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Warrior Names for Kits and Apprentices who never got to receive them

Okay so I read Warriors as a young teen. I outgrew them in the beginning of the fourth apprentice when I started noticing how redundant many of the plot points, and how neutered actual situations and and consequences were in POT, and TFA opened with the first big disaster being as stupid as one time beavers.

Since then I pop back to it every now and again to see how this old horse is managing to still run (great Starclan), or to read fix-it AU a talented members of the fandom wrote. One concept I find very interesting is “What if this cat lived to get a warrior name?”. So here are my ideas on what some of them could have been.

Swiftpaw becomes Swiftroar: I am actually okay with Swiftpaw dying where he did. The dogs had to be shown as a threat capable of killing. Also saving Brightheart, plus getting his clan to stop ignoring the threat at sunning rocks in time to be aware of Tigerstar’s plans at least gave meaning to his death. But he had been an apprentice for so long, and its mentioned he was long past completing his training. So I like to headcannon that had his warrior ceremony in Starclan. Swiftroar for a brave, outspoken cat, who finally got his clan to take a dangerous threat seriously.

Snowkit becomes Snowtwitch: Semi working on an Au where he lives and becomes a warrior, because I don’t like how his character was primarily used to dump on deaf individuals (nearly all comments cats made about him were how he doesn’t act right and won’t be useful to the clan), and then he was killed off to put his mother in the elder’s den, so she can take care of Brightheart in the next book... Really Erin’s? You couldn’t have used sight, smell, touch, and signals he already understood, to make him at least a background warrior? Speckletail couldn’t have retired on the same day Snowkit became an apprentice? Well I am giving him the name Snowtwitch partially for the signals that he could communicate with, that would have been very valuable for his clanmates to learn (silent messages during patrols) and because despite what the Erin’s put about him being oblivious to the clanmates he couldn’t hear, what’s far more likely is he would have watched everything about their movements and body language to tell him what his ears couldn’t.

Gorsepaw becomes Gorseheart: Gorsepaw Remember him? He was like the only kit to survive living in Windclan’s temporary shelter in “Fire and Ice”, after being driven out. Fireheart helped his mother carry him back to their territory, and the pair were friends at Gathering’s once Gorsepaw became an apprentice. Tigerstar killed him in the sixth book to try and scare Windclan into joining Tigerclan; possibly choosing Gorsepaw specifically because he mattered to Firestar. Since he and Firestar mattered a lot to each other I will give him Firestar’s old suffix, as a subtle tribute to him.

Shrewpaw becomes Shrewnose: Every time I see someone try and do an AU for if he lived they always name him Shrewtail, How did that become the most common pick for him? Like nothing wrong with it, a bit basic yes, but how did it become favorite over every other possible name? Especially since in cannon Dustpelt and Ferncloud named him “Shrew” because he had a narrow muzzle that reminded them of the nose of a shrew. Just like they named his brother “Spider” because he had long thin legs like a spider. Given Spiderleg’s warrior name I feel pretty certain Shrewpaw would have been Shrewnose. It also could factor in to him being good at sniffing out fat prey... but sadly not monsters.

Okay so I have more to say about these four because they’re kinda the big four who’s deaths felt important. I remember them dying actually having big impacts on the story and characters, besides “Okay lets be sad for a couple pages then never speak of it again”. I have warrior names for other cats beneath this, but because they had less character I won’t go into as much detail as to why this name suits them.

Lynxkit and Mistlekit: Kits belonging to Goldenflower and Speckletail early in TPB. Died and were named off book with Mistlekit at least being mentioned to have had green-cough, Lynxkit not even getting that luxury. Lynxtuft lynx’s are basically fluffy wild cats, and with goldenflower as a mom I imagine they were fluffy. Mistleleaf like the leaves of mistletoe (she is not named after the twoleg weapon)

Tulipkit and Elderkit: Brindleface’s two dead kits, whom she took Cloudtail in to help cope with the loss of. Tulipstem and Elderblossom (there apparently is a small white, cluster flower with black berries called an Elderflower).

Cricketkit and Featherkit. Two kits supposedly born to Dappletail and Runngingwind pre-series, Featherkit is deaf. Cricketchirp and Featherface

Mosskit: Mossheart after her father Oakheart. If Stonefur can share his bio-mother’s suffix then Mosskit can be named after Oakheart

Blossomkit and Adderkit: Mosskits two friends in Starclan if you don’t remember. Supposedly Blossomkit had wanted to be a medicine cat. Blossomroot is a pretty good name for one. Adderkit was named for the snake that killed him, and while I don’t want to continue that trope, since snakes don’t have feet/fur/claws Adderstrike is all I can come up with.

All the other Shadowclan apprentices and kits who died because Brokenstar forced them to fight to young. If Badgerfang could be a warrior in Starclan then they all should have. So Mosspaw-Mossear, Brownpaw-Brownfoot, Swampkit-Swampfeather, Marigoldkit-Marigoldnose, Mintkit-Mintfrost.

Mistkit and Nightkit: Tigerstar’s two littermates. Sister’s to this guy have to have names that are at least vaguely sinister, they just do. I am going with Mistcloud and Nightshade.

Hollykit and Larchkit: Hollysun and Larchspring. Their littermate is Birchfall and those names go with his.

Talonpaw: Shadowclan apprentice, killed by evil kittypets in Twilight. He was Rowanclaw’s apprentice, and Rowanclaw cared a lot about him and was shown to be devastated by his loss. So I will name him Talonclaw after Rowan.

