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"I want to be here. With Nightheart. I've made my choice. I'm going to be a ThunderClan warrior, and I'm going to be a loyal one."
This article contains major spoilers for the recently released book, Thunder. Please proceed at your own discretion.
"We're not the enemy! We shouldn't be fighting one another. We're ThunderClan. We protect one another. We're bound by kinship and loyalty and the warrior code. Some of you chose ThunderClan. All of you have fought for your Clan, even when everything seemed hopeless. Some of you are preparing to bring new life into ThunderClan. Kits need to be protected and loved and taught how to live as warriors, and I know they will be, because in ThunderClan we protect those who need to be helped. We live, not for ourselves, but for one another. Everyone of you has put your Clan first before yourself in the past. No matter how young or inexperienced, you've all fought to protect your Clan. The bond that we've shared will not be broken now. We've all been through so much."
Squirrelflight to ThunderClan in Darkness Within, page 284

ThunderClan is a group of cats that live in a part of the forest that is primarily deciduous woodland.[1] Their founding leader, Thunderstar, got his name from how his mother, Storm, died in a storm of stone and dust,[2] so by extension the name was thought to be given to the Clan.[3]

Description

ThunderClan is a mainly peaceful Clan, and respectful of the other Clans as well. In battle, ThunderClan is fierce, courageous, and loyal. They are known to often take loners and kittypets into their Clan to either swell their ranks or because the cat is in need of help or shelter, although this did not happen much until Firestar became leader of ThunderClan. For this, they are at times looked down upon by other Clans and thought of as weak. The Clan's main prey are mice, voles, squirrels, and the occasional rabbit, as well as birds such as starlings, magpies, wood pigeons, blackbirds, and thrushes. They have excellent stalking techniques, creeping across the forest floor. They have the sense to keep upwind of their prey in the thick bushes.[4] ThunderClan cats are noted to be especially strong. They are the only Clan to bunch their hindquarters before leaping to catch their prey.[5]

Territory

In the forest territories

ThunderClan camp

ThunderClan's camp in the forest territories in Ravenpaw's Path

The ThunderClan forest territory is located in what Twolegs call the White Hart Woods. The territory also includes Twoleg places such as Windover Road and Chelford Forest.[6] Landmarks in this territory include:
  • Camp - It lies at the foot of a sandy ravine, protected by thornbushes. The camp is easy to defend and hard to attack. This is also where the Clan lives and mainly functions.[7]
  • Tallpines and Treecut Place - Pines near Twolegplace. Usually filled with Twoleg tree-eaters, the ground there rumbles and leaves deep gullies filled with muddy water.[7]
  • The Great Sycamore - One of the largest trees with strong and thick branches.[7]
  • The Owl Tree - A tree that serves home to a tawny owl, apprentices dare each other to climb its trunk here.[8]
  • Sunningrocks - Rocks that absorb the sunshine and are a place of relaxation. Moons ago, it used to be an island belonging only to RiverClan, but when the river changed the current, ThunderClan wanted this territory, too.[8]
  • Snakerocks - Home to venomous adders. The caves beneath the rocks can also be homes to other dangerous creatures. (For example, Tigerstar's dog pack.)[8]
  • The sandy hollow - A training hollow with soft sand so apprentices don't harm themselves.[8]
  • Twolegplace - The place where Twolegs live. This place is avoided at all costs, but useful catmint can be found here.[8]
The camp entrance is well hidden by brambles, which protect the camp from predators, but doesn't stop sunshine from coming in. A ravine leads through it. This ravine was once a river, but it is now dried up. The way into the camp is through the gorse tunnel.[1] The nursery has thick bramble walls and is the most guarded part of the camp. Behind a tree stump, there is a clump of ferns where the apprentices sleep. Warriors sleep under a bush in another tunnel. Inside the camp, there is a fallen tree where the elders sleep, and the senior warriors sleep in the center of the camp.[9] Across the clearing, a smooth tall rock resides. This is called the Highrock, the leader stands there to make important speeches.[10] The leader's den is in a cave where the rock was carved out by an ancient stream. Lichen covers the entrance.[11] The last notable feature in the camp is a fern tunnel that leads to a crack in a rock. This is the medicine cat's den.[12]

In the lake territories

SOTCquarry

ThunderClan's camp in the lake territories in Secrets of the Clans

The lake territory for ThunderClan is called the Hare Hill Woods by Twolegs. Twoleg landmarks nearby include the Hareview Campsite, Abandoned Workman's House, Quarry Road, and the Quarry.[13] Landmarks here include:
  • Camp - The ThunderClan camp is well protected by the side of a cliff, and surrounded by a thorn barrier.[14]
  • Greenleaf Twolegplace - This part of land was given to ShadowClan until ThunderClan fought for it back.[15]
  • An abandoned Twoleg nest - Herbs and prey thrive here, though it is said to have an ominous aura inside.[16]
  • Ancient Oak- An ancient oak where many animals call home. Squirrels nest in the branches, and it also has an old rabbit burrow, indicating rabbits. This large oak tree is also used by ThunderClan apprentices to practice their climbing skills.[16]
  • Old Thunderpath - Marked with blue Twoleg markers, cats often stay away from this road.[16]
  • The clearing - A training hollow much like the old sandy hollow in the forest territory.[17]
  • Lake shore - ThunderClan has the north-eastern portion of the lake.[16]
At the bottom of an old cliff, this camp is very well protected. The walls around the camp are smooth, indicating Twolegs cut this place moons ago. The cliffs also help keep out the wind. A thorn barrier guards the camp; any cat that wants to come in has to get past.[14] A ledge peeks out from the cliff. That is the Highledge where the leader speaks. A cave near the top is the leader's den.[18] The apprentice's den is also a cave in the rocks while the warrior den is under a big thornbush. The medicine cat's den is another cave, but hidden by bramble tendrils instead. Like the previous camp, the nursery is highly guarded, and under a big bramble thicket reinforced with thick roots woven together for protection.[19] Lastly, the elder's den is in a hazel bush,[20] and later rebuilt under the boughs of a beech tree and reinforced with honeysuckle.[19]

Eras

Thunderstar

Thunderstar

Thunderstar was the founder and first leader of the Clan named in his honor.

Thunderstar's reign is the start of ThunderClan's era. His deputies were Lightning Tail and Owl Eyes, and his medicine cat was Cloud Spots.
Thunder creates his group initially to live in the forest but separate from his father, Clear Sky, as Clear Sky's rule for him was much too demanding. Several cats follow him, including his best friend, Lightning Tail. He proves himself to be a strong and worthy leader, but never stops to help the other groups. When his foster father, Gray Wing, decides that "groups" are not an accurate term to describe each category of cats living in the forest, and instead replaces it with "Clans", so Silver Stripe renames Thunder's group to ThunderClan.
During Thunder's rule as leader, tensions heighten between ThunderClan and SkyClan, due to Clear Sky's unwillingness to negotiate peacefully with other Clans, leading to an all out battle against WindClan. Although Thunder is much aware of his father's reckless actions leading to hostilities between the Clans, he is unable to come to terms with Skystar.
Moons later, Thunder receives his nine lives and his new name, Thunderstar, signaling him as an official Clan leader. Lightning Tail is his deputy, and together, they lead ThunderClan into prosperity. At one point, dogs invade ThunderClan's camp, and Thunderstar fights them off, alongside Lightning Tail. However, they both fall victim to the dogs, with Thunderstar losing one life, and Lightning Tail his only. Thunderstar appoints Owl Eyes as his next deputy. Much respected for being the founder and the first leader of ThunderClan, Thunderstar is still remembered as a compassionate and courageous leader.

