Top 10 Saddest Warrior Cat Deaths

The blue-gray she-cat had one of the saddest lives of all warriors. First, she lost her mother, Moonflower. Then she lost her sister, Snowfur. Next, she lost Mosskit and had to give away her other kits to Oakheart. She then lost Oakheart, believing he killed Redtail!

And yet, she pulled through and did what was best for her Clan. Her death was so sad. May StarClan light your path, Bluestar. May you find good hunting, swift running, and shelter when you sleep.

- Frostlight, medicine cat of TwilightClan (formerly known as Sapphirefrost)

Firestar, the mighty leader and warrior of the clan, loyal to Bluestar, had a reason to follow her reign.

When he was face to face with Tigerstar, he fought until Tigerstar was defeated. Lightning flashed, and a flaming tree came crashing down on him. He barely made it out. The cats crowded around him, believing Firestar was dead. "No, no, no, I am not ready to become leader!" Graystripe said.

The prayers gave the moment the saddest ending, with tears forming in my eyes. Graystripe and Sandstorm went to the Moonstone to get Graystripe's nine lives. Firestar's spirit, though, ran back to camp. During the chase, they saw orange fur. Firestar was alive!

-by LittlePossum-

Silverstream was always my favorite ever since she saved Graystripe (my favorite before her). She had this sass that Fireheart and Graystripe just couldn't understand. That was before... (sniffs and cries) she died.

Her kits were amazing, and one of the two became part of a prophecy. I mean, that's sweet, but you know, the prophecy kit Feathertail was my favorite after that. But... (tears are real) she died too.

See, this family was amazing. Without these two she-cats, Warriors wouldn't be what it is today. Without the cats I'm talking about, there would be no Tribe, there would be no Graystripe, there would be no... well, you get it. I miss Silverstream all the same. She was truly an amazing cat. I hope she and Graystripe have fun in StarClan together.

Hollyleaf.

From Leafpool's Wish to The Last Hope, she was smart, loyal, and brave. She trained harder than the other apprentices and cared for her family and Clan more than anyone could know.

She was more upset than ever when she realized her birth, her existence, was against the warrior code. That was when she fell apart. She killed Ashfur in an attempt to protect her brothers. She then attempted to kill her own mother and fled.

After some time in the tunnels, however, she regained her strength. She fought hard in the Great Battle and died saving Ivypool. She forgave Leafpool and Squirrelflight when she died.

RIP, strong Hollyleaf. We still miss you so much. Rejoice with your mother, grandparents, and mate in the stars.

I feel bad for Feathertail and Silverstream. I wish Feathertail had kits with Crowfeather before she died. I ship CrowLeaf more, but CrowTail is still amazing.

May StarClan light your path, Feathertail. May you reside in StarClan and the Tribe of Endless Hunting for moons to come. May you find good hunting, swift running, and shelter when you sleep.

- Frostlight, medicine cat of TwilightClan

I was crying over her death for a whole day. I remember that during the journey, they met the Tribe of Rushing Water. The idiotic Stoneteller told them that a silver cat would save their tribe - fake omen! She didn't deserve it, she was too young to die! That foolish tribe! If Feathertail had lived, Crowfeather would have mated with her and lived with her. They would have had beautiful kits. She was noble and brave, always fighting for her clan. And Stormfur, her brother, dared to take Brook, the idiotic she-cat from the tribe, as his mate! Oh, Stormfur, your sister and mother must be furious with you. Me too! Remember, StarClan is watching you angrily.

Daughter of Bluestar and Oakheart, her death was sad. I wish she had lived.

Mosskit, may you find good hunting, swift running, and shelter when you sleep.

- Frostlight, medicine cat of TwilightClan

She was so young! She did NOT deserve to die! She never knew her father. And she would've felt the wave of excitement when she caught prey or mastered a battle move had she lived! Her siblings don't even remember her.

