echo\\Hollyleaf Warriors MAP (Warning: A lot of flashing!!) 

”Hollyleaf needs a doctor.” Do you mean her mom?

I'm going to be completely honest after finding this M.A.P again after so many years. This was the video that started my passion for animation to this day and what opened me up to the animation community on RU-vid. I remember very vividly being shown this once during lunch in 6th grade by one of my friends, and I was obsessed with it. At the time, I didn't realize that it was many different people working together to make this, but now I can appreciate every part's animation and style as most as possible. I am truly indebted to this video and to all the animators who made this m.a.p possible. Even though I'm sure no one will read this, I am still going to put this out there. There's so much more I could say, but I do not want to make a whole essay worth of content. Thanks for reading this if you do, and to everyone who made this and inspired me to be who I am today!

JAYFEATHER! Stop feeding HollyLeaf Poppy Seeds!

Nobody: Not a single soul: Me: *replays for the 73rd time*

don't do catnip kits.

AA goodness this was such a dynamic and awesome map omg

2:13 That lip sync tho 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

God, I remember when this first came out. Coming back to it now, it's still one of my favorites. Wonderful.

I think all the warrior cat animators should come together and make a big movie

I lost count of how many times i replayed this *rip*

i love the part that hollyleaf turns insane in the cave and thnks the rocks around her are the clan.. AM I GOING INSANE BECAUSE I LIKE IT?!?!

Is it bad that I actually enjoy the flashing lights? It’s actually soothing to my eyes oof-

THIS oh my god I'm going to watch it again and then I can maybe form some sort of nice comment

