#cootheart

Despite being almost hilariously patriotic, Cootheart was actually born a rogue; he and his sister were brought to Ashclan, their mother seeking refuge from a band of rogues she had pissed off. She promptly hightailed out of there once she pissed off Ashclan too; her kids, however, chose to stay.

Cootheart carries a lot of guilt; as an Apprentice, he picked a fight with the band of rogues his mother worked so hard to avoid. The leader of the day, Willowstar, lost his three remaining lives during and after the battle. Scalestar’s first real task after choosing their Deputy was to reassure Cooteart and stop him from doing something stupid.

He’s an incredibly cocky little pain in the butt towards his few superiors -he’s near Senior Warrior status and pretty widely respected- but, surprisingly, the best mentor around... in terms of being fun and supportive; Cragheart is the best teacher, Cootheart, the cool guy. Cootheart is usually the first cat to jump up and suggest that they punch someone, because he’s been punched a few times. 

Cootheart and his sibling shared an extremely close bond, only for her to vanish during the Blight. Given that they had been sick at the time, Cootheart assumed the worst and poured what faith he had left into caring for his then-newborn nephew, Yewkit.