#warrior cats arc 9

[celestralferret]

Bathe in the light of the moon 🌙

[thatone-churro]

ARC NINE GIVE IT UP FOR ARC NUMBER NINE

[rosethorn-zz]

i understand the moonpaw hype now. unique-looking warrior cats protagonist my beloved

[trelinha9]

Warrior Wiki says Rapidkit, Troutkit and Floatkit are 3 moons old, so, with the 8 month time skip, they would be 11 moons old, witch biologically is enough for Floatshimmer to have kits, but she would have to be made a warrior earlier AND be pregnant while being a aprentice, soo, not looking good here.

[hamstyandfriends]

ARC 9 BOOK 1!!!

And what we have so far

I wanted the new protags to be someone like Cloudtail or Brackenfur or smth like that but. Tawnypelt will also do. I'm pissed about Crowfeather and Leafstar tho. And I HOPE that SkyClan will soon get a new leader (but please don't pull a Mistystar on Leafstar tho)

Also.

WHO THE HECK IS MOONPAW??

I hope she'll become a villain eventually. That would kick ass

[colacat53]

The Arc Title of "Changing Skies" makes me wonder if there will be a change in Starclan considering that it's corrupt (in the form of its judgement system). Because Starclan isn't fair in its judgement, considering Ashfur was let into Starclan for "loving too much", look what happened there. How Frecklewish was sent to the Dark Forest just because she stood by while Mapleshade's kits drowned while in her defense her view on those kits had been ripped apart and turned upside down just moments before, Squirrelflight and Leafpool being put on trial for someone Starclan told them to and how apparently some of the cats judging them were Bluestar and Yellowfang, cats who have also broken the code, some of the same as Leafpool in fact.

Apparently a character from the first arc, The Prophecies Begin, will be important(the blurb about The Elders Quest suggests that it will be Tawnypelt). All cats from the first arc are most likely elders or senior warriors at this point so they have obviously seen stuff about how Starclan might not be fair.

and I'm stopping this theory here because I'm starting to lose interest in doing this/getting bored/getting distracted. Blame my ADHD :P

[clanslist]

Arc 9 Reveal - Changing Skies

According to information posted to Barnes & Nobel's website, the 9th arc of Warriors will be titled Changing Skies. No news on the first book's name yet, however.

Coming January 2025.

[limepooll]

So we're all shipping moonpaw with moonpool huh? Moonstone gonna be jealous

[peanut-with-wifi-access]

we should associate Moonpaw (in Moon^2/PoolMoon fanart at least) with the Poet's Daffodil flower, aka narcissus poeticus.

•it's in the genus of daffodils, and therefore symbolises unrequited love

•in Greek myth, it's said to grow along the river styx (yk, the river of the dead)

•its the flower Narcissus turned into after falling in love with his own reflection

•it looks like a star with the sun at the center cmon

thanks for coming to my Ted talk, here's the pretty flower

[bugfeather]

moonpaw and her wife (ignore the background i got lazy and bored)

[klancecuredmydepression]

Warrior Cats: Release Dates:

Changing Skies 1 (The Elder’s Quest): January 7, 2025

Super Edition 17 (Ivypool’s Heart): September 3, 2025

A Starless Clan 6 (Star): November 5, 2024

Into the Wild (including Fire and Ice) Graphic Novel: July 16, 2024

Forest of Secrets (including Rising Storm) Graphic Novel: April 2025

Hope this helped out with any confusion!

[leafpool-loves-ashfur]

wdym they're already writing the ninth arc

[i-make-art14]

MOONPAWMOONPAWMOONPAW-

[trelinha9]

Chalanging myself to draw every cat in The Elder's Quest alliagences before the book comes out, starting with the queen herself:

SQUIRRELSTARRRRRRR

[splashtailstar]

My predictions for the protagonists of Changing Skies, the ninth arc in the Warriors series

WindClan: Leafkit

Daughter of Featherpelt and Oatclaw, her littermates are Branchkit and Grasskit, and her older siblings are Whistlepaw, Flutterfoot, and Songleap. They focused a lot on Leafkit in Wind, so I think she will likely be a POV character, especially since Whistlepaw is her older sister. The story team also said that Whistlepaw will become more prominent in the series, so having her younger sister as a protagonist will definitely serve that purpose. Adding onto this, WindClan has never had a POV character in the main series, so this is long overdue.

ThunderClan: Stempaw or Graypaw

They are Spotfur and Stemleaf's kits and perfect protagonist material. Related to Firestar? Check. Parents were plot relevant? Check. ThunderClan? Check. They are also being given a lot of attention right now. I do not think Bristlepaw will be a protagonist, due to Bristlefrost having the name of Bristlepaw one arc earlier. (Leafkit will not have this same issue as The New Prophecy was six arcs earlier.)

These are the only candidates who have really received attention, but there are several others to consider.

RiverClan: Floatkit, Rapidkit, or Troutkit

They are the kits of Havenpelt and Sneezecloud, and younger siblings to Splashtail and Fognose. They will have to deal with their older brother's legacy once he is gone. They could also provide a window on how RiverClan is doing after this current arc.

SkyClan: Ridgekit or Duskkit

They are the kits of Blossomheart (sister of Hawkwing) and Harrybrook (son of Leafstar). Duskkit is most likely named after Duskpaw, Blossomheart's dead brother.

ShadowClan: Birchpaw

He is the son of Tigerstar and Dovewing, and younger brother to Shadowsight, Pouncestep, and Lightleap. He appeared in Sky when his brother Rowankit died. I think this is the least likely option out of all of them, as I do not see much of what Birchpaw could bring as a protagonist, besides being the son of Tigerstar and Dovewing. That is unless, some sort of huge change happens within ShadowClan; then Birchpaw could provide a view into ShadowClan.

Other possible apprentice/kit options just for the heck of it (not including anyone who will receive their warrior name/medicine cat name very soon):

SkyClan: Beepaw or Beetlepaw, kits of Nectarsong and Dewspring (who are first cousins, of course)

WindClan: Grasskit or Branchkit, littermates of Leafkit; younger siblings to Whistlepaw, Songleap, and Flutterfoot; and kits of Featherpelt and Oatclaw.

ThunderClan: Bristlepaw, daughter of Stemleaf and Spotfur, and sister to Graypaw and Stempaw; or Wafflepaw

Of course, they could always choose to focus on a young warrior, like how they did with Sunbeam this arc, but these are just my speculations.

Edit: I can't believe I nearly forgot about Stripekit and Brookkit in WindClan, whose mother is Larkwing; and Cinnamontail and Slatefur's kits in ShadowClan: Firkit, Bloomkit, Streamkit, and Whisperkit.

[owlart18]

A Moonpaw! About time I made a design for her!

Speedpaint

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