Redstar

Redstar was an ancient leader of ThunderClan, some time after Thunderstar, and his deputy was Seedpelt. He is one of the leaders responsible for driving out Cloudstar and ancient SkyClan. Redstar accepts Birdflight and her young kits, Spottedkit and Gorsekit, at Kestrelwing's urging.
After his death, Redstar came to the realization that what he and the other leaders did was wrong, and he learned from the mistakes of his past. To atone for this, Redstar takes part in Leafdapple's leader ceremony, and gives her one of her nine lives. His life was that of wisdom, and Redstar wishes the new leader of SkyClan well, not wanting the new Clan to have the same fate as its predecessor.

Oakstar

Oakstar is the leader of ThunderClan before Doestar. His deputies were Beetail and Doefeather, and his medicine cats were Ravenwing and Cloudberry.
Oakstar was a wise and honored leader. He fought in many battles for Sunningrocks, and guarded his borders vigilantly. He led his Clan during the time of Mapleshade's three murders. Oakstar's son, Birchface, drowns in a battle for Sunningrocks along with his apprentice, Flowerpaw. Oakstar believes Appledusk, a RiverClan cat and Mapleshade's former mate, to be responsible. When the Clan discovers that Mapleshade's kits are half-Clan, he makes the decision to banish her and her kits from ThunderClan. Later, Mapleshade returns and indirectly kills his daughter, Frecklewish, by tricking her into getting bitten by a snake. During Pinepaw's apprenticeship, Oakstar praises his son often and cares for him deeply, along with his mate and Pinepaw's mother, Sweetbriar. He gives his son his warrior name, Pineheart. After the death of Beetail, Oakstar makes Doefeather his deputy, and she becomes leader after him.

Doestar

Doestar is the leader of ThunderClan before Pinestar. Her deputy was Pineheart, and her medicine cats were Cloudberry and Goosefeather.
Doestar was a smart and devoted leader. She led her Clan through the Great Hunger, and had faith in Goosekit's visions when everyone else thought he was crazy. Doestar has a long leadership, and loses her last life when she fails to recover from a sickness after the Great Hunger. Pineheart becomes leader after her.

Pinestar

Pinestar

Pinestar left ThunderClan to live his final life as a kittypet.

Pinestar was the leader of ThunderClan before Sunstar. His deputies were Mumblefoot and Sunfall, and his medicine cats were Goosefeather and Featherwhisker.
Pinestar is a noble leader who likes to avoid combat. He had a mate, Leopardfoot, who gave him three children; Mistkit, Nightkit, and Tigerkit. The two she-kits, Mistkit and Nightkit, die soon after birth, and only the tom, Tigerkit, survives. Pinestar grows wary of his son after Goosefeather gives him an unsettling prediction for his future, and avoids both him and his mate.
As an apprentice, Pinestar was part of a battle patrol into Twolegplace, where he met a kittypet named Crystal. As leader, he meets her son, Jake, and starts going into Twolegplace more often to talk with him. He also meets a kittypet named Shanty, whom he becomes good friends with. Soon, these visits into Twolegplace happen more and more often. On one occasion, Lionpaw discovers Pinestar in Twolegplace letting a Twoleg pet and feed him. Pinestar does not stop the visits, until one day when his friend Shanty is hit by a Twoleg monster and dies. Pinestar is wracked with grief.
This was the tipping point for Pinestar. He returns to his Clan and announces he'll be stepping down as leader to become a kittypet. The Clan is shocked and reviled, but Pinestar insists that Sunfall will make a better leader than him. After this, an addition is added to the warrior code: “A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet.”

Sunstar

Sunstar leads ThunderClan after Pinestar. His deputies were Tawnyspots, Adderfang, and Bluefur, and his medicine cats were Goosefeather and Featherwhisker.
Following Pinestar's departure, ThunderClan is deeply shaken by the fact that their leader chose to leave their Clan and follow life as a kittypet. To strengthen morale, Sunstar declares that he will make ThunderClan as powerful as the great Clans, a ThunderClan that will be remembered alongside TigerClan and LionClan. He announces that he will lead ThunderClan into an era where they are so respected and feared that no enemy will invade.
In order to make sure that nothing like Pinestar's attraction to kittypet life happens again, Sunstar declares a new addition to the warrior code: "A warrior rejects the soft life of a kittypet." Sunstar's leadership sees a considerable rise in battles in order to make his Clan feared, especially with RiverClan over Sunningrocks. Sickness also spreads through ThunderClan. The battles are noted to have cost him three of his lives, while sickness the other two. However, he also is known to make decisions that would spare his Clan, such as taking Sunningrocks through words rather than claws, and not appointing Thistleclaw as deputy. Moons later, Sunstar lost his life due to dogs and Bluefur becomes leader.

Bluestar

Bluestar

Bluestar was a wise leader, and made a controversial decision to let Rusty, a kittypet, join ThunderClan.

