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Post by Rainsplash on Jun 1, 2021 4:08:19 GMT -5
Like, you know, when you go to places, like BlogClan, there're massive Honeyfern lovers. I really couldn't understand people who have minor characters, really small ones, as favorites. I mean, sure, I like Poppyfrost, Icecloud, and Foxleap, but I wouldn't exactly say they're my favorites. There are more developed characters lying around, more main, and more cats who're explored.
Sheesh, this is sounding petty, but I don't like Honeyfern because people think she's amazing and lovely; so kind, so pretty, heroic, blah blah blah.
You know people who have favorite ships as Hazeltail x Foxleap? Um, yes, relationships aren't the best developed in Warriors, but I really don't get it when everything's pushed over to the side and non-canon minor character x minor character ships are your favorite.
What do you think there are?
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Post by Mothdapple on Jun 1, 2021 5:55:43 GMT -5
I mean, due to the lack of attention the Erins give to minor characters, I’ll admit I’m guilty of stuff like this.
When she was still alive, I was one of the huge Rosepetal fans who pushed hard for her to maybe be deputy or leader one day. I am honestly still like that with Lilyheart, Molewhisker, and Stormcloud today. You mentioned Hazel x Fox, which is something I shipped! I also shipped things such as Rose x Bumble and Toad x Blossom. Flipclaw is also one of my top favorite character, despite being a full backgroubd character.
My mind automatically loves to give characterization to background characters because it fills a gap. These characters need more attention, yet the Erins push them aside for main characters. TPB was most effective. I felt like I at least had a better idea of what each background character was like. But with recent arcs it’s hard and frustrating.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2021 6:32:50 GMT -5
if warrior cats main characters wanted me to prefer them over some random bg guy with a funney name they should simply have considered being likable
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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Jun 1, 2021 6:52:02 GMT -5
Probably because a lot of bg cats from POT/OotS actually had personality and development. I think the most notable ones were Honeyfern, Foxleap, Icecloud, Hazeltail, and Toadstep, and unfortunately, they all got iced. I know a lot of fans are upset about that, so they like to rewrite their own stories of what-ifs, if they had lived. Personally, I like Honeyfern too, if anything if feel like she's underrated tbh, because a lot of her deeds and character qualities go unnoticed.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2021 7:31:06 GMT -5
People can like who they want, it doesn't bother me at the end of the day as long as they're not mean about it. I'm fond of some minor/background characters myself. I do agree with you with about Honeyfern being overhyped, personally I like Poppyfrost better, but I can see why people like Honey. The killing of the POT-OOTS kids made me mad, but I never got the love for Hazeltail, unlike the others she had no notable personality, barely any lines and did pretty much nothing. She just kind of existed like the modern AVOS-TBC cats. I also find Swiftpaw and Shrewpaw overrated, especially Swiftpaw.
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Post by 🔥Firestar🔥 on Jun 1, 2021 10:57:53 GMT -5
It honestly never bothered me, because i find all of these characters' personalities likeable. Especially Honeyfern, Foxleap and Hazeltail. I think people love them a lot because of how in the current books the background characters are just there to exist and never influence the plot. They lack personalities and never do anything. (Ex. Leafshade, Eaglewing, Honeyfur, etc) So people look back and adore characters who actually had a lot of personality.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Jun 1, 2021 12:56:48 GMT -5
I don't think that there is anything wrong with adoring minor characters or minor canon/fanon pairings. Most background cats either don't have as much personality like the major ones, which gives fans the opportunity to create it for them and build/base their own headcanons further around these favorites of theirs or they end up being more interesting than even some protagonists. Also, I'm still someone who loves Honeyfern and think that she was wasted potential thrown away for a plot device (Hollyleaf trying to poison Leapool with deathberries) which was unnecessary and remains unsolved by the narrative anyways.
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