Perfectheart

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> Every cat in the Clan loves me! Except for Frostface, the medicine cat. He is 100% evil.
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> - Perfectheart introducing himself during his debut

**Perfectheart** is one of the main protagonists of Tales of Perfectheart, the title being his namesake. His story revolves around his life in RiverClan and how he learns empathy and selflessness over time. Or, as it's put in the blurb, how not to be a jerk. He was introduced in the first chapter, Chapter 1.

## Personality

Perfectheart was an arrogant, immature, and self-centered individual. He was unable to accept blame for anything, even when it was obviously his fault. If someone disliked him, he considered them evil. However, primarily thanks to Dave, he has matured slightly after his exile, although he still does have his moments.

Around the mid-arc chapters (chapters 80-100), Perfectheart is particularly unskilled in socializing and is very blunt, as he once asked an apprentice how easily he could beat them in a fight. He mainly relies on the cats he trusts to support him.

## Appearance

Perfectheart is a short-furred chimera cat, meaning he is half one color, and half another. His left side is orange with a green eye, and his right side is black with a blue eye. He is also referred to as a tortoiseshell cat by 9rainbowtails. He has darker orange stripes on his left side. During Chapter 1, he had fur sticking out of his cheeks.

## Biography

### Pre-Series

Perfectkit and his siblings were the first healthy kits born after a long winter. He was named by his mother, Sunnysong, for being a "perfect" mix of her and Nightfang. As a kit, Perfectpaw was bratty and spoiled, once demanding to go to the leader's den. He also scratched and bit many cats.

### Chapter 1

Perfectkit introduces himself as the best cat in the Clan, claiming anyone who disagrees is evil (namely Frostface). He fights with Moonkit and Tansykit and vows to prove that Frostface is an evil cat.

### Chapter 2

Perfectkit tries to prove Frostface is evil by collecting herbs with him. However Frostface doesn't let him as they are still kits. Moonkit gets apprenticed early and Perfectkit is jealous of her. He secretly follows her to the herb-gathering place, and realizes with annoyance that since Frostface gardens he can't be evil. 3 days later, Perfectkit is apprenticed to Rainspeck. When Rainspeck tries to teach him fishing, he says it's dumb because RiverClan can already fish. When Clayspots tells him Tansypaw wants to fish, he shouts, saying that nobody cares what she thinks. He says that what he wants is more important. Frostface promptly gives him 4 moons of tick and moss duty.

### Chapter 3

Perfectpaw yells at Frostface for punishing him, claiming he can't do that. Frostface tells him he is Perfectpaw's superior and therefore can. Perfectpaw is angry, and gets angrier when Clayspots praises Tansypaw for catching a fish first try. Perfectpaw insults Tansypaw's fish and fishing skills, and jumps into the river. He almost drowns and climbs out without a fish. He blames Tansypaw for this, saying she scared off all the fish. He shouts at Tansypaw that he wants Sunnysong to disown her, in a reference to Crookedstar from the main series.

### Chapter 4

Rainspeck yells at Perfectpaw and he responds saying "she deserved it", seemingly uncaring. He is dragged back to camp and is awestruck when Blizzardstrike speaks with him. Frostface bursts out of the leader's den, saying that he cannot go to gatherings due to his behavior. Perfectpaw responds with anger.

### Chapter 5

While Perfectpaw is gathering moss, he thinks to himself. He tells himself he is above apprentice duties, and that he's the best cat in the Clan. He then tells himself he just needs to prove that nobody should mess with him. He gets the idea to destroy Frostface's herb supply and sneaks out during the night. Frostface catches him and screams at him. When Blizzardstrike approaches him, he gets nervous and claims Tansypaw did it.

### Chapter 6

Clayspots, knowing that Tansypaw did no such thing, is angry at Perfectpaw for even blaming his own sister. Perfectpaw is a bit fazed by Clayspots' outburst and snaps back, saying that he'll "show them all" one day and runs off. He sulks in the camp when Tansypaw confronts him. She says that she forgives him and that she wishes that he'll change for the better. Perfectpaw refused to accept Tansypaw's pity and runs off again.

### Chapter 7

Perfectpaw is mentioned when Frostface tells Nightfang, his father, to keep an eye on him while they head off for a gathering.

### Chapter 14

Perfectpaw reappears in Chapter 14, starting off with Rainspeck, his current mentor, waking him up in time for a border patrol. Tansypaw and her mentor, Clayspots, join them. They head towards the WindClan border which Perfectpaw complains about. They encounter Splashflight and Dappledpool by the ShadowClan border. Perfectpaw runs up to them, ignoring a cry from Clayspots/Rainspeck. He accuses Splashflight of "trying to invade RiverClan", calling her stinky multiple times as well. Perfectpaw has to be dragged away by Rainspeck as Clayspots pleads for Dappledpool not to report them to Mintstar.

