Graceland Too | COMPLETE Frecklewish MAP

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Published 2022-07-08
//cw: snakes/snake bites from 3:19-3:24! please be careful!

ITS HERE ITS DONEEEEE
I'm so happy this is finally finished, I could not be prouder of this map!!! Everyone put so much hard work into it and the final project looks incredible, I'm so proud of how it came out and it was super fun to host!! tysm to everyone who worked on it and to all of the backups who stepped quick to help finish parts. Every single artist in this is so talented, please make sure you check them out with the links below!!

The thumbnail was drawn by the wonderful Osinka, please go check them out as well!:    / @osinka680  

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This map focuses on Frecklewish's grief over the death of her brother, Birchface, as she projects on and idealizes the world around her in order to cope. She attaches herself to Mapleshade in particular over the assumption that Birchface is the father of her kits. This eventually backfires when it's revealed that this isn't true, destroying what little Frecklewish had left of her brother and her relationship with Mapleshade. Mapleshade decides to blame and get revenge on Frecklewish after her kits drown, and as Frecklewish is dying, she sees visions of her loved ones and what her life could have been like, before finally joining her brother in StarClan.

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Animated by:
Intro 1. MARSHII |    / @marshiimarsh  
Inkprism |    / @ipmoved  
RIPPEDEYEZ |    / @rippedeyez  
Dr. za 41 |    / @dr.za41  
Intro 2. RIPPEDEYEZ |    / @rippedeyez  
1. Millfreddo |    / @millfreddo4953  
2. pokefan1241 |    / @pokefan1241  
floffer |    / @floffer  
muckrooms |    / @muckrooms  
MARSHII |    / @marshiimarsh  
3. That Otter thing |    / @thatotterthing  
4. Dr. za 41 |    / @dr.za41  
5. stray_mutt_bones |    / @stray_mutt_bones  
6. KindaDweebish |    / @kindadweebish  
7. HiusLanka |    / @hiuslanka6897  
8. Pinktune0z |    / @pinktune0z395  
9. RachelAlexanDraws |    / @rachelalexandraws  
10. synci |    / @servalun  
11. MARSHII |    / @marshiimarsh  
Nebula Animates |    / @nebulaanimates  
xXEclipsedLightXx |    / @solielix  
12. xXEclipsedLightXx |    / @solielix  
13. Snailtooth |    / @snailtooth  
Aridarchen |    / @aridarchen  
deersnapx |    / @deersnapx13  
muckrooms |    / @muckrooms  
14. wistream |    / @wistream  
15. Faded Kat |    / @fadedkat  
16. lemonpie |    / @lemonpie_vanilla  
17. ColorfulMarble789 |    / @colorfulpup87  
18. ccoffyycreamm✦ |    / @ccomettx  
19. kirikerise |    / @arachnits  

Music: Graceland Too & Moon Song (Instrumental) by Phoebe Bridgers
Characters are from Warriors by Erin Hunter
Special thanks to kirikerise for helping write the script!

