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  • @RileyG
    @RileyG  6 місяців тому +1078

    EDIT: THANK YOU GUYS FOR 100k VIEWS AAAA it’s only been 6 days you guys are crazy!!!
    Thank you all so much for watching!! If you want any clarification on the events happening in this PMV, there's a short explanation of the story in the description :)
    Larkstar has been just sort of Existing in the background of the Mudpaw videos, so it's really fun to get to show you guys just what her life was like in the past. This is far from the only tragedy that ever struck her and the clan, but it was, I think, the most formative. This event and the months following it end up informing her worldview and beliefs and shaping who she becomes.
    OH ALSO If you're wondering why the environments in this video are so different from the environments in the videos that take place in Mudpaw's time, the clan has to abandon their ancestral home, since the floodwaters destroyed it. They travel for many months, and eventually find their way up the mountain that Micaclan lives on in the current day, where they establish a new territory!

    • @b.t.6969
      @b.t.6969 6 місяців тому +9

    • @BitterCyder
      @BitterCyder 6 місяців тому +20

      Are there other clans in the story or is it just Micaclan?

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +68

      @@BitterCyder other clans definitely exist at this point in their history, but during this very disaster the other clans are also swept up in the destruction. Whether others managed to survive or not, whether they also move on to look for different territories like Micaclan, who’s to say! No cat in Micaclan knows the other clans’ fates

    • @claudiahyde1656
      @claudiahyde1656 6 місяців тому +9

      @@RileyG hey there! I was curious to know what brush you use for your lineart? I think you mentioned it was in the jingsketch pack but I don’t know which one lol.

    • @CluelessBubbleEater
      @CluelessBubbleEater 6 місяців тому +7

      Larkstar is 100%, certifiably, a girlboss

  • @Dragoz.
    @Dragoz. 6 місяців тому +3154

    "Starclan we need water"
    Starclan: bet

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +346

      HAHA NOOOOO

    • @BrynHirschman
      @BrynHirschman 6 місяців тому +42

      Nah 💀

    • @Ana-dn5fl
      @Ana-dn5fl 6 місяців тому +118

      Accurate starclan behavior 😭

    • @Willothewhispys
      @Willothewhispys 6 місяців тому +34

      PFFT Yeah thats how starclan be

    • @CHARMING-qw1ho
      @CHARMING-qw1ho 6 місяців тому +13

      Nahh this is so true 💀😭

  • @phantomcat7990
    @phantomcat7990 6 місяців тому +3444

    MicaClan: Man, I’m so thirsty I could drink I river…
    StarClan: 🤨 could you?

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +590

      NOOOOO STOP THIS IS SO FUNNY 😭

    • @Hi-gt9vi
      @Hi-gt9vi 6 місяців тому +86

      Gulp gulp every water

    • @KZFathom
      @KZFathom 6 місяців тому +116

      true it was a skill issue. they shoulda just drank all the water

    • @musicplaylists6718
      @musicplaylists6718 6 місяців тому +99

      [Realistic horse voice] how thirsty....

    • @OsirisTheRaptor
      @OsirisTheRaptor 6 місяців тому +12

      ​@@musicplaylists6718😂

  • @victoriaburroughs8399
    @victoriaburroughs8399 6 місяців тому +3224

    I love the use of situational irony prevalent in Micaclan’s partial destruction. They spent months staving off drought, rationing water through leaves and moss so everyone would have water to drink. Then, just when they think their plight is over and the rains return, the rains don’t stop until everything they know and love is swept away in the torrent. Seems like only Starclan could fashion a fate as cruelly ironic as this one. Can’t wait for more lore to drop!

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +753

      Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!!
      Flash flooding is a real threat after drought! Part of the whole idea for the flood in particular came from a video I saw that showed the effects of drought on soil's ability to absorb water. Ground that experiences regular rain absorbs water quickly and easily, but incredibly dry ground becomes practically hydrophobic, and heavy rains after droughts often result in serious flooding. That fact, plus the dramatic irony of being destroyed by what they needed most, was just too good to NOT include

    • @victoriaburroughs8399
      @victoriaburroughs8399 6 місяців тому +102

      @@RileyGyou slayed so hard. Thank you for all your hard work that brought us this work of art! ❤

    • @LilStarling
      @LilStarling 6 місяців тому +70

      @@RileyG as someone raised in So Cal where we have constant droughts the flash floods would really kick in like gushing rivers. One time the storm drains were swollen with water and i saw someone with a boogie board like thing. I wish I did that at some point xD thought still was pretty small so not a good idea for me O_O All in all yes it can be very very scary with how fast things will fill up and flood even if its good for the environment and our drinking water. In where I live now the entire city would basically flood and would fill up into a lake. Fortunately everyone got away except for this one person may they rest in peace.

