Should SkyClan Have Existed; by Fernrustle

With spoilers ahead, Fernrustle sits in the article director’s chair to bring us their answer to the titular question.

Please do not read if you haven’t looked at Firestar’s Quest or The Apprentice’s Quest.

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Hello Warrior Cat fans and everyone in between…

Today we’re going to discuss the “lost” clan, SkyClan. Some cats thought SkyClan never should have belonged in the forest, while others believed just the opposite. I’ll state some facts supporting SkyClan and against SkyClan, and give you my opinion.

Here we go!

For SkyClan!

  • SkyClan was revived by Firestar and Sandstorm and they were able to survive after the couple left.
  • SkyClan’s ancestors showed themselves at different times to the modern SkyClan, proving that SkyClan is meant to be a warrior clan.
  • Both Skywatcher and Rainfur’s spirits were seen among SkyClan’s warrior ancestors. This means that SkyClan’s ancestors are watching over SkyClan.

Against SkyClan!

  • The ancient SkyClan was driven from the forest by the other clans.
  • After SkyClan left, it was forgotten because everybody refused to believe that they were really a Clan.
  • Thunderclan has SkyClan blood and SkyClan has ThunderClan blood, since Cloudstar’s mate Birdflight raised her kits in ThunderClan. Therefore, SkyClan may have not been able to survive if Birdflight had not lived in ThunderClan, because if Spottedleaf wasn’t descended from Cloudstar’s kin, she wouldn’t have existed, and she couldn’t have helped Firestar in his quest to save SkyClan.

I’m all for SkyClan, and one reason why is because the leaders who drove SkyClan out came to Leafstar’s nine lives ceremony and said they were sorry. But there’s more than that. SkyClan has showed itself to be strong, loyal, and fierce, like all the other clans. It’s true that modern Skyclan is now made up of kittypets, loners, and rogues. But they still have Skyclan ancestry and they have proved to be brave and devoted to the lives of Clan cats.

One sad thing is that SkyClan was driven out again by rogues (revealed in The Apprentice’s Quest). But, who knows? Maybe later in the series, they will become a Clan once more.

 

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24 comments

  • I think it would be kinda cool if Skyclan comes to the lake in AVoS, but considering there isn’t much space for them its unlikely 🙁 I hope that they at least get the gorge back, because modern Skyclan is probably my favorite clan right now. Great article!

    • Yeah!
      I may consider Leafstar’s leader ceremony one of the most interesting leader ceremonies in the series.
      And thanks for reading!

  • Great article, Fernrustle! Personally, I am a huge fan of SkyClan (present one, not the ancient one) and I am absolutely itching to figure out what happened to Leafstar and the rest of new SkyClan!

    • Yeah, me too! I wonder if one of the Erins will make a novella or super edition telling that story!
      And thanks for reading!

  • I’d like for SkyClan to live where the Clans are, but I know that’s impossible because

    a) territory, even if the other Clans were willing to give territory to the lost Clan there is no suitable area for the cats to live
    b) I view SkyClan as the modern Clan. They’re willing to put aside old rules for the sake of their Clan, even though the other Clans might look down on it.

    Great article!

  • Just a moment!

    SkyClan wasn’t forgotten because the other ones didn’t believe it being a real clan!
    The old forest cats thought that the twolegs destroying their old territory would be a sign from StarClan, that there should be only 4 Clans in the forest (because of there only being four trees at fourtrees, the 4 seasons, etc.).
    That is why the four leaders sent them away, since none of the Clans wanted to give SkyClan a part of their territory.

    But, as you saw during Leafstars Leader ceremony, they’ve always regretted their choice and the memorys of SkyClan were only restrained to blur the leaders fault in this decision.

  • Great article! Though I personally don’t believe Skyclan will come to the lake, I’m excited to see what happens to Leafstar and the gang!

  • Well, I really love SkyClan and sometimes I would like him to be in the forest instead of RiverClan or WindClan. I was very sad when I read the short adventure of skystar… He wasn’t a real leader like the others, he was more a warrior than that, but because of that I liked him. And then he had to leave his family all alone in the forest which was his home once…

  • I think Skyclan should and always exist, even though most of the field guides don’t mention them, they give a great backstory and has a big impact on how the series go.

    • Crystalpaw I completely agree! I was about to comment the same thing until I saw yours XD. You took the words right out of my mouth. btw Fernrustle great article!

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