COWBOY MAPLESHADE [Complete Mapleshade desert themed Warriors MAP]
This M.A.P (Multi Animator Project) is about the tragedy of Mapleshade's story and how she turns to violence.
With that being said, !!! This MAP contains heavy gore, extreme violence, and cartoon animal death. Viewer discretion is advised !!!
After being in the Warrior's community for 5 years, I'm proud to share my first completed Warrior's MAP! All of the participants did incredible, high quality art within such a short time period! There was an initial 8 hour deadline that 70% of the participants met and the rest completed within 2 weeks which is amazing for such a large project.
SONG: Cowboy Dan by Modest Mouse open.spotify.com/track/5A0iaj...
END CREDITS SONG: • Cowboy Mapleshade End ...
original deleted (Modest Mouse Cowboy Dan live at Brooklyn steel)
MAP based on the Warrior cats series by Erin Hunter
MAP parts playlist: • Cowboy Mapleshade PARTS
ORIGINAL SCRIPT: docs.google.com/document/d/1l...
STORYBOARD: • Cowboy Mapleshade // 8...
-PARTICIPANTS-
intro: CheetehZ
1: Osinka
2: Aspen Shadow
3: CheetehZ
4: darkpurplx + Leahaler
5: relli
6: DirtyNoodles + teekonu
7: Ofukitty
8: samberk
9: CheetehZ
10: RedBear
11: ForestWhisker
12: Cheebzmacka
13: ScooterScones
14: Rivstars
15: Cheesecake Witch
16: Sqwid + CheetehZ
17: gigi
18: Louixie
19: razurre
20: Marinin
21: Koheina
22: CheetehZ
23: Phantomsylveon + Sunbird
24: Ursiday
25: Senswii + Coldfoop
26: HJ7
27a: Raevei + Cinderwing + CheetehZ
27b: Roseshards
28: Sage-leaves
29: Glitch Sixxle
30: Giingersnaps
31: Vyrite + Oncoming snail
32: Ghastea + ighostbear
33: Scoutnmave
34: Crispytoes
35: Sunbird
36: EphemeralMoth + HJ7
37: Zachybutt
38: bunnycat
39: Jayadwal
40: Helianthanas + Mephitis_Cerasus
41: Volant Valors + avorengryphon
42: Pigeocore + Peacat
43: FISHSOCKS + Redbear + LunarTempest + Cerkowah + Nicole + Giingersnaps
44a: Mobiusghost
44b: Ashtrall
45: peacat
46: illbringyoudown
Finale: CheetehZ + Chocobir + HJ7 + Manch + Peacat + peppermint-moss + Melowon_Z
Thumbnail: CheetehZ
End credits: CheetehZ + elqato + Treeetooop
Cowboy Mapleshade "I wanna be a cowboy": ghostfox
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watch with subtitles for the full cinematic experience!!
The subtitles are beautiful! I love how they flash with the lightning ⚡️
Absolutely stunning captions!
I just came back to rewatch this, holy shit.
Love it.
Bro how did you even make the captions look like that!? It’s so interesting
Putting her kittens at the “we need oxygen to breathe” part DESTROYED ME ::(
you're not the only one
I ONLY JUST NOTICED SOTOP,,,,,,,,
@@fire4fun same-
Time stamp?
@@alz1268 one moment!
having an abandoned mineshaft be the moonstones area was such a cool idea because its actually legit based off of an abandoned mine AND I ALSO LEGIT ONLY JUST NOTICED BUT IN THE DEATHS OF HER VICTIMS SILHOUETTES OF HER KITS APPEAR IN THEIR EYES MEANING THEY'VE BEEN ''AVENGED'' IS AMAZING coming back like a year or two later to say i probably should've put the quotations around avenged much earlier because she didn't really avenge her kits?? well she did in a twisted way sort of but what she saw was most likely hallucinations
Am I only one who thought they were talking about mc for a sec-
@@axea2823 OK glad I'm not alone lmao
@@axea2823 dude i forget that caves are a real thing i always forget theyre not only in mc 💀
@@axea2823 I thought it too XD
@@axea2823 IKR I THOUGHT SO TO 😂 I scrolled back lol
Can we just talk about how Appledusk tried to use his pregnant mate as a shield?
that didn't happen in the book though, so don't hate on him for that. You're welcome to hate him, but don't use uncannon information in your reasoning c:
I'm pretty sure they were pointing about in the video and not in the real canon story, also they didn't mentioned this being what actually happened
@@kiwi-bk3xw bruh I was calm lol when was I not? I'm just telling them that this isn't canon?
@@kiwi-bk3xw she is calm 🤨
@@mrskatty9747 she*
This map is proof you can show mapleshade in a sympathetic light without making her out to be innocent
amen
Yep
I don't get it
@@Green_Real they mean that this map shows how Mapleshade has legitimate reasons for doing what she did without making her out to be innocent and shows what she did was bad.
