#wc boulder

Version 1.2: Scourge has a different fate now.

So Bloodclan is an odd case in WCR. They WERE a group before, one that fell apart. Their old name was Blood Seekers, and it was pretty much just kitty Fight Club.

When the big head honchos were hit by a car though, the group fell apart almost completely. The only ones really left were Bone and Brick.

When Scourge took over, he renamed it Bloodclan, when asked why, he simply said "Easier to say". Bone and Brick respected him, and they all trained and got stronger.

At first he was a good leader. He wasn't soft by ANY means, but he didn't punish siblings for hanging out together.

Violet is beaten by Snake and Ice for 'stealing their catch' (being a better hunter than 2 fragile men) /being 'disrespectful' (refusing to let them undermine her). When they beat her up, and Barely rescues her, he brings her to Scourge but the response is pretty much:

"What do you want me to do? I can't heal cats. Go find a twoleg who can."

However, Scourge's rage was building, he wanted better for those who supported him, and he also wanted to destroy the cat who hurt him. He still chases out Ruby and Socks and doesn't bother feeding them, but before driving them other asks how Quince is doing.

Later on, when Brick is talking about Bloodclan's past, she mentions that cats of Thunderclan used to do raids on Twolegplace, slaughtering all Kittypets in their path, old, young, defenseless and capable. It didn't matter. Brick's mother was just a baby at the time, but was left orphaned by the raids, leading her to become a Blood Seeker for protection deeper in Twolegplace. Brick is out for Thunderclan blood, she will see Thunderclan flattened.

When Tigerstar comes around from the word of Boulder, child of an ex-Blood Seeker, Scourge assumes that Tigerstar is perhaps apologizing for what he has done, and is offering the hungry cats of Bloodclan land where they can hunt as that apology. If not? Well... Scourge could always go for a round 2.

When the Blood, Tiger, and Lion battle occurs, his realizes that Tigertsar was not sorry at all, and has no intention of honouring his deal. Tigerstar doesn't even remember the tiny kitten he brutalized, the axe has forgotten but the tree never will.

Ripping open Tigerstar was cathartic, though watching him spasm on the forest floor 9 times was... Odd. Never seen a cat do that before. Threatening the treacherous Clans, he gave them 3 days.

"Leave, or Bloodclan's hunting grounds will have to be a mass grave."

The Battle Of Blood and Lions was horrible, many were lost on both sides. But Firestar, wanting to prove that the Clans were different, wanted to give this cat a chance.

He pinned Scourge down and tore off the too-tight collar he wore, and for the first time in years, Scourge took a deep breath.

Scourge took his first life in response. Along with it came a vision of himself, killing Scourge. But he could not get over how... Familiar... Scourge looked. The same white paw as his father, the same build as his beloved brother Filou, and eyes like Cloudtail...

He chose to lose the life given to him by Swiftclaw, and realized he was fighting to protect young cats. But he made a horrifying realization. While one of the mollies fighting had the look of a Queen who'd had a litter about 1 moon ago, Bloodclan did not bring any young cats. They may not have a Warrior Code like the Clans, yet still held some kind of honour. They were hungry, yet still fighting desperately...

The Clans were a sickness, and events like the Battle Of Blood and Lions were a symptom. Bloodclan was never the real enemy.

After picking a life to lose (more on that later), Firestar then fought on, and once again showed mercy to Scourge.

Firestar offered him a chance. The Clans would make room, and Bloodclan could join them in the forest, a 6th 5th Clan amongst them were they could all thrive, and that he would allow Bloodclan to establish themselves, push the other Clans to change...

They continued to fight, Firestar's words and promises making Scourge lose steam until Firestar caught his head in his paw, slamming him to the forest floor. Scourge was breathing, but no other cats knew that.

Quietly, Firestar signed to Snowpaw, the deaf apprentice who was still Scourge's size.

'Take him to camp.'

No one in Bloodclan knew about this, as Firestar had jumped ahead, hiding their small leader. They assumed their leaders had just been killed. They did not see the small white cat quickly carrying their leader away into the undergrowth. No cat would know what had just happened to the leader of Bloodclan.

The leaders after him were tainted by that. Claw, despite his name, tried to keep peace, but Brick's daughter Fury was too angry. The two fought constantly, and while they were out, a dog attacked in the middle of a bloody fight. It got Claw, and Fury didn't help.

After Fury became peaceful, Snake and Ice went off creating Neo Bloodclan, another group of bullies that gets stamped out during Ravenpaw's Peace (now one book)

Nowadays, Bloodclan is ruled by an older Fury, and while they are still a tough bunch, they're alright to be around. They are the other Forest Clan alongside Warriorclan and they are thriving. Their is no fighting with Warriorclan, no borders to defend. They still love to wrestle around, and show off how tough they are, but all around, they're not bad cats at all.

Overall, I liked him. I thought it was cool that he was an ex bloodclan member. It added a bit of spice

Then some of the older rogues (like Russetfur who is about Yellowfang's age, or Boulder, same) probably knew him from the time he was still a warrior (he did mentor Brokentail) but in their eyes he was probably pathetic because he was sick + weak/frail + had ethics.

So it probably went "hey we're back Shadowclan. So, who was leader between Brokenstar and Tigerstar?"

shadowclan: "it was Nightstar"

younger rogues: "who even is that"

This is the official Warriors Animated design for the character Boulder, as he appears in Into the Wild.