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2	* BreatherEpisode: The second half of the arc, which is just about the settlement on the lake, and with the exception of the badger attack and final confrontation of Hawkfrost, this part is generally far lighter than ''Midnight'', ''Moonrise'', or ''Dawn''.
3	* BrokenBase: To this day, many people disagree on whether Brambleclaw or Squirrelflight were in the right during their quarrel in the second half of the arc. Some people believe that Squirrelflight was totally in the right for repeatedly trying to warn Brambleclaw about Hawkfrost's bloodthirsty ambitions, warnings he ignored, and because Brambleclaw secretly trained with Tigerstar, despite [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter knowing how evil he was]]. Others argue that Brambleclaw was in the right because he wanted to get to know his half-brother, whose untrustworthiness Squirrelflight [[YouHaveToBelieveMe had no concrete proof of]], and because of how unnecessarily rude, hostile and judgmental Squirrelflight was during their arguments. A third continent goes with BothSidesHaveAPoint, saying that Brambleclaw ultimately should've listened to Squirrelflight, but the latter definitely could have handled the situation better.
4	* DracoInLeatherPants:
5	** Some fans believe that Hawkfrost was doing the right thing when he tried to, you know, [[spoiler:kill [[BigGood Firestar]].]]
6	** Mudclaw. While he did get to [=StarClan=] because he believed he was doing the right thing, there are quite a few fans who try to make it seem like Mudclaw did nothing wrong, and claim that Mudclaw murdering Onewhisker would have been in line with the warrior code.
7	* FanPreferredCouple: Mothpool (Mothwing/Leafpool) is a lot more popular than the canon Crowfeather/Leafpool, mostly due to the latter being StrangledByTheRedString.
8	* HarsherInHindsight: Hawkfrost kicking Stormfur out of [=RiverClan=] in ''Sunset'' becomes this when you read the novella ''A Shadow in [=RiverClan=]'' and learn that, in his apprenticehood, he genuinely admired and got along with Feathertail...Stormfur's sister.
9	* HesJustHiding: Graystripe is an interesting case. From the perspective of the characters, it seemed almost certain that Graystripe was dead or was going to die. The readers, on the other hand, know that it's highly unlikely that Twolegs would kill an innocent cat intentionally, so it was pretty clear that Graystripe was alive, even if he might never return.
10	* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler: Hawkfrost and Mothwing are Tigerstar's children]], [[spoiler: Mothwing is an atheist]], [[spoiler: Tigerstar comes back]], and [[spoiler: the forest is destroyed]].
11	* PortmanteauCoupleName: Fans who ship Mothwing and Leafpool usually refer to the ship as “Mothpool”.
12	* RomanticPlotTumor: The second half of the arc can be most accurately summed up as "Brambleclaw/Squirrelflight/Ashfur fight and angst about their LoveTriangle" and "Leafpool angsts about her feelings for Crowfeather". In fact, the excessive focus on love drama instead of the adjustments to life at the lake is a serious part of why ''The New Prophecy'', or at best it's second half, is [[SeasonalRot considered one of the weaker arcs]].
13	* RonTheDeathEater: Squirrelflight among certain fans, is portrayed to be leading along Ashfur to purposely break his heart and ultimately was 100% responsible for [[spoiler:Ashfur's [[HiddenAgendaVillain hidden]] FaceHeelTurn near the end of the arc]]. If she's not outright mutilated, Ashfur becomes a victim and she becomes an evil heartless she-cat. All this despite the WordOfGod that Squirrelflight was ''not'' intentionally leading him on.
14	* SeasonalRot: ''The New Prophecy'' is considered a weak point in the franchise due to two things: fans thinking the Great Journey should have spanned many more books than it did (it's wrapped up in one) and the conflict in the second half of the arc being the [[RomanticPlotTumor relationship drama]] between [[StrangledByTheRedString Leafpool and Crowfeather]] and [[PoorCommunicationKills Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight]]. WordOfGod (Vicky) has even stated ''Sunset'' was one of the worst quality books.
15	* TheScrappy: One''whisker'' was a very well-liked warrior back in the first arc. Once he became One''star'', he [[TookALevelInJerkass took a huge level in jerkass]], which turned him into this.
16	* StrangledByTheRedString: Crowfeather/Leafpool doesn't have much buildup. They just suddenly jump from 'acquaintances' to 'in love'. Especially disappointing when contrasted with the more believable growth of Crowfeather's relationship with Feathertail.
17	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Hawkfrost's backstory gave him a lot of potential as either a villain or a hero. He's established early as wanting to serve his Clan well, but tending to take it too far--this could have warped into a KnightTemplar attitude over time, or tempered down. He could have been shown to hate [[spoiler:Tigerstar for betraying his Clan, or Tigerstar could have been shown to be taking advantage of his WordOfGod abandonment issues to groom him as a successor. Some even think that Leafpool and Squirrelflight's suspicion of him should have been a RedHerring and that ''Mothwing'' was the evil one all along, which would have tied into the message of not judging Tigerstar's kin by appearance. But at the end of the day, his motives for turning evil are just that he's power-hungry.]]
18	* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Most characters try to avoid Purdy because of his long-winded stories and senile ramblings. Fans love him for the same reason.
19	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: [[BrokenBase Depends on who you ask]], but as mentioned above, some people dislike Squirrelflight's treatment of Brambleclaw in the second half of the arc. After three books of slowly falling in love, Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw are on the verge of officially becoming mates, but when Brambleclaw befriends his [=RiverClan=] half-brother, Hawkfrost, he and Squirrelflight have a ''serious'' falling out. Squirrelflight distrusts Hawkfrost and this distrust is ultimately proven right when he reveals himself to be an [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]], [[BloodKnight murderous]] ManipulativeBastard. Judging by the authors' comments in Squirrelflight's Character Spotlight page and on other pages, readers are supposed to see her as being entirely in the right. However, some people argue that just because Squirrlflight was proven right about Hawkfrost in the end doesn't mean the way she acted and treated Brambleclaw was okay. As soon as Brambleclaw befriends Hawkfrost, Squirrelflight ''immediately'' loses her temper and starts yelling at him, berating him when he doesn't immediately agree with her even though she has no concrete proof for her accusations against Hawkfrost. She repeats this several times, even outright accusing Brambleclaw of being disloyal ''in front of their Clanmates'' twice, which only ends up pushing Brambleclaw away from her and further into Hawkfrost's influence. Some people also regard Squirrelflight's demands that Brambleclaw choose between her and Hawkfrost as hypocritical because she has a close bond with her own sister, Leafpool.

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