloodClan leader, losing all of his nine lives. In the Dark Forest, Tigerstar trained cats in their dreams such as Hawkfrost, Brambleclaw, and Lionblaze in hopes to have them on his side. He eventually faded after being slain by Firestar in the Great Battle.
==History==
===The Prophecies Begin===
:Tigerclaw is a senior warrior of ThunderClan under the leadership of Bluestar. He has an apprentice named Ravenpaw. Tigerclaw is extremely scornful of Firepaw, a former kittypet, and constantly taunts him about his heritage. Firepaw initially respects Tigerclaw, but quickly realizes that he cannot trust him. It is revealed to Firepaw and Graypaw by Ravenpaw that Tigerclaw murdered Redtail, the ThunderClan deputy, in battle. To keep his terrible secret, Tigerclaw threatens to "quiet" Ravenpaw so that the truth will never be revealed. Firepaw and Graypaw bring Ravenpaw to Barley, a loner, so that he will be safe from Tigerclaw. Tigerclaw appears to mourn for Ravenpaw after he thinks he is dead, but is secretly relieved that the apprentice is gone. Around this time, he becomes mates with Goldenflower who gives birth to Bramblekit and Tawnykit.
:Tigerclaw becomes Bluestar's deputy after Lionheart dies in battle. However, this position of power is not enough to satisfy him, and he schemes to murder Bluestar so that he can become leader. He plots with Brokenstar, a ThunderClan prisoner at the time, and gets rogues to attack the camp. His treachery is finally revealed when he attempts to murder Bluestar himself, but Fireheart stops him. He is exiled, swearing vengeance against Fireheart and leaves ThunderClan behind.
:Tigerclaw takes over as leader of ShadowClan since they are left without a leader after Nightstar suddenly dies. He appoints the former rogue, Blackfoot, as his deputy. Although he is pleased with his leadership position, his quest for revenge is still unfulfilled. He takes it further, leading a vicious dog pack to Sunningrocks and plans to use them to wipe out ThunderClan. He feeds them and eventually slaughters a ThunderClan queen named Brindleface to give the dogs a taste for cat blood. However, his plan is thwarted after ThunderClan finds out about the dogs, and they lead the dogs over the edge of the gorge to drown.
:The vicious leader's quest for revenge still unfulfilled, Tigerstar goes to Scourge and BloodClan to help him take over the whole forest and force every Clan into submission. They agree to help in exchange for territory and prey. ShadowClan unites with RiverClan during this time, becoming TigerClan, with Leopardstar and Tigerstar as co-leaders. Before the battle against BloodClan, Tigerstar is killed by Scourge with a devastating blow that rips all nine lives away from him at once, leading him to die nine consecutive deaths.
===The New Prophecy===
:Tigerstar joins the Dark Forest for his treachery. He discovers a way to train other cats in their dreams, starting with his sons, Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost. Originally, he portrays himself as the father who had found redemption, but eventually shows his true nature by coaching them to take over the Clans. He orders Hawkfrost to help Brambleclaw kill Firestar, but Brambleclaw refuses and saves Firestar's life, turning his back on Tigerstar and his ways. Hawkfrost is killed by Brambleclaw and joins Tigerstar in the Dark Forest.
===Power of Three===
:Tigerstar continues to walk in the Dark Forest, this time, with his equally ambitious son for company. He attempts to train Jaypaw, Brambleclaw's son, but when he fails, he turns to train Lionpaw. This time, he succeeds, guiding Lionpaw through his training and preparing him for battle, until Lionblaze also turns his back on Tigerstar after realizing that he knew his true parentage all along.
===Omen of the Stars===
:As time passes, the Dark Forest recruits more trainees, and they plot to take over the Clans, seeking revenge on the cats who had wronged them. Tigerstar is shown to be a head figure of the Dark Forest army. The final conflict takes place during the Great Battle, Tigerstar against Firestar, which has been brewing ever since Firestar stepped into the forest as a kittypet. Tigerstar seems to have gotten the advantage at the beginning of the battle, and Graystripe tries to intervene, but is stopped and told that it is "Firestar's fight". Firestar retaliates and snaps Tigerstar's neck, as he vanishes forever.
===Super Editions===
:In Bluestar's Prophecy, Tigerkit is born to Leopardfoot and Pinestar alongside his sisters, Mistkit and Nightkit. The entire litter is extremely frail and sickly, and both of Tigerkit's sisters die shortly after birth. However, he grows strong and survives. Goosefeather receives a prophecy about the young kit and how dangerous he would become later in life, and after telling Pinestar, his father wishes he was never born. Pinestar later leaves his Clan to become a kittypet, causing Tigerkit to develop a bitter hatred for kittypets. Tigerpaw later is apprenticed to Thistleclaw. As an apprentice, he is very aggressive and enjoys fighting. Thistleclaw nurtures the young tom's ambitions and hunger for power because he desires to become deputy himself. He even encourages Tigerpaw to attack a defenseless kit on ThunderClan territory. That kit would later grow up to be the fearsome BloodClan leader, Scourge.
