Notes

bramblestar's imposter's actions:
-now that he has power, he's lazy and apathetic towards leadership, leaving it all to Berrynose (bad idea imo)
-says that Shadowsight might've gone to be a kittypet to Tigerstar's face w/ no evidence
-came in w/ Berrynose b4 Shadowsight went missing with a bloody chest (on both)
-sad when he couldn't find Squilf's scent, not happy she truly left in exile
-almost ignoring Bristlefrost's actions, trusting her more than everyone else
-accuses Jay and Lion of being codebreakers because of their parents and not remembering/mentioning Tigerclawstar
-allowing Twigbranch to atone without offering it to Jay and Lion
-doubling the guards of the camp despite no threat he knows of
-he thicc boi (fat)
-returning from the forest in the night looking exhausted (looking in Twolegplace for Squilf)
-tells Berrynose to deal with a problem that Sorrelstripe reported instead of listening
-spends a lot of time w/ Alderheart in the med. den
-lethargic because of the constant poppy seeds he's been taking for "pain" (maybe true?)
-appointing Flipclaw as the new medicine cat because of a weird (he says prophetic) dream he had (which was obv not a med cat dream)
-almost threatening Alderheart (he also almost got Sparkpelt killed and they can't let that go gosh)
-"'I know [Squirrelflight] must still love me, deep down' ... His voice choked and he closed his eyes, resting his nose on his paws." (jealous/ hopeful?)
-putting a LOT of emphasis on Squilf only, even saying that StarClan can forgive her despite not even mentioning the same for the other codebreakers
-blaming himself for getting Squilf "killed" and not showing the same remorse for almost killing Sparkpelt
-making Stormcloud sleep outside of camp because Brashblestar didn't eat yet, and making Finchpaw get all of the ticks from the elders for watching it happen
-HE (almost) KILLED SHADOWSIGHT AND CAN SEE HIS SPIRIT IN THE CAMP AND ADMITTED TO BEING A SPIRIT
-his eyes are dark blue, the same as Ashfur's, and his voice is the same as the voice Shadowsight heard before
-"The imposter let out a contemptuous huff. 'I don't want to give myself away by letting the Clan cats know I can speak to the dead,' he replied. 'So I just ignore Bramblestar and all his bitter muttering.' He paused, then added, 'Well, I used to. Before Bramblestar...'" (then he mmrowed in laughter)
-knows about being between StarClan and the living world, possibly from Leafpool/Squilf?
-doesn't let Twigbranch back into the Clan despite her atoning, even kicking out Alderheart and Finleap (leaving Flipclaw as the sole med cat oop--)
-he might have killed Stemleaf. there were cats of other Clans but they were against Brashblestar and ThunderClan wouldn't have killed him, so it must have been Brambleposter
-exiled Berrynose because he was too slow to bring reinforcements, and making Bristlefrost the new deputy, bringing up Bramblestar's deputyship being without an apprentice at first (who was Berrynose oh gosh)
-HIS EYES FLICKERED BLUE I STG IF IT ISNT ASHFUR THEN WEVE NEVER MET THEM (but it has to be Ashfur. after all, how else would the imposter know about his deputyship, Squilf, StarClan, etc.?)
-cats ruled out in canon: Darktail, Tigerclawstar
-he pretends to push aside his grief for Squilf to "put all [their] energies toward serving StarClan!"
-he refuses to bring Jay or Alder back and actually exiles Sparkpelt for bringing it up
-he attacks and exiles Graystripe for agreeing with Sparkpelt
-talking to apparently no one (prob a spirit)
-walking somewhere weird [ok it was to SkyClan uh oh]
-trying to get Leafstar to exile Kitescratch, but luckily she brings him back
-attacking ShadowClan on all sides (dishonorably in Bristle's opinion), happy to see SkyClan in the battle before realizing that she was against him
-he said he came back _for Squilf_

cats exiled (all still alive have returned, though):
Graystripe
Alderheart
Sparkpelt
Jayfeather
Lionblaze (now temp deputy)
Crowfeather
Berrynose (HES DEAD HE FREAKING DIED OH MY STARCLAN)
Bumblestripe
Blossomfall
Cinderheart
Finchpaw
Thriftear
Squirrelflight (now temp leader)
Mothwing (refused to return)
Kitescratch (almost, he was brought back)
Harelight (still in exile)
Icewing (still in exile)


Squilf said she knows who it is, and that, if she's right, it's even worse than they thought. The impostor attacked Shadowsight, who was more against him than for/neutral, threatening him even in death. He can see ghosts, such as Spiresight, which is odd. There's a barrier around StarClan, and one that trapped Bramblestar (the real one), and Harestar truly communicated with StClan after Lionblaze killed him in the heat of battle and said something different from what Brashblestar said (that they were hazy but definitely there).