Cockroach

### Pelt Color/Pattern

Copper/russet fur with darker markings covering his muzzle, face, back, and tail.

## Other

### Enemies

Frozen Heart, Beetle, Scratch, Thorn, Raven, Fierce

Cockroach is a russet tom with darker fur on his muzzle, stretching across his face, back, and tail. He has darker yellow eyes.

## Personality

Cold, scheming, guilt ridden, aggressive, angry, loyal (to his family), weak (around Heronbreeze), stubborn, set in his ways.

### Strengths

He has good battle skills, adequate hunting skills, and values strength.

## History

### Past

Cockroach and Beetle were the kits of two loners living on the outskirts of Frozen Heart's Group. When they were both old enough to play by themselves, they ventured out too far from their den and got stuck at the bottom of a slope. Two of Frozen Heart's rogues saw the kits and attacked. Beetle was unable to defend himself, and Cockroach wasn't much better off. Before the rogues could injure them further Ant showed up and was promptly attacked. He managed to kill one of the rogues, but was soon overpowered by the other one.

Upon arriving back at the den, both kits were devastated. When Butterfly asks them what happened, Cockroach suddenly takes the opportunity to lash out at his weakling brother. He claims that Ant's death was all Beetle's fault, and if Ant hadn't had to defend him none of this would've happened.

The next day Butterfly takes the kits to Frozen Heart's camp, requesting to join the rogue group. Frozen Heart orders several of his rogues forward as a "test". Beetle and Cockroach watch horrified as their mother tries to battle the many cats that outnumber her. Unable to stand it any longer, Cockroach rushes forward to join the fight and defend his mother. Cockroach manages to take several rogues down, but he gets separated from Butterfly and she is killed. Cockroach himself is injured, but he picks himself up off the ground to discover the battle is over. Frozen Heart approves of his battle skill, and offers that he join the rogue group. Cockroach feels he has no choice but to accept.

After the battle, Beetle runs to his brother to embrace him, happy that he has survived the battle. Cockroach shoves him away, hissing at him and naming him a coward. He blames him for letting Butterfly die, saying he doesn't care what happens to him. He disowns Beetle, saying he doesn't want a weakling for a brother.

### Since

When Raven and Fierce are captured by Frozen Heart, Cockroach is the first to confront them. He snarls at Raven, blaming her for letting Beetle die at the claws of Frozen Heart. He claims that she never cared for him and only used him to her own advantage. Raven retaliates, claiming that he was never loyal to his brother and thus drove him to his death. Frozen Heart then orders Cockroach to attack her, which he does without question. He then drags Raven to the prison, content to let her stay there the rest of her life. However, the next day, Frozen Heart orders him to bring the prisoners. Cockroach does so reluctantly. Ice retaliates, angering Frozen Heart. He orders Cockroach to kill them. Cockroach immediately goes for Raven, intending to finish her off, but Ice intercepts. Distracted, and taking on more than he can handle, Raven is able to rake her claws down his spine and escape. Frozen Heart is furious, saying that he'll make Cockroach pay. Cockroach readies himself for a fight, but Frozen Heart simply scoffs, saying that he's not worth killing yet.

Cockroach is out patroling Cloverclan's border when he hears a clan cat clambering noisily up a rotting tree. He jumps at the opportunity to kill a clan cat, knowing it would earn him great respect within the rogue group. As soon as he gets the chance he leaps from the cover of the undergrowth, dragging a furious Heronbreeze off the tree and flinging her to the forest floor. He snarls at her, telling her to explain herself. Heronbreeze retorts, saying that it's him who should explain what he's doing on Cloverclan territory. Cockroach simply laughs, threatening to shred her. But before he can lay a claw on her Heronbreeze shoves him off, coming face to face with the tom. Cockroach suddenly chokes, eyes widening. He had never seen such a beautiful she-cat before. Heronbreeze taunts him for this sudden freeze up, and he claims to have just remembered some forgotten prey. Heronbreeze considers attacking while he's distracted, but hesitates. Cockroach remarks that he thought she was stronger than that before vanishing into the undergrowth.

Cockroach encounters Heronbreeze a second time whilst hunting a rabbit. He collides with Heronbreeze, getting knocked into some undergrowth. Embarassed, he begins to skulk away. Heronbreeze demands that he reveal himself, stating that she thought he was stronger than that. This angers Cockroach, and he leaps from his hiding place, landing on her shoulders. Heronbreeze quickly realizes it's him, and does not attack. She responds sarcastically, calling him weak.

Several moons pass, and Cockroach is on his way to one of his more regular meetings with Heronbreeze. Night is falling as Cockroach stumbles down the slope to meet her, and they joke around for a moment before Heronbreeze asks about his family. Cockroach's gaze hardens, and he makes a cold retort. Heronbreeze offers that she was just trying to get to know him, asking to know more about Frozen Heart's group. She then questions if he had anything to do with her father's death. Cockroach asks which one he was, as he'd killed too many to count. Heronbreeze states that she hoped he was the cat who killed him, telling him of all the horrible things her father had done. Cockroach asks how he died, but Heronbreeze cuts him off, asking if he enjoys killing. Cockroach responds bluntly, saying that it's part of the normal life of the rogue group. Heronbreeze then mentions the ways of her clan, and Cockroach growls that the clan is weak as its members hide behind the warrior code. Heronbreeze retorts, informing him that Frozen Heart was once a clan cat before he betrayed them, taking many of his loyal followers and changing their names to rogue names. This horrifies Cockroach, making him severely doubt his leader. Heronbreeze coldly states that a heartless murderer could never understand this. Cockroach retaliates, claiming that her life is simple, she never has to worry about killing to protect herself. Heronbreeze begins to open up about how bad clan life has gotten, but quickly tells him that it's none of his concern. She then asks him if he would leave Frozen Heart's group. Cockroach firmly states that he wouldn't because of a promise he made a long time ago. He states that being in Frozen Heart's group has made him a horrible cat, and he would be killed for leaving. Heronbreeze tries to reason with him, eventually asking if he'd join Cloverclan with her. Cockroach refuses, not wanting to try his paw at an easy life, and not wanting to let go of all he fought for. Heronbreeze tells him to let go of the past, but Cockroach swiftly refuses, still haunted by memories of his past. Heronbreeze demands to know what he's so afraid of, and he states that he is afraid of himself. Heronbreeze snarls bitterly, calling him selfish and saying that he never cared for her as much as she cared for him. Cockroach feebly tries to apologize, repeating that he does truly love her, but Heronbreeze refuses to forgive him. She states that if he really loved her he would join Cloverclan, and at his last refusal, she snarls at him to leave the territory, naming him a rogue.