Clawface

Clawface is a heavily-built, sturdy, scrawny, battle-scarred brown tom with yellow eyes and a right nicked ear.
Clawface was a ShadowClan warrior under Raggedstar's and Brokenstar's leaderships in the forest territories. Clawkit and his brother, Nightkit, were fathered by Toadskip. As an apprentice, Clawpaw was mentored by Crowtail, and he and his brother, Nightpaw, formed a close bond. After earning his warrior name, Clawface came to view his brother as weak due to his illness. Clawface also fathered Cinderkit and Stumpykit with Rowanberry. Under Brokenstar's reign, Clawface was one of his strongest supporters, and supported Brokenstar training apprentices before they're six moons old, including his own apprentice, Littlecloud. However, Clawface still retained a heart and helped hide Volepaw with Nightpelt when Brokenstar declared him useless. Under Brokenstar's direction, Clawface kidnapped Frostfur's kits and killed Spottedleaf, ThunderClan's medicine cat. After being exiled by ShadowClan, Clawface was killed by Graystripe during another raid on ThunderClan's camp. He went to the Dark Forest and worked for Ashfur and his schemes to destroy StarClan and the Dark Forest. He participated in the battle against StarClan, and fled when Ashfur was slain.
==History==
===In The Prophecies Begin arc===
====Into the Wild====
:Clawface is a ShadowClan warrior and his apprentice is Littlepaw. Graypaw mentions Clawface to Firepaw as one of the 'great warriors' he would see at the Gathering. Clawface goes into ThunderClan's camp and kidnaps Frostfur's four kits. When Spottedleaf gets in his way, he kills her. At first, ThunderClan assumes that Yellowfang killed Spottedleaf and kidnapped the kits, but later they find Clawface's fur in Spottedleaf's claws.
:When ThunderClan invades ShadowClan, Firepaw almost kills him in revenge for killing Spottedleaf, but Whitestorm stops him before he can do it, reminding him about the warrior code stating that cats do not need to kill in order to win their battles. Whitestorm then scares Clawface away, biting him fiercely. When Brokenstar is driven out by the ThunderClan patrol and the rest of ShadowClan, Clawface follows him into exile, to live as a rogue alongside him.
====Fire and Ice====
:Clawface takes part in the rogue attack against ThunderClan. During the battle, he attacks Fireheart to save Brokenstar, biting down hard on Fireheart's leg. Fireheart becomes enraged, as he remembers that Clawface is Spottedleaf's murderer, but Clawface gets the upper hand, pinning Fireheart down and almost killing him. Graystripe comes to Fireheart's aid and snaps Clawface's neck, killing him. Graystripe is upset about killing him, but Fireheart reminds him of what a ruthless, bloodthirsty cat Clawface was. After the rogues are driven out, his body is dragged out of the camp and buried by Swiftpaw and Sandpaw. Bluestar states that no elders need to be present at the burial, as none of Brokenstar's rogues deserve honor from StarClan. He is also then mentioned by Cloudkit, asking if he was dead.
===In The Broken Code arc===
====A Light in the Mist====
:Clawface follows Silverhawk when Ashfur gives the pair the task of guarding the Moonpool tree. In the battle against Ashfur, Clawface and Mapleshade fight besides Ashfur.
===In the Super Editions===
====Yellowfang's Secret====
:Clawpaw is a ShadowClan apprentice. He and his brother, Nightpaw, watch in alarm as Raggedpelt carries Cloudpaw back to camp, until Foxheart and Crowtail come up and take them away. As Yellowfang and Cloudpelt are gathering cobwebs from a tree, Clawpaw rushes past along with Blackpaw, Nightpaw, Flintpaw, and Fernpaw. While the apprentices are cleaning out the elders' den, Flintpaw hurls himself at Nightpaw saying he is a WindClan warrior, wrestling. Clawpaw, along with Blackpaw and Fernpaw, join in happily, until Hollyflower stops them. During a training session, Yellowfang takes Nightpaw away because he is wheezing. Clawpaw touches his nose to Nightpaw's ear, telling him to get well soon.