@@NagiTheMaineCoon I know that but I mean was I didn't understand "to make her look out innocent"
I love how we focus on Mapleshades grief for most of the map. Usually she cries for one part the goes straight to killing. Shows how she lost her sanity very well
Yeah..
Yep!
I think this is probably my favorite Mapleshade map. It shows her agony at the betrayal and the loss of her kits, but at the end, it doesn't excuse her actions, depicting her like a demon or a snake. It doesn't take her side but it still acknowledges that she let the evil take over. Amazing!
Yesss preach
Exactly! It’s tragic what happened to her, and shows that at the beginning, and yet you STILL leave feeling like she’s in the wrong, despite seeing beforehand what happened. Amazing work!
I completely agree! Sure she was seriously done wrong but she let all the anger an hate consume her, blurring "justice" for her kits with cold bloody vengeance.
I really like how it was displayed too during the gray rain sequence where everyone she ends up murdering stare at her with pity and the song lulls. Maybe if she had stopped there the tragedies would have ended but because of her own actions she commited to vengeance and paid the price.
Mapleshade deserved better.
Taking a guess, her claws are blue at the end for the moonstone, then the snake tounge for the snakes
yea!
And then she drowns like her mate and kits did
@@CheetehZ can u tell us how to color subtitles?
@@samuelcelis2802 Cheetz didn’t make the subtitles, most colored subtitles on these maps are by Owlipoppen, you should ask them!
how did i not notice that
Cowboy Mapleshade has taken this fandom by storm and I love it. It really does show her grief but also her madness. She isn't even dead yet and she's turned into a monster. And I love how Ravenwing looks almost concerned when Mapleshade falls over the edge of the cliff, but then terrified when she hauls herself back over with a blood thirsty look
Una cosa solo per chiarire la fottuta tipa vicina a sl gatto nero non è RavenWing ma è Reedshine
@@anitabellettini5304 Reedshine is reddish brown, not black. I was talking about the moonstone scene
@@rowanheart8122 ahh ok- However i was not against you in the comment i wrote
@@anitabellettini5304 I understand you weren't, I just figured you thought I was talking about at the end of the map where maple is chasing Reed and perch
*Can we just take a moment to realize that 46 animators did this project??* it’s so pretty and so detailed!!
That’s a big number
As well most of these parts were made in 8 hours :0
And it was done SO. FAST
i just realized how badly I miscounted, the actual count is 59 lmaoo
@@CheetehZ that’s still A LOT of people
This is so fantastic, this concept is so unique and everyone pulled off their parts soooo well! Love everything about this!!!
Indeed
Me too
❤️ your part
@@SunFeathers HEY SUN FEATHER
there’s a vaguely unsettling/unhinged tone throughout this entire MAP that i absolutely LOVE … the slower bits in particular give me chills. the song choice really lends itself to the vibe too like goddd daaamn i’m obsessed. basically this fucking rules i love it
I love the fucking cloudy decent into madness, it shows how hurt Mapleshade truly is by these three but then it crashes back into the reality of how fucking terrifying and monstrous she is. The deranged feeling is amazing.
This project hasn't even been released yet and it already takes its rightful place in my favourite projects list. Watchung everyone's individual parts and the progess, this project is definitely going to be phenomenal, I'm so excited!
Me too lol
What? This is the completed project???
@@NightRain_96 It sure is!!
@@Tigereyes6302 You said it hasn't been released yet???
@@NightRain_96 This was set to premiere, so technically it released once it had premiered!! I commented before it had so I hadn't seen the complete project yet
god i love the fight choreography in this SO MUCH she just jumps on perchpaw like a goompba lmfao
Its mario time
Cowboy mapleshade? No. MARIO MAPLESHADE
this map has made me realise that storyboarded maps are my favourite, and i love themed maps- and i love short time maps- I just. think this will be one of my fav maps for a while
yeaa! Thank you!
6:09 this scene breaks my heart every time I rewatch this. Her kits still love her no matter what but as Mapleshade sinks deeper her kits can’t help her anymore and it reveals what horrible things Mapleshade has done. I love this map so much and everyone put so much effort into making this beautiful and I love it.
This is probably one of the best MapleShade’s maps I ever seen, the idea and the way of write MapleShade’s story as a kind of cowboy is just amazing, congratulations for all the animators and congratulations for the host! This is an amazing idea!
That's what I was thinking
If you like mapleshade maps I’d suggest the You Will Be Okay map I cried for too long
If the clans lived in the desert I think these would be the name of the clans Thunder clan - Storm clan River clan - Oasis clan Shadow clan - Cacti clan Wind clan - Sand clan This is my favorite map honestly! Everyone did so good! :D Stay safe everyone! Have a good day/night!
i think “dust clan” or “sandstorm clan” would be more fitting, my opinion though :D
@@Polyethylenester sand storm be like : hah! I have my own clan. What do you gotta say about that fire heart? Fireheart : I have a prophecy.
How about StarClan? From what it seems they live in the ocean, so maybe they could be named fish clan or sea clan! Than again, sun clan is a very cute name!
