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Post by tallshadowstar on Mar 12, 2021 15:24:26 GMT -5
Sometimes these books get weird. Weird enough that you re-read the page to see if what you think just happened actually did happen.
My favourite bizarre moment happens in Firestar's Quest. For inexplicable reasons, Firestar and company are challenged by a giant talking rat. In addition to knowing how to speak cat, it commands its own group of rats like a Clan leader, AND apparently this group was responsible for driving out the last of the original SkyClan. These rats literally kept this vendetta for generations, and Firestar assumes that the rat leader learned how to speak to cats solely so it could threaten SkyClan cats if they returned. ...Okay then.
What do you guys consider to be the weirdest things that have happened in the series?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2021 16:00:34 GMT -5
My personal favorite weird moment is Sasha becoming the mascot of a failing boat ride company, then catching people from a rival company who were about to set the place on fire??? Like, I know there are cases of cats helping failing companies or saving their owners in real life, but it's not something I'd usually expect in warrior cats.
Also the thing where SkyClan saved that girl who fell in the woods. That'd be such a wild story to tell. "Oh, our daughter was hurt and stuck in the woods, but some feral cats lead us to her before vanishing."
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Post by Snowfire on Mar 12, 2021 16:08:49 GMT -5
I find it really weird that in Graystripe's Vow, just when he went to the Moonstone, a bolt of lightning strikes it and broke it to pieces, at that place at the exact time.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Mar 12, 2021 16:23:46 GMT -5
I'm aware that this was a mistake on the authors (or editors) part but when Beetlewhisker came back from the dead in Shattered Sky I was so weirded out.
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Post by 𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔱 on Mar 12, 2021 17:47:14 GMT -5
I might be remembering wrong, but at one point didn't they make like a whole scene of Yellowfang seeing a snowman in a Twoleg garden, and I believe Yellowfang calls it a "Noleg"? Like I swear the discussion over this damn snowman lasted like a full page.
What about the fact that a cat from each Clan had to travel for over a moon, all the way to the frickin' ocean, in order to talk to a badger that tells them to leave their territory, even though if they had just stayed home they would've realized really quickly that the territory was becoming uninhabitable??
In PO3 when the Three randomly decide that digging up trees would be an appropriate sign from StarClan and it actually works?? (I know StarClan stepped in to help, but still??)
When Hollyleaf gets her tongue stuck on the ice in Sunrise.
The fact that, in Leafpool's Wish, Yellowfang is the one that encourages Squirrelflight to raise Leafpool's kits as her own and says this is the only way for things to work, but then in a prologue in PO3 (Sunrise I think? Or maybe Long Shadows) Yellowfang literally attacks Bluestar for keeping this secret.
That scene when Rocky gets high on catmint when Moth Flight gives him too much, and his "drug addiction" becomes a running gag for the rest of the book.
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Mar 12, 2021 18:08:11 GMT -5
Firestar and the rats were such a nice acid trip. If I were less polite, I'd email the Erins to ask if I could have whatever they were smoking while writing that scene. The Three using trees to bring Blackstar back to his senses is objectively the weirdest and best part of PoT. I find it hilarious that no-one questioned it at all.
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Post by 𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔱 on Mar 12, 2021 23:00:27 GMT -5
Firestar and the rats were such a nice acid trip. If I were less polite, I'd email the Erins to ask if I could have whatever they were smoking while writing that scene. The Three using trees to bring Blackstar back to his senses is objectively the weirdest and best part of PoT. I find it hilarious that no-one questioned it at all. Especially since Toadfoot saw the whole thing. I find it hard to believe that he never said a word about it to literally anybody.
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Post by Lizard 🦎 on Mar 12, 2021 23:10:42 GMT -5
How long Mistystar's living is really bizarre if you ask me.
