8 UNSOLVED Warrior Cats Mysteries
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- Warrior Cats has countless plot points, so it's not surprising that some are left completely unresolved from time the time. Here are some of the questions that we still don't have answers to.
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Correction: Fallen Leaves returned to his ancestors after the Great Battle. It's still sad because he'll fade and never see Hollyleaf again, but at least he isn't trapped in those tunnels for eternity.
Bright Guardian Akira hi
Bright Guardian Akira GOOD LORD WAT WIT DAT FACE FOR..........No eyes person......is his name bone...? But seriously DATS DANG FREAKY
Edited: oh wait it’s rock
Rocks’s purpose was to make it more interesting and just.... he’s cool
I don't think he will fade to quickly because he is mentioned in bramblestars storm and he is remembered.
Bright Guardian Akira Hello!
Answer to 4. Because Starclan likes certain cats more
Because cinderpelt is the best waifu
starclan is corrupt
that also explains why yellowfang was punished more than leafpool!
Because cinderpelt the waifu
Probably because cinderpelt got a life changing injury from a villain aka tigerstar
4:57
Jayfeather's blind eyes look up in disgust as a giant rock glares down at him.
Plasma Kitten help I saw in my head a big rock legit- just a big stone- staring down at a disgusted JayFeather XD
@@Makoishere4 That's actually what I thought they meant 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂
Rock is a big boi now.
W h a t
Isn't he blind..?
What about the mystery of why Thornclaw goes on so many patrols?
Lol
Because he's the patrol guy
He is an *e n e r g y b e a n*
IKRRR
because he has to get money to pay rent
Random badger- *kills Cinderpelt*
Random Starclan cat 1- "WAIT BUT SHE WAS A FAN FAVORITE WHAT WILL WE DO"
Random Starclan cat 2- "Actually the Power of three is kind of soon, and that series will have the reincarnation insanity, so let's prepare our readers and make cinder fans happy by nonsensically reincarnating her"
Random Starclan cat 1- "Yeah sure, this kitten kind of looks like her" *tosses Cinderpelt's soul in a random babie's body*
No those are members of the editing team
@@sylveoncovers4603 ?
IoI-
@@sylveoncovers4603 It's a joke.
Whelp, I’m with you, that’s DEFINITELY how it happened. No further questions needed.
My theory. HOLLYLEAF HAS POWERS TO SEE FALLENLEAF!
Yes!!!! Best fan theory ever!!!!!!
@@chloenyancatthing6249 Yaas! Now everyone must Know!!
YES THIS IS MY HEAD CANON
@@dougwalker4313 I just love Hollyleaf, more than her brothers lol
This could be Hollyleafs power we never saw, she can see and sense faded cats
1. They were pointless.
2. yES because she’s stubborn
3. well dUH of course
4. because she’s one of the *best cats ever*
5. She is an excuse to be a very good badger that speaks to cats and always save the day
6. His purpose is to be the ugliest cat in Warriors and to make Jayfeather obey him
7. to give hOlLyLeAf a FrIeNd
8. It works.
There. Those are my answers.
Edit: oh my goodness 55 likes?! Thank you so much!
Edit 2: 101 LIKES? OH MY GOODNESS!
Edit 3: 301 likes. Wow.
Midnight is a spirit
Mates*
Make that 65 XD
Hollyleaf dont a friend...
The Erin’s confirmed that snowkit is not snowtuft
Because Rock and Midnight are too epic to die or have a reason not to.
Yes they're very epic
*Your swag will make you immortal*
@@MATOGAST. That is why Mistystar refuses to die
Midnight is a spirit/ghost.
*looks through all the books* EGG, SHREWTOOTH where y'all GO? 🤔
Did we check the super editions?!
@@sinister_cat2486 true 🤔
@@cyraphe6153 do we even *WANT* do find them? We need egg but... What about shrewtooth?
@@sinister_cat2486 honestly I don't remember much about Shrewtooth 🤔 but it be interesting to know what happened to him.
Ikr? And it's not just them either. Petalnose (Sagenose & Mintfur's single mum) and Rockshade (Pebbleshine's uncle) both just vanish without explanation, too. I know most people don't care, especially since these four were introduced in super additions nobody cares about, but *I* liked them :0)
I also have a mystery why don’t cats know about the dark forest in the full arcs? It shows that in pinestar’s choice, when they are talking about what mapleshade did, he says ‘if she doesn’t go to the place of no stars than there is no justice’ so it shows that they know about it so why don’t the cats know about before omen of the stars or power of three?
