| "She'd learned that her apprentice worked better when they were in an unusual part of the forest. Fresh stimulation seemed to keep her focused, and so, whenever she could, Twigbranch challenged Flypaw with tricky battle moves or prey that was hard to catch." |
| — Twigbranch about Flypaw in The Raging Storm, chapter 17 |
Flywhisker is a striped gray tabby she-cat.[2]
Flywhisker is a ThunderClan warrior who has served under Bramblestar's, the impostor's, and Squirrelflight's leaderships in the lake territories. She was born to Cinderheart and Lionblaze as Flykit along with her siblings, Snaptooth and Spotfur, and had three older sibings: Fernsong, Hollytuft, and Sorrelstripe. She was renamed Flypaw and apprenticed to Twigbranch, though the pair struggled to work together and communicate. Afterwards, she earned her warrior name of Flywhisker.
History
In the A Vision of Shadows arc
River of Fire
- Twigpaw makes the journey back to ThunderClan with Finpaw, and Sparkpelt leads them to the camp. When the two young cats enter, Twigpaw sees her old Clanmates again, her gaze passing over Cinderheart and Blossomfall. As they sit at the nursery's entrance, their kits frisk around their paws, playing joyfully.
- A short time later, sickness begins to fall on ThunderClan. Alderheart is worried about Flykit and her siblings, since they have started venturing out of the nursery. He recalls how keen they are to explore, but imagines what strength they might need to ward off sickness.
- As the medicine cats herd cats to the nursery, Alderheart sees Cinderheart with her kits, Blossomfall, and Ivypool. Blossomfall tells Briarlight, her sister, who Leafpool had moved to the nursery, that the kits can help with her exercises, and they hurtle themselves at the brown she-cat excitedly. Daisy stops them with her tail, and the small cats scramble over her; the cream she-cat warns them to be gentle.
- A storm breaks out overhead ThunderClan's camp, with rain and lightning. Alderheart swiftly goes to the nursery, and as he enters, the ginger tabby gazes at Cinderheart, sheltering Snapkit, Flykit, and Spotkit from the cold. Blossomfall asks where they should go, and Alderheart suggests the elders' den, since Graystripe and Millie will be happy to see kits. The medicine cat sends the two queens with their kits to the warmer den, and races away back to the medicine den.
- Alderheart wonders what might happen if the current raging sickness gets passed on to Cinderheart or Blossomfall's litters, but the queen spends the night with Flykit and her siblings in the elders' den. Alderheart ends up heading back to the nursery, having remembered Ivypool giving birth, and meets the silver-and-white she-cat's litter fondly. After a quick checkup, the young tom moves on to Cinderheart and her kits.
- He notes that Flykit, Snapkit, and Spotkit are much older and bigger than Thriftkit, Bristlekit, and Flipkit. Cinderheart begs Alderheart not to disturb her sleeping son and daughters, as, according to the queen, they don't sleep much. Despite this, the gray she-cat strokes her resting kits affectionately, adding that she wouldn't want them any other way. Daisy says that Cinderheart's kits will be apprenticed quickly, and Alderheart agrees. Later, Dovewing comes back to the Clans with Tigerstar and visits ThunderClan's camp. Alderheart tells the gray she-cat the news about Cinderheart and Ivypool's new litters, and she listens eagerly.
The Raging Storm
- Flypaw is now an apprentice with Twigbranch as her mentor. She is clearing twigs littering the training clearing, complaining about the work. Flypaw asks why Spotpaw and Stempaw can't help and points out that Plumpaw is stronger than her and would be better at dragging sticks. Twigbranch tells her that Plumpaw is hunting with her mentor and littermates, and Flypaw wonders why they can’t hunt. Her mentor answers that she doesn't know enough hunting moves, to which Flypaw says she’d know some if Twigbranch would let her train instead of clearing sticks. Twigbranch answers that Bramblestar asked them to do it, and comments how her littermate Snappaw isn’t complaining.
