History Memes / WarriorCats

** A character named Wafflepaw has joined [=ThunderClan=] in ''A Starless Clan'', causing fans to theorize that Firestar wouldn't like him.

** As of recently a character named Wafflepaw has joined [=ThunderClan=], causing fans to theorize that Firestar wouldn't like him.

** As of recently a character named Wafflepaw has joined ThunderClan, causing fans to theorize that Firestar wouldn't like him.

* Essentially everything in the SoBadItsGood fanfic ''FanFic/StarkitsProphecy'' has reached meme status within the fandom. Particularly notable are the following:
** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "And he held out... SOME JEW!"]]
** [[ArtisticLicenseReligion "LJESS IS OYUR SAVER"]]
** [[HideYourGays "11. No BENG GAY!f"]]

* I must take... the challenge! [[labelnote:explanation]]This is a line from the WebAnimation/SSSWarriorCats fanimation that fans found amusing.[[/labelnote]]
* All hail [[MemeticBadass Purdystar!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Purdy has become a popular character in the fandom. The "star" name suffix is for given only to leaders of a clan of cats. [[/labelnote]]

* [[http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo247/rykerzero/Random%20Stuff/skyclanSol.png Sol is trollin'.]] [[labelnote:explanation]]Sol's AffablyEvil attitude, as well as the expression he made on the original version of the ''Beyond the Code'' cover (can be seen in the linked macro), has led fans to describing him as a {{Troll}}.[[/labelnote]]
* ''Warriors: Power of Tree'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke based on the common fan misconception that [[spoiler:Firestar was killed when a tree fell on him]] in ''The Last Hope''. [[spoiler:He was actually killed due to his wounds/smoke inhalation from the flaming tree.]][[/labelnote]]
* Grumpy Jayfeather [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fans compare [[CatsAreSnarkers Jayfeather's serious expression]] to [[Film/GrumpyCatsWorstChristmasEver Grumpy Cat]] due to their grumpy faces.[[/labelnote]]

* [[http://theworstwarriors.tumblr.com/post/13528617396/when-we-saw-this-there-was-a-resounding-cry-of Horrifying Graystripe]], in some parts of the fandom. It even has its own fanart and [[http://askhorrifyinggraystripe.tumblr.com/ tumblr]]. [[labelnote:explanation]]A piece of bad fanart that somehow became quite popular.[[/labelnote]]

* ''Everything'' about the poorly received [[ExpandedUniverse Super Edition]] ''Tigerheart's Shadow'':
** [[spoiler:Tigerheartstar!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tigerstar 2.0 is the ultimate Tigerstar clone, sharing both his name and his appearance.[[/labelnote]]
** Dovewing goes to church. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Dovewing literally travels to a city church to [[spoiler: birth her kits.]][[/labelnote]]
** Tigerheart likes trains. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tigerheart nearly ends up boarding a “Thundersnake” to travel to the city.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0f/ab/15/0fab152fc28e37c5b824fa2f572c6fc9--its-funny-fandoms.jpg Briarlight.exe is not running]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Fading Echoes,'' Briarlight gets trapped under a tree and the resulting injury leaves her with crippled hind legs.[[/labelnote]]
* Thornclaw the Patrol Guy / [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7gs-21THY Thornclaw's Got Bills]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Thornclaw's siblings (Brackenfur, Cinderpelt, and Brightheart) all get a lot of focus, but the most notable thing about Thornclaw himself is that he...goes on a lot of patrols. The fandom exaggerated this trait and painted Thornclaw as the guy who gets forced to go on endless patrols all day; the latter video shows him getting forced to go on ''50,000'' patrols.[[/labelnote]]
* Dovewing’s eye color / Dovewing has green eyes [[labelnote:Explanation]]Dovewing appeared with blue, green, and yellow eyes in different books, leading to jokes about her having rainbow or color-changing eyes, with quite a few Youtube videos depicting her with a different color each time she appears. This also later led to some drama once she appeared with consistently green eyes in the sixth series, and her wiki page was locked onto blue eyes (the color Kate Cary thought they were) rather than green (what she was consistently shown with). It only became funnier when the official wiki Twitter went on a blocking spree against those who argued that Dovewing’s eyes were green, then anyone who messaged them, [[RuleOfThree and then]] [[DisproportionateRetribution anyone who liked a post about Dovewing having green eyes]].[[/labelnote]]