### Chapter 15

Rainspeck scolds him for the trouble he caused but Perfectpaw is uninterested in the conversation. Later, Mudstar is in the RiverClan camp, telling Mintstar about "a RiverClan cat insulted and disrespected some of his younger warriors". Mintstar confirmed that he was aware of this and that no punishment chosen was fit for him. Mudstar suggests exiling him. Mintstar leaves this to clan vote and in the end, Perfectpaw was exiled for half a moon despite Sunnysong's disbelief and refusal. Perfectpaw watches with a dark and angry expression.

### Chapter 88

In Riverclan camp, Perfectpaw tries to convince Dave to come with him, but doesn't succeed. At the gathering, Perfectpaw is determined to make a friend after seeing Moonpaw with Dovestrike. At first, he meets Splashflight and Dappledpool, but fails to not feel awkward after their previous experience. Perfectpaw calls out to Dave at first, but then realizes he's not there and calls for Tansypaw instead. Tansypaw encourages him to talk to others, but his "conversation starter" backfires on him as he leaves with a bruised eye.

### Chapter 90

Back from the gathering (chapters 88 and 89), Perfectpaw dashes to where Dave was sleeping, looking aghast.

### Chapter 91

Perfectpaw appears in the first panel in a forest, and has grown in his winter coat. He and Tansypaw go back to camp to meet Sunnysong. Talking alerts them and Dovestrike can be seen talking to Moonfall. Perfectpaw sees Dovestrike as a tresspasser and attempts to attack her, but gets slapped away. He and Moonfall argue before he pads back into the den, and Sunnysong explains to him that Dovestrike is Moonfall's girlfriend. Perfectpaw asks if that's allowed, and Sunnysong says it is. She asks where he learned this from, and he replies a group of cats called "Heronhunter" told him.

*More to be added..*

## Relationships

### Tansysong

Perfectheart would often snap at Tansysong, going so far to wish that their mother disowned her. Before his exile, Tansysong had tried to be nice to him, but he was rude and harsh to her. However, he is working on treating her better and looks to her for social guidance.

### Moonfall

Moonfall despised Perfectheart and had little to no interaction with him, other than protecting Tansysong from him. Shortly when he returned from exile, they didn't have that much of a negative relationship, but they hadn't bonded well either, mostly because they did not talk. In Chapter 91, Perfectpaw and Moonpaw argue, and it's obvious that Moonpaw is still very hostile towards Perfectpaw.

### Dave

Perfectheart tries not to be rude to Dave. Dave is one of the only cats who Perfectheart likes and looks up to. Perfectheart often tells him about the traditions of the clans. On multiple occasions, Dave has protected Perfectpaw from danger, and lectures him about kindness, which mainly contributed to Perfectheart's current personality.

### Blizzardstrike

Blizzardstrike was Perfectheart's mentor while Rainspeck was expecting kits. Perfectheart, in Chapter 3, clearly looks up to Blizzardstrike and believes that he is cool.

## Gallery

### Designs/References

Perfectheart's official refsPerfectheart Redesign
## Trivia

* He somewhat resembles Venus, a real-life chimera.
* A strange thing some readers notice is that when Perfectpaw is being mean, he has black dot eyes and his orange side is mostly showing. When he is being nice, you can actually see his eye colors and his black side is showing more. However, this is just a stylistic choice by 9rainbowtails.
* He was named by his mother, Sunnysong.
	+ His name suggestions included Halfkit, Twokit, Splitkit, Smallkit, Blackkit, and Flamekit.
	+ He is named after being a perfect mix between the colors of his parents.
* In most panels of the earlier chapters, and on the covers up until chapter 15, he has fluff on his head and chest, which vanishes as the comic evolves.
* Perfectheart's character arc will end at the end of the series.
* 9rainbowtail's brother helped her design Perfectheart and Dave
* Perfectpaw and his siblings were born early in spring
* Voice Claim: Draco Malfoy from *A Very Potter Musical*
* In the animation by called 9rainbowtails "The riverclan trio get a new sibling", Perfectpaw becomes two cats, Sootpaw(ear) and Flamepaw(ear), before merging back together at the end

## Quotes

> **"That's dumb"**
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- Perfectpaw about fishing

> **"You! You scared all the fish away! I-I hope the next time you fish, you hit your head on a rock! And then- then Sunnysong renames you cause of your ugly face then disowns you!"**
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- Perfectpaw screaming to Tansypaw after a failed fishing attempt

> **"We hate you by the way. Just letting you know."**
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- Perfectpaw to Mcmuffins after her fight with him and Dave

> **"She could have just said two"**
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- Perfectpaw to Tansypaw after getting beat up by another apprentice during the gathering

> **"My name is Perfectkit!"**
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- Perfectkit's first line of the series.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pride Month Toph art
2. ↑ Revealed in Chapter 65
3. ↑ Revealed in Chapter 15
4. ↑ Complete Plan of ToPH take 2
5. ↑ Chapter 16 Notes and Credits
6. ↑ Chapter 48 Notes and Credits