"He loved too much". Mapleshade has kits with a Riverclan tom, Appledusk, and lies about it to the clan. When they die, theyre reborn into a Clan of their choice without their old memories. this bothers me lots, because part of me genuinely wanted Mapleshade to go to StarClan (yeah, I'd read the books prior to that) when I read Mapleshade's Vengeance. She kept their relationship a secret, sneaking out at night to meet him in private. Scourge | Bone | Jaggedtooth | Fury | Brick | Hoot and Jumper, The Dark Forest Im Appledusk, The dark cream tom replies. We have all night, after all. Check out Shinign Shadows and my newest: Shadowed Path!]. Mapleshade tries to stop them talking, but Ravenwing reveals he had a omen, and thinks it's about the kits, that the kits do not belong in ThunderClan. Same thing goes for Hollyleaf. Dog Pack | Rats (Rat Leader) | Sharptooth. Make more articles! Larchkit mews a RiverClan warrior had to save Patchkit. She vowed to kill the cats who were to blame for the death of her kits. Or, I think the case could also be made that she killed Ashfur out of self-defense/ to protect the clan because he was clearly unhinged and a threat. However, she ended up falling in love with a RiverClan tom namedAppledusk, which was forbidden by the Warrior Code. In Mapleshade's Vengeance, she falls in love with Appledusk. Mapleshade herself was not at fault for their deaths, and plenty of cats who loved a cat from another Clan have gone to StarClan. Then, maybe it isnt a question about action, but rather about motive. His gaze turned to Mapleshade. Patchkit grinned, eyeing the fish gleefully. The group arrived at the river. But with Firestar it's more indirect so I doubt it would count against him that much considering that's the worse he actually did. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from [email protected]. Petalkit didnt really listen to the conversation, Mapleshade observed, because she was staring wide-eyed at all te scenery. The three kits nodded hastily, and started gobbling up the fish. Do you make that promise? They are perfect, Appledusk murmured. But its for the best. What if her kits didnt live up to Birchface? In this separate timeline, Mapleshades kits lived and Mapleshade proves Ravenwing wrong about the prophecy of the 3 reeds. Period. Tigerstar | Brokenstar | Hawkfrost | Thistleclaw | Mapleshade | Darkstripe | Shredtail | Snowtuft | Antpelt | Breezepelt | Clawface | Redwillow | Silverhawk | Juniperclaw | Darktail | Houndleap | Sparrowfeather | Rushtooth | Maggottail, The Kin This is where my issue with the Dark Forest is since who is sent to the Dark Forest or not seems rather arbitrary. But, I still dont feel like this theory is very strong. Appledusk leaped on to the stepping stones and on to the river. Registered users will be able to edit pages, will only see ads on the Main Page, and more. They can kill a cat in seconds. The fading part I got, thought was cool, until StarClan warriors in living memory were "faded" after death. Are Mapleshade kits in Starclan? Crookedkit agreed. A little while after that I was asleep. Why a cat would hate StarClan so much that they would rather spend their time wandering alone, hungry and unhappy in the dark seems a bit illogical to me though. Along the way they learn important lessons about life, war, love, and death. In the process, her kits drown in the river, and Mapleshade proceeds to go on a murdering spree to, in her eyes, avenge their deaths. Mapleshade, who is not known to have died, attempted . The next day she heads into ThunderClan's territory, where she learns from an apprentice that Frecklewish had watched her cross the river. Momma, where are we going? Petalkit squeaked. After spending moons in the Dark Forest, her appearance became rather distorted andemaciated, witha scarred head, muzzle and face, and ragged, patched, matted fur. Hey guys, today I figured that Id share something that has been bothering me about the series the apparent inconsistency between what cats are and are not sent to the Dark Forest. Read 44. "Huh," Larchkit says. Mapleshade names her kits Petalkit, Patchkit and Larchkit. She became cold, vicious, ruthless, manipulative,and obsessively vengeful, her psychedistorting to the point of insanity. They should live as rogues and loners because that's what they are! They arrived at the sunningrocks. Larchkit mews a RiverClan warrior had to save Patchkit. My name is Mapleshade. Out of nowhere, Larchpaw leaped on him and pinned him to the ground, although his claws were sheathed. It was