* [=ThunderClan's=] overpopulation problem[[labelnote:Explanation]] As of ''A Vision of Shadows'', [=ThunderClan=] had a rise in population, while several other Clans are somewhat short on members. This has caused fans to beg for the authors to kill off some of the older cats who've been alive since the first or second arc, or for them to kill off the newer side characters that aren't given a personality. Many of them are disappointed when events that could have killed off a decent chunk of the cats (like the sickness outbreak in ''River of Fire'') have very few characters dying.[[/labelnote]]
* When will Mistystar die already?[[labelnote:Explanation]] Mistystar has been alive ever since ''Bluestar's Prophecy'', and is by far the oldest cat in all the Clans, being ''16 years old''. Thus, a vast majority of fans have been begging for the authors to kill Mistystar off and let Reedwhisker take her place. [[spoiler:Both Mistystar and Reedwhisker die in ''River''.]][[/labelnote]]
* Heavystep is immortal [[labelnote:Explanation]] Heavystep has (apparently) died ''three times'' in the series, in both the allegiances and the actual story. This has caused fans to joke that he's immortal or that [=StarClan=] keeps giving him extra lives because they're bored.[[/labelnote]]
* [=#RedtailIsOverParty=] [[labelnote:Explanation]] On July 10, 2020, a Twitter fan account of Redtail jokingly tweeted something controversial, causing ''Warriors'' fans to "cancel" Redtail using the aforementioned hashtag, which managed to reach #1 trending in the US on Twitter. [[/labelnote]]
* Bramblestar has rabies [[labelnote:Explanation]] A popular fan theory prior to the seventh arc's release was that Bramblestar was going to get rabies. When this turned out to not be the case, this immediately went from being a legitimate theory to a joke over how silly it sounded out-of-context. [[/labelnote]]
* [[VideoGame/AmongUs X is the Impostor]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] The identity of Bramblestar's impostor largely remained a mystery after the releases of ''Lost Stars'' and ''The Silent Thaw'', with the only real clues being that the impostor was male, dead, and likely from [=StarClan=]. This led to a whole slew of discussions and theories on who he was, from the fairly reasonable to plain outlandish. [[/labelnote]]
* Mountaindew and Smokeweed [[labelnote:Explanation]] Many jokes have been made about silly names that ''technically'' fit the warrior naming conventions but would never be used in the series proper. Mountaindew and Smokeweed (referencing Mountain Dew soda, and... well, [[FourTwentyBlazeIt smoking weed]]) are the most common joke names, but other technical-warrior-names include ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[RagingStiffie Morningwood]], [[RagingStiffie Cock]][[FourTwentyBlazeIt weed]], ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} ("gar" being a type of fish), and [[CrossesTheLineTwice Blackface]]. [[/labelnote]]
* Squilf [[labelnote:Explanation]] A FanNickname for Squirrelflight, originated by Kate Cary [[https://twitter.com/katiethreecats/status/82831452064067584?lang=en in this Tweet]] but since popularized by WebAnimation/{{Moonkitti}} and later spreading out to the rest of the fandom. It's become her nickname as a result, especially due to the humor of it sounding similar to [=MILF=].[[/labelnote]]
* Government Assigned Warrior Names [[labelnote:Explanation]] The official series website autogenerates a warrior name when you create an account. The fans have dubbed these as their "Government Assigned" names and often use them as OC characters.[[/labelnote]]
* Frecklewish Is In Hell [[labelnote:Explanation]] In November 2021, fans noticed that Frecklewish, one of the supporting characters in Mapleshade's Vengeance as well as being Mapleshade's second victim, was placed in the Dark Forest. This led to something of a BrokenBase; some fans argued that her not jumping in to help save Mapleshade's kits violates the Warrior Code and indirectly led to the kittens' deaths, while others pointed out that she would have also died if she tried to save them and that she is the one least responsible for the kits' deaths and therefore shouldn't be condemned when her father (who was the one to actually exile the kits) [[KarmaHoudini never faces justice]]. The backlash to the decision was so bad that the official series website had to publish an article defending the decision to place Frecklewish in the Dark Forest... which just made the argument ''worse''.[[/labelnote]]
* Lionblaze's Chapters [[labelnote:Explanation]]During any analysis of the third arc, Lionblaze tends to be singled out for having uninteresting chapters and plots compared to his siblings. Several jokes about his secret "interesting chapters" and lack of personality have been made as a result. [[/labelnote]]

