“You know how I feel about you, Bluefur. I’d do my best to make you happy, I promise. And I’ll love your kits as though they were my own.” — Thrushpelt to Bluefur.
Thrushpelt is a sandy-gray tom with a white flash on his chest that looks like a fluffy cloud, and bright green eyes.
Thrushpelt was a warrior of ThunderClan under Pinestar’s and Sunstar’s leadership in the forest territories. He was born as Thrushkit to Rainfur and Windflight just before the onset of ThunderClan’s Great Hunger along with his siblings, Tawnykit and Dapplekit. As a warrior, Thrushpelt fell in love with his Clanmate, Bluefur, though she did not reciprocate his feelings. Even so, he took on the role of her kits’ father when she gave birth to Mistykit, Stonekit, and Mosskit.
Thrushpelt in Bluestar’s Prophecy
Thrushpelt is the newest warrior in ThunderClan. When Bluekit sees Thrushpelt with a group of other warriors, she asks her mother, Moonflower, why he is so small compared to the other warriors, and Moonflower says it is because he was just recently made a warrior. Moons later, after Bluefur goes to the Moonstone with Pinestar, she thanks Snowfur for cleaning out her nest, but Snowfur corrects her, telling her that it had actually been Thrushpelt who had cleaned out her nest, saying that she would be tired when she got back. Snowfur and Rosetail know about Thrushpelt’s feelings for Bluefur, so they start to try and convince Bluefur to hang out with Thrushpelt more. Their plans don’t work, though, and Snowfur ends up telling Bluefur about Thrushpelt’s feelings after she sees Bluefur with Oakheart. When she’s expecting Oakheart’s kits, Rosetail asks if they’re Thrushpelt’s and goes off to congratulate him on becoming a father. Thrushpelt knows the kits aren’t his, so he offers to pose as the father. Thrushpelt also promises to love the kits as if they were his own. Bluefur, although reluctantly, allows the Clan to believe that Thrushpelt is the father of her kits. Because of this, it was shown just how much Thrushpelt loved Bluefur. Once Bluefur takes the kits to Oakheart, and claims that it had been a hungry fox driven by hunger during leaf-bare who had taken them, Thrushpelt works the hardest to reinforce the nursery so it would never happen again. It is also stated that he grieves for the kits as if he really was their father. Moons later, Bluestar misses him as a good and loyal friend, and she also remembers that he kept her secret until he died and that he would learn the truth about Mistyfoot and Stonefur’s father from StarClan.
Thrushpelt in Goosefeather’s Curse
Thrushkit is mentioned to have been born along with his siblings, Tawnykit and Dapplekit, to his mother Rainfur. Cloudberry deals with the births on her own as she does not want Goosefeather to have visions of the kits’ futures. During a great starvation, Cloudberry shares worms with Rainfur and her kits to eat. After Harepounce’s death, Rainfur takes in Specklekit and Whitekit as her kits’ foster siblings. She suckles all five kits and she and all the kits survive despite the hunger. Rainfur brings out all the kits to watch a warrior ceremony.
Thrushpelt in Spottedleaf’s Heart
Thrushpelt is given Spottedpaw as an apprentice. Thrushpelt trains Spottedpaw to the best of his ability, and Spottedpaw is glad to have him as a mentor. Her training is cut short when she climbs a tree and—despite her mentor’s yelling—falls. Spottedpaw spends a lot of time in the medicine den and found out that she liked it there. After a while, Thrushpelt says she’s healed enough to go back to training; Spottedpaw is relieved. The sandy-gray tom reminds his apprentice that she has to clean the elders’ den, and Spottedpaw tells him she’ll do it later since she’s doing something for Featherwhisker, and they argue before Spottedpaw pushes past him. When Spottedpaw comes back, he asks her if she wants to be a medicine cat apprentice, but the dappled tortoiseshell declines his offer. She tells Thistleclaw about her conversation with Thrushpelt, and then becomes a medicine cat. She feels bad about not giving the chance for Thrushpelt to see his apprentice become a warrior. Thrushpelt is later thought to be the father of Bluefur’s kits. When Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit are born, he nuzzles the blue-gray queen. Bluefur names the kits and Featherwhisker seems to be suspicious that the sandy-gray tom isn’t the father. Thrushpelt gives Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit a squirrel when they are older, but Bluefur tells him to not give it to them. The blue-gray she-cat tells Spottedpaw that she can’t expect more of Thrushpelt when the dappled she-cat tells the queen that Thrushpelt will care for the kits.
Thrushpelt in Redtail’s Debt
Redtail reflects how Thrushpelt and Bluefur’s kits were taken by a fox during the long leaf-bare. He participates in a raid on WindClan’s camp and reassuringly tells Ryestalk they were not going to hurt her kits. However, Tigerclaw slashes at her face for her to move along quickly. Thrushpelt begins to take apart the nursery and Redtail aids him. He fights off Hickorynose and Plumclaw, and assists Redtail in carrying Bluefur out of the camp while retreating.
Thrushpelt in Code of the Clans
He takes out a battle patrol to help Sunfall at Sunningrocks when Pinestar is absent. While Lionpaw heads off to the Twolegplace to find Pinestar, Lionpaw once again sees him being pampered by a Twoleg. Pinestar later announces that he no longer wishes to be Clan leader and that he wants to become a kittypet. When Lionpaw comes to get Pinestar, Thrushpelt says that he thought Pinestar was with him.
Source: Thrushpelt (TC)—Warriors Wiki
