Ashfur (TC)/PR

==Personality and traits==
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:Ashfur was a loyal warrior to ThunderClan and his kin, considered brave and trustworthy. Leafpool thought of him as strong-willed and a bit outspoken, but a loyal and respected warrior. When his foster brother, Cloudpaw, began stealing Twoleg food, Ashpaw did not tell anyone. When Fireheart told the apprentice that Cloudpaw was taken by Twolegs, Ashpaw got upset and demonstrated care for his friend by stating he would miss him. When Cloudpaw eventually returned, Ashpaw touched noses with him, happy to see his friend once more. After his mother, Brindleface, was killed by Tigerstar, Ashpaw was horrified and wished to avenge her, with both him and Fernpaw insisting to Fireheart that they wanted to help fight the dog pack to honor her memory. During the battle against BloodClan, Ashpaw's father, Whitestorm, was killed by the BloodClan deputy, Bone, and Ashpaw assisted in killing him to avenge Whitestorm, even yowling the cry to signify Bone's death. During Graystripe's time as acting leader of ThunderClan, Ashfur expressed his opinion that his former mentor Dustpelt, who recently became the mate of Ashfur's sister Ferncloud, should be made the acting deputy in place of Graystripe. However, when Dustpelt learned of this, he was flabbergasted as well as annoyed with Ashfur's comments.
:After Ashfur became a warrior, he developed a form of arrogance that often frustrated cats. After learning that Ashfur was wanting him as deputy in place of Graystripe, Dustpelt told Graystripe that Ashfur would always argue when he was an apprentice, and even remarked that Ashfur should learn that he can't always get his own way. During Graystripe's acting leadership of ThunderClan, Ashfur frequently objected to Graystripe's decisions and continually questioned if he planned on dealing with the return of BloodClan, remarking he wasn't sure Graystripe was capable of leading them. It grew to the point where Graystripe was highly agitated with Ashfur, but remained calm. Following Squirrelflight's rejection, Tigerstar notes that Ashfur always seemed "dark" and looked like he had something on his mind during Tigerstar's brief stay in ThunderClan as an apprentice. In attempt to convince Ashfur to not reveal his half-Clan heritage, Lionblaze insisted that shouldn't reveal the secret for the sake of ThunderClan, though Ashfur sneered to spare him the appeal of Clan loyalty. When Hollyleaf approached Ashfur, she told him that it was his decision to betray ThunderClan by revealing that she and her brothers were not Squirrelflight's kits. However, Ashfur replied that he wasn't betraying any cat, as it was Squirrelflight who had done that by lying. It is also later revealed that he conspired with Hawkfrost to try and kill Firestar, showing that Ashfur was willing to kill his Clan leader just to simply hurt Squirrelflight.
:During Ashfur's reign of ThunderClan while posing as Bramblestar, he did not care for any of the Clan's members, only using them for his own selfish goals and purposes. He got Dewnose's name wrong and snapped at him when Dewnose corrected him. Furthermore, he believed that Flipclaw, who he had just made a warrior not long before, was Dewnose's apprentice, and was still training under him. He stopped the care of the elders and made it so that he got first pick from the fresh-kill pile over the elders and queens. He continuously abused his status as ThunderClan's leader, demanding the unwavering loyalty of ThunderClan, emphasizing that the warrior code said to obey the Clan leader. However, this ended up backfiring on him as many cats grew tired of his actions, with several leaving ThunderClan outright and openly criticizing him. Some of the warriors eventually began to disregard his new rules, and later, outright ignored his commands. When a member of ThunderClan disobeyed or objected to him, Ashfur often exiled them as a punishment, including several cats. Even though he claimed to be Bramblestar, he made no attempt to mimic the personality of his host body, arousing suspicion from several cats such as Squirrelflight, Stemleaf, Spotfur, Twigbranch, and Finleap, while others such as Lionblaze and Thornclaw were appalled by his actions and personality. It escalated to the point where Graystripe and Squirrelflight publicly exposed him as an impostor on two separate occasions. He placed his entire life above the whole Clan, and after exiling Squirrelflight, he often snapped at and abused the members of the Clan, showing how little they meant to him, even going as far as to insult those he recently exiled. In fact, when Sparkpelt brought up Flipclaw's lack of medicinal knowledge, Ashfur did not care that Flipclaw's inexperience was putting other lives in danger, placing loyalty first. Shadowsight, as a ghost in ThunderClan's camp, noted that every cat had a wary look, not wanting to draw any type of attention from their leader.
:When angry, Ashfur was prone to losing his temper and in some cases, physically attacking cats. When he discovered that Squirrelflight knew he was an impostor, he dragged her out of his den by the scruff and threw her down the Highrock, belittling her and exiling her. When he exiled Sparkpelt, Graystripe spoke up about Ashfur's poor leadership, calling him a weak leader who demanded blind obedience of the Clan. Ashfur attacked the elder, but an undaunted Graystripe said that the real Bramblestar would have never attacked his own warrior, and whoever the impostor was, he wasn't Bramblestar. This resulted in Ashfur exiling Graystripe from the Clan. Ashfur also displayed this when trying to force the other four leaders to comply with his demands, getting angry when they refused. Tigerstar and Leafstar refuted his attempts frequently. He also got frustrated at Alderheart when the medicine cat refused to give him any more poppy seeds, with the dark ginger tom citing that it would be unsafe to give him more than he was already taking. A spiteful Ashfur angrily yelled that the warrior code said that Alderheart must obey his leader, and as his leader, he demanded more. Alderheart still refused, to which Ashfur, enraged, appointed Flipclaw as Alderheart's apprentice out of spite and to get rid of Alderheart as soon as he could. 
:Ashfur took opportunities when they presented themselves to him. During the fire in ThunderClan's camp, he noticed Squirrelflight trying to lead her kits out to safety, and decided then to kill her kits to make her suffer. He abandoned this plan when he was informed that her three kits were not hers at all, but instead chose to reveal the secret at the Gathering. When pressed by Shadowsight as to what Ashfur has done to Bramblestar, Ashfur told him that all he did was take advantage of an opportunity.
:Ashfur is very willing to harm and kill cats to achieve his goals. Most prominently of these, he intended to kill Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf in a fire just to punish Squirrelflight, and only stopped when he learned that the three were not her biological children, but told her that revealing the secret publicly would cause far more pain to her. Additionally, he assisted Hawkfrost in killing Firestar in a fox trap, lying to the Clan in attempt to hurt Squirrelflight by killing her father. He formulated a plan that killed Bramblestar, with assistance from an oblivious Shadowpaw, and possessed his corpse. During his time as a prisoner within ShadowClan after being exposed as an impostor, he knowingly instigated and goaded cats into attacking Bramblestar's body, despite it causing Ashfur obvious pain. He attempted to kill Sparkpelt after learning she had tried to look for Lionblaze by luring dogs to the abandoned Twoleg nest on ThunderClan territory on the orders to retrieve catmint. Though his plan failed when Sparkpelt managed to escape the dogs, Ashfur was noticeably cold and uncaring towards Sparkpelt thereafter.
:After realizing that Shadowsight knew too much and began questioning the visions Ashfur sent him, Ashfur tried killing Shadowsight. Despite his attempt, Shadowsight managed to survive, and Ashfur later expressed his displeasure about it, threateningly remarking that he should have made sure Shadowsight was dead. While fighting Squirrelflight at the Moonpool following his escape from ShadowClan's camp, Ashfur attempted to kill Rootspring when the SkyClan warrior tried to stop him and intervene. In the Dark Forest, Ashfur assaulted Squirrelflight to prevent her from leaving his side, took control of Bramblestar's ghost to attack Squirrelflight, and later used the ghost of Stemleaf to beat down Squirrelflight after she unsuccessfully tried to escape from him. In addition, Ashfur threatened Tree's family when the SkyClan mediator refused to go into exile, remarking that his kin may have unpleasant consequences should he not comply. He also subtlety threatened the lives of Flamepaw and Finchpaw, the kits of Sparkpelt, when he learned their mother had tried to find Lionblaze during his temporary exile. 
:Ashfur has expressed a dislike, and in some cases, outright xenophobic remarks towards non-Clan cats. When the Clans encountered BloodClan, Ashfur, then a young apprentice, noticed their collars and remarked that they're kittypets and they'll be easy to beat. During Firestar's time away to rebuild SkyClan, Ashfur expressed his belief that Firestar had returned to his kittypet roots. While being interrogated by Tigerstar and Hawkwing about leaving Bramblestar's body, Ashfur questioned if the Clans can truly trust Rootspring, who saw the spirits of the fallen at the previous Gathering, reminding the cats that Rootspring held Sister blood from his father Tree. He then went on to insult Hawkwing's daughter Violetshine taking Tree, the Clans' mediator, as a mate, claiming that perhaps if she took a mate from her own Clan, they could trust their own. He also expressed his contempt of Tree, claiming that the yellow tom wasn't even a real warrior, and that the mediator threatened to leave the Clans when he spotted trouble. Ashfur had also used a cat's heritage to discriminate against them. When he learned from Squirrelflight that she intended to be Brambleclaw's mate and not his, Ashfur attempted to use Brambleclaw's status as Tigerstar's son to persuade her otherwise. He also put Lionblaze and Jayfeather on his list of codebreakers on account of their half-WindClan heritage, as well as Twigbranch for switching Clans, and did not argue against Mistystar exiling Mothwing on account of her mixed heritage from her parents. When speaking to Shadowsight, Ashfur showed contempt for the medicine cat's half-Clan heritage. 
:Similarly, Ashfur also despised Lionblaze, Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, Alderheart, and Sparkpelt, due to the fact that the five were the kits of Bramblestar and Squirrelflight. Although the five cats had done nothing to him, he wished to harm them as they represented that Squirrelflight chose Bramblestar as a mate over himself. He attempted to kill Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Sparkpelt, and often verbally abused Alderheart. During his reign as the false Bramblestar, Ashfur discriminated against them by treating them more harshly than he did other members of the Clan, and had them exiled from ThunderClan during the course of his leadership. This also displayed with Ashfur's prejudice towards Tigerstar's kin; Ashfur voiced mistrust of Hawkfrost, pondering if he would share his father's ambitions, and years later, took no issue with Mothwing being exiled from RiverClan on account of her heritage. Despite knowing his father, Ashfur took no issue with and even befriended the young Brambleclaw, the dark tabby's parentage being of apparently no problem to Ashfur. It was only when Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight became mates where Ashfur tried to argue that Squirrelflight should be with himself instead, telling her that Brambleclaw's father killed his mother and it was impossible trust a cat with Tigerstar's heritage.
:Although he once upheld the warrior code, Ashfur appeared to have developed a disdain for it, as well the ideology of Clan life and roles in general. His continuous abuse of the warrior code, and hypocritically breaking it several times himself while posing as Bramblestar, showed his lack of interest in the matter, only using it to help achieve his selfish goals, as well as to hurt and control cats. While in StarClan, Ashfur manifested resentment towards his ancestors, which then developed into outright hatred, referring to them derogatorily as "do-gooders" and remarking that they won't interfere with his plans ever again. While in control of the Dark Forest, Ashfur expressed his opinion on his ancestors to the Lights in the Mist, staunchly believing that the living would fare better without StarClan's interference and trying to genuinely convince several cats that StarClan was not necessary in their lives, remarking that they're simply dead cats and their role in Clan life brings nothing but trouble.
:While trying to kill Rootspring, Ashfur compares warriors to rats: no matter how many he kills, there's always one waiting to steal from him. His phrasing of the words suggested that he no longer sees himself as part of Clan culture. When talking to the spirit of Bramblestar in the Dark Forest, Ashfur referred to ThunderClan condescendingly as Bramblestar's "pitiful" Clan, promising to destroy it when he leads his followers into the living world, despite ThunderClan also being Ashfur's Clan of origin.
:Ashfur is a skilled manipulator and liar. Seeing an opportunity in the young and inexperienced Shadowpaw, he told the gray tabby tom of how to "cure" Bramblestar's sudden onset illness, and giving him a list of codebreakers whom he deemed had broken the warrior code the worst. After possessing Bramblestar's corpse, Ashfur feigned the dark brown tabby's identity, including his status of leader and his relationship with Squirrelflight. Although he had Bramblestar's body, he did not attempt to act like him, with several members of the Clan noting his sudden and radical change in personality. Most shrugged it off as his unusual experience losing a life, but ThunderClan began to question him after Ashfur kept insisting on following the warrior code, yet hypocritically broke it himself, and his overly harsh punishments for cats who he had deemed had broken the code. Noticing that the young warrior Bristlefrost was dedicated to following the code, he realized he could use her eagerness to his advantage. An unwitting Bristlefrost became his "eyes and ears" within ThunderClan, reporting to him when she found instances of codebreaking. When Bristlefrost realized "Bramblestar" was in fact an impostor, she realized how much he had manipulated her, but feigned loyalty to act as a spy for the rebels.
