Cottonstar (WC)

*Not to be confused with Cottonstar of SkyClan.*

## Cottonstar

Cottonstar, formerly Cottonthorn, is Windclan's leader. His deputy is Fawnspeck and his medicine cat is Silentear. His predecessor was Ratstar.

## Appearance

He is a slender light gray tom with a white muzzle, chest, underbelly, back paws, and tails stripes, and orange eyes.

## Personality

Cottonstar is stern, and cares a lot about the welfare and reputation of his Clan. He is willing to put himself at risk for the sake of his Clanmates, like when he risks his life to save Cricketkit at the gorge. Despite his usually serious attitude, Cottonstar does have a sense of humor. He is good at explaining the reasons behind his actions. He is also incredibly stubborn.

## Biography

### Pre-series

Cottonthorn was the deputy of WindClan under Ratstar. He was mentored by Laurelwing. Shortly before the beginning of the comic, Ratstar fell into a sinkhole, and Cottonstar was given his nine lives.

### Chapter 7

Cottonstar's first appearance, he is briefly seen when Monarchpaw pauses to greet Tansypaw while standing on the log bridge leading to the gathering island. He scolds her for stopping to talk while on the tree, as it is unsafe. He implies that he has had to do this before.

### Chapter 8

Cottonstar is seen sitting with the other five leaders, when Mudstar remarks that they [the leaders] have a new face among them, Cottonstar explains that Ratstar has lost their last life, and he [Cottonstar] has made Fawnspeck his deputy. When Galestar inquires about what happened, Cottonstar explains that the ground underneath Ratstar collapsed.

### Chapter 18

Cottonstar is seen briefly at the beginning of the chapter, he compliments Houndpaw's hunting skills while watching him from a rock.

### Chapter 19

He orders Houndpaw to take Monarchpaw away from the camp, since ThunderClan is coming to ask for aid after a battle with SkyClan, and Cottonstar does not want to cause a conflict between WindClan and them.

### Chapter 22

He is seen at the end of Houndpaw's flashback to when he joined WindClan, during the time when Ratstar was leader. Cottonthorn is quite alarmed at coming face-to-face with a dog.

### Chapter 31

Cottonstar apologizes to Houndpaw and Monarchpaw for making them wait so long out of camp, he explains why, and then remarks that they may not have to hide Houndpaw for much longer. When they get back to camp, he calls for a Clan meeting, and announces that they are going to introduce Houndpaw to the other Clans, as his brother received a message from StarClan telling them to do that. He chastises Russetfin for interrupting his speech, and explains that it would be wiser to do it sooner rather than later, as waiting to reveal Houndpaw's existence would make the other Clans view WindClan as untrustworthy.

### Chapter 32

When Cricketkit goes missing, he is seen comforting Gingerpool. Cottonstar organizes a search party containing Houndpaw, Russetfin, Gingerpool, Sparrowwhisker and Echowind. The six of them track Cricketkit's scent to the gorge, where they find him stuck on a small ledge. Gingerpool tries to go down to get him, but Cottonstar stops her, saying that he should be the one to grab Cricketkit as he has nine lives and she only has one. After carefully making his way down, he grabs Cricketkit and brings him back to safety.

### Chapter 33

He is mentioned by Cricketkit when Saffronpaw questions him about why he was at the gorge.

### Chapter 35

Cottonstar appears briefly alongside Fawnspeck and Silentear, Saffronpaw interrupts their meeting to ask about what happened at the gorge, and is promptly chased out.

### Chapter 37

He is talking to his brother, concerned, when Saffronpaw comes up to ask what has happened. Cottonstar explains that Houndpaw has been poisoned with holly berries, and while he will recover, he won't be able to go to the gathering.

### Chapter 41

When Laurelwing explains why Russetfin poisoned Houndpaw, Saffronpaw tries to ask her why she didn't just talk to Cottonstar or Silentear. She completes his sentence for him, and explains that neither of them would listen to a cat like her, let alone kill one of her butterflies. Laurelwing tells her grandson that Cottonstar needs to plan every move carefully, and that he cannot just make things up as he goes like Ratstar did. Before Saffronpaw wakes up, she tells him to talk to Cottonstar.

He is later seen in one of Laurelwing's butterflies.

### Chapter 47

He interrupts Hornetspark when she's explaining that Cottonstar of SkyClan is ill, joking that he's perfectly fine. When she glares at him, he clarifies that it was a joke. He watches Galestar and Hornetspark's argument in silence, along with the other leaders. Later on, Galestar tells him that her warriors smelled a dog on WindClan territory, unaware of Houndpaw's existence, and offers to send help to their camp. He reassures her that everything is fine, and that the dog is well taken care of.

## Trivia

* He shares a name with Cottonstar (SC) of SkyClan. 9rainbowtails mentioned once that she named him as such because she always wanted a story with two leaders having the same name.
* He and Silentear were confirmed to be brothers in a comment on 9rainbowtails' profile.
* Voice Claim: Miles Edgeworth from the *Ace Attorney* anime English dub

1. ↑ Chapter 8 (Notes and Credits)
2. ↑ File:Cottonthornstar Silentear siblings.png