Amazing!! I didn't think before about how they both often have a lighter paw! The best part is you can't tell whose paw it is right before Squirrelflight kills Brambleclaw/ashfur.
@@lycancthropy 🙂 Such a cool touch! Oh man so many people liked my comment and now my social anxiety is kicking in and I keep editing my reply. lol In all seriousness I look forward to seeing more of your art and Ideas!
Outra coisa a acrescentar É que pode ser interpretado, nao apenas como o instinto assassino de Scourge agindo, mas também a vontade de se vingar de garra de tigre, vendo o mesmo em garra de amora doce, ja que ele e identico ao seu pai
I believe Squirrel was given a white paw because of Scourge to hammer in the fact that Scourge and Firestar are related. I remember hearing about that many years ago, but not sure if it was true or not since the Warriors community loves misinformation lmao.
I love this- it also shows how Scourge is kind of getting better, choosing to protect the daughter of the man that killed him, for seemingly not just reasons including ‘we’re related’
Yes it feels more like 'an enemy of my enemy is my friend' which makes more sense for scourge's character. Helping her get some power over the cats that are physically bigger and stronger than them, just like Scourge did when he was alive is very interesting.
I LOVE the idea of Scourge being bound to Squirrelflight and then growing to care for her and guide her to stans up to Bramblestar's and Ahsfur's bs. I adore how he was portrayed in this, and it's a dynamic I never considered but really like now
I originally interpreted it more as Scourge's dislike of Tigerstar bleeding through to cause him to also loathe Bramblestar, who looked similar, but this is a much more wholesome interpretation I will gladly adopt lol
This is such a cool concept! It’s fun to think of how else it might have impacted squirrelflight’s story. Like maybe Scourge would have encouraged her to take her sister’s kits instead of Starclan, because they had the good bond he never got to have with his siblings.
That in itself is an interesting idea to me. The concept that Scourge would actually be a little helpful, since he wants the things he never got through her
I love the idea that Scourge woke up not understanding why he was 'alive' and where he was. He only saw Squirrelkit and leafkit. In this au, im gonna imagine firestar is very busy, and as much as he tries to spend time with his family, he is too busy running the clan. Sandstorm does her best as a mother and is loving, but even she needs a break from her kits every so often. Thus leading scourge to take on not just a mentor role in the kits lives but also a fatherly one too. Remember that one line from the first maleficent movie? The one where she says she doesn't like children before beginning to care for Aurora? That's the vibs i would get from this au with scourge and Squirrelkit along with leafkit. I imagine both sisters can see Scourge, but everyone always said they were lying or making things up, so they kept it quiet. But they would tell scourge everything, and he would pass messages between the two of them. Which is how they stayed in contact during the journey. Scourge always felt a closer connection to Squirrelflight because she was naturally smaller than the rest of her peers (also the white paw) plus her ambition for power. He decides to teach her some of his techniques that push Squirrelflight past what was originally expected of her. which, in turn, also gained the attention of not only Brambleclaw but ashfur. I imagine she asked her sister and Scourge about who to pick. I could see scourge being the type to sit beside her while she is eating her fresh kill and gossiping about what the two toms are doing (especially if they are right next to her because she has to act like nothing happened and not laugh) In the end, i imagine she still ends up with Brambleclaw, and leafpool still has her kits. Scourge is disappointed but since he paid more attention to Squirrelflight he missed the signs before it was too late. The kits are born and surprisingly (despite her not being able to see him or understand his wisdom) he takes a shine to Hollyleaf he sees himself in her, both the good and the bad. So he isn't surprised after ashfurs death. This does however cause Squirrelflight to get mad at him for not telling her about it and the two have a small falling out. She ignores him and his warnings and heads into a super toxic relationship with bramble and scourge lets it happen because it's her choice and he respects her enough to allow her to make her own choices and decisions. Im gonna imagine almost everything stays the same after this, scourge is just watching. He takes this time to pay more attention to leafpool and advice her instead. What changes is that in the end he (scourge) confronts Squirrelflight about bramble. How hes been become different and how easy it should be to see. He mentions