:In Leopardstar's Honor, Tigerclaw, the ThunderClan deputy, admires the RiverClan deputy's, Leopardfur's, ambition and dedication to her Clan, even when she speaks about against Crookedstar. He hints at them possibly working together in the future when they become leaders, and Leopardfur is enticed by another cat who shares her ideals, though does not fully trust him. When he becomes leader of ShadowClan, Tigerstar speaks with Leopardfur how they can make the Clans great again, though warns that Fireheart and Graystripe stand in their way. When she becomes leader of RiverClan, Tigerstar insists she will always have ShadowClan as an ally against WindClan and ThunderClan. Tigerstar encourages her to join their Clans as co-leaders to secure prey as TigerClan, and the two plan to attack WindClan and ThunderClan to force them to join them. Tigerstar looks into gaining supporters from BloodClan and introduces Leopardstar to Scourge, BloodClan's leader. Tigerstar forces Leopardstar to handle the half-Clan cats in her Clan, including her deputy, Stonefur, to fear-monger the rest into listening to them as co-leaders. Tigerstar orders Stonefur's death when he refuses to kill Featherpaw and Stormpaw, and Leopardstar does not intervene. As Tigerstar continues to take over her Clan, Leopardstar realizes she has made a mistake and is prepared to fight against Tigerstar when Scourge kills him.
===Novellas===
:In Redtail's Debt, as a new warrior, Tigerclaw saves Redpaw from a hawk. As payment for saving his life, Tigerclaw insists that Redpaw owes him his life. Later, while on a patrol, Tigerclaw and Redtail come across Sorrelpaw, a WindClan apprentice who accidentally strayed across the border. Tigerclaw orders Redtail to teach her a lesson, and after her mentor, Stagleap, reprimands them, Redtail begins to realize how dangerously aggressive Tigerclaw really is. The two continue to get into arguments as time progresses, and Tigerclaw resents Redtail for becoming deputy. He considers Redtail a weak deputy for refusing to get into conflicts with the other Clans. During an invasion of Sunningrocks, Tigerclaw kills Redtail in order to get him out of the way. 
:In Tigerclaw's Fury, after being exiled and leaving ThunderClan, Tigerclaw becomes a rogue and befriends several others including Snag and Mowgli. With their help, Tigerclaw then begins to think about how he will get his revenge on the Clan he was born in, ThunderClan. After learning about the sickness in ShadowClan from former warriors, Tigerclaw agrees to let his group assist the ailing Clan by providing food. During a hunting patrol on ThunderClan territory, he kills Runningwind. When a fire breaks out in ThunderClan's camp, Tigerclaw rushes over and witnesses Fireheart saving the aggressive warrior's son, Bramblekit. After Nightstar, the ill leader of ShadowClan, dies without naming a deputy, Tigerclaw urges Runningnose to trust in his instincts and choose a new leader. Runningnose chooses Tigerclaw after witnessing shadows like tiger stripes appear in the camp, and Tigerclaw gladly rises as the new leader of ShadowClan.
===Tigerstar and Sasha===
:Tigerstar meets Sasha, a rogue, while on a hunting patrol. Impressed, by her skills without training, he offers to properly train her, and the two meet up night after night. He argues with her when he discovers she is a former kittypet and later saves her from foxes. Tigerstar is injured, and Sasha takes him to her den to rest. He lies about his past in ThunderClan and offers Sasha a place in ShadowClan. While she thinks about it, she overhears him plotting to take over all the Clans and realizes he lied to her. Sasha refuses to join ShadowClan, and Tigerstar, who truly loved her, scolds her coldly for throwing away her 'destiny' as his mate.
:Unbeknownst to Tigerstar, Sasha bears his kits, Tadpole, Hawk, and Moth. Russetfur tells Sasha how Tigerstar was killed in a battle, and Sasha, despite being relieved he is gone forever, mourns for him. She leaves her kits with RiverClan, realizing their place is with the Clans, and makes the promise to never reveal who their father is.
==Detailed description==
:Tigerstar is a massive, tall, sturdy, heavy, thick-furred, dark brown tabby tom with paler belly fur. He has unusually long, sharp front claws, a broad chest and shoulders, and wide, pale amber eyes. His right ear is split in a deep "V" shape near the top, along with a scar on the bridge of his nose, a battle-scarred head, and his pelt is crisscrossed with long battle scars.
===Scars gained===
*Scar on bridge of his nose caused by an unnamed RiverClan warrior during a battle for Sunningrocks in Into the Wild.
*Additional scars caused by an unknown battle prior to The Darkest Hour.
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==Killed victims==
*Redtail
*Runningwind
*Graypool (Indirectly caused)
*Swiftpaw (Indirectly caused)
*Brindleface
*Bluestar (Indirectly caused)
*Stonefur (Indirect; Tigerstar's orders)
*Gorsepaw
*Firestar (9th life (caused))
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==Personality and traits==
:Tigerstar is described as ambitious, underhanded, influential, mighty, and manipulative. Although genuinely fearless and courageous in battle, he is also extremely arrogant and allows his ruthless ambition to drive his actions. Tigerstar despises the weak and favors the strong. He refuses to back down from any challenge and desires to be respected and feared by every cat.
