History Literature / WarriorCatsTheBrokenCode

* BittersweetEnding: The most bittersweet yet. [[spoiler: In ''A Light in the Mist'' Ashfur is defeated, everyone is at peace, and the connection between [=StarClan=] and the living Clans is restored once more. However, many cats have died recently, and Bristlefrost not only gave up her life but [[CessationOfExistence the very existence of her spirit]] in order to finish Ashfur, leaving behind her grieving parents, as well as Shadowsight, who blames himself, and her LoveInterest Rootspring, who deeply loved her but never got a chance to tell her that he was going to leave his Clan for her.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler: In ''The Place of No Strs'', Bramblestar is able to resist (but not break free unless he is distracted) Ashfur's mind-control because of his love for Squirrelflight, and Rootspring manages to escape the Dark Forest's energy-sapping black water by focusing on his love for Bristlefrost]]

* YourSoulIsMine: [[spoiler:''Darkness Within'' reveals Ashfur has somehow horribly trapped the ghosts of his victims and bound them to his control. When Rootspring tries to call on them, they're portrayed as being in constant pain and anger, and Spiresight gasps out that they're being "forced" to do something. What that is exactly is unknown as of the fourth book, but at the very least, Ashfur uses them as hostages to try and get Shadowsight to help him escape execution.]]

* SpannerInTheWorks: Rootspring's mere existence throws a wrench in the impostor's plans. His ability to see ghosts, specifically Bramblestar's, allows him to alert everyone else [[DemonicPossession to what's really going on]], and [[spoiler:saves Shadowsight's life. The ghostly Spiresight is able to bring Rootspring to Shadowsight after the latter is almost assassinated by the impostor. Rootspring then gets Shadowsight medical aid and the rebels are able to keep him hidden.]]

* YourSoulIsMine: [[spoiler:''Darkness Within'' reveals Ashfur has somehow horribly trapped the ghosts of his victims within his own spirit. When Rootspring tries to call on them, they're portrayed as being in constant pain and anger, and Spiresight implies they're being "used" somehow. Whether they power up Ashfur is unknown as of the fourth book, but he certainly uses them as hostages to try and get Shadowsight to help him escape execution.]]

* DefiantStoneThrow: Rootspring does a verbal version twice during a Gathering. The first time is completely by accident (he was trying to tell Bramblestar's ghost to shut up, not the impostor) but gets him noticed by LaResistance; the second, however, is [[CharacterDevelopment completely intentional]], when he decides that ''someone'' has to speak out against the impostor and all the other rebels are too scared to.

* DefiantStoneThrow: Rootspring does a verbal version twice during a Gathering. The first time is completely by accident (he was trying to tell Bramblestar's ghost to shut up) but gets him noticed by LaResistance; the second, however, is [[CharacterDevelopment completely intentional]], when he decides that ''someone'' has to speak out against him and all the other rebels are too scared to.

* HisNameIs...: At the end of ''Veil Of Shadows'', Squirrelflight is about to reveal who the imposter is... and is then abruptly cut off by the end of the book. [[spoiler:The next one reveals it's Ashfur]]

** Shadowsight has two visions with fire symbolism: his first one is of Bramblestar and Tigerstar having a BattleAmongTheFlames, while the second is of fire spreading out from the lake and consuming the clans. [[spoiler:While there's a lot of fire, there's also a lot of ''ash''.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Shadowsight (then Shadowpaw) catches a glimpse of the imposter's true self, he specifically notes his [[spoiler:dark blue eyes]]. There's only one male cat in the entire series who's been described with such: [[spoiler:Ashfur]].
* HearingVoices: Of the '''???''' category in ''Lost Stars''. Shadowpaw hears a voice that he thinks is a [=StarClan=] cat, and tries to do what it says because he thinks it has the Clans' best interests at heart - even though its advice sounds sketchy. While it is not revealed at that point who exactly the voice is, he accepts later that it probably wasn't a [=StarClan=] cat and has ill intent, as its advice resulted in Bramblestar losing a life and an impostor taking over his body.