:He later earns his warrior name of Clawface. Clawface is part of the attack on the rats organized by Raggedstar and is ordered to hold back any rats while the other cats kill them. He is mentioned by his brother, Nightpelt, when he says that he trained with him and Flintpaw when they reach a thicket of dense bushes. Brokenstar promises Volekit to Clawface after Mosskit is apprenticed to Brokenstar. However, Mosspaw later dies, and Brokenstar instead mentors Volepaw, giving Littlepaw for Clawface to mentor. When Brokenstar ends up suggesting Featherstorm join the elders, and when she reluctantly does so, Clawface comments that more cats would be outside the camp than in it at this rate. After Marigoldkit and Mintkit go missing, Yellowfang wakes up Clawface, asking if he had seen them. Clawface responds in the negative, saying they were not there, but they might have snuck out with the night patrol. Clawface recalls that he had told the young kits they had to wait until they were apprenticed to leave the camp.
===In the Novellas===
====Tigerclaw's Fury====
:Tigerclaw encounters Clawface and Blackfoot while stalking along the very edge of Twolegplace. When Tigerclaw bursts through a bramble bush, Clawface and Blackfoot are frightened, thinking it to be a ThunderClan patrol. Once they recognize it is Tigerclaw, they calm down, and Clawface realizes that Tigerclaw had survived the battle. Tigerclaw snarls that it was no thanks to him, and Blackfoot says they were going to get him afterwards. The cats, although pretending to be happy to see Tigerclaw alive, are secretly terrified. After Tigerclaw asks where Mowgli was, Clawface limps forward and drops a mouse at the former ThunderClan cat's paws and informs him he can have the rest if he wants.
:Tigerclaw wonders whether accepting the prey is a sign of weakness or not before deciding to accept it. Blackfoot mentions that he never thought ThunderClan would be as fierce as they were, and Clawface agrees with him. The next day, Tigerclaw wakes before dawn and carefully steps around Clawface, who is pressed against his spine. Clawface, along with the rest of the group, wake up later and walk along the ShadowClan border. Clawface's eyes are wide as he scans for former Clanmates. He explains that the line of straight bushes at the border come from the Twolegplace. It is so dense that ShadowClan uses it as defense against the wild part of the forest. They climb through the bush to find oak and ash tree, a bit like ThunderClan territory. Clawface murmurs that it is their territory for now. Clawface suggests to Blackfoot to hunt and start a fresh-kill pile. Blackfoot nods, but Tigerclaw steps forward and says that this is not a game of miniature Clans. He explains that he still wants to take over ThunderClan, and as soon as they are strong enough, they will do it again. Clawface, among many the others, give flashes of uncertainty in their gazes, not sure if they would be willing to support Tigerclaw's ambitions.
:Three sunrises later, during battle training, Tigerclaw nudges Snag closer to Clawface so he is hanging over him. Clawface starts to look worried. Stumpytail suggests that it will be easier to unbalance Snag, but Tigerclaw warns to try not to let him land on Clawface. Snag swipes at Clawface, and Stumpytail barges into the rogue at the same time. Clawface is easily left to scramble free, but quickly helps Stumpytail by leaping into Snag. Tigerclaw congratulates them and asks where Blackfoot and Tangleburr are. Stumpytail glances at Clawface and meows that they will be back soon. Tigerclaw sees the guilt and asks where they are. Clawface promises that they have not crossed the border, and explains Blackfoot and Tangleburr have been taking turns to patrol the ShadowClan border, as they are worried for their former Clanmates. He says that they have been there for a while and have seen no sign of ShadowClan cats and worries if something terrible has happened.
:Tigerclaw decides to go find Blackfoot and Tangleburr, and Clawface's eyes widen, asking if he will punish them. Tigerclaw says that it depends on what they have done. Blackfoot, Tangleburr, and Tigerclaw end up meeting a ShadowClan patrol. Tangleburr explains that they live at the fallen oak now with Stumpytail and Clawface. That night, Tigerclaw wakes up coughing, and Clawface asks if he is all right. Tigerclaw spits that he is fine. The next day, a deal is struck to fetch fresh-kill for ShadowClan as they are sick and weak. Clawface is unsure, stating it could be a trap. He admits that they may be sick, but still outnumber them, and once they enter camp, anything can happen. Tigerclaw says that they are taking fresh-kill to the border, and he is not putting them into danger.
