Hornetstar

*"What are you doing on SkyClan territory, little one?"*

- To Saffronpaw, after discovering him trespassing on SkyClan territory

Hornetstar, previously Hornetspark, is the current leader of SkyClan, who recently ascended to the position after the previous leader, Cottonstar, lost her last life due to sickness.

## Appearance

Hornetstar is a lithe cream-and-maroon tabby she-cat with triangular stripes and amber eyes. She has tufts on the tips of her ears, as well as noticeably long tufts of fur on her cheeks. The tip of her tail points sharply upwards.

## Personality

From her debut in Chapter 47, Hornetstar is depicted as hot-headed, prideful, and controlling. She will pick fights with others just to prove her point. Despite her aggressive attitude, Hornetstar is still able to negotiate with others, as she does cooperate with WindClan's Cottonstar to return Saffronpaw to WindClan after he trespasses on SkyClan territory. She is rather nationalistic and views SkyClan as superior to the other Clans.

## Biography

### Pre-series

Hornetspark was the deputy of SkyClan under Cottonstar, there is no known information about her past aside from this.

### Chapter 47

Hornetstar, at the time Hornetspark, first appears at a Gathering and announces that it's about to begin. She introduces herself and nominates herself to go first, claiming that Cottonstar (SkyClan) is ill and that she's taking her place. Cottonstar(WindClan) denies this before revealing he is joking. Hornetspark gives him a weird look before continuing to announce on behalf of the Clan.

She states that prey is running well and directs a harsh remark at Galestar about her warriors hunting on their territory. Galestar begins to argue with her, claiming that the rocks were ThunderClan's to begin with. Hornetspark replies by stating that her warriors defeated Galestar's fairly, who objects and exclaims that they mauled them and the medicine cats couldn't handle all of the injuries. Hornetspark calls the ThunderClan warriors weak, and comments that SkyClan is superior for having multiple medicine cats. She remarks that RiverClan is smart for following their [SkyClan's] lead with them being the only other Clan to have more than one medicine cat.

Galestar and Hornetspark continue to bicker about the battle until Mudstar interjects by picking up Hornetspark by the scruff and placing her down on the other side of the lineup. The crowd watches with surprise, and Mudstar breaks the silence by beginning his report, Hornetspark looking annoyed.

### Chapter 67

Hornetstar is indirectly mentioned by Goldenfur, when she is explaining to Laurelwing why she is certain that no StarClan cats will be present to eavesdrop on them. Goldenfur explains that a leader has lost her last life, and that StarClan is preparing for the nine lives ceremony of her successor. It is not stated directly who the leader or her successor is, but it is clearly established that she is referring to Cottonstar and Hornetstar later on.

### Chapter 72

When Saffronpaw ventures into SkyClan territory, Hornetstar and Flickershine are watching above in a tree. Hornetstar drops down, landing in front of Saffronpaw asking him what he was doing in her clan's territory.

### Chapter 73

Hornetstar had brought Saffronpaw back to SkyClan camp, she assigns Flickershine to watch him. Offscreen, she makes an arrangement with Cottonstar to pick him up. When Saffronpaw makes an attempt to escape, she apprehends him, and tells him off for waking up her whole Clan and for trespassing.

### Chapter 74

She is briefly seen at the beginning of the chapter having a discussion with Cottonstar of WindClan, looking angry. She warns him to make sure Saffronpaw does not trespass again.

## Relationships

### Galestar

Galestar and Hornetstar are shown to not get along, and there is an ongoing feud between the two Clans. At the gathering, Hornetspark taunted her, calling ThunderClan weak.

## Trivia

* Her deputy has been confirmed on the ToPH discord to be Tumbleflight, although this has yet to be mentioned in-series.
* She delicately grooms her cheek tufts to make herself more intimidating
* Voice Claim: Cassandra from *Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*

## References

1. ↑ Hornetstar\_is\_a\_lesbian
2. ↑ Tumbleflight\_deputy
3. ↑ Hornetstar's\_fur

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