Bubblepaw

## Appearances

### Comic Pages

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### Living

Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 17, Page 18, Page 21, Page 22, Page 23, Page 24, Page 33 (cameo), Page 63 (cameo

### Dead

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Bubblepaw was an apprentice of WindClan, having served under the leadership of Birchstar.

#### Appearance

Bubblepaw is a blue-ish grey tom with bright blue eyes. He has darker patch markings on his body and tail. As a ghost he has black eyes with blue pupils, red eyebags and black tears running down his face, as well as a blue glitchy aura around him.

#### Family

Bubblepaw is the son of Redstripe and Thorntail. He is the brother of Sparklepaw and Willowpaw, as well as Forestkit and Puddlepaw, though he died before his younger siblings were concieved. He is the grandson of Snowfoot and Speckleear.

#### Comic Involvement

When we first see Bubblepaw, he is a newborn kit, laying next to his sisters in the nursery.

We next see the tom playing with his siblings in the nursery and bothering Coldkit as they throw a rock. Bubblepaw remarks that Coldkit is just a kit, though they are only about one moon ahead of him. This sparks an argument. After causing such a fuss, Birchstar arrives and dissolves the situation by demanding that Bubblepaw remain home from that night's gathering, alongside his sisters.

After the group are told to stay home, Redstripe comes to say goodbye to them before the patrol leaves. Sparklepaw is very visibly upset at not being able to see her friend from ThunderClan to which Bubblepaw says *"Oh, who cares about Silverpaw's ankle?"* Sparklepaw then blames Bubblepaw for making the three of them stay home. Birchstar calls for the clan to leave and Redstripe wishes her kids farewell, telling her she loves them, and Bubblepaw saying it back.

We next see Bubblepaw being awoken by Sparklepaw saying something feels off and she can't sleep. The two siblings get into an argument about him being woken up in which Bubblepaw admits he wanted to see his friend Mothpaw too, but he isn't crying about it. Willowpaw is awoken by the arguing siblings and tells them she is going to sleep in the warrior's den while they bicker. After Willowpaw leaves, Bubblepaw confronts Sparklepaw about her friend Silverpaw again before a scream cuts their conversation short. Bubblepaw remarks that the scream sounded like their sister and then is pinned to the den floor by Birchstar who is coated in blood. Birchstar begins to speak and Sparklepaw claws her face, leaving a scratch. Birchstar instructs the ghost of Icesplash to restrain Sparklepaw, and then speaks to Bubblepaw beneath her claws. He asks why their leader is doing this to them, to which Birchstar replies by scratching long wounds into Bubblepaw's chest and stomach, killing him.

Later that same night the clan returns from the gathering, and Bubblepaw's body is seen in the middle of camp, lying in a pile with his sisters'.

After a few moons, while in a training session, Coldpaw sees the ghostly form of Bubblepaw appear in the bushes. While Coldpaw is trying to understand what he's seeing, Blubblepaw disappears, moments before Bushberry alerts the patrol that Robinpaw had been bitten by a snake.

Later that night, Coldpaw sees Bubblepaw's ghost yet again, this time as he's sleeping in the medicine den. Coldpaw follows where he'd previously seen the ghost. It's presumed Bubblepaw wanted to guide him so that he could later save Redstripe.

#### Personality

Bubblepaw is generally cranky, abrasive, and confrontational. He's quick to pick fights and the only cat shown to be able to get him to back down is his mother. After his death he's much calmer and feels a lot of remorse for how he acted as an apprentice, and occasionally tries to guide cats - especially Coldpool - to do what is right.

#### Relationships:

Coldpool: They did not get along while Bubblepaw was alive. Coldpool as a kit was a lot more quiet and didn't play with the other kits very often, and Bubblepaw stopped respecting him after becoming an apprentice. As a ghost he feels guilty for how he treated him, and shows up to him occasionally.

Sparklepaw: His relationship with Sparklepaw is a bit complicated - as much as he cared about her, he also struggled to understand her, not seeing how Silvertail could be any more special to her than Mothflight was for him, and insisting on the subject despite Sparklepaw not wanting to tell him.

Willowpaw: His relationship with Willowpaw wasn't very explored, but it's clear they cared about each other a lot.

Redstripe: Redstripe seemed to be the cat Bubblepaw respected the most, and is the only cat shown to be able to get him to stop arguing with someone.

Mothflight: They were quite good friends and would meet each other during gatherings

Silvertail: He has never been a big fan of Silvertail, mostly because both Silverpaw and Mothflight loved her and would constantly talk about her to him. He didn't hate her personally, just hated how every cat he talked to would constantly mention her.

#### Fun Facts

* Bubblepaw's warrior name would have been Bubbletail.
* In earlier versions of the story, Bubblepaw had a love interest named Rabbitpaw. This character has since been scrapped
* It has been confirmed that Bubblepaw, along with his brother Puddlekit, got their pelt colors from Redstripe's father.
* Bubblepaw is heterosexual, as confirmed by the comic's creator.