Warriors/Ships

= DieselMillie =  DieselMillie is the het ship between Diesel and Millie.

Canon
Graystripe and Millie stop at a gas station for the night, where they meet a cat named Diesel. Diesel states that Graystripe is lucky to have a cat like Millie by his side.

Fanon
This ship is unpopular, and doesn't get much attention like GrayStream or GrayMillie.

Fandom
= DustFern =  DustFern is the het ship between Dustpelt and Ferncloud.

Canon
Dustpelt and Ferncloud are mates. They have seven children.

Children
Their children are Spiderleg, Shrewpaw, Birchfall, Larchkit, Hollykit, Foxleap, and Icecloud.

Spiderleg Dustpelt and Ferncloud’s son from the same litter as Shrewpaw, the pair’s first litter. He died in the great battle after having kits with Daisy, giving Dustpelt and Ferncloud grandkits in Toadstep and Rosepetal.

Shrewpaw Dustpelt and Ferncloud’s son from the same litter as Spiderleg, the pair’s first litter. He died as an apprentice, having been hit by a car while chasing a pheasant.

Birchfall Dustpelt and Ferncloud’s son from the same litter as Larchkit and Hollykit, the pair’s second litter. He is currently alive and mates with Whitewing, who he had Ivypool and Dovewing with. He is the grandfather to Ivypool and Dovewing’s kits which makes Dustpelt and Ferncloud great-grandparents.

Larchkit A male kit from the same litter as Birchfall and Hollykit. He died of starvation before his sister, Hollykit.

Hollykit A brown tabby she-kit with amber eyes. She died of starvation soon after her brother, Larchkit.

Foxleap A reddish-brown tabby tom who was born along with his sister, Icecloud. He died of his wounds after the Great Battle.

Icecloud A white she-cat with ice blue eyes. She died of greencough soon after the Great Battle.

Fanon
DustFern is a generally welled liked, but not too popular ship. It is easy to find fanart of the ship if you were to look, but it is uncommon to come across fanart if just browsing. However a lot of the fandom views the ship as cute and healthy, with Dustpelt often being portrayed as being protective of his mate and kits. The pair has the third most kits out of all cats from the series with seven kits, with first place being taken by Snowbird and Scorchfur with nine. This is often joked about. Sometimes Dustpelt is headcannoned to stay with Ferncloud in the nursery to look after the kits, something unheard of in the canon of the series yet highly anticipated by the fandom. It was a common joke to call Ferncloud a “baby machine/maker” or say she was lazy(because Queens do not hunt and are fed first), because of this, but it is now rare to hear this joke as some in the fandom finds this sexist.

There is also a tragic side to protrayls of this ship, as many of their kits are dead(with most dying young), and Ferncloud had died before Dustpelt in the great battle. Some fanart picture Dustpelt grieving over the loss of his mate and kits, sometimes being comforted by Ferncloud as a StarClan spirit.

Some fans dislike the beginning of the pair’s relationship, as Dustpelt was a warrior while Ferncloud was an apprentice. This is thought to be made worse by the fact that according to the official family tree on the Warriors Website, Dustpelt is Ferncloud’s uncle. However, not all fans take the Warriors website as canon, nor any information provided outside of the books as the authors have contradicted themselves before- for example, Vicky had previously stated that Runningwind was the father of Ferncloud while the website now claims it is Whitestorm. But since incest is so common in the series, it usually isn’t payed much mind.

Fandom
= HawkSnow =  HawkSnow is the het ship between Hawkfrost and Snowtuft.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

= HollyBreeze =  HollyBreeze is the family ship between Hollyleaf and Breezepelt from the Warriors fandom.

Fanon
Hollyleaf and Breezepelt are half-siblings. Many Warriors fans are unsatisfied with their relationship, as most of the fandom are frustrated with the lack of familial bonds between the cats. And so AUs and familial shipping content is made of the pairing to make up for a lack of it in canon, with the two often being compared to each other; Hollyleaf was angry and driven to kill (Ashfur) after finding out who her parents really were, and realizing she was not apart of the three and so not as special as her littermates; Breezepelt felt neglected by Crowfeather, who would compliment Lionblaze, Jayfeather and Hollyleaf but not him, leading him to the Dark Forest. In some AUs, instead of Hating Crowfeather’s illegal kits, Breezepelt bonds with Hollyleaf over their shared issues with not feelings special, and having Crowfeather as a father. The also both almost died in the tunnels by rocks falling on them.

Some fans also shipped it romantically, although even before it was revealed that Crowfeather was the father of the three, making Breezepelt Hollyleaf’s half-brother, shipping it romantically was still very unpopular; perhaps partly because the two characters did not get along, or because the Warriors fandom had not yet grown as big as it would. Breezepelt had even said he was glad Hollyleaf was dead after she was killed by Hawkfrost at the end of Omen of the Stars.