Starclan is an already existing clan in warriors books :] its basically cat heaven, just letting you know :]
@@Jellytimestudios they did not name any of the clans StarClan????
I love how the last design of Mapleshade implies all the deaths of her victims. The moonstone claws from ravenwing , snake tongue from frecklewish and the black eyes from appledusk’s blood ! A really nice detail!
My most favorite part was how the extended version just showed that Mapleshade didn't stop there, she just had a stronger bloodlust and went for Reedshine. Also that part where it showed like she fell in the river (even if it wasn't around.) Maybe its because earlier she was in one because that was the lowest point where she was in so much pain. Also the other parts were so amazing! 8 hours ain't a joke
I love how Mapleshade just flattened Perchpaw at 5:57
stomp
THIS TURNED OUT INCREDIBLE! Everyone did so well, it was such an honor to be a part of this awesome map!
Oof I was right on ur part when I read this without even knowing it.
@@anitamoore4797 same xd
Song lyrics: "Cowboy Dan" Well, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean And he's gonna start a war He's gonna start a war And he hops in his pickup, puts the pedal to the floor And says, "I got mine but I want more" Because Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean He goes to the desert, fires a rifle in the sky And says, "God, if I have to die, you will have to die" Because Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene He "didn't move to the city, the city moved to me And I want out desperately" Can't do it, not even if sober Can't get that engine turned over Can't do it, not even if sober Can't get that engine turned over No, no, not even if sober Can't get that engine turned over Standing in the tall grass Thinking nothing You know we need oxygen to breathe Oxygen to breathe Standing in the tall grass Thinking nothing You know we need oxygen to breathe Oxygen to breathe Everytime you think you're walking, you're just moving the ground Everytime you think you're talking, you're just moving your mouth Everytime you think you're looking, you're just looking down Well, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean And he hops in his pickup, puts the pedal to the floor And says, "I got mine but I want more" 'Cause Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean Goes to the desert, fires a rifle in the sky And says, "God, if I have to die, you will have to die" Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean He "didn't move to the city, the city moved to me And I want out desperately" Can't do it, not even if sober Can't get that engine turned over Can't do it, not even if sober Can't get that engine turned over No, no, not even if sober Can't get that engine turned over Yeah, not even if sober Can't get that engine turned over
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
Well theres actually captions but thanks xd
@@SpottertheOtterfox They’re for people like me who somehow manage to forget that 😭😭💀
You could use subtitles but I appreciate the effort
2:50 hit me so hard, mapleshade looked so incredibly happy to reunite with her dead kits and they just vanish out of her reach, as it was just a dream. All of you did an amazing job and I love how it turned out!
THIS MAP MADE THE CHARACTER DEATHS SO COOL MUCH COOLER THAN IN THE BOOK
I don't want you here ok but
@@zeliatorres2422 Okay Zelia go off I guess LMAO
@@zeliatorres2422 ok but why 😭
Okay there are a lot of things I can appreciate it in this M.A.P so get ready for a paragraph here- Okay so first off I absolutely adore the designs, like I can't get over how frigging cool they look Mapleshade's design is quite pretty, I love how I can see clear western style colors in her fur and those red eyes just make it perfect And then the design she has at the end- Jesus christ she looks like a monster, which is exactly what she created herself to be Ravenwing's design while simple is also quite lovely, like I love his little ear tufts and how the design with his gray-black pelt really worked together Frecklewish's design is something that caught my eye a lot, I don't know if this was intentional but her fur reminds me of the skin of an adder which is what she was killed by canonly and I adore her eyes The kits designs are also very creative, I have never seen someone make all the kits have blue eyes but I can also tell they are Mapleshade's and Appledusk's based on their fur, nifty did a real good job on those! Appledusk's design is very soft and I love the colors sm- I love how there are different shades of brown on his pelt and his eyes are seriously so pretty Reedshine looks absolutely so pretty, I love how some of her fur sags and her eye lashes are just so nice I already love Reedshine sm and I'm happy she was given such a pretty design Perchpaw's design is absolutely adorable, like I love how I can tell he has stubby legs instead of having normal long legs I can also favor how he is pretty plump too which is how he was described in the books, an absolute chonkster Now moving on to the deaths Jesus christ I cannot get over how creative this deaths are- Ravenwing's death is down right gruesome and horrific I can honestly appreciate that he was visibly confused when he saw Mapleshade and wasn't hostile or anything and then fearful when she crawled right back up and grabbed him, he looked like a scared kit because he was indeed a young medicine cat in the books. Sure anyone would be scared that they were about to be killed but most cats would fight back, Ravenwing could not fight back since he was a medicine cat with no fighting experience Sure he was taught to defend himself but not like this The idea of him being thrown and then straight up impaled by a crystal at the moonstone is just so dark and horrific that it's just something Mapleshade would do- Frecklewish's death, as if it wasn't gruesome