Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
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.
Beetlewhisker is listed, despite having died in The Last Hope .[1]
Dustpelt is said to have died in the Great Storm, when he was actually killed by badgers .[2]
Alderkit is mistakenly called by his apprentice name shortly before his ceremony.[3]
A sentence is mistakenly typed to read, "Needlepaw gave her ears and impatient flick." instead of "Needlepaw gave her ears an impatient flick."[4]
Larkwing is listed as an apprentice.[5]
Beetlewhisker is listed, despite having died in The Last Hope .[5]
The word "a" is missing from a sentence. The sentence reads, "She probably had lot of friends in ThunderClan."[6]
Tawnypelt is called the ShadowClan deputy.[7]
The word ears is misspelled as eats.[8]
Despite Cloudtail being told to guard Furzepelt's body,[9] he is seen back at camp.[10]
Juniperpaw is called a she-cat.[11]
Twigpaw is called Twigkit after receiving her apprentice name.[12]
Medicine den is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-den" on multiple occasions.[13] [14]
Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat," on multiple occasions.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Wavepaw is mistakenly called a tom on multiple occasions.[20]
Brindlepaw is mistakenly called a tom.[20]
Twice on one page, Alderheart is called by his apprentice name after being made a full medicine cat.[21]
A sentence reads looked confused he stopped when it should have read as looked confused as he stopped .[22]
The word beat is misspelled as best.[23]
Violetkit is mistakenly called Violetpaw before receiving her apprentice name.[24]
Wasptail is listed in the allegiances, despite dying in Thunder and Shadow .[25]
When Twigpaw is listed in the allegiances, apprentice is spelled with an extra c, so that it reads "Apprenctice" instead.[25]
Rain is said to have both of his eyes despite losing one.[26]
Beetlewhisker is shown alive despite dying in The Last Hope .[27]
Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat."[28]
Twigpaw is mistakenly called Violetpaw.[29]
Petalfur is said to be alive[30] despite dying earlier.[31]
Beetlewhisker and Heronwing are listed in the allegiances, despite dying in earlier books.[32]
Furthermore, Beetlewhisker is given his own apprentice, Harepaw , despite his death years earlier.[32]
Violetpaw is called a tom.[33]
'Showed off' is misspelled 'showned off'.[34]
Beenose is said to have been persuaded to leave the Kin, despite dying of yellowcough before then.[35]
Dewpaw is called a brown tabby.[36]
While Rabbitleap is seen helping to free Finpaw from the fallen branch,[37] he is said to have gone hunting, and he is soon after seen in the SkyClan camp.[38]
RiverClan's territory is mistakenly said to border ThunderClan's.[39]
Larksong is called a gray-and-white tom.[40]
"Unforgivable" is misspelled "unforgiveable".[41]
Violetpaw and Twigpaw are said to have barely opened their eyes when Pebbleshine went missing.[42] However, when Alderpaw and Needlepaw originally found them, their eyes were still closed.[43]
Cloudmist is called tortoiseshell-and-white. [44]
Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads "medicine-cat," multiple times.[45] [46] [47] [48] [49]
Harestar is called Harespring twice.[50] [51]
Hawkwing uses the term summer instead of greenleaf.[52]
Ratscar was listed as a "darn brown tom", rather than a dark brown tom.[32]
Needletail was mistakenly called a ShadowClan warrior, despite never earning the rank.[53]
Hawkwing is called Hawking.[54]
There are multiple mistakes in the allegiances:
Millie is called a silver tabby.[55]
Finpaw and Twigpaw are listed in SkyClan, despite having left already.[55]
Beetlewhisker is listed[55] despite dying in The Last Hope .[56]
He also still has an apprentice, Harepaw,[55] despite having died many books ago.
Heronwing is listed,[55] despite dying in Shattered Sky .[31]
Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat," multiple times.[57] [58] [59] [60] [61]
Chervil root is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "chervil-root."[59]
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. [62] [63]
Blossomfall is called Blossomheart.[64]
Burdock root is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "burdock-root."[65]
Tree is called a rogue.[66]
Jayclaw is called Heronwing multiple times.[67] [68] [69]
Twigbranch is called Twigpaw after receiving her warrior name. [70]
Heronwing replaces Jayclaw in a section of the bonus scene.[71]
Millie is called a silver tabby.[72]
Violetshine is listed with yellow eyes.[72]
Beetlewhisker is listed[72] despite dying in The Last Hope .[56]
He also still has an apprentice, Harepaw,[72] despite having died many books ago.
Mistystar is called gray.[72]
Heronwing is listed,[72] despite dying in Shattered Sky .[31]
The word "slewed" is used instead of "slowed," twice.[73] [74]
Medicine den is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-den," twice.[75] [76]
Medicine cat is spelled with a hyphen, so that it reads, "medicine-cat," multiple times.[77] [78] [79]
The word "it" is used instead of "if."[80]
"Mood" is spelled "moood."[81]
"You" is repeated in the sentence "Do you have you bees in your brain?"[82]
Willowshine is called a pale tabby.[83]
SkyClan is called StarClan.[84]
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References and citations
↑ Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest , allegiances
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