This page contains the trivia for Sol.
Trivia
Interesting facts
- One of Leafstar's kits, Harrybrook, is named in honor of him when he was called Harry.[1]
- In Latin, "sol" means "sun",[2] possibly alluding to his role in Eclipse. Sol is also the name of the Roman god of the sun,[3] as well as Sól, a Norse goddess also representing the sun.[4]
Author statements
- When asked if the readers would ever find out where Sol was from, and where he went, Kate replied with a firm "no" and also said "He was a fabulous drifter. Knowing where he came from, and where he went, would spoil an essential part of his nature."[blog 1]
- However, this was later proven to be false, as his past was later revealed in SkyClan and the Stranger.[5]
- Vicky stated that he was inspired by a real cat named Aslan who was "super cool and even basks on a stone slab in the sunshine".[6]
- Vicky was never happy with Sol's story in the third arc despite loving his mysterious characterization; "I was excited to create this mysterious character who knew the solar eclipse was coming, and seemed to know all about the Clans as well. But the stories didn't work as well as I hoped, and if I did the series again, I would definitely change his role somehow."[7]
Mistakes
- Sol has been described as a brown-and-white tabby with very long fur[8] multiple times,[9][10][11] and as a mottled brown-and-black tom.[12][13]
- He is mentioned to have amber eyes.[14][15][16][17][18]
- In contradiction to being described as lean, he is described as stocky,[19] well[20] and hard muscled.[21]
- He is mentioned to be bright tortoiseshell.[22]
- He is consistently shown without his tufted ears, mane, or bushed tailtip in the SkyClan and the Stranger comic,[23] his artwork in The Ultimate Guide,[24] on the cover of Long Shadows,[25] and the reprinted cover of Eclipse, which also shows him as a tabby.[26]
Continuity
The following information is from sources considered non-canon, retconned, or from adapted material.
- In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, Sol's father's name was Whisper, and his littermates were named Sunny, Foggy and Ivy.[27]
Notes and references
- ↑ Revealed in The Rescue, page 86
- ↑ Revealed on latin-dictionary.net
- ↑ Revealed on wikipedia.org
- ↑ Revealed on wikipedia.org
- ↑ Revealed in Beyond the Code, pages 61-63
- ↑ Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 5
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Sunrise, page 54
- ↑ Revealed in Long Shadows, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Sunrise, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Hollyleaf's Story, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 91
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 97
- ↑ Revealed in Eclipse, page 263
- ↑ Revealed in Eclipse, page 266
- ↑ Revealed in Long Shadows, page 134
- ↑ Revealed in Sunrise, page 162; 164; 167; 176; 180; 216; 259; 260; 269; 270; 282; and 285
- ↑ Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, chapter 8
- ↑ Revealed in Eclipse, page 149
- ↑ Revealed in Sunrise, page 162
- ↑ Revealed in Long Shadows, page 276
- ↑ Revealed in Eclipse, page 163
- ↑ Revealed in SkyClan and the Stranger, page 66
- ↑ Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 199
- ↑ Revealed on the cover of Long Shadows
- ↑ Revealed on the cover of Eclipse
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
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