Sunstrike

"Thistleclaw's great. I can't believe he was ever a ThunderClan cat!"

— Sunstrike's opinion on Thistleclaw and ThunderClan cats in Sign of the Moon, page 61

Sunstrike
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	WindClan
Biographical information
Cause of death:	Slain in the Great Battle
Names
Apprentice:	Sunpaw
Warrior:	Sunstrike
StarClan resident:	Unknown
Education
Mentor:	Emberfoot
Book appearances
Living	Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, Hollyleaf's Story, Omen of the Stars, Mistystar's Omen
Living	Eclipse, Long Shadows, Sunrise, Hollyleaf's Story, Omen of the Stars, Mistystar's Omen

Sunstrike is a tortoiseshell she-cat with a large white mark on her forehead.

Sunstrike was a WindClan warrior under Onestar's leadership in the lake territories. As an apprentice, Sunpaw was mentored by Emberfoot and earned her warrior name, Sunstrike. She trained in the Dark Forest but fought for the Clans when she learned the Dark Forest's true intentions. Sunstrike perished in the Great Battle and went to StarClan.

History

In the Power of Three arc

Eclipse

Sunpaw is a WindClan apprentice and her mentor is Emberfoot.

In the Omen of the Stars arc

The Fourth Apprentice

She has earned her warrior name, Sunstrike.

Sign of the Moon

"I sort of liked Sunstrike when I met her at Gatherings."

―Ivypool considering Sunstrike as a Dark Forest trainee ^{Sign of the Moon, page 129}

Sunstrike leaves the Dark Forest with Furzepaw, Tigerheart, and Breezepelt after a training session with a Dark Forest cat, Hawkfrost. Sunstrike mentions that Thistleclaw is great and how she cannot believe that he came from ThunderClan. Ivypool is shocked that Sunstrike is training there, because Ivypool thought that she had seemed nice at Gatherings. After Antpelt's death, she is seen with Furzepaw and Breezepelt. Breezepelt tells her and Furzepaw not to mention the Dark Forest and that Antpelt is still on their side, even though he has died.

The Forgotten Warrior

Ivypool reflects on the training Hawkfrost had Redwillow, Sunstrike, and herself do the night before. The cats had been training for quite a while, and Hawkfrost did not allow any cat to leave until their claw marks were all over the others' pelts. During the Dark Forest meeting, she sits next to Breezepelt.

The Last Hope

Sunstrike is mentioned when Birchfall says that they are going to meet at the border and that she's bringing Larkpaw and Harespring along. While waiting for them to arrive, she asks her Clanmates if there are any sign of the ThunderClan cats. They approach the border, but Foxleap sounds from a slope for them to halt and is followed by a patrol. He asks what they're doing so close to the border and she lies by saying they were checking the border. After arguing, Sunstrike bares her teeth, saying that no WindClan cat crossed the border, obviously frustrated. Foxleap wants to check ThunderClan territory for any scent of them, but she retorts by saying there won't be any found. She then leads the other two cats through the heather to the WindClan camp.

When Sunstrike and Minnowtail realize what the Place of No Stars is planning, they're horrified. Sunstrike states that she can't believe that she didn't know the Dark Forest was planning an attack on the Clans, and that she didn't figure it out. During the battle, she is briefly seen attacking a Dark Forest cat.

Character pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Apprentice Version Warrior Version StarClan Version

Appearances

• Eclipse (First appearance; allegiance only)
• Long Shadows (Allegiance only)
• Sunrise (Allegiance only)
• Hollyleaf's Story (Allegiance only)
• The Fourth Apprentice (Allegiance only)
• Mistystar's Omen (Allegiance only)
• Fading Echoes (Allegiance only)
• Night Whispers (Allegiance only)
• Sign of the Moon
• The Forgotten Warrior
• The Last Hope †

Trivia

Mistakes

• She has been mistakenly called a tom.

External links

• Warrior of the Week Gallery #1 - Sunstrike on the Warriors official website (Warrior of the Week #1) (backup link)
• Welcome to Warrior of the Week on the Warriors official website (backup link)
• Stand Together or Fall Divided on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• Morningstar's Folly - When Peace Isn't the Answer on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)