Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Darkstripe

Darkstripe

Darkstripe, a sleek black and gray tabby tom, is a warrior in ThunderClan during the entirety of the Original series. He is a rude, nasty, impolite, and unpleasant cat who maintains a highly negative opinion of Firestar throughout the series. He is a close friend and supporter of Tigerstar, and as such is fiercely loyal to Tigerstar's ambitions despite their implications. Darkstripe routinely voices his negative opinions at Clan meetings, refusing to trust Firestar due to his kittypet origins and mocking any cat who thinks otherwise.

When Tigerclaw is exiled from ThunderClan in Forest of Secrets, Darkstripe voices his disappointment that Tigerstar didn't include him in his plan to kill Bluestar. It is interesting to note that he did not appear to have a problem with Tigerstar's plan itself, but rather that he wasn't allowed to be a part of it. Darkstripe's lonely path of a devoted follower continues to reduce his popularity in the clan, and in A Dangerous Path he begins secretly plotting with Tigerstar across the border in order to bring the dogs upon the camp and save only his children, Bramblekit and Tawnykit, from the ensuing chaos. After this fails, he attempts to kill Sorrelkit with deathberries when she discovers his meetings with Blackfoot, Tigerstar's deputy, and he is exiled from the Clan. Darkstripe immediately runs to Tigerstar's side and eventually kills one of Bluestar's children; Stonefur, but when Tigerstar is killed by Scourge, Darkstripe is left completely alone. His resulting madness culminates in the battle with BloodClan during The Darkest Hour, when he forsakes all loyalty to any Clan and desperately attempts to kill Firestar himself. He is killed, finally, by Graystripe.

Darkstripe has mentored Longtail, Dustpelt, and Ferncloud, although his mentorship of Ferncloud was revoked when he was exiled from the Clan. His other relationships are unknown, and it can be implied from his personality that hardly any cat liked him very much. He is shown during the later half of The New Prophecy series to be walking the same place as Tigerstar and eventually Hawkfrost, known as The Dark Forest.

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