Iris

"'I didn't know you were into sluts, Ares' - Iris to Ares in episode 12"

Iris is the foster mother of Lunis and Apollo, and is the biological mother of Jackson and Vivian.

She was the cat who stole the king and queen's kits many years ago.

Physical appearance
Iris is a she-cat with a gray fur and a lighter shade of gray from the fur on her cheek to her belly.

She also has circular black spots on her back. Her front and back paws are black, the same color as the fur above her mouth. Her ears have a black stripe and the other, is a light grey stripe, her tail has the same stripes. She has beautiful golden eyes.

Her body is composed of round figures. She is chubby and average height.

Ares
Ares was her mate, Iris loved him, Ares' first feelings for Iris are unknown. When their both had their two kits, Ares was angry because he wanted strong kits, and those were very weak. Ares told Iris to get rid of them, it was at that moment that Iris began to fear him. After she was ordered to steal Lunis and Apollo, she realized how awful Ares was and went into hiding.

Lunis
Lunis was her adopted daughter, whom she loved very much, even after Lunis scarred her face.

Apollo
Apollo was her adopted son, whom she loved very much.

Lucas
Lucas was a close friend of Iris. Lucas cared for Iris very deeply, and vise versa. When Iris was stealing the king and queen's kits for Ares, she realized that it was wrong and asked Lucas to be the foster father of those kits along with her. He accepted, and they took care of Lunis and Apollo together. In the afterlife, they have a tearful reunion.

Vixy
Vixy and Iris originally deeply resented one another, Vixy seeming to hate Iris greatly, revealed later to be sparked by jealousy. When the two reunite they have an aggressive altercation. Eventually, Iris gets through to Vixy.

Personality
Iris is a calm and caring cat, but she is not afraid to face those stronger than her.

She has a very pure heart, so pure that she didn't even notice the mistake she was making in relating with Ares. She accepted to have children with him, but when Ares told her to get rid of them, she couldn't do that so she gave them to other parents.

Iris is also an incredible mother, very affectionate and loving with her adopted kits, she loved them so much that she didn't even care about the scar Lunis made on her face. She is guilt ridden by the mistakes in her past.

Episode 1
Iris appears at the beginning of the episode telling with Lucas about the origin of the Lights and Darks and why they need to go out to train. Apollo interropes the story saying if they can talk about something else, Lunis answers saying that it's just a story of why they need to go out to train. Iris finishes the story and tell them to get ready and clean their fur, and Lunis promises that she will visit her at least once a moon.

And after the two get ready, Lunis says goodbye to her parents and leaves.

Episode 4
Iris does not appear in this episode, but she is mentioned by Lunis at the beginning of the episode.

Jackson asks Lunis if her mother was really a spy for Ares, she answers that yes, but that her father, Lucas gets angry when we get into this subject. After she speaks Iris always tells stories about training or something, Jackson says that they have a lot in common and soon they change the subject.

Episode 5
Iris appears at the end of the episode in her house (inside a cave). Lunis appears at the entrance of the cave to talk to Iris. Iris is surprised by Lunis' arrival and asks where Apollo is, Lunis says they discovered the truth that Iris and Lucas were not her real parents. Iris tries to explain to Lunis that she worked for Ares and that he asks her to capture Lunis when she was a cub, Iris also took Apollo with her.

While she was taking it back with Lunis and Apollo, she realized that it was wrong, but it was too late. And she shouts at Lunis saying, "Don't you see? If you were with Ares, you would already be dead". She then, asked Lucas to be the foster father of those kittens along with her. And she ends up saying "If it weren’t for me you would be dead" Lunis gets very angry and makes a scar on Iris' face and leaves the cave leaving Iris alone.

Episode 8
Iris does not appear in this episode, but she is mentioned by Caroline in the middle of the episode when Lunis is crying and Caroline explains to her that Iris had kittens but before she adopted Lunis and Apollo. Her mate was Ares, and when he finally had Ares kits he got angry because his kits were born weak and he wanted strong descendants. Caroline continues the story saying that Ares wanted Iris to get rid of them but she gave them to other parents.

Lunis was shocked and Caroline finishes leaving her alone.

Episode 12
When Lunis, Apollo and other characters go out in a tunnel under the ground they hear Ares talking to someone, they all get down and stay quiet. Ares had found Iris again and this time with Vixy. Iris starts to argue with Ares, he doesn't seem to care what Iris says. Ares asks Iris how she got that scar while Vixy makes a little joke saying "Oh, story time" Iris asks who she is, and Ares introduces Iris to Vixy, Iris laughs and says "I didn't know you were into sluts, Ares".

Vixy makes a scratch on Iris' face, very angry with her. Iris speaks some truths that Vixy needed to hear about her and Ares, Vixy starts crying and Ares says “That's enough Iris!”and puts her against the ground belly up. Ares gets very angry with Iris and the two start to argue until Ares puts his claws on Iris' chest and drags them hard, opening Iris' belly.

She chokes and tries to breathe, Ares tells Iris to say goodbye to her kits, because she would never see them again, Lunis and Apollo shout "MOM!".

Some Darks start attacking the characters that were there at the moment. Lunis looks at his mother for the last time remembering also Lucas' death.

-Jerome- Vixy PMV
Iris appears briefly in this PMV

She appears talking with Ares and Vixy stares with great anger at the two together, clearly jealous at their blossoming relationship.

Iris gives birth to two kittens and she gets very emotional, grooming them and giving them love. Vixy appears angrily, taunting Iris. Iris seems uneasy. Vixy grabs Vivian and tries to kill her, but Ares sees this and tackles Vixy, scaring Iris. After Vixy screams something unknown, Ares orders the death of Iris and his children, clearly making Iris distraught.

In a montage, she is seen giving Jackson and Vivian away, and then her death appears.

Family

 * Father - ???
 * Mother - ???
 * Former mate - Ares
 * Daughter - Vivian
 * Son - Jackson
 * Adopted daughter - Lunis
 * Adopted son - Apollo
 * Grandson - Lewis
 * Grandaughter - Caroline and Kaylee
 * Mother-in-Law - Queen Lydia


 * Father-in-Law - King Maxwell

Scars
Iris has a scar on her face in her right eye, made by Lunis in episode 5.

Voice actors

 * MsWolfy98