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[@sharksharksharkshark6149]

Alright yall, post the name of the warrior cats oc you made in middle school. Mine was icestream

[@nerdatello]

sharkshark sharkshark snowstorm lol

[@ashahrenhoerster]

Does it count if it was elementary school? Sunstorm

[@that_nerd_again460]

wolfpelt... one of my friends was leopardpelt. there were some others but i forgot them

[@stopquinn]

leopardcrystal

[@CelestiaLily]

Moonlily!!! (I didn't know the word "celestial" yet lmao, if I had it'd definitely be Celestialily XD)

[@rileytheworm8991]

The idea that regular ass people have no idea what Warrior Cats is hit me like a ton of bricks

[@artangelic]

I really don't want to consider the implications of the fact that there's a timeline where I Don't Know About Warrior Cats.

[@GYAXA]

hannah roo that’s the best timeline

[@huh.2]

I’m pretty sure it’s just bc they’re old millenials

[@GYAXA]

Nightingale A113 anyone who wasn’t a teenager circa 2003 to 2014 who didn’t read them and/or have friends who read them probably doesn’t know about them

[@JesusKrispies]

Can confirm. Early 40s, never heard of it before the McElboys brought it up and still know nothing about it. Warrior Cats will live forever in my mind as a MBMBaM bit and nothing more.

[@notjamin]

I will never get over the fact that they just straight up do not know what warrior cats is

[@dayglobetty]

I straight up dont know what it is

[@notjamin]

@@dayglobetty this bit must be just as absurd to you as it is to them then... I sort of envy that you get to share their bewilderment, to be honest

[@yawntyy]

I had zero idea until I shared it with my fiancé a few months ago and he was like ??? why is this funny do you not know what warrior cats is

[@moss_yt]

I just realized that White Claw, a popular alcoholic seltzer, is a Warrior Cat name...

[@dreamybluepiecupcake7072]

so is garfield gar is a type of fish, which could be used as names, locations like field were sometimes used as names

[@aerynalexander5903]

mountaindew and smokeweed also work

[@Leafpool2]

Deadpool, could also be a valid name there was a canon character with the prefix Dead- (Deadfoot) and a character with the suffix -pool (Leafpool) theres PRECEDENT

[@GelatinSkeleton]

let’s not forget blazeweed could also be a warrior name

[@biddyfox]

cockweed

[@toetotipthatsabart5048]

It took me around two years to finally realize that warrior cats were a book series, and not just the most surreal corner of the internet.

[@ashleyk408]

Toe to Tip That's a Bart um, I only just now learned this after reading your comment and googling it

[@rawovunlapin8201]

@@ashleyk408 do us a a favor and repress anything you may have learned whilst googling that.

[@frogfox4287]

I get what you're saying. I knew about the books first because my brother liked them. I had no idea there was this weird fandom attached to it. When I caught my first glimpse, I had read half of the first book but recognized what it was about at a glance. I clicked with mild curiosity. That didn't last long. I noped out after half a minute. I didn't have to watch long to know that I didn't want to know.

[@taylorpaki363]

My ignorance regarding Warrior Cats started off as incidental and has gradually become willful, deliberate and vital to my ongoing happiness.

[@raimarulightning]

This is the perfect summary of my feelings, lol

[@yaya-mk3nn]

i wish i could like a comment more than once

[@dracorei5143]

Yes! I started reading the books a little over a year ago and I’m obsessed.

[@GippyHappy]

It’s for the best.

[@dcbandnerd]

I watched the Izzyzzz video about it about a year ago and was truly...truly unnerved by it.

[@mantimae]

My favorite part about this bit is that later a fantastic MBMBAM listener got a copy of Warrior cats signed by the author for the McElroy brothers with a short message in the front dedicated to "Bramblepelt"

[@Gamemaster6400]

Wait actually?! Did they talk about it on mbmbam?

[@shewithwings]

WHATTTTTTT

[@mimisezlol]

There's an entire tumblr dedicated to stupid warrior cat names that are valid, like smokeweed and undefinedpelt

[@edan6468]

Raspberry Mint link please??

