The newest Warrior Cats book gave us with the announcement that Squirrelflight would be going to the moonpool to receive her nine lives! What's next? Cat art is by Miss Dako: / miss_dakoart Intro by Lapis Feder: / @lady_luzifer
I swear if Squirrelflight does a terrible job at being leader, I am going to scream. Squirrelflight has shown time and time again that she sort of has a SENSE of good judgement (except with Nightheart for the first 2 books of ASC and her trust with Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost back in TNP. The way I see it, Squirrelflight COULD have a sense of judgement. Cats who may give her 9 lives Firestar (Father) Sandstorm (Mother) Leafpool (Sister) Dandelionkit (Kit) Juniperkit (Kit) Hollyleaf (Adoptive Daughter) Feathertail (Good friend) Dustpelt (Mentor) Shrewpaw (Apprentice) (I was literally about to add Ashfur if he didn’t die twice and didn’t go evil.) Also, I’ve predicted Bramblestar stepping down since TBC started. Erin please do us a favor and make Ivypool deputy. 2024 Update: Called it. Squirrelstar and Ivypool is in business!
Firestar & Leafpool will most definitely give her lives, it is highly likely that Dandelionkit, Juniperkit & Hollyleaf may appear as well, Sandstorm isn't the most likely, but I could still easily see it. Feathertail is a solid possibility, Dustpelt too, however Foxleap isn't a flat no, but isn't the most likely option. Some other candidates may include like, Flickerkit, Graystripe, Shrewpaw. And who knows maybe they'll throw a wild card in like- idk, Reedwhisker(who's death is obviously very relevant, despite him never having been relevant XD)
@@tigerpeltofwindclan8431 I hope that shrewpaw is there but i don't think the erins even remember him. but i don't think they remember foxleap either so there's a chance i suppose
Please give us her leader ceremony. I need her and her family happily give her lives. Also Dustpelt was her mentor. Pls. Give me a healthy proud mentor/apprentice and have Dust cry with pride
Cats whom I think should give her lives: Firestar, Sandstorm, Dustpelt, Leafpool, Hollyleaf, Feathertail, uhhh Juniperkit, Dandelionkit, uhhh was she close with Purdy?
Cats who should give her her 9 lives 1. Sandstorm 2. Leafpool 3. Dustpelt 4. Hollyleaf 5. Shrewpaw 6. Juniperkit 7. Dandelionkit 8. Larksong 9. Firestar It doesn’t have to be in that specific order, but I feel those cats are the right picks. (Except maybe for Larksong, I couldn’t really think of any other cat to fill that spot)
I could definitely see Ivypool becoming deputy. A lot of hints indicate that and I feel like it’s a great way to bring a character back in the spotlight. Plus in general I can see her eventually becoming leader at some point. And despite Squirrelflight’s age I can see her becoming a great leader.
Imagine if she does become deputy, and one day leader. She goes to the Moonpool for her 9 lives, she sees her family, friends who have passed on, maybe some cats who trained in the Dark Forest but passed peacefully after But she gets to the end for her last life, and all throughout, she’s felt a numbness that the energy of gaining her new lives can’t overcome. She sees the Starclan spirit, Squirrelstar, who passed before her, and the pain of previously loosing her almost comes close to the pain of not seeing her beloved daughter amongst the stars. “You know she isn’t here,” Squirrelflight said sadly. “I know,” Ivypool softly mewed, as of ashamed of that flicker of hope she carried with her. “I just thought she might - somehow -“ she couldn’t finish the thought. Squirrelflight sees herself in Ivypool. Someone who lost a kit, someone who also lost a sister, someone who’s given their life and spirit to the clan and Starclan, even though they have caused her such pain. Squirrelflight touches her nose to Ivypool’s and says softly. “With this life, I give you strength. You’re already one of the strongest cats I’ve had the honor of knowing, but even the greatest Warriors face hardships that cut deeper than any claw. And even if you can’t find the strength to stand on your own, you will have inspired so many to stand alongside you.” And Ivypool feels a fire within her. One that she felt ignite the day she had her kits, one that grew brighter as she watched them grow up, delightfully playing with Fernsong, and one that she thought extinguished the day she lost Bristlefrost. “With this new life, I name you Ivystar” A chorus of Starclan cats join in with Squirrelflight, chanting: “Ivystar! Ivystar!” And as she wakes, Ivypool, now Ivystar, could’ve sworn she heard a familiar voice amongst their ranks. One she hadn’t heard in many many moons. An echo of a cat lost in the Mist.
