Finchclaw defends Dovewing.

Hi, I’m Finchclaw! Today I’m going to talk about Dovewing! If you are unfamiliar, Dovewing is a Shadowclan queen who was formerly a Thunderclan warrior. Dovewing is unfortunately disliked by many, but I’m here to defend her. Letās start by describing her life story. Dovewing was born to Whitewing and Birchfall of Thunderclan, alongside Ivypool. Dovewing had been granted a mysterious power from Starclan, which made her the third cat of a huge prophecy. Her mentor was Lionblaze, another prophecy cat. During OOTS, Dovewing falls in love with Tigerheart of Shadowclan. This love temporarily fizzles out when she becomes mates with Bumblestripe of Thunderclan. She eventually leaves Bumblestripe, alongside Thunderclan, to be with Tigerheart.
She ends up having three kits, Pouncestep, Lightleap and Shadowsight. Sheās currently nursing her second litter, consisting of Rowankit and Birchkit.
Hereās some commonly said things about Dovewing;
āSheās a Mary sue!ā
A mary sue is defined as a character without flaws, yet Dovewing has many. Sheās stubborn and naive, which is shown heavily throughout the books. A mary sue normally has nothing bad happen to her, but Dovewing constantly has to deal with horrible things. Whether it be being forced out of her clan by Ashfur or temporarily losing her son, this cat canāt catch a break nowadays!
āBumblestripe did nothing wrong, itās Dovewingās fault!ā
Bumblestripe is nothing but a bad cat! Dovewing tried to make it work, but Bumblestripe continuously pushed her into having kits. Dovewing leaving her clan was fueled by not only her love for Tigerheart, but her sadness with Bumblestripe insisting on her becoming a mother.
āIvypool is better than her; Dovewing did nothing but listen to starclan spirits!ā
Sound familiar? Ivypool spent the entirety of OOTS listening to evil spirits.
I honestly have neutral feelings when it comes to Ivypool, but I definitely prefer Dovewing. Why? Well, itās simple! Ivypool always seemed like a character that did strange things for strange reasons. Kill Antpelt? Sure! Kill Flametail? Well, yeah? Kill my own clanmates? Woah, buster! Slow down there!
I feel like her Thunderclan-ness is showing here, considering she only agrees to kill cats that arenāt her own clanmates. Call me a Shadowclan cat, because this is typical Thunderclan behavior!
I understand if my reasons donāt sway you, but itās okay! We all have our own opinions, this is just one of mine.
Great Article!!
Dovewing is my favorite character. Great article!
I still hate Dovewing for many reasons and they are not listed here, also the main reasons people hate her is not here so I still hate her and I already know she not a mary sue, or a bad mate, or about her talking to spirits. Still I hate her but itĀ“s stiil a nice article but you didnĀ“t change my mind sorry
Great article I donĀ“t hate Dovewing or love her and I do not love any sister over each other so great article!
Lovely article I hate Bumblestripe, but I guess I like Dovewing I donĀ“ really know
I liked it and I strongly agree!
Good article! I like Dovewing as well and agree that she’s overly hated by the fandom. Along with being naive and stubborn, she also sometimes acts ignorant towards Ivypool, though there aren’t expansive numbers of these occurrences. Another reason that she’s commonly hated is that she is ‘whiny’, which isn’t true! After all, shininess depends on the readers’ perception – if a reader thinks that one’s experiences haven’t been all that difficult, they might title a character as this, but if they do believe that the character had a hard past, they might not. I’ll defend Dovewing’s ‘whininess’ anytime! Going off that tangent, great job!
Fun article!