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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2020 5:11:54 GMT -5
This thread also includes information from my "More Replies From James - Hawkwing and Twigbranch" thread, so if you haven't already, check it out if you want!
I gave James a suggestion for the Leopardstar 2021 Super Edition, this is what I told him, and what he replied :
That's some intriguing trivia, thank you! If it's okay with you, I would like to make a suggestion for the Leopardstar Super Edition, even though you might've included this in the book anyways. On the old Warriors App, there were trivia sections about some of the characters, and on Leopardstar's page it said this :
"Leopardstar was born a "drypaw", reluctant to get her feet wet.
But she forced herself to overcome her fear of the river because she was determined to lead her Clan one day. She confided in just one cat, her nursery denmate Sunfish, who put fresh-kill on the far side of a stream that Leopardstar had to walk through before she could eat."
This information is taken from the Warriors Wiki, with screenshots from the old Warriors app as proof. I'm aware that you probably don't take suggestions from the fans, but I just thought I'd let you know about this, just in case. It would be a great thing for Leopardstar's character and development, and we could have some wholesome moments between her and Sunfish. It would simply be something new and exciting.
Thank you for your time!
Terrastar
Hello, again, Terrastar,
Logging on again to follow-up, because I realized I had accidentally cut something from my last email to you when editing the text… namely, the punchline that the editorial team agonized over Hawkheart’s name for a long time, and then someone remembered right after we changed it, that the name had been used before, for a WindClan medicine cat! So it was a good thing none of us could pronounce it properly!
This has actually been something the team has discussed numerous times – when is it OK to re-use character’s names. Quite frankly, in a cast of characters as vast as the series has, it is unlikely that names won’t be re-used and duplicated – but obviously, it gets very confusing. For example, we now have a Tigerstar II, after Tigerheart became leader. (I don’t recall if we discussed making him Heartstar, to avoid confusion with the original Tigerstar, but we liked the idea of him having ambivalence about sharing a name with his mother’s father.)
Thank you for sharing that trivia from the app – the team are currently drafting the Leopardstar storyline. There are still some big decisions to be made, so I cannot allude to the time period depicted, but we appreciate any memory jogs!
Hope you’re having a grand weekend!
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Post by Jaysnow on Sept 19, 2020 0:31:42 GMT -5
Oooh, awesome! I hope they remember to put this to use. I hope the Leopardstar book is similar to the classic SEs in that we follow her life from kithood to leadership.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 2:02:18 GMT -5
Oooh, awesome! I hope they remember to put this to use. I hope the Leopardstar book is similar to the classic SEs in that we follow her life from kithood to leadership. I hope so too! I really want to see another leadership ceremony, we haven’t had one since Tigerheart’s Shadow
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Post by Jaysnow on Sept 19, 2020 12:06:38 GMT -5
Oooh, awesome! I hope they remember to put this to use. I hope the Leopardstar book is similar to the classic SEs in that we follow her life from kithood to leadership. I hope so too! I really want to see another leadership ceremony, we haven’t had one since Tigerheart’s Shadow I'd be interested in seeing this, too. It's pretty easy to pinpoint the cats that would've given Leopardstar a life: Her three dead littermates. (3) Her mother, Brightsky. (1) Her mentor, Whitefang. (1) Her predecessor, Crookedstar. (1) I got all the obvious ones, but I like to headcanon that Shimmerpelt (her adopted mother) (1), Skyheart (her adopted sister) (1), and Hailstar (her predecessesor's predecessor) (1) all gave her lives.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 12:09:42 GMT -5
I hope so too! I really want to see another leadership ceremony, we haven’t had one since Tigerheart’s Shadow I'd be interested in seeing this, too. It's pretty easy to pinpoint the cats that would've given Leopardstar a life: Her three dead littermates. (3) Her mother, Brightsky. (1) Her mentor, Whitefang. (1) Her predecessor, Crookedstar. (1) I got all the obvious ones, but I like to headcanon that Shimmerpelt (her adopted mother) (1), Skyheart (her adopted sister) (1), and Hailstar (her predecessesor's predecessor) (1) all gave her lives. I think only one of the littermates would give a life. In Mistystar’s Omen, Mistystar’s 3 kits appeared at her ceremony, but only one of them gave her a life
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Post by *Faith* on Sept 19, 2020 14:12:58 GMT -5
I hope so too! I really want to see another leadership ceremony, we haven’t had one since Tigerheart’s Shadow I'd be interested in seeing this, too. It's pretty easy to pinpoint the cats that would've given Leopardstar a life: Her three dead littermates. (3) Her mother, Brightsky. (1) Her mentor, Whitefang. (1) Her predecessor, Crookedstar. (1) I got all the obvious ones, but I like to headcanon that Shimmerpelt (her adopted mother) (1), Skyheart (her adopted sister) (1), and Hailstar (her predecessesor's predecessor) (1) all gave her lives. Skyheart was actually still alive when Leopardstar was leader. She appeared in Mothwing's Secret as a queen.