If you think about it, Squirrelflight is pretty old. So maybe she’ll become as old as Mistystar, especially since she’s about to get 9 lives. Maybe she’ll live to be as old as Mistystar, possibly older.
I don’t think much time passes between books (not including timeskips), and at least 6 moons pass per books. If we were being real then Squirrelflight is probably only 40-60 moons. I really really hope she’s not very old and becomes the new Mistystar please i will actually punch myself
I would LOVE for Ivypool to be deputy, but I'd be fine with pretty much any female cat in ThunderClan as well. Cinderheart, Twigbranch, or maybe even Lilyheart would be fine with me. I'm really excited to see Squirrelstar, I've been waiting so long for her to finally become leader.
If Ivypool is chosen, I'll be happy. I always wanted Ivypool to be a Deputy, she has great potential! Plus, I'd love for two women to help lead a clan! They deserve more representation.
But why?? He’s awesome. Way better and more experienced of a warrior than Ivypool. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Ivypool, but with her as leader, there’d be a battle every second.
I'm thinking that the talk dovewing and ivypool had might've been about how both of them recently lost a kit. It would be the perfect thing to bring them together over their shared grief and trauma and it could possibly mend their relationship. Maybe ivypool will gain an understanding about why her sister was unhappy in thunderclan and why she left. I feel like there would be a lot of potential growth for ivypool.
My biggest worry though is if Bramblestar and Squirrelflight do go the the Moonpool, talk to Starclan and them being like "Hmmmm, nah. We like to torture Squirrelflight so were going to say no to this. Thanks for visiting" I mean they did this to Nightstar (Even though I know why they did it, it was still stupid in my opinion)
If that happens I'll be so mad! But to be honest if it dose happen (dont hate me on this but) what if bramblestar actually stands up for her from starclan to let her become leader, even though bramblestar is a horrible cat to her, i still feel like he kinds sorta cares for her a bit (dont hate me on that thats just my thoguht)
I could 100% see them being like "no you have to follow the new rules y'all want so much" and then waste everyone's time while she has to convince, what, 3/4s of the clan, multiple medicine cats and whomever else to agree. Like yes you get to be leader, after you go through the MCU Time Variance Authority system.
@@icewolfbam5548 I think Runningnose would have viewed him as Nightstar too honestly, he knows by starclans decree it's not but it's who he would have chosen, he still would have viewed him as his clan's leader. Otherwise we have the sad fact that runningnose lived through so many bad leaders, I'd even argue some of the leaders who were good he probably didn't appericate at the end of his life.
Ok, so first off, massive hooray for Squirrelflight! For about four-five years now I have been waiting for Squirrelstar, and here she FINALLY is!! She is my favorite character and deserves this so much after all her abusive husband put her through and the battles she's had to face. Also, I love the idea of Ivypool becoming deputy. If she did, I could imagine a scene where a Dark Forest cat comes to visit her and tells her that she's not suitable for being deputy because of her past with them, to which Ivypool tells that cat that she's moved on from the Dark Forest to make her own paths. Overall, super excited to see Squirrelflight become leader, I can't wait!!
I want Ivypool or maybe Lilyheart. The only reason I shy away from Ivypool is I want more characterization among younger cats! I don’t think they’ll do a great job at that with a new deputy (seeing how Cloverfoot and Harestar went), but Lilyheart has a bit of personality already and could definitely shine as deputy!