how he sees the small flames that flicker in the pawsteps of 'Bramblestar' as he walks. He also mentions how he knows those icy blue eyes that stare at Squirrelflight as well. He warns her but she is still mad at him and blind to the truth. That is until she is confronted by 'bramble' he calls her out for being a liar, a code breaker and how for some reason her eyes sometimes look icy blue. He gets closer and looks more threatening. Scourge afraid that he will attack her, suddenly sees tigerstar instead of 'bramble' suddenly he is a kit again and tigerpaw is teaching him a 'lesson' and then suddenly his paw 'slips' as he takes over Squirrelflights body and kills bramble. (Im gonna assume hes done it before maybe when she was an apprentice or something. I like to imagine when he does take over her, she simply gets confused and dizzy. She would remember the events and what was said from them and 'her' but it would feel like they are not her words or actions. Her eyes would go from green to blue.) By the time he's acted, the misty image of tigerstar is replaced with a horrified 'bramble.' he did the same tactic he did with tigerstar. Robbing the leader of all his remaining lives making Squirrelflight, Squirrelstar. He would be proud of Squirrelstar but she would be horrified thinking she did it instead of scourge. He doesn't realise she is blaming herself, scourge then promises to keep this a secret from her sister and how she did the right thing. That he is proud to see how her ambition has grown and how she is truly fit to be leader. This is it for my ideas for the au lmao. I hope you guys like it xD i really loved the vid and i cant wait to see more from this au! :D
@Ivy_cone sure! As long as I get credit for the idea, then you can use it ^^ This is the same for anyone else who is curious, too, as long as I am credited you guys can use this idea :D
Scourge be like "Yeah I might be one of the most infamous villains... but if you mess with my family? Time to have a taste of what happened to your father, you rotten piece of rag!"
I absolutely adore the idea of Scourge acting as her guardian angel, just kinda encouraging her to live her life the way she wants to - because man, poor Squilf gets the short end of the stick way too often, mostly due to Bramblestar...
That's actually all her own fault, she started all that bs regarding Bramble and Ash, poor Bramble was an innocent bystander in all this until he got possessed.
@@Nukebomb70oh yeah cause it’s not like she is the one that tried to hit him twice and forced him to choose between her and a family member and also deceived him but no he’s the abusive one squirrel apparently can never do anything wrong to you people that worships her so much (sarcasm)!
god i LOVE that scourge design. everything about this is amazing- especially towards the end where scourge grows protective over squilf as he steps to her side... i love all of your work but this is especially amazing.
The expression on Squilf’s face on the last frame looks almost like Scourge took control of her body and she didn’t know what was going to happen- love that
I love the parallel drawn between Squirrelflight/Scourge and Tigerstar/Bramblestar! It's so cool. I also remember back when people thought Squirrelflight was a reincarnation of Scourge. This PMV makes it literal.
another little tidbit, love the reference of squirrelflight attacking Brambleclaw in the same way Scourge killed Tigerstar Love those amazing details !!
I like the idea scourge is like a ghost watching over squirrelflight, and killing bramblestar the way scourge killed tigerstar is neat, plus the way squerllflight looked at it, like she was surprised or scared because she didn't know what had happened {what im judging based on the look in the drawing} it's a cool concept and I hope people make more aus about it.
Also i feel like this works great, scourge never believed in a starclan, he would most likely be a ghost roaming around or something, maybe he'd follow the one who ended him and just be like "he aint so bad" and watch his child
This concept is actually really good even if not thought out too much. Here's how i view it: Scourge - who was mistreated the entirety of his childhood - gets another shot in the afterlife to prove his worth in Starclan by guiding (ironically) Firestar's child. Even if, at first, Scourge was against this idea, he slowly began warming up to Squirrelflight, whether it is because he grew close to her as a guardian or because he knows Firestar is his kin and wouldn't really want to hurt his own kin (in memory of his siblings doing the same in his childhood)
Ooh, I really love the idea of guardian angel uncle scourge, and I love the parallels between their appearances, and I love how it's the confrontation with a tiger clone that gets scourge to act, and I love how you transition between squilf and scourge at the beginning and end, and I love the character designs and your art style, and and and--
