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"These are your children. Though they were too small to make the journey with SkyClan, and grew up in ThunderClan instead, Spottedpelt and Gorseclaw have chosen to walk these skies with me in honor of their SkyClan ancestors."

— Birdflight in Firestar's Quest, page 496

Gorseclaw (TC)



Affiliations
Current:	ThunderClan^[1]
Past:	SkyClan^[1]
Post-Death
Residence:	SkyClan Ancestor^[1]
Names
Kit: Known/Given:	Gorsekit^[2] Gorseclaw^[1]
Family
Father: Mother: Sister:	Cloudstar Birdflight Spottedpelt
Book Appearances
Living:	Firestar's Quest, Battles of the Clans, Cloudstar's Journey
Dead:	Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny

Gorseclaw is a dark tabby tom with amber eyes who bears a striking resemblance to Tigerstar.^[3]

Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

HistoryEdit

In the Super Edition ArcEdit

Firestar's QuestEdit

When SkyClan is banished from their territory, Birdflight is worried that he and her other kit wouldn't survive their exile. When Kestrelwing, the ThunderClan medicine cat, invites Birdflight and her kits to join ThunderClan, she agrees.

Gorseclaw, now a StarClan warrior, later appears with SkyClan's warrior ancestors during Leafdapple's leader ceremony with Spottedpelt and Birdflight, finally reunited with their father, Cloudstar. Firestar notes that he looked a lot like Tigerstar.

SkyClan's DestinyEdit

Gorseclaw is briefly mentioned when Leafstar sees the ancestors of SkyClan at a Gathering.

Gorseclaw is seen with his family, Cloudstar, Birdflight and Spottedpelt. Birdflight touches noses with him and his sister.

In the Field Guide ArcEdit

Battles of the ClansEdit

Fawnstep has a vision of SkyClan leaving the forest, and she mentions to Cloudstar that she saw him giving his kits to ThunderClan.

In the NovellasEdit

Cloudstar's JourneyEdit

He is first seen when he and his sister are born to Birdflight and Cloudstar.

When SkyClan are driven out, he and his sister are deemed too young to make the journey to find a new territory. With much protesting, his father Cloudstar eventually agrees to let them stay behind, and he, his sister, and his mother are invited to join ThunderClan by their current medicine cat, Kestrelwing.

Character Pixels Edit

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FamilyEdit

MembersEdit

Mother:

Birdflight:^[4] Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Father:

Cloudstar:^[3] Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Sister:

Spottedpelt:^[3] Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

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Distant Relatives:

Spottedleaf:^[5] Deceased, No Residence

Tigerstar:^[5] Deceased, No Residence

Leopardfoot:^[6] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Mistkit:^[6] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Nightkit:^[6] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Hawkfrost:^[7] Deceased, No Residence

Mothwing:^[7] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Tadpole:^[7] Deceased, Residence Unknown

Bramblestar:^[8] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Tawnypelt:^[8] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Flametail:^[9] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Tigerheart:^[9] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Dawnpelt:^[9] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Redtail:^[10] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Sandstorm:^[11] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Squirrelflight:^[12] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Leafpool:^[12] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Lionblaze:^[13] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Hollyleaf:^[13] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Jayfeather:^[13] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Patchpelt:^[14] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Longtail:^[15] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Willowpelt:^[10] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Darkstripe:^[16] Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member

Graystripe:^[11] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Stormfur:^[17] Living (As of Sign of the Moon)

Feathertail:^[17] Deceased, Verified Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan member

Briarlight:^[18] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Bumblestripe:^[18] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Blossomfall:^[18] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Sorreltail:^[19] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Sootfur:^[19] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Rainwhisker:^[19] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Honeyfern:^[20] Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Molepaw:^[20] Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Cinderheart:^[20] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Poppyfrost:^[20] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Lilykit:^[21] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Seedkit:^[21] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Cherrypaw:^[22] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Molepaw:^[22] Living (As of The Last Hope)

Lark That Sings at Dawn:^[23] Living (As of Sign of the Moon)

Pine That Clings to Rock:^[23] Living (As of Sign of the Moon)

Tree Edit

Cloudstar

Birdflight

Gorseclaw

Spottedpelt

Missing
Generations

Unknown

= Male

= Female

= Gender Unknown

QuotesEdit

"Gorseclaw was a broad-shouldered tabby tom with glowing amber eyes; Firestar's belly churned at the likeness to his old enemy, Tigerstar. Birdflight had said the two cats had grown up in Firestar's own Clan. Did that mean that SkyClan's blood ran in ThunderClan? Were Spottedleaf and Tigerstar both descended from Cloudstar?"

—Firestar's thoughts on Gorseclaw ^{Firestar's Quest, pages 496-497}

End of Spoiler Warning

References and CitationsEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 496
↑ Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 10
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, pages 496-497
↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 6
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Revealed in Spottedleaf's Honest Answer
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 266
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Revealed in Return to the Clans, pages 2-3
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Revealed in Dark River, pages 21-22
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Revealed on Vicky's facebook page
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Revealed in Sunrise, page 305
↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8
↑ Revealed on Vicky's facebook page
↑ Revealed on Vicky's facebook page
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 223
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 158
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Revealed in Rising Storm, page 120
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 2

[fq496-0] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 496

[cjchapter_10-1] Revealed in Cloudstar's Journey, chapter 10

[fq496-497-2] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, pages 496-497

[fq6-3] Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 6

[sha-4] 5.0 ^5.1 Revealed in Spottedleaf's Honest Answer

[bp266-5] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 266

[ts32-3-6] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Revealed in Return to the Clans, pages 2-3

[os419-20-7] 8.0 ^8.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20

[po221-22-8] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Revealed in Dark River, pages 21-22

[bp362-9] 10.0 ^10.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362

[fboskits-10] 11.0 ^11.1 Revealed on Vicky's facebook page

[fq509-11] 12.0 ^12.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509

[po6305-12] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Revealed in Sunrise, page 305

[bp8-13] Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8

[fblong-14] Revealed on Vicky's facebook page

[fbdark-15] Revealed on Vicky's facebook page

[os3223-16] 17.0 ^17.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 223

[po4158-17] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 158

[os4120-18] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Revealed in Rising Storm, page 120

[np627-19] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27

[om5146-20] 21.0 ^21.1 Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146

[om1299-21] 22.0 ^22.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299

[om42-22] 23.0 ^23.1 Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 2

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