She is my favorite cat in the series, and had she lived, her warrior or medicine cat name should have been Mossfern. (Don't kill me, but) she should have had Hawkfrost's kits. Then maybe he wouldn't be evil!

Honestly, this death is so pointless. There could have been a good story if she and Firestar were mates.

Apparently, she was protecting the kits, but they got rescued in the end anyway. You've gotta admit, she's only dead so that Sandstorm could be mates with Firestar instead. - Sunsetsky

Spottedleaf is one of my favorite medicine cats. Stop saying she's too old for Firestar because it's actually not true! Six moons until her apprenticeship, let's say one year of training, then about four moons of being a medicine cat since the book states she's young. Spottedleaf was just around two years old while Firestar was six moons old! They only have 1 year and 4 moons between them. So stop saying she's too old for him, because she's not.

That being said, Spottedleaf was one of the most caring, gentle, and selfless cats ever. She died saving Sandstorm because she didn't want Firestar to be sad. I can't even begin to imagine how much she loved him!

The way she died was so sad! It was only because she killed her own son, and literally, she just wanted to protect everyone!

I don't get why she was punished for that! Hollyleaf killed Ashfur, and she didn't get killed. Honestly, Erin Hunter, I wish you would bring Yellowfang back to life! - Sunsetsky

Why is Yellowfang's death #8? It was so sad and sudden when the forest fire happened, and Yellowfang was trapped in the camp. She also had such a sad life and did not deserve to die, especially because of how poorly everyone treated her. Sure, she was a bit bossy, but that just makes it sadder and more tragic when she dies.

Now, Silverstream, seriously? Sure, it was kind of sad, but we only knew her for two books, and we knew Yellowfang for much longer.

When you think about it, Yellowfang also served a very important role. She became the next medicine cat of ThunderClan when Spottedleaf did not have an apprentice. But Silverstream, Feathertail, Hollyleaf, and Spottedleaf were all put into the story to add a little more entertainment, and some of them did not succeed. There is just too much forbidden love, but Yellowfang accepted it, and nobody else did.

I don't want to put any unnecessary hate on anyone's favorite character, but I have to say it's hard not to dislike them. So I just have to say: 100% Yellowfang.

How is he not the saddest? I mean, he was killed for not killing his own apprentice! He had a choice! He could have lived, but he chose not to because he wouldn't do what wasn't right. He was all starved and stuff when he had to fight Darkstripe, but he still beat him.

Then, no, no, no, that wasn't the end. Tigerstar ordered Blackfoot to help kill him! This was in front of everyone, even Leopardstar, and no one did anything. Firestar and Graystripe couldn't intervene, or else they would have been killed too. With Blackfoot's help, they held him down and killed him. They cut open his throat in front of everyone, including two skinny, scared apprentices. And no one even mourned his death, except Leopardstar did quickly so no one would see. Mistyfoot saw her dead brother and ran to mourn him while they were trying to get away. Sad!

I literally died after I read this, in my head I would make up fan fiction stories about how she came back after being reincarnated into a kittypet named frost and made her way back to the clans. she deserves to be #1

She's only 289?!

Her death had a purpose (looking at you, Spottedleaf), was beautifully written (like "In her last moment, she felt only warmth. Only love." How could that not make you cry?), and she faded away!

She should be #1.

I have no words to explain how I felt reading her death. My mom works from home and works in my room, and I was reading chapter 18, her death. I was trying to hold back my tears, but they just fell. I started making gasping sounds and sniffing, and soon I burst into tears.

But never mind that, I'm going to tell you about her last moments.
It was so incredibly sad. She "felt only warmth, only love." I have to say, who can name a better hero? She gave up her ENTIRE spirit for the clans.

And really, Ashfur? You were rejected once and even went to StarClan, but no - you wanted more revenge, and that led to killing Bristlefrost. :(
Ashfur is the absolute worst villain in Warriors. Erin Hunter, I love your books, but why? Why... WHY?

