The Angry River: A Dark Forest Warrior Cats MAP COMPLETE

Hey everyone! This is a reupload of the initial posting of the MAP, as there was a crediting error that needed fixing. Thank you all for your patience with me. I was able to read everyone’s comments on the initial upload, which were all incredibly sweet. I’m glad you all are as happy with the project as I am! Please remember to check out all the individual artists who helped bring this to life!!!! Take care guys! ❤️🥺

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For anyone like me, curious of who every part represents; here's a list !! Intro B : Hawkfrost who died near the lake reappers in the Dark Forest, breaking through the water Part 1 : OCs, Stealthfur and Aspenflame fight against each other, both alive and in the Dark Forest Part 2 : OCs, black tabby kills a cat at the moonstone. His blood pours on the moonstone, and the siamese takes hold of the now free body Part 3 : Antpelt feels out of place in Windclan but fits right in among the warriors of the Dark Forest Part 4 : OC, Cloudynight looks confidently at the sky with a mouth full of blood, but is seen trudging through the Dark Forest with an unsure expression Part 5 : Tigerstar and Darkstrip headbutt softly, Darkstripe looking worried as Tigerstar phase into the Dark Forest. Darkstripe's body lays crying in the water. Part 6 : OC, Sleepyhollow dies leading a rebellion against Starclan and ends up in the Dark Forest. Part 7 : Thistleclaw plays in the water with Snowfur, but stumble angrily into the Dark Forest waters. Part 8 : AU Firestar, Fireeyes burns down the forest and sinks into the angry river. Part 9 : OC, Eelface stands next to her dead brother feeling betrayed by Star Clan, and reluctantly accepts her destiny as a DF cat. Part 10 : Hawkfrost catches a fish, but in the Dark Forest dreams of destroying all light. Part 11 : OCs, Emry and Moonlily. The brown she-cat cries over the blond she-cat dead body; she arises from the water and is confronted by the blonde now Starclan she-cat Part 12 : Ashfur looks into the lake before being killed by Hollyleaf, he awakens in the Dark Forest. Part 13 : Flametail drowns into the lake. He's lured into the Dark Forest, where Brokenstar orders Ivypaw to kill him. Tigerheart defends his brother. Part 14 : Ivypaw is under the tutelage of Hawkfrost, and she fights against Antpelt in the Dark Forest. Part 15 : Antpelt and Breezepelt train in the Dark Forest, gaining more and more wounds as time go by. Antpelt seems scared as he battles Ivypaw, and disappears for good under her attacks. Part 16 : Snowtfut looks eerily calm in a snowy night despite the trail of blood he created, but is terrified and clings desperately to a tree in the DF. Part 17 : Tigerstar fights and dies at the hand of Scourge to Firestar's shock. The tabby tom walks in the DF and coughs up blood because of his wounds, looking furious. Part 18 : Mapleshade thinks of her kits and looks grief-stricken; but runs through the Dark Forest with ease. A crazed grin finds it way on her face Part 19 : OC, Poppyseed kills her corrupt leader with deathberries but goes too far. She dies in a similar manner and must face the consequences of her actions in the Dark Forest. Part 20 : Darktail faces Onestar at the lake, and claws his way out of the DF waters. Thinking of Onestar, he slams his paw on the ground with rage. Part 21 : OC, Crowsong follows a raven's trail under the stars with a frown. She ends up in the DF, her white curly fur now a sleek black coat and a haunting look on her face. Part 22 : Hawkfrost is staring at Leopardstar and Mistyfoot with animosity. In the DF, he oversees Ivypaw's training and smirks. Part 23 : OC, A sand-colored cat pushes another over the edge of a cliff : he smirks and seems satisfied with his actions. But among the waters of the Dark Forest he stumbles and lays, seemingly defeated and regretful.

YESSS gosh it came out so good ToT everyone did an awesome job

I think this and Neglected Space are definitely the top two most well animated maps around. Everything is just so great like what the hell

2:32 that head turn gives me chills This map is such a masterpiece!

