Pinestar

Pinestar is a thick-furred and massive reddish-brown tom with green eyes. His muzzle is crisscrossed with scars, and his ear is torn.
Pinestar was a ThunderClan leader in the forest territories who stepped down from leadership to become a kittypet. He was born to Sweetbriar and Oakstar and had two half-siblings, Birchface and Frecklewish. As Pinepaw, he was mentored by Mistpelt and had a deep curiosity toward kittypets after being saved by Crystal. He became a warrior as Pineheart and later was made deputy under Doestar. Pineheart became leader after Doestar's death, earning the name of Pinestar. He became mates with Leopardfoot and had three kits, Tigerkit, Nightkit, and Mistkit. However, Nightkit and Mistkit died soon after birth, and Tigerkit was left very weak.
When StarClan began urging Pinestar to kill his own son, Pinestar coped by roaming the Twolegplace and confided in his two kittypet friends, Shanty and Jake. After Shanty's death, and when RiverClan disputes began to rise, Pinestar decided to step down as leader, leaving ThunderClan to become a kittypet with Shanty's Twolegs as Pine. His actions resulted in an addition to the warrior code: a warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet. He later ascended to StarClan and gave Bluestar and Tigerstar one of their nine lives. 
==History==
===Super Editions===
:In Bluestar's Prophecy, Pinestar is reluctant to seek battle with WindClan; however, he is persuaded to after an omen is interpreted by Goosefeather. To ease the growing tension, Pinestar makes Bluekit and Snowkit apprentices. However, their mother, Moonflower, is killed in the battle by the WindClan medicine cat Hawkheart, and he comforts the grieving Bluepaw. When Bluepaw meets Jake at the edge of Twolegplace, Pinestar reprimands her. Despite this, he is later seen by the young she-cat nearby the Twolegplace, meeting up with Jake, much to Bluepaw's confusion. He later takes the newly named Bluefur to the Moonstone. Though he becomes mates with Leopardfoot, Pinestar is noted by the Clan to not be significantly close to her or their kits, Nightkit, Mistkit, and Tigerkit. After missing a battle with RiverClan, Pinestar announces his yielding of leadership to become a kittypet which results in an addition to the warrior code, much to his clan's displeasure and passes his leadership onto Sunfall. Many moons later, he is present on Bluestar's leadership ceremony, where he gives her a life for compassion.
===Novellas===
:In Pinestar's Choice, Pinepaw is a new ThunderClan apprentice, and his father, Oakstar, aspires great things for his son after the death of Pinepaw's half siblings, Birchface and Frecklewish. Pinepaw encounters a fox, but is saved by a kittypet named Crystal. He repays the debt by deterring her and her kits from battle when ThunderClan attacks the Twolegplace. He becomes a warrior, Pineheart, and eventually deputy, then leader. He continues to stray into Twolegplace, meeting Crystal's son, Jake, and befriending him. StarClan beings visiting Pinestar in dreams, telling him that his son, Tigerkit, will destroy the forest, and urging him to kill the kit. While the kitting begins, Pinestar witnesses Shanty's death at the paws of a monster and loses a life in the process. He continues to roam the Twolegplace after his kits' birth, but is discovered by Lionpaw. Pinestar resolves to become a kittypet and is taken in by Shanty's old housefolk.
:In Goosefeather's Curse, Pineheart is the deputy under Doestar, assisting in the search for the lost Swiftpaw. When Goosekit reveals that a dark brown warrior told him where to find her, Pineheart is dubious. Later, Squirrelwhisker's patrol goes missing, and Goosepaw shares his vision of their whereabouts with Pineheart. During leaf-bare, Pineheart works tirelessly to feed his Clan, but to little avail. He is brought to receive his nine lives after Doestar starves, though Goosefeather receives a vision of Pinestar abandoning the Clan.
==Detailed description==
===Scars gained===
*Torn ear from the raid on WindClan in Bluestar's Prophecy.
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==Personality==
:As a young apprentice, Pinepaw was eager to become a warrior and earn his father's pride. However, a chance encounter with Crystal changed his perspective on kittypets, and his friendships with Jake and Shanty made him realized their lifestyles weren't so different after all. Towards the end of his life, Pinestar became very disillusioned by the warrior code and Clan life in general, especially the endless thirst for battle that brought dire consequences. He challenged their savage existence by believing that too much blood is shed over stupid quarrels. While he was judged as cowardly and selfish, he had the courage to assume his desires and needs despite his responsibilities and the views of others. He internalizes his anxieties and torments a lot, confiding only in his kittypet friends. His disillusion with the routine of Clan life eventually led him to become a kittypet.
==Relationships==
===Oakstar and Sweetbriar===
:Pinestar loved his parents, and his parents were proud of him.
===Leopardfoot and Tigerkit===
:Pinestar actually didn't have much in the way of a relationship with Leopardfoot, and it came as a surprise to him when his kits were born. The only one that survived, Tigerkit, unsettled him, because Doestar had recently told him that the kit had the power to destroy ThunderClan, but could learn to be good if Pinestar raised him well. After Tigerkit's birth, more StarClan cats warned of his destiny, and even told Pinestar to kill the kit, which Pinestar couldn't bring himself to do. He instead avoided his mate and only son, and Leopardfoot grew to resent him for it.
===Shanty and Jake===
:During the troubling times of his leadership, Pinestar often visited Twolegplace to talk to his kittypet friends, as it was the only time where he felt peace. He and Shanty are especially good friends, and Pinestar often relies on her for advice and comfort. But one day, while Pinestar was visiting Twolegplace for advice, Shanty was hit and killed by a Twoleg monster. The monster also took one of Pinestar's lives, and Pinestar is heartbroken after the death of one of his closest friends. Still mourning the loss of his friend and having troubled thoughts, Pinestar wonders what good he could do for Shanty's Twolegs. He believes that he could do more good for these Twolegs than he could ThunderClan, so he makes the choice to leave and live with Shanty's Twolegs, and now calls himself Pine. Jake believes that Shanty would like and approve of Pine's choice to leave ThunderClan.
==Family==
:Pinestar's parents are Oakstar and Sweetbriar, and his half-siblings are Birchface and Frecklewish. His former mate is Leopardfoot, and Tigerstar, Mistkit and Nightkit are their children. For more of Pinestar's family, click here!
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===Interesting facts===
*Pinestar's kittypet name was not the name he had when he was in ThunderClan.
**His name was later confirmed to be 'Pine' in Pinestar's Choice.
*Pinestar is the first known leader to step down from his own leadership, the second being Rowanclaw.
*Pinestar is from one of the few single-kit litters in the series.
===Author statements===
*Vicky has revealed that Pinestar and Poppydawn are cousins.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook 
===Mistakes===
*Pinestar has been mistakenly described as tawny, fox-red, ginger, and red.
*Pinestar is shown as ThunderClan's leader long after having become a kittypet.
===Continuity===
*On Vicky's Facebook, Pinestar is a descendant of Gorseclaw and has SkyClan blood.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
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