Onewhisker's name makes NO SENSE! (Warrior Cats)

[@BrightGuardianAkira]

Thanks to Wraithclaw and JayFeather09! They pointed out to me that (according to Warriors wiki), Kate made a comment on Facebook at some point saying his name is because one of his whiskers is “whiter, longer, and thicker than all of the others.” This does appear to be supported by the official website’s current reference image of him (see 2:13) I do hold my claim that his name doesn’t make sense because whiskers are like hair on cats, and can fall out and be replaced with new ones all the time, meaning it would be weird for his mother to notice that and have it still apply to his appearance when he is a full grown warrior. BUT I do think this is the most likely explanation we get in the upcoming Super Edition when it comes time for his ceremony.

[@Sawgrass-TML]

can’t wait for the next super edition

[@Gem_Animates]

Was about to point the whisker thing out since I knew long before

[@Stooartluv11]

@Snappy Storm yea I agree but mabye they didn’t because onestar is a brown tabby Tom

[@reireiraindrop]

Maybe he was the first kit of the litter so he was Onekit? Who knows?

[@monstera246]

@@reireiraindrop I wish she had named the other kits "twokit" and "threekit" honestly

[@Revenant_zz]

“Onekit” “Onepaw” I feel like he was bullied when he was young 💀

[@Snow_Sailor]

"Hey Onepaw... how many paws do you have? Never mind... just got the answer."

[@lucashine2954]

LMAO

[@irisadventures4334]

Ikr poor Onewhisker

[@cl0wny271]

ZeroDick

[@_..Random_Raven.._]

*T-T OOP-- poor Onewhisker T-T*

[@sindrevangenrobberstad2889]

In the Norwegian translations, he is actually named Halfwhisker, which I choose to interpret as him having abnormally short whiskers. It's almost poetic that his leader name becomes Halfstar, given the circumstances of his leadership (and how crappy he is as a leader)

[@elmerbona1012]

In the swedish translation his name is just "the whisker" lol

[@chaosrat7]

I wish HalfWhisker was for English as well, thag would've been so much better

[@sindrevangenrobberstad2889]

@@elmerbona1012 I think his Swedish mother just gave up lol

[@taiyaki_emu]

@@sindrevangenrobberstad2889 thekit

[@blacksnakey2537]

Here in spanish his name is Bigotes, so in english is like Whiskers hehe

[@dreamingsky]

I don't think longtail being named longkit as a kit is that bad. I mean, talltail was named as a kit for his tall tail, so why couldn't longtail?

[@chinchbug6934]

One could argue both Longkit and Tallkit are equally weird names to give a presumably newborn, stubby-tailed kitten. And they're both names that were given in the very first book without considering kit names that much presumably

[@LadyBlackRose143]

I think it's because everyone knew Longkit's warrior name would be Longtail so maybe that's why, because LOOONGGG tail

[@sxnnyzlou]

wasnt it mentioned that longkit knew that his warrior name was gonna be longtail?

[@oliviathearies]

@@sxnnyzlou yep!

[@Romanticoutlaw]

I think it would be funny if a leader gave a kit like that a different name to spite the parents. "Longpaw, your warrior name is.. (looks at their parents, who are waving their tails in the air) ...Longpath"

[@wraithcall6057]

I always thought Onewhisker got his name because one of his whiskers was longer than all the others

[@TeaLeaf9353]

That makes sense and is kinda cute

[@thenyan3095]

Yep, it’s supposed to be the real reason to my knowledge, look at 2:13

[@Annadog40]

It was longer and thicker than the others

[@angel1jennyyy]

@@Annadog40 yes!I haven't read much of the books,but I think that the mother went like: "Ayo one of my child's whiskers is different,let's call him one'kit and maybe the leader will give his warrior name to be one'whisker. "

[@sindrevangenrobberstad2889]

@@angel1jennyyy I want all Warrior Cats mothers' observational dialogue to start with "Ayo" from now on

[@lj2659]

Yellowkit was named after her teeth, which I’m assuming were always yellow and protruding a bit :) and in the art at 2:13, Onestar has one whisker that is longer and curves!