* SpinOffspring: This arc follows Bristlepaw and Shadowsight, who are kits of the series 4 protagonists Ivypool and Dovewing, as well as Rootpaw, the kit of the series 6 protagonist Violetshine.

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Bramblestar after his revival in ''Lost Stars'' by an unknown cat. It's an odd variant in which Bramblestar himself isn't possessed, rather it's his body, as Bramblestar is dead and walking the earth as a ghost.]]
* HearingVoices: Of the '''???''' category in ''Lost Stars''. Shadowpaw hears a voice that he thinks is a [=StarClan=] cat, and tries to do what it says because he thinks it has the Clans' best interests at heart - even though its advice sounds sketchy. While it is not revealed at that point who exactly the voice is, he accepts later that it probably wasn't a [=StarClan=] cat and has ill intent, as its advice resulted in [[spoiler:Bramblestar losing a life and an impostor (who may or may not be the voice) taking over his body.]]
* ImmediateSequel: ''Lost Stars'' ends with Rootpaw running from [[spoiler:Bramblestar's ghost]], who calls after him, "Wait! You have to help me! Please!" The Silent Thaw starts at the same moment, repeating Bramblestar's line.

* SayingTooMuch: In ''Lost Stars'', Jayfeather accidentally says in front of the other Clans in a fit of anger that Mothwing doesn't believe in [=StarClan=]. He also snaps about how trying to break the ice on the Moonpool didn't work... in front of Tigerstar, who hadn't been invited and is shocked.

* TrappedOnTheAstralPlane: At the start of the seventh arc, [[spoiler:after Bramblestar loses a life, he is unable to return to his body since some unknown being has begun to possess it, leaving his spirit stuck and running desperately around the territories, visible only to Rootpaw.]]
* HisNameIs...: [[spoiler:At the end of Veil Of Shadows, Squirrelflight is about to reveal who the imposter is... and is then abruptly cut off by the end of the book.]]

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* TrappedOnTheAstralPlane: At the start of the seventh arc, [[spoiler:after Bramblestar loses a life, he is unable to return to his body since some unknown being has begun to possess it, leaving his spirit stuck and running desperately around the territories, visible only to Rootpaw.]]

# ''A Veil of Shadows'' (Cherith Baldry)

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* HearingVoices: Of the '''???''' category in Lost Stars. Shadowpaw hears a voice that he thinks is a StarClan cat, and tries to do what it says because he thinks it has the Clans' best interests at heart - even though its advice sounds sketchy. While it is not revealed at that point who exactly the voice is, he accepts later that it probably wasn't a StarClan cat and has ill intent, as its advice resulted in [[spoiler:Bramblestar losing a life and an impostor (who may or may not be the voice) taking over his body.]]
* ImmediateSequel: Lost Stars ends with Rootpaw running from [[spoiler:Bramblestar's ghost]], who calls after him, "Wait! You have to help me! Please!" The Silent Thaw starts at the same moment, repeating Bramblestar's line.

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* SpinOffspring: This arc follows Bristlepaw and Shadowpaw, who are kits of the series 4 protagonists Ivypool and Dovewing, as well as Rootpaw, the kit of the series 6 protagonist Violetshine.

* SayingTooMuch: In ''Lost Stars'', he accidentally says in front of the other Clans in a fit of anger that Mothwing doesn't believe in [=StarClan=]. He also snaps about how trying to break the ice on the Moonpool didn't work... in front of Tigerstar, who hadn't been invited and is shocked.

* SneezeInterruption: In "Lost Stars", Bristlefrost and Snaptooth decide to spy on Mousewhisker and Berrynose to find out what was so important that they had to sneak away from the hunting patrol to talk about it in secret. Unfortunately, Snaptooth sneezes, alerting the pair and interrupting the conversation.