and dark enough canon wise it's even more gruesome here I love how Mapleshade leads her over to snake rocks like she did canon wise but instead of Frecklewish dying from snake venom she is choked to death by a bunch of snakes which, jesus christ that sends chills down my spine every time Appledusk's death while it doesn't look brutal to some it really is Drowning is already considered a horrible way to die and Appledusk was clearly drowning and his flesh was being torn right out of him and even though he was desperately trying to get away, he failed In my absolute honest opinion, none of these cats deserved to die especially Ravenwing who was just doing his job as a medicine cat Now this scene 2:05-3:00 I can appreciate how this M.A.P made sure to note that Mapleshade loved her kits more than anything I can see her shock when she sees her kits and then her absolute joy as she shed's herself to tears I also love how she is underwater which I can guess is implying the river that caused the kits tragic death Now this scene 3:00-4:10 This scene after looking back at what it really means does conflict me a little but at the same time it doesn't Mapleshade the entire book thinks she did nothing wrong and was 100% innocent when really she wasn't The idea of her waiting for an apology from these three before completely snapping is quite creative However in my personal opinion, only Frecklewish and Appledusk should've apologized Ravenwing as I stated before, really did nothing wrong and was just doing his job as a medicine cat- Plus the book made it clear he had nothing against Mapleshade's kits, maybe her but not her kits Ravenwing in general could do nothing when it came to Mapleshade's exile even if he tried because it is against the warrior code to speak against their leader (which I find this rule really stupid to this day) But I can understand Frecklewish and Appledusk needing to apologize, though I personally think Mapleshade should've done the same for them Why I think this is because she lied about Frecklewish's brother being the father of her kits which was also insulting a dead cat- And Appledusk because she did foolishly cross the river and killed their kits BY ACCIDENT Other than that she doesn't need to apologize much to Appledusk 5:28 I can appreciate how this M.A.P also interprets that Appledusk is a coward because I will admit, he did cowardly stuff and while I don't agree with him using Reedshine as a shield I can also see exactly where that scene is coming from He's a coward, he did cowardly things but he also had every right to be mad at Mapleshade That's all I'll really say though 5:50-6:14 This last chase scene is down right scary, especially since Mapleshade looks like a down right monster I love how Mapleshade decides to chase them because even after she went for Appledusk, she still wanted Reedshine dead canonly in the books I can also appreciate how instead of Perchpaw killing her instantly, he's afraid like Reedshine since he is an apprentice Perchpaw during this scene 5:56 is so created well. The idea of him trying to save Reedshine but only getting stomped all over by Mapleshade is funny yet accurate too since he's rather short Then this scene 6:00, jesus christ Mapleshade looks so scary and I can appreciate how terrified Reedshine truly looks, I believe Reedshine is way too demonized so I can really appreciate how she is played here And I love the ending sm I love how she lunges for Reedshine but Perchpaw quickly shoves her to the side and she falls off a cliff, still pretty much causing her death In this way Perchpaw caused her death but didn't exactly kill her which I seriously love and can't get over And I seriously love how her death is by drowning like her kits did The scene where she's peacefully accepting death and her kits are going down with her then her victims is a real nice touch Overall I seriously love this M.A.P to bits and can't get over it, like even the credits is creative! And that vine at the end was pure cold Seriously lovely M.A.P everyone did so amazing!
very cool review! I loved reading your thoughts about this MAP
Some how your commit made me cry for some reason near the end
Saying she killed her kits sounds like she shoved their heads in the water.
She lied by letting the Clan believe a misrepresentation.
I love this!
things i noticed in the "transformed" mapleshade if you could call it that - the snake togue referring to frecklewish's murder - the moonstone claws from the murder at the moonstone (idk who it was sorry) - the black eyes representing her turning to her twisted, evil side as she goes to the only thing she believes will work, brutality, and how that takes her over.
5:28 Appledusk: I'm sorry honey, but we need a sacrifice Mapleshade: funny you should say that, *because you're the sacrifice* This map was amazing! I loved the Premier
So excited to have been able to participate in such a crazy project! Everyone did amazing I know I’m gonna be watching this religiously
I have a very strong love-hate relationship with your username lol. I know/assume that it's supposed to be like "crispito"(?), but my brain keeps thinking, "Mmm, yes. Crispy toes."
@sehc Oh God stop-
Ahaha it says Cripsytoes in video
@@mothercereal4438 I KNOOWWWWWW 🤣🤣🤣 I’m actually cursed, I got Crustytoes in another map
@@Hermeownie no no unfortunately it’s the cursed one 😂 I have no explanation
I love Perchpaw and Reedshine here so much. Like the way he stands up to Mapleshade to protect her? And Reedshine catching him so he does not fall? Ughghg
Oh my god, this was one of the most creative and realistic MAPs I've ever seen, and I'm absolutely in love! Each and every participant did absolutely stunning, which is pretty rare to see for MAPs nowadays. 10/10, would watch 50 times
4:31 is honestly kinda terrifying, like seeing Mapleshade climb her way back up like that is scary as hell. Probably my favriote part in this entire map.