[@stantonthezag1109]

That’s a amazing eye great job I hope Akira sees this comment

[@Hadeshy]

Akira: Onewhisker name makes no sense Me, a french reader: Yeah, always knew that. (For the context, Onewhisker warrior name is just "Whisker" in french, but then, when he became warrior, instead of becoming Whiskerstar, they decided to match Onestar, so we got Solitarystar. When I read that, I didn't know about his english name, and I think most french reader don't know either, so it's really conusing)

[@Annadog40]

Seems translators don't bother with the names in any language for some reason

[@Hadeshy]

@@Annadog40 I won't say they don't bother. Translation is a hard word. Onewhisker would've sound weird in french, so I understand they went with Whisker. Onewhisker beoming Onestar was an issue they didn't expected then, they had to chose between being consitent with their initial choice, or faithful with the original name. And honestly, as weird as going from Whisker to Solitarystar is, I also find it goes very hand to hand with the narrative, as Onestar reject Thunderclan help at that point, and break his friendship with Firestar, his new name really suits him.

[@lycorines]

@@Hadeshy ngl Solitarystar sounds sick

[@Hadeshy]

@@lycorines agree, especially when you take in consideration how he is as a leader. But the huge name change is really confusing xD

[@eclipsevisionary]

In Spanish, he was named Whisker and then Whiskerstar... It's really funny when they make fun of kittypet's names like Socks or Rusty and then they have a warrior named Whisker

[@dustytailstudios]

There are more cats that have unnatural names that...don't make sense. One of my gripes is the dark forest cat Maggottail.. either someone changed his name as a warrior before or after his death, or one theory I like is Maggottail was born extremely sick and almost maggot infested, leading to his mother giving him a cruel name. Another past name I never thought made sense: kits named after their eye colors. It's SOMEWHAT argued yellowfang/yellowkit was named after her yellow orange eyes but...the thing is, kittens don't even open their eyes untill two weeks after their birth. And the queens typically name their kittens within 2 days of being born.

[@InsaneBirdSkater]

iirc it was because he got bitten on the tail by a fox, and the wound got infected by maggots? so the rest of the clan started mocking him, calling him 'maggottail', but he decided to own it? i havent read these books in a long time so i might be remembering somebody's headcanon

[@Malanchuk_Diana]

and kits was born with blue eyes

[@InsaneBirdSkater]

yeah most animals are born with blueish or greyish eyes

[@siqxyre8473]

I thought yellowfang was named after her yellow teeth?

[@dustytailstudios]

@@siqxyre8473 but why would a newborn kitten have yellow teeth?

[@Amanecer458]

I liked when the names of the warriors were based about their aperence like Redtail or blackfoot because was more fun imagine the characters but its weird think their names as kits, why not have more cats that change completly their names like nightheart. Imagine this epic scenario when a young aprentice with a generic name save his clan in a epic way and they name them after that

[@chinchbug6934]

Imagine Blackpaw arriving to his first ever gathering. So many cats staring in confusion as this seemingly entirely white cat introduces himself as Blackpaw, until you look down at his paws

[@nnmnch8071]

yellowfang's parents after giving birth: i think this kit will have bad dental hygiene in the future

[@faent-fr34k]

Being born as a lone kit would have been perfect, but our next go-to would be that he was born really sickly, and he (metaphorically) only held on by a whisker or was a whisker's breadth from death. It would have to have been a name given with the intention to name him Onewhisker eventually, but that doesn't seem like an unreasonable or unrealistic thing.

[@BumbleTus]

Something I see pretty often fostering kittens... they will chew off their littermates whiskers lol so now im imagining his sisters crunched his whiskers off and only left one. "Well I was gonna call you Whiskerkit but now you're Onekit"

[@Lovewarriorcatz]

Lol

[@snowheart4077]

"So he could be number One kit" In french, his name has been translated to Etoile Solitaire, or Lonestar/ Lonelystar

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I prefer lonelystar ngl.

[@snowheart4077]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 Ikr

[@ICallShotgun13]

"I see your Shwartz is as big as mine."

[@Wolfie54545]

Bro has become Texas

[@bunnylover2070]

The best thing about Onewhiskers name is the translations into different languages. Even the translators had no idea how to translate it so it would still make sense😂 In the german books for example, they name him "Kurzbart" "Kurz" = short, "bart"= beard So translated back, he would be called Shortbeard😂 Tho I think they went with beard because there is no proper translation for "whisker" other than "Schnurrhaar/Tasthaar" which sounds fairly stupid in context. Also, "Kurzstern" aka. "Shortstar" didnt save anyone on the boat here.

