★ This Is Me ★ [Completed Leopardstar MAP] 

Did you know the lady who sings this song had a stroke 48 hours before she had to sing this song and she sang that high

@@mintanimations8435 I did not know that actually, cool to know now though!

@@Brownycat yea

@Mint Animations wow! That’s awesome. Cool fact

@@mintanimations8435 maybe because of all the riffs?

I heard about that! Didn't her friends help her with her fear?

Cool! I never knew that!

Cool!

Ooo! I never knew that!

@@theinsomniactepig9305 “When someone who used to agree with Tigerstar killing Stonefur or Greystripe’s kits has more friends than you”

Why?

Same😳

That’s my favorite part

@@zch3rryb4g3lz5 because my volume was pretty high, and that beat drop, also the water and realistic animation.

Same! Was gonna comment the same thing

I think that was on purpose but if it wasnt it would be perfection

И.white spotted star She was punished for nothing!

You mean mistystar?

@multirainbowhawk I mean Leopardstar was literally the same age as an elder when she died.

Well he was right about one of em

Leopardstar died....

Well, Hawkfrost was half right lol

Same

IKR?!?!?! IT SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE HERRRRRR

Yes it rlly does!!! That is one of my fave parts hands down :)

Same!! My favorite part for sure

true dat

I know you posted this comment like over a year ago but the animator for that part actually worked on helluva boss if u know it!!

Same

Ooh! I heard she was getting a super edition, excited!

@@serenity9926 I have The book it was great!!!!!

Yeah she had little remorse for her bad actions. She seemed to only be there for conflict when Shadowclan was busy with... uh... prey and stuff. Map is fire though!

Same

Agreed, but I kinda like her

Lol, yea I hate her

@ThatAwkwardCactusCat Xd hi me.

Leopardstar is one of my favourite leaders.

Honestly I love the subtext with her story, it takes a lot of sad turns. Like she grew up without a mom so the rest of the clan doted on her and she became their golden child, and her life was happy and tranquil for the most part, but then Oakheart died and the clan overestimated her abilities and she was honestly forced into a position she wasn't anywhere near ready for (not only being Oakheart's successor but Crookedstar's, one of the greatest leaders in the clan's memory, as well). Part of me feels like that's why she was always so...prickly and hasty around rival clans, like she was trying really hard to prove her worth though she wasn't at all mentally prepared for being deputy or leader, doesn't help her apprentice got killed in an accident only fanning the flame of hostility. Once she became leader, time and again she failed, again because she just wasn't ready or prepared to not only lead but succeed a great cat like Crookedstar, and also I think those failures are what opened the door for Tigerstar to come in and manipulate her. Surely by now she felt so self-conscious that she kept failing her clan, and Tigerstar's promises of finally getting her to BE someone more than a laughingstock to the other clans caught her attention (and honestly given how during Stonefur's execution she legitimately seems terrified of Tigerstar and was about to protest but gave in out of some sort of fear (likely Tigerstar would drop the hammer on her as well as Stonefur and Stormpaw and Featherpaw if she didn't comply, maybe even punish RiverClan as a whole since Tigerstar's troops outnumbered hers with the rogues he picked up along the way), but speaks well of him when he's not around...symptoms of a victim of gaslighting, I feel like definitely she got roped in on an abusive relationship), and up to the day she died she still loathed herself for the whole TigerClan mess. Her whole story is just a depressing tale of someone forced into a position of power that they're not equipped to handle due to being so loved by her peers, and said peers believed in her to the very end even in spite of her failings. Heck, even though she failed to see the treachery within Hawkfrost she really started improving and became more relaxed and diplomatic to other clans (heck when Graystripe came back she was actually really happy to see him so she did finally forgive him for Whiteclaw) as the series went on. I just wish she got a more dignified death than going mad from illness and drought and slowly dying from that. Say what you will about her as a leader, but as a character, it would've been so much more satisfying to have her character arc come full circle by having her die a noble death really doing something great for her clan. She just...dang it she really needed a break outside of her clan loving her because RiverClan's a really tightly knit community (at least in Crookedstar's Promise it was) and it's really sweet. Also she absolutely ROASTED Darkstripe for being a butthole which gives her bonus points for me.

@@Aster_Iris I completely agree. Leopardstar definitely was roped into an abusive relationship, and had the burden of upholding both Oakheart and Crookedstar's legacies. I originally fell in love with her because of her name (I was young and leopards were my favorite animal) but then I started to read about her and I loved how Crookedstar saw her as- he chose her because she had a black and white view of the world, that she would do what she thought was right. In the end, she did that. she turned regretted her mistake and did all she could to make up for such. People say she never expressed regret or enough remorse but I think she did, just never out loud. She couldn't look like a leader unsure of her actions and had to remain strong. She had a hard time getting over her pride, but whenever she did, it really showed her remorse- letting Firestar lead, almost sacrificing herself to a fox to save Feathertail and her clan mates, and finally at her deathbed where she asked for forgiveness of Mistyfoot and tells her that she sees her as a daughter. I hope Leopardstar's Regret really thoroughs out her character and explores how her pride and the stress of having to be a perfect leader of her clan really hindered her decision making and expression of regret. I think A shadow in Riverclan was an amazing first step in redeeming Leopardstar and I look forwards to the new super edition to do the same. :)

@@mockingbird_lullaby4962 She's also a side character so naturally we can't really see her regrets as much (and when she is present in a scene in the main series it's mostly at gatherings where business is crucial and no time to bring up regrets), but whenever we do have a RiverClan POV after the incident occurred it's made very, very clear she's extremely haunted by her mistake.

No she’s not she’s the butthole she’s a spoiled brat who killed stonefur let mistystar and two KITS starve I jumped for joy when she died

I had to as well! We were supposed to sing it for a play or somein but it got cancelled bc of covid

Same she one of my favs

You made the thumbnail artist very happy right now)

I voted for it budd! ♡

Omg! My fav part

¡Si! ¡¡¡Es tan bueno personaje y unos de mis favoritos!!! ¿Y a que el canción está tan lindo?

Yesss

Tysm from thumbnail artist💗

You see her kinder side a bit in sasha's manga.

Aww thank you💗