:During his time as a prisoner of ShadowClan after being deposed, Ashfur manipulated cats into attacking him in Bramblestar's body, playing into the Clans' hatred of him, but also their need to keep Bramblestar's body alive. After being assigned to guard Ashfur, Lionblaze confronted his former mentor in his prison and condemned him for his past actions, including Ashfur's attempt on Lionblaze's life and stealing Bramblestar's body. Ashfur remarked that Lionblaze will never get his father back, and that he didn't murder him alone, leading to Lionblaze attacking him relentlessly. Ashfur displayed a similar tactic while being interrogated by Hawkwing and Tigerstar; Ashfur pried into their existing hatred of him by insulting Hawkwing's kin, causing Hawkwing to attack Ashfur. His refusal to answer Tigerstar's questions and Tigerstar's own hatred of Ashfur also caused him to attack the dark warrior, with Hawkwing and Tigerstar only stopping from killing him at the insistence of Shadowsight. Ashfur also abused Shadowsight's fears of the young medicine cat's part in Bramblestar's death, and later convinced Shadowsight to let him escape by forcing Spiresight's and Bramblestar's ghost to possess him, though Shadowsight held doubt whether or not it was the real Bramblestar, noting that Ashfur was a liar and could have easily put on the persona he once did while he ruled ThunderClan.
:Ashfur has displayed traits of narcissism. He believes that with his newfound powers to be the most powerful cat who ever lived. He also believes himself to be superior to Bramblestar, Squirrelflight's mate. When briefly leaving Bramblestar's corpse, Ashfur remarked that he was living Bramblestar's life better than the dark tabby ever did, and Bramblestar ought to be grateful for it, and telling Shadowsight that if Bramblestar wanted his body back, he's going to have to fight him for it. He later expressed his anger, as well as genuine confusion, as to why Squirrelflight still wished to be with Bramblestar over himself, arguing that Bramblestar was "lost and defeated", and surely she must see that he was the better choice over Bramblestar, a statement which disgusted Squirrelflight. While a prisoner in ShadowClan's camp, Ashfur openly told Shadowsight that he never feels guilty about anything, including manipulating the young tom into killing Bramblestar.
:However, arguably Ashfur's most defining aspect is his romantic interest in Squirrelflight, as well as his desire to make her suffer. He felt an entitlement to her affections, referring to Bramblestar as the cat who "stole" Squirrelflight from him. Although Ashfur believed his feelings to be love, Squirrelflight, Jayfeather and Shadowsight have described it as an obsession. Ashfur was also unable to understand that Squirrelflight firmly meant that she never intended to be his mate, and will never love him. When Squirrelflight told Ashfur that she intended to be mates with Brambleclaw and not him, Ashfur's feelings quickly hardened and developed a resentment, and later outright hatred, towards Squirrelflight, Brambleclaw, and Squirrelflight's close kin. He wished for Squirrelflight to suffer and feel the pain he once felt, revealing he conspired with Hawkfrost to kill Firestar, and later planned to kill her kits until he was told that Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze were not her biological children, instead choosing to reveal her secret at the following Gathering, knowing the consequences that Squirrelflight would face.
:Years after his death, Ashfur, still obsessed with the ginger she-cat, decided to kill and possess Bramblestar's body in an attempt to be mates with Squirrelflight. He was successful until Squirrelflight realized her "mate" was actually an impostor, whereas Ashfur, realizing she had figured out his facade, assaulted and exiled her from the Clan. After he had been exposed as a fraud and deposed of, Squirrelflight enacted a plan to trick him to reveal his identity, which consisted of her feigning affection for him. Ashfur in turn believed her and revealed his true identity. Although Squirrelflight's confession was revealed to be a ruse, Ashfur believed that it was genuine, and told Shadowsight that if he could have Squirrelflight, he would leave the Clans alone. After escaping his prison, Ashfur tracked down the grieving Squirrelflight and pressed her to leave with him, claiming that he would forgive her for imprisoning and betraying him. When Squirrelflight refused, Ashfur pleaded that he had crossed between afterlives to be with her and asked if she could learn to love him now that Bramblestar was gone. Squirrelflight expressed her hatred of Ashfur by condemning his actions and once again telling him that she loved Bramblestar, and she could never love Ashfur. Enraged at once again being told no, Ashfur attacked her and managed to subdue her, dragging the ginger she-cat into the Moonpool and into the Dark Forest. There, he displayed his inability to understand that she has no desire to be his mate, growing frustrated at the fact that she loves Bramblestar despite Ashfur's power. He ended up going as far as to outright assault her to prevent her from leaving the Dark Forest, and Shadowsight notes Ashfur was torn between bewilderment and fury in reaction to Squirrelflight's hostility and hatred towards him. 
:Ashfur later commented to Firestar that he never forgave Squirrelflight for rejecting him over and over again, and will take pleasure in making her suffer. Despite this, upon hearing a message passed from Squirrelflight to Graystripe, in which Graystripe condemned Ashfur on behalf of the dark ginger she-cat for all he had done to both her, Ashfur was confused and struggled to understand why Squirrelflight seemed to hate him so much. Ashfur, in disbelief, tried to argue that he came back from the dead to be with her, to which Graystripe snorted that she will never love Ashfur, and the gray-flecked tom should have stayed dead. Enraged, this led to Ashfur assaulting Graystripe in a frenzy, and in Ashfur's fury, managed to deliver the wounds that Graystripe would succumb to afterwards.
===Traits===
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:Since he managed to figure out a way to leave StarClan, Ashfur has displayed numerous supernatural powers that he claims to have gotten when he discovered how "easy" it was to traverse between worlds. His most notable trait gained was his ability to possess bodies, though he could only possess the bodies of dead cats, as seen with the body of Bramblestar. Moreover, he was able to leave the body at will with no ill effects afterward. However, he was still capable of experiencing pain while using it, and susceptible to basic needs such as hunger. 
:Ashfur was also capable of enslaving other ghosts, and cause them extreme suffering. Snowtuft describes Ashfur's ability with ghosts as being able to control them with his mind. While under Ashfur's control, spirits are forced to obey his commands and do not feel pain. However, when the spirit of Bramblestar heard Squirrelflight's voice, he was able to fight off Ashfur's control briefly, suggesting that remnants of the cat's former life are able to make them take control back; though Ashfur is able to take control again regardless. Ashfur's control over his spirits requires him to concentrate, and losing his concentration can cause the spirit to take back control of themselves. Upon seeing Bramblestar reunited with his body, Rosepetal, Berrynose, and Stemleaf were able to recognize their former leader, wishing to stop fighting, with Rosepetal backing away and shuddering as if some great conflict had risen within her at the sight of seeing Bramblestar back in his body. Ashfur must also be able to see the spirit in question, or at the least be in the same vicinity, to be able to take control of them, as he lost the control of Bramblestar's ghost when the tom managed to escape him and later on, Berrynose, Stemleaf, and Willowshine after losing sight of them. Cats under Ashfur's influence lose their pupils, their eyes appearing blank and described as "dead". However, upon regaining control of themselves, their eyes return to their normal color. Ashfur's control seems to be stronger and more sensitive with medicine cats, according to Spiresight and Willowshine.
:Spirits under Ashfur's control are able to warp themselves across afterlives, such as Stemleaf being able to track down Squirrelflight and Rootspring, able to appear behind them but then in front of them almost instantaneously. Ashfur is also able to project other spirits' voices onto other spirits, such as utilizing Bramblestar's voice across four of his imprisoned spirits to trick and trap Squirrelflight and Rootspring. 
:Moreover, he could force other ghosts to possess bodies, having forced the spirit of Spiresight into the body of Bramblestar, only to pull him back out and then force the ghost of the real Bramblestar back into his body; though Shadowsight, who was witnessing it, was unsure if Ashfur put the real Bramblestar back into his body, noting that Ashfur could have put back on his Bramblestar persona to escape. According to Silverhawk and Mapleshade, Ashfur promised them the ability to possess bodies if they help him, though Mapleshade doubts he will achieve whatever he wants to gain. Ashfur told Maggottail, Redwillow, and Sparrowfeather that to possess a body, they must pull out three of their whiskers and close their eyes while Ashfur buries their whiskers at the border he put up between StarClan and the Dark Forest. Though, after failing to possess Bristlefrost, the three realize that Ashfur was almost certainly lying to them. Sparrowfeather brings up that Ashfur's ability of possession likely isn't as simple as he makes it out to be, pointing out that Ashfur, at the time, was stuck in the Dark Forest like them and hadn't tried to take over another body with the loss of Bramblestar's corpse.
:Ashfur was also capable of being able to travel between residences as he desired, without any noticeable effects on him. He was also able to move physical and living bodies between worlds, as seen when he took himself, Bramblestar's body, and the injured Squirrelflight through the Moonpool to the Place of No Stars.
==Relationships==
===Squirrelstar===
:Ashfur didn't show any affection neither interacted with Squirrelstar, then Squirrelpaw, until she returned from the sun-drown-place. He greeted her, touching his muzzle to hers, and Squirrelpaw was glad to have someone welcome her back. However, he got defensive when Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw mentioned Webfoot, a WindClan warrior, as the gray tabby told them of Fourtrees' destruction. Before the journey to their new home, Ashfur and Squirrelpaw began to get closer, as they often shared the same fear for Hawkfrost's ambition. He would often be the first approach when wanting to spend time with Squirrelflight, mainly before Brambleclaw. As Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight argued more, the dark ginger she-cat would often spend more time with Ashfur rather than the dark tabby. When reading Ashfur's expressions, Squirrelflight couldn't tell if it was excitement or disappointment, with Ashfur's gaze dark, which made her dark ginger fur tingle. When chosen to go on patrol with Squirrelflight, Ashfur got up with excitement, though Brambleclaw only faced the pair with an expression as if he hardly knew them. Squirrelflight defended Ashfur when Brambleclaw scolded them during battle training, and Squirrelflight growled that Ashfur never said they were kit-fighting, challenging to fight Brambleclaw herself. Ashfur comforted her, though Firestar eventually stopped the quarreling. Ashfur also tried to come in between Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight's fighting, though he was interrupted by Brambleclaw. He asked if she was alright after the quarrel, and she lied she was.
:While on the same patrol, Brambleclaw went ahead to find Rainwhisker, and Ashfur again asked if Squirrelflight was okay. The dark ginger she-cat knew that Ashfur wanted to be more than friends, though she was tempted to tell him she felt the same; however, she wanted to get over her quarrel with Brambleclaw first, as it was too soon to tell Ashfur. Again, Ashfur tried to defend Squirrelflight from Brambleclaw's ire, though she flicked her tail to cut him off. He assisted in fighting a badger alongside Squirrelflight, Brambleclaw, and Rainwhisker. Both Ashfur and Squirrelflight made sure each other was okay after the fight with the badger, and she touched her nose to his ear, both complimenting each other that they fought well. She and Ashfur frequently play-fought together, such as on patrol playing moss-ball, though Brambleclaw scolded both of them. Again, Ashfur comforted Squirrelflight after quarreling with Brambleclaw. During a fight with a fox, Ashfur defended Squirrelflight the best he could, and he yowled for her to run to safety. However, Brambleclaw saved both of them. When Firestar wanted to warn Onestar about the fox, he suggested that Brambleclaw should go with him, but Squirrelflight volunteered herself and Ashfur to go instead. Ashfur and Squirrelflight scouted the new Gathering place, an island. Squirrelflight worried over Brambleclaw, and though she tried to deny it, Ashfur reassured her that Brambleclaw was an honorable warrior, and he wouldn't betray his Clanmates. She and Ashfur sat together during the Gathering, and they whispered to each other while the other leaders made their announcements. When discussing badgers, Ashfur teased her by saying he thought she liked badgers, as she befriended Midnight. 
:When Squirrelflight almost went after the kittypets that were by ShadowClan territory, Ashfur tried to stop her, but she ignored him. Afterwards, Brambleclaw got angry with her, but Ashfur argued with Brambleclaw over Squirrelflight, trying to defend her once more. Squirrelflight couldn't believe her mother thought she depended on Ashfur for protection. On the way back to camp, Squirrelflight argued with Brambleclaw, stating that at least there was one cat she could trust in her life, hinting at Ashfur, and that she was glad Ashfur didn't go often to go to another Clan with another cat that can't be trusted. Back at camp, Ashfur asked if Squirrelflight was okay, and she believed that Ashfur should learn she could stand up for herself. She compared Brambleclaw as a deep pool shadowed by trees, while she thought that Ashfur was like the lake, glittering in the sunlight. Ashfur gained his nephew, Birchpaw, as his first apprentice, and Squirrelflight was flabbergasted that he never told her; Ashfur wanted to surprise her, and she said he deserved it. Sandstorm spoke to Squirrelflight about Ashfur and Brambleclaw, but Squirrelflight stated that she'd try her best and know both of them behave like furballs. Before the battle with Susan and Jacques, Ashfur knew he didn't need to tell Squirrelflight to be careful, and she reassured him she'd be fine, hungry for revenge on the kittypets.