[@StarsOfCats]

On my translated books his name's "ThinWhisker"

[@Amanecer458]

In spanish his name is only Whiskers and whiskerstars. It's weird

[@lef2617]

But in Tallstars revenge they changed it back to „Einzeljunges“, which is „Onekit“ Took me some time and google‘s help to figure out „Einzeljunges“ was indeed Onekit aka Onestar

[@Ivypool123]

yes i am German i was so confused as i read that this Name was Onestar in English i dont know many characters in the Videos because the German Translation is diffrent 😂

[@billcipher8645]

In Polish it roughly translates to Singlestar (as in, a single item) which is kinda funny in English

[@Milaa9987]

If Brokenkit was named after Yellowfang's broken heart, then it could be that Tornkit was named for similar reasons, maybe for his mother's torn heart? I'm sure there could be a reason for it. Maybe, as an example of a backstory, his birth caused his mother to be torn between two worlds; she had to choose whether to stay with the clan and her new kit, or run off like she had been wanting to do?

[@lindseylindsey9200]

Tornear’s dad Shrewclaw was canonically killed in battle before Tornear was born, so maybe his mom Ryestalk felt torn between taking time to grieve and being there for her sons (Tornear is Mudclaw’s brother)

[@Feezee223]

I thought I remember brokenkit was called that because of how his tail looked but I havmt read that book in years so idk

[@willowthewarriorwolf7153]

@@Feezee223 Yellowfang named him Brokenkit because of her broken heart, but the Clan just assumed it was because of his broken tail. So both.

[@Feezee223]

@@willowthewarriorwolf7153 oh ok I havmt read yellowfnag book sinse I think grade 6 so I must have remembered it wrong lol

[@calicatsocks]

This is right. Some of the names are just insane. Once I saw a meme that the kits were named Onekit, Twokit, Redkit, Bluekit. And the weird thing was, 3/4 of lived, and were leaders! Warriors makes no sense.

[@Lovewarriorcatz]

Dr Seuss reference!

[@marianna6412]

In Italy, Onewhisker was named "Baffetto" (so might be traslatable as "Littlewishker") and as a leader he was named "BaffoaStella" ("Star-shaped whisker")

[@SpottertheOtterfox]

In spanish he is Bigotes, or Estrella de Bigotes, which translates to Whiskers and Whiskersstar

[@s.terry_comics]

OMG i found an italian reader!!!!!!!!! I THOUGT I WAS THE ONLY ONE 🥹

[@marianna6412]

@@s.terry_comics TRANGUILL NON SEI L'UNICX ESISTIAMO ANCHE NOI ITALIANI (ps. leggo Warriors da quattro anni ormai. Possibile che alla traduzione dei libri siamo ancora alla terza serie? E comunque, BaffoaStella non è l'unico nome che in italiano secondo me è abbastanza bruttino)

[@s.terry_comics]

@@marianna6412 già, ho pensato che fossi l’unica perché ogni volta che ho parlato di questi libri a qualcuno nessuno sapeva che cosa fosse

[@Dragonemperess]

What if he happened to be born with only one whisker, and the others grew in later? Or what if he was born first? And I wonder if Torn- refers to their fur pattern? Or maybe they acquired a wound somehow as a newborn?

[@itzflame5523]

Well I assume Tornear was named something else but for whatever reason they just decided to rename him after he got a torn ear. I did the same with an oc of mine.

[@Br0nga]

1:08 Wasn't BrokenKit named like that because his tail was crooked, and it looked like it was broken? Thats what Yellowfangs Secret says, if i remember correctly.

[@apossum6231]

Yellowfang named him after her broken heart and she hoped that the cats would think he was named after his broken tail

[@thenyan3095]

Nah, he is just supposed to just have one long whisker at 2:13 you can see he has one stand-out slightly curled whisker I just remember seeing it on one of those “warriors fact” videos back in the day 🤷

[@Crystalfox72]

Yeah, I feel bad for anyone named ONE STAR. That would be such a name to make fun of. How about changing Firestar to FIVE star while we're at it?

[@hnitsua]

There's gonna be someone who's gonna draw five star in the next "warrior cats but one letter is replaced challenge". I guarantee u since it fits so well for Him

[@Crystalfox72]

@@hnitsua Yup

[@hnitsua]

@@Crystalfox72 and in those "names taken literally challenge", im surprised they didnt draw onestar literally yet too

[@Crystalfox72]

yeah ive done that on my own

[@hnitsua]

@@Crystalfox72 u should next time submitted it to the challenges. id love akiras comment on both of them

[@goslinglamb]

I have a little tortie named Sakura, she has one white whisker! Her brother, William, doesn’t have this though. So, cats or other colors can have different color whiskers!