AMAZING! I love this AU! The concept you gave it is impeccable, I love how you used Scourge, and Squirrel, as an uncle and niece who both killed the father as well as the son, it is fascinating! I love your art
I am so obsessed with this- the matching white paws, scourge striking out for Squirrel, the eternal fire/scourge vs tiger blood line conflict. Delicious. Also not to be fake deep but I love the aspect of the lines "I am real and you are not" when both cats are in a way 'possessed' (not quite with squirrelscourge but u get the gist)- even if unintentional ashfur claiming scourge (within squirrel) isn't real and he is only to be shown that he is oh so wrong
i love how the scene at the very beginning parallels the scene of squilf and bramble circling each other i think thats so neat and this concept is literally so cool hdfhdhsdh
I love how at the end when Squilf kills Bramble, it doesn't look like she was 100% willing; she looks stressed out and shocked at her own actions. I wonder if Scourge had more to do with the attack than Squilf herself did? Love your artstyle btw
Not only do I love this AU a lot, but it’s pretty coincidentally similar to Cinder’s reincarnation. Cinder is her own aunt, and Scourge is his own uncle. Since Cinderpelt was Brackenfur’s sister, and Cinderheart was Bracken’s daughter, and then Scourge is Firestar’s half-brother, while Firestar’s daughter is Squilf, it’s pretty coincidental. But apart from that, I love this AU so much, it’s so unique. And Bramble deserves it >:)
omg squilf and scourge parallels make me sooo happy bc OMG THE POTENTIONAL for wc to have a "history repeats itself" moment as large as this! you did this so beautifully i know im going to be obsessed with it forever
YESS I LOVE TO IMAGINE THIS AU! I kind of imagine Scourge kind of possessing Squilf like when Firestar possessed rootspring in tbc, and then scourge takes care of her toxic mate for her lol😂
This concept is so cool! I really hope you do more on this in the future! I like the idea of Scourge being a “guardian angel” and it has some interesting plot potential. He could feel remorse for his previous life and try to help Squirrelflight, or he uses her to get revenge on Firestar for his death. I wish this was actually canon in the books it would have been so much cooler
This is one of the coolest animations I’ve seen in a long time! Awesome concept, awesome execution!! Scourge being a guardian angel to or even just having parallels with Squirrelflight would be so interesting
The connection between them because of the white paw always made me believe it, and in my Au, he and Shrewpaw act as Squilf's guardian angels. Shrew does it for love and Scourge does it because he is a hero and in the Au he didn't kill Firestar, he was invited to join the clan.
i know this is late but the parallel between squilf killing bramblestar the same way scourge killed tigerstar, who was bramblestars dad, THE CYCLE CONTINUES
Yes!!! More Squirrelflight and Scourge parallel AUs! :) Someone suggested this video to me on my tumblr and I’ve been really big into illustrating similar aspects of a similar au lately, so this is really cool to see.
i love that its the white paw that attacks bramble/ash because its like their shared physical trait, a white paw, is whats connecting them! i love the art and the au
THIS IS SO COOL. WTF THE PARALLELS I'M LOOSING MY MIND, I love your squilf design and I'm obsessed with that one shot of the white paw before bramblestar is killed like for a split second you don't know which one of them is unsheathing their claws. this is so well done, I'd love to see more of this concept explored!!
i've watched and rewatched this countless times. i love the designs, i love the way everything is timed to the music, and i am obsessed with this idea. idk why but a scourge-squilf connection really speaks to me
I love the parallels between 0:00 and 0:14 - the white-paws on the top left, and the opponents on the bottom right. Bramble and Fire are even in almost the same position!
I need more of this. I’m like-SO OBSESSED! I always thought Squilf and Scourge were connected! It’s so cool to see that she’s kind of a reincarnation! Without the whole taking over thing :) I wanna see where this would go!
This whole PMV is just... absolutely gorgeous! But for some reason, the animation for the first "I am real and you are not" is just... SO DAMN GOOD. Holy crap.
the way squilf kills bramble in almost the same way scourge killed tigerstar is so cool i love this au so much and the art in this is sooooo good !!! i was pretty interested in scourge reincarnation aus but i think i like the guardian angel scourge idea better if im honest
holy moly!!!! *stares at this with awe and wonder at what a brilliant idea!!!* to be haunted or reborn by someone your father killed, and then confronting your former adversary's own son in a "similar" situation sins of the father shenanigans... parallels...