raining. You, out of all warriors, should know that. Mapleshade is a large, thick-furred,tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes, anda long, thick, fluffy, white tail. That was a reminder, and a good reminder. So tell me, is Birchface really the father of this litter?, Mapleshade suddenly felt anger surge through her. Its been two days since my apprentice ceremony, and I was just out fetching more horsetail for Ravenwing. The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's, This section summarizes Mapleshade's significant. Vicky has claimed she is tortoiseshell-and-white, She is also depicted as a tortoiseshell on the. There, she tricks Frecklewish into leaping at an adder and getting bitten in the face. Im not sure about being as tall as the trees, but I know your heart is bigger than any tree I have ever seen., Petalkit bounced happily. She had avenged her kits! After RiverClan cast her out of the scene, Mapleshade went into grief and hallucinated of her dead kits crying out to be avenged. And, thats not all! Frecklewish used Mapleshade's kits to feel better about her brother's death and when that didn't work out she wanted them gone in spite of the warrior code. Seasons later, Mapleshade started working for Ashfur in the hopes of being able to live again. While Appledusk was gone, Mapleshade decided to keep her kits entertained. Mapleshade to Crookedstar in in Crookedstar's Promise. Mapleshade then saw an idea light up Appledusks eyes. This leads me to my final theory, which is the only thing that I think truly makes sense: cats choose to go to StarClan or the Dark Forest. Bluestar: That is my last promise to you.Mapleshade swears revenge against her former mate, Appledusk, for turning his back on her. Can you imagine what that feels like? It's worth putting up with him for now, if he can do the same for us. I feel frozen with excitement! She became mates with Appledusk, a warrior of RiverClan, and was expecting his kits. Are they ready to face danger..and the truth?. Mapleshade padded through the thick layers of bracken covering the wooden floor, Patchkit's scruff gripped in her teeth and her two other kits bundling on behind her. I believe we will make it to the Half-Moon Meeting. When Appledusk is killed, Reedshine is already carrying his kits. She was able to keeptheir relationship a secret, until she gave birth to their kits. Sol | One Eye | Slash's Group (Slash, Bee, Snake) | Stripes's Group (Stripes) | Jacques and Susan | Darktail | Rain | Dodge's Group (Dodge) | Jaggedtooth | Willie's Group (Willie), Non-Cats Ravenwing was checking the herb pile and the roof, and when I asked to help him, he said he was fine. From here, she could cause more suffering than when she had been alive, and fighting her battles alone. She screeched. Mapleshade was a ThunderClan warrior that served under Oakstar's leadership in the forest territories and a Dark Forest member. He looked at me, reassurance in his eyes. 3. Spottedpaw dreams herself into the Place of No Stars, and goes to find Thistleclaw. She sees him in Mapleshade's training sessions, pummeling a light brown tabby she-cat. Mapleshade vows vengeance on Ravenwing and Frecklewish, blaming them for her kits' deaths. Mapleshade is oneof the two overarching antagonists (alongside Thistleclaw) of Erin Hunter'sWarriorsbook series. Mapleshade gives her news to the Clan the next day, and when asked about the father she says only that she's raising the kits alone. Welcome to r/WarriorCats! 674 takers Report. What you have done here is more terrible than anything a Clan cat has done before. Then, she finds out that Frecklewish watched her kits drown. In the eyes of StarClan, though, what Mapleshade did was nothing worth banning her to the Dark Forest - she loved a cat from another Clan, and the kits died accidentally. I looked for revenge whenever I could! Birchface is rightfully their father, and they are Thunderclan cats through and through! Being ordered to leave RiverClan's territory without even getting to attend her kits' burial, Mapleshade was heartbroken and enraged all over again, and vowed revenge upon her former mate. My opinion on the warrior code part 2 by Ivywish, Top 5 Cats with HUGE insecurities by Riverspirit, Mojoflight AKA Mojo (She/Her and/or Hu/Hum), Frostpaw/moon is running for Senior Warrior , Was Goosefeather really delusional? It was a plump, juicy one, and I had to resist eating it greatly. My mentor was busy treating Crimsonwish, who had whitecough. Waves of rain spiraled down from the sky, crashing down on the