I'm gonna burn my house down is my favorite part for some reason

This is just something random but I saw comments that are saying, "I'm confused, what's going on" so I decided to write this. There are spoilers for those who haven't read Warriors. You should read the books. They're amazing. But anyways.... Also I copied and pasted some replies to this comment cuz I feel they wouldn't be seen unless you go through the replies. All credits to those people. Also it may be helpful so... yeah Basically this video follows Hollyleaf. She's the sibling of Lionblaze and Jayfeather. Hollyleaf grows up with Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw as her parents. Lionblaze and Jayfeather have powers while Hollyleaf doesn't. But that doesn't matter. Basically when Hollyleaf and her siblings are trapped in a ring of fire Squirrelflight reveals to Ashfur that Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze are not her children. She doesn't say who their real parents are. Ashfur decides that he will tell everyone which upsets Hollyleaf. One night she sneaks out and kills Ashfur by slashing his throat. He bleeds out as she walks off knowing there's nothing to worry about. I'm not exactly sure how she got in a cave but she does. While she's stuck in the cave her clan comes up with the idea that's she's dead. That's why she's called the forgotten warrior. I don't know how long she's in the cave but she's in there for moons (months). The whole video takes place in the cave. Video: 0:02 - video opens with the outside view of a cave. This is the cave that Hollyleaf is stuck in for moons and moons. 0:16 - you see half of Hollyleaf's face as a circle goes up and down. You'll notice the circle is a full moon. Full moons happen once a month. This circle stays a full moon as it rises over and over meaning she's been in that cave for months. Many full moons. 0:24 - she says, "the clock stopped ticking forever ago" which could mean she's lost track of time or she's given up on telling what day it is. This could hint at the fact she's been in that cave for months. There's another lyric: 0:30 I can't get a grip, yet I can't let go. There wasn't anything to hold onto, though This could mean that hollyleaf felt that there wasn't anything for her to live on for in thunderclan, since even her birth broke both the mecidine cat code and the warrior code-'There wasn't anything to hold onto, though' But although she felt like an outsider in the clans, she couldn't stop looking out for her clan and her clanmates. 'yet I can't let go' 0:34 - you see a cat attack another cats throat. I'm pretty sure this represents Hollyleaf killing Ashfur. Her killing him is the whole reason she's feeling these emotions. 0:38 - she says, "why can't I see? Why can't I see? The colors that you see". By this she means that when she killed Ashfur all the color in the world disappeared. Nothing is no longer bright and sunny. Everything is the same two colors, black and white. Hence why the video takes place in a black and white world. It shows us how Hollyleaf sees things and herself. You'll also notice that she claws out her eyes. I think this shows that her world is like living blind. Everything's black. Sightless. Or it could be a hint at the darkness of the cave. That she can't see. 0:45 - it shows Hollyleaf curled up sleeping peacefully then it shows a holly. This might represent when everything was easy and she was just Hollykit, or Hollypaw. When she asks, "Please can I be colorful and free" it shows her running then a scene of falling rocks. She's probably running from her demons and the rocks falling represent the rocks that are trapping her in the cave. The cave could also represent her mind and that there's something blocking her way out. 0:49 - you see a target like symbol as Hollyleaf shows up in different directions asking questions. The target might show a hypnotizing like thing. How she's gone in a trance like state of fear and worry. Something she can't escape or others can't pull her out of. 0:57 - By I'm black then white I took that as a way of saying, "back then I was white. Pure. Now I'm black. Polluted. One minute I feel pure then the next I feel filfthy, guilty". 1:00 - she says, "something isn't right". That means she knows something's wrong with her. When she says, "my enemy's invisble, I don't know how to fight" I think that means something is after her but she doesn't know what. She can't fight something she doesn't know or isn't there. She can't fight herself. 1:15 - you see her crying as she touches a Thunderclan symbol. She's probably crying because she misses her clan and wants to go back but she can't since she's stuck in a cave or her own mind. 1:22 - you see Hollyleaf go from a confused cat to a murder with blood on her paws. This might show her 'transformation' from innocence to something crazy looking. After that you see her with a shocked expression. It's like she can't believe what/who she's become. Then she's running and an image of the cave entrance appears. She probably runs into the cave. 1:27 - pause and you see fire with a forest in the background. This is when Squirrelflight reveals the awful truth to Ashfur. If you pause at a certain moment you'll see a cat crying. Maybe Hollyleaf is crying because of the truth. But in the book she gets mad so I don't know. 1:33 - you see Hollyleaf getting arrows shot into her back. These arrows could represent guilt or how broken down she is. Her shadow slowly turns into a beast that she looks up at. After the shadow thing you see Hollyleaf kinda disperse until there's nothing left of her. This could mean the beast has taken over her to the point there's nothing left or the old Hollyleaf that everyone knows is now gone. 1:42 - paw prints walk away from a cat with its throat cut. That's Hollyleaf walking away from the now dead Ashfur. After that you see Ashfur standing behind Hollyleaf. She looks down at a holly berry. You see holly during Christmas a lot which is a time of joy. So maybe it's to show joy. I don't know. Or it's just there to be there. I mean her name is HOLLYleaf 1:54 - you see her go from sitting there to looking behind her in guilt or fear to hiding under paws, covering her ears, to her back fully turned to us. Or the thing that she's afraid of or the truth. Either one. I don't know. 1:58 - shows her all cracked. I took this as when a plate gets shattered and you try to fix it, it will never be perfect again. Just like Hollyleaf will always have to live with what she's done and she'll never be 'perfect' again. Credit to Lily Rose: This was really helpful, but I also wanted to add something, at 2:06 there is a falling leaf which I think signifies Fallen Leaves the cat who accompanies her in the cave. Her smiling then not right after the leaf scene may show how she felt towards him as during the novella, Hollyleaf’s Story, part way through the book their relationship goes sour before them reconciling and her leaving to go back to ThunderClan. 2:10 - you see two cats with their tails entwined. This could be Leafpool and Crowfeather. Next you see three kits. I think that's Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze. This could just show her looking back at her kittenhood. 2:14 - she says, "I'm gonna burn my house down" I don't know what she means by this. She could be burning away evidence of all the things she has done. Who knows. Then she says, "I'm gonna run away now. And never look back". She's running away from her problems instead of facing them. 2:19 - three cats stand in a circle of fire. This is when Squirrelflight reveals the truth. You see two cats standing by each other. This could be Squirrelflight telling Ashfur. 3:00 - she stands in a circle of cats. This is most likely her clan. She looks around for help but all them kinda have a sick/disgusted look on their faces. She runs to the leader with a happy look. But he turns into a stone. I'm pretty sure she's imagining all of this. Kinda going crazy. 3:20 - she looks into a puddle and a cat smiles at her with a creepy look. This could be how she sees herself. At the end you see her crying as it all drops into water. She might have cried herself a puddle of tears or something. That was how I took the video. I could be wrong but yeah.

*i cant even animate a foot*

OMG im amazed by everyones parts I feel like Mine was terrible compared to some others thank you so much for letting me join!

2:12 when you see a spider

Hollyleaf: “What the hell is going on? Can someone tell me please?!” Me: “Sure, you just murdered someone and are now shutting yourself in exile :)” But seriously this MAP is now one of my favorites. It’s so unique and special and I will forever hold it close to my heart ;-;

2:13 for those, including me, that cant stop watching this part

mom: stop! You're addicted! me: well it's not crack, meth, marijuana or any of that. me: *plays again*

I'm going to watch this video until I've memorized the song, know how to draw cats, and absolutely hate it. I'll never hate this song.