:At a Gathering, when it was announced that Ashfur became Birchpaw's mentor, Squirrelflight gazed proudly at him. After Daisy brought her kits to the Clan, Ashfur mentioned that they might never be full warriors; however, Squirrelflight, astonished, growled to him how dare he judged them, as her father was also a kittypet. Squirrelflight was angered that Ashfur made judgements for where a cat was born. While reflecting her feelings between Ashfur and Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight wasn't sure if she would run away with Ashfur, but possibly Brambleclaw. When Leafpool ran away with Crowfeather, Ashfur tried to comfort Squirrelflight over it. During the beginning of the battle against badgers, Squirrelflight snapped at Ashfur that she could take care of herself, as he plunged toward a badger in front of her.
:When Squirrelflight decided that she wished to be mates with Brambleclaw, she gently told Ashfur her decision, but wished to remain friends. Bitter, Ashfur argued against it, trying to reason that she shouldn't be with Brambleclaw due to the fact that Brambleclaw's father killed Ashfur's mother, reminding her that she once said that it's impossible to trust someone with Tigerstar's heritage. Squirrelflight rebukes that she'll judge Brambleclaw by his own actions, not his father's. Ashfur became bitter to both Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw afterwards. After Brambleclaw was announced deputy in place of Graystripe, Ashfur spoke out against it, asking if it's a coincidence that Leafpool, as Squirrelflight's sister, received a vision hinting at StarClan's approval of Brambleclaw's deputyship, considering that Brambleclaw was also Squirrelflight's mate. After trapping Squirrelflight and her kits in a fire, Ashfur revealed that his quarrel was with Squirrelflight, and he had been harboring resentment ever since she picked Brambleclaw over himself, and revealed his intention to kill her three kits to make her feel the pain he did when she refused him. He also revealed that he was the one who conspired with Hawkfrost to take Firestar away from Squirrelflight, wanting her to lose her father so she could feel the pain he did. Upon being told that Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Hollyleaf are not her biological kits, Ashfur changed his plans to reveal the secret at the upcoming Gathering, fully aware of the backlash that Squirrelflight would face, even remarking later on to Jayfeather that Squirrelflight would be driven out of ThunderClan for good, and no other Clan would want her either.
:In an attempt to be with Squirrelflight, Ashfur severed off the connection with StarClan and manipulated the young Shadowsight to steal Bramblestar's body. Upon successfully possessing Bramblestar's corpse, Ashfur, now feigning Bramblestar's identity, greeted his "mate" warmly, remarking that it was good to see her again. During the first few moons impersonating her real partner, he was extremely clingy and controlling of her, as he almost never left her side and even gave her deputy duties to Bristlefrost and forbade her from leaving camp just so that he could spend more time with her. Squirrelflight initially assumed that his strange behavior was just a result of the trauma of losing a life and did her best to comfort him. However, she gradually became annoyed by his possessiveness and grew suspicious of the cruel way he was treating his Clanmates. ThunderClan eventually noticed that "Bramblestar" and Squirrelflight were arguing far more frequently after he had come back to life. After Ashfur issued a new rule that he and Squirrelflight must eat before any other cat in the Clan, Squirrelflight was surprised and displeased with it. She then took him aside and berated her leader for how he was running the Clan, asking if being selfish and pushing other cats around was any way to improve morale. 
:Although he listed her as a codebreaker, Ashfur was not eager to punish Squirrelflight as the other codebreakers, as he defended her when Spotfur pointed her out as a codebreaker, didn't glare at her during a Gathering when he accused the listed codebreakers, and even refused to let her take the oath of loyalty he forced Lionblaze, Jayfeather and Twigbranch to swear, which surprised Squirrelflight. When Squirrelflight went to "atone" on her own, the impostor initially tried to prevent her, but reluctantly allowed it. He was stated to have a "forlorn" expression as she left. However, Ashfur learned from Bumblestripe, whom he had sent secretly to spy on Squirrelflight, that she had actually gone to persuade SkyClan to rebel against ThunderClan. In actuality, she had gone to inform the Clans that he was an impostor of the real Bramblestar. When she returned and claimed she had finished her atonement, Ashfur revealed he knew of her scheming and was enraged, calling her a liar and weak, and even physically assaulted her before outing her as a "traitor" and exiling her. After informing Tigerstar of her exile, Squirrelflight condemned the false leader, calling him a fox-heart who enjoyed hurting other cats.
:Although Squirrelflight knew he was a fake, Ashfur genuinely missed Squirrelflight, having expected her to return and ask to be taken back into ThunderClan. Without her, he appeared to have lost interest in being a leader and became depressed. After fruitlessly and relentlessly searching for her, he sent Bristlefrost to do so, instructing her to bring the former deputy back no matter what. When Squirrelflight faked her death, Ashfur was distraught and blamed himself. As a result of her "death," Ashfur's mental health deteriorated even further and his tendency to take his anger out on other cats increased. While Ashfur was fighting Tigerstar, he noticed Squirrelflight and was shocked to see her alive; this distraction allowed Tigerstar to defeat him. Later, while lying wounded, Ashfur choked out that Squirrelflight was the reason he came back.
:After contemplating the impostor's personality and his actions, Squirrelflight concluded who was possessing her mate's body was Ashfur and devised a plan to get him to expose himself with the other Clan leaders. After making Ashfur believe that ShadowClan, who was holding him prisoner, was out to fight the other Clans wanting to kill him, Squirrelflight sneaked into the camp and professed her love for the impostor and her plan to help him escape, which came as a surprise to Ashfur, who was rendered speechless. Squirrelflight explained that now that she suspected who "Bramblestar" was, they could be together, as he only came back to be with her, and she loved him. Ashfur weakly asked her if she really did love him. Squirrelflight pressed him to say his name, so she knew she's not making a fool of herself. Ashfur spoke with his real voice, and confessed that it was indeed himself. However, Squirrelflight's declaration of love was soon revealed to be a ruse, with the five Clan deputies tackling Ashfur to the ground while the Clan leaders, having been hidden outside the camp walls, look on. Upon realizing that Squirrelflight lied to him, Ashfur was shown to be hurt, but quickly turned outraged, yowling that she betrayed him and condemned both her and the Clan cats, promising that they all will suffer as they don't know how powerful he became before being taken back to his prison. 
:Now a prisoner once more, Ashfur revealed in conversation to Shadowsight that he believed that the other Clan leaders must have forced Squirrelflight into lying to him, or else they would have made her a prisoner as well, showing that he believed Squirrelflight's false confession of affection for him was genuine. When pressed by Shadowsight, Ashfur stated that if she agreed to leave with him, he wouldn't bother the Clans anymore, and added that no cat would have to suffer, ending his sentence with a tone of menace. Shadowsight asked what would happen if Squirrelflight didn't want to leave with him, but Ashfur replied that she must, since she'll do anything for her Clan.
:After escaping his prison, Ashfur went to the Moonpool, having tracked Squirrelflight there, who was in the midst of grieving for Bramblestar. Upon realizing Ashfur's presence, Squirrelflight threatened him to stay away, but Ashfur, undaunted, asked if she realized how he felt about her. Squirrelflight bluntly told the dark warrior that she didn't care how he felt about her, and she wanted Bramblestar back. Ashfur told the she-cat that Bramblestar was gone, and he's the only cat who loved her now. He added that he's willing to forgive her for betraying him and making him a prisoner, and he can make her happier than she's ever imagined. Squirrelflight, in disbelief, asked how she can ever love the cat who killed her mate. Hurt, Ashfur pleaded that he's loved her through death, and if that meant anything. He continued, begging her that he's come back from StarClan to be with her, adding that not even Bramblestar or even any cat could do what he's done, and asked if she could learn to love him now that Bramblestar's gone. Squirrelflight, enraged, showed her hatred of Ashfur by condemning his actions, namely his killing of Bramblestar and his reign of ThunderClan, and everything that Ashfur had done had only proved to her that she made the right choice with choosing Bramblestar, and she will never love Ashfur. Angry, Ashfur replied that he's going to make her regret making that choice and attacked her. Although Rootspring tried to intervene and help Squirrelflight, the young SkyClan warrior and Squirrelflight were no match for Ashfur in Bramblestar's body. Ashfur subdued Squirrelflight and almost killed Rootspring. With Rootspring unable to help, and Squirrelflight weakened, Ashfur picked up the ginger she-cat by the scruff and dragged both her, Bramblestar's body, and himself into the Moonpool, disappearing into the waters. Rootspring, who was hazily following the two, realized with horror that Ashfur has taken Squirrelflight to a place where only the dead can find them.
:Now stuck in the Dark Forest with Ashfur, Squirrelflight made no attempt to hide her disgust and contempt of the gray-flecked tom, berating him for his obsession as well as being in disbelief that he thinks she could ever love him. Ashfur in return was confused by Squirrelflight's hostility, was well as frustrated by her continuous affirmation that she loved Bramblestar and not him. Despite this, Ashfur was set on taking over the forest and StarClan, promising her that they could be together. Squirrelflight was repulsed and hissed that she wouldn't go along with it, to which Ashfur claimed Squirrelflight must see that he is the better choice with his power over the Dark Forest and StarClan. Squirrelflight remained firm in her answer, condemning him for his terrible leadership in ThunderClan and the kind of power he has isn't what she wants—she wants the power Bramblestar has, the ability to want cats to follow him rather than doing it out of fear. Ashfur growled that her mate was lost and defeated, a statement that frustrated Squirrelflight and caused her to tell the gray tom that she didn't care and she's going to find a way out of the Dark Forest. When she attempted to leave, Ashfur, in a mix of fury and frustration, asked why she still wants to be with Bramblestar over him. Squirrelflight then laughed at him and told the spirit that it isn't about Bramblestar, before adding that Ashfur could be the only cat left in the world and she wouldn't ever choose him, not after everything he had done. As she attempted to leave, Ashfur physically assaulted her by barging at her with his chest. Squirrelflight demanded to know if he plans to fight her, as that will be what he'll have to do to prevent her from leaving. Ashfur denied, telling her that he still loved her. 
:Ashfur asked her why she can't just admit she loves him, and if she did, he could stop. Squirrelflight retorted that she isn't taking the blame for everything he's done, calling him a mange-pelt, which resulted in Ashfur being torn between fury as well as bewilderment. In response, Ashfur took Squirrelflight to where he was keeping the ghosts of the dead, including Bramblestar. Ashfur then took control of Bramblestar's ghost and made it attack Squirrelflight, gloating that Bramblestar was weak now under his control. Squirrelflight defended herself against her controlled mate, despite her best attempts to help him, leading to Ashfur tearing up the ground in a rage, baffled that Squirrelflight would love a cat who is ready to hurt her, and says that he is ready to destroy everything for her. Shadowsight, having dreamed his way into the Dark Forest, is able to distract Ashfur and enables Squirrelflight to escape. Ashfur, noticing this, screeched her name and demanded her to come back, to no avail. However, Ashfur began to lead a hunt for the ginger she-cat, eventually capturing her once more with the usage of his enslaved ghosts. This was short-lived, however, as through the efforts of Rootspring, Snowtuft, and Bramblestar's ghost, Squirrelflight was able to escape with her rescuers and leave through the Moonpool with Bramblestar, who had managed to get back into his body.
===Brindleface===
:Brindleface was Ashkit's mother, and she was worried when he, Fernkit, and Cloudkit, his foster brother, went missing. Brindleface wanted to know who her kits' mentors would be. In amusement, she thought they were getting too big for the nursery. He was very close with his mother, especially at his ceremony, when he was seen with her before being apprenticed. After Brindleface was murdered by Tigerstar, Ashpaw and Fernpaw were distraught over her death, and they helped carry her body alongside Cloudtail. Ashpaw and Fernpaw wanted to avenge her death by leading the dogs away to the gorge. Moons later, Ashfur recalled how his mother was killed by Tigerstar, still mourning her, when he tried to warn Squirrelflight of Brambleclaw's ambition of like his father's.
:Seasons later, Ashfur planned to cause the collapse of StarClan for all they had done to him. Although Brindleface was among their ranks, Ashfur did not seem to care.
===Ferncloud===
:Fernkit was Ashkit's sister, and she would often go on adventures with him and their foster brother, Cloudkit. Ashkit was frequently seen with his sister, even when they were getting too big for the nursery. He was apprenticed with his sister, and both kits were excited to be apprentices together. He, along with his sister and the other apprentices, were part of the group where Swiftpaw brought them together because he wanted to find out what was happening at Snakerocks, but Ashpaw and Fernpaw disagreed with Swiftpaw's plan. After Brindleface's death, Fernpaw alongside Ashpaw wanted avenge their mother by leading the dogs away. He and Fernpaw were congratulated for their bravery during a Clan meeting by Firestar, though they weren't ready to become warriors. Ferncloud would often worry for her brother's safety, and Ashfur promised to help protect her new litter of kits. She was saddened when she found out Ashfur was killed. While discussing Ashfur's murderer, Ferncloud was sure none of ThunderClan killed him, as he had no enemies, though this was untrue.