[@mimisezlol]

@@edan6468 the url is validwarriorcatnames

[@runeanonymous9760]

Garfield, Nightwing, can’t remember many other valid-but-from-something-else names. I think Garfield is how it got big? (A gar is a type of fish, and the cats would obviously know what a field is, to paraphrase the post)

[@catzrule001]

And it does good and important work

[@Silverwind87]

Garfield

[@TigerBears11]

This bit is the only warrior cats thing I will ever accept into my life. The entire fandom behind warrior cats is like a never ending rabbit hole that eats away at my lifespan any time I try and wrap my head around it. To this day these three good boys reading and coming up with these goofy cat names is the most sense I’ll ever make of any of it.

[@ashleyx.5619]

Tiger Bears it’s like the SCP fandom, only less murder and more hair balls

[@breadlast]

I never got into it, I read some in elementary school, it was alright, I just don't get it.

[@Leafpool2]

you should watch some of the MAPs (i recommend The Five Giants and Sol Everything Moves personally) theyre incredibly well made and even if u dont really know whats going on the animation is so on point

[@BingbongDeNiro]

@@Leafpool2 what a godAWFULly unfortunate acronym youve just used there

[@Leafpool2]

@@BingbongDeNiro it jus be like that sometimes my dude, it stands for multi animator project

[@lavender_evie]

I don't know anything about warrior cats except this bit and that's the way it's going to stay

[@posadistpossum]

Godspeed

[@ClydesDaleCD]

Warrior cats are feral cats. Not pokemon.

[@lavender_evie]

@@ClydesDaleCD completely explains why Griffin didnt know what they were then.

[@sgc25]

Honestly that’s a wise choice my friend

[@fivecentimeters]

the return to bramble pelt was so **chefs kiss**

[@miecer]

"Do you think our listeners will know about this?" ... yes

[@catzrule001]

I felt so seen and validated. Theres space for all kinds of fans and listeners in the mbmbam community.

[@ashleyk408]

“Hmm, Brambleleap, pretty good”

[@jacklim8184]

man, i was exactly a 'warrior cat' kid. and now im gay and understand this bit. hooray

[@notsure1969]

So warrior cats turned you gay?

[@jacklim8184]

@@notsure1969 no but ive heard that if you were a warrior cats kid youre probably gay now

[@GYAXA]

Jack Lim i only got halfway through the warriors series so i’m bi now

[@jacklim8184]

@@GYAXA thats valid

[@catzrule001]

that's a mood

[@FraserConnell]

hey folks! i made this video a while back but never got around to publishing it haha i just wanted to say, firstly, thank's for 20k subs! and what a motley crew we are, huh?? thanks for your constant support becuase with it i can do stuff like....... get my videos publihsed on the OFFICIAL MCELROY KZbin CHANNEL!!?? god its so crazy haha. i saw all of you commenting about me and it made me actually cry so thanks for that but yeah keep on keepin on, i'll hopefully have a cool new vide out sometime this month! (note: i will be doing nothing but playing animal crossing after the 20th tho)

[@CassReidIsSomeone]

I was so proud to see the McElroys featured you! I'd be interested to hear more about the whole process

[@d1sasteroid]

so proud of u!! keep up the amazing work

[@FraserConnell]

sweetlyjen thank you jennnn!

[@FraserConnell]

happy editing ooh yeah maybe I could make a little video about it! I’ll have a think :)

[@notinspectorgadget]

Ya dun good, dun reaaaal good. Turning into a real media luminary round these parts

[@TheDeliciousMystery]

“So heres my first DnD character landstander adjectivenoun”

[@jharmond3874]

The only knowledge I have of Warrior Cats is backhand information form my friends in elementary school. We would role play as one of the clans but with our own cat characters expect I was the only one who didn't read the books so I was confused at first. I just like cats.

[@julie5640]

J harmond We did this at my school too omg

[@norafassler5183]

Oh trust me y’all. It’s a shared experience. I personally didn’t do it, but the memories of me being hissed because I kicked a ball too close to them ?? It sticks with you.

[@starduststriker8792]

i had the same experience but with wings of fire

[@ShaM3fullyCha0tic]

I was Warrior Cat kid adjacent as a kid (only read a couple, my buddy read every single book and wanted me to enjoy it too), and I had the vaguest feeling that “Bramblepelt” was canon. The Internet has informed me that I was thinking of Bramblestar and maybe Tawnypelt combined, but wow. Flashbacks, dude.

[@kataux]

all these cats are very good i love them

[@FraserConnell]

And all unique!

