Brambleheart

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## Book appearances

### Living

Whispers of Change, Ravenheart's Shadow, Rosecloud's Rage,Brambleheart's Courage,Maplestar's Kin, Ashstar's Murder, Cloudheart's Tale

### Dead

Ravenheart's Shadow, Brambleheart's Courage, Ashstar's Murder, Cloudheart's Tale, Smogstar's Clan, Storm of Stars, Foxstar's Reign

Brambleheart is a small, fluffy brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes.

Brambleheart was born to Lionblaze and Cinderheart, along with Eagleheart and Rosecloud. She became an apprentice and was mentored by Twigbranch. During her apprenticeship, she faced hardships such as mixed feelings about Eaglepaw switching roles, being bullied by Rosepaw, and catching a severe case of greencough. She became a warrior after Rosecloud due to her sickness, alongside her friends Ravenwing and Hawkfeather, who later became her mate. As a warrior, she helped Ashpaw, her nephew, out of an abusive mentor-apprentice relationship with Rosecloud, who was exiled. She mentored Ashpaw through the rest of his apprenticeship, and became deputy after the death of Bramblestar.

As deputy, she received a life-changing injury that made her almost completely blind in her right eye. Brambleheart had to stand up to condescending cats who doubted that her injury, personality, and newfound motherhood made her a good choice for leader. She later became mother to two kits, Ravenkit, and Bramblekit; and fostered Flamekit and Pantherkit after Eagleheart died birthing them. After Berrystar was killed in a battle against WindClan, Brambleheart became leader. She was beloved by her Clan, but due to her anxiety, depression, and the pressure of leading the Clan at such a young age, she forfeited the role to her former apprentice, Ashpelt, who she thought was a better fit. Brambleheart continued her duties as a warrior before passing away due to another greencough case that flared up complications from her sickness as an apprentice.

## History

### Super Editions

**Brambleheart's Courage** takes place after Whispers of Change. It details Bramblestar's leadership, and how she feels she is unfit. She has a mental breakdown when her daughter Ravenpaw goes missing, and blames herself. On top of this, the Clans are adjusting to their new lifestyle after the code and custom change, and blame Bramblestar. While Bramblestar is spiraling, she feels insecure and unable to lead her Clan. She feels that this is confirmed when her deputy, Ashpelt, temporarily takes over duties with a resounding success. Ravenpaw returns, but Bramblestar decides that she should resign as leader, and continue duties as a warrior. Her Clan supports her, and after recovering from her crisis, Brambleheart thrives as a warrior. She catches greencough, however, and complications from her illness as an apprentice flare up as a result. This results in Brambleheart's death. Upon arriving in StarClan, Brambleheart is reunited with her parents, who tell her that they are proud of their daughter, and that she was very brave.

### Novellas

**Ravenfeather's Exile** is about Brambleheart's daughter, Ravenpaw. As an apprentice, Ravenpaw gets stuck in the tunnels and has to make her way back to Clan territory after she escapes in foreign territory. Ravenpaw often thinks of her mother for guidance, and dreams of her. When Ravenpaw returns to the Clan two moons later, Bramblestar is overjoyed, and gives her daughter her Clan name, Ravenfeather.

**Maplestar's Kin** describes the life of Maplestar, the son of Rosecloud. Both of his parents were killed during a battle against WindClan, which Bramblestar led. Throughout his life, Maplestar is seen to resent Brambleheart and her kin, swearing revenge. At a gathering where Brambleheart is announced to have passed away, Maplestar tries and fails to hold back a smile, which he claimed was to celebrate her life.

## Relationships

**Lionblaze and Cinderheart-** Brambleheart was very close to her parents, and loved them very much. When Cinderheart passed away, Bramblepaw was spending time in StarClan, and Cinderheart made sure that Bramblepaw returned to her Clan. Brambleheart looks up to Lionblaze and often asks for his advice. Lionblaze is protective of his daughter, but also was a friend for her. Cinderheart gave her daughter a life for motherhood.

**Eagleheart-** Brambleheart and Eagleheart are very close. The two are inseparable and rely on each other to solve problems. Brambleheart was upset when Eagleheart chose to be a medicine cat, not out of resentment, but because she was scared they'd drift. Brambleheart fostered Eagleheart's kits.