He literally died trying to prove himself as a warrior and saved Brightheart from dying.

Bluestar made him feel useless and refused to give any apprentice a ceremony.

Brightheart and Swiftpaw would have been mates. I just know it!

I'm glad Firestar tried to do something to help. Of course, it didn't work because Bluestar was depressed back then.

I just loved his personality and how he tried to be like Longtail.

Erin Hunter should have waited until he was a warrior for him to die, at least.

Swiftpaw's death was sad to me. He was nervous about becoming an apprentice, but Longtail and Swiftpaw were a great mentor and apprentice pair. They got along so well, and Swiftpaw looked up to him.

When Swiftpaw learned about the dog pack, he wanted to prove himself because Cloudpaw had become a warrior before him, as had his best friend Brightpaw. Swiftpaw wanted to prove that both he and Brightpaw were ready, so they went to find the cave where the dog pack lived. Sadly, Brightpaw ended up losing half of her face, and Swiftpaw died.

Brightpaw said, "I didn't know when it came to an end for Swiftpaw, but all I remember is that he fought like all of LionClan." The fact that Swiftpaw gave Firestar one of his lives was heartwarming.

Honestly, how much of a pointless death was this? I'm not saying that Honeyfern is bad, but this death was really unfortunate. Poor Honeyfern. I wasn't a fan of hers, but she deserved so much better than getting killed off just so Hollyleaf could feed Leafpool the deathberries. It's a pretty poor excuse for an innocent character.

What makes it even worse is that she died while pregnant. That's horrifying to think about.

The only time I really felt sympathy for Berrynose was before he moved on to Poppyfrost. It's not that I don't like them together. It's just how quickly Berrynose moved on with someone else.

At least with Graystripe and Millie, they took time to think things over. Berrynose seemed like he just moved on for the sake of her sister. I guess Berrynose loved Poppyfrost more, but it could have had moments like Graystripe and Millie did in the manga series.

Okay, first of all, Ferncloud didn't have 'too many kits'. She only had like three litters. You probably think that is a lot, and it kind of is, but her first litter, Shrewpaw, died. In the second one, Lark-kit and Hollykit died. And in the other one, later on in the books, Icepaw (I forgot what her warrior name became) and Fox Leap both died.

I hate you, Brokenstar! You are called that because of your broken heart! I also love Yellowfang. She killed Brokenstar twice for being a monster and killing Ferncloud! I really cried so much when Ferncloud died. She was one of my favorite characters...

Okay, so she knew she was going to die, and she didn't even tell Leafpool! She kept saying it was her fate, but... Leafpool could have saved her.

Now Leafpool blames herself for her beloved mentor's death. It was actually Sorreltail's fault. She could have mated with Brackenfur after the badger attack or something. - Sunsetsky

Cinderpelt's death honestly wasn't as sad as her life was. She was energetic, peppy, and full of life from the moment she became an apprentice, and she had the heart of a warrior from the beginning. She had never even begun to think of the life of a medicine cat until she was hit by the monster that made her leg useless. She never wanted to become a medicine cat, even when her leg was injured.

And yet she was forced to, and her entire life she lived with sadness in every step, always wondering: Why? Why did she get hit? Why couldn't she have become a warrior? Become a mate? Become a queen? Have kits? She would've been such a good mother. But at least she had another chance as Cinderheart.

I wonder how a medicine cat can't feel sorry for killing an innocent cat's mother. She was so young, so emotional, and Eagleheart didn't even look like he regretted his actions! I get it, she was destroying the medicine supply, but really? The warrior code says you don't need to kill to be a good warrior. And he isn't even a warrior!

I just really don't like Eagleheart. He has the nerve to taunt the poor, young warrior at a gathering, too! Killing an innocent apprentice's mother and not even feeling sorry. What a medicine cat he is.