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Mar 13, 2021 10:41:52 GMT -5
I might be remembering wrong, but at one point didn't they make like a whole scene of Yellowfang seeing a snowman in a Twoleg garden, and I believe Yellowfang calls it a "Noleg"? Like I swear the discussion over this damn snowman lasted like a full page. What about the fact that a cat from each Clan had to travel for over a moon, all the way to the frickin' ocean, in order to talk to a badger that tells them to leave their territory, even though if they had just stayed home they would've realized really quickly that the territory was becoming uninhabitable?? In PO3 when the Three randomly decide that digging up trees would be an appropriate sign from StarClan and it actually works?? (I know StarClan stepped in to help, but still??) When Hollyleaf gets her tongue stuck on the ice in Sunrise.
The fact that, in Leafpool's Wish, Yellowfang is the one that encourages Squirrelflight to raise Leafpool's kits as her own and says this is the only way for things to work, but then in a prologue in PO3 (Sunrise I think? Or maybe Long Shadows) Yellowfang literally attacks Bluestar for keeping this secret. That scene when Rocky gets high on catmint when Moth Flight gives him too much, and his "drug addiction" becomes a running gag for the rest of the book. Hollyleaf getting her tongue stuck was such a cute moment. I love all those scenes where you can just laugh at the cat doing such a human thing.
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Post by 𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔱 on Mar 13, 2021 12:04:39 GMT -5
I might be remembering wrong, but at one point didn't they make like a whole scene of Yellowfang seeing a snowman in a Twoleg garden, and I believe Yellowfang calls it a "Noleg"? Like I swear the discussion over this damn snowman lasted like a full page. What about the fact that a cat from each Clan had to travel for over a moon, all the way to the frickin' ocean, in order to talk to a badger that tells them to leave their territory, even though if they had just stayed home they would've realized really quickly that the territory was becoming uninhabitable?? In PO3 when the Three randomly decide that digging up trees would be an appropriate sign from StarClan and it actually works?? (I know StarClan stepped in to help, but still??) When Hollyleaf gets her tongue stuck on the ice in Sunrise.
The fact that, in Leafpool's Wish, Yellowfang is the one that encourages Squirrelflight to raise Leafpool's kits as her own and says this is the only way for things to work, but then in a prologue in PO3 (Sunrise I think? Or maybe Long Shadows) Yellowfang literally attacks Bluestar for keeping this secret. That scene when Rocky gets high on catmint when Moth Flight gives him too much, and his "drug addiction" becomes a running gag for the rest of the book. Hollyleaf getting her tongue stuck was such a cute moment. I love all those scenes where you can just laugh at the cat doing such a human thing. I loved it too! But it was definitely super weird and out of nowhere. I also enjoyed some of those weird moments that made these cats feel more human (weird concept, but yeah).
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Post by jayfeather1234 on Mar 13, 2021 15:40:04 GMT -5
Sometimes these books get weird. Weird enough that you re-read the page to see if what you think just happened actually did happen. My favourite bizarre moment happens in Firestar's Quest. For inexplicable reasons, Firestar and company are challenged by a giant talking rat. In addition to knowing how to speak cat, it commands its own group of rats like a Clan leader, AND apparently this group was responsible for driving out the last of the original SkyClan. These rats literally kept this vendetta for generations, and Firestar assumes that the rat leader learned how to speak to cats solely so it could threaten SkyClan cats if they returned. ...Okay then. What do you guys consider to be the weirdest things that have happened in the series? It isn’t as weird after you read about Midnight the Badger since she can speak Cat, Rat, Fox, Badger, and even Rabbit! It just isn’t that common.
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Post by jayfeather1234 on Mar 13, 2021 15:48:14 GMT -5
I'm aware that this was a mistake on the authors (or editors) part but when Beetlewhisker came back from the dead in Shattered Sky I was so weirded out. I guess he is a zombie now. XD Maybe every one of these character inconsistencies are actually building towards something. Maybe some ancient entity is preventing certain cats from dying and bringing them back immediately in implausible ways while wiping their death and/or disappearance from the memory of every living cat. Maybe this entity is doing this in order to attract the attention of Twolegs, to the point where scientists start looking into that area. Or maybe I am just overthinking Warriors.