[@eric1393]

BRAMBLEPELT

[@rainestorme25]

It's the pokemon rap, but with warrior cat names

[@catzrule001]

Genius

[@d1sasteroid]

this is the only knowledge i have about the warrior cats franchise and i intend to keep it that way

[@Leafpool2]

This was the first time in my life i ever realized that people can spend their entire lives having never heard of the warriors books and never spent a single second of their childhood devoted to it. Warriors is the foundation of who i am as a person in case you cant tell by my all of me.

[@catzrule001]

I felt this in my soul

[@scarletbard6511]

See, I spent my entire childhood playing Oblivion and Fable. Not reading like some type of nerd.

[@eminempreg]

@@scarletbard6511 imagine playing oblivion like a nerd and not reading about fantasy cat wars

[@rizahawkeyepierce1380]

I mean, the mcelboys are 5-8 years older than me, and I was in high school when those suckers started coming out. I still read them because I'm a huge dork, but they were adults in college or whatever, so it's not surprising they never read these books aimed at middle-schoolers.

[@Leafpool2]

@@rizahawkeyepierce1380 Yeah true, i was the Target Audience for those books when they first started coming out. Now I still read them to know whats up with the cats and also know what the animations are about haha but like, all my friends, every single one, they all came up in the same violent animal media circles that i did. We all started with warriors and went onto other things from there so I'm so very used people who even if they're not active in warriors fandom anymore, at least have that foundation. I understand experiences aren't universal but this was still genuinely shocking to me lol

[@Stevonicus]

The important question that nobody is brave enough to answer is this - are Warrior Cats jellicle cats?

[@WG55]

I would need to hear these cats sing an autobiographical song to know. 🤔

[@elizabethreed618]

God please no

[@cinnamonro3344]

Asking the important questions here

[@TwadesOldChannel]

And if so, what clan is Rum Tum Tugger

[@elizabethreed618]

@@TwadesOldChannel hell clan, banished to the netherworld

[@TalkingSoup]

the thing is that this bit is JUST as funny whether you're aware of warrior cats or not

[@lawrencescales9864]

Oh god I was so into these books 😭

[@FraserConnell]

Yo what where they about? Are they good??

[@thewarriorcat121]

@@FraserConnell As an actual answer, the Warrior Cats book series was written by Erin Hunter. It's about a group of wild cats in a forest who are split into four clans. The books cover the wars they fight over food and territory, adventures among humans (or "two-legs") and their daily struggle for survival. The book series is still ongoing and currently has 80 books featuring their adventures. The series is targeted towards young adults, but contains mature topics (war, violence, found family, betrayal, sacrifice, death of adults and kittens, and more). I highly recommend them, starting with the first book of the primary series, Into the Wild (2003).

[@timjones5953]

@@thewarriorcat121 jesus fucking christ I read those when I was so young, those are still being written? And 80 of them exist now? Hot damn.

[@catzrule001]

me too!!

[@seisage]

@@thewarriorcat121 lol young adults? The books seem to be aimed more at elementary/middle schoolers. That's when I read them and the same goes for everyone else I know who was into the series. Otherwise, yeah, I'd say that's a solid description of the series.

[@john-tc8xd]

i just love how clueless these boys are to the world of warrior cats it’s so obvious

[@GoldenJayTime]

this is the first mcelroy bit i ever heard because i was a warrior cats kid and my sister, who listened to mbmbam well before me, bullied me by playing me this clip one time while she was driving me somewhere

[@colliwer]

This was the first MBMBAM bit I ever heard, so it'll always be close to my heart ❤️

[@EpicBeard815]

All of those kitties are extremely confused as to what's going on

[@inzane0ne]

As someone who's dating someone who was pretty big into Warrior Cats and knows a good bit about them now, Bramble Leaf is pretty good

[@Blixemi]

this sums up warrior cats perfectly tbh even we don't understand it

[@GippyHappy]

Hey, I know you!

[@grimr.599]

Howdy, Blixemi!

[@Charlie-qs6kk]

The only thing I know about Warrior Cats is that half of my friends who read them in intermediate school are now furries

[@Vegas242]

Everyone's talking about how they don't know what Warrior cats is, which honestly I can believe that none of them had heard of the book series. The thing about this bit that confounds me to this day is why didn't a single one of them type "warrior cats" into Google?

[@catzrule001]

i just assumed it was old people (without children) who didn't know what it was. younger people would have read it (or seen people reading it) in elementary/middle school

[@thornprick2645]

Why have I only found out about it recently from people reminiscing about it on tumblr? These people are my age and apparently it was a /thing/. I feel like it wasn't a thing at my school! Kids were uppity, though. No playing pretend by 3rd grade.