Bluestar leads ThunderClan after Sunstar. Her deputies were Redtail, Lionheart, Tigerclaw, and Fireheart. Her medicine cats were Featherwhisker, Spottedleaf, Yellowfang, and Cinderpelt.
Known for being a wise and calm leader, Bluestar sees her Clan through dark and troubled times. Just like her previous leader, Sunningrocks proves to be a challenge to take, costing lives from both sides, including her deputy, Redtail.
Bluestar takes in Rusty, a kittypet who she believes is the cat in the prophecy that Spottedleaf received: Fire alone will save our Clan. Several cats are hesitant on whether to accept Rusty as a Clan cat due to his birth, but when he proves his worth by attacking Longtail, Bluestar accepts him in the Clan and gives him his name, Firepaw. Despite this, he still continues to be the center of taunts and insults. Firepaw eventually proves himself a true ThunderClan warrior, earning the name Fireheart.
When on patrol, Firepaw finds an old she-cat, who attacks him. He later finds out that this is Yellowfang, the former medicine cat of ShadowClan, who was driven out. She is taken to ThunderClan's camp and kept as a prisoner. When Brokenstar, the new leader of ShadowClan, demands territory from RiverClan and drives out WindClan, he looks to ThunderClan for territory as well. However, Bluestar denies it, leaving ThunderClan the only Clan to stand alone against Brokenstar and his deadly reign. In retaliation, ShadowClan attacks ThunderClan's camp while Bluestar is visiting the Moonstone, killing Lionheart and forcing Bluestar to appoint yet another deputy, Tigerclaw.
ShadowClan continues its swarm of attacks, sending a warrior, Clawface, to kidnap kits. He takes Frostfur's kits and kills Spottedleaf as well, leaving ThunderClan with no medicine cat. Firepaw and Graypaw plan with Yellowfang, who was originally the suspected killer of Spottedleaf, to attack ShadowClan's camp and steal the kits back. The plan is a success, driving Brokenstar and his followers out.
Although Brokenstar is driven from ShadowClan's territory and is no longer a threat to ThunderClan, another danger looms. Tigerclaw, Bluestar's deputy after Lionheart is killed, is suspected of being a traitor. Ravenpaw had seen him kill Redtail at Sunningrocks, despite Tigerclaw saying that Oakheart had killed Redtail and he had killed Oakheart in revenge. Tigerclaw had suspected that Ravenpaw knew this, and had planned to have him killed, so Fireheart takes Ravenpaw away to Barley's barn. In order to get to the bottom of the story, Fireheart investigates, and finds the holes in Tigerclaw's story - two RiverClan cats told him that Oakheart was killed by a rockfall, not another warrior.
With Brokenstar gone, Bluestar orders Fireheart and Graystripe to retrieve WindClan, still driven out by Brokenstar. Fireheart and Graystripe obey, embarking on a journey to find the missing Clan. They succeed, and bring back the missing Clan, all while reporting that they had driven out Brokenstar. This greatly improves ThunderClan's relationship with WindClan, who are eternally grateful for Fireheart bringing them back and driving out Brokenstar.
Meanwhile, Tigerclaw begins to notice that Fireheart is aware of his treachery, and his movements get more severe. He attempts to kill Bluestar by luring her out onto the Thunderpath, but Fireheart's apprentice, Cinderpaw, falls into Tigerclaw's trap instead, resulting in her leg being permanently twisted. After this, Tigerclaw attempts to drown Fireheart in order to keep him quiet. When that fails, he conspires with Brokentail, who had been blinded and taken prisoner after attempting to attack ThunderClan, planning for an ambush on the camp with several of his rogue followers.
The fact that Brokentail was taken prisoner by ThunderClan is met with out roar from ShadowClan and WindClan, who are both still in disarray after the damage Brokenstar has caused to them. In order to get revenge, the two Clan leaders, Tallstar and Nightstar, lead joint patrols to attack ThunderClan's camp, but they are driven off, and they retreat.
The day of the attack comes, and Tigerclaw leads several rogues into camp, but gives the impression that they were following him and he is attacking them. During the midst of the battle, Brokentail also fights, despite his lack of eyesight, attempting to kill his guard. Tigerclaw sprints away from the fighting and heads into Bluestar's den, intent on killing her. Before he can deal the killing blow, however, Fireheart rescues Bluestar and Tigerclaw's treachery is revealed. Tigerclaw is then exiled, and Fireheart is appointed deputy in his place.
Alongside Tigerclaw's treachery, Graystripe's mate, Silverstream, dies on ThunderClan territory while giving birth to her kits, Stormkit and Featherkit. Originally, ThunderClan was intent on keeping them, despite RiverClan's threats of battle over them, but Graystripe does not want to risk war, instead bringing them to RiverClan himself and joining the Clan.
The treachery of her seemingly loyal deputy shakes Bluestar to the core, and she begins to deteriorate mentally and physically. This leaves Fireheart to take care of the leadership duties, alongside training his apprentice, Cloudpaw, his sister's kit and originally a kittypet. At first, he struggles, but eventually eases into the task, all while attempting to shield Bluestar's downfall from the rest of the Clan.
Tigerclaw, exiled from ThunderClan, returns to the forest as Tigerstar, the new leader of ShadowClan. However, despite his new position, he displays no obvious aggression towards ThunderClan, leaving Fireheart uneasy. Bluestar, however, is furious at his return, and declares this as StarClan waging war on her Clan. RiverClan's new leader, Leopardstar, attempts to take Sunningrocks back from ThunderClan, but thanks to a warning from Graystripe, ThunderClan is able to overpower them. Furious at her warrior's betrayal, Leopardstar exiles Graystripe, and Graystripe is allowed to rejoin ThunderClan.
In the meantime, Tigerstar's threats, although not obvious, were still there. It is revealed that he had been leading a pack of dogs to ThunderClan's camp, in hopes that they would wipe out his former Clan. Fireheart and the others find out of this plan before the dogs can attack, and they make a plan to divert the dogs. During the plan being put in action, Tigerstar appears and pins Fireheart down. The lead dog almost kills Fireheart, but Bluestar comes to his rescue. The dog grasps her leg and hauls her over the edge of the gorge. Mistyfoot and Stonefur, Bluestar's kits, are able to rescue Bluestar from the water. Fireheart meets up with them, and Bluestar is able to reconcile with the kits she had sent away from ThunderClan. Fireheart realizes that she has given her last life for ThunderClan, and she dies on the border between RiverClan and ThunderClan.

Firestar

Firestar

Firestar was born a kittypet, but secured his legacy as a compassionate and level-headed leader of ThunderClan.

