Beetlestripe

**"Building montage!"**

- To Boulderpatch before expanding the den

**Beetlestripe** is a trans male ShadowClan warrior and supporting character in Tales of Perfectheart. He's littermates with Stalkleaf and the nephew of Mudstar. Beetlestripe also serves as a friend/sidekick to Boulderpatch, sticking with him for the most part despite the latter being somewhat harsh to him at times.

## Appearance

Beetlestripe is a small, thick-furred brown tom with darker patches on his face, ears, paws, and tail. He has pale blue eyes and cream fur on his chin, neck, belly, and tail-tip. He also somewhat resembles his sister, Stalkleaf and uncle, Mudstar.

## Personality

From what we can gather from his appearances, Beetlestripe seems to be a generally well-natured and friendly cat with good intentions. He appears to be happy-go-lucky and loyal warrior, pictured smiling or close to his kin and friends more often than not.

When Boulderpatch gets kicked in the face by Stalkleaf, he seeks reassurance from Beetlestripe to rant about her. Beetlestripe tells him to calm down because it isn't a big deal, which makes Boulderpatch yell at him. Despite his friend arguing with him, Beetlestripe simply objects once and then stays silent. From this interaction he seems to avoid picking fights and is very passive, as well as a little naive sometimes.

## History

### Chapter 45

Beetlestripe first appears when Stalkleaf instructs him and Boulderpatch to dig along the line that Dovepaw had drawn with a stick. He then excalaims, 'Building montage!' and the panel cuts to various scenes of the ShadowClan cats working on the den. In the background we see Beetlestripe, Boulderpatch, and Stalkleaf throwing mud at each other.

### Chapter 46

Beetlestripe is seen laying down next to Boulderpatch at the beginning of the chapter. He then talks to Stalkleaf about the deer Mudstar caught when he arrives in camp with it on his back. When Boulderpatch gets kicked by Stalkleaf a few minutes later, Beetlestripe rushes to his side and looks concerned. While Stalkleaf, Dovepaw, and Bloomnose are discussing Dovepaw's love life, Boulderpatch is shown venting to Beetlestripe.

He rants about Dovepaw for a few minutes before Beetlestripe tells him that what she did is in the past and that he should calm down about it. This sets Boulderpatch off, who yells at Beetlestripe and questions if he's even his friend. Beetlestripe assures them that he's his friend, and tells him to calm down again. Boulderpatch comments that Beetlestripe's starting to sound like Boulderpatch's father, and says that he should be more like him. Beetlestripe asks what he was like, to which Boulderpatch replies, 'Dead.' He stalks off, leaving Beetlestripe looking miserable. The two are later seen in the background of the Clan meeting, facing opposite directions.

### Chapter 47

Beetlestripe appears at the Gathering. Dovepaw hears him say that Boulderpatch wasn't coming because he had better things to do.

## Relationships

### Boulderpatch

Beetlestripe and Boulderpatch have a complicated relationship. Although Beetlestripe cares a lot about his friend, always standing up for him and sticking around, Boulderpatch can be very harsh to him at times. Beetlestripe tends to believe Boulderpatch and dislikes how harshly Stalkleaf treats him.

## Trivia

* Beetlestripe is trans; his deadname was Stempaw.

1. ↑ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/534229490/
2. ↑ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/534229490/
3. ↑ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/534229490/
4. ↑ Jack?