Wavepaw

"RiverClan cats are born to swim."

— Wavepaw to Brindlepaw at the Gathering in Thunder and Shadow, page 353

Wavepaw
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Last known:	RiverClan
Names
Kit:	Unknown
Apprentice:	Wavepaw
Kin
Sister:	Cypresspaw
Book appearances
Living	Thunder and Shadow
Living	Thunder and Shadow

Wavepaw is a silver-and-white she-cat with green eyes and a long tail.

In Thunder and Shadow, Wavepaw attends her first Gathering as a RiverClan apprentice with her sister, Cypresspaw. She explains to Twigpaw that it is her first time. Honeypaw sniffs in reply that she has been to many Gatherings. Wavepaw reassures Cypresspaw, who is nervous about the many cats at the meeting. Fernpaw and Brindlepaw join them, and they ask Wavepaw if she is new, to which the she-cat affirms.

Honeypaw explains to Twigpaw that Wavepaw had said RiverClan kits learn how to swim before they are apprenticed, which prompts skepticism. Wavepaw insists RiverClan cats are born to swim, and Honeypaw voices her unfamiliarity with water. Wavepaw meows that rivers are fun and fish is delicious. She and Cypresspaw offer to teach the splotched she-cat to swim, and Honeypaw follows them. Later, Mistystar announces Wavepaw and Cypresspaw as new apprentices to the other Clans.

Character pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Kit Version Apprentice Version

Family

Kin

Sister:

Cypresspaw: Living (As of Thunder and Shadow)

Tree

Unknown

Cypresspaw ♀

Wavepaw ♀

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Thunder and Shadow (First appearance)

Trivia

Interesting facts

• Wavepaw is named after the BlogClan member Wavesplash.
• Cypresspaw and Wavepaw were intended to be the kits of Lakeheart and Lizardtail, but they were replaced by the editors and now technically don't exist.

Author statements

• In Kate Cary's personal records, Wavepaw has been called a pale brown tabby tom with distinctive "rippling" stripes.

Mistakes

• Wavepaw is called both male and female in the same chapter.
  • Kate clarified that Wavepaw is indeed a she-cat.

Quotes

Cypresspaw: "I didn't realize there'd be so many cats here."

Wavepaw: "Don't worry, Cypresspaw. There's a truce, remember? We're safe here."

^{Thunder and Shadow, page 351}

Notes and references

Author references