Sparkpelt

Sparkpelt is a flame-colored tabby she-cat with bright emerald-green eyes.
Sparkpelt is a ThunderClan warrior who has served under Bramblestar's, the impostor's, Lionblaze's, Graystripe's, and Squirrelstar's leaderships in the lake territories. She was born as Sparkkit to Brambleclaw and Squirrelstar, along with her siblings Alderkit, Dandelionkit, and Juniperkit, though Dandelionkit and Juniperkit died soon after birth. She received her apprentice name of Sparkpaw with Cherryfall as her mentor. Along with Alderpaw, she went on a quest to find SkyClan, but the mission was ultimately unsuccessful. 
Moons after, Sparkpaw earned her warrior name, Sparkpelt. As a warrior, she developed strong feelings against SkyClan returning to the lake, despite Alderheart's opposite opinions. She mentored Twigbranch, who returned to ThunderClan from SkyClan, and rigorously trained her apprentice. She eventually became Larksong's mate and gave birth to Finchkit, Flamekit, and Flickerkit. However, Flickerkit was stillborn and Larksong succumbed to illness just as Sparkpelt finished giving birth. The death of her mate and son, combined with her parents' fighting, sent Sparkpelt into a depression, but she soon recovered and was able to be a mother to her kits. Sparkpelt was later briefly exiled by Bramblestar's impostor along with several other cats, including her daughter Finchpaw, while her son Flamepaw stayed in ThunderClan. Sparkpelt and the others returned under the acting leadership of Squirrelflight, helping convince the Clans that Squirrelflight was not an accomplice alongside Ashfur, but his victim.
Due to her time in exile, Sparkpelt grew close to Finchpaw, but developed a difficult relationship with Flamepaw. When her son rejected his warrior name, Flameheart, and was then named Nightheart, Sparkpelt criticized him, which made their relationship even worse. Nightheart left ThunderClan due to his problems with his kin, and Sparkpelt missed him, cheering up when her son decided to come back. When Sunbeam joined ThunderClan to be with Nightheart, Sparkpelt and Finchlight welcomed her, and made sure she felt at home.
==History==
===A Vision of Shadows===
:Sparkkit is one of the surviving kits of Bramblestar and Squirrelflight, alongside her brother, Alderkit. She is apprenticed to Cherryfall and immediately demonstrates a natural ability for hunting. She is chosen to go on a journey to find the missing fifth Clan, SkyClan. They find the Kin, but soon realize they are not the true SkyClan. The mission is ultimately unsuccessful, and they return home. Moons after, Sparkpaw earns her warrior name after rescuing Twigkit and passing her assessment, becoming Sparkpelt. 
:When SkyClan returns to the lake, she questions SkyClan's legitimacy and place with the other Clans, an opinion is shared with many others around the lake. However, Sparkpelt continues to care for her brother, rescuing him from a dog, and escorting him on a herb-gathering mission to RiverClan's closed border. Despite her strong feelings towards SkyClan, Bramblestar gives Sparkpelt Twigpaw, who is defecting from SkyClan to return to ThunderClan, to mentor. Her frustrations towards SkyClan become apparent during Twigpaw's training, but she successfully teaches her apprentice to become a loyal ThunderClan warrior. She also develops feelings for Larksong, a fellow ThunderClan warrior.
===The Broken Code===
:Sparkpelt grieves when Bramblestar dies, and unsuccessfully tries to encourage Squirrelflight, who was postponing receiving her nine lives and leader name, to go to the Moonpool, which results in Squirrelflight snapping at her daughter out of grief. After her kits become apprentices, Sparkpelt leaves a hunting patrol to search for Lionblaze, who had been temporarily banished. When Bramblestar's impostor learns of this, he sends her to the abandoned Twoleg nest to fetch catmint as a punishment, but Bristlefrost discovers that he had laid a trap there by luring dogs in an attempt to kill Sparkpelt. She narrowly escapes death and returns to ThunderClan. After she brings up Flipclaw's lack of genuine medicine cat knowledge to the impostor, he exiles her for her alleged disloyalty to him, and she leaves ThunderClan along with several other cats, but returns after the impostor is deposed.
