Sometimes I have characters whom’s names I don’t like for one reason or another so if I were to rewrite/reboot warrior cats…
Names I would change for one reason or another (Part 1/?)
Crookedstar -> Stormstar
For him to take back the name that was stolen from him by Rainflower and Hailstar would be satisfying for me. I don’t believe that cats would just sit around and start calling him Crookedkit/paw/jaw because of how cruel it was, and he would still be referred as as Storm by the closest people around him. When he becomes leader and receives his nine lives, he dawns on his true name: “Stormstar.” He can finally put the past to rest and look forward, in a way.
Deadfoot -> Vulturefoot
Can 👏 We 👏 Stop 👏 Naming 👏 Kids 👏 After 👏 Their 👏 Disabilities 👏 PLEASE 🙏 (LOOKING AT YOU HEATHERSTAR)
I actually used to really like Deadfoot’s name back as a kid, before I understood the implications of it. It had this really nice edge to the name that really spoke to me. Because of this, I wanted to give Deadfoot a new name that still reflected the vibes he already had. Vultures are birds that are commonly associated with death and I don’t think any warriors cats in canon have this prefix so it still is unique to him. Plus, Vultures are actually really sweet birds, so it suits his personality too!
Whitethroat -> Warblerthroat
Minor character in TPB that I liked and was sad that he died! This change is rooted in me not understand how his name could ever have been “Whitekit” and developing lore around ShadowClan so I can change it. ShadowClan has a lot of superstitions surrounding birth in the clan and one of them is that you never name your kit with the prefix “White” or other prefixes that are colored white because it is said to bring bad luck on the kit. Because ShadowClan relies on dense forest and marshlands for their way of life, they adapted to become one with the moving shadows across their territory. White or otherwise bright colored pelts stand out, and thus you can’t be as sneaky. Bright pelt colors already bring difficulties for a kit born in ShadowClan, and naming your kit as such would be bringing down a curse that will follow that kit throughout their life.
So Whitethroat, the predominantly black cat, is now named Warblerthroat after the bird because I like birds 😊