I think it's because the first arc is from FireStar's perspective and as he was a kittypet, he didn't know about StarClan or the dark forest. He was told that StarClan existed, but nobody mentioned the dark forest, at least not in front of him. Dunno what's up with the second series..
Because the Erin’s didn’t think of it until ark three.
@@wooshifgay5626 ya
The Erins didn’t hint of the idea until’ the Power of Three
@@cinderfall1303 Arc two actually; Tigerstar trained Bramble and Hawk.
I've always been wondering how prophecies are created :P
Yeah. It's so confusing how prophecies are made. From the book, Midnight, Bluestar said she had a prophecy or something about the clans being destroyed. Then she gives that prophecy to Brambleclaw and acts like she made that prophecy. How does that work?
Maybe the faded spirits give them the prophecies??
Chloe Nyancat playz
I have no idea, but I wanna know desperately...
Shimmerpelt Of heatherclan
Interesting theory...still there’s the question then how they know what’s gonna happen 0.0
Oh wait true... Yeah, how do they happen? 🤔
Actually the Midnight mystery is not a mystery (sry if this is rude), reading from the Warriors Ultimate Guide: Midnight is no ordinary badger: With Rock, she had watched the very first sunrise over the lake and had seen reflected in the fiery surface the futures of Clans, Tribes, Ancient cats, and more. Together, Midnight and Rock watched over the cats by the lake and prepared for the day that could have been the sunset of the ways of the Clans, but instead heralded a new dawn. Meaning she is imortal. Just saying.......
Midnight is actually a spirit.
Your right but still imortal
how did rock watch the sunrise
@@deerprynce I think at that point he wasn't blind.
Idk.
or it’s just another inconsistency in the Ultimate Guide. I’m pretty sure Rock says that he never left the cave at one point. i wouldn’t use the ultimate guide as fact or a good source
About Fallen leaves, is why it labeled them mates is because Fallen leaves got out of the tunnels after Hollyleaf died, and they both went to star clan with Everyone else.
7: Fallen Leaves is basically just like Rock, a distraction. The explanation to why is he trapped is that, probably, the tunnels are like StarClan to him. He can hunt, just like the cats from StarClan can hunt on their lands.
But why is he alone there, except for Rock? I honestly can't believe he's the only softpaw who hasn't returned from the tunnels in the entire existence of the Ancients.
@@user-bd2ib5hj2n Maybe they all faded?
I’ve come up with an idea about Rock. What he lives in a endless cycle where he sees all the events of warriors over and over and he is forced to say and do everything he does in every incarnation of the cycle. This would why he is so harsh when saying that the clans should have forgotten about the dark forest cat so they didn’t get too powerful, because he doesn’t have the ability to forget anything ever. Also I like the idea that he basically adopted Midnight (if she was ever living) and taught her how to speak cat.
Rock is me in math
Lol
Another mystery is why do they change their names. They started out with names like Gray Wing then for what ever reason changed to Graywing. Why did they do that and when?
Maybe they were lazy. Also how did they change from names like Gray Wing to Gray Wing of a Random Raven?
1. Why was the mouse Longtail tried to get for Mousefur so important?
2. Why is Yellowfang's ghost so annoying?
3. What color are Dovewing's eyes (hint: green)
4. What color is Scourge's collar? (hint: purple)
I hate that Longtail died for one stinking MOUSE. Also Number 2 is a very important question.
Rock's face will haunt me forever
Same dude, same.
Lol scary I tried to redraw it on my computer and it turned out worse
I think the pic of rock here is cute af XD
U guys are just rude. Rock can’t help he is blind and if u have a problem with bothering him for something he can’t change then leave.
Look in the Ultimate Guide lel
Jake appears to be blushing. I wonder why. ;)
XxBlossom-1003579xX *insert some pic of TallStar*
He's looking at you. He's your father. He lives in Alabama.
@@irelyndoyle115 *SWEET HOME ALABAMA*
He's loking at Tallstar. Because his family is the only one Jake isn't related too.
Oops *looking
Maybe Rock was not "Cursed" exactly but planned from the very begging as the cat who would lead the Ancients to join with StarClan as well as tell Jayfeather about things and influence him, just to stop the Dark Forest and keep the line of living cats going, because Jayfeather got a lot of info out of Rock, and maybe Rock misunderstood his purpose as a curse? And maybe even for the Clan Cats to save the tribes from the rogues and keep balance between the Dark Forest, StarClan, the Ancients, the Tribes, the Tribe of Endless Hunting, and any other religion that might be out there.