:Seasons later, Ashfur planned to cause the collapse of StarClan for all they had done to him. Although Ferncloud was among their ranks, Ashfur did not seem to care.
===Cloudtail===
:Cloudkit became Ashkit's foster brother when Brindleface offered to nurse him after Fireheart brought the white tom into ThunderClan. The white kit would often get his foster siblings into trouble, going on adventures in the cold, trying to hunt. Even though Ashkit was older, Cloudkit was apprenticed earlier than him, and he wasn't apprenticed till a half-moon later. Cloudpaw slipped into camp after the ceremony, missing his foster siblings become apprentices. When Cloudpaw went missing, Ashpaw was worried for his foster brother, telling Fireheart that he was worried about the white apprentice, and knew that Cloudpaw always kept his word. Under Graystripe's temporary leadership, Cloudtail and Ashfur vouched for Dustpelt to become deputy, though Ashfur was more obvious. Upon discovering Ashfur's body, Cloudtail snorted that he was a strong warrior and wouldn't drown like a kit. He thought that if they wanted to find out how Ashfur died, they should be looking at WindClan. When it was said that a cat killed Ashfur, Cloudtail was astonished. When it was suggested that Sol, a mysterious loner could have killed Ashfur, Cloudtail believed the rumors, stating that Sol might have caught Ashfur unaware, and took the chance to stir up trouble between ThunderClan and WindClan.
:Many seasons later, Ashfur as the false Bramblestar reigning over ThunderClan, mistreated the current ThunderClan elders, one of which was Cloudtail, but did not seem to care any less.
===Brambleclaw===
:When Brambleclaw first became a warrior, Ashfur was quick to befriend the dark tabby, telling the new warrior that his vigil was over and offering to help him find a nest in the warriors' den. The two sat together during Clan meetings and patrolled together. After Graystripe was captured by Twolegs and the question of a new deputy was raised, Ashfur looked to Brambleclaw, suggesting that he believed the dark brown tabby tom to be the logical choice. When Spiderleg remarked that Brambleclaw was being a bossy furball and asked if he thought he was Clan deputy, Ashfur told him that Brambleclaw was a good warrior, and there was nothing wrong with wanting to be deputy. 
:However, their friendship began to deteriorate as both toms fell in love with Squirrelflight, with Sandstorm noting that they were close to fighting when around Squirrelflight. In the aftermath of the fight with badgers, Brambleclaw saw Ashfur's limp body and wondered if he's dead but was relieved when he saw Ashfur's tail twitch. After Brambleclaw accidentally snapped at Squirrelflight, she stormed off, and Brambleclaw noticed Ashfur glaring at him. Brambleclaw later asked how Ashfur's wounds were healing, to which Ashfur curtly meowed he's fine, not looking at Brambleclaw.
:After Squirrelflight decided that she loved Brambleclaw, she went to tell Ashfur that she didn't want to be his mate, but wished to stay friends, Ashfur became enraged, insisting that he and Squirrelflight would be great together, and that he loved her. Squirrelflight apologized but said that she thought StarClan destined for her and Brambleclaw to be together. Ashfur asked how she can even say that a hint of a snarl in his voice, and said that while Brambleclaw was a great cat, it was impossible to trust a cat with Tigerstar's heritage, something that Squirrelflight herself once said. Squirrelflight retorted that she'll judge Brambleclaw for his own actions, and Ashfur ignored her rebuke, reminding her that Tigerstar killed his mother for the dog pack seasons ago. As Ashfur's injuries from the recent badger fight heal slowly, he told his apprentice, Birchpaw, that he wouldn't be taking him out to train, with Brambleclaw offering to instead. Ashfur gave him a look and was about to refuse, until Firestar agreed with Brambleclaw's suggestion. Ashfur did not say anything, only staring at Brambleclaw, and then stalking off to the warriors' den.
:Later on, Firestar accepted that Graystripe was most likely dead, picking Brambleclaw as his new deputy, and Leafpool said that she had dream from StarClan that supported Brambleclaw being deputy. While Dustpelt conceded that he couldn't argue with StarClan, Ashfur said that he can. He talked not to Firestar, but to ThunderClan, and asked if they didn't think it's odd that Brambleclaw's mate was Squirrelflight, and Squirrelflight's sister was Leafpool; it's awfully convenient for Leafpool to have received a sign about him becoming deputy. Firestar asked if any other cat agreed with Ashfur's claim. Brackenfur spoke up that they believed Brambleclaw would be an excellent deputy. The Clan congratulated Brambleclaw on his promotion, with the exception of Ashfur, who stalked off to the warriors' den. Ashfur remained hostile to Brambleclaw thereafter, giving him a resentful glare after Brambleclaw reminded Ashfur to keep watch for fox traps. Despite his dislike of Brambleclaw, when Graystripe returned to ThunderClan, Ashfur was in support of Brambleclaw remaining deputy, much to the surprise of Squirrelflight. After trapping Squirrelflight and her kits in a fire, Squirrelflight told Ashfur that he needed to accept that she's Brambleclaw's mate. Ashfur told her that he had no quarrel with Brambleclaw and couldn't care less about him, and that it's not his fault that the ThunderClan deputy fell for a faithless she-cat, though he hadn't forgiven Brambleclaw for stealing her from him.
:Years later, in an attempt to become mates with Squirrelflight, Ashfur manipulated events in order to steal Bramblestar's body for himself. He showed a visible dislike of the ThunderClan leader, scornfully mocking him to Shadowpaw. After successfully stealing Bramblestar's body and leaving the ThunderClan leader stranded as a ghost, Ashfur feigned Bramblestar's identity and ruled in his stead. However, Ashfur made no attempt to mimic Bramblestar's personality nor demeanor, causing many cats to grow suspicious after Bramblestar's strange revival. He also appeared envious of Bramblestar's life and believed himself to be superior to the dark tabby, remarking that Bramblestar ought to be grateful, since he's living Bramblestar's life better than he ever did. When Shadowsight told Ashfur that he could not take over Bramblestar's life, Ashfur rebuked that if Bramblestar wanted his body back, he'd have to fight him for it.
:After exiling Squirrelflight, Ashfur became depressed and stopped taking care of Bramblestar's body, putting on weight and refusing to groom. After being exposed to the Clans as a fraud and his identity revealed, Ashfur purposefully gaslighted cats so they could injure Bramblestar's corpse, knowing full well they wouldn't kill the body as they wished to restore Bramblestar back as leader, although this notably caused Ashfur pain due to him being in the body while being injured. When Lionblaze tried to kill Ashfur while in his prison, Ashfur snarled that Lionblaze would never get his father back, maliciously saying that he didn't murder Bramblestar alone, and then refusing to defend himself as Lionblaze assaulted Bramblestar's body. He did the same when Tigerstar and Hawkwing tried to interrogate him, insulting Hawkwing's grandson, Rootspring, and prying into Tigerstar's own hatred of him to get them to attack Bramblestar's body, which successfully caused the two to injure Ashfur, nearly killing the dark warrior in the process as Ashfur refused to defend himself in Bramblestar's body. 
:Despite his willingness to let Bramblestar's body be harmed, when he realized the Clans were coming to kill him, Ashfur concluded that he needed to escape his prison, suggesting that Ashfur himself was unsure if he could survive being killed in the body. To convince Shadowsight to let him escape, he let Bramblestar's ghost repossess his body, only for Ashfur to force Bramblestar out again and took control of the dark tabby's body once more. However, Shadowsight knew that Ashfur was a liar and good at manipulating, and wondered if it was truly Bramblestar who talked to him, or Ashfur putting on the Bramblestar persona again, much like he had done when reigning as ThunderClan's leader.
:Upon travelling to the Dark Forest with Bramblestar's body and Squirrelflight, Ashfur put the trapped ghost of Bramblestar under his control and continuously brought the former leader's body almost everywhere, eventually storing it on his island, which Rootspring believed was only so Bramblestar would be unable to reunite with it. Ashfur, growing frustrated and confused by Squirrelflight's continuous hostility towards himself, forced the ghost of Bramblestar to attack Squirrelflight while making no attempt to show his contempt of the dark brown tabby. Shadowsight, having dreamed his way to the Dark Forest, attacked Ashfur, allowing Squirrelflight to escape. Upon realizing this, Ashfur blamed Bramblestar, referring to him once again as the cat who "stole" Squirrelflight from him and promised to destroy ThunderClan in spite. Shadowsight again attacked Ashfur, causing the gray tom to lose his control over Bramblestar and allowing him to escape. After briefly incapacitating Shadowsight once more, Ashfur realized Bramblestar had escaped and began calling for him, shrieking and demanding that Bramblestar obeys him. Bramblestar later united with Rootspring and the Dark Forest cat Snowtuft, where the two cats were trying to devise a plan on how to stop Ashfur. Bramblestar stated that he must be involved, explaining that Ashfur stole his body as well as his place in the Clan, using and abusing Bramblestar's status and name to commit atrocities. He goes on to say that Ashfur's jealousy and hatred of him has twisted him into wanting to destroy the Clans, and helps Snowtuft and Rootspring devise a plan to stop Ashfur. The plan was a success, with Bramblestar managing to reunite with his body after it is spotted by Rootspring.
===Lionblaze===
:When being announced as Lionkit's mentor, Ashfur promised to not let ThunderClan down. Although he was warm and supportive initially, though he became more critical and annoyed with his apprentice, training him hard, berating him for missing prey, and quick to point out Lionpaw's mistakes rather than supporting him. After Lionpaw lost to Berrypaw in a training session, Ashfur questioned Lionpaw if that was the best he could do, to which an infuriated Lionpaw said that it wasn't his fault Ashfur taught him all the wrong moves. Ashfur insisted that Lionpaw seemed to have lost his instincts for hunting and fighting, and didn't seem to hear his instructions. Lionpaw promised to do better, and Ashfur conceded that that they would practice with an advanced fighting move. After Lionpaw failed, Ashfur angrily demanded him to try again, and to keep trying until he got it right. He was surprised to see how quickly Lionpaw mastered the move, in which Ashfur changed his demeanor, later insisting that his apprentice needed a good night's sleep, and congratulating him on picking back up on his training.
:However, as their training continued, Jaypaw overheard Ashfur praise his apprentice on his catches, though did not detect any form of enthusiasm, and went on to think that Lionpaw and Ashfur never shared the usual bond between mentor and apprentice, and there was something in Ashfur that Jaypaw cannot quite read. He continued to criticize his apprentice, growing impatient with him. After successfully accomplishing a battle move, Ashfur praised him, but Lionpaw saw no warmth in his mentor's eyes. When Lionpaw demanded to be taught advanced fighting moves, and Ashfur growled that Lionpaw should be careful what he wished for, and relented to his apprentice's request. During their fight, Hollypaw noticed that both cats were fighting with claws unsheathed, while Ashfur's eyes were blazing with fury, as if he had forgotten he wasn't in an actual battle and that Lionpaw was his own apprentice. However, Ashfur praised his apprentice and said he can have first pick from the fresh-kill pile. When Firestar announced that Lionpaw was to become a warrior, Ashfur remarked that he will make a fine warrior. Shortly after becoming a warrior, Lionblaze asked Ashfur for extra battle training, and Ashfur agreed. Ashfur caught Lionblaze off-guard by crashing into him, and viciously attacked him, causing Lionblaze to get hurt. Firestar, upon seeing the two, yowled for them to stop, and although Ashfur tried to explain it was only training, Firestar snapped that what they were doing was more vicious than training. Although Lionblaze tried to take the blame, Firestar said that Ashfur was the more experienced warrior, and should have known better than to hurt his former apprentice.
:When a fire broke out in ThunderClan's camp, Squirrelflight and her kits were trapped, and she tried to lead them to safety. Ashfur sneered at Squirrelflight that Brambleclaw wasn't around to help her kits escape. He said that his quarrel was with Squirrelflight, and he wanted to make her feel the way he did when she chose Brambleclaw over him, and revealed he plans to kill her kits, so she could understand his pain. However, Squirrelflight, in an attempt to save them, revealed that the three were in fact not her kits. Ashfur, surprised, said that he'll let the three cats live, but he was going to tell all the Clans instead. After escaping the fire, Lionblaze pleaded for him to not reveal the lie, not just for the sake of him and his littermates, but for the sake of ThunderClan. Ashfur sneered to spare him the appeal of Clan loyalty, and there's nothing Lionblaze could do to stop him. Lionblaze responded that he could beat Ashfur in a fight, but Ashfur replied with hostility that the noble Lionblaze attacking a fellow warrior wasn't something his former apprentice could risk and snorted with contempt that Lionblaze was bound to the warrior code, like all of them are.