It got more popular in 2012-2016, when the fandom was reaching it’s peak popularity, even after the characters were found to be related- a “proshipping” mentality was much more common back in the early Warriors fandom days, so shipping incest was not unheard of. Nowadays, as the Fandom has grown, content of the ship is met with more disgust. Among those who regularly ship incest, the ship is fairly popular, but not as much as JayBreeze and BreezeLion.

Fandom
= Mapledusk =  Mapledusk is the het ship between Mapleshade and Appledusk from the Warriors fandom.

Canon
Appledusk and Mapleshade were forbidden mates from different clans; RiverClan and ThunderClan respectively. Because their relationship was against the code, they kept it a secret from their clans and met up together and gatherings. At one of these gatherings Mapleshade told Appledusk she was pregnant, and he reacted with delight, excited to become a father.

The kits are born soon after- Larchkit, Petalkit and Patchkit. Mapleshade refuses to tell the clan the father of her kits, and so the clan assumes the clan leader’s late son, Birchface, was the father. Birchface had been killed in a battle against RiverClan by Appledusk- Appledusk had knocked him into the river (which Appledusk claims was an accident) and he drowned. His apprentice Flowerpaw had jumped in after him and both of their bodies were found on the riverbed days later. His father Oakstar and sister Frecklewish are overjoyed that his legacy is continued through Mapleshade’s kits. Mapleshade is relieved that they are not suspicious of her but annoyed at Frecklewish for spending time with her kits.

A while later Mapleshade takes the kits to swim in the river. Patchkit gets stuck and almost drowns but a RiverClan patrol arrives and Appledusk saves Patchkit and brings him back to Mapleshade.

When Mapleshade takes her kits back to camp, she is stopped at the entrance to the camp by Ravenwing who tells her he knows that Appledusk was the father of the kits and threatens to reveal her secret to the clan.

Fanon
The morality of both characters is a heated debate in the Warriors fandom and has been since Mapleshade's Vengeance came out.

Some say the relationship was toxic from the beginning due to Mapleshade’s possessiveness over Appledusk while others believe that her grief and shock is what drove her to making her actions with the steps she took.

There are many PMVs/AMVs/MAPs/Animatics that depict their relationship and how everything progressed.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * According to Vicky, Appledusk truly did love Mapleshade, but not as much as his position in RiverClan and reputation as a loyal warrior.

= SpottedSand =  SpottedSand is the femslash ship between Spottedleaf and Sandstorm.

Canon
Spottedleaf and Sandstorm are both from ThunderClan. Spottedleaf is a medicine cat and Sandstorm is a warrior. They were born in different generations as Spottedleaf died while Sandstorm was still an apprentice.

Fanon
SpottedSand is an unpopular ship within the Warriors fandom. It is likely not widely shipped because of the age gap. It is one of the least popular among both Spottedleaf and Sandstorm's ships. It sometimes gets fanart, but not that often. Sometimes, there are adopts for if they were to have kits together.

SpottedSand is likely seen as an alternative to SpottedFire. This is because, canonically, Sandstorm and Firestar are mates. Shippers of SpottedSand would see them as a competitive pairing. Sandstorm is fierce, and the complete opposite of Spottedleaf, who is sweet and caring. However, there's a flip side. Some people don't see them as mates, but as rivals! Both were canonically attracted to Firestar, which would likely cause them to compete for his love.

The minority of SpottedSand shippers usually make art for this pairing, although not often. Fanart and fanfics are difficult to locate.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Spottedleaf/Sandstorm tag on FanFiction.net

= SpottedThistle =  SpottedThistle is the het ship between Thistleclaw and Spottedleaf.

Canon
Thistleclaw and Spottedleaf were mates before he showed his true colors to her by taking her to the Dark Forest and killing a cat. Spottedpaw broke up with him and became a Medicine Cat to avoid him.

Fanon
Like any ship, there are still fans.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

= Sun & Moon =  Sun & Moon is the het ship between Sunstar and Moonflower. AKA: MoonSun, SunMoon, Sunflower, Moonstar, Moonfall

Fanon
Sun & Moon is a fairly unpopular ship in the Warriors fandom, having only six works on Ao3. It is difficult to find content for the ship, but not impossible.

In content of the ship, Sunstar often adopts Moonflower’s kits Bluestar and Snowfur, as in canon he has a father-like role in Bluestar’s life. A popular headcanon is that Sunstar took care of Bluestar after her mother died because she was the closet thing to Moonflower he had, and so he could act as the father she never had. It is portrayed as a tragic ship, with Sunstar heartbroken that Moonflower loved another cat, Stormtail, who didn’t treat her well. Most shippers of Sun & Moon dislike Stormtail and believe he was a terrible mate and father.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Kate Cary hinted at Sunstar having secret feelings for Moonflower.