Speaking of other religions if StarClan is there, the Ancients are there, the Tribe of Endless Hunting, who else it out there? Is there more dead cats that are there and the Clan Cats just don't know because, well, their on one continent in one country in one state, so there might be more out there than no one dares to search for?
And maybe StarClan is there to make sure the Clans live from the beginning, flourish, and stay a thing. Same for the Tribes, but not everyone can be accepted into StarClan as some are evil, so the Dark Forest is there to punish those who try and break that same order.
As well as maybe Scourge, Darktail, and kittypets have a different place they go to since they didn't really bathe themselves in StarClan and the Dark Forest 24/7, so they probably have a different place they go to, because if a rogue isn't evil but one is, like Scourge is evil he shouldn't go to the Dark Forest and the non-evil rogue go there, too. Or the other rogue just fade instantly, that would make it unbalanced, so there must be another place like StarClan and the Dark Forest, but pretty different.
Gosh that Rock drawing is freaky
Same dude, same.
Those eyes stare into the depths of your soul....
Freaky but accurate
(My Opinnion)
I think that Starclan felt guilty for making Cinder'pelts life really hard and messed up.
They gave her second chance because she was really close to be a warrior but lost that opertunity because she got hit by a "monster" that should have killed Blue'star.
Mystery 9, what happened to Firestar's collar after Longtail ripped it off in 'Into the Wild'???
Someone should write a fanfic about this... THAT SOMEONE IS ME MWAHAHA
i’m so curious about maggotail! all we know about him is that he’s in the dark forest, but we don’t even know what for. we don’t know his appearance either. all he’s ever said was “big words for one so small”
Rock is my teacher, Lionblaze and Dovewing are just students... and Im Jayfeather.. Hates everyone!
Edit: everyone in my class thinks my teacher is annoying and isnt Jayfeather annoyed at Rock?
Omg excuse my rudeness I don’t remember saying this 🤦🏽♀️
Lps Angel that’s mean.
LapisLPS It kinda is, though.
So I did a good job on Rock's design then :"D
Oooh, Dakota! Fancy seeing you here. Yep, gotta say, that design is something else!
@@NightLightanimation no its not..
Time to make a novella!
Here’s a mystery: There’s a leader to the dark forest, what about starclan?
Cookie ! Mapleshade is leader of the dark forest
Bluestar is leader of starclan
My theory is that the original leaders (Thunder, Tall Shadow, Clear Sky, Wind Runner, and River Ripple) lead Starclan and the first cats to enter the Dark forest are the leaders there
I agree with Elenore_Gacha.
@Tigerlynx 101 Hey, they say great minds think alike so
Rocks’s eyes, though...
Same.
Yes. Those eyes stare into the depths of your soul......
Lol
...
I commented about it and the artist bashes on me. I feel some cannot take criticism
Oof I that drawing of my crazy scientist named Rock. Wow.
Wasn't egg torn to pieces by a dog? I explicitly remember hawkwing being horrified by the sight.
that was darktails friend toad that was killed
7:45 **Ahem** “Ten” mysteries.
oh so you noticed too, cool.
The video originally had ten mysteries, but I cut two of them out because they weren't good enough.
Bright Guardian Akira Ah, I see.
@@BrightGuardianAkira What were the other 2?
@@BrightGuardianAkira Why? Were they boring? (I know you won't respond :c)
Are you getting better at drawing? *Also Skyclan is one of my favourite clans*
I was just looking if you uploaded!
One thing that always put me off is how Bluestar says "It's not StarClan's place to judge him/her" but then two chapters later Yellowfang is all "StARclAn wILl JudGE ThAt" like DOES STARCLAN JUDGE OR NOT??
Awesome video, I agree that sol and sleekwhisker returning would be cool oh yeah yeah!!!!
I like to think that every cat that ever died younge or didnt get to live there dreams gets reancarnated
Now that The Broken Code is ending, we sadly know that Sol and Sleekwhisker didn't return. And taking into account how old Sol must be by know, I doubt he'll ever return (and before someone mentions Mistystar or Graystripe: clan cats live longer because they have medicine cats who take care of them; Sol is a rogue who can easily fall victim to blood loss, disease, or other wounds).
