Owlstar (SotC)

"Owl Eyes was an excellent deputy while you and Lightning Tail were gone. Leaf and Gooseberry got into an argument about the nests in the warriors' den, and Owl Eyes figured out a solution every cat could live with. He managed so well that I didn't even know there was an argument until it was over."

— Violet Dawn to Thunderstar, suggesting Owl Eyes as deputy in Thunderstar's Echo, chapter 8

Owlstar (SotC)
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	Tall Shadow's camp Clear Sky's camp Thunder's camp Kittypet ThunderClan
Names
Kit:	Owl Eyes
Early Settler:	Owl Eyes
Hunter:	Owl Eyes
Warrior:	Owl Eyes
Deputy:	Owl Eyes
Leader:	Owlstar
StarClan resident:	Owlstar
Kin
Mother:	Turtle Tail
Father:	Tom
Adopted father:	Gray Wing
Sister:	Sparrowstar
Brother:	Pebble Heart
Education
Apprentice:	Snail Shell
Deputy position
Preceded by:	Lightning Tail
ThunderClan leader position
Preceded by:	Thunderstar
Book appearances
Living	Thunder Rising, The First Battle, The Blazing Star, A Forest Divided, Path of Stars, Moth Flight's Vision, Thunderstar's Echo, Shadowstar's Life
Living	Thunder Rising, The First Battle, The Blazing Star, A Forest Divided, Path of Stars, Moth Flight's Vision, Thunderstar's Echo, Shadowstar's Life

Owlstar is a lean, lithe, sleek, dark gray tom with wide, brilliant, amber eyes, and broad shoulders.

Owlstar was the second leader of ThunderClan. He was born as Owl Eyes to Turtle Tail and Tom, alongside Pebble Heart and Sparrow Fur. He grieves, along with his siblings, when Turtle Tail was hit by a monster and and the trio were raised on the moor by their adopted father, Gray Wing. After the groups split, he joined Clear Sky's camp in the forest, and eventually he followed Thunder after leaving his father's group to make a new camp. Thunder's camp later became ThunderClan, and Owl Eyes became a warrior under Thunder's leadership and gained his own apprentice, Snail Shell. Owl Eyes soon succeeded Lightning Tail as deputy after the latter's death, and later succeeded Thunderstar as ThunderClan's second leader. Owlstar ascended to StarClan after his death.

History

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Dawn of the Clans

«Though [Gray Wing] had never had his own kits, Pebble Heart, Sparrow Fur, and Owl Eyes had seemed like his, and he still missed them now that they’d left the moor to live among the pines and the oaks. Yet he was proud that they’d followed their instincts and chosen their own homes.»

—Gray Wing on his adopted kits ^{Path of Stars, page 2}

Owl Eyes and his siblings are born to Turtle Tail after she rejoins Tall Shadow's group, previously being a kittypet with their father, Tom. The kits are watched over by their adopted father, Gray Wing, though Owl Eyes frequently gets into trouble, on one occasion sneaking out of camp to hunt. When Tom wishes to see his kits, he is refused by Turtle Tail, but finds the kits even so. Before they are rescued, Turtle Tail is killed on the Thunderpath, leaving Owl Eyes devastated. As the First Battle breaks out shortly after, Owl Eyes wishes to fight, but is barred due to his age.

Upon the news that Tom is in Clear Sky's group, Owl Eyes is shocked at the negative reaction, worrying that it must mean the other cats don't like him either. After Tom is killed by One Eye, he becomes despondent, feeling guilt when Gray Wing disappears after admitting he wasn't his real father. After the group is ordered by the spirit-cats to separate, Owl Eyes and Sparrow Fur join Clear Sky in the forest. However, Owl Eyes eventually decides to follow Thunder when the forest camp splits, and the group is named ThunderClan by Silver Stripe.

Novellas

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In Thunderstar's Echo, Owl Eyes has trained an apprentice, Snail Shell. He is assigned to look after the Clan as temporary deputy when Thunderstar and Lightning Tail search for the dogs, but becomes full deputy after Lightning Tail's death.

Character pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Kit Version Early Settler Version Hunter Version Warrior Version Deputy Version Leader Version StarClan Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Owlstar (SotC)'s Warriors website fact sheet Owlstar (SotC)'s icon on the Warriors family tree

Ceremonies

Owl Eyes' deputy ceremony
Thunderstar: ThunderClan's new deputy will be Owl Eyes. He's proved himself more than deserving. Reference: Thunderstar's Echo, chapter 10

Kin

Members

Mother:

Turtle Tail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Father:

Tom: Deceased, residence unknown

Adopted father:

Gray Wing: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sister:

Sparrowstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brother:

Pebble Heart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Trees

Genetic

Gray Wing ♂

Turtle Tail ♀

Tom ♂

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Owlstar ♂

Pebble Heart ♂

Sparrowstar ♀

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Adopted

Gray Wing ♂

Owlstar ♂

Pebble Heart ♂

Sparrowstar ♀

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Riverstar's Home (Mentioned only)
• Thunder Rising
• The First Battle
• The Blazing Star
• A Forest Divided
• Path of Stars
• Moth Flight's Vision
• Thunderstar's Echo
• Shadowstar's Life
• Secrets of the Clans (First appearance; retconned)
• The Ultimate Guide (Mentioned only)

Trivia

Interesting facts

• Owlstar's previous name, Owl Eyes, was given after his owl-like eyes.
• Owlstar has the same lean, lithe shape as Turtle Tail.

Mistakes

• He has been mistakenly called Owl Eye.

Continuity

The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.

• In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Owlstar learns night hunting by watching the technique of an owl, becoming the best hunter in ThunderClan. He becomes the second leader of ThunderClan after Thunderstar, having the name Owlstar. He appears in StarClan at a meeting of cats discussing about Bluefur's situation involving her half-Clan kits.
  • Owlstar is mistakenly called an apprentice.

Quotes

«He knew that Owl Eyes had good hunting instincts, but deciding to go out alone was one of the most reckless things he had ever heard of.»

—Gray Wing about Owl Eyes ^{Thunder Rising, page 232}

Jagged Peak: "Thunder and I want to talk."

Owl Eyes: "You want to argue."

^{The First Battle, page 47}

"I don't want to share them! I want to go home where there aren't any Twolegs!"

―Owl Eyes about sharing Twolegs with Tom ^{The First Battle, page 203}

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Owl Eyes: "He's our father! And if they don't want him around, then maybe they don't want us, either."

Gray Wing: "There's no need to worry about that. All three of you have a lot to contribute to our group. It doesn't matter what your father did."

^{The Blazing Star, page 58}

Owl Eyes: "But the Blazing Star is on the other side of the Thunderpath."

Gray Wing: "Are you giving up already?"

^{The Blazing Star, page 173}

Owl Eyes: "I still think you should be teaching them how to stalk, not to jump."

Alder: "Clear Sky asked us to train them, not you."

^{A Forest Divided, pages 151-152}

"I wish I'd been there. I'd have clawed their ears off."

―Owl Eyes about a patrol being attacked by rogues ^{Path of Stars, page 89}

External links

• Owlstar's profile on the Warriors official website (backup link)
• The Best Fathers a Cat Could Have on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• Blood Isn't Everything on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• New In Store: Keychains on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• Stand Together or Fall Divided on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• The Forest Map: ThunderClan on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
• The forest map: WindClan on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)

Fan content

• Gray Wing's family artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)