Top 10 Saddest Warrior Cat Deaths

The world of Warrior Cats is full of adventure, loyalty, and heartache. As you follow the stories of brave warriors, wise leaders, and the struggles of their clans, it's impossible not to feel deeply connected to the cats who shape these tales. With every victory, there's often a loss that stays with you, leaving you mourning alongside the characters. Some of the most emotional moments in the series come from the deaths of these beloved cats, moments that change the course of their clans forever.

In this list, we're looking at the saddest Warrior Cats deaths. These are the moments that made you cry, made you pause to catch your breath, and maybe even put the book down for a moment to process what just happened. Each death tells a story of sacrifice, love, or loss that has touched thousands of fans. Now, it's your chance to reflect on those moments and vote for the ones you think deserve to be at the top of the list.
The Top Ten
Bluestar Bluestar is a character in the Warrior Cats series. She was one of the leaders of ThunderClan. She broke the code by being mates with Oakheart of RiverClan and having her kits, Stonefur and Mistyfoot, and Mosskit. Stonefur and Mistyfoot live in RiverClan, while Mosskit died of hypothermia. She has a... read more

I already commented on all of these characters, but I want to say something. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Bluestar! I yelled at you and raged at you and hated you as a character because you went psycho and killed Swiftpaw and Mosskit, and it made me so angry. But then, I read your super edition, and BOOM! I cried eighteen times. Yes, I counted.

Bluestar's life was so sad! She lost her mother right after she made a promise to her and Snowfur. She lost her sister after she herself made her go out, and only a few moons after Snowfur had given birth. And then, even worse, she had kits with Oakheart and had to give them away! SO. SAD. And so, Bluestar, I am dearly sorry. You had the saddest life EVER and died so suddenly. I am forever sorry. Goodbye.

Firestar Firestar is a character in the Warrior Cats series. He becomes the leader of ThunderClan after Bluestar. He is mates with Sandstorm and has two kits: Squirrelflight and Leafpool. Formerly a kittypet named Rusty, Firestar is killed by fatal wounds inflicted by the spirit of Tigerstar and a falling tree... read more

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 SIlverstream is a character created by Erin Hunter to the book series named Warrior Cats. Silverstream is a sleek, soft, and thick-furred, slender, silver -and-black tabby she-cat with a finely shaped head, and bright blue eyes. She's the daughter of Crookedstar and Willowbreeze, former mate of Graystripe... read more

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.

Feathertail Feathertail is a fictional character created by Erin Hunter for the book series called Warrior Cats. She's a slender, silver-tabby she-cat with sky-blue eyes and a plump tail. She is the daughter of Silverstream and Graystripe, Stormfur's sister and Crowfeather's first love interest. She used to be... read more

Feathertail was another unnecessary death. Why did the stupid tribe have to make her die? It's not fair to her that:

1. She has to live with the stupid tribe ancestors.

2. She dies.

3. Crowfeather didn't deserve her.

4. Crowfeather cheated on her twice. Once with Leafpool and again with that cat... was it Nightcloud? Anyway, whatever her name was, she's more of a nightmare.

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.

Mosskit Mosskit is a character in the "Warrior Cats" franchise who died of hypothermia. The little kits last words were "Mother, can we go back yet? I'm getting cold."

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!

The saddest Warrior Cat scene I know is Bluestar abandoning her kits and burying Mosskit. Ouch.

I cry every time I read Bluestar's Prophecy in several places, but even Snowfur's death was not as painful as Mosskit's. Moonflower's death was pretty bad, but still, Mosskit was just a kit! And that scene with Bluestar desperately scraping the snow to put her dead kit in... I cried so much.

Hollyleaf Hollyleaf was one of the rare, strictly loyal cats of ThunderClan.

Her birth broke the warrior code, and she killed Ashfur in fear of him revealing the truth over her family. She lived in the tunnels for a while, before rejoining ThunderClan. Hollyleaf was slain by Hawkfrost and spent her last... read more

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.

Spottedleaf Spottedleaf was a medicine cat under Bluestar's leadership in the forest territories. She was born as Spottedkit to Adderfang and Swiftbreeze alongside her littermates, Redkit and Willowkit. Initially, Spottedpaw was apprenticed to Thrushpelt; however, she decided to become a medicine cat with Featherwhisker... read more

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!

Yellowfang Yellowfang was a ThunderClan medicine cat in the original series of Warriors. She initially was a medicine cat from ShadowClan, but she was banished by her son, Brokenstar. She was then found by Firestar, who was then Firepaw, and brought into ThunderClan. Her last words were "Thank you for bringing... read more

Yellowfang deserved to live, at least to see Fireheart become Firestar and Graystripe come back to his clan.

Yellowfang never deserved Brokenstar either. Though it is true that she died as she lived, that death should have been avoided.

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.

Stonefur

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!

Swiftpaw

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.

The Newcomers

? Rowankit

Aww... he was just a kit! Imagine someone you could have saved dying just because you were too late!

? Lightning Tail

To have a chance to live and then run back to save your friend, knowing that you will die, shows an incredible person (or cat). For some reason, though, no one seems to appreciate him.

Why is he so low?

Lightning Tail is also among my favorite cats and did not deserve to die.

The Contenders
Snowfur Snowfur is a fictional character created by Erin Hunter for the book series named Warrior Cats. She's Bluestar's sister, Whitestorm's mother and Thistleclaw's mate (when she was alive) and used to be a Thunderclan Queen before joining Starclan. She's one of the main characters in Bluestar's Prophecy... read more

I love Snowfur, and her death was sad. I wish she had become deputy at least. I wish Firestar had gotten to meet Bluestar's sister.

May you find good hunting, swift running, and shelter when you sleep. May you reside in StarClan for moons to come.

