Battalon

**Battalon** is a smoky black tom with gray-brown muzzle and underbelly, amber eyes.

## Character Summary

Batkit is born in ThunderClan with his brother, Darkkit. He is apprenticed to Broadwing. When ShadowClan attacks the ThunderClan camp, Batpaw fights Bloodpaw and taunts him about his unusual name. Batpaw later earns his warrior name, Battalon.

Battalon is revealed to be involved with Poisonedsap and Deserve's plot to destroy the clans along with his former mentor, Broadwing. Ravenfeather asks Battalon and Broadwing to "take care" of a RiverClan warrior and her apprentice at the ThunderClan border, to which they agree.

Battalon fights with Deserve's Army in the battle against the clans. When defeated, Battalon flees and joins Deserve's Army.

## Appearances and Mentions

### Shadows of Blood

#### Allegiances

Batpaw is listed under Allegiances and Allegiance Update 1 as an apprentice of Thunderclan, being mentored by Broadwing.

Battalon is listed under Allegiance Update 2, Allegiance Update 3, Allegiance Update 4, Allegiance Update 5, and Allegiance Update 6 as a warrior of Thunderclan.

Battalon is listed under Final Allegiances as a soldier of Deserve's Army.

#### Chapter 10

Bloodpaw finds himself face to face with a dark apprentice who sneers his name. Bloodpaw ducks and glares at him, asking if he knows him. The apprentice says no as they fight, but recalls that Depthstar announced his name at the last gathering. He says his name's Batpaw, and comments that Bloodpaw is a weird name to give a kit.

Bloodpaw lets out an angry snarl and leaps at Batpaw, rolling him to the ground. Batpaw sneers that he bets he thinks he's so dangerous with a name like that, but he knows he's not. He kicks Bloodpaw off of him and scrambles to his paws. Bloodpaw hisses that he's dangerous when he has to be. Batpaw is about to attack when Vanillafern wails that Hickoryroot is dead, and Batpaw and Bloodpaw turn to see her crouched over the body.

#### Chapter 17

When Bloodfur thinks about how cats have wronged him, he recalls how Batpaw taunted him in the battle.

#### Chapter 20

Broadwing and Battalon are revealed to be involved with Poisonedsap's plan, as they are among the group traveling to visit Deserve's Army on the night of a gathering.

#### Chapter 21

The next morning, Bloodfur, Revengeheart, Poisonedsap, and Mottledface go to the great rock at fourtrees to meet with followers from other clans.

Battalon soon arrives with Broadwing, Ravenfeather, Tornadowind, and Clovernose. They speak for some time. Ravenfeather decides that while Bloodfur is taking care of the medicine cats, it's a good idea to get rid of the strongest warriors. He tells Broadwing he'll send a warrior and her apprentice to the ThunderClan border alone at dusk, asking he and Battalon to take care of them. They agree.

#### Chapter 29

The clan allies go to Deserve's camp. Though unnamed, Battalon is among them. He isn't surprised when Blackstorm is killed by Deserve, and joins in the "death to the clans" chant. Deserve announces they'll attack the clans that night at fourtrees. The clan allies and Deserve's soldiers head for the forest.

#### Chapter 32

Strawberrystar comments that Battalon never returned to camp.

### Starfaith's Fate

#### Allegiances

Batpaw is listed under Allegiances as an apprentice of ThunderClan, being mentored by Broadwing.

### Mistybreeze's Choice

#### Allegiances

Batpaw is listed under Allegiances as an apprentice of ThunderClan, being mentored by Broadwing.

## Quotes

*"But I know you! Depthstar announced your name at the last gathering. My name's Batpaw. And your name's Bloodpaw! What a weird name to give a kit!"*

-Batpaw to Bloodpaw during the battle in *"Shadows of Blood",* chapter 10

*"I bet you think you're so dangerous with a name like that! But I know you're not!"*

-Batpaw to Bloodpaw during the battle in *"Shadows of Blood",* chapter 10

*"But Spicewhisker isn't well. Sagefern has been coming by to check on him, and she says he might not pull through."*

-Battalon to Deserve in *"Shadows of Blood",* chapter 26

## Character Development and Origins

Battalon was originally created as a warrior of ThunderClan with the same description he has now. He is noted to be well muscled, big, and broad shouldered.

He is tough, brave, loyal, and defensive. He can be firm and harsh when he feels he needs to be. He likes being put in charge of patrols and enjoys battles, where he can put all he's learned to action.