I love how Scourge seems to be strugling to stay up from his injury, yet he still has the courage to get closer to Squirel and defend his niece against Bramblestar, I dont know if it's just me, but it looks like Scourge stumble to get closer to Squirelflight when he says "I am real and.." Is it just me or did I actually found something no one else seem to have noticed?😂😂
@@TheFoxtabulousVixieI dont know with the first face of Scourge it really looks like he's suffering. But despite this he still wants to protect her. I also feel like, after watching her from his kithood, to apprenticehood to adulthood, he developped some love for his niece. In her kithood he's not shown.. in his apprenticehood he's shown, but acting more like he doesnt care much about her, like he's just forced but doesnt want to be there.. and gets more curious about her with time. Until finally he defended her against Bramble. For me this animation really shows how Scourge got attached to his niece after watching her grow up!❤
OMG the parallel between Squirrelflight slashing Bramblestar and Scourge slashing Tigerstar is just amazing!! History repeats itself mayhaps? This would be such a cool concept idea! 👀
I love I love I love this so so much I remember when I was a kid I wished they'd done more about squirrel's little white paw reference + being related to scourge!!! This is LOVELY your art is amazing and the pacing here is perfect omggg
I’ve always been interested in reincarnation AU’s and this is such an interesting one. The animation and the drawings also look really cool too. Good work:)
I’ve always been thinking that Squirrelflight was a reincarnation of Scourge for various reasons. I’m so happy that there’s someone who understands that. Even though you think of him as a parallel instead, of course XD
Woah! This is such a cool idea! Love seeing weird and unique duos that make sense, I would love to see more of guardian Scourge (btw has anyone else noticed that lycan has been feeding us with these pmv’s and memes lately)
I ALSO LOVE how in the beginning shot with firestar and scourge and the shot with bramblestar and squilf, fire and bramble are positioned the same way!
Just to add, did anybody remember the fact that in the books it said that bramble looked EXACTLY like tiger. I just love the fact that squirrel basically cuts him from tail to neck, just what scourge did to tigerstar.
I love this au! I know it was made on a whim but I feel like you could continue it if you find the right song. Now that Squirrelfight killed Bramblestar in this au through Scourge's influence I feel like Scourge could finally take over the forest through his influence on Firestar's daughter who has now become Squirrelstar thus blurring the lines between the past & present. I also feel like Scourge in general would hate modern thunderclan on how they pretty much let Squirrelflight be abuse by two toms Ashfur and Bramblestar, and also Starclan for basically gaslighting Squirreflight to adopt Leafpool's kits. Maybe it even escalates with Squirrelflight having a devil on her shoulder Scourge, and an angel on her shoulder her father Firestar during her leadership as the two half brothers reuinte in death both trying to have an influence over Squirrelstar.
I absolutely love the implications of this AU. Scourge, a cat who’s all but defined by his rage, and inability to forgive, learning to genuinely love and protect his niece, the daughter of the man who killed him. I can imagine him at first, just wanting to use Squirrel as a puppet to kill Firestar. But then seeing similarities between himself and her. Seeing just how similar that are, maybe only being able to see Socks and Ruby’s torment in Leafkit’s playful taunting, or Quince’s not believing in what he saw in Sandstorms joking asides. And then growing to want to give her a life he never had. A good relationship with her sister, respect, a safe home. His spirit standing protectively next to her when Brambleclaw yelled at her, and then him protecting her when he got violent. You can’t really tell whose white paw extended claws before the attack. It could have been Squirrelflight, angry and desperate. Or it could have been Scourge, protecting the only cat he cared for, the same way he protected himself.
Bramblestar and Squirrelflight: are mates Scorge and ashfur trying not to think about how the whole fandom shipped them for 8 minutes while watching the cats they are possessing be mates
Oh my gosh this is such an awesome concept!!!! The fact that you can't tell who's white paw it is that initiates the attack, PLUS the fact Bramble/Ash is killed in the same slashing way that Scourge killed Tigerstar is so amazing!! You're one of my fav WC creators and I love the consideration you put behind your fantastic art :D
Feels like Dejavu cause Bramblestar is Tigerstars son (though he's currently possessed by ashfur) and squirrelstar is kinda-reborned scourge. So it's like the whole scene again of scourge easily killing off Tigerstar.
I only just realized this detail- Squilf, the semi-reincarnation of Scourge killed Brambleclaw with the same technique Scourge had used to kill Tigerstar, his father. I think thats a really cool thing that was added!
NO STOP this makes all the sense in the world, your minddddd. honestly one of the most impressive pmvs I’ve seen both visually and especially story wise.