:The group of rogues decide to go to ShadowClan's camp, despite the risk of falling ill. When Clawface arrives, he asks for Cinderfur, stating that he heard his son was made deputy. Rowanberry, his former mate and mother to Cinderfur, explains that he died. He brought the rat and sickness into the camp. Clawface sways, echoing he died. He insists to Rowanberry that he should have stayed, if only he had caught the rat instead, but Rowanberry interrupts. He tells him their son walks in StarClan now, and he knows what Clawface has done for them this day. Tigerclaw soon flicks his tail for his group to leave, and Clawface reluctantly draws away from Rowanberry.
:Back at the rogue's camp, Tangleburr explains that she and Clawface had a ShadowClan patrol request them to hunt for them again tomorrow. Clawface decides to nap before battle practice, but Tigerclaw blocks his way. He asks if he will be able to nap before the enemy attacks. Tigerclaw demands that he trains now with the energy he has, asking if he understands. Clawface's eyes give a flash of anger, but he nods and says he understands. The rogues start joining in with ShadowClan hunting patrols, and Clawface looks very composed, but his ears still pricked and tail tip still twitching, with Whitethroat standing beside him. Tigerclaw suggests hunting different prey, and Clawface asks if the prey will be from somewhere else. After Tigerclaw announces they will hunt on ThunderClan territory, Whitethroat says he would rather not take prey. Clawface whispers to Tigerclaw that there are rumors Whitethroat and Littlecloud went to find shelter in ThunderClan during the worst time of the sickness. Tigerclaw asks if he thinks that is true. Clawface looks at the black-and-white warrior and states that he can imagine frightened cats trying to escape from their Clan that is dying around them.
:On the patrol, Tigerclaw attacks and kills Runningwind, a warrior of ThunderClan. Clawface scrapes his paw on the ground and asks for what reason they will find the other cats of the ThunderClan patrol. They have trespassed, and Tigerclaw killed a warrior, but they do not want to drag ShadowClan into a war, as they are not strong enough yet. Clawface tells Tigerclaw that there is no way ShadowClan or their group of rogues is able to fight, not at the current time, due to sickness and overall weakness within the two groups. Tigerclaw gives the approval, and Clawface and the rest of the patrol plunge into the elder bush and race back across the Thunderpath. They manage to get into an outnumbered fight anyway, and Clawface is forced to retreat to the edge of the Thunderpath, completely covered in scratches. Tigerclaw lies to ShadowClan over the fight, and he catches Clawface's eye before the brown tom agrees with him.
:The next day, as the Clan mourns over Nightstar's death, Clawface lies the tip of his tail on Rowanberry's back and guides her to an empty place. Runningnose picks Tigerclaw to sort patrols, and Tigerclaw tells Stumpytail, Clawface, and Tangleburr to lead the hunting patrols. They do a great job stocking the fresh-kill pile so the Clan has a great feast in Nightstar's honor. Runningnose invites the group to ShadowClan, and Rowanberry glances fondly at Clawface and welcomes her former Clanmates back. A quarter moon later, Clawface wakes up Tigerclaw reporting he returned from a dawn patrol. He saw over on the other side of the Thunderpath that the forest is on fire. He explains it looked like the fire was above ThunderClan camp.
====Blackfoot's Reckoning====
:Fernkit mentions that Clawkit and Nightkit's father is Toadskip, as he visits the nursery frequently to see his sons. As apprentices, Clawpaw and Nightpaw play with Blackpaw, Fernpaw, and Flintpaw. When Blackpaw is distracted by his father, Blizzardwing, Clawpaw correlates Blackpaw's poor skills as a warrior to the fact that he is half-Clan since the Clan is unaware of the identity of his father. Blackpaw insists that he is a full ShadowClan cat. Clawpaw teases Blackpaw, telling him that Cedarstar should throw them out for being half kittypet. Brokenkit, who was watching the exchange, says that Clawpaw is a mouse-brain, and Blackpaw agrees.