- Snappaw drops the stick he was helping Finleap move, mewing he wants to be the strongest apprentice in ThunderClan. Flypaw scowls, telling him to not get too strong or else he’ll be clearing every branch in the forest. She brightens when Finleap suggests battle training and crouches, sticking her hindquarters in the air, lashing her tail, and bares her teeth. Snappaw rushes to join her and they hiss at each other. Twigbranch leads Flypaw away to see how she does in an ambush. Flypaw gets distracted and pushed over multiple times, making Twigbranch snap.
- Flypaw defends herself and believes Twigbranch is making it difficult on purpose because she wants her to fail. They try again, and Twigbranch is more gentle this time. Finleap praises Flypaw and calls her a natural, making her brighten. Twigbranch says there’s no such thing as a natural and skill comes from work and training. Flypaw gives a stinging comment, mewing that she must be very skilled, since she trained for moons, which makes Twigbranch snap, saying she must learn respect. Finleap and Twigbranch discuss Flypaw in private, while Flypaw and Snappaw finish clearing the sticks. Then they go check the ShadowClan border, where they find Puddleshine trapped beneath silverthorn, and Flypaw and Snappaw are sent to fetch help from camp.
- More Coming Soon
In The Broken Code arc
Lost Stars
- Flywhisker volunteers to go on a patrol that Bristlefrost leads. Due to the danger of the ice the cats are walking on, Flywhisker suggests heading back and going around the other side of the lake.
In the Super Editions
Squirrelflight's Hope
- After completing her training, Flypaw earns her warrior name of Flywhisker.
Trivia
Interesting facts
- Flywhisker and her siblings have kittypet blood through Firestar[4] and WindClan blood through Crowfeather.[5]
Character pixels
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Official art
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Kin
Members
Mother:
- Cinderheart:[1] Living (As of Wind)
Father:
Sisters:
- Hollytuft:[1] Living (As of Wind)
- Sorrelstripe:[1] Living (As of Wind)
- Spotfur:[1] Living (As of Wind)
Brothers:
See more
Nephews:
Nieces
- Thriftear:[6] Living (As of Wind)
- Bristlefrost:[6] Deceased, no residence
- Myrtlepaw: [3] Status unknown
Grandmothers:
- Leafpool:[7] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sorreltail:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Grandfathers:
- Crowfeather:[7] Living (As of Wind)
- Brackenfur:[8] Living (As of Wind)
Uncles:
- Jayfeather:[7] Living (As of Wind)
- Molepaw:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Aunts:
- Hollyleaf:[7] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Honeyfern:[8] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poppyfrost:[8] Living (As of Wind)
- Lilyheart:[9] Living (As of Wind)
- Seedpaw:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-uncle:
- Breezepelt:[7] Living (As of Wind)
Half-uncles/aunts:
- Crowfeather and Nightcloud's kits:[10] Deceased, residence unknown
Great-uncles:
- Thornclaw:[11] Living (As of Wind)
- Rainwhisker:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sootfur:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-aunts:
- Squirrelflight:[13] Status unknown
- Cinderpelt:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Brightheart:[11] Living (As of Wind)
Great-aunts/uncles:
- Two unnamed kits:[15] Status unknown
Half-uncle:
Great-grandfathers:
- Firestar:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Whitestorm:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Deadfoot:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-grandmothers:
- Sandstorm:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ashfoot:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Willowpelt:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Frostfur:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-grandmothers:
- Meadowslip:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Wrenflight:[22] Status unknown
- Nutmeg:[23] Living (As of Fire and Ice)
- Brindleface:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snowfur:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Robinwing:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Swiftbreeze:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-grandfathers:
- Hickorynose:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stagleap:[22] Status unknown
- Jake:[23] Deceased, unknown residence
- Fuzzypelt:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Adderfang:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Thistleclaw:[27] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member
Great-great-aunts:
- Princess:[28] Living (As of Dawn)
- Sorrelpaw:[29] Status unknown
- Morningflower:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-uncles:
Great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Flashnose:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Palebird:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistmouse:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Robinwing:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Swiftbreeze:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Moonflower:[33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poppydawn:[34] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Woollytail:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Hareflight:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Fuzzypelt:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Adderfang:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stormtail:[35] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Windflight:[36] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-aunts:
- Rabbitkit:[37] Status unknown
- Doespring:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ryestalk:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-uncles:
- Bristlekit:[37] Status unknown
- Flykit:[37] Status unknown
Great-great-great uncles/aunts:
Great-great-great-half-uncles:
- Tallstar:[39] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tawnyspots:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Thrushpelt:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-half-aunts:
- Finchkit:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dappletail:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Fallowsong:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Daisytoe:[42] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Flashnose:[43] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Squirrelwhisker:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Rooktail:[45] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Eaglestorm:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-uncles:
- Rabbitleap:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Heronwing:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Goosefeather:[46] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-great-aunt:
- Sweetbriar:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
First cousins:
- Cherryfall:[47] Living (As of Wind)
- Molewhisker:[47] Living (As of Wind)
- Leafshade:[48] Living (As of Wind)
- Honeyfur:[48] Living (As of Wind)
- Larksong:[48] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Smokehaze:[48] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Brindlewing:[48] Living (As of Wind)
- Applepaw:[3] Status unknown
- Woodpaw:[3] Status unknown
Second cousins:
- Sparkpelt:[49] Living (As of Wind)
- Alderheart:[49] Living (As of Wind)
- Dandelionkit:[49] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Juniperkit:[49] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Eaglewing:[50] Living (As of Wind)
- Plumstone:[50] Living (As of Wind)
- Stemleaf:[50] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shellfur:[50] Living (As of Wind)
- Whitewing:[13] Living (As of Wind)
- Ambermoon:[51] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dewnose:[51] Living (As of Wind)
- Snowbush:[51] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Tree
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances
- River of Fire (First appearance)
- Tawnypelt's Clan (Allegiance only)
- The Raging Storm
- Squirrelflight's Hope (Allegiance only)
- Lost Stars
- The Silent Thaw (Allegiance only)
- Veil of Shadows (Allegiance only)
Quotes
- "We'll be good at it!"
- ―Flykit about helping Briarlight with her exercises River of Fire
External links
- A Legacy of Fire on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- The Journey So Far: The Raging Storm on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- Exclusive! Veil of Shadows: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (Allegiance only) (backup link)
- Exclusive! Graystripe's Vow: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Revealed in River of Fire, allegiances
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in The Raging Storm, allegiances
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Revealed in Lost Stars, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 9
- ↑ Revealed in Sunrise, page 317
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Revealed in River of Fire, page 203
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Revealed in Sunrise, page 305
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146
- ↑ Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 406
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 62
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 100
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 95
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 40
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 32
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 247
- ↑ Revealed in Crowfeather's Trial, page 211
- ↑ Revealed in Starlight, page 131
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 99
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 89
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 Revealed on Vicky's Facebook Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Kin" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 23.0 23.1 Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 197
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 329
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 24
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 327
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 111
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 208
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, page Chapter 3
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 253
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 26
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 47
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 19
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 315
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 274
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 5
- ↑ Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 6
- ↑ Revealed in Tallstar's Revenge, page 21
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 4
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 3
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 453
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 1
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 23
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, allegiances
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, page 9
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 Revealed in Shattered Sky, page 47
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 216
 ThunderClan cats
| |
|---|---|
| Leader | Squirrelstar |
| Deputy | Ivypool |
| Medicine cats | Jayfeather • Alderheart |
| Warriors | Whitewing • Birchfall • Mousewhisker • Poppyfrost • Cinderheart • Lionblaze • Bumblestripe • Blossomfall • Cherryfall • Molewhisker (Stempaw) • Lilyheart • Dewnose • Stormcloud • Fernsong • Sorrelstripe • Hollytuft • Sparkpelt • Honeyfur • Leafshade • Twigbranch • Finleap • Eaglewing • Plumstone • Shellfur • Spotfur • Thriftear • Flipclaw • Bayshine (Bristlepaw) • Myrtlebloom • Nightheart (Wafflepaw) • Finchlight (Graypaw) • Fernstripe • Sunbeam |
| Apprentices | Wafflepaw • Bristlepaw • Stempaw • Graypaw |
| Queen | Daisy |
| Kits | None |
| Elders | Brackenfur • Brightheart • Cloudtail • Thornclaw • Brambleclaw |