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Post by Leonard on Jul 9, 2023 4:10:35 GMT -5
The Edelweiss catalog has been updated with the Wind cover, you can see it here:
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Jul 9, 2023 4:37:08 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by auser on Jul 9, 2023 4:48:46 GMT -5
Who could be the cats on the cover ?
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Post by Thistlefur on Jul 9, 2023 4:55:25 GMT -5
Absolutely love this cover - It's probably my favourite out of ASC so far!
I'm curious as to who's on the cover too. My immediate thought with the cat on the right was Heathertail due to the eyes, but think it could be Whistlepaw given the book is Wind and she's been shown to be somewhat close to Frostpaw - unsure with the fur colour and markings though.
And maybe the brown tabby at the front is Splashtail? It's not unusual for an antagonist or 'suspicious' character to be on the cover and with the blurb it might make sense to have him there if he's escalating things?
Not too sure at all about the cat on the left though - don't think it's any of our protagonists, Berryheart or one of the leaders. Maybe it's one of the new characters from the Park?
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Post by Leonard on Jul 9, 2023 5:10:52 GMT -5
I think that the cat on the right is Crowfeather - he looks pretty similar to how he appears on the cover of Crowfeather's Trial.
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 on Jul 9, 2023 5:20:30 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing, Leonard! For some reason, it's so funny to me that both the blurb and now also the cover for Wind were both revealed on Edelweiss first instead of the official Warrior Cats website like usual lmao. As for who these three cats might be, at least the website article about the cover will confirm it (probably soon, my guess is that they'll quickly try to post it on the website either by tomorrow or on Tuesday lol). My own guess for now is: Splashtail in the middle, Crowfeather on the right and I'm not so sure on the left but since it's a dark brown tabby with amber eyes (or at least seems to be) it could be Bramblestar, Tigerstar (again) or maybe Lightleap (for some reason idk just spitballing here and it's probably the wrong lineup idea anyways).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2023 7:43:21 GMT -5
Can't say I'm particularly fond of this one. I think the background is nice but the cats look off to me. Very AI-esque imo (not saying ai was used, just saying that's how the cats look to me).
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 on Jul 9, 2023 8:57:27 GMT -5
Can't say I'm particularly fond of this one. I think the background is nice but the cats look off to me. Very AI-esque imo (not saying ai was used, just saying that's how the cats look to me). Agreed tbh. The cat in the middle looks the best out of them all imo (I think it might be Splashtail), the cat on the left looks fine (which I think could be one of the still alive Tigerstar clones) but there is something off with the cat to the right (who I think is Crowfeather). Just something about the face and expression... No hate to Owen btw (since he has specific requirements to follow when drawing these covers).
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Post by Sand on Jul 9, 2023 9:09:13 GMT -5
This cover’s better than any of the floating head ones. I kinda like the sky in the background, but I’ve got no clue which characters they are. It’s too bad that the cats look generic and kind of AI-ish. Although AI messes up with cat eyes, paws, etc.
Cover still isn’t a favorite for me because the Polish ones are the best.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jul 9, 2023 9:10:07 GMT -5
I challenge Owen to do a cat without a white muzzle
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jul 9, 2023 9:53:04 GMT -5
On another note, the cat in the center looks more light brown/gingery to me? I'd be more inclined to say the cat on the left is either Lightleap or Splashtail, as it looks like a darker brown tabby. I don't know if we know his eye color.
The center cat might be Squirrelflight? She's been drawn a bit washed out by Owen before. That's a bit of a stretch though.
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Post by Katanaheart on Jul 9, 2023 10:31:08 GMT -5
The cat to the left clearly looks like Nightheart to me. The others I’m more uncertain on.
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 on Jul 9, 2023 10:32:21 GMT -5
On another note, the cat in the center looks more light brown/gingery to me? I'd be more inclined to say the cat on the left is either Lightleap or Splashtail, as it looks like a darker brown tabby. I don't know if we know his eye color. The center cat might be Squirrelflight? She's been drawn a bit washed out by Owen before. That's a bit of a stretch though. You're right, it could also be Squirrelflight (or Squirrelstar by that point, who knows) in the middle instead of Splashtail. It's just that the lighting made me think it could be Splashtail because I thought it made the cat look lighter than it was but now I can see it looking more ginger instead of brown as well. Owen has drawn her with a white muzzle on the cover for DW before so this would also fit although she still looks lighter on here as well (since she's stated to be dark ginger). Guess we'll have to wait and see what the website reveals in regards to who these characters are once they post the blurb over on there. I reckon it won't be long until they share it since they also posted the blurb not too long (a week or so) after it got shared on Edelweiss.
