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Post by Rainfire on Dec 17, 2021 21:54:18 GMT -5
What do you guys think about Swiftpaw? He's always gotten a pretty good amount of fan content.
I loved looking at all the AMVs and fanart of him when I was younger, but lol tbh I literally don't remember a single thing about him that's not related to the dog attack
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Post by rabbit on Dec 17, 2021 21:58:59 GMT -5
That’s pretty much his entire character. Rereading the original arc I was actually surprised how little dialogue he has. It’s like 5 lines maybe even less than that.
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Post by vectoring34 on Dec 17, 2021 22:07:01 GMT -5
Among the most overhyped characters and the perfect example of how the fandom will make up a personality for characters and then declare it canon. Swiftpaw was just lucky enough to die early on so the fandom could continue projecting whatever personality they wanted on him rather than proceeding to complain about how he was ruined when he inevitably stepped out of line of the fandom's image of him.
Here's a funny thing about Swiftpaw and the Swiftbright ship, they literally only interact ONCE on-screen in the whole of the main series. They don't even exchange any dialogue in that scene, it's just Brightpaw nudging him out of the den because he's sulking.
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𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Dec 17, 2021 22:10:37 GMT -5
No opinion, incredibly overhyped (but then, I have this opinion on most background characters). Besides the dog incident, he also apparently seemed to inherit Longtail's personality, as when Fireheart and Graystripe were punished and he taunted them, but that's about all there is to him.
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Post by Aqua on Dec 17, 2021 23:40:43 GMT -5
I don't care for him, and don't care for BrightxSwift either.
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Post by whiteflight on Dec 17, 2021 23:58:04 GMT -5
Like how some of the others said I don't care about him and I don't understand the BrightxSwift ship when the only thing they did together was go to their deaths. It made sense that Swift was mad and jealous since he did start getting his attitude from Longtail and only Cloudtail was made a warrior but imo he shouldn't have done something so dangerous that lead to his death just to try and get his warrior name.
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Post by Pineclaw on Dec 18, 2021 4:16:21 GMT -5
It's crazy how overhyped he is. There's so little to say about him. If I remember correctly he was timid at first (when he became an apprentice) and the next time we see him he's already inherited some traits from his mentor, Longtail. The only other thing worth mentioning is his (justified) jealousy of Cloudtail and the dog incident. As for BrightxSwift, I never saw anything that even hinted at it. Not a fan of this ship either. Both because I just don't see it and because I remember some fans hating on Cloudtail for '"stealing" Brightpaw from Swiftpaw.'
Anyway, I neither love nor dislike Swiftpaw, I guess I don't really care about him. Kinda wish he had more screentime before the dog attack though.
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Ṣanɗypaw™
The Shiny User
🎵Guess that's just the way it goes, easy come, easy go🎵
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Dec 18, 2021 18:35:11 GMT -5
I find it really sad how Swiftpaw died such a horrible death. I wish that he'd had more personality beforehand though.
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flipwish
when do we get more hairless warrior cats
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Post by flipwish on Dec 18, 2021 20:52:11 GMT -5
he's neat but also I don't care that strongly about most of the cats anyways. amazed by the amount of dislike for him being kind of popular though lol. I guess it's true that he isn't quite as cool as all of those characters that got ZERO lines though...no one can compare to the true best cats
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Post by rabbit on Dec 18, 2021 21:00:40 GMT -5
he's neat but also I don't care that strongly about most of the cats anyways. amazed by the amount of dislike for him being kind of popular though lol. I guess it's true that he isn't quite as cool as all of those characters that got ZERO lines though...no one can compare to the true best cats Don’t you dis Hollytuft
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2021 4:17:16 GMT -5
vectoring34 takes the words out of my mouth yet again Don't get the attachment for this honestly nothing character. He just exists to die, he has no personality, barely any lines. What sets him apart from a cat like Sorrelstripe or Leafshade other than his death? And the idea that Swiftpaw was Brightheart's first mate or that SwiftBright is somehow better than CloudBright, one of the healthiest and well-written pairings in the series is weird. Or that Brightheart would have chosen Swiftpaw over Cloudtail if he hadn't died. Cloudtail was said to care for Brightheart way before the dog incident. Meanwhile, what interactions did she and Swiftpaw have at all other than the dogs? Like said before, he's basically just an OC the fandom made and treated like he's somehow canon. I don't care about AUs, but I've seen people legit take these claims as 100% canon.
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Post by 🔥Firestar🔥 on Dec 19, 2021 10:42:00 GMT -5
I don't think i should care for him, since he has barely any lines in the canon books, but i can't help loving his character after years of seeing how the fandom interprets him.
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Post by cygna on Dec 19, 2021 10:44:14 GMT -5
I liked him. He was the first warrior's character I ever cried for. (Second was Mapleshade's kits, third was Tadpole, fourth was Bristlefrost.) His death still hits different when I read it. I always felt terrible for him. He deserved so much more. I think a lot of the fandom feels the same way. Your heart just hurts for him.
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𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑
Villain Enjoyer
Taking a break from the forums because my cat died. Will probably be back mid to late October.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Dec 19, 2021 13:50:10 GMT -5
I was and still am rather neutral on Swiftpaw and think he is quite overrated. But I can also understand why a big part of the fandom chose to get attached to him and interpret his character further since he was the cat who died instead of surviving the horrible dog attack like Brightpaw/heart did. I'm personally more attached to Gorsepaw and Snowkit but can see how Swiftpaw's terrible demise caused a lot of fans to feel bad for him and eventually get interested in his story while either making content about his canon self or developing him further. I would have honestly loved to see some interactions between him and his half-siblings Brambleclaw/star and Tawnypelt to be honest, even after his death. He could have visited them in their dreams or something like that. But other than that, he gets a bit too much attention and SwiftBright as a ship is certainly not for me. CloudBright is way superior to it.
I did stumble across a really good comic online called "Swifthawk's Chance" fairly recently though.
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Post by cheeselamps on Dec 19, 2021 18:33:31 GMT -5
I like him, but I guess it's mainly because of the way the fandom portrayed him. I would have loved to see more of his character before he died.
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Post by Fernsong on Dec 19, 2021 20:30:17 GMT -5
I enjoy him, really that's all to say.
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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Dec 20, 2021 5:10:18 GMT -5
I like him, and I liked the idea of SwiftBright, so it's whatever. I don't really care too much for other reasons to look that deep into it, especially since he died so early on, which are my same reasons for liking Gorsepaw and Shrewpaw. You either like him or you don't, and either choice is fine.
Also, I really like this AMV of him, it's very nostalgic:
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