Firestar is the ThunderClan leader after Bluestar. His deputies were Whitestorm, Graystripe, and Brambleclaw. His medicine cats were Cinderpelt, Leafpool, and Jayfeather.
Known for his compassionate rule, he is often the target of criticism due to his willingness to take in cats who are not completely Clanborn, and his tendency to help other Clans. This often finds him in trouble, due to anger from other Clans and jealousy as well. His accepting of non-Clan cats also finds unease in his own Clan as well.
When Fireheart receives his lives at the Moonstone, he is given a prophecy by his former leader: Four will become two. Lion and tiger will meet in battle, and blood will rule the forest. Eventually, he finds out that Tigerstar had combined both ShadowClan and RiverClan into TigerClan, and is using his leadership powers to wipe out half-Clan cats, alongside attempting to take divine rule.
In order to combat Tigerstar, Firestar creates LionClan, combining WindClan and ThunderClan. Firestar leads LionClan to a meeting place where TigerClan was, and Tigerstar introduces BloodClan. Scourge, the leader of BloodClan, kills Tigerstar, and tells the forest cats that he will take over their land. Not allowing this to happen, Firestar combines all the four Clans together into LionClan and defeats Scourge, despite losing a life in the battle.
After the battle with BloodClan, Firestar receives a dream that he is the one to rebuild SkyClan, a Clan exiled long ago due to having no home in the forest. Leaving his Clan in the paws of his deputy, Graystripe, he takes Sandstorm with him to rebuild the long lost Clan. Finally, when his mission is complete, the SkyClan cats and their ancestors, hold Firestar in high regard due to his efforts. Skywatcher gives Firestar another prophecy, one known since the ancient times: There will be three, kin of your kin, who will hold the power of the stars in their paws.
A ThunderClan cat, Brambleclaw, is chosen for the prophecy: Darkness, air, water and sky will come together and shake the forest to its roots. Nothing will be as it is now, nor as it has been before. Brambleclaw is the son of Tigerstar and also the spitting image, targeting him with mistrust from all Clans. He attempts to prove his worth by going on the journey to the sun-drown-place, where he is told to meet with Midnight. Squirrelpaw, Firestar's daughter, follows him on the journey, alongside cats from other Clans. The only cat who knows about this is Leafpaw, Firestar's other daughter and the medicine cat apprentice.
While Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw are missing, the forest is being ravaged by Twolegs. Food is scarce, and leaf-bare sets in. Several ThunderClan cats die, either from starvation or from Twolegs themselves. They begin to lose hope that any peace will come, until Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw return, much to the Clan's surprise. They tell the Clan that they must leave to find a new home, but most of the cats choose to ignore their warning. Firestar believes them, and attempts to persuade each Clan. WindClan listens easily, due to them bearing the worse of the devastation, but both ShadowClan and RiverClan refuse to listen, thinking that this is another of ThunderClan's interference.
When Twolegs kidnap Clan cats, one of them being Leafpaw, Graystripe decides to lead a patrol to take them back. When they find the Twolegs, Graystripe and the others begin to free them from the cages they are in, but the Twolegs take Graystripe as well. When hearing of this, Firestar refuses to name a new deputy, believing that Graystripe is still alive.
Twolegs destroy ShadowClan's camp and lessen the river water in RiverClan, leading to starvation for both Clans. Finally, all the Clans admit how desperate the situation is, and make plans to leave the forest. Firestar decides that they should not lead as separate Clans, but all together. This creates an alliance between all Clans.
The Clans arrive at their new home by the lake, and they split up into four Clans again. Firestar helps his own Clan prosper in their new territory, and it is during this time that he starts to take in cats from outside his Clan: Daisy and her kits, Stormfur, and Brook. This causes unease in the Clan, adding to the fact that Graystripe still had not arrived and ThunderClan is technically without a deputy. To smooth things over, Firestar is finally persuaded to appoint a new deputy - Brambleclaw. After finding out that Brambleclaw is the new deputy of ThunderClan, Hawkfrost tries to kill Firestar to let Brambleclaw take over, but Brambleclaw instead saves his leader.
Three kits are born to Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw that Firestar believes are the cats in the "kin of your kin" prophecy - Jaykit, Hollykit, and Lionkit. He believes that the three have come, and can only hope for the best.
During the second year since ThunderClan came to the lake, tensions between WindClan rise to a boiling point, mainly due to their new leadership, Onestar, who was chosen in place of Mudclaw. Although Onestar was originally chosen because Tallstar believed that he would keep his friendship with ThunderClan, Onestar instead broke it, wanting to prove his Clan as strong as any other. At first, tensions were palpable because they believed WindClan would invade their camp due to territory mishaps, but the battle was stopped by Lionpaw, Hollypaw, and Jaypaw. However, the next battle is real - WindClan teams up with RiverClan to invade ThunderClan through the tunnels. ThunderClan allies with ShadowClan and attempts to fend off their invaders, but the battle is only stopped by an eclipse.
Now adults, Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jayfeather find out that their parents are not Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight, due to a confession from Squirrelflight when Ashfur attempted to kill her kits out of revenge for not wanting to be his mate. Ashfur promises to reveal the truth of their parentage, and days later, his dead body is found in the river. WindClan is presumed to be the killer of Ashfur, but other cats believe it was Sol, the loner who had predicted the eclipse. Firestar sends a patrol out to find Sol, but when they bring him back, he escapes the camp thanks to Lionblaze. Eventually, they give up on searching for Ashfur's killer.
The Three find out their true parentage, and Hollyleaf, distraught, reveals it at the Gathering. She announces that their true parents were not Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw, they were Crowfeather and Leafpool. After this, Hollyleaf tries to run away, but instead is crushed by one of the tunnels falling in from where she was trying to escape. Presumed dead, Lionblaze and Jayfeather realize that she was not one of the Three after all.
The Third cat is found, and that is Dovepaw. Jealous of the attention her sister is receiving, Ivypaw eventually turns to the Dark Forest and trains in their ways, hoping to gain as much attention as her sister does. The Dark Forest starts to rise an army, taking in several ThunderClan recruits as well. Lionblaze and Jayfeather find this out, and realize that the Dark Forest plans to wage war on the living Clan cats and StarClan as well.
After visiting the mountains, Jayfeather is told that the Three will turn into four. They try to search for the fourth cat, but have no idea where to turn. Jayfeather thought Mothwing, Lionblaze thought Hollyleaf, and Dovewing thought Ivypool. Eventually, Bluestar tells them that it is Firestar who is the fourth cat. The Three turn to Firestar to help them in their darkest hour.
The Dark Forest invades the Clans, and a Great Battle ensures. Waves and waves of furious spirits attack each Clan, and the Clans, StarClan, and the Ancients fight back. When the last Dark Forest cats retreat, Firestar declares the battle over. However, Tigerstar, Firestar's old enemy, refutes this statement. The battle that had been starting ever since Firestar step foot in the forest begins, with the two rivals acknowledging their history and attacking. Firestar kills Tigerstar, putting an end to him permanently. Due to his wounds from previous battles, Firestar succumbs to death, but he is not forgotten from Clan history, and his sacrifices are forever remembered.

Bramblestar

Brambleclaw

Bramblestar learned to lead his Clan his own way, separate from Firestar's shadow.

Bramblestar is the leader of ThunderClan after Firestar. His deputy was Squirrelflight, and his medicine cats were Leafpool, Jayfeather, and Alderheart.
When he took up the leadership mantle from Firestar in the aftermath of the great battle, Bramblestar initially struggled as a leader and tried to be like his predecessor, but eventually realized he was his own cat and to not live in Firestar's shadow. However, he still kept some of Firestar's ideals and compassion, such as allowing Minty, Jessy, and Frankie to shelter in ThunderClan when they had no home, and welcomed Frankie into the ranks of ThunderClan when he wished to join. He also makes the sixteenth addition to the warrior code, pushing for the Clans to stick together during a time of great danger.
During his leadership, Bramblestar gives shelter to the ShadowClan refugees fleeing from the Kin, and helps to lead the effort to kill Darktail and drive out the rogues. He also voiced support for having SkyClan stay at the lake, but got distracted with new problems facing the Clans, such as Tigerstar's rise to power, and ShadowClan's new deputy, Juniperclaw, poisoning SkyClan in an attempt to drive the newcomers out. A few moons later, Bramblestar and his mate Squirrelflight come at odds when she continually goes behind his back to help the Sisters, stressing him out as he tries to keep relations peaceful with the other Clans, most of who view the Sisters as a threat. However, they mend their relationship after Squirrelflight nearly dies in a rockslide.
After brief moons of peace, Bramblestar suddenly falls extremely sick and dies, but is revived unexpectedly with the help of Shadowpaw, a ShadowClan medicine cat apprentice. However, Ashfur possesses his body and masquerades as the leader, turning Bramblestar's image to one of ruthlessness and even attempting to drive out some of Bramblestar's most loyal Clanmates, some of whom are his own family. Ashfur fully intends to punish the codebreakers within the Clans as punishment for how Ashfur believed he was wronged while he was alive, leaving the real Bramblestar stranded as a ghost. In desperation, he seeks help from Tree, but runs into his son Rootpaw instead, and makes the young apprentice fearful of him. However, Rootpaw opens up to Tree about Bramblestar's ghost, and soon, several cats between the Clans, and later the entirety of ShadowClan, become aware of Bramblestar's situation and aim to out his impostor and restore Bramblestar as leader of ThunderClan.

The Broken Code fiasco

Ashfur

Ashfur

Ashfur possessed Bramblestar's body and led ThunderClan ruthlessly.