They should 100% make Ivypool deputy. Remember how the clan was mad about it always being Firestar's descendants as deputy or leader? It would release that tension making Ivypool deputy, as well as future books not always reminding you of Firestar's descendants. I would find it annoying if 10 books from now were still talking about how some random descendant named Sunstar or something is Furestar's Great Great Grandchild
She’s still related to Firestar. There was a whole prophecy about her boring sister being related to him, so unless they don’t care if she isn’t directly from his bloodline the Firestar plauge still continued
@Bill Cipher What I mean is that it's not a direct line of heritage. Even if Cloudtail is her Kin, Cloudtail isn't Firestar's descendant directly. Whether she's related by Cloudtail or not, most tension around that aspect of leadership would be mostly resolved. For example, if Squirrelstar made Sparkpelt or one of her kits deputy, that would be a direct line back to Firestar. Cats would be torn about that, like when Thunderclan had no leader and they were mad about Lionblaze when they argued about who would take charge. Yes, there would still be misgivings, but Ivypool isn't a direct line to Firestar, so I believe a lot of tension from the cats not related to Firestar, or very little related, would be mostly resolved
i can definitely see why the authors keep making his descendants leaders a lot of readers love firestar and obviously didnt want him to die but everyone has to die eventually and im sure they loved him to as he was the start of the series i stopped reading for a while once he died
You know, it'd be really poetic if Ivypool were to become leader. At first, all she wanted was to be important, especially during her apprenticeship, and her sister ended up being far more important to the clan than her, in her eyes. She lead with jealousy and bitterness against her then, to try to at least get a brink of that attention she craved. And in the end of the last hope, Ivypool was just another trainee of The Dark Forest to rebel, making her just another one of the rebel cats who took their clan's side. But she accepted it then, and was cunning and brave, finally fighting for what was right! It would be really nice if she finally got that reward of importance, even if she didn't end up becoming leader. She got it after so many moons of being a good warrior, and a good cat! :0 I'm honestly just all for Ivypool tbh.
Rosepetal was done dirty by the writing team, honestly. She was finally getting some development throughout A Vision of Shadows and The Broken Code, but then they just had to kill her off in the most numb, bland way possible. So much for playing an important role in Bristlefrost’s life.
Ain't no way that she's actually gonna make it to the moonpool and back alive. But if she does, I know that I want her to pick Flipclaw, Dewnose, or Mousewhisker for deputy
To say his leadership was completely disastrous would be rather disingenuous. Keep in mind that he had managed to hold onto ThunderClan while acting as both leader and deputy (with Mousewhisker and Bumblestripe barely doing anything as ThunderClan’s de facto, although unrecognised, deputies). Despite everyone’s complaints about his relation to Firestar, and their blatant disregard for their duties in favour of fighting with him, he did what he could to keep ThunderClan together. And it did stay together. It unfortunately wasn’t like he could declare someone a deputy without there being further issues (hence why I call Mousewhisker and Bumblestripe unrecognised deputies, since they did carry some of the bulk of the deputy duties), so the fact that he managed to carry the weight of both leader and some of the deputy duties, while also struggling with a multitude of personal issues, and still keep the Clan together is quite remarkable.
Ivy'pool had been needing this! I think she completely deserves this! And of course Squirrel'star will be awesome we absolutely need more female leaders :D
I’ve been chanting “SquirrelStar” since I heard LETS GO! Theory on who she’ll get her nine lives from; FireStar LeafPool HollyLeaf One of her kits (or both) DustPelt SandStorm FeatherTail GoldenFlower The reason I put SandStorm so low is because we never see a leader getting one of their lives from both of their parents and FireStar is just more likely. We’ve also seen leaders get denied lives if the previous leader is still alive (SunStar only getting 8 and NightStar not getting any) so maybe that will happen with SquirrelStar as well but we’ve seen how many concepts the Erin’s have forgotten so who knows?
Exactly. We’ve seen that Lionblaze was quick to try and leave Squirrelflight for dead, and wanted to KILL Nightheart for being manipulated like everyone was, except for those who had a BRAIN by Ashfur. He’s not good enough to be ThunderClan’s deputy.
Reasons why Lionblaze would be an unfit leader/deputy. 1. *He puts his desire for a fight over the consequences of a battle.* We know Lionblaze was given the power of invincibility due to the prophecy. Even if he doesn't have it anymore he's gotten accustomed to the idea that there are no consequences to a battle because he never got wounded before. He's always the one to instigate a fight before trying to resolve it. 2. **He's too emotionally unstable** He allows his emotions to get the better of him which ultimately always leads up to a cat getting hurt. I mean look at what happened to Shadowsight. He NEARLY KILLED HIM. A good leader needs to keep their emotions in check and figure out a way that benefits their clan the best. And Lionblaze simply can't do that. 3. **He kills people** I want you to think back on how many times Lionblaze has _accidently_ killed a cat. Too many to count right? I just found it funny and I wanted to add it here. Here are my reasons on why Lionblaze should NOT be leader
Too many to count? What, you can't count to two? ;p Honestly, the only reason why Squirrelflight shouldn't pick him(shouldn't but still might) is because he's too closely related to her and Firestar, ThunderClan needs stability right now, not bringing back arguments about nepotism. He wouldn't be my choice for a leader but deputy definitely. Graystripe did keep him around as acting deputy for a reason, and that was that he was good at his job.