Okay, when Firestar died, I admit, I cried. But when I read Crookedstar's Promise, I was bawling my eyes out when she wanted to name the kits and she was telling Crookedstar to be brave. I cried even more when he confronted Mapleshade. Then, at the end of the book where he gets into a fight with Oakheart, it ends with him telling his only surviving kit that he's her father. I'm still pretty upset that she died too, after kitting Graystripe's kits.

She lived such a short life, and only one of her kits survived out of her three! Crookedstar's life and everyone around him's life was just so, so sad!

Brindleface was a very mother-like she-cat, and she was super kind and friendly! Stupid, murderous Tigerstar had to show up and kill her just so the dogs could get a taste of cat blood. I know this isn't about Tigerstar, but how many cats has he killed?

Runningwind, Redtail, Oakheart, Gorsepaw, Brindleface.

He indirectly killed Swiftpaw, Bluestar, and technically Graypool. What I'm trying to say is, Brindleface didn't really deserve to die. She's innocent!

-Witheredpaw.

She was a caring mother. She raised Cloudtail, Ashfur, and Ferncloud.

She was in camp when the other cats went to investigate the dogs lurking at Snakerocks. Tigerstar killed her as bait for the dogs so they'd like the taste of cat blood. However, the warriors hauled her body away before anything happened.

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Whitestorm... Oh, Whitestorm. You were such a loyal, noble cat. Your life wasn't easy either.

I mean, you lost your mother at an alarmingly young age. Your father essentially favored Tigerstar over you and attempted to distance Bluestar from you. Your aunt, who was like a mother to you, went insane, and there was nothing you could do about it no matter how hard you tried.

When you went to battle BloodClan, you knew very well that you were going to die. You knew that Graystripe was meant to be deputy, not you. Yet you, the fluffy white tom, went anyway, and you fought with all your might.

You even told Firestar that Graystripe was meant to be deputy, which reassured Firestar and the rest of the clan. So, I say this as I try not to cry: R.I.P. Whitestorm, you shall be missed.

Flametail's death was so sad. When I was reading Fading Echoes (a long time ago), I got really attached to this character, even though I knew he was going to die. When he was playing whatever the "hockey" game was called, I knew he was going to die because, first, it was on ice. Second, I knew he was going to die in the book because the back of the book spoiled it for me. May you find peace in StarClan, Flametail.
- Willowmoon of ThunderClan

Flametail's story was absolutely heart-wrenching. I can't even put it into words. All Flametail ever wanted was to be a medicine cat. From the time he was a small apprentice, this was his dream. However, as soon as he achieved this role, he was plagued with ominous dreams foreshadowing dark times ahead. And then he died - while having fun, no less. He was playing a game with the apprentices, one of the few moments we actually see him genuinely happy. And that led to his death.

What's even worse is that, as he was dying, an ancient cat's spirit told him his life didn't matter. "Leave him, Jayfeather! It's his time to die, not yours!" So he was left to drown, with Jayfeather not even giving it a second thought. I'm not blaming Jayfeather for his death - definitely not my dear Jayfeather - but Flametail did not deserve that fate. May he forever rest in peace.

Badgerfang was a young kit (he lived for 3 moons), trained as an apprentice to Flintfang. He was sent on a patrol, and a WindClan cat killed him. When he died, I could only think of Flintfang crying for him in the background. Brokenstar, please stop!

Just look at the picture. When he tells Flintfang what a good mentor he is and how he wants to be named after him, I start wailing. STUPID, DAMNING, insert swear word here BROKENSTAR!

I wish that Badgerfang had the same opportunity as the other cats to live longer and be an apprentice at six moons like voice breaking and tears start everyone else. Starts wailing screams out the window BADGERFANG!

Storm had a very sad death, crushed by a building that was being torn down by some two-legs. Now that I've read this, it makes me feel bad for what we've done because we are the two-legs.

