Cloudtail

Cloudtail is a heavy, snowy-white tom with blue eyes. He has fluffy, thick, and long fur.
Cloudtail is a ThunderClan elder under Bramblestar's, the impostor's, Lionblaze's, Graystripe's, and Squirrelstar's leaderships in the lake territories. He previously served as a warrior under Bluestar, Firestar, and Bramblestar in the forest and lake territories. He was born to Oliver and Princess, the latter a kittypet, alongside Zack, Taylor, Nami, and Livy, and his mother gave him to Fireheart to be raised in ThunderClan to become a warrior. He was named Cloudkit, and fostered by Brindleface alongside Ferncloud and Ashfur. He later was apprenticed to Fireheart as Cloudpaw and snuck to the Twolegplace before being captured by Twolegs. He later was rescued by Fireheart, Ravenpaw, and Sandstorm.
Due to him not believing in StarClan, Bluestar made him into a warrior as Cloudtail, and he became close with Lostface after she was mauled by dogs. Cloudtail helped see her beautiful spirit and unofficially mentored her before she was renamed Brightheart. The two later became mates and had Whitekit and Cloudtail became a mentor to Rainwhisker. Cloudtail participated in the Great Journey and mentored Cinderheart, Toadstep, and Hollytuft after arriving at the lake. He and Brightheart had a second litter, Dewkit, Snowkit, and Amberkit, before the Great Battle. Cloudtail later retired to the elders' den alongside Brackenfur and Brightheart.
==History==
===The Prophecies Begin===
:He is the firstborn kit of a kittypet named Princess alongside four other siblings. Princess gives her unnamed son to her brother, Fireheart, to take to live with the forest Clans and to become a hero, like his uncle. Fireheart brings his nephew to ThunderClan, where they are met with disapproval over the kit's kittypet heritage. Frostfur and Graystripe are the only cats who stand up for Fireheart, and Frostfur gives the kit to her sister, Brindleface, who had recently lost one of her own. After some hesitation, Brindleface agrees to take care of him. He is given the name Cloudkit and becomes an official member of ThunderClan. Later on, Cloudpaw is apprenticed to Fireheart. He begins sneaking off to a Twoleg nest to eat kittypet food, and despite Fireheart confronting him, Cloudpaw is kidnapped by Twolegs. Fireheart, Sandstorm, and Ravenpaw rescue him, and Cloudpaw learns his lesson, vowing to never go back.
:Cloudpaw begins to challenge the Clans' faith in StarClan, which alarms Fireheart and amuses Bluestar, who is also challenging StarClan. He is later given his full warrior name, Cloudtail, and the only apprentice made into a warrior, which angers his former denmates. This results in Swiftpaw's death and Brightpaw's maiming after they attempt to fight the dogs alone to prove themselves. Cloudtail is protective and supportive of Brightpaw while she recovers and disapproves greatly of her new name, Lostface. Cloudtail is also angered and heartbroken when his foster mother, Brindleface, is killed by Tigerclaw, and he vows revenge for her death. He also persuades Firestar to change Lostface's name to Brightheart and helps her train to fight with her disability. Due to this, he convinces Firestar to let her fight in the battle against BloodClan, in which he participates as well.
===The New Prophecy===
:Cloudtail is now a senior warrior with Brightheart being his mate, and now has a daughter: Whitepaw. He supports Firestar after Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw's disappearance. Twolegs begin to tear down the forest and set out traps. Cloudtail and Brightheart are captured along with a few other Clan cats and are later freed by a ThunderClan patrol. Cloudtail travels on the Great Journey with the Clans and settles in their new territories beside the lake. Daisy, a former loner, joins ThunderClan with her three kits, Hazel, Mouse, and Berry, and Cloudtail spends a lot of time with her, which makes Brightheart upset and jealous. However, he later rekindles his love with Brightheart.
===Power of Three===
:Cloudtail's first apprentice, Rainwhisker, gets killed by a fallen tree. He gains another apprentice, Cinderpaw, and his daughter is now a warrior named Whitewing. Cinderpaw breaks her leg after she falls from the Sky Oak, and her training is put on hold to give her time to recover. He is patient with her while she recovers, and when Cinderpaw fails her warrior assessment, Cloudtail comforts her and is proud when she finally earns her warrior name, Cinderheart. Later on, Cloudtail is one of the first cats to fall ill to greencough, but makes a full recovery. His daughter gives birth to Birchfall's kits, Dovekit and Ivykit. 
===Omen of the Stars===
:Cloudtail has served as a mentor to Toadstep and continues to serve ThunderClan as a senior warrior. He and Brightheart also have a second litter of kits, and Cloudtail becomes the father to Amberkit, Dewkit, and Snowkit. He fights in the battle with the Dark Forest and bonds with Dovewing when the two wait for the Dark Forest cats to attack. He confronts Darkstripe, condemning him for his past actions, but loses when Darkstripe gets reinforcements. He witnesses the death of Firestar and grieves for him along with ThunderClan.
