Rat leader

The Rat Leader is an unnamed, manipulating brown rat that possesses the ability to speak in the language of cats (though, like Midnight, he does not possess proper grammar). He is described as being bigger than most other rats, with a wiry, muscular body and curving yellow teeth.

Firestar's Quest

 * When Firestar and Sandstorm are on patrol with a few of the new SkyClan cats, the rat leader appears. Firestar is suprised that the Rat Leader can speak cat, but it's noted that the words are twisted and odd. The Rat Leader informs the cats that the rats had killed SkyClan before and will kill them again. He and his group of rats attack SkyClan several times, but he prefers not to fight; instead, he chooses to give commands from inside the protection of a mass of rats. When the SkyClan cats begin to gain the upper hand in the battle, he calls the rats to retreat.


 * SkyClan attack the rats' home in response to the rats' ambush on their camp. Firestar is uncertain what this means, but he decides that he needs to find the leader. Unable to tell which rat is the leader, Firestar tries to trick him into talking. He seems to know what Firestar is trying to get him to do, so he keeps silent as to not give himself away. After Firestar has told the SkyClan cats to retreat from battling the rats, Spottedleaf appears to him and prophecies, "Not many, but one." Firestar then discovers that Spottedleaf means the mass of rats is taking commands from the leader through small movements, such as a twitch of the tail or brush of fur. Firestar traces the movements to the center of the pack and identifies the real rat leader. Without warning, Firestar kills him. Without their leader to guide them, the remaining rats flee.