Okay wow the parts themselves are good, but combined they make a masterpiece,, Like the song and the theme and ohmygodiloveit Man I've never been more hyped for a video thank you for making this??? Masterpiece??? God work??? Whatever you say about this video it will always be a lie, because no words can describe how great this map is

"First time?" . . . . . . . . . Okay but jokes aside, the whole project turned out awesome! All animators did great job!

I have never heard of Louixie but that head turn was so smooth I had to find them immediately

2:27 BRUUUHHHH!!! That part was just amazing! That head turn motion was absolutely amazing! Just a clean turn. That was terrifying tbh

This isn't just a MAP- it's a culmination of some of the greatest talents and stories from the warriors community as a whole! Absolutely stellar work, everyone who participated! you have created a work of art that is easily one of the most creative and awe-inspiring works the warriors fandom has ever seen. <3

This is honestly amazing. Everyone did such a fantastic job and seeing so many different character stories is so interesting! Bravo!

i love this interpretation of the dark forest, and i especially like the fact that several cats are genuinely terrified and/or miserable in the dark forest. i kind of wish this was how it was written in the books, since it would make the whole “wanting to break out of cat hell to kill everyone” plot point make more sense

tbh this is probably the most cinematic warrior cats MAP ive ever seen , like ITS RIGHT UP THERE WITH FIVE GIANTS ;w; !! congrats to everyone who participated !!!! yall did so good :D

Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that 3D was used so much in this map? It's phenomenal!

