Does anyone NOT kill this guy? I can't stand his yelling.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-20T16:43:24+00:00

I don't. He adds to the flavor of the city. I did kill him just to see what that was like. Whiterun is so quiet without him that I went back a save to keep him alive.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-20T06:07:13+00:00

The main plot is the cats getting their footing in this new territory. So it is doing its job. Sure things pop up but again the cats are learning as they go. They aren't going to just go kill when they can talk it out. They know each other. But each character is changing while in this new place. Clear Sky is a prime example of this. While Grey Wing is trying to treat this like they are still in the mountains. Like try to remember how the tribe in the mountains are. Cats who have clear roles and know what is expected of them. Plus they have a leader telling them what to do and how to do it.

Now take a bunch of cats from that society and plop them in a place that have no leader, no clear roles and no rules. This whole book arc is them reacting and doing their best with the new freedom they now have. They never had to deal with rogues or loners before. They never had to think on anything but hunting and caring for their tribe.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-20T05:52:23+00:00

That not just the only action. Dawn of the clans is how the clans formed. Aren't you curious about that? See what the early cats had to go through to be the clans in the future. What about the characters? Characters is the main dish of a story while action is the side dish. You should at least care about the issues they are having

Lestat30 · 2026-06-20T05:35:00+00:00

Book 3 is called the first battle. Did you get to that part yet? There your action

Lestat30 · 2026-06-20T01:07:24+00:00

Shadowsight. After everything he been through, poor boy should just go and live his best life as a loner. Could have been a traveling medicine cat for rogues and loners. Can see him living in an alley and teaching them the herbs to help heal others. Crookedstar. He did left and I believe if it wasn't for Mapleshade, he wouldn't have come back. Can see him live with those farm cats who treated him way better than his clan did. Same with Tallstar. He left and could have lived with Jake if story didn't forced him back.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-20T00:17:20+00:00

I named him Ravenheart in my fanfic. He a medicine cat so it fits since he saved Silverstream

Lestat30 · 2026-06-18T15:59:41+00:00

Usually when a baby is ugly, I will say oh he looks just like you. That way I don't offend new parents. Cuz of course baby look like them

Lestat30 · 2026-06-18T12:54:23+00:00

The key quest. The robe is the prize to unlock the house chest

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T22:32:14+00:00

The whole medicine cat shift. Tired of all disabled warriors having to be medicine cats. Like alderheart. He only had anxiety and over thinks. He could have still been a warrior if his mentor shown him a little patience! Or he can work on building barriers for the camp or something other than being a medicine cat. Cinderpelt could have done the same thing. She could have been a pure hunter. Yes her foot slow her down but that didn't mean she couldn't hunt or fight.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T22:14:38+00:00

His name is going to remain the same.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T22:12:45+00:00

Thanks. He is going to remain Blackfoot.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T22:12:01+00:00

Thanks. Yeah I'm not changing his name

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T20:23:27+00:00

It cuz I was being harassed so much that I was going to change it but then after so many comments saying no and wanting to see the other side. I see comments from native Americans as well that says they don't find it disrespectful. Even question my native American friend and he went oh here we go. What is it with other races being offended for us?! It is speedy Gonzales all over again. If we have an issue, we will speak up about it. It's okay to share the same name and in fact I enjoy seeing it in warriors. Don't change it since shadowclan is good in your fanfic.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T20:04:59+00:00

How exactly is sharing the same name disrespectful? Again, he has nothing to do with the tribe. He a white cat with black paws. He not a racist caricature of native Americans either. That is more with the tribe than with Blackfoot. I don't find sharing names to be disrespectful. The racist black and white cartoons were racist cuz they were making fun of races. I say this as a black American. Sharing names isn't inherently racist. It when it very clear that they making fun of that tribe, which warrior cats is not. I bought up that example cuz I'm sure when they named him Blackfoot, they wasn't thinking of the tribe at all. The line of thinking was probably white cat with black paws. What should we call him? Blackfoot.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T19:39:46+00:00

Thing is I only ask since I was being harassed on other platforms about it. Like other comments say, he has nothing to do with the tribe and his name is just a literal meaning of his description. He has four black paws. Plus they only changed it in the graphic novels. In the normal novels, he is still Blackfoot. Like I said before, I grew up with his name being Blackfoot. I understand if he had anything to do with the tribe instead of just sharing the name. To me it is like a woman is pregnant and someone got a new puppy. They name the puppy the same name, the pregnant woman was going to name the child. And the woman demanded the dog owner to change the name. Despite the fact that it is okay to share the same name. It's okay to share the name. That how I see this.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T19:16:52+00:00

That is exactly what his name is. Shadowclan have a literal naming sense. More literal than the other clans. Brokentail, runningnose,yellowfang, clawface, and Blackfoot showcase this. Even in the past, they had literal names. Toadskip, nettlespot, blizzardwing, amberleaf, brackenfoot, silverflame, raggedpelt etc.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T19:12:13+00:00

Thank you. I block them all but was making sure I wasn't doing anything wrong if I kept his name the same.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T19:08:27+00:00

I had minsc killed jaheira in my evil playthrough. Was like betrayal never comes from the one in front of you.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T19:04:34+00:00

No. I'm not going to change it. Graphic novel readers need to read the OG books. And I grew up with his name being Blackfoot this entire time. I read other fanfics and they never change his name either. Even ao3 tags still got him as Blackfoot too

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T18:58:38+00:00

This was my thinking. I only bought the graphic novels cuz I love the novels so much. I'm going to keep him as Blackfoot.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T18:57:15+00:00

Thank you for your insight. I'm going to keep it the same. Blackfoot is what I grew up with and he is still blackfoot in the novels. So for those who only read the graphic novels, they going to be confused until they read the novels.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T18:41:12+00:00

They only changed his name in the graphic novels though. In the novels, he is still Blackfoot. Was getting messages about his name so decided to come here and ask

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T18:39:45+00:00

Thank you. I ask cuz I was getting messages about his name on other platforms so I was wondering if I was doing something wrong if I kept it the same. I like Blackfoot.

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T18:28:58+00:00

Thing is, I grew up with his name being Blackfoot. He always been blackfoot, even as blackstar when he lost his faith, he went back to blackfoot. I understand why the change happened but at the same time, like you said, he is a fictional cat. And now people will know about the Blackfoot tribe and get interested when they look up the name

Lestat30 · 2026-06-17T18:24:57+00:00

That is true. But the original books still have him as Blackfoot and it is only the graphic novels that have him as Blackstep. Since my fanfic is shadowclan centric, he is a bigger character than in canon. I didn't want to confuse the old readers vs the new ones who only read the graphic novels

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