* insert some amazing comment here that will definitely not get a lot of likes and a heart from the ultra amazing Akira *
pathetic. *likes*
Yikes
kdewidow yep I’m pathetic :P
This is so stupid....you just want a heart and a like.. *slowly taps the like button and exits quickly out of CZcams*
Angela Bollman lol thanks
So, that concludes my ten mysteries!
Title: 8 UNSOLVED Warrior Cats Mysteries
The reason fallen leaves us atill alive is cuz the erins wanted a new fanfiction to read besides fire x blue.
Ok but really though, it says it in one of the books that since he got trapped in the tunnels he cant go to starclan so i assume that since he cant go to star clan, he will never fade away.
Another question of StarClan: Why do they have to be so vague? It's shown they can hold a normal conversation, but as soon as they have to talk about a prophecy, they just say some random stuff and disappear before they can answer any questions. (I'm on River of Fire, I don't know if it's shown in any later books why)
You are so good at drawling your OCs! How do you do it!?!
This is gonna be good!
Early squad! I
I really like your interpretation of StarClan. It makes sense with the point about leaders/med cats
Remember that one scene where there like no you already got to choose a cat for the last prophecy nows my turn in one of the prologues!
*DONT YOU INSULT MY PURE BOI FALLEN LEAVES*
*hiiiiiiiiiiiisssssssssss*
I’m actually first! Wow!
LapisLPS good job!
yep, congrats!
claps
Tysm for the nice replies!
Ideas:
1. They probably just died off screen somehow
2. Considering The Broken Code is almost over, I will say they won’t come back.
3. No. A Place of No Stars disproves this.
4. Cinderpelt died at the same time Cinderkit was born. This is why.
5. Midnight is a spirit (this may have been confirmed). I think she is meant to be mysterious and unknown.
6. I don’t know enough about Rock to answer this question.
7. Fallen Leaves never went to StarClan, because it didn’t exist back then. He is a ghost and ghosts don’t fade.
8. I don’t know. It just does.
I think the answer to number 4 is that, because Starclan says the cats all have a destiny, maybe Snowkit’s destiny was to die to the hawk, while Cinderpelt’s destiny was to become a warrior, but it never happened because Tigerclaw set up that trap and accidentally hit Cinderpelt instead, so Starclan gave her a second chance so she could live out her true purpose.
*You know the drill.*
Reply with what cat you are!
0. Snowfur
1. Mapleshade
2. Brokenstar
3. Bluestar
4. Oakheart
5. Silverstream
6. Scourge
7. Spottedleaf
8. Alderheart
9. Twigbranch
Spottedleaf
Bluestar
Mapleshade
I see Bright Guardian Akira
I clicc
I think that's a really cool way of interpreting the way that StarClan works! I've always been sorta confused about the whole thing.
amazing vid!
07.45 tEN
oh you noticed too, cool
I’m eighth!
congrats
Doritokat 9 7th 😂
128, 369th (at this time I might have already watched this video)
Not gonna lie, I believed the theory that Snowkit became Snowtuft because the scar on Snowtuft's side could have come from the hawk's claws when Snowkit was carried away. That is, until I found out that Snowtuft was a Shadowclan cat.
Fallen leaves is trapped because he is a cat with “unfinished business” like Needletail and Pebbleshine.
You missed out 9: HOW COME WHEN I PET NY CAT HE PURRS AND WHEN EVERYONE ELSE TOUCHES HIM, HE BITES!?!
1. They were no matter to the book.
2. There were to many bad guys.
3. No, Snowtuft is not Snowkit. Snowtuft was born BEFORE Snowkit was even a thing.
4. BECAUSE SHES THE BEST THING EVER IN THE BOOKS, SHE IS THE CINNAMON ROLL
5. Because shes already a spirit, maybe she has a time limit to be on Earth.
6. So Jaybae can be entertained.
7. So Hollyleaf can have a boyfriend.
8. Its where dead cats go and they suddenly become special.
OKAY THERES UR ANSWERS
I have other mysteries to put down:
1. Is there a cannon reason to why mumblefoot came back?
2. Where do you go after you fade?
3. Is yellowfang liying about where you go after you fade?
4. How does a cat become immortal?
5. What if thristleclaw became deputy?
6. If thristleclaw became duputy would he have loved spottedleaf?
7. why is there no redemption arc's for villans in the warriors series?
