Mistakes in the Warriors Series/A Vision of Shadows

The Warriors series is incredibly long, with each book published in a relatively short span of time. As a result, mistakes often appear in the novels, the images, and in the official website devoted to the series. This article documents many of these mistakes in the A Vision of Shadows arc.

The Apprentice's Quest

• Beetlewhisker is listed, despite having died in The Last Hope.
• Dustpelt is said to have died in the Great Storm, when he was actually killed by badgers.
• Alderkit is mistakenly called by his apprentice name shortly before his ceremony.
• A sentence is mistakenly typed to read, "Needlepaw gave her ears and impatient flick." instead of "Needlepaw gave her ears an impatient flick."

Thunder and Shadow

• Larkwing is listed as an apprentice.
• Beetlewhisker is listed, despite having died in The Last Hope.
• Tawnypelt is called the ShadowClan deputy.
• The word ears is misspelled as eats.
• Despite Cloudtail being told to guard Furzepelt's body, he is seen back at camp.
• Juniperpaw is called a she-cat.
• Twigpaw is called Twigkit after receiving her apprentice name.
• Medicine den is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-den" on multiple occasions.
• Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat," on multiple occasions.
• Wavepaw is mistakenly called a tom on multiple occasions.
• Brindlepaw is mistakenly called a tom.
• Twice on one page, Alderheart is called by his apprentice name after being made a full medicine cat.
• A sentence reads looked confused he stopped when it should have read as looked confused as he stopped.
• The word beat is misspelled as best.
• Violetkit is mistakenly called Violetpaw before receiving her apprentice name.

Shattered Sky

• Wasptail and Beenose are listed in the allegiances, despite dying in Thunder and Shadow.
• When Twigpaw is listed in the allegiances, apprentice is spelled with an extra c, so that it reads "Apprenctice" instead.
• Rain is said to have both of his eyes despite losing one.
• Beetlewhisker is shown alive despite dying in The Last Hope.
• Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat."
• Dovewing is said to have green eyes.
• Twigpaw is mistakenly called Violetpaw.
• Snowbird is said to have two kits, despite actually having three.
• Petalfur is said to be alive despite dying earlier.

Darkest Night

• Beetlewhisker and Heronwing are listed in the allegiances, despite dying in earlier books.
  • Furthermore, Beetlewhisker is given his own apprentice, Harepaw, despite his death years earlier.
• Violetpaw is called a tom.
• 'Showed off' is misspelled 'showned off'.
• Beenose is said to have been persuaded to leave the Kin, despite dying of yellowcough before then.
• Dewpaw is called a brown tabby.
• While Rabbitleap is seen helping to free Finpaw from the fallen branch, he is said to have gone hunting, and he is soon after seen in the SkyClan camp.
• RiverClan's territory is mistakenly said to border ThunderClan's.
• Larksong is called a gray-and-white tom.
• "Unforgivable" is misspelled "unforgiveable".
• Violetpaw and Twigpaw are said to have barely opened their eyes when Pebbleshine went missing. However, when Alderpaw and Needlepaw originally found them, their eyes were still closed.
• Cloudmist is called tortoiseshell-and-white.
• Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads "medicine-cat," multiple times.
• Harestar is called Harespring twice.
• Hawkwing uses the term summer instead of greenleaf.
• Ratscar was listed as a "darn brown tom", rather than a dark brown tom.
• Needletail was mistakenly called a ShadowClan warrior, despite never earning the rank.
• Hawkwing is called Hawking.

River of Fire

• There are multiple mistakes in the allegiances:
  • Shellkit is called a tortoiseshell tom-kit.
  • Millie is called a silver tabby.
  • Fringepaw is called a white she-cat with brown splotches.
  • Finpaw and Twigpaw are listed in SkyClan, despite having left already.
  • Beetlewhisker is listed despite dying in The Last Hope.
    • He also still has an apprentice, Harepaw, despite having died many books ago.
  • Heronwing is listed, despite dying in Shattered Sky.
• Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat," multiple times.
• Chervil root is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "chervil-root."
• Bramblestar tells Twigpaw that he was an apprentice when Graystripe left to join RiverClan, although in reality he was still a kit at the time.
• Blossomfall is called Blossomheart.
• Burdock root is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "burdock-root."
• Tree is called a rogue.
• Jayclaw is called Heronwing multiple times.
• Twigbranch is called Twigpaw after receiving her warrior name.
• Heronwing replaces Jayclaw in a section of the bonus scene.

The Raging Storm

• Shellpaw is called a tortoiseshell tom.
• Millie is called a silver tabby.
• Finleap is called brown.
• Pouncekit is listed as gray.
• Fringepaw is called white with brown splotches.
• Violetshine is listed with yellow eyes.
• Beetlewhisker is listed despite dying in The Last Hope.
  • He also still has an apprentice, Harepaw, despite having died many books ago.
• Mistystar is called gray.
• Softpaw is called gray.
• Heronwing is listed, despite dying in Shattered Sky.
• The word "slewed" is used instead of "slowed," twice.
• Medicine den is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-den," twice.
• Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat," multiple times.
• The word "it" is used instead of "if."
• Willowshine is called a pale tabby.
• SkyClan is called StarClan.
• "Mood" is spelled "moood."
• Tawnypelt is called ShadowClan warrior, despite being the Deputy at the time