Mudclaw (WC)

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Mudclaw (WC)



Affiliations
Current:	WindClan
Past:	None
Names
Warrior: Deputy:	Mudclaw Mudclaw
Family
*	None Known

Education
Mentor(s):	Unknown
Apprentice(s):	Webfoot, Crowfeather

Book Appearances
Living:	Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, A Dangerous Path, The Darkest Hour, Firestar's Quest, Midnight, Moonrise, Dawn, Starlight
Dead:	None

Mudclaw is a mottled dark brown tom with amber eyes.

Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] History

He, along with the rest of WindClan, is driven out of his territory by ShadowClan and its cruel leader, Brokenstar. However, he returns home with WindClan when Fireheart and Graystripe of ThunderClan come to bring them home.

Mudclaw is the mentor to Webpaw.

[edit] Forest of Secrets

Mudclaw (WC) does not formally appear in Forest of Secrets, but is listed in the allegiances.

Fireheart uses him as an excuse to get away from the Gathering, saying that Mudclaw had told him about a warren of rabbits just in ThunderClan.

[edit] Rising Storm

On patrol, he stopped Fireheart and Bluestar from traveling to the Moonstone, because WindClan was still angry at ThunderClan for been sheltering Brokentail, ShadowClan's former leader who had driven WindClan away. When he learns that Brokentail died, but was not murdered by ThunderClan, he quickly retaliates by saying that ThunderClan just protected murderers. He succeeds in sending the two cats back to their territory.

At the next Gathering, he looks coldly at Fireheart but does not speak to him. He also is one of the cats to demand to know what happened to Tigerclaw, the former deputy of ThunderClan. Bluestar, however, refuses to tell him, or anyone else.

He later attacks Sandstorm, Fireheart, and Cloudpaw as they traveled through WindClan territory to return to ThunderClan, after saving Cloudpaw from Twolegs. He fights Sandstorm, but Cloudpaw helps her after driving away Mudclaw's apprentice Webpaw, and he, too, is driven away along with Deadfoot, who was fighting Fireheart.

[edit] A Dangerous Path

Mudclaw's apprentice, Webpaw, is now a warrior known as Webfoot.

He is on a patrol with Onewhisker and Gorsepaw when Fireheart is trying to see Tallstar to divert a possible battle between WindClan and ThunderClan. Onewhisker managed to speak with Fireheart without the notice of Mudclaw.

[edit] The Darkest Hour

Mudclaw is on patrol with Tornear and an apprentice when they see Fireheart and Cinderpelt on their way to the Moonstone. He curls his lip upon recognizing Fireheart, but Tornear reacts calmly. All three cats look solemn when they learn about the death of Bluestar, and allow the ThunderClan cats to continue on.

He goes to ThunderClan for help when TigerClan attacks WindClan, but he is badly wounded and it takes him a while to get to their camp. However, Firestar still sent a patrol to WindClan and they found the Clan in near ruins.

[edit] In the Super Edition Series

[edit] Super Edition: Firestar's Quest

He became deputy of WindClan after the previous deputy, Deadfoot died in the battle with Tigerclan.

[edit] In the New Prophecy Series

[edit] Midnight

He chased a vole across the ThunderClan border, and was caught by a patrol consisting of Brambleclaw, Dustpelt, and Squirrelpaw. His apprentice Crowpaw got into a fight with Brambleclaw, but Onewhisker stopped him.

[edit] Moonrise

He stole more prey from ThunderClan, and was seen by Firestar as he went to talk to Tallstar about WindClan's theft. He then got into a fight with Graystripe.

[edit] Dawn

Mudclaw seems to be very hostile during the Great Journey, arguing just for the sake of seeming independent at times. Because of Tallstar's dwindling health, he took over many of the leader's duties. He took over so many duties, Talon accidentally mistakes Mudclaw for WindClan's leader.

[edit] Starlight

In Starlight, Mudclaw becomes significant after Tallstar elects Onewhisker as his deputy a few moments before he dies, claiming that Mudclaw was not the right cat to lead the Clan, because there would be a severe rivalry between ThunderClan and WindClan. Mudclaw is outraged to hear about it, and he leads a revolt against Onewhisker, believing that he, as the original deputy, should have been leader. During the battle, however, he is killed by a tree struck by a bolt of lightning. The Clan cats take the lightning to be a sign from StarClan that Mudclaw was never meant to be WindClan's leader, and the tree also provides a bridge to the Gathering Island. Before his death, Mudclaw tells Brambleclaw about Hawkfrost's involvement in the revolt. He says that Hawkfrost came to Mudclaw and offered help in return for making Hawkfrost WindClan's deputy and helping him to take over RiverClan later. Hawkfrost denies it and accuses Mudclaw of lying.

[edit] Erin Hunter Chat

In an Erin Hunter Chat, it was revealed Mudclaw did go to StarClan, as he was following the Warrior Code. He was the deputy and according to the Warrior Code, the deputy succeeds the leader. He just truly believed that he was the rightful leader of WindClan, not Onestar. However, the falling tree on the island proved that Onestar was the rightful leader of WindClan.

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