@@catxborsuq1orry for the re-tag, something funky happened to my message. On top of that, wasn’t everyone emotionally unstable throughout that entire arc? Plus, wouldn’t anyone be emotionally unstable after a cat who was supposed to be your mentor who constantly abused you returned, abducted your adopted parent, abducted the other adopted parent, twisted the codes that your dead sibling held so much regard for, caused the Clan you love to fracture in half, convinced said loved Clan to watch you be banished twice, and then finally hear that the cat was stopped but at the cost of many cats you’ve personally known?
I really want Lilyheart, she’s relevant this arc, she’s wonderful and has been shown to work fantastically with Squirrelflight . She really does deserve it.
I just read the preview, and I can’t tell u if Squirrelflight survived or not, because it didn’t say in the first 3 chapters, but I do know that Ivypool did become deputy!
I'm sad about Bramblestar needing to step down (as it's essentially Ashfur having one last laugh, one last wound given to ThunderClan), but I am happy he's still going to be around^^ Always thought that it's a bit cruel for the leader's mate to get nine lives after their loved one's death; we saw how reluctant Squirrelflight was to go to Moonpool in Lost Stars when it looked that Bramblestar was dead, and Tawnypelt flat out refused to become ShadowClan leader - unfortunately - after Rowanstar's death. I sincerely hope Windstar had also stepped down cause I don't know how Gorsestar would have coped with her death :/ Anyway, with Bramblestar in the elder's den he'll still be a relevant character, as Graystripe had showed just because the elders are old they can still be important^^ And although I would like to see Bramblestar still do some important stuff later on, when he had recovered more, I would also like him and Squirrelflight to enjoy his retirement, after 7 arcs they certainly deserve it. I don't think they'll show Squirrelflight's leadership ceremony during a prologue, they're too short for that; they might save it for a novella/Super Edition... or, you know, the Ultimate Edition that comes out this year ;p Also I wanna see her and ThunderClan's reaction to Sunbeam asking to join ThunderClan and it would be awkwardly paced if the prologue took place after chapter 1. I think they are more likely to show her and Bramblestar's conversation in their den. Now, who should become the deputy; there is a chance Squirrelflight would pick Lionblaze, and while he wouldn't be my first pick for a leader, he is a good deputy. There is a reason why Graystripe kept him as acting deputy. However, Squirrelflight shouldn't pick him, not now at least. The Clan is already in turmoil about Bramblestar stepping down (and they are still recovering from Ashfur too), what they need right now is stability, and choosing Lionblaze risk bringing back those accusations of nepotism from the previous arc. Chosing a cat so closely related to her and Firestar would be a bad political decision.. which I could see Squirrelflight making, as one of her flaws is that she often does what she wants and ignores other opinions. But I digress; I wrote who "should" become the deputy, so here it is: - Cinderheart, no relation to Firestar other than being his grandson's mate, calm and rational, mentored two apprentices (Ivypool, Finchlight); pretty popular in the fandom, important character in arc 3 and 4, and one of the Erins had once mentioned she would like her to become a leader as that would be an interesting transition from once being a medicine cat to a leader. - Ivypool, slight relation to Firestar with her being his great-great-niece, one of the best fighters in the Clan, fierce, two apprentices (Snowbush, Twigbranch). Very popular in the fandom, important character in arc 4 where she had this rivalry with Tigerheart so choosing her would be almost like a direct challenge to that arrogant bully. Also choosing her would quiet those in the fandom who complain about her becoming "typical queen" (:eyeroll:), and what you had said about that poll, with her maybe getting a Super Edition. Which I am hoping for, as I want to see how she and Fernsong fell in love^^ Also it's about time Ivypool had been given a spotlight, I am SICK and TIRED of how much focus it has been on Tigerstar and Dovewing's family this past 3 arcs (and I have this ugly feeling that one of the POV characters in the next arc will be Birchkit so it's not gonna change any time soon), I despise both of those cats, hopefully Tigerstar gets his leadership taken away this arc, that cat should have never become a leader! (which, ironically, would all but assure Birchkit will be a POV character next arc, so we could see how he's coping :facepalm:) - Twigbranch, no relation to Firestar whatsoever, enthusiastic and dedicated, mentored one apprentice (Flywhisker, so not the best selling point... but another cat only mentored the only Clan cat who remained loyal to Darktail and killed his own father and SOMEHOW became a Clan leader, by comparison Twigbranch comes off better). Popular among the fandom, very important character in arc 