Grey Wing loved Storm, but Storm's mate was Clear Sky. She went to live alone. While she was alone, she got pregnant and gave birth in a building. Soon after her kits were born, the building they were living in was being torn down.

Storm did not survive, and neither did two of her kits. However, one of her kits survived, and his name was Thunder. Storm's death was sad for both Grey Wing and Clear Sky.

I am totally blaming Mousefur for that. Stupid old coot. It's her fault he died.

His death is the only time I ever cried over a book, and I am still not over it. He was my favorite character in all books and all fandoms. I also loved his personality and humor a lot. He was brave enough to stand up to Tigerclaw and saved a kitten from an owl.

If he hadn't been there, the Clan would have been eaten by dogs. He went through the mountains despite being blind. A tree shouldn't have ended that.

I burst into tears when he died.

Lots of people's first impressions of him when they read Into The Wild for the first time are: "I don't like him. He tried to fight Rusty, and he has a bad attitude."

I feel sorry for him because Firestar didn't trust him until later on. He didn't finish mentoring all of his apprentices, and he got his eyes scratched out! Poor Mousefur was devastated when Longtail died.

DUMB TREE.

Redtail was one of the bravest warriors in the entire clan. I can't believe he died from a rockfall. One day, he decided to go hunting and went with Fireheart, Bramblepaw, Sandstorm, and Bluestar. He was just about to sink his teeth into a vole under a very rocky hill when suddenly, a boulder started to roll down the hill. Redtail turned to run, but it was too late. He was squashed under the weight of the boulder.

Fireheart and Sandstorm came running, and Bluestar couldn't believe what she saw when she finally reached Redtail. They went back to camp with Redtail's body. When Bluestar told the clan that Graystripe would be the next deputy, the clan started to sit in vigil for Redtail. Graystripe was not too thrilled to be deputy, primarily because he hadn't had an apprentice yet.

The next day, Bluestar informed the clan that Graystripe would be the mentor of Cloudpaw. Redtail looked down from StarClan, feeling sad that Graystripe was the deputy. He knew Graystripe was not the right choice. StarClan sent a sign to Bluestar, indicating that Graystripe was not the right choice. Bluestar called a clan meeting and shared that she had received a sign from StarClan, revealing that Graystripe was not the right choice. She decided that Spottedleaf would be the deputy. However, Spottedleaf died only half a moon later.

One day, Bluestar was hunting where Redtail died and saw a kit sitting there. The kit looked almost like Redtail. Then she realized she didn't need a deputy until this kit was ready to become one. For now, Whitestorm would be the deputy. She was relieved that StarClan had given her such a clear sign.

I have two reasons for this.

#1: Brokenstar should've lived for much longer. Can you imagine how iconic it would have been for Tigerstar to serve as a deputy beside Brokenstar? Then there would be an actual long fight when Tigerstar tried to kill him.

#2: Yellowfang went through lifelong trauma after poisoning Brokenstar, her own son. Brokenstar didn't even know that until the last moments of his life. Everything I had read just collapsed in front of my eyes when I read this, and I actually cried.

I can't believe that Yellowfang killed her own son! When Yellowfang blinded him, I actually thought that he would be good, but then in Forest of Secrets, I realized that's not going to happen.

Lionheart was a good cat. My friend didn't care for him, but I told her I cried when he died. He was the mentor of Graystripe, Fireheart/Firestar, and even a little of Ravenpaw, and that made her cry for Lionheart's death. May StarClan light his path.

Sometimes I wonder if Tigerclaw killed Redtail wanting to be deputy. But when Lionheart was named deputy, what if Tigerclaw killed both deputies? (I know he killed Redtail.) What if he secretly attacked Lionheart to become deputy? The medicine cat thought it was a ShadowClan warrior, but still, I wonder.

Anyway, I love Lionheart, and if you hate him, I hope this changes your mind. Do you think Tigerclaw killed both Redtail and Lionheart for revenge?