I feel bed for raven wing
Ngl, this is possibly the best Mapleshade MAP ever created. I love the emotions and expressions and just everything. **chef’s kiss** *m w a* Edit: *n o.* No more likes. Stop liking this. You're all killing meh notifsss >:C
No I'll use my other accounts to like it even more >:3
Chefs kiss! Lol
I'm liking this just because u said not to >:)
@@e_is_for_existential_crisis w h y
@@coralflame417 *>:)*
This is going to be so sick. It's insane how a map with about 40(?) Parts got completed so quickly (even if it's 8 hours, that's still so impressive) edit: was pretty busy so I missed this by 24 hours or sumn. This is so pretty, literally one of my personal favourite maps, and I'm not kidding. This is gorgeous, can't wait for this to be known as a classic because it deserves that name, every single part is a darn masterpiece and I wish I had the patience and time to write a paragraph about all of them separately
71 animators, which makes it even more insane imo
@@aposterous4126 amazing isn't it? I think this is the only map that had this many animators (that I've seen)
the part with her kits in the ocean destroyed me. i could feel the warmth relief and pain that she was feeling in that scene. ive never seen a mapleshade map quite like this one, its super inaccurate to canon but thats the beauty of it. its almost like you can feel her emotions throughout the video because of how everything is portrayed. thank you all 46 animators, this is fucking eye candy.
I'll admit. I'm honestly not into Warrior's MAPs a lot of the time. However, I actually REALLY enjoy this MAP. A few times I did leave it one for noise, but most of the time I just watch the video. I watch the masterpiece. The art that took time to be created. I read the others' comments here, and sometimes I'd even think about them while watching the video. A few such as the one pointing out how they liked that you made the Moonstones are be located within an abandoned mineshaft and one about the cool review ''flowerbean10'' did. Those are just two I've mentioned, but it makes me appreciate the MAP even more with every detail and scene shown. Not sure if everyone seemed to have noticed this, but at certain scenes, you can actually see a glimpse in the eyes of certain cats as they're dying. (4:43, 5:09, and 5:41). These ''things'' you see in their eyes appear to be the kits that sadly had passed. Aside from that, I love rewatching this! This is easily one of my Top 5 Warrior's MAPs of all time.
thank you!
@@CheetehZ Awh, you're welcome!
Let me just start off by saying WOW. 71 ANIMATORS?!?!?! IN TWO WEEKS?!?!? HOW?!?! This was one of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAPs I’ve ever seen and to think that all of it was done with a deadline of EIGHT HOURS is absolutely mind-blowing!!!! Gibe yourself a round of applause Cheetz, you really can’t beat that!
"Starclan approves of this MAP! Everybody did so well!!!"
Approving this is a great decision Starclan, but can you tell me why you approved Ashfur being allowed into Starclan?
I really like how Mapleshade's victims were portrayed here. They didn't get shown as evil, and Mapleshade wasn't justified here. I wish more animations, and maps were like this!:)
Yeah! So many people paint Maples victims as the villains and i honestly hate it lol, this map is brilliant !
Oml its you-
@@hannahlannah8779Wait, who are you??
@@_The_Lizard_King Lol at this point I forgot
@@mxxem_ALThey aren’t innocent either,
this is genuinely such a fascinating piece of artwork, like, children’s cat books or not, i feel like it is complex and symbolic enough to warrant at least 3 academic essays… it will definitely be on my mind for a couple days at least, fantastic work to everyone involved
Thank you again for hosting such a gorgeous and well structured map with amazing colors and concepts alongside every participant going all in to make this so incredibly stunning
As MapleShade trudges through the Desert Territory, the sun tears her mind apart. She approaches the large mud puddles with a confused-like face. She almost cries, knowing her kits died from that remote Oasis puddle. She wipes the cold mud onto her face, laughing psychotically. The tortoise-shell molly enters the abandoned mineshaft, the home of the largest mother-mouth known to the clans. As she enters, she spots the terrible cat, RavenWing. With a burning hatred, she exits the moonstone with a sigh. She collapses to heatstroke, awaking in that same deep oasis puddle, the one near RiverClan territory. An eel passes her by, before 3 pairs of eyes emerge in front of her. There, her kits. Her kits rush out to her, MapleShade welcomes them with open arms, tears rolling down her cheeks. But, those kits fade away. MapleShade sighs, turning to see those souls. Those souls that have betrayed her. MapleShade has no reaction but for a quiet cry. She awakes, anger fuels her. She quickly rushes back to MotherMouth, leaping at RavenWing with a scream. She slips off the rock, her tailtip getting ripped by the sharp spikes. She regains herself, crawling up the rock. A eyeblink later, RavenWing was impaled on the sharp rock, and MapleShade was gone. MapleShade tracks mud to her location, leading FreckleWish right where she wanted her. At SnakeBite, the closest snake area. FreckleWish freezes, snakes surrounding her as MapleShade walks off. FreckleWish dies of those adder snakes, and MapleShade believes that she freed her second kit. MapleShade snatches PerchPaw while he was hiding from the rain, using him as bait to draw AppleDusk closer. MapleShade notices that AppleDusk’s new mate was….pregnant?! She hisses, jumping down with a grin. She launches herself at AppleDusk, giving him a good slash across the stomach, then shoving him under the waves. “Hah! I thought you were a RiverClan cat. Guess the rivers don’t like you that much!” MapleShade laughs, as the bubbles stop. She whips around, chasing PerchPaw and ReedShine up to the highest mountain, jumping on PerchPaw. MapleShade launches into the air, but gets her side slashed by that damn apprentice, falling off the cliff. She lands in a river, her eyes imagine seeing her kits trying to drag her up, but it was no use. She smiles, closing her eyes. Presumably drowning to death in that river….but MapleShade wasn’t done with her rampage, not for a million moons. *•END•* (SnakeBite is my own made up snakerocks for the desert territory :) )
super neat!