This is a visually stunning project, enthralling to the eyes. I love the unique double-paneled formatting and the visual effects it permits: the contrast between the cool blues of life and the warm reds and browns of the Dark Forest, as well as the way some animators mirrored the panels' movement or composition or else had action sort of flow between the panels. And the way the motion in each part matches the rhythm of the song is impeccable. Individual feedback: -TurnipStewdios: The level of detail here—the sheen to every pebble on the shore—is incredible. I adore the motion of the water in both panels; it looks so real, and I love that the timing of its swell is the same on each side. -Kaida Animations: I can only imagine the difficulty of creating 3D models for multiple characters and environmental elements (and it’s only your first 3D Warriors animation??). The movement here is so smooth and the way you time the leap and sudden camera motion matches up nicely with the cats’ tumbling into the right panel. -raevei: The style is beautiful, looks almost painted. The lighting is absolutely gorgeous, particularly on the moonstone. A couple of these shots I was convinced were 3D. I love the flow of motion at the end, with one eye closing and the other widening. -Selket: The host of ghostly figures stalking along conveys such an eerie mood, and I like how the direction of their march matches the padding feet in the left panel. I also love the windblown motion of the grass. -Wynde Weynilard: How do you have so few subscribers? Your animation is so smooth and the rhythm of it is spot-on. I love the perfectly-paced leaps and the curving sweep of Cloudynight's tail. -LolzNeo: The partially lineless style is very pleasing, as is the color scheme in the left panel. Darkstripe's expressions are pretty adorable, and I love how Tigerstar passes from one panel to the next, in the flesh to in the shadow. -GoblinHound: Your compositions are super interesting; I love the framing effect of the tree branches in both panels. Sleepyhollow's facial motions are impressively smooth. -Feliecho: The animation is really smooth, particularly those splashes, and I love how the water motion and dripping fur are repeated successively from one panel to the other. -Finchwing: This part is really stunning; the sort of mirrored overhead motion in opposite directions, coupled with the music, can draw the breath away. And the camera motion and pacing are fantastic, the zoom in from the flame to Fireeyes' face and the successive tail-y transition to an overhead view. -Amelia Bothe: There's so much movement in this part, even the little details like dripping blood and twitching fur. I love how we get the beginnings of Eelface smearing her face in one shot, and see the completed effect in the next with a dramatic head turn. -Sagutoyas: I love the look of those twisted Dark Forest trees and ringed clouds. There's a lot of great motion here and it fits together really well. Hawkfrost's malicious paw clench is a perfect ending for the part and certainly matches the music. -megasaurus: Your art style is really pretty! I adore the look of the red fur and clouds combined with the blue skies and eyes. The opening shot of the Dark Forest is beautifully composed, and I love how the upward camera motion is paralleled in both panels. -XxLunaWarriorxX: The shots are really well-composed here, and there's a nice variety of perspectives. I love the downward movement of Ashfur's drowning contrasted with the upward movement of his rising in the Dark Forest, accompanied by the contrast of the left panel's darkening with the right's growing glow. -Ursiday: I love all the character movement in here, Brokenstar's cut-throat gesture and the threatening sweep of Ivypaw's tail. It's so cool how you depicted the fiery trees of the Dark Forest reflected at the bottom of the water. -Dark Tale: You've got a really pleasing art style, and even the style of animation is super fun to watch—that spring onto the tree and swing of the paw. The movement in the right panel is so dynamic, which contrasts nicely with the subtler animation on the left. -Bunny Guin: There's so much emotion in these body movements and facial expressions; really makes you feel for Antpelt. Curling up in the nest to die (somehow the overhead view works really well for this), collapsing back in the river in despair, eyes widening in shock... -Hollyleevs: I love the rhythmic motion here and how beautifully it aligns with the music—the wind-tugged fur, the dramatic zoom out, the desperate panting. There's so much emotion to the animation. -ArtsyFeathers: The circular camera motion here is really impressive, and the movement in general is so smooth. Fantastic action scenes, and I love how Tigerstar simultaneously rears back his head in both panels and then has it thrown down; nice parallel. -Val Gomi: I really like the look of the kits' ghostly reflections in the water and the large, mushroomed roots of the Dark Forest. The run cycle is super smooth and nicely timed to the music. And I love how the wind at the end sweeps across both panels, how it tugs at Mapleshade's mane and sends ripples across the grass. -Black Lory: The shot of Poppyseed’s back trotting away from the corpse creates such a sinister, atmospheric scene, and I love the rhythmic motion of her tail. The lip-sync is great, especially with the accompanying movement of eyes and fur. -Outkorp: Some really cool posing and movement in this way. I really enjoy the shot of the water washing over rocks, and then the way you tip the perspective on that scene. I love the symmetry of both ending shots, the one with the horizon framed in the middle and the other with a cat. -Louixie: The continuity between panels is amazing—first, the alignment of the paw step with the eye-opening (Crowsong’s gaze is chilling…), and then the burst from the left panel into the right (the flying feathers really accentuate its intensity). Something about that head turn at the end looks so three-dimensional. -Keilidh Bradley: Your linework is so smooth! I like the composition of the shots, framing characters between Hawkfrost’s ears and setting him against his shadowy, imposing father, whose eyes are never shown. I also like how his expression in each panel matches at the end, though one looking up and the other down. -Ruby Mushroom: Amazing movement in this—I love the character’s tail in the cliff attack, undulating up and down and forming a sort of wave with his body. Very pleasing to watch. The spatter and drip of the dark liquid as he collapses is also really well-animated.

The feeling of being proud of someone you never met. This is what this map gives me. And chills obviously.

Can I just say that my absolute most favorite part out of this whole map is the Snowtuft part? Legit the contrast between his indifference sitting in front of the path of blood and his raw terror as he clings to the tree in the Dark Forest... And the music during it... it's almost poetic and says a lot, for some reason. Not about Snowtuft himself, but something... Someone who thought that they were on top of the world because they were 'bad' but when they entered a world where the darkness in everyone was filling the air like a haze of toxic gas, they no longer saw themselves as anything but a small bug who could be stepped on at any second. We don't know much about Snowtuft, but he stuck around despite being treated like he was mud. He kept crawling back as if he was desperate for something. But, we'll never know his story so that's just something to think about. We all knew he was afraid. But, he also was desperate.

ok i’ll be honest, i was skeptical about the dual views the parts needed, but it was pulled off a lot better than expected! there was little issue with focus and where the eye was supposed to be directed towards, and the scenes compliment each other rather than feeling overwhelming and like too much is happening to really take it all in this really shows talent from all of the participants

1:50 holy crap this part aged well