| “ | You're not here for praise. Leave that to your precious Clanmates. You're here to fight. If you survive, count yourself lucky. | „ |
| ~ Shredtail. |
| “ | It's a shame your badger friend won't fight for you. | „ |
| ~ Shredtail taunting Lionblaze - his last words. |
Shredtail is a minor antagonist in the super edition Crookedstar's Promise and a supporting antagonist in Omen of the Stars arc, from Erin Hunter's Warriors book franchise.
He was one of the Dark Forest spirits, although his backstory is unknown. He trained Thistleclaw in his preparations of becoming Thunderclan's deputy and many seasons later, he trained several trainees from living clans, in preparations for the Great Battle.
During the Great Battle, he led his patrol to attack on Shadowclan's camp, where he confronted Blackstar, Snowbird and Lionblaze. There, he witnessed Redwillow's death, which infuriated him and prompted him to challenge Blackstar to a fight. However, Lionblaze accepted the challenge before the Shadowclan leader could. At first Shredtail gained the upperhand, but after getting distracted by the arrival of Midnight, his opponent turned the tables and killed the Dark Forest warrior, causing him to fade away.
History[]
Crookedstar's Promise[]
Shredtail is seen when Crookedjaw is looking for Mapleshade in the Dark Forest. Crookedjaw overhears Shredtail and Thistleclaw fighting viciously, Shredtail snarling at Thistleclaw to do the move again and do it better this time. He attacks Thistleclaw when he fails at the move. As he hits the ground he starts battering his apprentice's head with a fury of swipes, making blood spray from the torn fur. Shredtail is also attacked by Thistleclaw and then he struggles free and attacks back. He ducks away and says that that was better. Crookedjaw thinks that his training sessions with Mapleshade were vicious but not that vicious. Shredtail agrees with Thistleclaw when he says that his time is coming, Shredtail snarls at Thistleclaw if he was sure that Sunstar would not be soft and choose Bluefur instead of him. He warns him that he should be grieving for Snowfur, saying that grief could bring strength. Shredtail asks if he was grieving for Snowfur also, to which Thistleclaw spits saying that Bluefur should have died instead. He asks about Thistleclaw's son Whitekit (Later Whitestorm), and Thistleclaw hisses that he is like his mother, with no fire in his belly or hunger for battle. Thistleclaw then comments that they should be training, not talking.
Omen of the Stars[]
Shredtail is first seen when Jayfeather and Spottedleaf visit the Dark Forest. He is in a brutal training session with Darkstripe and other Dark Forest cats. Hawkfrost calls him forward along with Snowtuft, and orders him to slice open Snowtuft's body. As Jayfeather and Spottedleaf leave they hear Snowtuft howling in pain. Later, Shredtail is introduced to Ivypaw by Hawkfrost. Ivypaw notices the scars criss crossing his pelt from older wounds. He is chosen by Thistleclaw (his former apprentice) to stand on the large black and white rock during training. He tells Shredtail that he must try to attack others with a blow to their heads. Once they begin, Sparrowfeather hits him hard in the face and he starts to bleed. He becomes frantic when the other cats start hitting him by every side and he tries to hit them all with aimed blows, during which he almost blinds Ivypaw, however Sparrowfeather throws him off the rock, for which she gets punished by Thistleclaw for cheating.
Appearance[]
Shredtail is a scrawny, ragged, dark brown tabby tom cat, with criss-crossed scars across his pelt.
Personality[]
Shredtail is a vicious, brutal individual, who very values physical skills and strength overall. He supervises training sessions of other Dark Forest residents, but also sometimes participates in them himself. He also seems to care atleast a bit for his underlings and fellow Dark Forest warriors, as shown when he was visibly furious at Blackstar for killing Redwillow, who revealed his loyalty to the Dark Forest moments before.
External Links[]
- Shredtail on the Warriors Wiki
