Tigerstar (AVoS)

Tigerstar is a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. 
Tigerstar is the current leader of ShadowClan in the lake territories. He was born as Tigerkit to Rowanclaw and Tawnypelt alongside his littermates, Dawnkit and Flamekit. Although he was apprenticed to Oakfur, Tigerpaw stayed in ThunderClan with Brackenfur serving as his temporary mentor while ShadowClan was under Sol's influence; however, he went back to ShadowClan following Sol's banishment. After becoming a warrior, Tigerheart was chosen to go on a journey and became close to Dovewing, often meeting her at night thereafter. Despite training in the Dark Forest, Tigerheart fought for the Clans during the Great Battle, and soon after, Dovewing broke things off with him.
He mentored Sleekwhisker and became deputy after Crowfrost died, but struggled to uphold his father's demands of him. He sought refuge in ThunderClan when Darktail took over ShadowClan and became close with Dovewing again, whom was expecting his kits after the defeat of the Kin. Tigerheart followed Dovewing to the guardian cats, and they had three kits, Shadowkit, Pouncekit, and Lightkit. He journeyed back to the lake; however, he was fatally wounded by an owl and joined StarClan. Tigerheart was resurrected at the Moonpool as Tigerstar, receiving his nine lives and revitalized ShadowClan. He worked against Bramblestar's impostor, assisting with the rebels, and although he almost killed the impostor, Tigerstar imprisoned him after the battle and was vocal about killing him when his identity was revealed. He and Dovewing later had another litter of kits, Rowankit and Birchkit. Following Rowankit's death from lack of catmint and RiverClan's leadership troubles, Tigerstar forcibly took RiverClan under his wing to lead them until they could find a proper leader. This decision led to widespread criticism from all the Clans until Tigerstar left the position and Splashtail became RiverClan's leader, when Tigerstar found himself and ShadowClan the target of RiverClan's revenge, spearheaded by the new leader. Tigerstar worked with the other Clans to rid RiverClan of Splashtail and his influence, eventually resulting in Splashtail's death and the start of bettering relations between RiverClan and ShadowClan.
==History==
===Power of Three===
:Tigerkit is born to Tawnypelt and Rowanclaw, along with his brother Flamekit and his sister Dawnkit in ShadowClan. He is apprenticed to Oakfur; however, during his apprenticeship, ShadowClan is taken over by Sol and loses faith in StarClan, forcing Tawnypelt take her kits to ThunderClan, where Tigerpaw is apprenticed to Brackenfur. He also meets his uncle, the ThunderClan deputy, Brambleclaw. He, his siblings, Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jaypaw create a fake sign to make Blackstar believe in StarClan again, which is successful, allowing Tigerpaw to return to ShadowClan soon afterwards.
===Omen of the Stars===
:He becomes a warrior with the name Tigerheart and is chosen by Blackstar to go with Toadfoot to investigate the cause of the drought along with six other warriors from the other Clans. During this time, he forms a relationship with the ThunderClan apprentice Dovepaw, and she falls for him. After returning to the Clans, he sneaks out of camp at night to meet Dovepaw and is eventually revealed to be training in the Place of No Stars under the guidance of Brokenstar and Tigerstar, his grandfather. Tigerheart forms an uneasy relationship with Ivypaw, Dovepaw's sister, who is also training in the Dark Forest. His brother, Flametail, drowns in the lake, and Tigerheart stands with Dawnpelt as she believes Jayfeather drowned their littermate. Eventually, the Dark Forest attacks the Clans, and Tigerheart chooses to side with his Clan. Dovewing says their relationship cannot continue due to them being of different Clans, and Tigerheart sadly accepts this.
===A Vision of Shadows===
:His father becomes the leader of ShadowClan, and Tigerheart trains an apprentice, Sleekpaw. Upon the death of Crowfrost to yellowcough, Tigerheart is appointed deputy in his place, although he, Tawnypelt, and Rowanstar leave for ThunderClan when Darktail takes over ShadowClan. He plays a pivotal role in driving out the Kin, though when ShadowClan is reinstated, he leaves to be with Dovewing, who he had reconciled with and is expecting his kits. His departure causes Rowanstar to disband ShadowClan to join SkyClan.
