Hopekit

"I tried as long as I could, licking and licking her, but her breathing only got shallower and shallower, until finally it stopped altogether. [...] I buried my nose in her fur, feeling grief crash down on me. It was a clear sign from StarClan. These kits should never have been born."

— Yellowfang's feeling after her kits are born in Secrets of the Clans, page 68

Hopekit
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	ShadowClan
Names
Kit:	Hopekit
StarClan resident:	Hopekit
Kin
Mother:	Yellowfang
Father:	Raggedstar
Sister:	Wishkit
Brother:	Brokenstar
Book appearances
Living	Yellowfang's Secret
Living	Yellowfang's Secret
Dead	Yellowfang's Secret
Dead	Yellowfang's Secret

Hopekit is a tiny, cream and gray she-cat.

History

In The Prophecies Begin arc

Fire and Ice

Yellowfang confesses to Fireheart she had kits. She explains there were three kits in her litter, and all but Brokenstar died. She believed her punishment was losing her two kits for breaking the warrior code, but in the end, her punishment wasn't her two kits died, it was that Brokenstar survived.

In the Super Editions

Yellowfang's Secret

«These are the kits I saw in the pool, when I was in StarClan with Silverflame. But they should never have been born.»

—Yellowfang thoughts ^{Yellowfang's Secret, page 321}

Yellowfang gives birth to three kits in the hollow of a dead tree, two she-kits and a tom. While the tom lets out an angry wail when his mother touches him, one of the she-kits is utterly still, born dead. Yellowfang's other she-kit was born weak and soon died. Yellowfang buries her two dead daughters deep in the ground, so no fox, badger, or cat would ever find them.

At the half-moon gathering of the medicine cats, Silverflame comes to Yellowfang. Yellowfang asks if she knew about the kits, and Silverflame replies that she did, on the night Yellowfang was made a medicine cat, three kits appeared behind her. As Silverflame is about to leave, Yellowfang asks about her daughters and looks around, finally spotting them. She tries to run towards them, but her legs are useless, and she soon wakes up back at the Moonstone.

The Ultimate Guide

Although not mentioned by name, Hopekit appears briefly on Raggedstar's page. Yellowfang decided to become a medicine cat, which means she had to separate her relationship with Raggedpelt. It was too late to untangle their paths though, as Yellowfang soon found out she was expecting kits. Raggedpelt was overjoyed at the prospect at becoming a father but outraged when Yellowfang said their kits will never know who their mother was. Only one kit survived.

She is also mentioned not by name on Sagewhisker's page. Sagewhisker realized that Yellowfang was expecting Raggedstar’s kits and wondered if she made a terrible mistake. She persuaded Yellowfang to tell Raggedstar that their kits will have at least one parent in the Clan and Yellowfang took her mentor's advice.

Character pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Kit Version StarClan Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Hopekit's icon on the Warriors family tree

Ceremonies

Lives granted

The following is a list of gifts Hopekit has granted during nine lives ceremonies:

Lives granted
Gift Receiver Love of kin Brokenstar

Kin

Members

Mother:

Yellowfang: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Father:

Raggedstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sister:

Wishkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brother:

Brokenstar: Deceased, no residence

See more

Grandmothers:

Brightflower: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Featherstorm: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Grandfathers:

Brackenfoot: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Hal: Deceased, residence unknown

Great-grandmother:

Silverflame: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Uncles:

Nutwhisker: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mintkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Scorchwind: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-uncles:

Mosspaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Volewhisper: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Aunts:

Rowanberry: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Marigoldkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-aunts:

Dawncloud: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Russetfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

First cousins:

Cinderfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Stumpytail: Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member

Rowanclaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Cedarheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Lavenderkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Blossomkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Swampkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Unnamed kits: Status unknown

Second cousins:

Quietkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Rubblekit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Turtlekit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Tigerstar: Living (As of Wind)

Flametail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Dawnpelt: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Tree

Silverflame ♀

Brightflower ♀

Brackenfoot ♂

See More

Hal ♂

Featherstorm ♀

Mintkit ♂

Rowanberry ♀

Marigoldkit ♀

Nutwhisker ♂

Yellowfang ♀

Raggedstar ♂

Scorchwind ♂

Mosspaw ♂

Volewhisper ♂

Dawncloud ♀

Stumpytail ♂

Cinderfur ♂

Brokenstar ♂

Hopekit ♀

Wishkit ♀

Rowanclaw ♂

Lavenderkit

Cedarheart ♂

Swampkit

Blossomkit ♀

Unnamed Kits

Turtlekit

Rubblekit

Quietkit

See More

Dawnpelt ♀

Flametail ♂

Tigerstar ♂

See More

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Yellowfang's Secret †
• Fire and Ice (Indirect mention only)
• Squirrelflight's Hope (Indirect mention only)
• Secrets of the Clans (First appearance; retconned)
• The Ultimate Guide

Trivia

Author statements

• Vicky revealed Hopekit's name in a letter to a fan.

Interesting facts

• Hopekit has kittypet blood through Hal.

Continuity

The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.

• In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, Yellowfang gives birth to three kits, with their father being Raggedstar. One of the kits is stillborn, and the other barely takes a breath before succumbing to death. Yellowfang is remorseful, musing that the kits should never have been born and recalls that their birth breaks the warrior code. Yellowfang soon buries her daughters deep into the ground where no cat could ever find them.