I just imagine the animators staring at their parts at being all like, "I need an Advil before I continue or imma have a seizure or some crap"

Fun fact: before I knew warrior cats I thought HollyLeaf was color blind XD I was an idiot before now I see it diffrently and this was an amazing art choice I like these :3

This kept on popping up for me about 1 week before I actually watched this I avoided it because it looked like a map that I would get addicted to..... I'm addicted. I have watched this about 10 times......

cats. black. white. seizure hazards... THIS IT A GREAT VIDEO!!!!!! (not saying that seizures are good at all but still this is awesome)

Hollyleaf: why can't I see Then: scratches her eyes

Me in School: *_WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON, CAN SOMEONE TELL ME PLEASE?_* Btw. I love this MAP. On my „Maps that I love“-list is this the first place with another MAP. (But I have seen _MANY_ M.A.P.s, so trust me. On school base you would have gratuated with this.)

Kids, it was good knowing you now get outta our faces and go to Disney animation studios and make us all proud and rich af.

The beat dropped so hard, 235 people missed the like button

Came back after 7 years to watch my favourite MAP when I was a kid. I was 10 when i watched this on my dads old computer. 17 now, and I just felt chills, rewatching this warmed my heart. Thank you for being such a major part of my childhood💕

'A lot of flashing' Me: *watches all over again 14 times without blinking*

*Watching movie goes to get water for 5 sec movie not paused. Come back* "What the hells going on can someone tell me please?" “SO WHAT DID I MISS?!”

"Can someone tell me please, why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV. I'm black then I'm white no something isn't right my enemy's invisible I don't know how to fight"

This is literally my favorite Warriors MAP I’ve ever seen. Absolutely amazing, all the artwork is fantastic, and just overall beautiful. This really inspired me to keep going with my own artwork.

I’m not even a warriors fan anymore, but i still come back to this wonderful piece. One of my favourite maps 😁

is there a way to like a video twice.

Discovered this last year, around the time it came out. But... I CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT!

*911:* 911 what's your emergency? *Me:* I BROKE UP THE REPLAY BUTTON AND I CAN'T STOP DANCING!

and never look back.... And never look back.... AND NEVER LOOK BACK!

You okay there, Holly? DO YOU NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION?! HELLO?!

i wish i never watched this CAUSE NOW NOTHING WILL EVER BE AS AMAZING!!!! edit: omg i actually got a LIKE?! this is crazy

I get goosebumps every time I watch this. Truly an inspiration to my tiny hobby of animating.

Hoolyleaf is one of my favorite cats in the books She was misunderstood I haven’t read the books in a while sadly DANM IT SCHOOL U GOT IN THE WAY OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS

I love her character, but in her personality there are some major holes. It fazed her that she was half WindClan, but it somehow doesn't bother her at all that she's the granddaughter of a kittypet? (Not that either of those things really matter.)

"How long have I been up, I don't know. All I know is that it's 1:00 a.m. and I have school tomorrow"... Help me.

HollyLeaf has suffered so much. From now on, she is in StarClan resting in peace and watch her two brothers Maybe her half brother as well....????

This is so abstract and well timed to the song so it's like you can barely understand it but also completely know what's happening also every scene is animated so its unique not one scene that I can find is reused AKA: its beautiful

I've made it a habit to watch this at least once a day

i snorted at the part where hollyleaf tapdanced to the beat

I'm speechless and blind All that's left is deaf so hold while I blast this through speakers until my hearing capabilities become non existent Thank you Now that I'm deaf continue WHAT? I CANT HEAR YOU SORRY

Who else is here for nostalgia in 2019? Just me? ok lol

I LOVED 0:00-4:01 so much! But I hated it after 4:01...

I wish I could animate like this I don't even know how to make it work

Damn the animation is stunning here. It must be much easier without colour?

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES 9F WATCHING THIS OVER AND OVER I COMPLETELY F9RGOT ABOUT THIS MASTERPIECE.

This is horrifyingly beautiful

replay buttons if you broke it: 0:00 0:00 0:00

lyrics: The clock stopped ticking foever ago how long have i been up i dont know i cant get a grip but i cant let go there wasent anything to hold onto tho why cant i see?why cant i see?all the colors that you see please can i be please can i be colorful and free what the h- is going on can someone tell me please why im switching faster than the channels on tv im black then im white no something isnt right my enemie invisble i dont know how to fight the trembling fear is more than i can take when im up aginst the echo in the mirror echo *epic music* im gunna burn my house down into an ugly black im gunna run away now and never look back and neve look back and never look back hat the h- is going on can someone tell me please why switching faster than the channels on tv im black then im white no something isnt right my eneimes invisbl i dont know how to fight what the h- is going on can someone tell me please why im switching faster than th channels on tv im blak the im white i dont know how to fight my enemies invisble i dont know how to fight the trembling fear is more than can take when im up aginst the echo in the mirror the trembling fear is more than i can take when im up aginst the echo i the mirror

suddenly remember this existed and this is still the most unique and rememberable map. this brought back a memory :,)

I think that this is kinda when she falls in the tunnel and she becomes really scared and insecure and when she calls for help it just leaves a echo

YO THAT WAS SICK OH GOSH

0:50 even after 4 years this part still memorizes me 😅 even after learning how easy this effect is to add to a black and white animation it still looks so cool

I remember watching this with no idea who Hollyleaf is (since i was at the first books) and now i'm watching this and it all makes sense!