:Tigerheart returns to the Clans and reforms ShadowClan as its new leader. During his time away, Dovewing gave birth to their kits, Lightkit, Pouncekit, and Shadowkit, and he also brings Blaze, Ant, and Cinnamon, three Twolegplace cats, to become warriors, as well as several missing ShadowClan cats. Tigerstar takes on an aggressive stance against the other Clans in an effort to make ShadowClan strong and respected again, causing a conflict. He dismisses claims about his deputy, Juniperclaw, poisoning SkyClan's prey, and after Juniperclaw's death, he appoints Cloverfoot as his new deputy.
===The Broken Code===
:During a harsh leaf-bare, Shadowpaw receives terrible visions about codebreakers and is troubled when his mother is accused of being one. Tigerstar reveals to his son that Dovewing did break the code to be with him, but insists Dovewing's true place is in ShadowClan. He grows angry when the other Clans refuse to allow ShadowClan to take part in freeing the Moonpool because of Shadowpaw and often confides with Puddleshine, Cloverfoot, and Tawnypelt. His son also receives a vision about the Clans fighting with Tigerstar and Bramblestar viciously attacking each other.
:He is proud of his son when he receives his full name and becomes annoyed and angry when Bramblestar demands Tigerstar punish his codebreakers. Tigerstar refuses to conform to Bramblestar's bullying and later learns from Squirrelflight that Bramblestar is an impostor and is shown the true Bramblestar's ghost from Rootpaw. Convinced, Tigerstar rallies ShadowClan against the impostor and gives Squirrelflight a place in ShadowClan. After more and more cats are exiled, Tigerstar finds an ally in Leafstar and helps her and Squirrelflight spearhead the resistance. During a battle instigated by the impostor, Tigerstar publicly exposes him and fights him one-on-one, nearly killing him before having him imprisoned in ShadowClan. After the impostor is revealed to be Ashfur, Tigerstar advocates for the dark warrior's death, insisting that killing him would help bring StarClan back. Squirrelflight fights against his decision until the Sisters fail to summon Bramblestar's ghost, proving to many that the leader is lost forever. The Clan leaders hold a vote on whether to kill Ashfur or not, and Tigerstar, Harestar, and Leafstar vote to kill him. However, when they arrive at Ashfur's den, Ashfur manages to escape before they can kill him. Tigerstar begrudgingly allows Shadowsight to enter the Dark Forest to defeat Ashfur and save his friends, and after Bramblestar's return and Ashfur's defeat, Bramblestar thanks Tigerstar for his dedication.
===A Starless Clan===
:He and Dovewing have a new litter of kits, Rowankit and Birchkit. Tigerstar and Dovewing repeatedly scold their daughter Lightleap for her increasing reckless behavior, and Tigerstar warning to Sunbeam to not cause trouble results in Sunbeam becoming hesitant to tell Tigerstar anything. When Rowankit falls ill with greencough and ShadowClan's supply of catmint dangerously low, Tigerstar sends patrols to the other four Clans for catmint. However, the other Clans also don't have enough catmint to spare, so the medicine cats organize a patrol to fetch some beyond the Clans' borders. However, Rowankit dies shortly after Sunbeam and Lightleap arrive with catmint, and Tigerstar and Dovewing mourn the loss of their son. When Tigerstar learns of Mistystar's and Reedwhisker's deaths and Owlnose's failure to receive nine lives from StarClan, he offers to lead the Clan temporarily until they can find their footing, though his offer is greatly unpopular with the other Clans. However, Tigerstar eventually takes RiverClan by force, insisting it is for their own good.
:After pushback from RiverClan and ShadowClan warriors, alongside comparisons being made to his namesake creating TigerClan, Tigerstar decreases and ends the occupation of RiverClan with them announcing Duskfur as their temporary leader. However, Duskfur steps down for Splashtail to become leader. At the same time, his warrior Berryheart questions his leadership and support of the new warrior code. This results in her self-imposed exile, along with that of Sparrowtail and Hollowspring. Tigerstar is among the first leaders to consider the idea of Splashtail being a fraud, and even goes as far to shelter Frostpaw when the false leader refuses to welcome her back to her Clan. His suspicions are confirmed when Frostpaw and his medicine cats discover Splashtail faking his ceremony. Tigerstar regularly meets with Squirrelstar, another leader who opposes Splashtail, to try and convince the other Clans to believe them, which WindClan eventually does. Tigerstar's vocal opposition of Splashtail, along with RiverClan still being bitter about the occupation, leads to Splashtail attacking and annexing ShadowClan and imprisoning many cats, including Tigerstar, on the Island. They are only freed when Frostpaw and WindClan save them. Tigerstar sends a patrol to fight RiverClan, which results in Splashtail's defeat, and the reclamation of ShadowClan. Tigerstar reluctantly lets Sparrowtail and Hollowspring join ShadowClan following the death of Berryheart.