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Post by Jaysnow on Sept 19, 2020 14:40:33 GMT -5
I'd be interested in seeing this, too. It's pretty easy to pinpoint the cats that would've given Leopardstar a life: Her three dead littermates. (3) Her mother, Brightsky. (1) Her mentor, Whitefang. (1) Her predecessor, Crookedstar. (1) I got all the obvious ones, but I like to headcanon that Shimmerpelt (her adopted mother) (1), Skyheart (her adopted sister) (1), and Hailstar (her predecessesor's predecessor) (1) all gave her lives. Skyheart was actually still alive when Leopardstar was leader. She appeared in Mothwing's Secret as a queen. Oh, you're right. I totally forgot! Then I'll replace her with Riverstar, because why not. After all, Thunderstar himself gave Pinestar a life.
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Post by Jaysnow on Sept 19, 2020 14:43:08 GMT -5
I'd be interested in seeing this, too. It's pretty easy to pinpoint the cats that would've given Leopardstar a life: Her three dead littermates. (3) Her mother, Brightsky. (1) Her mentor, Whitefang. (1) Her predecessor, Crookedstar. (1) I got all the obvious ones, but I like to headcanon that Shimmerpelt (her adopted mother) (1), Skyheart (her adopted sister) (1), and Hailstar (her predecessesor's predecessor) (1) all gave her lives. I think only one of the littermates would give a life. In Mistystar’s Omen, Mistystar’s 3 kits appeared at her ceremony, but only one of them gave her a life True, but this is simply my own headcanons. If two of her dead littermates have to be replaced, then I'll replace #1 with Oakheart and #2 with Shattered Ice.
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Post by *Faith* on Sept 19, 2020 15:02:44 GMT -5
You know what I want from this SE? Tell us which cats died in the BC battle! We know RC lost a lot of cats, but it was never confirmed which cats. The only cat from TDH allegiances that died that book was Stonefur, but he died before the battle.
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Post by Jaysnow on Sept 19, 2020 15:05:38 GMT -5
You know what I want from this SE? Tell us which cats died in the BC battle! We know RC lost a lot of cats, but it was never confirmed which cats. The only cat from TDH allegiances that died that book was Stonefur, but he died before the battle. I've said it before, and I'll say it again- I'm really hoping we get to see most of Leopardstar's life. Her early life to leadership, like Crookedstar's Promise and Bluestar's Prophecy did. The most pivotal parts. Of course, this would be included. Kate does excellent with stories like these. You know, I have a strange feeling that it's going to be called Leopardstar's Regret.
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Post by *Faith* on Sept 19, 2020 15:23:08 GMT -5
You know what I want from this SE? Tell us which cats died in the BC battle! We know RC lost a lot of cats, but it was never confirmed which cats. The only cat from TDH allegiances that died that book was Stonefur, but he died before the battle. I've said it before, and I'll say it again- I'm really hoping we get to see most of Leopardstar's life. Her early life to leadership, like Crookedstar's Promise and Bluestar's Prophecy did. The most pivotal parts. Of course, this would be included. Kate does excellent with stories like these. You know, I have a strange feeling that it's going to be called Leopardstar's Regret. Since Leopardstar is Kate's favourite leader, and she has stated before that Leopard could use a SE, hopefully it will be a good one. It wouldn't really surprise me if that was the title.
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Post by Jaysnow on Sept 19, 2020 15:24:14 GMT -5
I've said it before, and I'll say it again- I'm really hoping we get to see most of Leopardstar's life. Her early life to leadership, like Crookedstar's Promise and Bluestar's Prophecy did. The most pivotal parts. Of course, this would be included. Kate does excellent with stories like these. You know, I have a strange feeling that it's going to be called Leopardstar's Regret. Since Leopardstar is Kate's favourite leader, and she has stated before that Leopard could use a SE, hopefully it will be a good one. It wouldn't really surprise me if that was the title. I've missed Super Editions set in the classic setting (the old forest).
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Post by *Faith* on Sept 19, 2020 15:41:20 GMT -5
This is my headcanon for Leopardstar's nine lives:
Brightsky Sibling #1 Sibling #2 Sibling #3 Crookedstar Whiteclaw Shimmerpelt (if she's dead) Silverstream Whitefang (if he's dead)
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