:After Ashfur stole Bramblestar's body and posed as the ThunderClan leader, he listed Lionblaze and Jayfeather as codebreakers due to their half-Clan status, and frequently targeted the two siblings more than other members of the Clan. After accidentally crossing the WindClan border, Ashfur banished Lionblaze from the Clan for a quarter-moon. Although bewildered, Lionblaze begrudgingly obeyed his leader and left the Clan. Upon his return, Ashfur forced his former apprentice to swear an oath of loyalty to him. After deducing that it was because of his WindClan heritage, Lionblaze asked why it was being brought up again. Ashfur dismissed Lionblaze's questions, saying that StarClan had spoken, and they must obey them. Later on, however, Ashfur decided to exile Lionblaze and Jayfeather, citing their half-Clan status. Although Lionblaze tried to protest, Lionblaze was angry with resignation upon realizing that his leader will not hear him out, and remarking to Jayfeather that there's nothing they can do. After Lionblaze confronted Ashfur in his prison, Ashfur expressed his hatred of his former apprentice and remarked that Lionblaze would never get his father back, and said that he didn't murder Bramblestar alone, leading to an enraged Lionblaze attacking Ashfur relentlessly.
===Hollyleaf===
:Hollypaw wondered why Ashfur wasn't waking her brother, Lionpaw, for anything, even when she went out hunting already, being irritated. During a training session with Lionpaw and other apprentices, Hollypaw stiffened at the sight of Ashfur fighting Lionpaw viciously, forgetting that it was a training session and not a battle. She couldn't concentrate as she remembered the blaze in Ashfur's eyes, forgetting that he was fighting his own apprentice. She was also astonished that her brother was fighting Ashfur, even though they became warriors, after hearing Berrynose's gossip. During a fire in ThunderClan's camp, Ashfur cornered Hollyleaf and her brothers, wanting to kill them so Squirrelflight could feel the same pain he felt when she chose Brambleclaw over him. Hollyleaf felt scared being cornered by Ashfur, shrinking back with her brothers, and was astonished when Ashfur revealed that he tried to kill Firestar, calling him mad. After Ashfur let them escape, Hollyleaf and her brothers wondered what to do with Ashfur, and if he would tell the Clan of their secret. She didn't want him to reveal the secret at the following Gathering, wanting to stop him somehow. Now cold toward Ashfur, she told him that it was his decision to betray his Clan, and didn't want to convince him not to reveal the secret at the Gathering. She threatened him, telling him nothing scared her more than the thought of him not being afraid of what will happen after he spoke out. Ashfur, mocking Hollyleaf, told her that he would purr after he revealed the truth. 
:When he was found dead, Hollyleaf didn't show any emotion toward him, telling Lionblaze what he said on the night he died. She also refused to keep vigil for him, only replying to Lionblaze with a disgusted retort. Hollyleaf quivered when the Clan found out that Ashfur was murdered, not wanting to speak of his death, but knew something had to do with the night from the fire. Hollyleaf also admitted she saw Sol around the lake, as it was suspected that he murdered Ashfur. Leafpool found out that Hollyleaf killed Ashfur to keep him quiet due to not wanting him to reveal the secret at the Gathering. She revealed to Jayfeather and Lionblaze that she killed Ashfur to keep him quiet, though she felt sorry and guilty. Jayfeather went into her memories and found how she killed Ashfur, letting him slip into the stream after she struck him.
:Hollyleaf later thanked her brothers for not telling the Clan she killed Ashfur, though Jayfeather and Lionblaze thought it was better to think that a rogue killed the gray-flecked tom. Yellowfang told Jayfeather that both Ashfur and Hollyleaf brought justice to each other knowing what had happened to them. As the Clan questioned Hollyleaf's disappearance alongside Ashfur's death, the black she-cat admitted she was there when he died and was the cause of it. In StarClan, Hollyleaf came to think that the past was less important, not really feeling weird to have Ashfur around in StarClan. However, while in control of the Dark Forest, Ashfur lamented internally that he never forgave Hollyleaf for murdering him, holding the black she-cat in contempt and considered her an enemy.
===Jayfeather===
:When overhearing Ashfur praise Lionpaw, Jaypaw noted to himself that Ashfur's words were empty, and there was no form of enthusiasm in his voice, as well as remarking to himself that Lionpaw and Ashfur did not share the usual bond between mentor and apprentice. When a fire broke out in ThunderClan's camp, Squirrelflight and her kits were trapped. Ashfur saw them and sneered at Squirrelflight that Brambleclaw wasn't around to help her kits escape. He said that his quarrel was with Squirrelflight, and he wanted to make her feel the way he did when she chose Brambleclaw over him, and revealed he planned to kill her kits, so she could understand his pain. However, Squirrelflight, in an attempt to save them, revealed that the three were in fact, not her kits. Ashfur, surprised, said that he'd let the three cats live, but he was going to tell all the Clans instead. After Lionblaze and Squirrelflight unsuccessfully tried to stop Ashfur from revealing the secret, Jayfeather took it upon himself to visit Ashfur in his dreams to try instead. Upon seeing Jayfeather, Ashfur demanded to know why he was in his dreams and was alarmed to notice that Jayfeather was able to see him, to which Jayfeather said that Ashfur was dreaming. Jayfeather angrily told the gray-flecked tom that he would regret revealing the secret, to which an angered Ashfur asked if the medicine cat was threatening him, and he could break Jayfeather's neck with one swipe. Jayfeather drew himself up and threatened Ashfur, saying if he truly planned to go through with revealing the secret. This noticeably spooked the warrior, being cautious of the blind medicine cat in the real world, but he remained undaunted from Jayfeather's words. Jayfeather was also tired of hearing cats speculating who killed Ashfur.
:Ashfur, his identity hidden, spoke to the young medicine cat apprentice, Shadowpaw, listing Jayfeather as a codebreaker alongside several other cats. After Ashfur took Bramblestar's body and posed as the ThunderClan leader, he targeted both Jayfeather and Lionblaze frequently. After being told that he needed to atone for his half-WindClan heritage, an angry Jayfeather insisted that he if had broken the code somehow, then he was sorry, but every cat knew he's loyal, causing Ashfur to lighten with rage upon hearing both Jayfeather's and Lionblaze's remarks about atonement. He then forced Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Twigbranch, another named codebreaker, to swear an oath of loyalty to him and the Clan, to which Jayfeather snarked as if they didn't before, making Ashfur more angry. Despite taking the oath, Ashfur later decided to exile Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Twigbranch. Upon being told that he and Lionblaze were being exiled for their half-Clan status, an enraged Jayfeather asked why he's being punished for his mother's mistake, and if his so-called codebreaking bothered StarClan so much, why did StarClan let Leafpool join their ranks and not punish the cat who was directly responsible, as neither he nor Lionblaze were given a choice about their birth. Ashfur was caught off-guard, realizing that Jayfeather had a point, and eventually muttered that StarClan worked in mysterious ways. In the end, he exiled Jayfeather from the Clan, forcing the Clan to leave Jayfeather and his brother standing in the heavy rain. Jayfeather told the false leader that while ThunderClan may be taken in by his performance, he'll find that it's not true very soon, to which Ashfur growled at the blind tom to hurry up and leave. Jayfeather, after Ashfur was exposed, discussed with the other medicine cats about Ashfur, though the pale gray tabby refused to listen to Shadowsight and his visions of seeing Ashfur leaving Bramblestar's body.
===Dustpelt===
:When Fireheart wondered who should mentor Ashkit and Fernkit, he consulted with Cinderpelt, ThunderClan's medicine cat. When she asked the ginger warrior which cat wanted to prove themselves, Fireheart thought of Dustpelt. He was close with Tigerclaw, and after the dark warrior's exile, Dustpelt wanted to prove his loyalty to the Clan and was eager for an apprentice. Fireheart decided to pick Dustpelt as Ashkit's mentor, as he'd be a good mentor and was a good warrior. As Ashpaw was assigned to Dustpelt, the brown tom was delighted and proud to become a mentor. Ashpaw was also purring when he became apprenticed to Dustpelt. Thinking that Darkstripe would most likely be exiled, Dustpelt told Firestar that he could hopefully mentor both Ashpaw and Fernpaw, though Firestar knew he couldn't due to the tabby warrior's feelings for Fernpaw, wanting him to focus on Ashpaw.
:Following Firestar's short-noticed departure and Graystripe being temporary leader, Ashfur hinted that Dustpelt should become temporary deputy, believing there were better cats who deserved leadership besides Graystripe. Although arguing, Ashfur still thought that Dustpelt should be deputy, thinking there was no order around the Clan with just Graystripe as leader. When confronting Dustpelt, the dark brown tom was flabbergasted at gossip, especially from Ashfur. He told Graystripe that Ashfur never spoke directly to him and knew he would never be deputy under Firestar nor him. He also added that he would give a talking to Ashfur, stating that he would always argue and complain, even as an apprentice. He thought it was time that Ashfur learned he can't always have his own way. Moons later, Dustpelt was proud that Ashfur became a mentor to his son, Birchpaw.
:Dustpelt was the first to find his former apprentice dead, and he helped carry his body back to camp. Dustpelt was bewildered when he learned that a cat had murdered Ashfur, even suggesting that it could have been a fox. After Hollyleaf revealed how Ashfur tried to kill her and her brothers and was responsible for his death, Dustpelt no longer felt guilty over Ashfur's death. He thought that by Hollyleaf killing Ashfur, it had done the Clan a favor, most likely disowning him.
:Seasons later, Dustpelt came to forgive his former apprentice in StarClan, considering the past less important. He went hunting with Ashfur and Whitestorm when the gray-flecked tom asked him to go.
:However, Ashfur wants to destroy StarClan, despite Dustpelt being one of them, and doesn't seem to care.
===Birchfall===
:Ashfur helped provide for his nephew when Ferncloud was grieving for her other kits. Later, Birchkit was appointed as Ashfur's first apprentice, and the gray-flecked tom knew he was going to be a mentor before the ceremony. Now Birchpaw, the light brown tabby was excited to become Ashfur's apprentice, and respected him at first sight, asking his permission to go with Whitepaw. He praised his apprentice during a training session. After Birchpaw was injured from the recent badger attack, Ashfur wanted to make sure he was okay, and when Birchpaw wasn't able to train yet, Ashfur promised to visit him later. However, Ashfur also manipulated his apprentice and lied to him to lure Firestar out of camp to trap him in a fox trap, though Birchpaw had no knowledge of this. As Lionpaw was apprenticed to Ashfur, Firestar commented that he trained Birchfall, and was a good credit to the Clan.
:After Ashfur's death, Birchfall was shown to be sad, saying that Ashfur was a good mentor, and that he would miss him. He also attended his former mentor's vigil. Birchfall went on the journey to bring his former mentor's killer to justice, despite having a pregnant mate. After Hollyleaf was revealed to be responsible for Ashfur's death, Birchfall quietly accepted his death and crimes. Seasons later, Ashfur was revealed to be the impostor that reigned over ThunderClan, and while the Clan decided what to do with him, Birchfall, all of his good-natured feelings for Ashfur gone, called his former mentor a fox-heart. He stated that all he wanted was Squirrelflight to be his mate, and Squirrelflight refused to do that.
===Firestar===
:Bluestar entrusted Fireheart to choose mentors for Ashkit and Fernkit, and Fireheart put a lot of thought of who the kits' mentors would be, later revealed to be Dustpelt and Darkstripe. After Brindleface's death, Ashpaw and Fernpaw begged Fireheart to let them help face the dog pack, and though Fireheart worried for their safety, he accepted their offer to help. Before leading the dogs away, Fireheart told Ashpaw and Fernpaw that the Clan was proud of them, and that they're relying on them. As leader, Firestar complimented them during a Clan meeting, and he told the Clan how they were brave, though they were too young to become warriors.
:When Firestar left to rebuild SkyClan, Ashfur was one of the Clan cats to openly question his departure, thinking he went back to being a kittypet, and commented that once a kittypet, always a kittypet. Ashfur also openly challenged Graystripe's temporary leadership due to Firestar being gone from the Clan. Firestar agreed with Ashfur when the latter told the Clan how WindClan needed to stand on their own, right after Onestar became leader. Moons later, Firestar entrusted Ashfur to become a mentor to Birchpaw, and afterwards, Lionpaw. In StarClan, Firestar felt guilty for allowing Ashfur to go down to the Clans and thought they could have done something about it. He also thought that they should never have entrusted Ashfur with such a task, as they should never have trusted him in life nor death. He wanted to find a way to fix the mistake they made of trusting Ashfur.
:During the battle against Ashfur, Firestar confronts the dark warrior and rhetorically asks the latter if he feels remorse for his wrongdoings. Ashfur denies feeling even a shred of guilt and continues to scapegoat Squirrelflight for his actions and behavior. Ashfur insists that he is not only perfectly willing to harm Squirrelflight but says right to Firestar's face that he will enjoy making the daughter of the latter suffer, much to the fury and chagrin of Firestar.