8. What happened to the bloodclan cats in the last book of tigerstar & sasha?
9. Did bloodclan reform with another cat on top like brick?
10. What if we face off with bloodclan again for the next villan?
11. If bloodclan does end up living will they be powerful enough to have their own starclan?
12. Will we ever see an arc where windclan digs tunnels again?
That drawing of rock makes my uncomfortable 😣
Moo
4. Cinder pelt was an amazing cat, and she ACTUALLY did good in her life.
Meanwhile, Snow Kit , hadn’t done anything YET for the clan, so star clan just *ignored it like they always do* (poor snow kit :( )
I haven't read any Warrior Cats books but I still like watching these videos
For Fallen Leaves, I think that you can't reach the afterlife from the tunnels (I heard somewhere that when Hollyleaf got trapped in the tunnels she died but she couldn't reach Starclan so Fallen Leaves managed to bring her back to life. I think the same thing happened to Fallen Leaves, but he really died.) But since we see him fighting in the battle at the end of OotS, I think he managed to somehow escape the tunnels, and then instead of returning to the tunnels he went to the afterlife so he could be with Hollyleaf. Also, since we see multiple Ancients fighting in the battle even though they're extremely old and probably should be faded by now, I think that maybe the Ancient cat spirits just don't fade. Anyway, this was a really long comment and I know Bright Gaurdian Akira probably won't see this, but that's just what I think happened.
For number 3, one of the Erins confirmed Snowtuft was a WindClan cat
This is random but I get so excited when I see connections between the old and new ages......like I literally go crazy........
SnowKit and Snowtuft, Snowtuft didn’t know how he died nor what his life was like before he died. He also doesn’t know why he ended up in the dark forest, so is it possible? Maybe. But I might have gotten my facts mixed up.
It was confirmed that Midnight is a spirit currently and is an ancient, guiding others with wisdom without bias alongside Rock.
I think starclan decided to give Cinderpelt another life rather than any kit because she proved herself to be a "good" cat, as in a cat that wouldn't turn out to be a dark forest cat, but she also contributed a lot to thunderclan, which probably made her worthy of a second life. She was also granted a second life due to being told by starclan that leafpool was close to leaving with crowfeather, and had to resist begging he to stay, though there probably isn't a task like this that kits would take seriously or do at all. Ik i made a long comment but thanks for reading all of it
Egg was one of my favourite characters- he was so interesting, I was so happy when he joined the clan - and so mad when he just vanished- I wish that they would've at least mentioned that he died - even if it was from a greencaugh or something off screen - anything but what we got :(
Fallen leaves did die but Star clan was like ' We don't want him and the dark forest was like ' We don't want Him ' so he is forgotten but nobody wants him
Answer to Cinderpelt: Starclan never planned for her injury, and felt bad that they had no warning. They let her live as Cinderheart as an apology.
I just wanted to let you know Akira, that I adore your art style :)
oh um, for Snowkit and Snowtuft, in the arc omen of the stars it Snowkit is in starclan and Snowtuft is in the dark forest.
*when your still on the first series*
Yeah... yeah...
With 2, imagine if Sol, Sleekwhisker, the rogues from the Tribe and maybe even the remnants of bloodclan all banded together to take revenge on the clans
I have another big theory that you could include in a next video: What actually happened to Deadfoot? I mean, he was a good warrior and deputy, but did he die? And he's not mentioned in StarClan or Dark Forest. Just what exactly could've happened to him?
I have a lot of questions that actually stem from the whole Cinderheart/Cinderpelt thing. Why not reincarnate dead kits like Wishkit and Hopekit, Finchkit, Mapleshade's three kits ect. I think a cool story arch would be the leader of say riverclan is a reincarnation of let's say patchkit one of Mapleshade's kits and they're the leader of riverclan because of Appledusk or a kit is born and bares very strong resemblance to Yellowfang because it's reincarnated Wishkit or something
Warriors is mostly an unsolved mystery to me since I haven't really read it. The only characters killed off in my story was Swift (killed by two leggers) and Corktail (got really sick from eating bad berries and then he dies) in which case of the ladder, Redd Symphony is devastated. it's really upsetting in the case of Corktail. Because Redd Symphony really liked him, poor dude. The story is, Warrior Cats: The return of courage... so yeah, I should finish that at some point, but I haven't yet.