[@copper803]

Filled an entire bookshelf at my school, so I had heard of it. I just never read it because the series was so damn long haha.

[@SpookyDeerArt]

i only know the distant knowledge of it from someone whos been on the internet for a decade. i know its about cats and it's wild as fuck. i was a bailey school kids kid, i didn't fuck with feral shit back then.

[@rizahawkeyepierce1380]

@@catzrule001 Sorry to Lazarus your comment, but I think specifically they were adults when they first started coming out, and their kids are like 3-7 years old now so they're too young to read them.

[@lpBren]

I saw this on my feed and read the title and I'm like 'yesssss fraser yessssss' It kills me because I know little else about WC than, it exists, but they'd never even heard about it Apparently, some time after this ep they got a signed WC book from fans?

[@catzrule001]

Thats really funny lol. I wonder if they even remembered the bit

[@masteretainturmakan]

0:43 White Claw was great until it was appropriated by the alcoholic seltzer

[@florallychaotic]

Wierd thing that i noticed: i may just be blind and it's always been this way, but your mouth animation (god that feels wrong typing) seems really pleasing and smooth lately!!! Like i know that's a wierd thing to say but i think it looks especially good lately!!!

[@FraserConnell]

Hahah yeah it feels weird to say mouth animation :p but thanks!! It’s something I’ve been putting a lot of effort into, and I think I’m getting alright at it! 😅

[@neptunite5973]

all the cat animations really sells it! xD The turn-around was perfect! :D

[@thornprick2645]

Naming my future cat "Thornprick"

[@FraserConnell]

Naming my future CHILD thornprick

[@thornprick2645]

@@FraserConnell gonna start calling OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN Thornprick

[@FraserConnell]

BEANS! Changing my user name to thornprick

[@thornprick2645]

@@FraserConnell you won't

[@FraserConnell]

thornprick damn u right

[@Rainleaf22]

Your warrior cats are very excellent Fraser thank u for this blessing

[@Rainleaf22]

The Warriors series was a... formative experience in my younger years, thank you for doing these good good felines justice.

[@TheElisaDay]

I love that all the warrior cats look like they just took a bunch of catnip.

[@seanmurphy3430]

The McElroys: I do not understand- Me: I do! ...I understood that reference.

[@marsupialsofmars3886]

As someone who read literally everything warrior cat related from 6th to 7th grade, this murdered me.

[@felixvanhuss1387]

Wow I am suddenly really nostalgic for my warrior cat days....

[@drago1514]

It's so fucking funny when they don't get what the questions were referencing, like the "Wizard Swears" one

[@crowbones9686]

the envy i feel toward these boys for not knowing what warrior cats is is immeasurable

[@rubyrider7902]

bustin out the classics now, love it frase

[@MsDianagentaToYou]

I love that you you took the time to draw each cat. Also not only the choose your cat sequence, but the indecisiveness in the choice. So good!

[@m_a_k_e_n_n_a]

missed opportunity not to just put a can of whiteclaw at 0:44

[@leavemealone930]

An oldie but a goodie

[@dannyliebster282]

Fraser im so impressed at how quick you can put these awesome animations out!! (also I love choose your cat)

[@brendintosh6551]

The cut to different cats looks like a scene from a Wes Anderson movie this is so amazing!!

[@lightning_bishop260]

I didn’t know Warrior Cats was not just a bizarre McElroy bit until looking through the comments. After hearing those names, I’m kinda glad I missed out on it, lmao.

[@AlexanderHarris]

1:45 - Used the wrong form of “its”. 0/5 stars. (Kidding, great job!)

[@FraserConnell]

Hahah thanks :p

[@starfox3883]

I love getting on posts like this, because so many people will be like "oh warrior cats! My childhood haha!" while I'm still completely entrenched and active in the fandom

[@akasoozie]

The cat privates as X were just *chef's kiss* Thanks for brightening my day, FC!

[@FraserConnell]

Have a good one!!

[@evah3136]

12 year old me is deeply offended that they didn't know about warrior cats. XD I sadly don't remember mine, but I think it started with Rain.

[@jakeisjake112]

I will never devote a second into understanding warrior cats. Outside the scope of mbmbam

[@fetterkeks2796]

How is nobody talking about the sickass 3D pixel pokemon animation bit?!? That was so good!!