===Hawkfrost===
:Ashfur was mistrustful of Hawkfrost, due to the RiverClan tom being the son of Tigerstar and voiced his suspicions of Hawkfrost's ambitions, wondering if he would be like his late father. Despite this, however, Ashfur was willing to work with the dark tabby to kill Firestar as revenge against Squirrelflight, despite previously expressing his dislike of him due to Hawkfrost's heritage. It was Hawkfrost's father, Tigerstar, who gave him the idea to plot with a ThunderClan cat, and an enemy of Brambleclaw, to lure Firestar into the fox trap. However, Ashfur couldn't realize what Hawkfrost was planning. After plotting with Hawkfrost, Ashfur led his apprentice, Birchpaw, to give a message to Firestar, wanting to meet Blackstar; however, it led Firestar toward the fox trap instead, the silver wire around the leader's neck. Not wanting the secret that he assisted with Hawkfrost to be discovered, Ashfur went back to camp, yowling for help, stating that Hawkfrost and Brambleclaw were with Firestar. As Hawkfrost died, the dark tabby revealed he had help from someone within ThunderClan, though no one knew who it was. During a fire in ThunderClan's camp, Ashfur cornered Squirrelflight and her kits, revealing he helped Hawkfrost when he sent the message to Firestar to lure him into the fox trap. He wanted Firestar to die so that he would make Squirrelflight feel the same pain he felt when she chose Brambleclaw over him. Many moons later, the Clans discovered that Ashfur was the impostor wearing Bramblestar's face, and Squirrelflight told Emberfoot that Ashfur helped Hawkfrost lure Firestar into the fox trap.
===Bristlefrost===
:Ashfur, as the false Bramblestar, saw potential in Bristlefrost, noticing how she was loyal and wanted to become a dedicated warrior of ThunderClan. He rewarded her by letting her assign daily patrols in place of Squirrelflight, though he was actually manipulating her. He would always listen to Bristlefrost's suggestions to strengthen the warrior code and commented that she was a dedicated warrior, as well as observant. He took Bristlefrost's word of Lionblaze and Spotfur crossing the WindClan border, and he punished the two warriors, though Bristlefrost felt guilty telling him. He talked with the pale gray she-cat in private about how the other ThunderClan warriors weren't pulling much weight, and though he doubted her, she told him what was going on, ratting out the other warriors, in hopes he wouldn't be disappointed in her. While he was yelling at Sparkpelt, Bristlefrost didn't want to believe that he was a fox-heart. After Bristlefrost found out of Ashfur's unsuccessful murder attempt on Sparkpelt, she realized that the Bramblestar leading ThunderClan was an impostor. Bristlefrost became a spy for the rebels against Ashfur, though she kept this secret from him. Ashfur confided in Bristlefrost again after Squirrelflight's exile, stating that he appreciated her loyalty and deserved more responsibility. He told her that he needed to rely on her to keep him informed on the Clan and would have made her deputy if she were older. Ashfur also suspected of her being at the meeting that was against him with other warriors.
:As time went on, Bristlefrost felt uncomfortable talking to Ashfur, though he didn't suspect this when he spoke to her after attempting to murder Shadowsight. Ashfur was still supported by Bristlefrost, even when she defended him from her Clanmates, though she was against him, and didn't want him knowing she was working against him. Again, Ashfur confided in Bristlefrost about his desires for Squirrelflight to return, and wanted Bristlefrost to look for her. Though doubtful, Ashfur told Bristlefrost that when she was older and more experienced, she would understand forgiveness, and that he was the representative for his Clan, deciding to forgive Squirrelflight. Bristlefrost secretly worked with the idea that Squirrelflight was "dead", lying to Ashfur. Ashfur became depressed since Squirrelflight's "death," and Bristlefrost tried to encourage him, not wanting to reveal she lied to him, but knew he was grieving for her. She also knew that Ashfur was dangerous as leader, but if everyone killed Ashfur inside Bramblestar's body, she wondered who would lead ThunderClan. During a failed assassination attempt on Ashfur, he told Bristlefrost that she was the only one he could trust and asked if she knew any other cats working against him. Eventually, Ashfur told Bristlefrost that she was going to become his deputy after wanting to demote and exile Berrynose as an excuse for failing to save him during the assassination attempt against him. During her deputy ceremony, Bristlefrost thought Ashfur's eyes turned blue. After being deposed of, Bristlefrost felt relief, but was saddened by the war he caused. 
:After his true identity was revealed, Bristlefrost was astonished by who he really was, but also thought he wasn't working alone. While dreaming her way into the Dark Forest, Ashfur spotted her and condescendingly referred to the pale-gray she-cat as his faithful young warrior, making Bristlefrost shudder as she remembers the time she spent serving under his leadership. When she woke, she called Ashfur a mange-pelt to Mothwing. 
===Shadowsight===
:As an unnamed StarClan spirit, Ashfur watched Shadowpaw and Puddleshine walking across the moorland to the half-moon meeting. Though the two didn't see him, he muttered to himself that there was no cat like Shadowpaw in all the five Clans, and that the dark gray tabby apprentice will have an important role to play. Ashfur's voice appeared in Shadowpaw's mind, telling him there was darkness in the Clans that must be driven out. Tigerstar and the other leaders pulled Shadowpaw aside to talk to him, and the dark tabby told them it was a voice he didn't recognize. At another Moonpool meeting, Shadowpaw closed his eyes and had a vision of codebreakers among the Clans, where Ashfur's voice told him that the Clans had forgotten the code, and that they must suffer. Ultimately, Shadowpaw told Tigerstar what Ashfur told him in the vision, and he wasn't sure what to think of it. Shadowpaw headed to the Moonpool and spoke with the voice of Ashfur, realizing that the voice was from a tom. Ashfur mocked him in not believing the code, but Shadowpaw defended himself. Ashfur later revealed that if the Clan cats continued to ignore the code, Bramblestar would get sick. Not wanting Bramblestar to get sick, Shadowpaw listened to what Ashfur's voice had to say. Before Shadowpaw left, Ashfur said that future of the Clans rested on his shoulders. Ashfur, having possessed Bramblestar's corpse due to Shadowpaw's treatment on him, told the cats at the Gathering that they should all accept Shadowpaw as their connection to StarClan.
:Shadowsight realized that StarClan's visions weren't real, but from someone else, and they were trying to control the Clans. He also felt a presence at the Moonpool, as he felt it was watching him. While Shadowsight was on his way to the Moonpool, he got separated from the others, and as an unknown figure, Ashfur attempted to murder Shadowsight and threw him down the gorge. As a ghost, Shadowsight went to ThunderClan to learn more about the false Bramblestar. Ashfur, inhabiting Bramblestar's corpse, was able to see Shadowsight, and confessed to him that he tried to attack him and could see him. Ashfur was able to leave Bramblestar's body and show his true form to Shadowsight, and he didn't want to give too much away with what he had done with Bramblestar's ghost. Shadowsight realized it was Ashfur's voice that he heard from the Moonpool, and Ashfur felt pleased. Shadowsight told Tigerstar he didn't want him to attack "Bramblestar," not until they found out what happened to Bramblestar's ghost. After the major battle, Ashfur became prisoner in ShadowClan, and after he woke up, he told Shadowsight that because he healed him, he would be able to bend any cat to his will, and to ask the skinny black cat with yellow eyes. Shadowsight realized Ashfur was talking about Spiresight, and he knew that the Clans' troubles weren't over yet because of Ashfur.
:After Squirrelflight revealed "Bramblestar's" true identity as Ashfur, Shadowsight told Tigerstar and Dovewing that the thought he had seen Ashfur when he was in the ghost residence. As Ashfur was able to leave his den, Shadowsight felt scared around him, remembering how the dark warrior tried to kill him. Shadowsight saw "Bramblestar" as a different cat after he revealed himself to Squirrelflight as Ashfur, and he mocked Shadowsight that he really believed that he was StarClan's chosen one, but everything was from him. Ashfur later revealed that he was the one who tried to kill Shadowsight. After his demotion, Shadowsight was left to treat Ashfur's wounds, and Shadowsight thought to himself bitterly why he had to treat the cat who tried to kill him. Ashfur felt amusement toward Shadowsight getting angry with him during his visit, and he said that he and Shadowsight were alike, but Shadowsight refused to believe so. When asked why he chose Shadowsight, Ashfur responded by saying Shadowsight was young, and it was easier to manipulate the Clans with Shadowsight being Tigerstar's son. Ashfur never felt guilty for what happened to Shadowsight, but told him to stop feeling sorry for himself, as he didn't think he ruined Shadowsight's life.
:Ashfur complimented Shadowsight for being a good medicine cat, despite being demoted. Ashfur mocked him by saying that it was a shame that the Clan wouldn't trust him again. The dark warrior also told Shadowsight to come back soon, as he was the only cat he could talk to. When Lionblaze almost killed Ashfur, Shadowsight defended him, as he didn't want the golden warrior to kill Bramblestar's body, and Ashfur showed gratitude in his eyes. Afterwards, Tigerstar made Shadowsight the main caretaker of Ashfur since no one else trusted the impostor. Ashfur manipulated Shadowsight's fear of being responsible for Bramblestar's death, telling Shadowsight that if he died, they would never get Bramblestar back. Tigerstar and Hawkwing attempted to kill Ashfur, but again, Shadowsight defended him. He informed Shadowsight that only he could keep Bramblestar alive now. Shadowsight tried not to listen to Ashfur, as the dark warrior told him that without him, they won't save Bramblestar, and the dark tabby tom kept having second thoughts on what to do with him. Trying to convince Shadowsight to believe him, Ashfur was able to push Spiresight and then Bramblestar into the former ThunderClan leader's body, and this convinced Shadowsight to help him escape the prisoner's den.
:Upon learning that after Ashfur had escaped, he had also kidnapped Squirrelflight, Shadowsight realized he had once again been manipulated by Ashfur and wished to make amends for his actions by being the cat to traverse to the Dark Forest and finding Squirrelflight. After dreaming his way to the Dark Forest, Shadowsight tried to attack Ashfur to allow Squirrelflight and the ghost of Bramblestar to escape, but Ashfur caught on and subdued the younger tom, condescendingly referring to him as a stupid kit, which gave Squirrelflight the chance to run away. Upon realizing, Ashfur abandoned Shadowsight and began berating Bramblestar for "stealing" Squirrelflight from him once more. Shadowsight used the opportunity to attack Ashfur, which in turn allowed Bramblestar to escape as well. Shadowsight was once again subdued by Ashfur's superior strength and thrown into a river, with Ashfur snarling good riddance. Although Shadowsight was able to crawl out, Ashfur noticed this and attacked the medicine cat, wounding his leg and shredding his ear. However, Ashfur then realized that Bramblestar had escaped, and abandoned Shadowsight once more to find his prisoner, while Shadowsight left the Dark Forest by waking up in the real world.
===Berrynose===
:Berrynose was a warrior under Ashfur, as Bramblestar's impostor. He supported his leader when Ashfur got defensive of StarClan at a Gathering. After Ashfur threatened for Tree to atone, Berrynose agreed with his leader's actions. Berrynose tried to talk Ashfur into making him deputy after Squirrelflight was exiled from ThunderClan, claiming that he was "Bramblestar's" apprentice, so he knew he could trust him. He was later chosen deputy, much to dismay of the Clan. When Ashfur demanded to have patrols sent out earlier, Berrynose sucked up to his leader, stating he'll send them out earlier the next day. During the assassination attempt against Ashfur, Berrynose tried to protect him from the attack; however, Ashfur thought Berrynose was working against him, and he decided to demote and exile him. He stated that he couldn't trust him, though it was noted that Berrynose was a good deputy under him. Berrynose felt hurt and surprised when he was exiled, trailing out of camp. Berrynose later became a prisoner in the rebels' camp because he didn't want to fight against his leader. During the battle against Ashfur, Berrynose fought for him despite being exiled, but was killed by Tawnypelt while trying to reach him.
:When Ashfur's identity as the false Bramblestar was revealed, he told Squirrelflight of how he led Berrynose to believe they were going to hurt Shadowsight, when in reality, he wanted to kill him. Berrynose lured Puddleshine away, following his orders, where Ashfur attempted to kill Shadowsight. Berrynose, as a ghost, was forcibly made into part of Ashfur's ghost followers, trapped in the Dark Forest.
===Alderheart and Sparkpelt===
:After Ashfur stole Bramblestar's body and became leader of ThunderClan, he discriminated against the two kits of Bramblestar and Squirrelflight, much like he did with Lionblaze and Jayfeather. Although he did not list the two cats as codebreakers, he targeted the two more than he did others. He tried to have Sparkpelt killed after sending her to search for catmint at the abandoned Twoleg nest. Although his plan failed and Sparkpelt survived, he was noticeably cold and dismissive when his plan did not succeed. After Sparkpelt brought up that Flipclaw, the current medicine cat of ThunderClan, had no idea what he was doing, she asked him to consider bringing back Jayfeather or Alderheart, and asked him not as a warrior, but his daughter. An unimpressed Ashfur berated Sparkpelt for her alleged disloyalty and exiled her. He also subtly threatened the lives of Sparkpelt's kits, Flamepaw and Finchpaw, after learning she had tried to look for Lionblaze. After she had learned that Ashfur had kidnapped Squirrelflight and taken her to the The Place of No Stars, Sparkpelt volunteered to go and rescue her, but Willowshine argued against it, citing that Ashfur could use Sparkpelt's relationship to Squirrelflight against her. 