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Post by *Faith* on Jul 9, 2023 15:11:24 GMT -5
Ooh, pretty. Thanks for posting! The cat in the center looks light coloured, instead of dark. It could be Splashtail, but it doesn't really look like him. All the covers this arc had a protagonist on it. This cover doesn't have Sunbeam or Frostpaw. Nightheart might be there, simply because I can't tell if that one cat is brown or not. Another thing to note is that one cat from the titled Clan was on the cover of each book. I'm assuming it's the blue-eyed cat this time around.
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Post by Rainfire on Jul 9, 2023 15:21:08 GMT -5
I love it! I think it's beautiful! Love that beautiful shot of the sky and the way the cats are positioned. It's my fav ASC cover so far!
Is the center cat supposed to be a ginger tabby or a brown tabby, though? My first thought was ginger, but looking at it closer(especially the stripes), I can't tell for sure lol
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Post by ombredecorbeau2003 on Jul 9, 2023 16:15:41 GMT -5
Middle : Splashtail Left : Lightleap Right : Crowfeather
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jul 9, 2023 17:22:40 GMT -5
Thank you for posting this! The background looks great but why the white muzzles 😭
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Post by Sand on Jul 10, 2023 3:57:42 GMT -5
Ooh, pretty. Thanks for posting! The cat in the center looks light coloured, instead of dark. It could be Splashtail, but it doesn't really look like him. All the covers this arc had a protagonist on it. This cover doesn't have Sunbeam or Frostpaw. Nightheart might be there, simply because I can't tell if that one cat is brown or not. Another thing to note is that one cat from the titled Clan was on the cover of each book. I'm assuming it's the blue-eyed cat this time around. I tried running the book cover through a color palette picker and it seems that the main cat has more browns than ginger/orange. It looks nothing like Splashtail, so I don’t know what character it is. (Yes I had to google him.) The lighting makes it a bit difficult to tell in my opinion. coolors.co/31211b-2b1d10-783f35-a35d39-7d4524
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Post by dahliadove - #1 nightpelt fan on Jul 10, 2023 5:39:34 GMT -5
oh this is looking NIIIICE
im thinking the brown tabby could be bramblestar, tigertwo, owlnose or splashtail the orange cat is probably squirrelflight the weird looking one on the right i immediately jumped to the conclusion of heathertail bc the first word coming to mind to describe the eyes is "heather" but like what Leonard said, i can see it being crowfeather as well
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Post by Leonard on Jul 10, 2023 7:13:57 GMT -5
The cover was now posted on the official website, but still without revealing who the cats on the cover are or any other new information.
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Post by 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙 on Jul 10, 2023 8:41:57 GMT -5
The official cover reveal on the website states:
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jul 10, 2023 8:49:31 GMT -5
The official cover reveal on the website states: ??? Neither of those cats look like they’d match Frostpaw or Whistlepaw’s descriptions, imo
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Post by ᦓρ꠸ᥴꫀᠻꪖꪀᧁ on Jul 10, 2023 9:19:40 GMT -5
Hopefully with Whistlepaw on the cover she’ll have some major role in this arc
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Post by auser on Jul 10, 2023 9:57:52 GMT -5
The official cover reveal on the website states: ??? Neither of those cats look like they’d match Frostpaw or Whistlepaw’s descriptions, imo Frostpaw's on the right and is the wrong shade of gray with the wrong eye color Whistlepaw's on the left and looks brown due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color Splashtail's in the middle and looks ginger due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color They switched every cat's eye color Edit :if we look at Sky's main cover colors then it gets strange, it's the second time in a row that the cover has a pinkish sky in it and it is the second cover of the that looks like it was rushed
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Jul 10, 2023 10:07:43 GMT -5
??? Neither of those cats look like they’d match Frostpaw or Whistlepaw’s descriptions, imo Frostpaw's on the right and is the wrong shade of gray with the wrong eye color Whistlepaw's on the left and looks brown due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color Splashtail's in the middle and looks ginger due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color They switched every cat's eye color Frostpaw has been depicted as having blue eyes before, so this is hardly anything new, but neither Whistlepaw as well Splashtail's eye colors have never even been revealed until now.