===A Vision of Shadows===
:He becomes a grandfather to Snowbush's litter, Leafkit, Larkkit, and Honeykit. Cloudtail participates in the battles against Darktail and the Kin. He questions the legitimacy of Alderheart's visions to find SkyClan and voices his distrust of Finpaw and Twigpaw when they return to ThunderClan after defecting from SkyClan. His son, Snowbush, dies in a rockfall, and he and Brightheart attend his vigil. He also becomes a great-grandfather to Ivypool and Dovewing's respective litters.
===The Broken Code===
:Cloudtail and Brightheart have retired to the elders' den with Brackenfur, joining Graystripe. He comments on the difference in personality after Bramblestar lost a life. Lionblaze gave him two shrews despite Bramblestar telling the tom that leaders and deputies will eat before the elders, as Cloudtail was eager to get some prey when a patrol arrived. After Graystripe returned from his wander, Cloudtail greets the old warrior warmly, happy to have his friend back in ThunderClan.
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==Personality and traits==
:Cloudtail is a cat with a very sharp tongue, often making snarky comments to his Clanmates. While this often surprises cats who aren't close to Cloudtail, this does not stop him from being a loyal ThunderClan cat. Even though Cloudtail has had moments where his loyalty has been tested, he is a cat who always keeps his word, no matter what. He has been described as compassionate and loyal, but also stubborn and defiant. 
:Despite having said to not believe in StarClan, Cloudtail is a firm believer of the warrior code, and believes in the existence of good and evil in the world. His lack of faith in StarClan causes him to question many aspects of Clan life, such as going to Highstones to obtain nine lives, and the legitimacy of visions that medicine cats have.
:Cloudtail is very defensive of his kittypet roots, and is one of the first to jump to a kittypet's defense if need be, often reminding his Clanmates of both he and Firestar's origins.
==Family==
:Cloudtail's parents are Oliver and Princess, and his littermates are Zack, Taylor, Nami and Livy. His mate is Brightheart, and Whitewing, Ambermoon, Dewnose, and Snowbush are their children. For more of Cloudtail's family, click here!
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====Cloudtail & Longtail - Mini Collector Figures====
*Series 5
*These toms both struggled in certain ways to prove their loyalty to ThunderClan. The Longtail mini features him at the very beginning of his character arc, with the iconic blue collar still hanging from his jaws and a fresh nick in his ear marking the start of his rivalry with Firestar. While Cloudtail's disregard for the rules and a worrying fondness for kittypet comforts made his Clanmates despair of him, he also rose above the uncertainty of his youth to become a true ThunderClan warrior.
*Approximate individual price is $12.99 USD, and the three-pack bundle is $38.97 USD.
==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*Cloudtail has the best tracking skills in ThunderClan.
*Despite being younger than his foster littermates Ashfur and Ferncloud, he was made an apprentice first.
*As a young warrior, Cloudtail had a catchphrase. When a warrior's vigil would be announced, he often said "While the rest of us get a good night's sleep," or something similar.
===Author statements===
*Kate thinks that after the Dark Forest battle, Cloudtail would believe in StarClan, because it's difficult to deny something you've seen with your own eyes. Vicky later stated that he still doesn't believe in StarClan,Revealed on Vicky's Facebook although she later contradicts this, saying Cloudtail is a Clan cat through and through.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook 
*Kate thinks his kittypet name was "Fluffypaws". She also likes the name "Claude".
*Vicky has said she feels Brightheart respects his lack of faith in StarClan.
===Mistakes===
*Ferncloud and Ashfur are mistakenly said to be his adopted littermates.
*Spiderleg is incorrectly listed as Cloudtail's apprentice.
*He is listed as Fireheart's apprentice in the allegiances of Forest of Secrets, even though he doesn't become Fireheart's apprentice until much later in the book.
*He is originally mentioned to have been Hollytuft's mentor, but this is later changed to Blossomfall. Kate has stated on her blog that she thinks Hollytuft switched mentors from Cloudtail to Blossomfall, but this is later confirmed to be untrue, as Cloudtail's character profile does not mention Hollytuft as one of his apprentices.See Cloudtail's fact sheet.
===Continuity===
*In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Brightheart credits Cloudtail's love for her even after her accident for her recovery. Cloudtail later tells about how he broke the warrior code by taking kittypet food from Twolegs and ended up getting captured. He says that he didn't understand some parts of the warrior code and so he decided to only follow the rules that he thought made sense. He began visiting Twolegs every day, but was later caught and put in a wire web inside the belly of a monster. He was upset, but thought that ThunderClan would be glad to be rid of him. However, he wanted to let his Clanmates know that he had been taken against his will, and deep down he wanted to become a warrior. Luckily, he was spotted by Fireheart's friend, Ravenpaw, who told Fireheart where Cloudpaw had been taken to, and was rescued.
*In The Clans Decide, Cloudtail votes for the individual leaders to lead their own Clan during a harsh leaf-bare.
*Cloudtail's father and siblings were first revealed on Vicky's Facebook.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
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