:Following Squirrelflight's exile, Ashfur became increasingly depressed and became lethargic on poppy seeds, which he continually demanded from Alderheart to try and "ease his pain." However, Alderheart refused, explaining that taking so many would be unsafe, causing the leader to become angry with him. Soon thereafter, Ashfur, upon learning of a weird dream Flipclaw had, appointed the young tom as Alderheart's apprentice, despite him having no interest in being one. Alderheart reluctantly took on Flipclaw as his apprentice, aware that Ashfur was planning on replacing him with Flipclaw. He often berated and yelled at Alderheart, calling him a "second rate medicine cat," and threatened to exile him unless Alderheart was able to help ease his heartbreak. Bristlefrost noted that Alderheart had been taking the tyrannical reign of Ashfur harshly, due to Ashfur possessing the body of his father, Bramblestar. After refusing to grant Twigbranch's acceptance back into ThunderClan, Alderheart reprimanded him for demanding unquestioned obedience of the Clan. In response, Ashfur exiled Alderheart. When discussing whether to kill Ashfur or not, Alderheart showed his hatred of the tom by saying that Ashfur should have never been allowed to steal Bramblestar's body in the first place. When learning that his mother had been kidnapped by Ashfur, Alderheart referred to him as an evil cat.
===Graystripe===
:When Graystripe briefly took over as temporary leader when Firestar left to go rebuild SkyClan, Ashfur openly disrespected and doubted Graystripe's leadership capabilities. Openly talking about wanting a different leader figure and to appoint his former mentor Dustpelt as temporary deputy, though Dustpelt was not aware of this and when he found out, was annoyed that Ashfur was undermining Graystripe's authority. It grew to the point where Graystripe was contemplating swiping the "sneering look" Ashfur had across his face, but restrained himself. Even though Ashfur still disrespected Graystripe's status as leader, he did obey Graystripe's orders and followed through with Graystripe's plan to fight BloodClan. After Graystripe was captured by Twolegs some years later, Ashfur immediately turned to his friend Brambleclaw as Graystripe's successor, and made mention that Brambleclaw was a suitable replacement. When Graystripe returned later on, Ashfur advocated for Brambleclaw to remain deputy.
:Many years later, Ashfur returned to the living world and possessed Bramblestar's body, posing as the ThunderClan leader for several moons. During this time, he made it so that the Clan stopped caring for the elders, Graystripe included. When discussing "Bramblestar's" sudden change in personality after losing a life, Graystripe grumbled to himself that Firestar never acted that way after losing a life. Graystripe later questioned Ashfur's decision to exile Squirrelflight, and tried to argue against the action. Following Squirrelflight's exile, Graystripe became more critical of "Bramblestar's" decisions as leader. When Ashfur exiled Sparkpelt, Graystripe immediately called out Ashfur for his sudden change in personality after losing a life, reflecting that "Bramblestar" never led like that prior, nor did he treat his Clanmates as poorly as he does now. As Graystripe continued criticizing Ashfur, the dark warrior assaulted Graystripe in the middle of talking. Undaunted, Graystripe stared Ashfur back down and proclaimed that the real Bramblestar would never have harmed him, and whoever he was, he wasn't Bramblestar. Ashfur then angrily evicted Graystripe from the Clan. Bristlefrost later reflects to herself that Graystripe would tell her stories of Ashfur when she was younger, and referred to him as "a bad cat". 
:During the fight against Ashfur in the Dark Forest, Graystripe elected to go as ThunderClan's representative in the fight. During the battle, Graystripe once more condemned Ashfur for his actions and passed on a message from Squirrelflight to Ashfur; effectively detailing how Squirrelflight would never love him and how much she despises him. This led to Ashfur attacking Graystripe viciously and mortally. Graystripe later succumbed to Ashfur's attack a little while later.
===ThunderClan===
:As an apprentice, Ashpaw was given thanks for his bravery during a Clan meeting by Firestar to all of ThunderClan. The Clan cheered for them, their eyes full of delight. He was noted to be a strong and brave warrior, as well as being trustworthy and loyal to his Clan. ThunderClan did not want to believe one of them killed Ashfur, and they all suspected WindClan, since Ashfur was found dead by the WindClan border. Many commented that he was well respected and was a fine warrior, wanting to avenge his death. Some of the warriors wanted to raid WindClan due to believing they killed Ashfur. After Ashfoot spotted Sol a quarter-moon before Ashfur died, ThunderClan believed the tortoiseshell-and-white tom had killed the gray-flecked warrior, calling him a filthy murderer. Then, a ThunderClan patrol was sent out to find Sol and bring Ashfur's murderer to justice. Midnight then revealed that Sol did not kill Ashfur, and the Clan was chasing wild geese. The patrol was heading into danger at the sun-drown-place for nothing of Ashfur's murderer. Hollyleaf realized that Ashfur's death caused unease in ThunderClan near the WindClan border. Sol was never the one to kill Ashfur, as it was Hollyleaf who killed him. 
:The Clan distrusted Hollyleaf after she returned from her self-exile, and when Thornclaw connected her disappearance at the time of Ashfur's death, the Clan became suspicious, wanting answers of his death. Brambleclaw defended his adopted daughter from revealing the truth and told a lie to the Clan, but still the Clan shunned the gray-flecked warrior for almost killing four cats.
:Seasons later, Ashfur possessed Bramblestar's body, and did not evidently care about the well-being of ThunderClan's members. He also stopped caring for ThunderClan's elders, and ordered for himself to eat first before any other member. He also didn't care to remember any of the cats' names nor details about them, such as getting Dewnose's name wrong, calling him Dewtail. Ashfur, as the false Bramblestar, continually yelled at ThunderClan and was abusive toward them. He utilized the silence of StarClan to enforce his own tyrannical rule, harshly punishing any ThunderClan cat found breaking the code, and berated those who defied him. Ashfur also demanded the loyalty of ThunderClan, but also placed his own life above the entire Clan.
:After Squirrelflight's exile, ThunderClan began to doubt Ashfur, as Bramblestar, more than before, which furthered him to continue to exile cats and demanding respect. When he exiled and demoted his deputy, Berrynose, the Clan believed it to be an injustice. He also reprimanded Brightheart for trying to help Flipclaw learn herbs. When Ashfur was exiling Sparkpelt, Graystripe openly criticized him and his other actions, calling him a weak leader and an impostor. Ashfur physically assaulted the gray elder, which resulted in his exile alongside other cats following Graystripe. As they left, Ashfur snarled at ThunderClan for daring to question him, and would make them regret for defying him. He also insulted the cats he exiled, calling them "mange-pelts." Ashfur did not care when the issue was raised of Flipclaw's lack of medical knowledge, as he exiled Alderheart, leaving Flipclaw as the untrained sole medicine cat of ThunderClan. Spotfur thinks to herself that she was sure that Ashfur, as the false Bramblestar, hated ThunderClan.
:Cats such as Squirrelflight, Stemleaf, Spotfur, Twigbranch, and Finleap became suspicious of his demeanor, while others, such as Lionblaze and Thornclaw, were appalled by his actions and personality. He frequently snapped and abused his warriors, such as yowling at Stormcloud after the gray tabby tried to feed the elders before the leader, and at Finchpaw, who had simply watched the aforementioned ordeal. Shadowsight also noted that every cat wore a wary look, not wanting to draw any type of attention from their leader. During the major battle he caused, he ordered Leafshade and Shellfur to attack SkyClan's leader, Leafstar, but both warriors ignored his orders. Upon hearing the truth, ThunderClan turned on him during the battle.
:After his identity was revealed throughout the Clans, ThunderClan believed him to be the cat wearing Bramblestar's face, as well as bad-mouthing him from his past actions when he was alive. Though he was not leader of ThunderClan anymore, his reign has affected many cats, such them distrusting Squirrelflight and Lionblaze as temporary leader and deputy. Some cats eventually left ThunderClan to go for a wander to process what it means to be a warrior. When discussing whether to kill Ashfur in Bramblestar's body or not, several members of ThunderClan were in support of killing Ashfur as retribution for his past actions, such as Lionblaze, Cherryfall, Mousewhisker, and Bumblestripe. Other members of the Clan held him in contempt as well. Graystripe referred to the gray-flecked tom as a mange-pelt following his return to ThunderClan. Bristlefrost utilized the same insult when referencing him to Mothwing.
:After Squirrelflight escaped him in the Dark Forest, an enraged Ashfur screeched to the ghost of Bramblestar that he would destroy the leader's "pitiful" Clan, as well as the others, when he returns to the living world, showing that any loyalty Ashfur had to ThunderClan and the warrior code was abolished. Ashfur, having captured Rootspring later on, also showed his contempt of his birth Clan to the younger tom, considering ThunderClan "smug" and condemning them for not standing by him when Squirrelflight turned him down. Ashfur also showed his satisfaction over his brief tenure as leader after stealing Bramblestar's body, reflecting that the Clan did whatever he told them to do, and he "ruled them all", further displaying his hatred of Clan culture and no longer having any form of loyalty to his birth Clan.
===StarClan===
:Following his death, Ashfur was allowed into StarClan, despite his past actions against Squirrelflight, Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Firestar. Although Jayfeather was astonished and angry to see the gray-flecked tom there, explaining that he tried to kill him and his littermates, Yellowfang defended Ashfur, saying that his only fault was love too much, and perhaps Squirrelflight's was too. Jayfeather tried to reach StarClan to talk to Ashfur, but Bluestar stopped the pale gray tabby from doing so. Bluestar stated that perhaps Ashfur did a lot to him to bring himself there, and that it was not StarClan's place to judge him. The pale blue-gray she-cat added that was what StarClan believed and questioned how Hollyleaf deserved a place there when Ashfur didn't, or the other way around. She explained to Jayfeather that things are different in StarClan, and some cats forget parts of their lives they don't want to remember.
:When Squirrelflight temporarily stayed in StarClan due to her body healing from a rockslide, she was surprised to see Ashfur in StarClan. She knew she could never forgive him for what he did to her when he was alive, however. Hollyleaf and cats of StarClan seemed to have forgiven Ashfur for his past actions, deeming the past less important, and that it wasn't weird that he was with them in StarClan. Sometime after Squirrelflight chose to return to the living, Ashfur, through unknown means, was able to shut off the Clans' connection to StarClan, as well as vice versa. After doing so, Ashfur possessed Bramblestar's corpse, and as Bramblestar, he was very defensive when the other leaders questioned him after he was restored. He told them that he preferred to keep what was between him and StarClan to himself, and he added that everyone should accept Shadowpaw as the main connection to StarClan. He discussed that StarClan's silence had something to do with the 'darkness in the Clans' and the codebreaking. When questioned again about StarClan visiting him, Ashfur told Tigerstar that whatever StarClan told him is only his business and no one else's.
:The Clans discussed StarClan's silence at another Gathering, and Ashfur suggested that StarClan was angry due to them not following the code. He suddenly got defensive toward Dovewing when she spoke against him, and he growled that she was one of the cats who broke it. He also used StarClan's abandonment as an excuse to act defensively towards the codebreakers, such as when Lionblaze accidentally strayed across the WindClan border. Bramblestar's ghost questioned Rootpaw why StarClan would agree with Ashfur, and asked if StarClan realized he was trying to cause trouble for the Clans. Bramblestar's ghost thought that StarClan let Ashfur take his place on purpose. Later, at an emergency Gathering, Ashfur used StarClan to punish the codebreakers, thinking all of the named cats should atone. He stated that StarClan wouldn't return until the codebreakers had suffered their crimes. Tree uneasily stated to Rootpaw that Ashfur was using StarClan and the codebreakers to turn the Clans into a bunch of vengeful rogues. Ashfur told the other leaders that StarClan let them decide the codebreakers' punishments. He also questioned if he was the only one who wanted to do what StarClan wished, guilt tripping the other leaders.
:When asked why many cats are agreeing with Ashfur, Tree told his son that they're afraid of StarClan's silence. Ashfur stated at the next Gathering that he lost a life and was the last leader to commune with StarClan, adding that it was clear to him what they wanted, and that Shadowsight's vision confirmed it. Ashfur argued with the other leaders, stating that he spoke for StarClan, and that they should punish the codebreakers because he said StarClan wanted them to do it. During the battle with the rebels, Harestar was killed and briefly ascended to StarClan. Upon returning back to life, the WindClan leader realized that Ashfur was a fraud of the real Bramblestar. Ashfur argued that StarClan probably rejected Harestar as another codebreaker, but Harestar rebuked that he wasn't a codebreaker, nor was he a liar. With this, the Clans realized Ashfur's deceit, and the false leader was defeated by Tigerstar and made a prisoner of ShadowClan. Although many cats across the Clans wanted Ashfur dead, the Clan leaders came to an agreement to keep the dark warrior alive as he was their best lead to try and bring back StarClan. During an attempt to get him to reveal his identity, Squirrelflight feigned affection for Ashfur, where upon her mentioning Ashfur coming down from StarClan, Ashfur held his ancestors in contempt, referring to them scornfully as "do-gooders" and he made sure they'll never get in his way again. Ashfur later remarked to Squirrelflight that he planned to take over both StarClan and the living world, much like he had done in the Dark Forest.