clearing and the roof of our den. Hello Mapleshade, Appledusk dipped his head to her formally, but Mapleshade could tell the dark cream tom was overjoyed. He insists that the Clan needs to know the truth, and tells them. Thanks Momma!. The irony in this is that Birchface was killed (albeit accidentally) by Appledusk, the real father of Mapleshade's kits, during a battle between ThunderClan and RiverClan at the Sunningrocks. Cats like Tigerstar, Thistleclaw, and Brokenstar who viewed StarClan and stupid and weak simply did not want to go there after their deaths. Yes,her mate deserved to die, but I didnt think her kits did. Though Mapleshade had a sad backstory, I dont think you should still kill your kits, just because your mate betrayed you. Mapleshade bravely tried to save her kits, and almost drowned herself in doing so, but ultimately failed. HollyleafTheGreat takes a look at Mapleshades involvement in the death of her kits. I started to take it over to the medicine cat den, but someone interrupted me. There is no reason hed know and she wouldnt, but she didnt care. The river borrowed through the territories like a weaving snake, letting nothing get in its way. First, Goosefeather,a medicine cat who had the ability to always see the spirits of both StarClan and the Dark Forest. Did Hailstar say you could go? When the Clans moved to new territories, Mapleshade followed and plotted with the other Dark Forest cats to destroy them once and for all, takingin and training more living recruits than ever before. Im truly sorry, Birchface. Yall May ask why send the others to the Place of No Stars? Well my friends, heres the key: Oakstar Banished a newly queen and her three kits, resulting in them dying. Well, I think youre right! Once he was gone, I turned to my littermates. Mapleshade's kits are not among StarClan's kits, according to the text. That place is full of weak-willed cowards who clung to the warrior code like ants to a leaf in a puddle. Larchkit nodded. Yeah, agreed Mapleshade, pretending to be wistful. She finds herself in a dark place and wonders aloud if it's StarClan; a voice tells her that it's the Dark Forest, and she feels glad, not upset, that she ended up there. You have everything that I wanted, Sandstorm! Its Icetufts Birthday! It was believed by some that she would be leader one day. I went through the agony of bearing your kits! Alternately, maybe it has to do with your connections in StarClan. Add to library 5. Nothing, remember? She had two sons and a daughter, naming the daughter Petalkit and the sons Patchkit and Larchkit. You have betrayed me and my kits. Momma, She whispered, do you think I will be as tall as the trees one day?, Mapleshade purred. Which, spoilers for Lost Stars would make sense considering Shadowpaw is hearing what may be a bad/evil StarClan warrior in his mind. -kept it a secret Bluestar and Mapleshade are actually quite the same For now, you don't need to know anything else. Also included in a three-pack bundle with the rest of. And, Mapleshade would have naturally hated StarClan for causing the exile of her/her kits by sending the omen to Ravenwing. Mapleshades thoughts were interrupted by a groan. We don't know how magic and stuff works in this world. Unlike Crookedjaw, Thistleclaw failed to become leader and didn'tescape the Dark Forest's influence,joining them after his death. Leader: Oakstar sturdy brown tom with amber eyes Apprentice, Petalpaw, Deputy: Beetail dark brown striped tabby tom, Medicine cat: Ravenwingsmall black tom with blue eyes Apprentice, Patchpaw, Mapleshadethick-furred tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes Apprentice, Wasppaw, Deerdapplesilver and black tabby she-cat, Frecklewishspeckled golden-furred she-cat with dark amber eyes Apprentice, Larchpaw, Nettlebreezeginger tabby tom with light blue eyes, Seedpeltlight brown-and-white tom with green eyes, Thrushtalonbrown tabby tom with dark blue eyes, Flintfurginger tabby tom with light blue eyes, Crimsonwishdark ginger tabby she-cat with blueish-purple eyes, Watersparka dark blue-gray she-cat with red-amber eyes, Dewspecklelight brown-and-white tabby she-cat with amber eyes Apprentice, Rushpaw, Patchpawthick-furred calico tom with green eyes, Petalpawlight brown she-cat with light green eyes, Larchpawdark brown tom with dark amber eyes, Wasppawblack-and-white tom with blue eyes, Rushpawblack she-cat with heather-colored eyes, Rabbitfurlight gray tabby tom with amber eyes, Barkhollydark brown she-cat with crimson eyes, Leader: Darkstarblack she-cat with green-blue