Kitescratch

Kitescratch is a reddish-brown tom with a torn ear.
Kitescratch was a SkyClan warrior under Leafstar's leadership in the lake territories. He was born as Kitekit to Reedclaw and Quailfeather alongside his sister, Turtlekit. After becoming apprenticed to Sagenose as Kitepaw, he would often tease Rootpaw about his father. Once he received his warrior name, Kitescratch assisted the rebels, and Leafstar had to exile him to keep up appearances and to dupe the imposter. Kitescratch was never truly banished for what he did, and Hawkwing was sent to fetch him the moment Bramblestar's imposter left SkyClan. Kitescratch later became mates with Needleclaw, who bore his kits, Starlingkit and Robinkit. Soon after his kits became apprentices, Kitescratch participated in a patrol to attack badgers, but was killed by one after defending Starlingpaw when Leafstar mistook the apprentice for a badger.
==History==
===In The Broken Code arc===
====Lost Stars====
:When Leafstar calls a meeting, Kitepaw and Turtlepaw push their way out from apprentices' den and dart across SkyClan's camp to join their mentors, Blossomheart and Sagenose. After Needlepaw and Rootpaw's ceremony, Kitepaw bounds over and congratulates them, giving Rootpaw's shoulder a friendly shove. Turtlepaw jokes about how Tree does not look very proud of them, and the two new apprentices get defensive. Kitepaw tells them to keep their fur on and that Turtlepaw is only joking, and they have to admit that their father is weird. Needlepaw says weird is good, and that Tree is the mediator for all five of the Clans. Kitepaw makes an off-paw comment about Tree not having to do that recently, and Rootpaw retorts that they have been at peace with the other Clans, and they have Tree to thank for that. Kitepaw good-humorlessly mews if he says so, then urges them to come to the apprentices' den, and they will help them make their nests.
:Kitepaw and Turtlepaw are training, and their mentors leave to go hunting. Turtlepaw tells Rootpaw, who is having trouble with a battle move, that he is waiting too long. Before the young tom can reply, Kitepaw interrupts, with malicious eyes, that he could just decide to follow another path in life and maybe he is having trouble because he is not meant to be a warrior, maybe he is meant to be the kind of cat who talks to the dead. The two toms nearly fight, but Turtlepaw shoulders herself between them, saying they will get in trouble for fighting and sneeringly adds that it is not like Rootpaw would win anyway. Rootpaw insists he will become a strong warrior, and Kitepaw suggests that if he wants to prove himself, maybe he can help them collect herbs down by the lake. Rootpaw agrees, and once they reach the lake, the two older apprentices continue jabbing at him, and Rootpaw gets furious and charges at them. However, he ends up running out onto the ice of the lake. The ice breaks and he falls in, and when Bristlepaw and a ThunderClan patrol come to help, she sees Kitepaw and Turtlepaw running up and down along the bank, yowling in terror.
:After Bristlepaw saves Rootpaw, Kitepaw apologizes, ducking his head with shame and helps him walk to the ThunderClan camp where he recovers. Bristlepaw tells Rootpaw that he needs to stay away from Kitepaw and Turtlepaw and not listen to their ideas. As Rootpaw and Dewspring head out, he sees Leafstar speaking with the two apprentices, who have their heads bowed, and Dewspring explains that she is punishing them for putting him in danger. Rootpaw runs into the pair and asks how their punishment is going, and Kitepaw turns away with a hiss, as though he is too angry to speak. Turtlepaw tells him their punishment was to scrap the earth in the dirtplace to make it soft, and Rootpaw apologizes, but is interrupted by Kitepaw who says only a foolish cat would fall into the lake like he did, then adds he is the son of the weirdest cat in the Clan so it is no surprise he is that mouse-brained.
:Rootpaw manages to catch a massive crow for SkyClan when they have a shortage of prey due to the harsh leafbare. He expects a mocking remark from Kitepaw, but the tom only gives him a respectful nod. Rootpaw is allowed to chose some cats to share the crow with and picks Needlepaw, Kitepaw, and Turtlepaw. Kitepaw looks surprised, but gives his Clanmate a nod of thanks. As they eat, Kitepaw admits he was impressed with Rootpaw when he stood up to him that day he fell through the ice. With a gleam of amusement, he says it was stupid, but brave. Rootpaw gets along better with the older apprentices, but since he brought Bristlepaw some prey as a thank you for saving him, he sometimes catches them glancing at him resentfully over the dwindling fresh-kill pile.
====The Silent Thaw====
:When Rootpaw runs away from the ghost of Bramblestar in fear, he falls into the lake. Kitescratch stares at the drenched apprentice and laughs at him, stating this is the second time he's fallen into the lake, which embarrasses Rootpaw. Later, Rootpaw sees Kitescratch speaking with Needlepaw and Wrenpaw. 
====Veil of Shadows====
:Kitescratch joins the rebels wishing to overthrow Bramblestar's impostor. He arrives in SkyClan's old camp with Violetshine, Tree, Rootpaw, and Needleclaw. During another rebel meeting, Kitescratch agrees with Breezepelt that they should kill Bramblestar since he almost killed Shadowsight. He also challenges Bristlefrost's loyalty to their cause and pressures to agree. Later he, Pigeonfoot, Gravelnose, and Turtlecrawl overhear Tigerstar wishing to kill Bramblestar and wants to go to ThunderClan's territory to find proof to convince Leafstar to act. Kitescratch asks Rootspring to join them, but he refuses since he has his vigil to attend that night.
