Favorite: Jayfeather.
Least favorite: probably Hawkheart.
Why? Well, I've always liked Jayfeather, to be honest. He was quite relatable for me when I read Power of Three, and I just found him enjoyable. Sure, he can be grumpy... rather often... but that's something I like about him. People shouldn't hate him for "being too grumpy". It would be like someone disliking Yellowfang because she broke the code. They would be seeing her for only her flaws, and ignoring all the good things about her. Sure, Jayfeather isn't the happiest, most optimistic medicine cat in the world, but there are a lot of good things about him too. For example, he did care about his siblings very much, he tried to save Flametail even though it seemed hopeless, and he went after Poppyfrost and protected her against Breezepelt. Those are only a few of the good things he did. And for those who think he's nothing but a snarky, ungrateful badger, what about that scene in
Thunder and Shadow after they found out Twigpaw left?
Jayfeather shooed him into the medicine den. "What's the fuss about? Has one of the apprentices forgotten how to hunt?"
Alderpaw ignored the medicine catâs sarcasm. He padded past Briarlight, sleeping in her nest, and reached into the medicine store. âTwigpaw is missing.â He pulled out a jumble of leaves and began to sort them into piles.
Leafpool was dripping leaves into the water collecting beside the rocky wall of the den and laying them out to dry. âMissing?â She stopped and blinked at Alderpaw.
âLetâs hope she hasnât gone swimming again,â Jayfeather grunted.
Why did everyone keep saying that? Alderpaw turned on him, anger sparking through his pelt. âDonât you care about anyone except yourself?â
Jayfeather stiffened, his blue eyes fixing on Alderpaw as though he saw him as clearly as an ordinary cat would. âOf course I do!â he snapped. âI can sense every catâs feelings in the camp. From their mew, from the way they walk, from the swishing of their tails. The noise of it never stops. If I took every feeling seriously, Iâd never be able to focus on my work.â
Alderpaw stared at him, shocked. Was Jayfeather really that sensitive to his Clanmatesâ moods? âDid you know Twigpaw was upset?â
âShe trudged into camp yesterday like there was a badger sitting on her shoulders,â Jayfeather replied. âOf course I knew she was upset. But I didnât know she was going to run off in the middle of the night. I canât read thoughts.â
Alderpaw turned back to the herbs. âDo you think sheâll be okay?â
âIâm sure sheâll be back soon,â Leafpool reassured him.
âFresh air and exercise will do her good,â Jayfeather mewed briskly. âSheâll probably come home once sheâs caught some prey. Twigpawâs the sort of cat who canât enjoy fresh-kill unless sheâs sharing it with her Clanmates.â
Alderpaw glanced at him, surprised. Had Jayfeather actually said something kind about Twigpaw?
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See? Jayfeather isn't a completely rude grump after all. He
does care about his Clanmates, even though he can be unkind to them at times.
Now, I'm not saying that you have to like Jayfeather. I'm just saying, don't go pointing out someone's flaws and hating them for them. Everyone has flaws.
Everyone. And I'm sure you were grumpy at least once in your life, too. Jayfeather only acts the way he does because that's his personality. And possibly because the Erins made him that way. cx
As for Hawkheart, well, I guess I don't really have a least favorite medicine cat other than him. I never liked Spottedleaf very much, but I don't
hate her. Hawkheart though... he wasn't a great cat. If I knew more about him, I would be able to say otherwise, but he's been in hardly any books. I can say that he didn't act the way a medicine cat should act, though, including killing a cat just because they were obeying their Clan leader. So, he's my least favorite I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