Tailchaser's Song: Difference between revisions

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Fast forward, and we meet Fritti Tailchaser, a tomcat in the Meeting Wall Clan. His family [[Conveniently an Orphan|mysteriously disappeared]] some time ago, and he was left with no one but his friend, Hushpad. As it happens, quite a few cats have been disappearing, and the Clan Elders send an envoy to Firsthome to ask the Queen for help. Tailchaser is not selected, so he sets out on his own with his lovable friend Pouncequick. Other members of Tailchaser's fellowship are a crazy cat named Eatbugs and Firsa Roofshadow, a sole survivor of a cat massacre.

Tailchaser's Song also has its own brand of [[TS Eliot]]-inspired honorifics. They are born with their "heart name" (equivalent to the Japanese first name--such as Fritti, Tangaloor, Firsa, etc.) that only family, close friends and lovers can use. They are appointed a "face name" at an old enough age (equivalent to the Japanese last name--Tailchaser, Roofshadow, Pouncequick, etc.) which is their commonly used name. They have to discover their third and most special name, their "tail name," by themselves.

Tailchaser's Song also has its own brand of [[T. S. Eliot]]-inspired honorifics. They are born with their "heart name" (equivalent to the Japanese first name--such as Fritti, Tangaloor, Firsa, etc.) that only family, close friends and lovers can use. They are appointed a "face name" at an old enough age (equivalent to the Japanese last name--Tailchaser, Roofshadow, Pouncequick, etc.) which is their commonly used name. They have to discover their third and most special name, their "tail name," by themselves.

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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Eatbugs.

* [[Creation Myth]]: "In the Hour before time began, Meerclar Allmother came out of the darkness to the cold earth. She was black, and as furry as all the world come together to be fur. Meerclar banished the eternal night, and brought forth the Two."

* [[Driven By Envy]]: Grizraz was jealous enough of his siblings' talents to summon a demon-hound in response.

* [[Driven by Envy]]: Grizraz was jealous enough of his siblings' talents to summon a demon-hound in response.

* [[Fantasy Pantheon]]

* [[Fictionary]]: The Higher Singing of the cats.

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* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]

* [[I Will Find You]]: Tailchaser to Hushpad

* [[Living Legend]]: Grizraz Hearteater and Lord Tangaloor Firefoot are both [[Shrouded in Myth]], [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]], [[Physical God|Physical Gods]]. Tailchaser, by virtue of his adventures and [[Touched By Vorlons]] status, is as much a legendary hero as cats can have.

* [[Living Legend]]: Grizraz Hearteater and Lord Tangaloor Firefoot are both [[Shrouded in Myth]], [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]], [[Physical God|Physical Gods]]. Tailchaser, by virtue of his adventures and [[Touched by Vorlons]] status, is as much a legendary hero as cats can have.

* [[Mooks]]: The Clawguards are mook-ier than the Toothguard or the Boneguard, although they are still incredibly dangerous and violent.

* [[Mythopoeia]]

* {{spoiler|[[Pals ~~With~~ Jesus]]: Eatbugs was Lord Tangaloor Firefoot all along. Slightly subverted in that he really was insane at the time.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Pals with Jesus]]: Eatbugs was Lord Tangaloor Firefoot all along. Slightly subverted in that he really was insane at the time.}}

* [[Power Trio]]: Tailchaser, Pouncequick, and Roofshadow

* [[Proper Lady]]: Hushpad seems to be the cat version of this.

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Fencewalker. If only the same could be said for his parents.

* [[Shallow Female Love Interest]] {{spoiler|Hushpad, fairly literally. Or maybe she's not so much shallow as she is a total flake.}}

* [[Shout Out]]: To ''[[TS Eliot|Old Possum's Book of Practical]] [[Cats]]'' (feline naming conventions) and the ''[[The Elric Saga|Elric Saga]]'' (the cat goddess is named "Meerclar").

* [[Shout-Out]]: To ''[[T. S. Eliot|Old Possum's Book of Practical]] [[Cats]]'' (feline naming conventions) and the ''[[The Elric Saga|Elric Saga]]'' (the cat goddess is named "Meerclar").

* [[Spiritual Successor|Spiritual Ancestor]]: To ''[[~~Warrior Cats (Literature)|~~Warrior Cats]]''.

* [[Spiritual Successor|Spiritual Ancestor]]: To ''[[Warrior Cats]]''.

* [[Sidekick]]: Pouncequick

* [[Talkative Loon]]: Eatbugs