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Post by vectoring34 on Mar 13, 2021 16:02:52 GMT -5
Redtail's Debt is hilarious. Bluestar: "Oakheart is an honorable deputy, he wouldn't kill Redtail". Oakheart: "Wanna see me try to kill an apprentice?!?!" He's so hilariously OOC.
But that's low-hanging fruit, let me look to something a little more substantial. Well, Russetfur just straight up dropping dead of a heart attack was pretty bizarre. The fact that everyone blames Lionblaze for it subsequently was also really weird, as if he has the Death Note and just caused her heart to stop.
Ashfur's magical powers are pretty bizarre but in a good way as he whips out his necromancy powers to spook everyone.
I thought it was really fun how Darktail was such an oaf, guy treating apprentices like they're big deals always tickles me
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Post by Goldy from Dappleclan on Mar 14, 2021 3:48:52 GMT -5
Definitely the Hollyleaf novella. I couldn't get through it because it was so weird and bizarre.
From what I remember she befriends an animal who isn't a cat (I think it was a fox?) And hooks up with a ghost.
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Post by aether on Mar 14, 2021 6:26:34 GMT -5
My favourite bizarre moment happens in Firestar's Quest. For inexplicable reasons, Firestar and company are challenged by a giant talking rat. In addition to knowing how to speak cat, it commands its own group of rats like a Clan leader, AND apparently this group was responsible for driving out the last of the original SkyClan. These rats literally kept this vendetta for generations, and Firestar assumes that the rat leader learned how to speak to cats solely so it could threaten SkyClan cats if they returned. ...Okay then. Next Erin Hunter series: CRITTERS.
How will the rats survive when the Bigfeet creatures start to poison the territory?! What will they do when those pesky cats try to reclaim their home?! Read now!
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Post by fangbranch on Mar 14, 2021 6:46:46 GMT -5
My favourite bizarre moment happens in Firestar's Quest. For inexplicable reasons, Firestar and company are challenged by a giant talking rat. In addition to knowing how to speak cat, it commands its own group of rats like a Clan leader, AND apparently this group was responsible for driving out the last of the original SkyClan. These rats literally kept this vendetta for generations, and Firestar assumes that the rat leader learned how to speak to cats solely so it could threaten SkyClan cats if they returned. ...Okay then. Next Erin Hunter series: CRITTERS.
How will the rats survive when the Bigfeet creatures start to poison the territory?! What will they do when those pesky cats try to reclaim their home?! Read now! please don't give them any more ideas 🤣
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Post by 🔥Firestar🔥 on Mar 14, 2021 8:03:51 GMT -5
My favourite bizarre moment happens in Firestar's Quest. For inexplicable reasons, Firestar and company are challenged by a giant talking rat. In addition to knowing how to speak cat, it commands its own group of rats like a Clan leader, AND apparently this group was responsible for driving out the last of the original SkyClan. These rats literally kept this vendetta for generations, and Firestar assumes that the rat leader learned how to speak to cats solely so it could threaten SkyClan cats if they returned. ...Okay then. Next Erin Hunter series: CRITTERS.
How will the rats survive when the Bigfeet creatures start to poison the territory?! What will they do when those pesky cats try to reclaim their home?! Read now! This is perfect
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Post by Rio on Mar 14, 2021 8:43:33 GMT -5
Finpaw getting his tail stuck under a tree branch and Puddleshine immediately deciding to amputate it with a rock rather than dig it out lmao.
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Post by Twilight Sparkle on Mar 14, 2021 10:28:25 GMT -5
SkyClan ganging up on that one nasty old man living with his dog in the woods and threatening him.