* Background Character Syndrome [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fan term designated for former notable characters and even protagonists who would suddenly undergo massive negative shifts in character for the sake of the current protagonist without any reasonable InUniverse cause. This has been noted to be very prevalent in the series.[[/labelnote]]
* Tribe books [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Tribe Of Rushing Water, a WackyWaysideTribe found in the mountains and introduced in the second arc, has a reputation for being the Erin's go-to plot device for when they need to get the Clan cats out of the Lake Territories for a while. These mini-arcs have a reputation for being unnecessary, tedious, and often insulting for what they insinuate about the Tribe, who started off as a powerful group of outsiders with their own unique set of traditions and customs, but in every successive encounter [[MightyWhitey needed to be saved by the Clans and were unable to handle their own problems]]. It got to a point where a few rogues were enough to threaten a group of twenty mountain-dwelling cats, when previously [[BadassDecay two or three caveguards could take down a full-grown eagle]]. Expect any book that even mentions the Tribe to be met with exasperated groans and impatience.[[/labelnote]]
* Scourge's name [[labelnote:Explanation]] The character Scourge is infamous among the fandom for having a name nobody knew how to pronounce as a kid, leading to everyone calling him "Scorge" instead of "Scourge". This common misunderstanding has become popular to make fun of in later years. [[/labelnote]]
* Tigerstar II's Failed Dad Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the third book of the ASC series, Shadow, Tigerstar II makes two separate stand-up style jokes that are each met with dead silence. Fans started making fun of Tigerstar for how much he felt like a dad making cringy jokes, with many finding them to be the funniest parts of the book. [[/labelnote]]
* Shooka Shooka Sunday [[labelnote:Explanation]] A panel of the graphic novel ''Winds of Change'' shows a wet Mudclaw shaking the water off his fur with the WrittenSoundEffect "Shooka Shooka". It has become popular to post the image on Tumblr on Sundays with the label "Shooka Shooka Sunday". [[/labelnote]]

* "Join us, or lose your balls!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joking summary of the first book claiming Rusty's whole motivation for joining [=ThunderClan=] was to avoid getting castrated at the vet.[[/labelnote]]

* Shooka Shooka Sunday [[labelnote:explanation]] A panel of the graphic novel ''Winds of Change'' shows a wet Mudclaw shaking the water off his fur with the WrittenSoundEffect "Shooka Shooka". It has become popular to post the image on Tumblr on Sundays with the label "Shooka Shooka Sunday". [[/labelnote]]

* Tigerheartstar's Failed Dad Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the third book of the ASC series, Shadow, Tigerstar II makes two separate stand-up style jokes that are each met with dead silence. Fans started making fun of Tigerstar for how much he felt like a dad making cringy jokes, with many finding them to be the funniest parts of the book. [[/labelnote]]

* Tigerheartstar's Failed Dad Jokes [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the third book of the ASC series, Shadow, Tigerstar II makes two separate stand-up style jokes that are each met with dead silence. Fans started making fun of Tigerstar for how awkwardly hilarious he came off as, with many finding them to be the funniest parts of the book. [[/labelnote]]