“She was a snake so she allied herself with the snakes, she had lost it all, and she died as she lived through vengeance with claws outstretched and her rage carrying her to the after life”
THIS WAS AN INSANE PROJECT I STILL CANT BELIEVE I GOT IN!!! everyones parts were absolutely breathtaking and it all went together so well im so glad i could be a part of it! good job everyone!
YEAHH GAYLA YOUR PART WAS SO GOOD
@@puma6947 WAAH TYY
can i just say how beautiful and intense the scenes are?? how she falls in the water with all of the other cats she killed its just amazing!!! This is such a good map!
I love the ending. How perch paw slashed at MapleShades side, causing her to fall into the river and ultimately her death. If you look closely, you could see that perch paw nearly fell off the cliff, but ReedShine saved him. I can just imagine how traumatized and panicked they would’ve been after maple fell into the river, weeping tears of fear as they ran to their/one of their clans. And I could imagine how surprised the clans must’ve been when told the story. That MapleShade, the exiled queen, attempted to murder two cats and successfully killed three. I just love this map so much
This is so insane, definitely my favorite map as of late! The creativity of each part is insane, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HOW THE NARRATIVE IS STRUCTURED!
The ending.. oh god the ending felt like a physical blow, like I fell into the water myself. Damn. I'm so happy this community exists and is able to share so much creativity.
This song is so lonely and angry. It's really perfect for Mapleshade. Great job everyone!!
Oh. My. Starclan. This is one of my all time favorite maps? What an interesting and unique take on Mapleshade. There are so many fanworks featuring her story, but this is new and refreshing! The heat induced hallucinations of her kits, and the cats that wronged her? Amazing. The action sequences? Flawless. How Appledusk pulled Reedshine in front of him to save his own skin? Hilarious (and oddly in character). It's the story we all know, but with a twist that makes it that much more thrilling.
This is my absolute favorite interpretation of Mapleshade!!! It shows not only her victim's deaths in an incredibly creative light, but also how she wasn't a heartless muderer at first. She was a caring and grieving mother, who wanted nothing more than the safety of her kits. And while that absolutely does not and will NEVER excuse her actions, it's a reason as to why she talked about them, why she cared for them, and why she eventually killed for them. It's a true phenomenon how this map showed all of it, and in a way that's so astoundingly creative it just adds to the beauty of the whole map!! All of the participants here did an amazing job, and I'm glad this has gotten the love and appreciation it truly deserves!! (also if i worded something a little weirdly or in a way that makes it seem odd, I apologize, I'm not really good at typing out my thoughts and opinions on stuff)
I love how, despite being ThunderClan and in a desert, Mapleshade is constantly being shown with water in some form. There are very few frames where she is outside of water. Even in frames without outright water sources like rain and rivers, there's mud (which is wet dirt) or that water-patterned ground. The only scenes in the MAP where Mapleshade is not depicted with water/near a water source is at the very beginning where she's dying of heatstroke (later in the MAP when she decided to avenge her kits she's revived by a storm) and the mineshaft, a holy place where StarClan resides. Mapleshade is evil and will never be a StarClan cat, so it makes sense that her power would not follow her there since StarClan is more powerful than her. The first time she's in the mineshaft, there's lightning, which transitions to her being banished. That's why she slips and falls when attempting to commit a violent act as well. But when she overcomes this weakness and is able to kill Ravenwing, her dead kit's face flashes in the eyes of the deceased medicine cat and the very next frame depicts her with muddy paws. Finally, she drowns to death. Her last frames of wandering the dark afterlife show lightning, which isn't technically water but the promise of water. After all, lightning comes from rain clouds. I love this MAP so much! Holy crap so much work went into it! Even if my analysis is way off, the amount of detail, fluidity of the animation, the beauty of the art, the plot--it's amazing!
I love how dramatic and exaggerated some parts are in this and how water is used to show her connection to the kits. This is a brilliant work and I can solely say that each and every part was pulled of truly excellent! Great work everyone!!!