===Super Editions===
:In Tigerheart's Shadow, after ShadowClan is restored after the Kin's rule, Tigerheart feels torn between supporting Rowanstar and trying to lead his Clanmates, as they had only seemed to take orders from him. The reveal of Dovewing's plight to give birth to their kits away from the Clans and Puddleshine's terrible visions forces Tigerheart to leave ShadowClan. He finds Dovewing with the guardian cats in a Twolegplace where she gives birth to Shadowkit, Pouncekit, and Lightkit. Tigerheart works with Fierce and takes on a more leadership role during his experience away from ShadowClan. 
:Tigerheart realizes that Puddleshine's visions were fore sighting him as the true leader of ShadowClan and decides to take his family back to the Clans. Some of the guardian cats, Spire, Blaze, Ant, and Cinnamon, join him. On their way back, Tigerheart discovers Rippletail, Berryheart, Cloverfoot, and Sparrowtail hiding in a Twoleg nest, and he convinces them to return to ShadowClan with his patrol. Along the way, Tigerheart is killed by an owl after saving Hollowkit by suffering critical internal injuries, and he joins StarClan. However, Rowanclaw, now dead, informs his son that he is still needed in the living world, and after the patrol carries Tigerheart's body to the Moonpool, Tigerheart is resurrected with eight lives to reinstate ShadowClan, becoming Tigerstar. After being revived, Tigerstar is reunited with his family and Clanmates and leads them home.
:In Squirrelflight's Hope, Tigerstar's attitude is making it uneasy for Bramblestar to try and keep relations peaceful between the Clans, and Tigerstar aims to expand his territory so his cats have enough to eat. When Stonewing and Strikestone are attacked by the Sisters, and Strikestone permanently maimed by them, Tigerstar grows livid and demands that the group be driven out in retaliation, as well as the territory they occupy would be beneficial for SkyClan. He helps lead the Clans in the battle against the Sisters, but when he realizes there are kits, he attempts to call off the attack, to no avail. When the Sisters leave, Tigerstar is content with the rearranged borders.
===Novellas===
:In Tawnypelt's Clan, Tigerstar appoints Tawnypelt as his deputy. She struggles to adjust to the new ShadowClan under Tigerstar's leadership. When Shadowkit has violent seizures accompanied by terrible visions of the Tribe of Rushing Water's destruction, Tawnypelt firmly believes Shadowkit is meant to go there. However, Tigerstar refuses, and Tawnypelt accuses him of not listening to any cat and acting like the original Tigerstar. While in the mountains, Rowanclaw appears to Tawnypelt in a dream and urges her to let Tigerstar find his footing as leader. After they return to the Clans, Tawnypelt steps down as Tigerstar's deputy, believing her son will need a younger deputy if ShadowClan is to survive the changes.
==Detailed description==
:Tigerstar is a big, sleek and thick-furred, dark brown tiger-striped tabby tom. He has a right torn ear, broad shoulders, a long tail, and dark amber eyes.
===Scars gained===
*Right torn ear caused by training in the Dark Forest during Fading Echoes.
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==Killed victims==
*Leafpool (Indirect; instigated the confrontation)
*Moonlight (Indirect; instigated the confrontation)
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==Personality and Relationships==
:Tigerstar is stubborn, passionate, and isn't afraid to act on what he believes is best for his Clanmates and family. Tigerstar has always had a strong bond with his family, and he and Dovewing are doting parents to their children. For more of Tigerstar's personality and relationships, click here!
==Family==
:Tigerstar's parents are Rowanclaw and Tawnypelt. His mate is Dovewing, and Shadowsight, Lightleap, Pouncestep, Birchfeather, and Rowankit are their children. For more of Tigerstar's family, click here!
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==Trivia==
:Did you know Tigerstar was the first known cat to be resurrected by StarClan? For more trivia about Tigerstar, click here!
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==Notes and references==
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Category:ShadowClan cats
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