eyes, Medicine cat: Dewsplashlight brown she-cat with blue eyes Apprentice, Rainpaw, Appleduskpale brown tom with green eyes Apprentice: Perchpaw, Milkfurwhite she-cat with gray-green eyes, MudgashOrange tabby she-cat with amber eyes, Perchtailgolden tabby tom with torn ears, Birchwishgolden-brown she-cat with green eyes, Rainpawblue-gray tom with dark blue eyes, Reedshine (Mother of Lightkitorange tabby she-kit; Applekitpale brown tom). I actually plan to make an addendum to this one (Im gonna be calling it The Point of No Return: An Addendum to my Mapleshade Article). Spottedleaf, dying, tells him that that was never meant to happen and that she couldnt journey with him anymore. I could take over the body of a nice, young she-cat-that would do me just fine. Consider creating an account! She is said to have broken the jaw of a pike in order to make Crookedjaw deputy in The Ultimate Guide, when she actually broke the jaw of a squirrel in Crookedstar's Promise. He really had no real reason behind killing kits the way he did by attacking them ("training them."). To be a loner when all you tried to do was love? Frecklewish, the sister of the recently-deceased warrior Birchface, assumes that this is because Birchface is the father, and Mapleshade doesn't confirm or deny it. A moon later, she has kits. Because honestly, Crowfeather has never done anything so bad by any metric to get him sent to the Dark Forest, so that would really make 0 sense. Or perhaps join ShadowClan or WindClan? She is often described as ginger-and-white, and once to have white patches, as well as often described as tortoiseshell. Also, WHY COULD DARKSTAR NOT HAVE BEEN AS GENEROUS AS CROOKEDSTAR?! Mapleshade swears to get revenge on Appledusk. No one messes with any of us.. Mapleshade is listed under RiverClan's character list in the table of contents, just after Crookedstar. Few who knew the noble RiverClan leader in life could have ever guessed the dark shadow that haunted his every step. They are so young and full of potential. Mapleshade was convinced StarClan was giving her an opportunity and said yes, they were Birchface's kits. Ive seen the incidents that happened the past few weeks, and Petalkit certainly resembles..hmm..Appledusk. The Wishful Nights - Book 1: Assassin's Oath. 2. Larchpaw just looked at the sky absent-mindedly. -river clan mate Nothing is known about her kithood, but it's said she was a bold, loyal and skillful warrior, known for her courage in facing enemies such as foxes, badgers and other cats. The tom that was truly the father. And just as Mapleshade expected, a silhouette of a cat was waiting for them. Darkstar This cats got many problems-_- I was very sad when he died.. Yet he goes to StarClan and Mapleshade doesn't even though they both have similar motives (wanting to punish the cats that hurt them.) For now, you don't need to know anything else. So th kits grow up in Thunderclan. The results for this wintry gathering! I looked for revenge whenever I could! She was delighted to see another cat go through the same pain that she had. Or become a loner with that loner who tried to save her. I shouldnt have been so quick to judge. There's a massive difference what Mapleshade did to any of Greystripe's killings. Mapleshade vowed to the pregnant Reedshine that she would haunt Appledusk's descendants forever for what he did to her. She is pregnant with his kits, and when she gives birth, Frecklewish assumes theyre her brother, Birchfaces, because no living cat claims them and Birchface has died at the paws of Appledusk. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. by 1.9K 94 23 "Hollyleaf?! Mapleshade buried her muzzle into his fur. She looked feverish. Mapleshade watched as the three kits ran up to sniff it. Thistleclaw was arrogant, aggressive, and had a thirst for leadership. Second, the stepping stones are not the safest way to cross, and the map shows two perfectly good bridges that she could have used to cross. Mapleshade, He stated, I have seen an omen. Ashfur fully intended to murder both Firestar (by his own admission) and Squirrelflights kits. (Birchface has SkyClan blood!) An interesting theory that came to mind was that Mapleshade wanted to kill Firestar, because he was the mate to Sandstorm, and she wanted her to suffer. Mapleshade wasambitious and enjoyed their admiration, and was also compassionate and affable, as she was usually polite to other cats and felt sympathy for Ravenwing for being ThunderClan's only medicine cat.
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