Ashfur was the leader of ThunderClan after possessing and feigning the identity of Brambleclaw. His deputies were Squirrelflight, Berrynose, and Bristlefrost. His medicine cats were Jayfeather, Alderheart, and Flipclaw.
Ashfur became the leader of ThunderClan after possessing Bramblestar's body; having manipulated Shadowsight into using an unusual method to "cure" Bramblestar's sudden illness that Ashfur inflicted upon him. Upon taking control of Bramblestar's body, he had many cats convinced that he was Bramblestar, but he made no attempt to try and mimic Bramblestar's personality and appeared to only use ThunderClan for his own personal gains. Prior to possessing Bramblestar's corpse, he named seven cats as codebreakers and cited they must be punished; an act he follows through with when he becomes leader. Although he claims to follow the warrior code, he has broken it and twisted it multiple times. After being imprisoned, Ashfur later escaped and kidnapped his successor Squirrelflight, dragging her into the Place of No Stars with him.
After beginning his tyrannical rule of ThunderClan, many cats begin to realize how odd he acts. Along with his new rule that the leader and deputy eat before anyone else, stopping the care of the elders, and his constant bullying towards the other Clan leaders makes several cats across the Clans form a secret meeting to discuss the sudden change in his demeanor. In ThunderClan, he manipulates Bristlefrost into being his "eyes and ears" in the Clan, reporting to him when a cat breaks the code in the slightest. When Spotfur and Lionblaze accidentally cross the WindClan border, he punishes them by making no cat speak to Spotfur for a quarter moon and temporarily banishes Lionblaze to live as a rogue for the same duration. When he discovers that Sparkpelt veered off her patrol to look for Lionblaze, he attempts to have her killed by dogs, but his plan fails and she survives. Ashfur, as Bramblestar, continues to push for the punishing of the codebreakers, making Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Twigbranch swear an oath of loyalty to him and the threat of exile if the break the code again. He tries to get the other leaders to do the same, and is able to get Dovewing and Tree into temporary exile.
Meanwhile, Rootpaw, a young SkyClan apprentice, is the only cat able to see the ghost of Bramblestar, and is able to convince Tree to try and help Bramblestar, where Tree announces at the secret meeting between the Clans that Bramblestar is a ghost, and his body possessed. Squirrelflight becomes aware of this after being told by Rootpaw and intends to tell the other leaders, but this fails when Ashfur discovers her plot and exiles her. Squirrelflight instead goes to ShadowClan and informs Tigerstar. While dubious at first, Tree and Rootpaw are able to make the ghost appear in the ShadowClan camp. Convinced, Tigerstar agrees to stop the false Bramblestar and allows Squirrelflight to stay in ShadowClan. However, Ashfur is unaware of this and continues to tighten his grip on ThunderClan, adding and twisting additions to the code. After several of ThunderClan's members grow tired of his actions and critique him, he continually exiles and punishes them, growing more paranoid and ruthless. He exiles Lionblaze, Jayfeather, and Twigbranch due to their listing on his codebreaker list, and later exiles Alderheart and Finleap after they grow tired of Ashfur's tyranny, whereas Flipclaw, whom he forces to train under Alderheart, becomes his sole medicine cat.
A failed attack on his life makes him exile Berrynose and appoint Bristlefrost as his new deputy. After Sparkpelt brings up Flipclaw's lack of medicinal knowledge to him, Ashfur exiles her for disloyalty. Graystripe, ThunderClan's oldest member, exposes him as a fraud and calls him a weak leader for demanding blind obedience. Ashfur exiles both him and Sparkpelt, but Blossomfall, Cinderheart, Thriftear, Bumblestripe, and Finchpaw leave with Graystripe and Sparkpelt. He later decides that ShadowClan needs to be driven out after Tigerstar continually refuses his decrees to punish codebreakers. Ashfur insinuates a battle, with the support of WindClan and RiverClan, but SkyClan sides with ShadowClan to stop the false leader. During the battle, the cats realize that "Bramblestar" was lying to them and was a fake of the true Bramblestar after Harestar goes to StarClan. Ashfur is defeated by Tigerstar and imprisoned within ShadowClan, where Squirrelflight succeeds him as leader.

Squirrelflight

"Very well. I'll do it for the good of the Clan—but only temporarily, until we get the real Bramblestar back."
―Squirrelflight accepting the leadership of ThunderClan Veil of Shadows, page 278
Squirrelflight was the acting leader of ThunderClan after Ashfur was exposed as an impostor and deposed of. In the aftermath of the battle for ShadowClan, Squirrelflight once again took up the mantle of leadership for her Clan, albeit asserting that it was only temporary until the real Bramblestar can be restored to his body. Her deputy was Lionblaze, and her medicine cats were Jayfeather and Alderheart.
In the aftermath of a battle, the false Bramblestar was exposed and deposed by the Clans, where Squirrelflight was encouraged by the other Clan leaders to become leader. Squirrelflight agreed, but only until Bramblestar could be brought back to his real body. She then demoted the current deputy, Bristlefrost, and appointed Lionblaze instead, citing that the she-cat was too young to remain deputy. She welcomed the several cats who had been exiled by Ashfur back into ThunderClan, and revealed at a gathering that she had realized the identity of the cat possessing Bramblestar's corpse. After getting the impostor to reveal his identity as Ashfur, Squirrelflight struggled to lead a Clan divided on her leadership. Although Squirrelflight wishes to keep Ashfur alive in Bramblestar's body as so her mate has a method of coming back, many members of ThunderClan wish to kill Ashfur so he can pay for his crimes and to avoid Ashfur causing more issues for the Clans. Squirrelflight is also accused of prioritizing Bramblestar over the Clan, which Squirrelflight later admits to. After the Clan leaders vote to kill Ashfur in Bramblestar's body, a desperate Squirrelflight attempts to free Ashfur, but is convinced to acknowledge that Bramblestar isn't coming back, and she needs to keep ThunderClan united like he would have wanted. A heartbroken Squirrelflight goes to the Moonpool to grieve, but Ashfur, having escaped his prison, attacks and kidnaps her, dragging her into the Place of No Stars.

Lionblaze

"I know what you’re like, Lionblaze. No cat better. You tend to think with your claws and then regret it later. I want to make sure that Shadowsight and Squirrelflight get treated fairly."
―Jayfeather on his brother's tendency to make impulsive decisions The Place of No Stars (book), page 22
Lionblaze served as the acting leader of ThunderClan after Squirrelflight was kidnapped by Ashfur. He had not appointed a deputy, and his medicine cats were Jayfeather and Alderheart.
After Squirrelflight was kidnapped, Lionblaze wished for Shadowsight, the cat who had let Ashfur escape and subsequently caused Squirrelflight to be taken, to see justice. He criticized Tigerstar's attempt to sneak Shadowsight away avoid punishment. Lionblaze became focused on dealing with the threat of Ashfur, as well as letting his anger for Shadowsight begin to cloud his judgement. Upon learning that Ashfur had taken his mother into the Dark Forest, Lionblaze's grief turned to anger once more, which led to several cats questioning if Lionblaze's temper, impulsive desicions, and personal ties to the situation made him the leader they needed, which Lionblaze was hurt by. However, upon the return of Graystripe to ThunderClan, Lionblaze acknowledged that he wasn't the leader they needed, due to his clouded judgement and personal ties, and abdicated to the old gray tom. Graystripe accepted, but kept Lionblaze as his temporary deputy.