All Comments (21)
  • I- I just realised to rub salt into the wound Frecklewish would be blind in the dark forest wouldn’t she? And she’d never see her brother again.
  • Though I do like Mapleshade, this MAP changed my view on Frecklewish. At the beginning I knew Frecklewish didn't belong in the Dark Forest when it was announced. Though she shouldn't have called the kits 'creatures' she was still grieving and it was in the heat of the moment. I do believe that when she followed Mapleshade it was to apologize for lashing out but when she got to the river she saw the four of them drowning/struggling in the river and sat there out of shock and paralyzed by fear. Because that's how her brother died. She then saw the patrol and thought they'd be safe because it was a flood and she'd probably die trying to save them. When she heard about the death of the kits I do believe she felt terrible and only continued by being hostile to Mapleshade because she blamed everyone but herself. I love Frecklewish and she is now my favorite character.
  • @Pigeocore
    I'll be 100% honest, this map made me cry a little. Maybe it's just the song or the fact I like Frecklewish but the talent of so many people working on this moved me. Good job to everyone who took part in this!
  • @thana6499
    Honestly in love with how Frecklewish became the fandom's new favorite character over night
  • I love how this is both honest about what actually happened AND highlights how much Frecklewish seemed to care about Mapleshade. Like- this map paints these moments almost like she was in love… and it’s so sad to see how brutally it all ended. Honest, yet explorative. I like this a lot.
  • This is a great depiction of Frecklewish's POV in "Mapleshade's Vengance". I would not have thought of Mapleshade's reactions and personality like this, that she held little to no guilt over Birchface's and Flowerpaw's death and was more manipulative around the Clan than I originally thought. This just further proves that this book had an unreliable narrator as we couldn't see potential scenes like in this MAP that would have heavily influenced the reader's opinion of the characters. Well Done with the MAP!!! ^_^
  • When I heard that Frecklewish was put in the dark forest, I knew this was wrong. She had been grieving in the moment to learn that her brother’s supposed mate was not Mapleshade, and it was her brother’s killer. Her father was the one to banish the kits, which was forbidden from the warrior code, so he must’ve been in the Dark Forest. Frecklewish I feel was a really sad story, and I’m sad that she wasn’t allowed to be reunited with her family and friends but to be put with all of the actually bad cats. I’d like to imagine that her brother took care of Mapleshades kits as their parents wouldn’t be able to take care of them. Appledusk is with Reedshine, and Mapleshade is in the dark forest. I’m thinking though, if Frecklewish is in the dark forest, would they even converse, let alone forgive?
  • 1:42 I love this part because when she opened back eyes they made it to where the were sparkly and I like that little detail ✨️
  • @sexygirlmax2019
    the ending where frecklewish mouths the lyrics "whatever she wants, whatever she wants" as succumbing to her death is what mapleshade wants and frecklewish is sadly okay with it. God it hurts so much 😢❤
  • @colorfulpup87
    It turned out awesome!!! Mapleshade's Vengance is my favorite book ever, and I feel like this MAP portrays both Frecklewish and Mapleshade super well. Mapleshade does seem a little cold, but I think for Frecklewish's point of view it makes sense. I just think this MAP is really cool and everyone did amazing
  • @KoenDraws
    Honestly, I used to dislike Frecklewish a lot, but after watching this, it gave me a new view on her.
  • @pootr0st69
    I almost never understand what's going on in WC MAPs because I never bothered to read past the Omen of The Stars series like 10+ years ago, but the way all these animators strung the story together made me really want to know the entirety of the characters history 😭
  • @pokefan1241
    THIS TURNED OUT AMAZING I'M SO HONORED TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GORGEOUS PROJECT!! it does such a great job exploring freckle's character, the colors and imagery are phenomenal and everyone did an incredible job with their parts. love the thumbnail and credits art as well! so happy to see this completed 💕
  • @0.721x
    I love how you added the fact that Mapleshade purely doesn’t care that birchface and flowerpaw died. And she didn’t care that frecklewish was grieving and that’s why when frecklewish asked if their father was dead and thought that it might have been birchface Mapleshade saw it as a chance to lie(by omission) with no remorse and let the clan believe that Birchface fathered her kits. It’s a pure shame people still paint her out as a saint and completely ignore that she is a cruel being this being one of her cruelest acts to gain only what she wanted not caring who it affected in the process. And if you can’t believe that then you’re only lying to yourself simply because you don’t wanna come to terms with the truth. And PS: if you don’t know what “lying my omission” a simple definition of what it means is basically when you don’t give a clear answer to something and just leave the person assuming that something is true without bothering to correct them. And that’s basically what she did Also to add Frecklewishs’ rage towards Mapleshade was justified as she literally lied about her dead brother being the father of her babies when in Reality his killer is their father. And she was just lying for 4 months straight to her face without an ounce of regret. If you don’t see how messed you that is then idk what to tell you. However her anger towards the kits isn’t justifiable. Yes she has every right to be angry but the kits had no say and didn’t get to choose how they were born. The only problem I have with this map is that it looks like Appledusk purposely killed birchface even though it was an accident but other than that this is perfect and I’m glad freckle is getting some positive attention
  • @_mallow6686
    This map made me cry. Freckles wish has done virtually nothing wrong and She is kind and friendly, but her map is not much. I'm glad she has a nice new map.
  • @icarus4302
    God I love this map, it's breathtaking art, designs, palette, easy to understand storytelling and equal portrayal of both my girls without being forced to choose a side, Mapleshade's Vengeance is a complicated book about complicated characters, it makes them feel so real, and I still think it's my favorite book because of it
  • @zrainyday5266
    I absolutely love this MAP all the parts are stunning and it shows Freckle in a proper light. For the longest time she hated for trivial and sometimes made up reasons (The only legitimate time where she was cruel was calling the kits creatures and attacking their mother in front of them which she evidently regretted later). I love her character because it's a very complex one. Especially for warrior cats. Side note, it always seems to be the complex characters like Frecklewish, Bluestar, Squirrelflight, Palebird, ect who get the most hate which is weird imo.
  • @razmerry
    Brooo my heart,, this map is so cute!! One of the best protrayals of Mapleshade I've seen too
  • @arachnits
    AAAAAAAAAA YEAHHFHGHH ITS DONE!!!!!!! THIS CAME OUT AMAZING!!!!!! I YELLED OUT LOUD WHEN I SAW FRECKLE N BIRCH TOGETHER!!! THANK U FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE AND EVERYTHING!!!!!!