[@WeirdKidzXD]

My ginger cats have all white whiskers with a few black ones

[@Applestripe]

In the polish translation, he is called "Pojedynczy Wąs" which means "Singlewhisker". That makes a lot more sense.

[@gianglethu2001]

Yeah, also Onewhisker in Vietnamese is called Ria Độc Nhất, which means "Sole whisker" pretty close meaning to Polish

[@jayfeather0946]

One author, I don't remember who, told us that one of his whiskers is bigger that rest.

[@thatfleabittengrey9206]

I think often queens named their kits with their warrior name in mind. That's how I interpreted it at least.

[@thecupidintraining]

I have the headcanon that brightflower is amber, which is a rare recessive gene that causes a cat to be born black or gray and turn yellow-orange as they mature. she assumed yellowfang would be the same, then had the awkward realization she was wrong lmao

[@SavvyKitten666]

My orange cat has one black whisker. No idea where it came from...it just exists

[@sandstorm7427]

I feel like they’re just going to do the ceremony and not really have an explanation for the name, just Onewhisker being confused about it

[@ironwolf5802]

I thought he might have lost a whisker right before his ceremony and the leader went, "I didn't have any other idea so in honor of the lost whisker."

[@magmaleaves5533]

Lol that would be a good explanation

[@SkyPangolin]

Tallstar isn’t that cold 😭

[@lapinajustleft]

I like to think that when he was born, he was the first kit and his mom thought he was the only kit. So she named him Onekit, and then the other kits came but they already named him Onekit

[@iiPaintbrush]

Maybe he grew all his whiskers back when he became onestar💀💀💀🤣✨

[@RowanLmao]

I vividly remember one of the Erin’s confirming his warrior name was the way it was because he had a single whisker. Idk if this was also confirmed or it was made up by the fandom, but also because he was an only child. Apparently Ashfoot and Morningflower were confirmed to be his siblings back in 2016, which I had absolutely zero knowledge of until a few days ago, but they were from the first litter while Onestar was from the second. Not sure why they changed it to where they’re from the same litter when (for me at least) Ashfoot has always come off as WAY older than him. This SE seems really boring and unnecessary. The excerpt was written so bizarrely and I hated reading it. We don’t really need a whole SE on him, a novella would’ve been more beneficial. With the insane amount of mistakes in Leopardstar’s Honor, I’m worried how many this one will have

[@vilmublues752]

Kate once said that she believes Onewhisker's name comes from having a one whisker that's whiter, longer and thicker than all the others.

[@ericross4445]

But at least his leader name matches all his Amazon reviews :)

[@forestytofficial]

My cat lost one half her whiskers because of an infection. Perhaps that happened to onewhisker?

[@Spidermonkey43]

Shrek paw would call Tallpaw “worm paw”….I don’t even want to know what Onepaw’s mean nickname would be…. Edit: Shrew paw

[@kerilimburg9136]

Lol I kinda love worm cat 😂

[@Ivypool123]

@@kerilimburg9136 yes😂

[@hnitsua]

headcanon: shrekpaw lives with shadowcats in the swamp

[@kerilimburg9136]

@@hnitsua yes. Just yes 😂

[@hnitsua]

@@kerilimburg9136 So the next time someone steps into shadowcamp they should go what are you doing in my swamp to acknowledge the meme I can imagine everyone’s reactions

[@starvoltnexus3139]

I don’t like imagining him as having a normal amount of whiskers but just this one oddly colored or super long one

[@A_gobliin]

I’m sad that Deadfoot didn’t keep his prefix Hop, it’s just a really cute name

[@jjj__2034]

His name makes just about as much sense as Blackstar. Like if your kit has 1% black fur would you name them Blackkit?

[@problemchild465]

His mom probably named him that so he could later be called Blackfoot

[@nyabis8044]

I always liked the headcanon that Blackstar had vitiligo and gradually lost his more black pelt as he grew up.

[@QuirkOverhaul]

I mean this series literally has a character named loudbelly, onewhiskerstar doesn't sound that bad 😆

[@avastoyboxandarcade]

Tallkit is a weird one too. Did he tower over the other kits?

[@Spidermonkey43]

It was because he had a long tail I think but then just call him long kit….

[@avastoyboxandarcade]

@@Spidermonkey43 Yeah not sure how a long tail and height are connected xD

[@Zitronen_]

His warrior name was Talltail, and they explained that's why they named him Tallkit, but why couldn't they have just named him longkit...???

