#they couldn't build any new characters in all of Po3 and OotS

[bonefall]

Please tell me you still have Fire permanently kill Darkstripe in BC though. That's one of the best parts.

WELL sorta. It's not going to be Firestar-- he's had enough badass cameos and someone else needs a turn.

I'm thinking it's Hawkfrost, actually

I want to turn him into a sort of... half-faded creature. Cheshire Cat of the Dark Forest. In the Great Battle he turned against Tigerstar and was mauled for it, but was able to get dragged back to the DF just in time.

But instead of respawning like the other DF spirits, when he double-died, it was partially permanent.

So he exists in this bizarre half-alive half-gone demon form, only existing for short periods of time. Enough to come save his apprentice Ivypool's daughter's mate, but not long enough to mount a resistance to the impostor.

And, importantly, enough to still enjoy the Dark Forest he had come to truly love, with its evil horses and blood-sap. A ghost among ghosts.

#I am really not fond of the 'redemption through death' trope #I try to avoid it at all costs #BB!TBC #It was cool that Firestar came and double killed Darkstripe but also like #can we... not have first arc worship for 5 minutes #He's my favorite little guy but the overreliance on characters that *sincerely* don't matter to the main cast is-- #--One of the reasons why StarClan feels so frustrating #They had to DOUBLE KILL Spottedleaf so they'd stop using her like #they couldn't build any new characters in all of Po3 and OotS #Dove is haunted by Rippletail's death for her whole life and we don'tget HIM in her dreams #Total waste #So in any case that guy possessing Rootspring is not going to be Firestar. It's a soft rule that Dead Cats who interact with Living Cats-- #--Need to have been relevant in Life #Or else they better have a damn good thematic reason for showing up #better bones au