#happyface

Yep, he's a missing kit I repurposed. He's going to be showing up in AVoS era and beyond! ShadowClan is SUPER scarce on cats.

The story behind the funny name is that Pinenose has a kitten who is killed in the canon Great Battle, who is not named. We just see Tallpoppy bringing her the body in Last Hope. OotS was actually planned to be the last arc of Warrior Cats, so the fans made up the name "Happykit."

When Kate received word of it, she thought it was a nice name. So for a while its name was Happykit.

Then, when the new team took over and eventually made the WC website, they 'paved over' that information by giving the kitten an official name-- Weaselkit. So Happykit became Weaselkit.

For BB I've decided that they were TWO separate kittens! They're the children of Pinenose and Owlclaw. Weaselkit was killed brutally during the Great Battle, and Happykit survived because of Hallowflight's efforts. The stress of this event eventually lead to his parents splitting up, and his mother's second litter was sired by her new mate, Spikefur.

Happypaw is the oldest apprentice in Sleekwhisker's little rebel group. He has the skills to be a warrior, but defies orders so often that it's delayed his ceremony. He chose the name Happyface for himself when he joined the Kin.

[ID: A sketch of a cat with V-shaped stripes on his hip, chest, and face.]

“Put on a happy face!”

Edo Manga / Joker Origins