===Codebreakers===
:As an unnamed StarClan spirit, Ashfur gave Shadowpaw a list of eight cats who he had deemed had broken the code. Ashfur's adamancy about punishing the codebreakers brought him against the other leaders, notably Leafstar and Tigerstar, who rebuked and argued with the severity of the punishments. Ashfur also used the term of codebreaker interchangeably; using it to reference other cats who disobeyed or objected to him, seemingly not exclusive to his designated list. 
:He listed Squirrelflight as a codebreaker as well, and in an attempt to control her and her actions, he refused to let Squirrelflight atone for her codebreaking, only insisting that she had atoned during her time in StarClan. It was only after he discovered that she knew he was an impostor that he exiled her from the Clan. When Crowfeather doubted the validity of Ashfur's decrees for codebreakers needing to atone, Ashfur, as Bramblestar, yelled at Crowfeather, calling him a codebreaker who was in denial. Harestar was reluctant to exile Crowfeather, but Ashfur insisted that keeping Crowfeather in WindClan was causing their shortage of prey. Crowfeather volunteered to leave the Clan, but told the Clans that following "Bramblestar's" plan of exiling all the codebreakers wouldn't bring StarClan back. Ashfur was insistent on Tigerstar exiling Dovewing, arguing that the ShadowClan leader had no right to defend codebreakers as Dovewing was his mate. Tigerstar refuted Ashfur by pointing out that Squirrelflight was one too, to which Ashfur got angry and said he would deal with Squirrelflight himself.
:Due to his existing hatred of Lionblaze and Jayfeather, Ashfur listed the littermates as codebreakers due to their half-Clan status, and both brothers were angry that they were being punished for something that was not their fault. Although he forced the two brothers, as well as Twigbranch, to swear an oath of loyalty to him, he later exiled Lionblaze and Jayfeather on account of their heritage, and exiled Twigbranch due to her switching Clans and causing Finleap to switch Clans as well. Although an enraged Jayfeather reminded him that neither him nor Lionblaze were given a choice in the matter, Ashfur continued with their exile. He refused Twigbranch admittance back into ThunderClan after her quarter-moon exile was finished, remarking that although Twigbranch insisted on atoning, he never claimed it would make a difference, and this resulted in ThunderClan becoming angry at him. Ashfur also did not stop Mistystar from exiling Mothwing on account of the she-cat's heritage, due to her mother being a rogue and her father being Tigerstar.
===Tigerstar, Leafstar, Harestar, and Mistystar===
:The other leaders questioned Ashfur, posing as Bramblestar, after he lost a life, and they asked if he spoke to StarClan; however, Ashfur got defensive of their questions, asking why they are questioning him in an accusatory tone. When Mosspelt suggested that StarClan's silence had something to do with the code, Ashfur asked the other leaders to name any cats who broke the code, much to Mistystar's and Tigerstar's anger. As the Gathering ended, Harestar and Mistystar began to think that punishing cats who broke the code would bring StarClan back. At the following Gathering, Ashfur, as the false Bramblestar with no one knowing his true identity, suggested that StarClan's silence resulted from cats who broke the code, and he argued with the other leaders as he accused the named codebreakers. Tigerstar got angry when his mate, Dovewing, was called out, and Mistystar tried to stop the fighting among Tigerstar and Ashfur.
:At an emergency Gathering, Ashfur demanded to the other leaders to punish their codebreakers, using StarClan's silence as an excuse to force the codebreakers atone. Tigerstar was outraged with his response to codebreakers, since his mate was considered one, and yowled that only Ashfur wanted to make cats suffer, and that he was using StarClan's silence as a way to divide the Clans. The dark tabby angrily argued that Squirrelflight was a codebreaker and said Ashfur had no right to decide the fate of cats from the other Clans. Harestar uneasily asked how Ashfur knew what sort of punishments StarClan wanted for the codebreakers, and Ashfur said StarClan trusted them to decide. Mistystar questioned if the vision really came from StarClan, making Ashfur get defensive. When asking Leafstar, the SkyClan leader gave no straight answer, only stating what the Clans do with their codebreakers didn't concern SkyClan, making Ashfur coolly agree. He tried to guilt trip the other leaders, stating if he was the only one trying to do what StarClan wished. Harestar angrily stated that he couldn't bully every cat into agreeing with him.
:Tigerstar argued with Ashfur at the next Gathering, stating that every cat had broken the code at some point, and Ashfur stated that StarClan did care, as their message was clear. However, Shadowsight thought it was clear, but thought it wasn't from StarClan. When realizing that Dovewing had not atoned yet, Ashfur argued with Tigerstar to punish her, but Tigerstar defended his mate from Ashfur. He said it was for StarClan to decide, not Ashfur. The dark warrior threatened Tigerstar, stating that if he couldn't lead ShadowClan, maybe Cloverfoot could take his place. The gray tabby ShadowClan deputy stated that she stood by Tigerstar, and then Ashfur fixed his gaze on Scorchfur, threatening to replace Tigerstar with loyal ShadowClan cats who backed him up. When yowling at Tree to atone, Leafstar told Ashfur that it was SkyClan's affair, and Tigerstar added that it didn't matter to Ashfur, as he was always trying to tell the other Clans what to do. Ashfur then angrily stated that if the other leaders won't do it, then it was up to him to make sure StarClan's laws were enforced.
:Ashfur began exiling the codebreakers within his Clan and urged Leafstar to do the same while ordering her to come to the emergency Gathering that night. While Tigerstar pressed the other leaders about Shadowsight's mysterious disappearance, Ashfur shrugged off the ShadowClan leader's concerns by insisting Shadowsight fled the Clans out of embarrassment for his codebreaker heritage. He pressured the Clan leaders to exile their codebreakers, using WindClan's recent shortage of prey as an excuse. Harestar and Mistystar reluctantly banished Crowfeather and Mothwing, though Tigerstar aggressively took offense to Ashfur's words.
:At a secret meeting of the rebels, Bristlefrost revealed she saw the impostor return to camp with blood covering his fur the night Shadowsight disappeared, implying that Ashfur had done something to him. Tigerstar immediately advocated for Ashfur's death, though agreed with Squirrelflight that they should wait. After Shadowsight's body was recovered, Tigerstar was insistent that Ashfur was responsible. When Shadowsight woke up and confirmed that the impostor attacked him and Bramblestar's spirit was in danger, Leafstar was hesitant to act barring proof of Ashfur's crimes. However, Tigerstar believed he had more than enough proof and urged SkyClan to stand with him against the impostor, especially after Ashfur was provoked after a failed assassination attempt by rogue members of the rebel alliance. Ashfur had Bristlefrost, as his new deputy, go from camp to camp and urge the Clan leaders to exile any cat that participated in the skirmish. 
:Harestar and Mistystar were appealed by Ashfur's words of reestablishing contact with StarClan, and were not easily convinced by their medicine cats' words of truth. Despite evidence from their medicine cats about the truth about Bramblestar, Mistystar and Harestar both decided to remain loyal to Ashfur and dismissed their medicine cats' warnings. At the Gathering, Mistystar announced that Dappletuft died in the attack and they buried him like a rogue with no vigil. When Ashfur called on his fellow leaders for support to please StarClan by vowing strict obedience to the code, Mistystar and Harestar agreed with him. Leafstar and Tigerstar vaguely agreed to abide by the code, though Ashfur sneered at Tigerstar for refusing to exile Dovewing. The other Clan leaders' lack of support confirmed to Tigerstar that the impostor must be killed and he and Squirrelflight agreed to attack in two sunrises, though Squirrelflight urged for her former mate to be spared. Ashfur fear-mongered Leafstar into exiling Kitescratch for his role in Ashfur's failed assassination and to join him in the attack against ShadowClan, and Leafstar initially agreed. However, after he left SkyClan's camp, Leafstar rallied her warriors that she lied to feign loyalty and planned for SkyClan to participate in the impending fight against the impostor.
:Harestar and Mistystar and their Clans met with Ashfur to confront Tigerstar in ShadowClan's camp. Leafstar and her Clan met them and ordered her warriors to attack the impostor. Ashfur confronted Leafstar in battle, calling her a traitor, but she insisted he's the only traitor. Just as Ashfur and Tigerstar were prepared to fight against each other, Harestar was killed by Lionblaze. The battle stopped as the Clan cats waited for the unexpected. Harestar was revived, though described the faint words of their ancestors watching in the haze and revealed the truth in Ashfur's lies. Harestar and the other Clan cats turned on Ashfur, and the impostor threatened Harestar as a codebreaker. Tigerstar and Ashfur violently clashed, with Tigerstar only sparing Ashfur's life due to Squirrelflight begging him to do so.
:Despite Ashfur being physically defeated—both heavily injured and kept prisoner in ShadowClan's camp—his words had already seeped poison into the minds of the Clans. At the emergency Gathering, Harestar admitted the false Bramblestar was a bad cat, but there was perhaps truth to his words that the Clans' continued breaking of the code was the reason for StarClan's silence. Tigerstar believed the impostor was lying and using StarClan's absence as a fear tactic to control them. Mistystar chose to exile Icewing and Harelight for fighting against the impostor and disobeying her, though Tigerstar allowed them to join ShadowClan. At the end of the Gathering, Squirrelflight revealed the impostor was really Ashfur, and Harestar was unconvinced that Ashfur would return and cause trouble for all five Clans. Leafstar was unfamiliar with Ashfur and questioned why a former StarClan warrior would care about the past. Squirrelflight's plan to trick the impostor to reveal his identity succeeded, but Tigerstar viciously attacked Ashfur when he dropped that he did indeed try to kill Shadowsight. After the Clan deputies drag Ashfur away, Tigerstar was still adamant that they should kill him. Mistystar suggested keeping Ashfur as prisoner in ShadowClan's camp with two Clan warriors guarding him. Though Tigerstar was highly skeptical, the other leaders agreed with the plan until they decide what to do about Ashfur.
:With Bramblestar's ghost missing for over a moon, Tigerstar believed Ashfur might be the one preventing StarClan from communicating with the Clans and that he should be disposed of. Mistystar, Harestar and Leafstar began to agree with him, though the leaders agreed to have the Sisters try to summon Bramblestar's ghost first. However, the Sisters' summoning revealed the ghosts to be in terrible pain and petrified with Rootspring spotting Ashfur watching maliciously. Tigerstar, Hawkwing, Alderheart and Frecklewish confronted Ashfur, accusing him of being able to leave Bramblestar's body at will. When Ashfur edged Hawkwing enough to get the SkyClan deputy to attack him, Tigerstar joined in on the assault, violently brandishing Bramblestar's body around until Shadowsight stopped him. Squirrelflight agreed to speak with the other leaders regarding Bramblestar's fate, and although they expressed sympathy for Squirrelflight, Tigerstar, Harestar and Leafstar advocated to kill Ashfur to prevent him from harming anyone else with Mistystar and Squirrelflight voting to spare him. Tigerstar decided that Ashfur must die in violent combat and led the other leaders towards ShadowClan's camp for his execution.
===The Place of No Stars===
:During his time between worlds, Ashfur ventured into the Dark Forest and promised that should he succeed in taking control of the living world and StarClan, he would give the Dark Forest residents the ability to possess bodies like he did with Bramblestar's corpse. Darkstripe, Mapleshade, and Silverhawk agreed to the gray-flecked tom's deal, though the latter two were skeptical and hold doubt that Ashfur will achieve what he wants. Snowtuft, another Dark Forest resident, outright refused, believing Ashfur to be evil. Ashfur then began storing the ghosts of the fallen Clan cats who were unable to reach StarClan in the Dark Forest, which, coupled with Ashfur's power over spirits, began causing the territory of the Dark Forest to shrink, its former borders being covered in thick mist which according to Snowtuft began to happen ever since Ashfur took control of the Dark Forest. Though, despite the shrinking boundaries, Ashfur did not seem to care, unfazed by Snowtuft's comment about making his corner of the Dark Forest last as long it could. Snowtuft's wording suggests that Ashfur was in control of the speed and direction the mist occurs.
===Rootspring===
:After Ashfur managed to kill and possess Bramblestar's body, Bramblestar's ghost was stranded in the ghost afterlife, where the young Rootpaw was the only one able to see him. This sole fact was one of the defining factors in helping the Clans realize that the Bramblestar leading ThunderClan was a fraud, though Ashfur was unaware of this at the time. Rootspring later played a vital role in helping depose Ashfur, and went so far as to enter the Dark Forest (albeit unwillingly) to figure out how to stop Ashfur's reign of evil. Rootspring was later captured by Ashfur and his enslaved spirits, and forced to fight Snowtuft for Ashfur's pleasure while Ashfur internally thought of how much he hated Rootspring for standing in his way already.
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