6, chosing her as deputy could strengthen ThunderClan's friendship with SkyClan, and if she would end up becoming ThunderClan's leader after Squirrelflight, then that name that bothers so much some people in the fandom would go away ;p (personally I like her name, and lets be honest, Bramblestar was just doing damage control after Alderheart had named her "Twigkit" xD) - Lilyheart, no relation to Firestar whatsoever, caring and encouraging, mentored one apprentice (Nightheart). Less popular in the fandom than the previous choices, somewhat important in arc 6. Might seem like an odd choice... until you consider that what all leaders had in common was that they had a crappy kithood and not so good adult life (except for Tigerstar, Onestar, and Harestar; coincidentally I despise the first two xD Gonna give Squirrelflight a pass on kithood on account of her herself causing her adult life so many problems), so by that criteria Lilyheart should become a leader after Squirrelflight; her mother died when she was a kit, her sister died when she was apprentice, she had to give up one of her foster kits away, her mate died, and one of her kits. Her life has "leader drama" written all over! There are some other choices but far less likely and nearly impossible, like Spotfur (can't be deputy cause she's still in the nursery and never had an apprentice) or Sparkpelt (same reason why Squirrelflight shouldn't pick Lionblaze). Also Stormcloud, Squirrelflight's only living apprentice; as you might recall, ever since Sunstar, the cat who had been the ThunderClan leader's apprentice would end up succeeding them. And this is still sorta true, thanks to the mistake in Bramblestar's Storm where Squirrelfight had said that Bramblestar had been her mentor ;p So Stormcloud could end up succeeding her ;p Only problem with that is that he still hadn't had an apprentice, so can't become deputy right now.
5:27 The way he is actually right, and Ivypool’s Heart is coming out. And he is also right about IvyPool being deputy, I’m pretty sure it’s confirmed! She’s my favorite character so I’m excited to see her and SquirrelFlight be in charge.
Go Squirrelstar go! I've wanted it for years. Ivypool is my number one choice. Lionblaze I'm only okay with if he's going to die before becoming leader. Squirrel and Ivy running ThunderClan sounds fun. Also, if we got Ivystar, imagine all the drama between her and Tigerheartstar lol. That would be fun
i personally think it might be sparkpelt, they brought nightheart back into thunderclan at just the right time to see his mother and grandmother become leader and deputy, i think this would make for even more drama with nightheart and his whole problem with his legacy and family being in high positions, itd cause yet another rift between him and his mother. in the broken code, thunderclan complained about how everyone in high positions was related to firestar and that it might be time for that to change, but i think having squirrelstar happen in the first place is already kind of shoving their complaints aside and will be forgotten about in the books to come, theyll all just go back to worshipping firestar and bringing him up at every event possible. i know we all want ivypool and im sure the erins are aware we do NOT want lionblaze, so i think sparkpelt might be a good midpoint for them to go for, unfortunately i dont see ivypool becomming deputy as she had some relevancy with bristlefrost in the previous arc, the erins could never spare any more screentime for a background character like that again so soon
i personally think it might be sparkpelt, they brought nightheart back into thunderclan at just the right time to see his mother and grandmother become leader and deputy, i think this would make for even more drama with nightheart and his whole problem with his legacy and family being in high positions, itd cause yet another rift between him and his mother. in the broken code, thunderclan complained about how everyone in high positions was related to firestar and that it might be time for that to change, but i think having squirrelstar happen in the first place is already kind of shoving their complaints aside and will be forgotten about in the books to come, theyll all just go back to worshipping firestar and bringing him up at every event possible. i know we all want ivypool and im sure the erins are aware we do NOT want lionblaze, so i think sparkpelt might be a good midpoint for them to go for, unfortunately i dont see ivypool becomming deputy as she had some relevancy with bristlefrost in the previous arc, the erins could never spare any more screentime for a background character
"takes off glasses" ive been gone for so long and now hearing Firestar and Sandstorm's daughter becomes leader of thunderclan damn they must be proud in starclan
I think it's gonna happen, but I think the Erin's are gonna make her work for it. If she is attacked (but lives) in the same way curlfeather was, she'd be drawn into the river clan stuff. That would be cool. The dumb route would be to make star clan force her to follow procedures and waste half a book getting lionblaze to agree with it.