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Post by Firestorme on Mar 14, 2021 13:00:28 GMT -5
The fact that Russetfur was alive in Tallstar's Revenge and didnt die until Fading Echoes. Tallstar was constantly described as old, yet Russetfur outlived him by a significant amount of time. Tallstar's Revenge, all the way through Yellowfang's Secret, Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, all of TPB, all of TNP, all of POT, all the other super edtions/mangas/novellas in-between, and into OOTS. Jeez. No wonder she finally dropped dead.
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Post by Brindlefern on Mar 15, 2021 3:18:22 GMT -5
Sometimes these books get weird. Weird enough that you re-read the page to see if what you think just happened actually did happen. My favourite bizarre moment happens in Firestar's Quest. For inexplicable reasons, Firestar and company are challenged by a giant talking rat. In addition to knowing how to speak cat, it commands its own group of rats like a Clan leader, AND apparently this group was responsible for driving out the last of the original SkyClan. These rats literally kept this vendetta for generations, and Firestar assumes that the rat leader learned how to speak to cats solely so it could threaten SkyClan cats if they returned. ...Okay then. What do you guys consider to be the weirdest things that have happened in the series? It isn’t as weird after you read about Midnight the Badger since she can speak Cat, Rat, Fox, Badger, and even Rabbit! It just isn’t that common. Midnight's the most multi-lingual character in the books to date I think. I feel like it shouldn't be such an odd or weird concept that other species can have the same sorta skill. Millie could talk to dogs after all, she's pretty much Bilingual in terms of the cats that are. And her case came way later after Midnight's debut, and the Rat King in fact came way later after as well since FQ was written after Sunset, so it was a thing they ran with for a while... albeit a frustratingly short one. Plus in Midnight's case there's the fact she's canonically a ghost I believe so that probably also explains it.
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Post by fangbranch on Mar 15, 2021 7:53:55 GMT -5
SkyClan ganging up on that one nasty old man living with his dog in the woods and threatening him. that's definitely the craziest. I mean, he deserved it, but a horde of cats just doing that?
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Post by jayfeather1234 on Mar 15, 2021 10:22:55 GMT -5
It isn’t as weird after you read about Midnight the Badger since she can speak Cat, Rat, Fox, Badger, and even Rabbit! It just isn’t that common. Midnight's the most multi-lingual character in the books to date I think. I feel like it shouldn't be such an odd or weird concept that other species can have the same sorta skill. Millie could talk to dogs after all, she's pretty much Bilingual in terms of the cats that are. And her case came way later after Midnight's debut, and the Rat King in fact came way later after as well since FQ was written after Sunset, so it was a thing they ran with for a while... albeit a frustratingly short one. Plus in Midnight's case there's the fact she's canonically a ghost I believe so that probably also explains it. Just because Midnight is a Ghost doesn’t mean that she didn’t have to learn the languages when she was alive. I had completely forgotten about Millie speaking to Dogs.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Mar 15, 2021 14:23:51 GMT -5
sol's epic internal takedown of the clans .... ultimately caused because he's a kittypet who sucks at hunting
star flower being described with purple eyes made me got "wtf"
also surprised no one's mentioned bluekit's ability to speak and see immediately after birth
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Post by 𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔱 on Mar 15, 2021 16:17:11 GMT -5
The fact that Russetfur was alive in Tallstar's Revenge and didnt die until Fading Echoes. Tallstar was constantly described as old, yet Russetfur outlived him by a significant amount of time. Tallstar's Revenge, all the way through Yellowfang's Secret, Crookedstar's Promise, Bluestar's Prophecy, all of TPB, all of TNP, all of POT, all the other super edtions/mangas/novellas in-between, and into OOTS. Jeez. No wonder she finally dropped dead. This always bothered me! Another super annoying thing like this is the fact that Barkface is specifically said to be older than Tallstar, but he outlives him by many seasons. Like you said, they made it clear how old and run down Tallstar was, but we never saw that same problem with Barkface.
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