Not Cool Bro

Not... really part of any project, pretty canon-compliant if anything, tho the colours were copied from the family trees lo. owo;

But this is an AU that I and dearest dehani managed to create between ourselves during a casual blabbery-nonsense discussion that started with how Brambleclaw was such a ninny in the latter part of the second series with his weird-ass decisions and sudden ooc behaviour etc. Yet the discussion soon outgrew its basis, and we began mentioning in what way an AU with Evil!Brambleclaw would've changed things around. xD

So like, for a moment, just envision that Brambleclaw wasn't that clueless idiot NP painted him as, but rather someone who finally falls to the "dark side" (sounds soooo melodramatic when I put it that way) and decides that he wanna do it all -his- way. He acts like he's on board with Hawkfrost le coup, but during the Firestar-in-a-trap-scene, he helps kill his leader, only to murder Hawkfrost so he can shove all the blame onto him and come out scat-free (not that far from canon actually, minus the Firestar part LOL) and so secures his own leadership, without having any witnesses who can rat out the truth. ("gasp, but what about Lionpaw's dark forest training then?" you ask, and let's just say that'd be perfect plot fodder material cuz when he sees Hawky and goes "u killed my grandpa!1!" he'll go all "oh yeah sure, totally just me right hehehehe" -insert creepy evil laughter-) And I can't see Leafpool doing anything either, I mean her suspicions died with Hawkfrost, that was SUCH a weird part of the plot like she arrives on this blood-soaked crime scene and within the blink of an eye just knows that the last cat standing, aka Brambleclaw, is totally -innocent- WTF. Of course she wouldn't guess the difference she's a blockhead. 

And from thereon there's a multitude of possibilities for such an AU, what a delightful break from canon wooo~ And considering I can hardly stomach canon!Bramble's obvious, continued hypocricy it's just as well. xD

So honestly, this picture is all dedicated to my lil' golden nugget~

Also considering this is such a half-assed job I'm actually rather pleased with it yay. owo;

(c) Dearly disliked Erin Hunter
Art: Me