This was truly amazing! Especially whoever made Hollyleaf like a Tim Burton character, that was amazing. My replay button is now broken

This is actually one of the best maps I've ever seen! Everything looks so natural and unique!

I remember watching this in 2016, but Now that I've been animating for a while I can actually appreciate how brilliant This animation is

Squirrelflight: exists Ashfur: 2019 aNyOnE? Squirrelflight: ...

I've murdered the replay button so many times I should be in the dark forest by now

2:13 when there is a spider that lives in your house

У меня у одной мурашки прошли во время просмотра этого? ЭТО ШЕДЕВР АААААААААА

THIS WAS INCREDIBLY POWERFULL good job all of you

I will be blind for life but it was worth it

Woohooh! it's half past seven and I'm tired af but I don't care, I'm watching this

Bruh a few years ago my “best friend” lied saying she did all the animation and THE WORST PART IS I BELIEVED HER Like no.. she did NOT make all this animation

I found a missing fragment of my childhood :_)

dont do drugs kids

holy shit that was a RIDE from start to finish everyone did FANTASTIC oh my god I'll definitely have to watch this again to make sure I caught everything

Don't worry, only my 109 time watching this, I'm OK, I'm not... And I'm not kidding... This is my 109 time watching this 👌

Honestly there was so much flashing i didn't see the art styles change

Im black then I'm white Is it bad I thought of Michael jackson

I think Hollyleaf is either insane or colorblind...or both How did my comment get almost 50 likes? 0-0

Who fell in love with it as soon as soon a she started singing random words 1:59

Hollyleaf: "Why am I switching faster then the channels on TV?!?!" Me: "Your going insane inside a cave and need some help."

For some reason my fav parts are the parts with the line " what the hell" XD

This. Is. Awesome!! Honestly though I do think that Hollyleaf often felt like two different cats. Like sometimes she would consider forgiving Leafpool but then the next time she would be so filled with anger that she could hardly think of anything else but Leafpool and Squirrelflight's deception. In a sense she was two totally different cats during that period in her life. I also think that meeting Fallenleaves helped her to find who she was again. She would never be the Hollyleaf she was but at least after the time in the tunnels she could turn that page and move on to become the mature cat she was when she died. I'm also gonna apologize to anyone who reads this and doesn't know about what happens to Hollyleaf. Didn't mean to give the surprise away.

My friends showed me this at a camp 2 years ago. Im back here again at a camp xD

My sketches: "Please can I be, please can I be, colorful and free?"

Yay finally a edgy warrior cats amv #GottaLoveTheEDGE

Poor Hollyleaf practically went insane at the end of the series

1:37 : *101 Dalmatians flashbacks*

I’ve been looking for this cover of this song since I first found this MAP and I still havent found it

AAaa this looks amazing, and everyone had a very creative use of the black and white theme. Great job to all in this map!!

gOOSEBUMPS this is way too cool asdfghjkl

It’s been forever, I seriously think this needs more love.

adhd = enjoying VERY fast flashing lights

That moment when the video is 4:01 minutes long and your OCD kicks in *T R I G G E R E D*

Anyone notice a flash of colour in the right-hand corner at 0:36?

The reason jayfeather and dovewing are REALLY grey THEIR MOTHER IS MOONKITTI

Oh!!! My!!! God!!!! Artistically this is absolutely stunning to watch and the transitions are seamless and flawless, I was so mesmerized the whole video! I’m sure all of the artists had a ton of fun with their pieces and felt challenged to create such gorgeous visual effects!! The song and theme also nails Hollyleaf’s character so well, as she always upheld the warrior code to such strict standards that her moral code was literally black and white; all actions were either for the code or against the code. And after her whole life was shattered with the information her entire existence was a lie, everything spiraled out of control and suddenly her black and white attitude simply couldn’t hold up anymore and it drove her nearly mad. Hollyleaf is one of my absolute favorite characters in the series and I think this map did a spectacular job across the board bringing something fresh, creative, and beautiful to watch. It forms a connection with the character and engages the viewer in her inner turmoil. Amazing job everyone!!!