[@BackyardigansLover9934]

2:11 Yes, 0newhisker doesn’t have one whisker. I’ve looked at Winds Of Change and I see him with 6Whiskers! (They should draw him with 1 whisker if that’s his name lol)

[@chinchbug6934]

A cat has way more whiskers than just the ones on their face, and I don't think there's any reason why Onewhisker would have lost all but one of them permanently really

[@jeriko_studios]

If I remember from some off shoot description, onewhisker got his name because out of all his whiskers, apparently there's one thats thicker, longer, and darker than the rest???

[@SashaV.]

In Spanish he was translated as "Bigotes" (Whiskers; yes, again breaking the suffix + prefix scheme 💀) so that his Leader name was: "Estrella de Bigotes" (Whiskersstar).

[@imarainbowdragonyeetme6153]

"one:whisker Two: sorry for that joke" Me: *dying of laughter*

[@theanimallovers2419]

Thx so much for all your hard work!

[@Tama-1313]

In the italian version, he is called LittleWhisker (Baffetto)

[@stantonthezag1109]

That’s so cute ☺️

[@Parasolhyena]

Could possibly be Longkit maybe because he took the longest time to come out haha

[@Ivypool123]

yes sometimes the Names dont make sense 🤣but the Names from sky Clan are still the best 🤣

[@avastoyboxandarcade]

Echosong will forever be my favorite SkyClan name. It's so beautiful!

[@Ivypool123]

@@avastoyboxandarcade yes i love her Name

[@Spidermonkey43]

Billystorm, Harrybrook, Bouncefoot?? I still die laughing over these names

[@Ivypool123]

@@Spidermonkey43 same🤣🤣

[@Ac1dG_ts]

Runningkit (running nose)

[@cirno_the_ice_fairy_stk]

03:40 Those black cats are cute!

[@komo_chan01]

In the german version of the books he was named ,,Kurzbart" as a warrior. In english ,,Shortwhisker"

[@popkatgamkng1654]

l o n g k i t While I’m reading books, I always think what their names would be as apprentices and kits, and I sometimes laugh at what it makes out, for example: Clawkit, Clawpaw, Clawface. No wonder he was evil. Tallkit, Tallpaw, Talltail, Tallstar. Hey buddy, at least your not as bad as Clawface.

[@bunnylover7145]

same buddy :D i still imagine Yellowfang being yellow

[@asiangang0522]

“ hey runningkit do you like running … wait nevermind i already know”

[@starslayer0991]

I headcanon that he pulls out his whiskers as a nervous habit, and at some point he only had one left lol

[@cateen213]

I never noticed his one white whisker in Winds of Change.

[@blossompetal3644]

3:42 I remember when first reading Fire and Ice, I imagined Onewhisker as a black cat with one whisker for some reason.

[@MissDako]

Not me suggesting to translate Onekit in Polish "Tallstar Revenge" to literally "the-only-child/baby" hECK 😩 It worked so well, StarClan damn it!! 😭 Also, fun fact, in the older Polish version he was called "Torn-away Whisker"! 😳

[@idiotgoddess2114]

Coincidentally, I pointed out the same thing in school yesterday during my English Language Arts class while reading the “Winds of Change” graphic novel. I am glad that I am not alone on this

[@bunnylover7145]

When I first saw Onewhisker's name I was like: "He has one whisker?" Over time I grew to like the name because it just felt right :>

[@_skateboard_7992]

Twokit, and threekit went missing :)

[@danslyy]

In Spanish version, Onewhisker is named Whiskers (Bigotes), and when he becomes leader, he's named Whiskerstar (Estrella de Bigotes).

[@Nyxxxx_x]

Even though I am only on the 3rd book I still love warriors and you content even though I don’t know some of the cats your talking about. But yes the name OneWhisker doesn’t make sense to me either. Thanks for making your videos! :) have a great day/night/morning/evening (whatever time it’s is where you are) :) Also the fan art in your videos are so cute! 🥰

[@a_randomaccount]

fun fact: the creators confirmed that once longtail was born, they knew exactly what his name was gonna be

[@Archiniax]

Love your vids! I have read all sixty something books and I don't remember half of them. 😂

[@kerilimburg9136]

There are over 90 btw ;)

[@Dagonschevellson]

3:33 my cat has 1 white whisker! The rest are a darker color and she’s a calico

[@weebstar3209]

I also thought the One prefix referred to him being an only child, after the sibling reveal I think it's about him being the 1st born. As for the -whisker suffix, it could be more symbolic than a literal description. The reason behind kit names and warrior names aren't always related. Like how -heart is earned for being noble or courageous, -whisker could be for being wise, calm etc.

