Thistlebush

Large brown tabby with a thick, brown, striped pelt with an off-white underbelly reaching to his muzzle. 
== History ==
=== Kit ===
Thistle's kit-hood wasn't that exciting, as he mainly stayed inside or played with the other kits. His favorite game to play was "Battle," and he enjoyed the role of deputy in the game.
=== Apprentice ===
Thistle was mentored by multiple warriors, including Shadestrike, and a few others. He thought his mentors were boring at the time, but he tried his best to 'become better than they would ever be.' 
=== Warrior ===
He apprentice Softstorm, Cherryblossom, and Moonrisepaw. He was loyal and patrolled the border often, behaving as a good warrior.
He found Frostpaw(fire), and had a bonding moment during a thunderstorm. He later adopted her as his first child. He also adopted Mushroomblossom, Lightningstorm, and Flarestorm. He mentored Archwing. 
He became mates with Bearhunter, but they broke up only a few moons after. Thistle never became mates with another cat after his break-up. 
=== Elder ===
He took the opportunity to retire quickly, and in retirement was where most of his life was spent. His favorite activity was bossing apprentices around and making them fetch random objects. He often told stories about his life to kits and apprentice.
== Death ==
=== Forest ===
Thistle was killed after a gathering by Wavestrike (who would later father his grandkids) Thistle tried to protect Cottonears, but Wavestrike instead killed Thistlebush. 
=== StarClan ===
He is a strong spirit in StarClan, but he wasn't when he first arrived. His daughter, Frostfire, has a litter of kittens who died before birth, and he gave his soul to let them live. This was not a good idea though, as Thistlekit died.
Thistlekit let Thistlebush come back, Thistlekit leaving. Thistlebush enjoyed his StarClan life from then on, before he and Chortlepaw, a ShadowClan apprentice, has a father-daughter sort of bond. He did not adopt her, though.
Currently, he resides in StarClan.
== Trivia ==
* Thistle was originally going to be "Muddyface"
* Thistle was originally was going to adopt Chortlepaw, but a last-minute decision was changed as the kit-limit was full
Category:Characters
Category:ThunderClan
Category:StarClan
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