Starmane

"'Oh, don't be so upset that you have to spend the afternoon with your dad!' - Starmane to his cubs"

Starmane was a former Mane of the Sisters Steppe. He was the mate of Powerstrike and the father of Nothing, Fire and Spark. He debuted in Episode 1 and was killed by Quickmane in the same episode.

Personality
Starmane was a goofball, and a very loving father to his three cubs, especially Nothing. He was very kind, fun, and sweet. When Fire insulted Nothing, he didn't say anything, but shot a disapproving look at him.

Appearance
Starmane was a dark, gray-cream color with a lighter shade of gray on his underbelly, paws, muzzle, inner-ears, and eyelids. He had a unique mane shape that was passed on to Fire. He had a golden mane that was passed onto Spark, alongside a scar on his left eyelid and another one on his nose. He had dull yellow eyes. Starmane is the largest Mane in the series, as Quickmane is slightly smaller than him.

History
A No-Mane named Star invaded in the Sisters Steppe during during Embermane's leadership. He challenged the Mane for a duel over claim of the Pride. Despite the fact that Embermane was a warrior, his old age was no match for Star. Embermane died by loosing his balance and slamming his head against the rock. It was later revealed that Star only wanted to tire Embermane so he could be exiled. With the old Mane gone, Star achieved his name as Starmane. During his reign, he got along well with Powerstrike, who eventually bore his cubs. He had a daughter named Nothing, and two sons, Fire and Spark.

Episode One: No-Mane
Starmane emerges from the shadows to babysit his cubs, playfully asking them not to be so unhappy to play with him. He is swarmed by them, and happily lies down on the ground, with his sons hanging over his back and his daughter being snuggled under his paw. He happily watches them play until Fire says that Spark is being a jerk. Starmane says he's lost and doesn't know what they're arguing about. When pressed further he nervously admits he's fuzzy on the details of Pride Lore and how it came to be. Spark playfully explains it for him, making him smile. Fire tells him that he knows the story Spark told wasn't right. Nothing tells the story. When Starmane hears that they're were gruesome deaths in the story, he says it's a bit too violent and says he should have a talk with Sharptongue, his mother-in-law, about them. Nothing and Spark ask him not to, and when Fire defends his father, the two break into a small argument. Nothing attempts to break it up by playfully leaping at Fire, but he dodges her and calls her weak, making Starmane annoyed. The roar of a No-Mane is then heard. Starmane jolts forward and gets up tensely. He orders his cubs to hide in the tall grass and firmly tells them to stay, but Fire runs off. Starmane walks off to fight the No-Mane, but the No-Mane, Quick, gives him a foreleg wound and causes blood to pour down his neck. Starmane bursts through the tall grass and cries out the his cubs to run, just in time for the No-Mane to latch onto his back. Starmane shakes him off and they viciously circle each other. Unbeknownst to Starmane, Spark and Nothing did not run when he told them to, and instead are watching the fight from the grass. Starmane swipes at Quick in an attempt to weaken him, but the No-Mane pins him to the ground and starts to strangle him. Starmane winced in pain and tries to move, only for the No-Mane to bite down harder. Starmane chokes out and feebly tries to escape the No-Mane, but he is helplessly strangled to death and is dropped to the ground, staring at his terrified son with wide, but dead eyes.

Episode Two: Nothing
He is mentioned by Fire when the latter said that he is proud of his sister, and that if Starmane and Spark were still alive, they would be just as proud.

Episode Nine: Fire
When Fire is wrestling with Barkmane, Nothing has a horrifying flashback of Starmane dying bloodstained beneath the paws of Quick.

Episode Ten: Pride Law
Fire mentions Starmane when he tries to convince Nothing to let him kill Feather. He states that he has always looked out for her, ever since Starmane's death.

Voice Actor

 * Sage Hyden

Family

 * Ex-mate: Powerstrike


 * Sons: Spark †, Fire


 * Daughter: Nothing


 * Ex-sister-in-law: Waterhunter


 * Ex-mother-in-law: Sharptongue †


 * Ex-Father-in-Law: Embermane †


 * Ex-father-in-law: Embermane †

Killed victims
Below is a list of all known victims that Starmane has killed.


 * Embermane (indirectly and accidentally)

Trivia

 * In the My Pride trailer, Starmane had more scars on his face and a darker mane.
 * In the comic, Starmane was a good fighter as he was able to keep up the fight with Quick, but in the series, he was unable to fight Quick due to the latter injuring his leg.



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