"Back in the forest where Firestar lives there are four Clans. They meet at the full moon, too, and exchange their news, and there's a truce so they're not allowed to fight one another."

— Rockshade explaining Gatherings to Stick, Cora, Shorty, and Coal in SkyClan's Destiny, page 164

Rockshade
Affiliations
Current:	SkyClan[1]
Past:	Rogue[2]
Names
Rogue: Kit: Apprentice: Warrior:	Rock[2] Rockkit[1] Rockpaw[3] Rockshade[4]
Family
Mother: Sister: Brother: Half-Sibling: Half-Sisters:	Clovertail Tinycloud Bouncefire Sandypaw Birdpaw, Honeypaw
Education
Mentor(s):	Cherrytail[3]
Book Appearances
Living:	Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, The Rescue, Beyond the Code, After the Flood

Rockshade is a black tom^[5] with a torn ear.^[6]

Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Contents 1 History 1.1 In the Super Edition Arc 1.1.1 Firestar's Quest 1.1.2 SkyClan's Destiny 1.2 In the SkyClan and the Stranger Arc 1.2.1 The Rescue 1.2.2 Beyond the Code 2 Trivia 3 Character Pixels 4 Family 4.1 Members 4.2 Tree 5 Quotes 6 Ceremonies 7 References and Citations

History Edit

In the Super Edition Arc Edit

Firestar's Quest Edit

While Firestar and Sandstorm are hunting, they find a queen being attacked by a fox. The two launch into action and protect the queen. Scratch, a rogue, joins in to protect the cat. The three successfully protect the queen, and she reveals her name, Clover. Clover shows her saviors her kits, Rock being one of them, along with his littermates, Tiny and Bounce. Later, when Clover chooses to join SkyClan, she is renamed Clovertail and Rock is made Rockkit, and his siblings gain Clan names as well.

When he and his littermates are playing one day, they find themselves in a cave with shining moss, and go back to the main part of the camp. Rockkit claims they saw shiny cats there. No one believed them at first, but eventually a patrol was sent to investigate. The cave then became known as the Whispering Cave. He is one of the kits who almost drowns in the gorge when they first see the cave.

When Petal and Rainfur come to the gorge with their kits Mint and Sage, Rockkit and his siblings are seen being excited that they weren't the littlest cats in the gorge anymore.

He is made an apprentice and is given Cherrytail as his mentor.

SkyClan's DestinyEdit

He and his siblings, Tinypaw and Bouncepaw, have become warriors. Their names are Rockshade, Tinycloud and Bouncefire.

When Billystorm leaves to go back to his Twoleg nest because of the snow, Rockshade comments that Billystorm only likes to be involved in the fun stuff and goes home when there's work to be done.

Leafstar chooses him, his brother Bouncefire, Ebonyclaw, Mintpaw, Sagepaw, and Snookpaw to go look at the unused dens further along the gorge. He helps Mintpaw climb up to the higher caves when she can't reach the next crack. When Leafstar tells them about Ancient SkyClan, he says he wishes he were a descendant of an Ancient SkyClan cat. Then he mentions that he is strong unlike some cats, and Leafstar knows he means the daylight-warriors.

During Leafstar’s dream, she sees Rockshade and his siblings on their vigil. Then when she wakes up, he and his siblings are bickering about where to hunt.

After Sagepaw falls from the cliff, Echosong asks Rockshade to lay down so she could compare his leg to Sagepaw's. He also complains when Leafstar tells him to go on a hunting patrol, saying he wants to join the training session. Billystorm tells him that when your Clan leader tells you to do something, you do it. Rockshade doesn’t say anything back to him but gives Billystorm a glare. Then he mutters to Cherrytail, asking what a kittypet would know.

During the battle with the rats, he joins Sharpclaw's patrol to kill the rats once they flee from their nests. He is seen fighting off a rat that had its teeth clamped onto his shoulder. Leafstar comes to help him and he thanks her.

Before the Gathering, his sister, Tinycloud, challenges him to race up to the Skyrock. Cora then asks what the Skyrock is and he explains it to her. When Billystorm tells Leafstar about seeing SkyClan cats in the Twolegplace, he mentions that Rockshade was in the patrol.

He and his brother, Bouncefire come up with an idea to get revenge on the Twoleg who had trapped Petalnose and Shrewtooth. They say they can use their SkyClan skills to climb up a tree while some other cats lure the Twoleg underneath the tree. Then the cats in the tree would jump out and attack the Twoleg. Coal interrupts and says you shouldn’t attack the Twoleg, along with the other Twolegplace cats. When they decide to scare the Twoleg rather than fight it, Rockshade is chosen, along with Cora and Bouncefire, to lead the dog away because they are fast runners.

During the battle against Dodge's group, he is attacked by a cream-colored she-cat. Leafstar goes to his aid and together they drove her off. Then they help a queen named Nutmeg escape from the battle with her kits. Nutmeg says that they are on the other side in the fight, but Rockshade tells her that kits took no sides and that they are the responsibility of everyone.

In the SkyClan and the Stranger ArcEdit

The RescueEdit

The only time he is seen is in camp when Birdpaw, Sandypaw, Honeypaw, Plumwillow, and Nettlesplash went missing and came back with a mangled pigeon.

Beyond the CodeEdit

Rockshade and Bouncefire approach Billystorm, Harveymoon, and Ebonyclaw, who are lying in the shade. He insults the daylight-warriors by saying that they're not working hard enough, and just because they eat kittypet slop every night doesn't mean the rest of the Clan should go hungry. This begins an argument, but Rockshade backs down when Leafstar stops the dispute.

Trivia Edit

• In the allegiances of SkyClan's Destiny, he is mistakenly not listed as one of Clovertail's kits.^[7]

Character PixelsEdit

Please do not edit this gallery Kit Version Apprentice Version Warrior Version

FamilyEdit

MembersEdit

Mother:

Clovertail:^[2] Living (As of After the Flood)

Brother:

Bouncefire:^[2] Living (As of Beyond the Code)

Sister:

Tinycloud:^[2] Living (As of The Rescue)

Half-Sibling:

Sandypaw:^[8] Living (As of After the Flood)

Half-Sisters:

Birdpaw:^[8] Living (As of After the Flood)

Honeypaw:^[8] Living (As of After the Flood)

TreeEdit

    = Male

    = Female

    = Gender Unknown

QuotesEdit

CeremoniesEdit

Rock's Naming Ceremony
Firestar: All right. Come here. You can't be apprentices yet, but you can have Clan names. From now on, these kits will be known as Rockkit, Bouncekit, and Tinykit. Everyone: Rockkit! Bouncekit! Tinykit! Reference: Firestar's Quest, page 336

Rockpaw's Apprentice Ceremony
Leafstar: Cherrytail, you are a new warrior, but the whole of SkyClan has seen your dedication. You will mentor Rockpaw. Reference: Firestar's Quest, page 504

Rockshade's Warrior Ceremony

Leafstar: I, Leafstar, leader of SkyClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these three apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Bouncepaw, Tinypaw, and Rockpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your lives? Rockpaw, Bouncepaw, & Tinypaw: I do. Leafstar: Rockpaw, from this moment you will be known as Rockshade. StarClan honors your courage and your strength, and we welcome you as a full warrior of SkyClan. Everyone: Bouncefire! Rockshade! Tinycloud! Reference: SkyClan's Destiny, pages 20-21

End of Spoiler Warning

References and CitationsEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 336
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 279
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 504
4. ↑ Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, page 21
5. ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, allegiances
6. ↑ Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, page 149
7. ↑ Revealed in SkyClan's Destiny, allegiances
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Revealed in The Rescue, page 10