[@bowpow]

This is bringing back some memories I wish I’d have forgotten by now

[@myglasseskeepslipping]

Ah yes, the clip that made me start listening to MBMBAM

[@812558]

"What is a Warrior Cat???" is the best line in this entire thing XD

[@michaelhegwood9977]

Dude the new Pokemon rap is fucking lit.

[@Hitlinemoss]

The joy of this video is knowing EXACTLY what a warrior cat name is while these three buffoon around

[@thewolfmike2226]

This is fantastic!

[@JC-ln6on]

Well cry on, my dude, because you’re awesome in every possible way, and deserve all the great shit headed in your direction.

[@boone6646]

Dude the character select/pokemon battle scene was great!

[@tegandumpleton3360]

Omg all those cats! This episode is amazing!

[@therealfinnaspring8585]

I tend to lump Redwall and Warrior Cats in the same unread confusing lump in the back of my brain

[@annatatum5434]

It seems like you just wanted to draw a lot of cats my dude

[@FraserConnell]

Shhh 🤫 don’t tell

[@schizoseahorse]

I think this bit is really funny bc I actually was into the warrior cat books when I was younger lmao

[@zenmanlovesmusic3884]

Listing off the Warrior Cat names has the same energy as the Pokemon Rap.

[@KairuHakubi]

i dont know how I never knew about this, I was a teenager at the right time and was suuuper into this kinda thing.

[@razorlumz]

The bit that got me into mbmbam!

[@icepaw2006]

this episode makes me go absolutely fucking bonkers insane every single time i listen to it warrior cats has been a hyperfixation of mine since fucking FOURTH GRADE so the idea that these men have no idea what warriors is is just wild to me just fucking insane

[@wilderulz]

I'm so glad warrior cats was after my time, I know for SURE it would have consumed every inch of my being

[@theonlysumireharafanboyint6919]

I’ve convinced myself that there must be close to a hundred of there warrior cat books for some middle schoolers to be this deep into them.

[@puppable]

my first experience with warrior cats was sometimes there were some people who would do warrior cats roleplays on a minecraft server i ran

[@nebbiepie]

Mmm, Brambleleap! Pretty good!

[@adamsransom]

Every one of these cats is beautiful.

[@simp1594]

I love how thick the cats are dry accurate

[@frostynoms5517]

MMM BRAMBLELEAP PRETTY GOOD

[@cariad71]

Even though these people know absolutely nothing about Warriors, I still find this hilarious, even though I read Warriors for 11 years now.

[@bugzimm2527]

WARRIOR CATS FANDOM IS IN TEARS RN

[@Nono-hk3is]

Classic

[@TheBoomstickBros]

this is the reason that "taken seriously" has to follow "warrior cat names" when you look it up trying to find this video

[@0average_enjoyer044]

i think the funniest part of this is that the name they find the most egregious is “bramblepelt” who is like the main character of the entire series

[@TheUVHippo]

The way you draw Travis makes me think he's wearing a yamaka

[@charleslandry9850]

Griffin listing those names sounds like the Pokérap.

[@bogbert7019]

This is made infinitely better knowing what warrior cats are and knowing that they don’t

[@ChiseledDiamond]

As someone who's been in the Fandom since I was 14....

[@douglasphillips5870]

Nerdom is very specific. Griffin can name any pokemon and its type and evolution but beyond that he has no clue

[@xx_f1nn_fr3ak_xx]

I just realized that not every human had a warrior cats phase and for some reason that concept still doesn't make sense to me.

[@t.m.gacutan5523]

This accursed bit led me to start reading the warrior cats books

[@wolfloverify]

Ah Warrior Cats. those books were a much simpler time in my life

[@lordeplatypus2470]

OH MY GOD. YEEEEHEEESSSSS 😂😂😂😂 THIS ONE GETS ME EVERY. FUCKING. TIME.

[@thebadguyswin677]

mock warrior cats all u want but those books were deep. I maintain that if u gave the storylines to people instead of cats, you'd be at game of thrones' level of brutality. one cat got straight up disembowelled in book six.

[@pipperoni8567]

Sparklepelt - her fur was like a mood ring Rayclaw- normal freaking cat, I made her for my friend

[@emmaholtz1720]

Ah yes, the origin of bramblepelt.

[@camrunforbes]

Sup Fraser. Good one

[@FraserConnell]

Sup Cameron