I think these cats will give her nine lives: Firestar (Obviously) Sandstorm (Most likely) Leafpool (Sisters, and close, soo) Dustpelt (Yess) Shrewpaw? (They were close friends) Juniperkit or Dandelionkit or both Feathertail Hollyleaf (maybe) Bluestar or an ancient leader? Or maybe Foxleap since he was her apprentice
I just saw the video on my recommended videos and I screamed, I have hope for the series now. I am only drawing Squirrelflight art from now on, and I am currently physically shaking from excitement. This is some of the best news I have received in a long time, this will have a grip on me for all time now.
Ivypool is definitely a solid candidate, and i'd be all for it, *please, not Lionblaze, he was awful in his very temporary sprints as deputy* but I have a really bad feeling about Squirrelflight on her way to the moonpool.. But i'm trying not to think of that. *Mistystar's big death scene:* *just drops dead. 😂 .. RIP.. *Also I think it is very funny that Riverstar is suddenly.. very relevant, a cat that has been dead for several decades at this point XD* *who often had little relevance in DOTC aside from a few select scenes, especially in the first half, aside from the whole, "Turtle Tail's kits are missing" plot in the first battle considering that if I recall, he didn't appear until book 2, the best in my opinion is the whole battle thing,* *"Oh yea, I just watched, don't do it again."* *That is precisely why I constantly call him "warwatcherstar" because it's fun.*
I don’t think squirrel flight would choose Lionblaze as her deputy, because when he was a temporary deputy, she had to constantly remind him about stuff he shouldn’t be doing, and telling him not to be such childish, I don’t think she’s gonna make that mistake again after having seen what it could do to thunder clan
Either Twigbranch or Ivypool for deputy! They both lost their sister like Squirrelflight, Ivypool had to deal with losing a kit (Squirrelflight lost two), and Ivypool and Twigbranch are also the most capable warriors in the Clan.
Both Squirrelflight and Ivypool are natrually “hard-headed” and stick firmly to their decisions. I think Squirrelflight/star will be a strong and decisive leader, and would work well with a strong, experienced she cat like Ivypool. I hope she picks Ivypool as her dep! I’ve always been rooting for an Ivypool super edition or leader arc.
Ivypool is the whole reason I started reading this series over again from book 1 two years ago and so it would be so cool if she became deputy. Really hoping we don’t get the Squirrelstar rug pulled up from under our feet another time! The first time it happened I was like “NOPE I am NO LONGER reading these BOOKS” haha so I guess I can resume from where I left off now.
I think picking Lionblaze(or even Sparkpelt) as a deputy would be a mistake on Squirrel's part, as it would be seen as attempting to keep leadership within the family. And while true that Ivypool is technically related to Firestar, it's a distant relation, so it wouldn't quite be seen as the same. It would be pretty cool, though, if Cinderheart got the position.
I had this theory that the rebel group (or whatever they are, I havent actually read this arc lol) would ambush Squirrelflight and Jayfeather and leave them for dead. I've said that if my two favorite characters die in one foul swoop I will be so mad. However, if this leads to different circumstances I have theories for her lives and her deputies Nine Lives: Firestar Sandstorm Dustpelt Hollyleaf Feathertail Juniperkit Dandelionkit Bluestar (idk it'd be pretty cool to see Bluestar give Squilf a life) Leafpool Also her deputy will possibly Ivypool or Cinderheart, I'm honestly hoping for Cinderheart tho
If Squirrelstar ever choose Lionblaze, my opinion for the series will drop SEVERELY. I also hope Squirrelstar gets to see Foxleap when she’s getting her lives!