Graystripe

"Thank you for your confidence. All I want to be is your temporary leader, until we can set things right again. And Lionblaze, I should like you to continue as temporary deputy. Together we will keep the Clan safe while we work out how to get Bramblestar and Squirrelflight back. StarClan knows, I’m really too old for this, but I promise you I’ll do my best."
―Graystripe taking up temporary leadership The Place of No Stars (book), page 91
Graystripe was the acting leader of ThunderClan, having taken up the position after Lionblaze abdicated it to him. His deputy was Lionblaze and his medicine cats are Jayfeather and Alderheart.
Following his return from his wander, Graystripe returned to ThunderClan but found it in the middle of an argument on who should be leader. An angry Graystripe immediately took charge of the situation, ordering the fresh-kill pile restocked and organizing patrols. After being told of what had transpired during his time away, Bristlefrost suggested that Graystripe become their acting leader, an idea that both Lionblaze and Jayfeather agreed would be best, and Lionblaze stepped down, though remained Graystripe's deputy. Despite his age, Graystripe was patient in understanding what happened during his time away, and worked with the other Clan leaders to rescue Squirrelflight and to figure out what was occurring in the Place of No Stars when Shadowsight and Rootspring had ventured in there. Graystripe later abdicated the leadership back to Bramblestar following his return from the Dark Forest.

Bramblestar

Bramblestar returned to ThunderClan and resumed his role as leader, although he is visibly scarred from his ordeal, and is dealing with the trauma of what happened. At a Gathering, he formally gives the cats who entered the Dark Forest a title; Lights in the Mist. However, Bramblestar struggles to adapt back to his role as Clan leader, often finding himself getting lost in his memories and nightmares about his time with Ashfur. His Clanmates often tiptoe around him as well, recalling the impostor's brutal reign and the effects that being separated from his body had on him. Bramblestar grows fearful of making firm decisions, casting doubt on his leadership. During this time, he develops a bond with Flamepaw, a young ThunderClan cat whom also struggles to find his place in the Clan. During this time, he has many talks with Flamepaw, and eventually bestows upon him his warrior name, Flameheart, in memory of Firestar. While many would consider this an honor, Flameheart stands up to Bramblestar and wants to pick his own name. Bramblestar, not wanting to completely change his mind, comes to a middle ground with Flameheart, and offers him the name Nightheart instead. While this initially is not a welcome change by any of ThunderClan, they soon come to respect Nightheart's choice as he finds his own pawsteps as a cat. Bramblestar and Nightheart bond over their shared desire to get out of Firestar's shadow.
As the time goes on, Bramblestar appears more and more aloof and disinterested in his role as leader. Due to his poor decisions and declining mental health, Squirrelflight has to constantly go behind his back to ensure the safety of ThunderClan and the cats he is supposed to protect. He disagrees with Tigerstar's occupation of RiverClan, but is too scared to do anything. He confides in Nightheart that he is experiencing nightmares about his time in the Dark Forest, and Nightheart is the cat who encourages him to step down and pass the mantle over to Squirrelflight, who would be a strong replacement and would put ThunderClan first while Bramblestar recovers.
Bramblestar's choice is not a welcome one at first, but ThunderClan soon warms up to the idea of Bramblestar retiring to the elders' den. Tawnypelt, Bramblestar's sister, is fully supportive of Bramblestar's choice to step down and only wishes that she had understood sooner the pain that her brother was going through. Bramblestar, accompanied by Squirrelflight, Alderheart, and Nightheart, make their way to the Moonpool and Brambleclaw now has one life and retires to the elders' den, finally getting the peace he deserves.

Squirrelstar

Squirrelstar

Squirrelstar succeeded Bramblestar after the latter stepped down as leader due to his trauma from the events of The Broken Code.

After Bramblestar's faith in his leadership abilities was shaken by his time in the Place of No Stars, he decides to step down as ThunderClan's leader. ThunderClan, while initially shocked at Bramblestar's choice, have come to support Squirrelflight, and her leadership of ThunderClan. Squirrelflight's first action as leader is to appoint a deputy, and she picks Ivypool, a cat who also knows what it is like to spend time in the Place of No Stars and will firmly support Squirrelflight and put ThunderClan first. Squirrelflight tasks Ivypool with Sunbeam's three trials to join ThunderClan, and while Squirrelflight, Bramblestar, Alderheart, and Nightheart are away, Sunbeam begins her trials to become a full member of ThunderClan.
Squirrelflight returns, with her nine lives and her new name, and she is welcomed with joyous mews as Squirrelstar, leader of ThunderClan. While some cats are worried this would bring them one step closer to a battle with ShadowClan, Squirrelstar is not as quick to jump to battle as a cat would think. Squirrelstar assures Sunbeam that Nightheart, who had not returned to ThunderClan with them, was fine and that StarClan would watch over him. Squirrelstar calls a special Gathering to celebrate her rise to leadership, and while Tawnypelt initially is worried, her tune changes when she sees how tired her brother is, and all of the Clans support Squirrelstar's rise to leadership.
Squirrelstar is a calm leader, not willing to jump head-first into the problems with RiverClan and Tigerstar, and wants to wait it out to see if things can be resolved peacefully. She also welcomes Sunbeam to ThunderClan officially, having seen the former ShadowClan she-cat pass all of her trials. She is supportive and welcoming, and is proud when Sunbeam says that ThunderClan is where she belongs. When Sunbeam alerts Squirrelstar to Berryheart's plans for Tigerstar and ShadowClan, the leader takes her warrior seriously and promises to keep an eye on things. She doubts Podlight's claims that he received visions from StarClan that allowed him to pick a new leader for RiverClan.