[@fabiopauli420]

Funfact in German he is named "Shortstar" because his Beard/Whisker etc are discribed as short

[@Romanticoutlaw]

I like to imagine a leader not getting the gist of what the parents wanted their kit to ultimately be named. "Your warrior name is One... uh.. Onesong"

[@cheetahlover6589]

Longtail always knew what his warrior name was going to be. The erins confirmed it

[@GrapefruitGirl123]

Akira: _Shows Crookedstar's promise_ Me: _Glances at the book next to me, Crookedstar's promise_ OMG I have that book!

[@HastyTheADHDcrewmate]

3:50 my cat is a ginger cat and she has almost all ow her whiskers white exept one so I think that could make sense

[@sonsku2931]

If I remeber correctly in some book its said that one of his whiskers is longer than the others

[@thunderwish]

It’s supposed to mean that all his whiskers are black, except for one, but some of the drawings, etc, they forget lol

[@Hollyshade_edits]

“And the reason he has a full set of whiskers on the cover…is because cat whiskers can grow back…DUH” had me dying 4:19

[@BackyardigansLover9934]

0:59 I never knew Lol Thanks for telling us

[@BackyardigansLover9934]

I like that joke

[@harding121272]

Was Onekit named Onekit because his mother had one kit? Or did the mother have a two kit and a three kit?

[@russetbadger970]

In my au, he has long whiskers, so he was named whiskerkit. He then had a whisker fallout somehow and then was named onewhisker.

[@mackysnow2388]

What if it was because there was only one tom in the litter, which is him?

[@groudonvert7286]

I thought he got his name because of he was the only kit in his litter XD

[@WooffzTheCoon]

3:45 I’ve actually seen a brown tabby cat with this whisker type, so it’s not black cat exclusive!

[@AbsoluteGremline]

I cut all my cats whiskers when I was 5 years old… they all regrew

[@Shiny_Misty]

I had always thought his name was because he had one longer whisker than the rest. Like...SUPER long.

[@punchy3458]

I had an idea like what if he does a challenge where he reads fans WC fanfictions?

[@L-ghtlessSky]

me in wcue staring at all the cats with weird prefixes:

[@SulkyStella]

Maybe he only had one whisker when he was born?

[@foxcaty]

I had a brown tabby with mostly white whiskers and a few black, I think that would make the most sense for a canon interpretation of the name, and I take no stock in how the book covers draw the cats anymore since the art is... not great at depicting what cats look like.

[@ratking5039]

my orange cat has a few random black whiskers in his otherwise white set so it goes both ways

[@Captainsoifon]

Can you do a video in Reedwhisker? Because I'm confused, he's older then Stormfur and Feathertail but he was still an apprentice in the new prophecies why Stormfur and Feathertail were warriors.

[@beaweeng282]

Is there a Silverhawk novella. If not there needs to be one. I want to read about a hawk that is silver!!!!

[@jasperistired5045]

the preffix could have come from him behing the only tom in his litter as both MorningFlower and AshFoot are she cats

[@Totallynotakittypet.]

"Diet version of crookedstar-" 💀

[@fixit9732]

Me who didn't read any super editions or novellas: "hmm, Deadkit"

[@PhantomSkitty]

I've been headcanoning recently that he has one black whisker among all of the white whiskers he has, and that one whisker stands out. My cat (an orange tabby with some white markings, for the record) mostly has white whiskers, but he has a few little black whiskers. So that's the only reason I've been headcanoning it for Onewhisker.

[@jjj__2034]

I have a ginger cat with one black whisker

[@totallygarnular]

A headcanon of mine is that Onewhisker lost most of his whiskers in a battle as an apprentice, and the wounds on his muzzle were so bad that he couldn't grow most of his whiskers back (it also left his muzzle badly scarred). And as honor for his bravery and fierceness in battle he was given the way Onewhisker, because he only had one whisker left (that's my way of justifying his weird name at least)

[@dragonpokemonlover237]

I recently found out that in the German translation of the warriors series, Crookedstar was given a new name when he received his nine lives. Starclan changed his name to Stripestar.

[@alula394]

I feel bad for all the cats with weird names. Like, how would you feel if you were named "Deadfoot", I'd be upset for sure. Then ONEWHISKER- Like what- The only thing possible is like what Akira said, he might have lost all whiskers except for one in a fight

[@geet9830]

honestly i prefer the weird prefixes, even if it means their past names don't make sense. i prefer weird but interesting and memorable names over sensible but boring ones.