Oh god the imagery of the snakes coming out from behind mapleshade??? Stunning. The fact they were rattlesnakes too??? Gorgeous I also can't get over the entrance to the moon pool being an abandoned railroad and Raven being impaled on the crystals, everything here is so gorgeous 😭
I'm late but goddamn this is amazing. I like how it doesn't portray her victims as evil but it also shows some parts of her life as sympathetic but also doesn't make her murder justified either. It's a good balance. And damn, as if the deaths couldn't get more brutal lol! If ima be honest, her crossing of the river in the actual books was silly but it kinda makes sense in this specific AU. A desert is a much harder place to keep kits alive than a bunch of forests, plains and towns. A clan would have been one of the only safe places for a queen because deserts are brutal and very difficult to survive. So it just makes Oakstar exiling her kits with her even worse. She could have still gone to Windclan in this AU since I assume the code about kits is the same but the long trek with kits, limited water and limited food would be pretty tough and the kits would be on the verge of death by the time she got anywhere in the desert. So long story short, crossing the river in this AU is less stupid than in canon and actually makes some logical sense rather than "I just needed to see Appleman :'(" and "We had nowhere to go" despite barn and twolegplace.
your analysis of mapleshade's reasoning is absolutely on point and i love the logic you delve into, but Appleman is killing the absolute hell out of me i hope you know that
@@humdrumbellsongs9083 Lmao. He's killing everyone with his buff apples
I couldn't participate in this project, but I hope I'll expand my portfolio soon so I'll be able to be part of your upcoming maps! I love it so much, everyone did such a great job. Final project looks so breathtaking - the creepy yet interesting atmosphere, the song, the animators you chose! It's so good to see another iconic MAP! ❤️
I totally agree!!
I actually hate the Appledusk death scene in the books. Not because Reed deserved to die, but he feels WAY too noble. Just days before he called his dead kittens a mistake and used Reed as an excuse to be loyal to RiverClan. (Admittedly she herself brings it up, but he furthers the excuse and even threatens Maple because she’s upset she can’t stay in RiverClan or even be there for her kit’s burial- not to mention the way he talks to Reed when Maple is entering camp and when she’s spying in the tree reads as super fake) He’s a coward and proves it over and over again, so him being all like, “no, I won’t fight you, imma jump between you and your fury that I’m totes not scared of cuz I’m noble” doesn’t sound anything like him. Him putting Reedshine in front of him, however 👀
Yea, exactly! I did my best to portray Appledusk as a coward and Bunnycat animated that scene wonderfully
I agree that he is a coward, but I blame him for the kits death and maple shades as well, if he’s had never pay any attention to maple shade she won’t have died nor her kits. I know I haven’t read the books; but he knew that if he had kits with maple shade- he would have broken the code but he has kits with maple shade and blames her for the kits death. And he cheated on his mate with maple shade; people may disagree or agree but- I’m just saying *I* blame him for the death for three cats, maple shade, and her kits.
@@eirenaioseirenaioa8790 He had no idea that she would do any of that? I think the kits’ death was no one’s fault, a genuine accident, but the other deaths had nothing to do with Apple and everything to do with Maple. She went insane and killed them thinking her kits were calling out for her to do it. Apple had no idea that would happen. It had nothing to do with attention, btw, cuz Maple crossed the river after being exiled from ThunderClan and being terrified of being attacked. Admittedly he’s a bad cat, a cheater and awful being regarding his kits, but he wasn’t a murderer like Mapleshade.
@@jaelyyymar8071 you have a very good point, but what *IF* he knew she’d had kits tho 👀
@@eirenaioseirenaioa8790 He did know Maple had kits? Or Reedshine? He knew about both, but not about the insane ghost bit, and he didn’t encourage her across the river. Maple did that herself.
It is INCREDIBLE that a project of this scope and quality was finished in such a short period of time!! There is clearly so much hard work put into every single one of these parts, absolutely amazing work everyone!! ❤️👏👏👏
This song will never get annoying.
Appledusk: Uh you wouldn’t attack a soon to be mother, would you? Mapleshade: Yeah in the face why?
So many wonderful artists participated at this amazing MAP! I can’t wait for a premiere start!!
The fact that everyone animated this masterpiece so quickly is OUTSTANDING, great work everyone!
4:39 Ravenwing: *Screaming and Running away* Mapleshade: Come here, pretty boy!
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this has to be one of my most favorite warrior cats map, the amount of detail that was placed into this was absolutely breathtaking. Everyone did such a great job! ❤
All of the individual MAP parts look so cool, and I can’t wait to see the finished MAP! Edit: OMG!! All of this is so well made, each of these artists are so talented! Everything goes so perfectly with the desert theme, and i can see how much effort was put in in such a short amount if time! And the character designs are so cool!! I love this thing SO much!!
Raise your hand if you think AppleDusk is a dumb jerk face for leaving poor MapleShade D: *raises hand*
Ye.