History of ranks

Leaders
Name Gained rank in... Left rank in... Deputies...
Thunderstar Path of Stars Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code" Lightning Tail, Owlstar
Owlstar Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code" Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code" Unknown
Whitestar Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code" Before "The Vanishing Moon" Vinetail
Owlstar Before "Second in Command" Before "The Vanishing Moon" Unknown
Finchstar Before "The Vanishing Moon" Before "Poppycloud's Rule" Daisyheart
Lionstar Before "Poppycloud's Rule" Before "Darkstar's Law" Greeneyes
Vinestar Before "Darkstar's Law" Before "The Leader Who Sought Peace" Unknown
Morningstar Before "The Leader Who Sought Peace" Before "The Victorious Clan" Leafstorm
Redstar Before "The Victorious Clan" Before Mapleshade's Vengeance Seedpelt
Oakstar Before Mapleshade's Vengeance Pinestar's Choice Beetail, Doefeather
Doestar Pinestar's Choice Goosefeather's Curse Pineheart
Pinestar Goosefeather's Curse Bluestar's Prophecy Mumblefoot, Sunfall
Sunstar Bluestar's Prophecy Bluestar's Prophecy Tawnyspots, Adderfang (temporary), Bluefur
Bluestar Bluestar's Prophecy A Dangerous Path Redtail, Lionheart, Tigerclaw, Fireheart
Firestar The Darkest Hour The Last Hope Whitestorm, Graystripe, Brambleclaw
Graystripe (temporary) Firestar's Quest Firestar's Quest None
Bramblestar The Last Hope Lost Stars Squirrelflight
Squirrelflight [note 1] Lost Stars Lost Stars None
Ashfur Lost Stars Veil of Shadows Squirrelflight, Berrynose, Bristlefrost
Squirrelflight (temporary) Veil of Shadows Darkness Within Lionblaze
Lionblaze (temporary) Darkness Within The Place of No Stars None
Graystripe (temporary) The Place of No Stars A Light in the Mist Lionblaze
Bramblestar A Light in the Mist Thunder Squirrelflight
Squirrelstar Thunder - Ivypool
Deputies
Name Gained rank in... Left rank in...
Lightning Tail Path of Stars Thunderstar's Echo
Owl Eyes Thunderstar's Echo Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code"
Vinetail Before "The Beginning of the Warrior Code" Before "The Vanishing Moon"
Daisyheart Before "The Vanishing Moon" Before "Poppycloud's Rule"
Greeneyes Before "Poppycloud's Rule" Before "The Leader Who Sought Peace"
Leafstorm Before "The Leader Who Sought Peace" "The Leader Who Sought Peace"
Seedpelt Before "The Victorious Clan" Before Mapleshade's Vengeance
Beetail Before Mapleshade's Vengeance Before Pinestar's Choice
Doefeather Before Pinestar's Choice Pinestar's Choice
Pineheart Pinestar's Choice Pinestar's Choice
Mumblefoot Pinestar's Choice Before Bluestar's Prophecy
Sunfall Before Bluestar's Prophecy Bluestar's Prophecy
Tawnyspots Bluestar's Prophecy Bluestar's Prophecy
Adderfang Bluestar's Prophecy Bluestar's Prophecy
Bluefur Bluestar's Prophecy Bluestar's Prophecy
Redtail Bluestar's Prophecy Into the Wild
Lionheart Into the Wild Into the Wild
Tigerclaw Into the Wild Forest of Secrets
Fireheart Forest of Secrets A Dangerous Path
Whitestorm The Darkest Hour The Darkest Hour
Graystripe The Darkest Hour Sunset
Brambleclaw Sunset The Last Hope
Graystripe (temporary) Outcast Eclipse
Graystripe (temporary) Sunrise Sunrise
Squirrelflight The Last Hope Lost Stars
Squirrelflight Lost Stars The Silent Thaw
Berrynose The Silent Thaw Veil of Shadows
Bristlefrost Veil of Shadows Veil of Shadows
Lionblaze (temporary) Veil of Shadows Darkness Within
Lionblaze (temporary) The Place of No Stars A Light in the Mist
Squirrelflight A Light in the Mist Thunder
Ivypool Thunder -


Known members

Active members

The following cats are current members of ThunderClan as of Thunder.[22]


StarClan residents

Adderfang[23]
Ambermoon[24]
Beetail[25]
Berrynose[26]
Birchface[27]
Birdflight[28]
Bluestar[29]
Blue Whisker[30]
Briarlight[31]
Brindleface[32]
Cherrypaw[33]
Chestnutkit[33]
Cinderpelt[34]
Cloud Spots[35]
Cloudberry[36]
Cricketkit[37]
Daisytoe[38]
Dappletail[39]
Dandelionkit[40]
Dawnfeather[41]
Deerpaw[42]
Doestar[43]
Dustpelt[44]
Elderkit[45]
Fallowsong[38]
Feather Ear[46]
Featherkit[37]
Ferncloud[47]
Firestar[47]
Flashnose[38]
Flickerkit[48]
Foxleap[49]
Frostfur[50]
Fuzzypelt[51]
Goldenflower[52]
Goosefeather[53]
Gorseclaw[54]
Graystripe[55]
Halftail[56]
Harepounce[43]
Hazeltail[57]
Heronwing[38]
Hollykit[39]
Hollyleaf[47]
Hollypelt[43]
Honeyfern[58]
Icecloud[49]
Juniperkit[40]
Larchkit[59]
Larchkit[39]
Larksong[53]
Larksong[60]
Leafpool[61]
Leopardfoot[27]
Lightning Stripe[46]
Lightning Tail[62]
Lionheart[63]
Littlestep[64]
Longtail[65]
Lynxkit[51]
Millie[26]
Mistkit[27]
Mistlekit[56]
Mistpelt[64]
Molepaw[57]
Moonflower[53]
Morningstar[43]
Mosskit[53]
Mousefur[47]
Mumblefoot[53]
Nettlebreeze[64]
Nightkit[27]
Oakstar[43]
One-eye[56]
Owlstar[66]
Patchkit[59]
Patchpelt[51]
Pearnose[67]
Petalkit[59]
Pinestar[68]
Poppydawn[38]
Purdy[69]
Rabbitleap[38]
Rainfur[38]
Rainwhisker[70]
Redstar[71]
Redtail[72]
Robinwing[73]
Rockfall[64]
Rooktail[38]
Rosepetal[26]
Rosetail[74]
Runningwind[75]
Sandstorm[76]
Seedpaw[77]
Shell Claw[46]
Shrewpaw[78]
Sleek Fur[46]
Smallear[56]
Snowbush[79]
Snowfur[53]
Snowkit[56]
Songbird[80]
Sootfur[70]
Sorreltail[52]
Speckletail[56]
Spiderleg[45]
Spottedleaf (faded)[81][82]
Spottedpelt[54]
Squirrelwhisker[38]
Stagleap[43]
Stemleaf[26]
Stormtail[38]
Sunstar[83]
Sweetbriar[27]
Sweetpaw[83]
Swiftbreeze[23]
Swiftpaw[84]
Tawnyspots[23]
Thrushpelt[38]
Thunderstar[85]
Toadstep[70]
Tulipkit[45]
Violet Dawn[46]
Weedwhisker[53]
Whitestorm[86]
Willowpelt[51]
Windflight[38]
Yellowfang[87]


Dark Forest residents

Ashfur (formerly StarClan; faded)[88][89]
Darkstripe (exiled; faded)[90][91]
Frecklewish[92]
Mapleshade (exiled)[93][94]
Thistleclaw[95]
Tigerstar (exiled; faded)[96][97]

Former residents

Brook Where Small Fish Swim (refugee)[98]
Dawnpelt (refugee)[99]
Dovewing (joined ShadowClan)[100]
Feathertail (joined RiverClan)[101]
Flametail (refugee)[99]
Flywhisker (became a kittypet)[102]
Jessy (became a kittypet or loner)[103]
Minty (became a kittypet)[104]
Mistystar (joined RiverClan)[105]
Oakfur (refugee)[106]
Puddleshine (temporary member)[107]
Ratscar (refugee)[106]
Ravenpaw (became a loner)[108]
Rowanclaw (refugee)[109]
Snaptooth (became a kittypet)[102]
Stonefur (joined RiverClan)[110]
Stormfur (joined RiverClan)[101]
Strikestone (refugee)[111]
Tawnypelt (joined ShadowClan)[112]
Tigerstar (refugee)[109]