**Hawkfeather-** Brambleheart and Hawkfeather were childhood friends. She thought Hawkfeather was funny, and appreciated his kindness when Stoattail was being creepy. During a mission in WindClan, the two cats became close, later becoming mates. Despite Hawkfeather not being the smartest sometimes, he

**Bramblethorn and Ravenfeather-** Brambleheart loves her kits and would do anything for them. When Ravenpaw goes missing, Brambleheart is beside herself with pain, worry, grief, and guilt; and is overjoyed when her daughter returns.

**Ashstar-** Brambleheart and Ashpelt were always friends. When Brambleheart discovered that Rosecloud was abusing him, Brambleheart vowed to stop. She stood by Ashpaw when nobody else did. When the abuse was exposed to the Clan, Brambleheart was chosen to complete Ashpaw's training. Ashpelt remained close to Brambleheart after becoming a warrior, and when Brambleheart became leader, she appointed him as deputy since she saw no cat better for the role.

**Cloudheart-** Cloudheart always looked up to Brambleheart, the cat who saved his life by bringing him to the Clan. After Brambleheart's death, Cloudheart kept her legacy alive.

## Appearances

*The following are pieces of media in which Brambleheart appears in. Any main Warriors books that have been diverged to include her are not on this list. Titles with a star (\*) are major appearances.*

* Whispers of Change Arc (protagonist)
	+ Twisting Paths \*
	+ Fever Visions \*
	+ Rose and Thorn \*
	+ The Dark Truth \*
	+ The Fallen Leader \*
	+ Secrets and Stars \*
* Ghosts of the Past Arc
	+ Storm of Stars
* Super Editions
	+ Brambleheart's Courage \*
	+ Foxstar's Reign (implied)
* Novellas
	+ Ravenfeather's Exile
	+ Rosecloud's Rage \*
	+ Maplestar's Kin
	+ Smogstar's Clan (mentioned only)
	+ Leechwhisker's Legacy
	+ Bramblethorn's Kits
	+ Cloudheart's Tale
	+ Ashstar's Murder
* Field Guides
	+ Guide to the Cats

## Trivia

### Interesting Facts

* She originally had amber eyes. This was changed to blue eyes.
* Brambleheart is the "mascot" OC of one of the creators of this project, Syd, who also uses the name Brambleheart on the internet.
* Her eye injury is a nod to how Syd is half blind in real life.
* Brambleheart was originally created for a roleplay site for powered cats. She had the power of time manipulation.
	+ The powers were removed as soon as Syd started to tweak the character outside of the roleplay.

### Author Statements

* RavenheartArts says that Bramblepaw "felt very conflicted" when her sister became a medicine cat, and that "her feelings were normal in that situation".

### Mistakes

* She was mistakenly called Bramblestar, despite being in StarClan as a warrior.

## Quotes

*"Lionblaze, look! It’s darking!"*

> ~ Bramblekit watching the sky Twisting Paths, Bonus Scene
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"*Twigbranch was one of those mentors that believed that the best way to help deal with conflict was to have the two apprentices learn to work together on their own, which was basically every day. Bramblepaw thought it was a load of rabbit droppings."*

> ~ Narrator about Bramblepaw Twisting Paths, Chapter 3
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**Rosepaw:** *[Stoatpaw] will be the victim of my claws if he doesn't run back to his parents!*

**Stoatpaw:** *The deputy of WindClan is my kin. Therefore, you wouldn’t want me getting him involved.*

**Bramblepaw:** *Let's not fight. The last thing we need before leaf-bare is a Clan war. Stoatpaw, can you go home?*

**Rosepaw:** *Come ON! Stoatbrain would be gone a lot faster if we did it my way!*

*(Rosepaw attacks Bramblepaw)*

> ~ Rosepaw and Bramblepaw catch Stoatpaw trespassing Twisting Paths, Chapter 11
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*"Bramblepaw did some thinking. The queens were right– Eaglepaw was still the same cat and needed her sister. Bramblepaw decided she wanted to make things right when Eaglepaw would get home from the Moonpool."*

> ~ Bramblepaw reflecting on her insecurities Twisting Paths, Chapter 13
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*"Listen, I know I haven’t been the kindest to you. It’s just- I’m scared that we’ll drift. I’m scared to deal with the world alone, without each other. When we were kits, we thought it was two littermates against the world. It was really hard having to take on training alone. But all the reasons in the world don’t excuse me avoiding you. I’m sorry."*

> ~ Bramblepaw apologizing to Eaglepaw Twisting Paths, Chapter 15
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