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Description Yay! It's Sol.

I was browsing fanart for this guy, and there wasn't really a lot of pictures of him. Which is so messed up, since he's so awesome!! One of the more interesting villains of the Warriors series, it's nice to have someone who:
1. Isn't related to Tigerstar
2. Doesn't have a sickly bloodlust and a "Keel Keel" philosophy.
3. Is still deadly and cool.

Second only to Scourge, he has to be my favorite villain. I hope he makes another appearance. He's so slippery and conniving, although he hides it with his outward politeness. He's kewl. Erins description of him weirded me out. He's described to look like a lion, but also to be dark tortoiseshell. He is also drawn as a calico oriental kitty. Has anyone here ever seen a living, tortie and white lion? No. Not me.

As for the actual picture: I don't know what the background is, lol. I just wanted to make something icy looking to match his cool personality. But who cares, I think it turned out rather cool.

I don't care if his fur color is off. This is how I imagined him until Erin decided to confuse us all and eff up his description. Kay? Kay.

And just to throw this in here; did you know male calico cats are extremely rare, and nearly always sterile? This is because of a genetic mutation that allows the cat to have two full X chromosomes, where as a normal male only owns one. Females can be calico because they can carry two dominant colors - Red and Black, creating tortoiseshell, and with the white spotting gene, Calico. So, if you think about it, this law of nature has been broken several times throughout Erin's series. Redtail for instance is described as a tortoiseshell tom, and he actually has a daughter, Sandpaw, as my knowledge goes. There are other examples I'm sure, that aren't coming to mind right now. But how about that? Now ya know somethin' new most likely. At least, my mom didn't know

~4 hours
~5 layers
~Done in PSE6
~No reference
~Brushes used

Sol and Warriors are © to The Erin Hunter Team.
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Comments: 41

Falcostorm [2015-04-05 22:40:26 +0000 UTC]

Cool  I imagined this was what maple shade or Spotted leaf would look like Lel. Sol has black, which I am sure you know by now XD I also thought Sol looked like this at first Lol.

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Kitten-Bubblepuff [2013-06-23 23:56:48 +0000 UTC]

It's so fluffy!

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RapidashLove [2013-03-21 19:46:52 +0000 UTC]

There's going to be a character with contradicting descriptions, because Erin Hunter is four people. And, Sol IS NOT a lion, he simply resembles one.

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Luvlisha [2012-08-03 00:21:49 +0000 UTC]

scary

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Vegetaclaw [2012-05-05 19:29:31 +0000 UTC]

So....Fluffy....

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Jayfeatherlovr [2011-07-21 09:04:15 +0000 UTC]

Stop staring at me! O.o

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gamergirl472 [2010-11-12 23:46:20 +0000 UTC]

I AGREE SO MUCH. The one bad guy u can call 'awesome' without him having some confrontation with Tigerstar. X3

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Speckledpath In reply to gamergirl472 [2010-11-13 23:46:09 +0000 UTC]

Yeah >:E

Although Hawkfrost is pretty darn cool. I have an idea for a pic of him, not spilling anything >:3

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gamergirl472 In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-14 00:10:43 +0000 UTC]

Ive always imagined him with an annoying english voice for some reason. XD

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Speckledpath In reply to gamergirl472 [2010-11-14 02:53:38 +0000 UTC]

OMG me too!!!

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gamergirl472 In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-14 03:20:44 +0000 UTC]

LOLZ

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XxdovesongxX [2010-11-08 02:42:54 +0000 UTC]

And I knew that XD
Redtail, Robinwing, Sol and Ripplestar are all tard cats.
Especially Redtail.

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Speckledpath In reply to XxdovesongxX [2010-11-08 03:01:47 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha Erin should read her kitty facts before she tries to write about them

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XxdovesongxX [2010-11-08 02:41:49 +0000 UTC]

It looks right to me. Browm, tortie, and white.

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Speckledpath In reply to XxdovesongxX [2010-11-08 03:03:10 +0000 UTC]

Well I'm glad it's accurate then

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envyofsin [2010-11-03 21:42:56 +0000 UTC]

i love how it looks like real fur.

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Speckledpath In reply to envyofsin [2010-11-04 01:35:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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envyofsin In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-04 18:54:50 +0000 UTC]

welcome ^w^

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Creyn [2010-11-02 13:31:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow, coool! I love the furry quality, and I do like how Sol is very different too!

And yay! Another cat genetic nerd!

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Speckledpath In reply to Creyn [2010-11-02 18:40:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! ANd yeah, nice for Erin to make somethin' a little different for a change.

Haha, oh yesh!! Genetics are fascinating

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Creyn In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-02 18:43:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that dumb ol' Tigerstar is worn out already. I just want to sock him over the head and say: "problem over."

Yeah, I love being able to predict (somewhat) the pattern of the coats and the colors that a cat's going to have. :3

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Cobwebpaw [2010-11-02 07:45:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh.my.gawd that is SOOOOOO cute ! o3o

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Speckledpath In reply to Cobwebpaw [2010-11-02 18:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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Cobwebpaw In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-02 18:38:23 +0000 UTC]

your welcomee ! xx

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blackblade201 [2010-11-02 02:30:14 +0000 UTC]

that looks awesome

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Speckledpath In reply to blackblade201 [2010-11-02 18:40:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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blackblade201 In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-13 04:22:58 +0000 UTC]

ur welcome

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Mastaria [2010-11-02 02:17:18 +0000 UTC]

OMG if that guy's a villian in the ACTUALLY series (i was wondering why there was so much of him...) I NEED TO READ MORE! MY STUPID LIBRARY DOESN'T HAVE THE BOOKS PAST SUNSET! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

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Speckledpath In reply to Mastaria [2010-11-02 18:39:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, I hate when libraries don't have my array of books I want!!! And, yes, this guy is a villain in The Power Of Three, I believe he appears in the book Eclipse.

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Mastaria In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-02 19:19:36 +0000 UTC]

omg! a villian who isn't a tabby

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Speckledpath In reply to Mastaria [2010-11-03 01:36:42 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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epic-fails [2010-11-02 01:32:08 +0000 UTC]

nice. kinda creepy. thats why i like it...

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Speckledpath In reply to epic-fails [2010-11-02 18:41:09 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, thank you

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epic-fails In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-03 03:18:28 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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MQSdwz35 [2010-11-02 01:19:48 +0000 UTC]

this is awesome! i love the detail in the fur and eyes! witch book is sol from? i'm only on book two of the new prophecy XD hey your right! there are a lot of male calicos in the warriors series! lol

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Speckledpath In reply to MQSdwz35 [2010-11-02 18:42:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! And I believe he appears in Eclipse, in The Power Of Three

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ms-alyak [2010-11-02 00:49:37 +0000 UTC]

8D I LOOOOVVVE Sol- you're right, it's hard to consider him a villain thinking about what the other Warrior villains are like!

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Speckledpath In reply to ms-alyak [2010-11-02 00:59:34 +0000 UTC]

Yuppers

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ms-alyak In reply to Speckledpath [2010-11-02 01:14:45 +0000 UTC]

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JediMasterQuill [2010-11-01 23:20:38 +0000 UTC]



He's...so...FLUFFY! 8D He's so adorable! I love this, I really do! Wow...four hours? I would never have managed to work on something for that long. xD This is amazing--you should submit it to some more groups so lots of people see it. :3

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Speckledpath In reply to JediMasterQuill [2010-11-02 00:38:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! I'm so glad you like it!!

I plan to

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