Unknown location

Amberclaw[113]
Apple Blossom[114]
Beech Tail[115]
Beechfur[116]
Bloomheart (deceased)[42]
Bristlefrost (faded)[117]
Clover[118]
Daisyheart[119]
Deerdapple (deceased)[42]
Fallowpaw[120]
Featherwhisker (deceased)[121]
Featherwing[120]
Finchstar[122]
Flamenose[123]
Gooseberry[114]
Greeneyes[124]
Hazel Burrow[125]
Kestrelwing[126]
Leaf[118]
Leafstorm (deceased)[80]
Lionstar[124]
Milkweed[118]
Morning Fire[125]
Mossheart[127]
Mothwhisker[120]
Nettleclaw[128]
Oatspeckle (deceased)[129]
Oatwhisker[130]
Owlstar[131]
Patch Pelt[115]
Pineclaw[132]
Pink Eyes[133]
Prickleface[134]
Rabbitfur[135]
Ravenwing[135]
Seedpelt[128]
Seedpelt[135]
Seedpelt (deceased)[42]
Shivering Rose[125]
Snail Shell[114]
Stonepelt (deceased)[136]
Thistle[118]
Thistletail[137]
Thrushtalon (deceased)[42]
Vinestar[138]
Vinetail[139]
Whitestar[140]
Yew Tail[114]


Gallery

Official art

Trivia

Interesting facts

Author statements

  • ThunderClan was originally planned to be named StarClan. Vicky soon realized that this was a much better name for their warrior ancestors, and thus the name was changed to ThunderClan, and StarClan was given to their deceased ancestors.[142][143]
  • Vicky's favorite Clan is ThunderClan.[144]

Quotes

"Welcome to ThunderClan—the Clan of courage and loyalty. I was not a forest-born cat, but ThunderClan welcomed me, and once I proved myself as a warrior, they grew to respect me. I have risen to become their leader and I would lay down all my nine lives for my Clan, just as my Clanmates would lay down their lives for me and for each other. There is no Clan in the forest so true or so brave. I respect and admire the other Clans, but my heart is here, with ThunderClan- the Clan of heroes, the Clan of compassion, the Clan of destiny."
―Firestar on ThunderClan Secrets of the Clans, page 9

See also

External links


Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 15
  2. Revealed in The Sun Trail, page 306
  3. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 6
  4. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 9
  5. Revealed in Cats of the Clans, page 4
  6. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 83
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 10
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 11
  9. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 16
  10. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 17
  11. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 63
  12. Revealed in Warrior's Return, page 9
  13. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 87
  14. 14.0 14.1 Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 19
  15. Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 264
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 18
  17. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 39
  18. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 20
  19. 19.0 19.1 Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 179
  20. Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 25
  21. Revealed in Lost Stars, pages 245-254
  22. Revealed in Thunder, allegiances
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 208
  24. Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  25. Revealed on Vicky's Facebook (screenshot)
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Revealed in A Light in the Mist, page 291
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  28. Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 497
  29. Revealed in Midnight, page 2
  30. Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  31. Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 353
  32. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 50
  33. 33.0 33.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  34. Revealed in The Last Hope, page 242
  35. Cloud-spots's profile on the Warriors official website (backup link)
  36. Revealed on Cloudberry on Victoria Holmes's Facebook (backup link)
  37. 37.0 37.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  38. 38.00 38.01 38.02 38.03 38.04 38.05 38.06 38.07 38.08 38.09 38.10 38.11 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  39. 39.0 39.1 39.2 Revealed in Starlight, page 265
  40. 40.0 40.1 Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 337
  41. Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 3
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 4
  43. 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 5
  44. Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 427
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  46. 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  47. 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 327
  48. Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 338
  49. 49.0 49.1 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, chapter 31
  50. Revealed in The Last Hope, chapter 18
  51. 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  52. 52.0 52.1 Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 50
  53. 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 499
  54. 54.0 54.1 Revealed in Shattered Sky, page 265
  55. Revealed in A Light in the Mist, page 318
  56. 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  57. 57.0 57.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  58. Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 241
  59. 59.0 59.1 59.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  60. Revealed in Squirrelflight's Hope, page 333
  61. Revealed in Lost Stars: Bonus Scene
  62. Revealed in Thunderstar's Echo, chapter 6
  63. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 47
  64. 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.3 Revealed on Vicky’s Facebook (screenshot)
  65. Revealed in The Last Hope, page 176
  66. Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  67. Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 5
  68. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 500
  69. Revealed in Darkest Night, page 80
  70. 70.0 70.1 70.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  71. Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 491
  72. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 48
  73. Revealed on Vicky's Facebook (screenshot)
  74. Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 6
  75. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 49
  76. Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, page 181
  77. Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 266
  78. Revealed in Midnight, page 265
  79. Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  80. 80.0 80.1 Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 145
  81. Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 265
  82. Revealed in The Last Hope, page 315
  83. 83.0 83.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 501
  84. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 51
  85. Revealed in Long Shadows, page 2
  86. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 301
  87. Revealed in Rising Storm, page 284
  88. Revealed in Sign of the Moon, pages 93-94
  89. Revealed in A Light in the Mist, page 266
  90. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 276
  91. Revealed in Sunset, page 2
  92. Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
  93. Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 5
  94. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 380
  95. Revealed in Night Whispers, page 80
  96. Revealed in Tigerclaw's Fury, chapter 1
  97. Revealed in The Last Hope, page 324
  98. Revealed in The Sight, allegiances
  99. 99.0 99.1 Revealed in Long Shadows, page 89
  100. Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, page 410
  101. 101.0 101.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 220
  102. 102.0 102.1 Revealed in The Place of No Stars, page 13
  103. Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 462
  104. Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 167
  105. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 450
  106. 106.0 106.1 Revealed in Shattered Sky, chapter 14
  107. Revealed in The Raging Storm, chapter 3
  108. Revealed in Into the Wild, page 243
  109. 109.0 109.1 Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, chapter 24
  110. Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 452
  111. Revealed in Shattered Sky, chapter 10
  112. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 275
  113. Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 149
  114. 114.0 114.1 114.2 114.3 Revealed in Moth Flight's Vision, allegiances
  115. 115.0 115.1 Revealed in Thunderstar's Echo, allegiances
  116. Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 138
  117. Revealed in A Light in the Mist, page 267
  118. 118.0 118.1 118.2 118.3 Revealed in Path of Stars, pages 304-305
  119. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 94
  120. 120.0 120.1 120.2 Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 141
  121. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 507
  122. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 93
  123. Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, allegiances
  124. 124.0 124.1 Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 103
  125. 125.0 125.1 125.2 Revealed in Moth Flight's Vision, page 223
  126. Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 6
  127. Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 143
  128. 128.0 128.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, allegiances
  129. Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 2
  130. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 101
  131. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 154
  132. Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 142
  133. Revealed in A Forest Divided, pages 304-305
  134. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 138
  135. 135.0 135.1 135.2 Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, allegiances
  136. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, allegiances
  137. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 12
  138. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 123
  139. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 20
  140. Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 16
  141. Revealed in Path of Stars, page 304
  142. Revealed on Vicky's Facebook (screenshot)
  143. The Origins of the Clans: World-Building in Warrior Cats on the Warriors official website (backup link)
  144. Revealed on her Facebook (screenshot)
  1. Squirrelflight was de facto leader while Bramblestar was dead for over a night.[21]
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