:Clawface participates in several conflicts against WindClan, and on the raid on ThunderClan's camp to steal their kits. He attacks Lionheart with Scorchwind.
===In the Stand-Alone Graphic Novels===
====Exile from ShadowClan====
:When Nightpelt's persistent coughing prevented him from hunting, Clawface deemed his brother to be useless. Clawface visits his brother's new camp after he and the elders are exiled by Brokenstar. When Nightpelt questions his brother's loyalty to Brokenstar and his decisions, Clawface insists Brokenstar is making ShadowClan stronger and he should just be patient. When leaf-bare arrives, Nightpelt runs into Brokenstar leading a battle patrol and he questions his brother. Clawface explains that they're prepared to attack WindClan and he steals Nightpelt's prey, insisting he needs it more. Nightpelt challenges Clawface for Brokenstar bringing kits into battle, but Clawface insists they are apprentices now ready to die for ShadowClan.
:Clawface and Brokenstar meet their apprentices, Littlepaw and Volepaw, near the Carrionplace to fight rats for their warrior assessments. Clawface insists to Nightpelt that they will step in if the rats swarm them. However, Brokenstar refuses to let his warriors help the apprentices when several rats attack them, and Clawface only intervenes when Brokenstar allows him. Clawface asks if his brother is okay, but Brokenstar calls his cats away. Later, Clawface and Runningnose bring Volepaw to Nightpelt's camp, explaining how they snuck Volepaw out of camp when Brokenstar refused to let Runningnose treat his injuries. They promise to tell the Clan that he died so Volepaw can gain a second chance to live. Nightpelt is touched by his brother's loyalty, though Clawface deems it as a weakness that he got from his family.
:After WindClan is driven from their territory, Nightpelt spots Clawface and Blackfoot hunting rabbits on their former land. Clawface offers for Nightpelt to take it to the elders. Nightpelt accepts his gift, and asks if the elders will be rejoining the Clan now that WindClan is gone. Clawface insists that ThunderClan and RiverClan are still a threat. Later, Nightpelt catches Clawface stealing four ThunderClan kits to raise as ShadowClan apprentices. The two brothers fight until Clawface takes the kits away. Nightpelt, Ashfur, Dawncloud, and Yellowfang team up with ThunderClan to rescue their kits and overthrow Brokenstar. Nightpelt attacks his brother and manages to chase him away with Whitestorm and Firepaw's help.
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==Killed victims==
*Spottedleaf
==Kin==
===Members===
Former mate:
:Rowanberry: 
Sons:
:Stumpytail: 
:Cinderfur: 
Father:
:Toadskip: 
Brother:
:Nightstar: 
Half-brothers:
:Wolfstep: 
:Cloudpelt: 
Half-sisters:
:Foxheart: 
:Littlekit: 
Half-nephew:
:Badgerfang: 
Grand-kits:
:Turtlekit: 
:Quietkit: 
:Rubblekit: 
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===Mistakes===
*He has been mistakenly called gray, and erroneously depicted with white.
*Despite being killed by Graystripe in Fire and Ice, Clawface appears in Tigerclaw's Fury, which takes place during Forest of Secrets and Rising Storm. This is fixed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, and Clawface no longer appears.
===Continuity===
*In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Clawface is mentioned as Raggedstar's apprentice as Clawpaw. It is also revealed that he walks in the Place of No Stars for his crimes.
*In the Chinese full-color version of Into the Woods, Sasha overhears a meeting between Tigerstar, Clawface, Blackfoot, Jaggedtooth, and Russetfur.Revealed on the Chinese WikiRevealed in Into the Woods, Chinese full-color edition, page 76
*In The Prophecies Begin graphic novel adaptation, Clawface steals Brackenkit, Cinderkit, their brother Thornclaw, and Swiftkit, the latter replacing Brightkit.
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