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Post by auser on Jul 10, 2023 10:11:55 GMT -5
Frostpaw's on the right and is the wrong shade of gray with the wrong eye color Whistlepaw's on the left and looks brown due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color Splashtail's in the middle and looks ginger due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color They switched every cat's eye color Frostpaw has been depicted as having blue eyes before, so this is hardly anything new, but both Whistlepaw as well Splashtail's eye colors have never even been revealed until now. I looked at the wiki sprites, I didn't know they were wrong It's up for the book to confirm since these covers often get the eye color wrong
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jul 10, 2023 10:12:14 GMT -5
??? Neither of those cats look like they’d match Frostpaw or Whistlepaw’s descriptions, imo Frostpaw's on the right and is the wrong shade of gray with the wrong eye color Whistlepaw's on the left and looks brown due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color Splashtail's in the middle and looks ginger due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color They switched every cat's eye color Edit : I hope the next book's cover will be better than this, this is surprising considering than most Owen Richardson's cover (except TNP covers of course) are pretty good looking, I hope they aren't cutting more and more on the covers budget (at the same time if they put more weight in the story it would be cool), how much of a cash grab do they want these books to be ? Sky's cover was already bugging people, if we look at Sky's main cover colors then it gets more disappointing, it's the second time in a row that the cover has a pinkish sky in it Whistlepaw and Frostpaw's eye colors are correct (amber and blue, respectively). But Whistlepaw is supposed to be a gray tabby and she looks pretty dark brown here, and Frostpaw is a light gray point but looks dark gray (and the opposite of point with that white muzzle). Which is particularly weird, because Frostpaw doesn't even look consistent with how Owen has depicted her on the past few covers this arc. Do we know what Splashtail's canon eye color is?
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Post by auser on Jul 10, 2023 10:13:36 GMT -5
I challenge Owen to do a cat without a white muzzle He always does white muzzles yet white paw pattern is pretty common in cats
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Post by auser on Jul 10, 2023 10:15:35 GMT -5
Frostpaw's on the right and is the wrong shade of gray with the wrong eye color Whistlepaw's on the left and looks brown due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color Splashtail's in the middle and looks ginger due to the lightning and has the wrong eye color They switched every cat's eye color Edit : I hope the next book's cover will be better than this, this is surprising considering than most Owen Richardson's cover (except TNP covers of course) are pretty good looking, I hope they aren't cutting more and more on the covers budget (at the same time if they put more weight in the story it would be cool), how much of a cash grab do they want these books to be ? Sky's cover was already bugging people, if we look at Sky's main cover colors then it gets more disappointing, it's the second time in a row that the cover has a pinkish sky in it Whistlepaw and Frostpaw's eye colors are correct (amber and blue, respectively). But Whistlepaw is supposed to be a gray tabby and she looks pretty dark brown here, and Frostpaw is a light gray point but looks dark gray (and the opposite of point with that white muzzle). Which is particularly weird, because Frostpaw doesn't even look consistent with how Owen has depicted her on the past few covers this arc. Do we know what Splashtail's canon eye color is? My thoughts summed up, this explains why we didn't recognize any of the cats on the cover
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Jul 10, 2023 10:20:04 GMT -5
Frostpaw has been depicted as having blue eyes before, so this is hardly anything new, but both Whistlepaw as well Splashtail's eye colors have never even been revealed until now. I looked at the wiki sprites, I didn't know they were wrong It's up for the book to confirm since these covers often get the eye color wrong Don't just look at the wiki sprites next time. If a character's pelt is described but their eye color is unknown, they always go for a random one until it's confirmed. It's less that they were wrong and more of a "we'll settle on this for now" sort of thing. It happens all the time. Also, keep in mind that the books themselves get eye colors wrong, too. It's why Dovewing's was such a big deal before it was decided that her eyes were canonically green, hence why Frostpaw's page says that her own are green or blue.
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