:Tigerstar is a sneaky cat and a fierce warrior; he is cunning, ambitious, resourceful and powerful, able to both plan and improvise, and show enough physical brutality to strike fear into even the bravest cat. However, he is also an almost unspeakably hypocritical liar; he hates traitors, but he is one himself, as he betrayed his own Clan, kin, and allies in his quest for power. He also often criticizes and condemns those who break the warrior code, but has bent, broken and twisted it many times himself in order to make his ambition true. He despises kittypets and half-Clan cats, believing their "impure blood" makes them untrustworthy, and is willing to kill them in order to "purify" the Clans. Despite this, he himself mated with a rogue named Sasha, a former kittypet, accepted Tawnypelt, his daughter when she defected from ThunderClan, and even trained his son Hawkfrost and grandson Tigerheart, despite them both being half-Clan. He has also occasionally formed alliances with rogues or allowed them to join his entourage in order to complete his goals.
:Tigerstar is also perfectly willing to kill friends and innocents to get what he wants. He murdered his uncle, Redtail, a cat he had known since they were kits, just to obtain the position of deputy. He attempted to murder Bluestar, his Clan leader, two times: first by leading her to the Thunderpath, though Cinderpelt fell into it instead, and again in her own den. He also killed Brindleface, a cat he had trained with, just to give the dog pack a taste for cat blood. Furthermore, he publicly executed Gorsepaw, a defenseless apprentice, just to prove his strength and in an attempt to intimidate WindClan into joining TigerClan by telling them that if they did not, that was what would happen to them.
:When things do not go Tigerstar's way, he often gets angry, as shown when Scourge refused to obey his order to battle with ThunderClan or WindClan. This led to an enraged Tigerstar attacking Scourge and hypocritically calling him a traitor, though this resulted in Tigerstar's unfortunate death at the claws of Scourge.
==Relationships==
===Thistleclaw===
:Tigerstar's vile personality can be traced back to Thistleclaw's vigorous training, as his brutal mentoring caused Tigerstar's more violent traits. With the absence of Tigerstar's father, Pinestar, in his life, Thistleclaw was likely the cat Tigerstar saw as a fatherly figure and wanted to be more like him. This is evidenced by the fact that as a kit, Tigerstar was happy and cheerful, but became significantly more brutal and violent under Thistleclaw's mentorship and influence.
===Whitestorm===
:Whitestorm and Tigerstar were kits and apprentices together, later earning their warrior names at the same time. They had a friendly, competitive relationship. Despite training closely together, Whitestorm gained a calm, wise personality but Tigerclaw became violent and ambitious. Whitepaw disapproved when Tigerpaw tried to show off battle moves he learned from Thistleclaw, showing he is not scared to scold him. It is unclear if it is because he disapproved because of the arrogance of showing off or violent nature of the moves. Tigerpaw permanently scarred Whitepaw when he unsheathed his claws during training.
==Family==
:Tigerstar was the only surviving son of Pinestar and Leopardfoot. His sisters, Mistkit and Nightkit, died not long after birth. Tigerstar fathered Brambleclaw and Tawnypelt with Goldenflower while in ThunderClan, and fathered Hawkfrost, Mothwing and Tadpole with Sasha while he was ShadowClan's leader. For more of Tigerstar's family, click here!
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===Toys and Plush===
====Tigerstar & Tawnypelt - Mini Collector Figures====
*Series 1
*Sturdy mini figure of Tigerstar and Tawnypelt, approximately 7cm in height.
*Tigerstar's ruthless ambition and cunning sent shockwaves through the Clans, and his evil deeds will haunt future generations of warriors. But his daughter, Tawnypelt, looks to forge her own legacy—a legacy of honor, courage, and doing what's right
*Also included in a three-pack bundle with the rest of Series 1: Firestar, Leafstar, Graystripe, and Jayfeather.
*Approximate individual price is $12.99 USD, and the three-pack bundle is $38.97 USD.
====Tigerstar Mini Plush Cat====
*Introducing our exclusive Warrior Cats mini plush cat collection! Inspired by The Prophecy Begins series, these 6-inch tall plushies capture the beloved spirit of your favorite Warrior. Made with ultra-soft, high-quality materials, each plush is perfect for snuggling, collecting, or gifting to fans of the iconic Warrior Cats world. Bring home a mini warrior cat today and let the adventures continue!
*The ambitious and cunning leader whose claws are as sharp as his schemes, always lurking in the shadows with big plans for the Clans!
*Approximately $14.99 USD. Six-pack bundle is $85 USD.
====Tigerstar Mini-Plush Head - Discontinued====
*Series 1
*A stackable mini-plush head of Tigerstar. Approximately 7cm with an anti-stress bean filling.
*Also included in a three-pack bundle with Bluestar and Firestar.
*Approximate individual price is $9.99 USD, and the three-pack bundle is $27.99 USD.
==Trivia==
:Did you know Victoria Holmes intended to originally name him Hammerclaw instead of Tigerclaw? For more trivia about Tigerstar, click here!
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==Notes and references==
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