:However, Kitescratch, Stemleaf, Spotfur, Dappletuft, and Conefoot launch a surprise attack on the impostor in hopes of killing him. Bristlefrost rushes off to find help for Bramblestar, but returns to find Stemleaf, Dappletuft, and Conefoot dead. Kitescratch and Spotfur stare in horror and flee. Kitescratch lies that an owl attacked him, but Shadowsight is dubious and wonders what really caused Kitescratch's numerous wounds. 
:The impostor arrives in SkyClan's camp and singles out Kitescratch as the one who attempted to murder him. He demands Leafstar to banish Kitescratch, and Kitescratch admits he did participate in the attack. Leafstar exiles him and Kitescratch numbly leaves the camp. Tinycloud and several other SkyClan warriors yowl in protest. After the impostor leaves, Leafstar orders Hawkwing to fetch Kitescratch, stating that now was the time for SkyClan to confront Bramblestar.
====Darkness Within====
:Kitescratch and his sister, Turtlecrawl, are briefly seen when Rootspring scans SkyClan's camp. The pair of cats are helping do apprentice tasks, and cleaning out the elders' den, bringing them new bedding. Rootspring thinks to himself that he grew up with Kitescratch and Turtlecrawl, and tried very hard to embrace the skills he inherited from Tree in order to impress the two older cats, who had relentlessly bullied him.
====The Place of No Stars====
:Rootspring recalls how Kitepaw and Turtlepaw taunted him enough that he fell in the frozen lake as he nearly drowns in the dark lake in the Place of No Stars.
====A Light in the Mist====
:Kitescratch attends the Gathering where Bramblestar is welcomed, and glances at Rootspring when he is named a Light in the Mist. When Rootspring reveals how he would have left SkyClan for Bristlefrost, Kitescratch comments that he did not realize how much his Clanmate loved her.
===In the Changing Skies arc===
====The Elders' Quest====
:Kitescratch has become a father to Needleclaw's kits, Starlingkit and Robinkit. When the two kits are summoned for their apprentice ceremony, Kitescratch is very proud, and helps to clean up Robinkit. When the kits are made into apprentices, Kitescratch and Needleclaw proudly nuzzle and congratulate them. Kitescratch tells them to not cause trouble, something that Leafstar remarks Kitescratch should know all too well that apprentices are troublemakers.
:Leafstar announces that Kitescratch is to join a patrol to drive out a badger from SkyClan territory. Kitescratch asks Leafstar to send the patrol later, as he had been on dawn patrol and many other warriors had tired themselves doing duties. 
:Once the patrol reaches the badger's territory, Kitescratch assembles alongside Gravelnose and Reedclaw on one side of the set. When the badger emerges, Reedclaw and Kitescratch put their paws into the den, delivering blows to its face. The badger bites Kitescratch's leg, trying to drag him into the set. Kitescratch escapes, but the badger follows him outside. A second badger then arrives, however Starlingpaw does as well. Kitescratch defends his son when Leafstar mistakes him for a badger and attacks. While the three cats are stunned, the second badger attacks and fatally wounds Kitescratch. He manages to run, but collapses due to blood loss. Leafstar orders her patrol to fetch herbs and the medicine cats, but it is too late, and Kitescratch dies.
:Leafstar, in her grief and rage for Kitescratch, yells at Starlingpaw, blaming the apprentice for Kitescratch's death. Later, SkyClan holds a vigil for him, with Quailfeather and Needleclaw helping Fallowfern to bury him. Leafstar falls asleep during the vigil, offending Reedclaw and causing her to remark that her idea was mouse-brained and cost Kitescratch his life. Reedclaw then tries to depose Leafstar, citing Kitescratch's death being unnecessary and a result of the leader's poor judgement. When Hawkwing interjects, saying that the Clan should focus on honoring Kitescratch, Reedclaw says that the only way to honor Kitescratch is to get rid of Leafstar. When the vote occurs, Fallowfern is the last cat to vote as she had been busy burying Kitescratch. After the vote, Leafstar apologizes to Starlingpaw for blaming him for Kitescratch's death.
:A few days later, Hawkwing alerts Leafstar of a new plan to drive out the badgers, but Leafstar cannot stop thinking about Kitescratch. 
:When Reedclaw holds a second vote to depose Leafstar, she once again alludes the plan that led to Kitescratch's death as a reason to question the leader's abilities.
===In the Super Editions===
====Squirrelflight's Hope====
:Kitekit and Turtlekit are kits in SkyClan, born to Reedclaw. When Squirrelflight arrives in the SkyClan camp, she sees him and his sister playing in the puddles with two smaller kits. She mentions that he and Turtlekit couldn't be older than three moons. Tree tells the ThunderClan deputy that he and Turtlekit are Reedclaw's kits when she asks about them.
===In the Novellas===
====Spotfur's Rebellion====
:Kitescratch attends a meeting with the rebels and helps conspire to attack Bramblestar's impostor. He, alongside Stemleaf, Spotfur, Dappletuft, and Conefoot, ambush the false ThunderClan leader. He swipes at the tabby leader's hindquarters before fighting against Leafshade who protects his leader. When Stemleaf is killed as a result of the ambushing going wrong, thanks to Bristlefrost's betrayal, Kitescratch calls the retreat. He urges Spotfur to escape when she hesitates after her mate's death. Afterwards, he voices his open distrust of Bristlefrost alongside the spotted tabby when the rebels meet up again.
==Detailed description==
===Scars===
*Torn ear from battling the impostor in Veil of Shadows.
==Character pixels==
==Official art==
==Kin==
===Members===
Father:
:Quailfeather: 
Mother:
:Reedclaw: 
Sister:
:Turtlecrawl: 
Mate:
:Needleclaw: 
Daughter:
:Robinpaw: 
Son:
:Starlingpaw: 
===Tree===
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*Quailfeather being the father of Reedclaw's kits was first introduced on the Warrior Cats website family tree.
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==Notes and references==
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