:Upon learning that Ashfur, the identity of the impostor, has kidnapped Squirrelflight, Sparkpelt accompanies Lionblaze's patrol to the Moonpool and refuses to believe that Squirrelflight willingly went with Ashfur. She volunteers to enter the Dark Forest to try and find her mother, but Willowshine argues that Ashfur could use Sparkpelt's relation to Squirrelflight against her. Graystripe, having taken over leadership of ThunderClan from Lionblaze, places Sparkpelt in charge of ThunderClan while he and Lionblaze are away, knowing she would do her mother proud.
===A Starless Clan===
:Flamepaw has developed a difficult relationship with his mother since he resents how she abandoned him as a kit when she grieved for Larksong and Flickerkit, and when she and Finchpaw were exiled under the impostor's rule. Flamepaw is awkward around his mother compared to Finchpaw who has a great relationship with her. After Flamepaw fails his warrior assessment, Sparkpelt reminds him of his important heritage, which frustrates Flamepaw. Finchlight advices Flamepaw that Sparkpelt missed him greatly when they were in exile and he should just be patient. Sparkpelt scolds him when Flamepaw rejects his warrior name, Flameheart, after Firestar.
:When Nightheart goes over to eat with her and his sister, she berates him for rejecting his name and that he should honor Firestar as his kin, however, this strains their relationship even more, and he later leaves them to eat with Myrtlebloom. She is later seen along with Finchlight, watching him across the clearing as he is scolded by Squirrelflight for sneaking into ShadowClan territory. After Nightheart reveals he is leaving, she is angered by his decision, and Finchlight is dissmissive, since she thinks her brother will not actually do it. 
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===Super Editions===
:In Squirrelflight's Hope, Sparkpelt nervously reveals to her bickering parents that she is expecting kits, and often experiences cramps. Larksong accompanies her on patrols and vows to be the best father he can be. After Larksong collapses due to an illness, Sparkpelt stays at his side in the medicine cats' den and she catches the sickness as well. She gives birth to three kits, but one of them is stillborn, and Larksong nuzzles his kit before he dies. Sparkpelt falls into a depression and ignores her surviving kits until Squirrelflight, having returned from StarClan, reveals she saw Larksong and their kit, Flickerkit, happy together.
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==Family==
:Sparkpelt's parents are Squirrelstar and Brambleclaw, and her brother is Alderheart. Her mate is Larksong, and Finchlight, Nightheart, and Flickerkit are their children. For more of Sparkpelt's family, click here!
==Personality==
Confident, assured, resourceful, Sparkpelt can also be insolent and show-off. Despite this, she always supports and encourages her brother during their apprenticeship. She is positive and enthusiastic with her Clanmates. As she grows up, she develops a certain hostility towards strangers. Despite their divergent opinions and the very different paths they have chosen, Alderheart and Sparkpelt still manage to communicate healthily.
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===Interesting facts===
*She has kittypet blood through Firestar, and SkyClan blood through her grandfather, Tigerstar.
*She bears a striking resemblance to Firestar.
===Author statements===
*Kate said that she liked Alderheart better than Sparkpelt because although Sparkpelt is 'adorably cheery', she prefers a worrier.
*Kate suggested the name Sparkfire for Sparkpaw's warrior name, but HarperCollins rejected the idea. Kate stated that Sparkpaw's warrior name would not be 'Sparkplug' either. 
**This is later printed as a sort of "easter egg", where Graystripe thought that Sparkfire would've been a nice warrior name to remember Firestar by.
*Kate says that Sparkpelt feels comfortable in her own skin, and she has no need to feel pressured to live up to Firestar's legacy.
*Kate believes Sparkpelt to be short-furred.
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