Molepaw/molekit: (the Erin’s changed how old he was when he got sick and died). His sisters all got fairly original names, as this was around when Firestar was starting to get his most creative, finding 9+ different names for all 9+ apprentices. Continuing that lets use a more rare suffix for him...Molefang

Sweetpaw: She was from “Bluestar’s Prophecy” and died from food poisoning. Sweetpetal

Perchkit, Promrosepaw, and Pikepaw: Mistyfoot’s deceased kits. Let me think of some good “Riverclan sounding” names for them. Perchstone, Primrosepelt, and Pikesplash.

Splashkit, Morningkit,Swankit: Graypool’s bio kits. Splashpool (after mama), Morningsky (Moningflower is already taken and it sounds nice),  Swanbeak (why not make a warrior name out of the toughest part of the Swan)

Willowkit and Minnowkit: Silverstream’s two littermates, daughter’s of Crookedstar, and princesses of Riverclan. Because they are Princesses of the water clan lets make water body suffix’s a theme for for all three of them Willowbrook and Minnowcreek

Patchkit, Petalkit, and Larchkit: Mapleshade and Appledusk’s kits. If these kits had become warriors then I hope all 3 would have been nothing like their parents. So I will give 2 of them opposite names to their parents. Patchlight and Petaldawn. Larchkit can be Larchtail... its a suffix I haven’t used it yet.

Seedpaw: Sorreltail and Brakenfur’s daughter who died in Bramblestar’s storm. Seedshine. This little apprentice dove under floodwater to save her littermate’s life. She had more courage shinning inside her than at least a few seasoned warriors from these books.

Eaglekit, Hillkit, Downkit: Those are Crowfeather’s older brother, and his two littermates. Eaglespirit, Hillclaw, Downstorm.

Hopekit and Wishkit: Yellowfang’s daughters. Hopeblaze and Wishflower.

Tadpole: Mothwing and Hawkfrost’s oldest littermate. Him dying was part of why Sasha decided that maybe her kits would be safer in the clans. But what if she had decided that earlier, and he was still around? Since I have seen 2-3 clanborn cats have double word first names I don’t want to change his name to “Frog”. While Tadpolefur is really basic, it works for him since he was almost solid black and looks kinda like Tadpoles are swimming all over his fur, and is the best I can think of.

Dandelionkit and Juniperkit: Bramblestar and Squirrelflight’s other two kits who never made it to apprenticehood (and who both should have been much more significant in “Squirrelflight’s Hope”) . Dandelionflower because I am convinced she was named after Goldenflower, and Juniperstorm after Sandstorm...Also screw the publishers who wouldn’t let Sparkpelt be named Sparkfire in her grandfather’s memory. Its a great name and I am giving it to her here.

Flickerkit: Sparkpelt/fire and Larksong’s angel kit. Flickerwing like Angelwing

Rowankit: They just died in the newest book, but I am putting them up here because I want to keep all the PO3 Windclan cats together. Tiger(heart)star and Dovewing do not have an kits with common names and I am not about to change that by giving their baby daughter...son...kit one. I went through rarer suffixes. Since has already been a Rowanberry, and “branch” honestly sounds better with Birchkit’s prefix, I decided to name them Rowanbloom.

Galekit: just learned about Heathertail’s still born sister on Heather’s tumblr page. “Gale” in this spelling means a very strong wind She is a leaders daughter from Windclan, the Clan that is all about speed and being strong runners. So for her I pick the warrior name Galerunner.

...So if you have read Crowfeather’s trial you know that Nightcloud and Crowfeather had three kits. But you also know that Trigger warning here (Nightcloud went into labor with them to early and Breezepelt was the only kit who was able to survive outside the womb.) We never learn the other two kits names. I gave them headcannon names that are kinda tragic (they are tragic cats) Coldkit and Mewkit. Using those maybe Coldnight and Mewsong.

... Also can I please rename Breezepelt. He is one of the most important cats in Windclan and yet the Erin’s gave him the most boring, basic, background character name they could. I am naming him Breezestorm because he was a weak kit who grew into a powerful warrior, and also his temper can be kinda like the weather.

Ravenpaw if he had ever gotten a warriorname: Ravenflight because of his flight from Thunderclan to his happy life at the barn.

Millie if she had taken a warrior name: Milliequest. In the books she objects to taking a warrior name because she loves her kittypet name. Okay I will respect that. Instead of taking it away, I will pull a Leafstar and turn “Millie” into a warrior name by adding a suffix to it. I choose the suffix “quest” because of the quest she and Graystripe went on to find the clans.

Boulder if he had taken a warrior name: Boulder was the bloodclan elder who escaped form Scourge and sought refuge in Shadowclan. Bloudershine because he is one of the few Bloodclan cats who was able to see the light once away from its abuse.

Sasha if she had taken a warrior name: Travelingheart. I came up with his as a possible name for Millie before deciding on Milliequest. I think it works better for Sasha. Sasha did travel around a lot and it also calls into question if she really would stay with the clans, or keep moving around.

Tree if he took a warrior name or for him would it be called a clan name: So I am not gonna lie, I completely forgot this guy existed. I haven’t read a warrior book with him in it, and I am probably not going to. A google search of him to figure out what he is like. I will go with Treewhisper because of Tree’s communication powers and role in his can.

Daisy: If I give Tree a clan name event though he is a mediator and not a warrior, then I need to give Daisy, who is a perma queen, one too. After going through a lot of potential ones: Daisysprout A sprout is a small, new plant that if you give time, patients, and nurturment to will grow into something bigger and more beautiful. This perfectly symbolizes both Daisy's role in the nursery (sprout can be an affectionate name for a young child), and how her role in rhe clan grew as each new generation of cats grew into warriors, atleast partially under her care.

Purdy if He had taken a warrior name: Storyteller. Fits him perfectly