Firestar
Firestar, a handsome ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt and bright green eyes, is the main protagonist of the Original series. Initially a house cat named Rusty, he often dreamed of hunting for his own prey in the forest beyond his owner's house. Rusty joins ThunderClan after encountering Bluestar, ThunderClan's leader, and is initially established as an apprentice, being renamed Firepaw after his "flame-colored pelt." Throughout the series, Firepaw gains respect within the Clan and eventually receives his warrior name, Fireheart. In Forest of Secrets, he becomes deputy, and finally, becomes ThunderClan's leader in The Darkest Hour. Firestar was mentored by Bluestar (and, for a short time, Lionheart and Tigerclaw), and has mentored three apprentices himself: Cinderpelt, who later becomes a medicine cat apprentice to Yellowfang due to her 'accident' on the Thunderpath (which in fact, was set up by Tigerstar) that permanently injures her leg; Cloudtail; and Brambleclaw. Cloudtail is the son of his kittypet sister, Princess. Firestar met Princess when she was heavily pregnant in Fire and Ice. When her kits were born, she let Firestar take Cloudkit, her firstborn, with him to ThunderClan, where Bluestar named him Cloudkit.
Firestar is typically known as a perfect character in the series, though he is sure he is far from perfect. He does not possess any significant character flaws and is fully committed to the warrior code. Firestar is fiercely loyal not only to his Clan, but also to his many friends and allies that he meets along the way, regardless of their affiliation. He respects the rules of his superiors, but also has the insight to look beyond them in order to properly judge a questionable situation. As a result, he often breaks the traditional rules of the Clan (a trend started by his very inclusion into the Clan, being of house cat, or "kittypet" origins) in order to help his friends or to rectify a situation he believes to be right. He protected his friend, Graystripe, from suspicion from the other cats when Graystripe snuck out to meet with Silverstream. When Bluestar declared war on WindClan for allegedly stealing prey, Firestar snuck out of camp and secretly negotiated a meeting of peace with WindClan's leader, Tallstar. Firestar also refrained from killing Silverstream during a fight with RiverClan because he did not want to hurt Graystripe's mate. Firestar is primarily responsible, along with his friend Graystripe, for several feats that have ensured the well-being of all the Clans, such as retrieving WindClan after they were driven out of their camp, and hunting prey for RiverClan when they were trapped in a flood. He led all four Clans against the ranks of BloodClan as LionClan in The Darkest Hour and killed their leader, Scourge, thus effectively saving the entire forest.
Firestar maintains a minor presence in subsequent series, The New Prophecy and Power of Three, as the ever-present leader of ThunderClan. Additionally, in between the Original series and The New Prophecy, he travels north with his mate, Sandstorm, in order to reunite the lost and scattered descendants of SkyClan in Firestar's Quest. As of Long Shadows, Firestar has four lives left. The first of his nine lives was lost in the battle with BloodClan, the second life was lost in Firestar's Quest when he battled the rats (though Firestar's Quest states he had only six lives prior to the rat battle), and the third life was lost when the tree fell on him saving ShadowClan from the humans ("Twolegs"). He lost the fourth when he was caught in the foxtrap and the fifth due to greencough.
He has two daughters with his mate, Sandstorm: Leafpool, who is a medicine cat, and Squirrelflight, who is a warrior. Both have leading roles in The New Prophecy series and side parts in the Power of Three series.
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