- Frostlight, medicine cat of TwilightClan

Snowfur has no issues as far as I'm concerned. Whitekit/Storm was born pure ThunderClan. His father was the typical I'm going to kill your sister type of guy. The only problem was the stupid ShadowClan cat. Bluestar had tried to stop Snowfur, but Snowfur was set on being as loyal as she could be, even if it meant dying while her kit was waiting for her.

Why is she ranked so low? Firestar's death was honestly a happy one. He should be #9, and she should be #2.

Honeyfern Honeyfern is a character in the Warriors series created by Erin Hunter. She is a pretty ginger she-cat. Her siblings were Molekit, Cinderheart, and Poppyfrost. Honeyfern's parents may be known as Brackenfur and Sorreltail. Honeyfern died young after being bitten by a deadly adder while saving Brairlight... read more

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.

Cinderpelt A Medicine Cat from the book series Warriors by Erin Hunter, she is a small, fluffy, sleek, and soft-furred she-cat with a smoky dark gray coat and wide blue eyes. Initially, she started out as a Warrior apprentice but was forced to train as a Medicine Cat after a monster broke her leg on the Thunderpath... read more

It's honestly so sad. Cinderpelt wanted to be a warrior, but because of Tigerstar, she couldn't, so she had to become a medicine cat. This also meant she couldn't mate.

When she got in that argument with Leafpool, her whole life technically flashed before her eyes, and she mentally broke down. It's even sadder since Leafpool and Cinderpelt were close and loved each other almost like family.

Even worse, she knew she would die but was okay with it. That takes a lot of courage. Cinderpelt's death was an integral part of Leafpool running away and coming back. Without Cinderpelt, most of the Warriors' story would change.

Any time a cat dies in the series, it is tragic, but losing someone as important and loved as Cinderpelt is just an extreme loss.

Ferncloud

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...

Moonflower

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.

Willowbreeze Willowbreeze is a pale silver-gray tabby she-cat with soft fur and amber eyes.

Willowbreeze was a RiverClan warrior under Hailstar's and Crookedstar's leaderships in the forest territories. Willowkit was born to Fallowtail of RiverClan and Reedfeather of WindClan alongside with her sister, Graykit... read more

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.

I forgot about that death! SAD, SAD, SAD!

Although this was sad, I think Mosskit's death was also very sad. Bluestar had already lost, like, everything, and it was a really bad time for her because she was giving up her other kits.

But I can't believe how bad Crookedstar had it. Why is it always the great leaders who have horrible lives?

Brindleface Brindleface is a pale gray tabby she-cat with darker flecks and green eyes.

Brindleface was a ThunderClan warrior under Sunstar's and Bluestar's leaderships in the forest territories. She was born as Brindlekit to Robinwing and Fuzzypelt, along with her sister, Frostkit. Her mother fostered Whitestorm... read more

Brindleface's death kind of scarred me as a kid when I began reading these books. Like, imagine being slaughtered by your former clanmate, then being left bloody and dead, good only for bait. I'm pretty sure it was implied that the dogs tore her apart before attempting to attack ThunderClan.

She seemed like an interesting character though. I would've liked if she stuck around a bit longer so we could get to know her better.

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.

Whitestorm Whitestorm is a fictional character in the Warriors novel series by Erin Hunter. He is a long-haired, sturdy, white tom with green eyes, and is known for his loyalty, wisdom, and calm demeanor. Whitestorm is a senior warrior of ThunderClan and has served as a mentor to many young apprentices. He is... read more

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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.

Badgerfang Badgerfang is a Warrior Cats character that appears in Yellowfang's secret. He was a fluffy black kit with a white stripe running down his face.

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!

Redtail

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.

Storm

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.

Brokenstar Brokenstar is a villain character from the Warrior Cats series. Brokenstar is a matted, dark brown tabby tom with a broad, flat face, a bent tail, and orange eyes. Brokenstar was a former Shadowclan leader and a member of the Dark Forest. His mother is Yellowfang and his father is Raggedstar.

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

Lionheart was one of my favorite characters when Book 1 started. I was so excited to see how his life would play out, and how he would be there when his kits became apprentices. But then, he was killed. This poor man didn't even get to see his kits become apprentices. Cinderpelt and Brackenfur were even made apprentices early!

I really hate the old ShadowClan. They killed both Lionheart and Spottedleaf in cold blood and then tried to steal Frostfur and Lionheart's kits! Lionheart will forever be remembered as a great deputy. -Fallen from before StarClan

Mousefur Mousefur is a small dusky brown she-cat.

Mousefur was a ThunderClan warrior under Bluestar's and Firestar's leaderships in the forest and the lake territories. She was born to One-eye and Halftail as Mousekit alongside her brother, Runningkit. As a young warrior, Mousefur participated in a Sunningrocks... read more

Mousefur's death was not quite as sad as the others, but I think it is worthy of being mentioned here just because she was such a strong character. She seemed like a weathered rock, one who would endure forever and forever.

But then again, rocks do have to get completely eroded away sometime. And Mousefur's time came too.

I mean, I like Mousefur, but she is VERY far from my favorite character.

The real reason this death should be #1 is because Longtail, who had died relatively recently, had just come down from StarClan to fight beside her. They were so happy to see each other, and then SNAP! One dead kitty. Longtail was so sad, angry, and heartbroken that he wasn't able to protect her like he wanted to.

Also, this left Purdy in the elder's den for quite a while before he died and joined Mousefur and Longtail.

- Oakflight

Longtail Longtail is a lean, pale brown or silver tabby tom with black stripes, a "V"-shaped nick in his ear and a long tail.

Longtail was a ThunderClan elder who lived under Firestar’s Leadership in the forest and lake territories and previously served as a warrior under Bluestar and Firestar. He was... read more

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.

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