Who I think will give her some of her lives - Firestar (obvious, if this doesn’t happen I’d be very shocked they didn’t use their favorite character), dustpelt (her mentor!), her two lost kits juniper and dandelion’kit, her other adopted kid Hollyleaf (the final acceptance of her as a good mother would be really sweet), Leafpool as well because sisters obviously they were joined at the hip basically I wouldn’t be surprised. Now one that id like to see which might be controversial is a life from Ashfur. I want Ashfur to have a reason to be in starclan, to apologize to Squirrel and what better way than to give her a life? The other two I’m not quite sure, maybe her mom sandstorm, an old friend like feathertail, or maybe even Whitestorm?
I really hope it's TwigBranch or Ivypool. Both characters have deep depth being lovable characters. Ivy may be a little overrated, but it'll be nice for either or. Especially since she wasnt apart of the power of the three like hollyleaf as i hoped for. This may be an opening on why they choose to give her a good super edition. Both cats aren't related to firestar, which is great. Considering Ivypool is a cat trained under the dark forest, they might decline her as a leader if shes made deputy. But maybe she'll get a little lucky like Crookedstar. Twigbranch is a unique cat from Skyclan, so it'll be nice that she takes time away from her rough blood line and focuses on her work. I believe she wants to give a sense of loyalty considering what happened with Pebbleshine and all. Lionblaze only character trait is being strong and rebellious (no thanks to squirrelflight.). So please, no Lionblaze.. Im not too excited for squirrelstar, but im hoping a bit they dont kill her off at the moonpool.
Lionblaze makes more sense in my point. He was her adopted son/nephew and he was also one of the Power of Three. I also thought of Ivypool as well but she's been through a lot.
@lionfang778 Lionblaze isn’t old. He’s aged, having become a senior warrior in A Vision of Shadows, but he’s not at the age of retirement. He’s not even remotely close to the age when Cloudtail retired. Furthermore, he’s still VERY healthy. I don’t think even yellowcough is going to do too much damage to him.
Ugh if Squirrelflight becomes leader, her name may as well be Firestar 2 Electric Boogaloo! She’s already made her desire to stick her nose in other Clans’ business known!
My pick for deputy would be Spotfur. I just really believe they’ll ruin Ivypool if she becomes deputy. Spotfur doesn’t have much character, but she’s also been very relevant, and her rebellion against the imposter marks her as a headstrong, intelligent cat with leadership potential who does what she believes is right. I know she’s a queen currently but Squirrelflight had a litter while she was deputy, so obviously it can be done.
My lives theory (and what kind of life they might give): Firestar: Leadership (bc Brambleclaw I assume will still be alive) Sandstar: wisdom/judgement (to be able to make the hardest of decisions and the right decisions that she will face as a leader) Leafpool: compassion (not just for her clan but all clans) Shrewpaw: mentorship (be a mentor not just for your apprentice, but for your fellow warriors and their apprentices) Foxleap: courage (being able to face any situation with confidence in herself) Feathertail: sacrifice (be willing to sacrifice yourself to the safety of your clan, ik she resides in the tribes ancestors but I’d like to assume she can still grant lives to clan cats) Cinderpelt: acceptance (accept that not everything will be easy as a leader, but be willing to face the situation and have a plan ready) Bluestar: Trust (being able to trust her clanmates to always have her back no matter how dire the situation might be, and they will always trust her) Juniper/Dandelionkit: motherhood (to be able to love and protect every clan member as if they were her own kits) Hollyleaf: conviction (to stay true to herself and to never sway in her beliefs, even when starclan tests her the most)
I feel like Squirrelflight will be killed off simply because the writers have done her so dirty for so long. I wanna be excited for Squirrelstar, but I don’t trust the writers at all.
I know everyone wants Ivypool to be deputy, but personally, I don't think that's a good idea. Ivypool wouldn't really make a good deputy in my opinion. I also want a background character to get some spotlight. Molewhisker would make a good deputy, so would Stormcloud or Cinderheart. I just hope Squirrelstar makes a good pick.