I love how the MAP retold how it went and made it like 10 times more interesting than what happens in canon
UGGH THIS IS SO PRETTTY this is such a great map!! just gonna casually assume appledusk hiding behind reedshine and mapleshade aiming for appledusk is also apart of her dream sequence lmaoo
Is no one gonna talk about how many parts cheetahz had??? Like hot damn, cheetahz Did an amazing job every single one too. Everyone did amazing and it's all beautiful. Love everyone who put alot of hard work into this
I’ve watched this like four times now, it’s absolutely incredible! I remember seeing all the shitposts and individual parts from some people but I decided to not listen to the full map call yet so I could hear and see it all at once when it was completed and oh my god, it’s absolutely stunning. Seriously I can’t say enough about everything from the character designs, the shading, the lighting, subtle color theory, and emotion put behind every single frame. Everyone did absolutely incredible! ❤️❤️❤️
ahh i feel bad for missing the premiere 😭 CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!!!!!! this is my favorite map ever and im so happy to be part of it!!!! ♡♡♡
Same.
aaa, missed the premier, but better late than never!! And boy, am I glad to see this finished up!! It's a breath of fresh air when this community can create such big collaborations like this! I really like the concept! Wonderful work to everyone!!
the ocean scene is so sad. it’s a break from all the violence, a reminder of mapleshade’s true self, intentions, and feelings. i’ve always loved mapleshade’s story because of that. it’s so tragic, everybody was a victim of their own actions, including mapleshade. she truly was a good cat, who was blinded by grief. she had hallucinations, conflicting feelings, and that all contributed to the monster she’d become. it’s really sad if you think about it. and this is something that very much happens in real life.
This map was incredible The concept is so freaking creative and everyone’s parts so detailed and gave off so much emotion!
The fact that MapleShade's dead kitties is trying to drag her out of water and save their mother at the end-
I LOVE HOW EVERYTIME ONE OF THE CATS DIES ONE OF THE KITS SHOW UP IN THEIR EYES EEEKK I LOVE THIS SM ITS SO GOOD AND CREATIVE, SMART MOVE CHEETEH
My favorite scene: 5:06 Idk why- I just love it
I adore this map. It rlly shows Mapleshade’s true colors, instead of just ‘Imma Villian! Rawr! I’ll kill ya then eat your bones’. I got emotional for her when it shows her under water with her kits, then waking up to it being nothing but a dream. I feel like we can almost all relate to Mapleshade when it comes to anger, and grief. Like, what if I did this instead, or how come they all died but they are still alive? This map I feel like rlly explains Mapleshade and who she was vs what happened to her and how, instead of overcoming it, she loved so much that it took over her, causing her to…feel: which a lot of us wish we could do more of. Amazing job to all the artists who participated in this map. It’s a new treasure to my heart❤️
I love how there’s just a python in the dessert with a bunch of rattle snakes
the "Rusty" of SnakeClan
Facts though
The MAP came out just amazing! I am very glad that I was able to participate! Everyone did a great job!!
All of the animators did amazing! They all look so good, especially with the fact that most of them did it in 8 hours!
This is so gorgeously put together. The desert theme works so well. I LOVE Mapleshade's design. The lyrics of the song also match the animations really well! The emotion that was put into this map is just
I am so happy for u creating something that will stay in warriors fandom’s history. Good job and well done :3
still to this day, this is my most favorite MAP ever. especially a Mapleshade one!
I don't think many people are mentioning this, but even the subtitles are amazing and have a lot of work put into it.
4:24 Famous last words "WAIT NO I FORGOT IT WAS DESERT THEMED-"
Mapleshade at 5:58: *b o i n g*
JUST YES! THIS LOOKED AMAZING AND IM SO SURPRISED HOW EVERYONE DID IT IN 8 HOURS! ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!
I've watched this one too many times, it just pops up everywhere and i love the animations and the song
Every time cheetehZ hosts a map they always give themselves so many parts
Cause they’re the best animato
Everyone’s parts flow so well thanks to your direction cheetz!! Great job everyone! I’m proud to be apart of this.
Crys when Maple hugs her kits 🥺😿The animater's did great job don't feel hated or no credit on your work guys this is great😻😸 Everyone else who helped to did Great!!😻💖😻
The expressions, the emotions, the art style, everything was so well done and basically, this is the best Mapleshade map I have ever seen! Well done everybody!
DUDE U KIDING ME? Like, omg, *this is going to be the most popular MAP like others that EVERYONE knows* AMAZING MASTERPIECE MapleShade was drawn MEAOWSOME! She was real EVIL! OMGGGG EVERYONE WILL KNOW THIS MAP! ITS GOING TO BE THE MOST POPULAR AAAA!
Oh my god. This is absolutely amazing. And I also love the fact that here Mapleshade died in the river, like her kits. It’s kind of poetic, in a way
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MAPS TO EVER EXIST! 71 animators?? and everyone working together like that in just 8 hours is amazing! the storyboard alone was already so good but everyone's parts really brought this to life beautifully! I have a lot of animators to go sub to now, lol
Writing before premiere, I already feel the coolness of this map!!
4:39 is just... WOW
This Is still my favorite MAP a year later! Every time I watch it, I get shivers! The artists who participated did a FABULOUS job! 🫶🌸💖