Waterhunter

***Spoiler Warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

**Waterhunter** is an African lioness, Nothing's aunt, and a huntress of Proudmane's Pride.

**Waterhunter** was born nameless at the Sisters Steppe to Sharptongue alongside her sister, Powerstrike. After Quickmane took over the Sisters Steppe, she took Quickmane as her mate and had Feather, Sister 1 and Sister 2.

Before her cubs had the chance to grow up, her daughters were killed by Proudmane, with Feather being taken away by an exiled Nothing. Soon after, Waterhunter had another litter of cubs with Proudmane, a son and a daughter respectively.

## Personality

**Waterhunter** is a quiet lioness. She rarely ever speaks up and often keeps to herself with her cubs, with the exception of hunting. She hates teasing and can sometimes be unfriendly in her demeanor. However, Waterhunter is proven to be a loving mother and cares a lot for cubs.
## Appearance

### Physical Appearance

**Waterhunter** is a brown lioness with a lighter shade on her belly, neck, muzzle, and eyelids. Her tail tip is a darker shade of brown, and her eyes are a bright blue.
## Appearances

### Episode 1: No-Mane

**Waterhunter** is seen nervously watching Powerstrike and Sharptongue fight about the murder of Starmane and Spark, watching as her sister's cubs enter the Sisters Steppe.
### Episode 2: Nothing

**Waterhunter** is seen lying next to her cubs, Sister 1, Sister 2 and Feather, tidying them up and listening to her cubs ramble. She glares at Farleap when she makes fun of Nothing at her huntress assessment. She is later seen roaring her approval with her Pride over the name chosen for Nothing.
### Episode 3: The Calling

**Waterhunter** is seen with her cubs attending a Pride meeting, before dropping off her cubs to hunt.
After Sharptongue dies, **Waterhunter** is seen with a pained expression as she calls to Asra alongside the rest of her Pride, guiding Sharptongue's spirit to the stars.
### Episode 4: Outsider

**Waterhunter** is seen taking Feather and his siblings back to the Sisters Steppe with Powerstrike and Quickmane. She carefully places him by Nothing as Quickmane asks Nothing to babysit them. She then leaves with Powerstrike and Quickmane to hunt.
### Episode 5: Escape

As the Pride chases off Ghost, **Waterhunter** is seen with the rest of the Pride, ready to attack with her claws unsheathed. When things settle down, Quickmane orders her to bring Feather back to the Sisters Steppe. She obeys, glaring sternly at her son while her daughters scold him worryingly.
### Episode 6: Prideless

When Rain assumes that Nothing is the mother of Feather, Feather bitterly mentions that **Waterhunter**, his mother, is back at his former Pride.
### Episode 7: Hover

When Longrun looks back at her everyday cycle at the Sisters Steppe, **Waterhunter** is seen curled up with her two new cubs. Later on, Waterhunter is hanging out with her sister, Powerstrike, curled up with her cubs yet again. She smiles at Powerstrike as she rolls her eyes at Longrun.
As Longrun confronts Proudmane for lying about Nothing's death, **Waterhunter** is seen uncomfortably looking away, lying beside Powerstrike. Then, when Longrun reveals her romantic feelings for Nothing, she is seen shocked, and looks on as Powerstrike, Longrun, and Farleap leave her Pride to find Nothing.
## Relationships

### Quickmane

**Waterhunter** bore Quickmane's cubs and is the mother of Feather and his sisters. Her true feelings for Quickmane are unknown.
### Feather, Sister 1, and Sister 2

**Waterhunter** loved her cubs dearly, and spent a lot of time with all of them.
### Proudmane

**Waterhunter** bore Proudmane's cubs, her second litter, which she seems to love very dearly, however, her true feelings for the new Mane are unknown.
### Nothing

**Waterhunter** hasn't directly interacted with her niece, but seems to have a mixed opinion on her. Although agreeing on her cruel name, she seemed worried for her as a cub, and glared at Farleap when she taunted Nothing.
### Farleap and Silentstalk

**Waterhunter** tolerates Farleap and Silentstalk, and seems to get along with them fine. However, Waterhunter has been seen glaring at Farleap and Silentstalk when they taunted Nothing during the latter's huntress assessment.
## Family Members

* **Mate:** Proudmane
* **Former mate:** Quickmane †
* **Mother:** Sharptongue
* **Sons:** Feather, Unnamed son
* **Daughters:** Sister 1 †, Sister 2 †, Nameless daughter
* **Sister:** Powerstrike
* **Nephews:** Fire, Spark †
* **Nieces:** Nothing, Farleap, Silentstalk

## Trivia

### Interesting Facts

* In the original draft of *My Pride*, **Waterhunter's** name was 'Stealthstriker'.*[citation needed]*
* Waterhunter has not said a single word throughout the entire series. Her original voice actor was Pixel Sparrow, but all of her lines got cut.*[citation needed]*
	+ It was noted in a stream that Waterhunter is not mute, but is more likely to have a shaky voice.*[citation needed]*
* Waterhunter has mistakenly been portrayed with dark eyelids multiple times.

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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in Episode 3: The Calling
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in Episode 1: No-Mane
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Revealed in Episode 2: Nothing
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Revealed in Episode 7: Hover
5. ↑ Revealed in Episode 5: Escape

**Members of Proudmane's Pride**