he wasn't killed by the riverclan leader or even a riverclan cat for that matter. he was killed by tigerclaw.
Oakheart died when he was attacked and killed by Tigerclaw in the book "Into the Wild" from the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter. Tigerclaw's treacherous act was part of a larger plot to gain power within ThunderClan.
Redtail is a character in the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. He is a brave and respected ThunderClan warrior with a distinctive red tail, hence his name. Redtail serves as the Clan's deputy before his untimely death in battle.
Well Redtail, deputy of Thunderclan, and Oakheart, deputy of Riverclan, both die near the begining of Into The Wild. Even though it doesnt tell much about the two characters, they are still the first that are mentioned that have died. Tigerclaw (Tigerstar) Killed Redtail, while Oakheart was crushed by a rockslide. (Later on in Into The Wild:) Spottedleaf (we will remember you forever) the Thunderclan medicine cat. Killed by Brokenstar's asassin Clawface
Tigerclaw killed Redtail in a battle at Sunningrocks by the Thunderpath. Tigerclaw was attempting to prove his loyalty to ThunderClan by helping defend the territory.
Yes, Tigerclaw killed Redtail hoping that he would become deputy.
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Tigerclaw/Tigerstar.
Yes, he was killed at the very start of Warriors: Into The Wild.
The first cat to die in the Warriors series is Redtail, the ThunderClan deputy, who is killed by Tigerclaw during a battle in the first book, "Into the Wild." His death sets off a chain of events that drive the plot forward.
Redtail died in the first Warriors book, "Into the Wild," during a battle with ShadowClan warriors. He was killed by Tigerclaw, who sought to advance his own position within ThunderClan by eliminating a respected warrior like Redtail. Tigerclaw's betrayal and ambition ultimately led to Redtail's demise.
In "Fire and Ice," the cats that die are Redtail, a ThunderClan deputy who is killed by Tigerclaw, and Whiteclaw, a RiverClan warrior who dies in a battle with ThunderClan. Additionally, Frostfur's kits are killed by ShadowClan warriors during a raid on ThunderClan camp.
yesYeah. In the first book of the warrior series Rusty (Firepaw's pet name, he hasn't gotten his clan name yet) enters the camp of thunderclan. A warrior runs into the camp in distress telling the clan about a battle that was happening at the time. Later on, they find that Redtail (The thunderclan deputy) was killed by an "Enemy from an other clan" but it was really tigerclaw in hopes that if he killed redtail that bluestar (The Thunderclan leader) would pick him as the next deputy.