Starclan told Cinderpelt about how Leafpool was meeting Crowfeather, and they told her that if she didn't stand in the way of the relationship, then she will be able to live the life of a warrior in a new body. Since Cinderpelt was originally a warrior apprentice, she was upset when she hurt her leg and had to be a medicine cat. She wanted the chance to be able to be a warrior. Snowkit dodnt jave anything like secrets to prove to Starclan, so his soul joined Starclan instead of his soul going into a different body.
Do a video on all the cats who died so far
Answer to 4. Cinderpelt's injury was not shown to Starclan and it wasn't supposed to happen. Snowkit's on the other hand was for some twisted reason. It even says this in one of the epilogue or prologues.
My thoughts on the snowkit/tuft theory:
The scar on Snowtuft’s face to torso is probably the scar from the hawk and maybe he was in StarClan after he died and there is a fact that when kits die they are asked if they want their Warrior name. Maybe he got Snowtuft and regained his hearing, it’s possible a Dark Forest cat persuaded him to join the Dark side...
For Midnight, in a prolong she says that she and Rock watched the first sunrise, so, I'd think she is a spirit, even inhabiting the body of a badger, but wasn't originally a badger.
So Fallen Leaves never faded because, in the very end of chapter 10 of Dark River Jayfeather, who has just found his beloved stick, comes to the conclusion that as long as the stick exists these lost cats will be remembered. Also, I believe the stick was broken in Bramblestar's Storm during Thunderclan's escape from their camp. But Jayfeather lived through Fallen Leaves' death, walked beside him as he entered the tunnels in a dream. He likely wouldn't forget this, and thus remember Fallen Leaves, so at least until Jayfeather dies, his ghost will be sticking around.
Midnight the badger was actually said to be a spirit before ThunderClan is attacked by badgers
I think that Cinderpelt kinda deserved to be reborn if im honest. Shes been in 10 books and during the period of Fire and Ice and Twilight shes done so much. She was upset after her accident but adapted so easily, she gave up so much for example she never had her accident she could have been Firestars mate, like in rising storm when she almost confessed but when she realized he didnt understand maybe she didnt fully confess because she knew he didnt know AND she had medicine cat duties she practically is the reason sandstorm is firestars mate she told him sandstorm liked him first, she died to save sorreltail and her kits and accepted her death so maturely and was fine with dying. It would've been awesome if at some point something happened to Brambleclaw before he became bramblestar and something happened similar to graystripe and he came back to Cinderstar!
I see Starclan as a place that cats go when they die to share their wisdom to the clans. No matter what clan they came from (Example; Silverstream giving Firestar a life despite being from a different clan in her life.) Starclan is just there to guide the clans, and give them reason to live their lives to the fullest under Starclan’s guidance. The clan cats knowing that if they follow Starclan’s guidance, will one day be given a life there of happiness to share their guidance, gives them motivation. Starclan keeps the clans together, unites them, and keeps cats living the clan life.
I think I have a few reasons for why Cinderpelt deserved to be reborn, instead of many others: *She survived a car accident.* *She was caught in the trap from Tigerclaw(star).* *She sacrificed herself at young age for Sorreltail and her kits.* *She accepted her fate eventually (some cats don't do the same, like Lilywhisker).* *If it wasn't for Yellowfang, Cinderpelt would probably be hopeless.* So yeah..
Thank you for bringing up Jake....... I lv him and Talltail
Rocks Purpose...The supper addition!!!
I never thought about that
Snowkit and snowtuft aren't the same cat because snowtuft was from windclan
Kinda wish I hadn’t heard the Fallen Leaves one, I am on chapter 2 of Dark River, and I saw him in the prologue, and I was really confused, but that just made me MORE confused
My theory on StarClan is that it is a place where dead cats go to complete their unfinished business. Kind of like the Underworld in Once Upon A Time. You either complete your unfinished business and live a better life or you dont and go through eternal suffering. Just a theory I dont know if it makes sense but it did in my mind.
5,6: Writing books is really hard, and sometimes people run out of ideas of what could the cats do, so the readers need some "distractions". Midnight and Rock are these distractions, they're just like when StarClan sends useless signs(like, when cats know what they have to do, but StarClan still sends a sign/sends a StarClan cat talks to a living cat, probably to make sure the cats know what they have to do). And, Rock does not influence the future, since he cannot just go to the cats and tell them what to do, besides that he cannot do that, it's most likely that they won't believe him. He cannot make the decisions and, as a result, he cannot influence the future.