    • @LocalTiredArtist
      @LocalTiredArtist 6 місяців тому +27

      @@RileyG Yeah flash flooding is a common warning we get here in Texas during the summer. We got a bad storm a few days ago, couldn’t leave my road cause of several knocked over trees, not to mention the amounts of rain were just.. wow. Were used to it here so we’re prepared most of the time when it’s summer but we can’t always predict how bad the rain will be.

    • @spectralhauntings
      @spectralhauntings 6 місяців тому +25

      @@RileyG I live in a rainforest that due to climate change has been drying out way more than usual and yep see this first hand every year now. Once soil dries out water just sits on top of it a few years ago the floods here were so bad that ppl were having to boat cows through the flood waters in an attempt to get em to higher ground. This PMV not only is wonderfully done but def hits close to home as someone dealing with severe droughts and floods one after another orz

  • @roxxthegaedeercat
    @roxxthegaedeercat 6 місяців тому +1563

    Starclan: "not enough water? Let's tweak the settings a little- Oh shi-"

  • @Teainatophat
    @Teainatophat 6 місяців тому +832

    Micaclan : “we miss the days when our territory was filled with water and we could swim in it”
    Starclan “you wish is my command 😎”

  • @BugsnBooze
    @BugsnBooze 6 місяців тому +241

    "oh, we're so thirsty! we could drink a whole ocean!"
    starclan: "I mean.. If you say so-"

  • @WackyWavyRainbowWyrm
    @WackyWavyRainbowWyrm 6 місяців тому +968

    I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT THE KITS 😭 I'm so happy they're all there at the end

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +514

      in this house we protecc kits 😤 (also one of my friends threatened me with bodily harm if anything bad happened to them by the end of the video)

    • @ahaahbahoo1821
      @ahaahbahoo1821 6 місяців тому +63

      splendid

    • @Fawn-wc8kv
      @Fawn-wc8kv 6 місяців тому +80

      @@RileyG And I'm glad that friend did.

    • @Mint-thefurry
      @Mint-thefurry 6 місяців тому +54

      I also was like:
      *the cats climbing the trees*
      Me: aww they r saving the kittens and helping eachother to get the kittens to safety
      *the tree falls*
      Me: NO NOT THE BLACK KITTEN
      *they save it*
      Me: F#CK YEAHHHHHHH

    • @HuskyCannot
      @HuskyCannot 6 місяців тому +4

      Same bro

  • @lilythearcticfox
    @lilythearcticfox 6 місяців тому +400

    I do like how the flood happens after a drought. It's accurate because the ground becomes hard and stony from the drought and when the rain falls it doesn't absorb the water well so it just builds up.

  • @bright-honey
    @bright-honey 6 місяців тому +270

    as a person who has almost drowned, the absolute FEAR i felt when the tree got uprooted was so. MWAH. chefs kiss. beautiful

    • @sahara3566
      @sahara3566 6 місяців тому +7

      wwhat was it like? also i hope you’re alright

    • @nostalgia.hurts0
      @nostalgia.hurts0 5 місяців тому +9

      ..i nearly drowned in a kiddie pool once-

    • @BeanKally
      @BeanKally 5 місяців тому +12

      @@nostalgia.hurts0I almost got suffocated and killed by a lobster floaty when I was 6, guess I’m glad my legs are strong and I was able to kick it off of me XD

    • @Feezee223
      @Feezee223 2 місяці тому +6

      I almost drowned onse when I was 12 because my 6 year old cousin decided to try and climb on my shoulders while we were in the deep end but luckely we were close by the edge so we were able to get to it and get out it was scary tho

  • @cottoncaked6627
    @cottoncaked6627 6 місяців тому +1195

    Some other clan: Yo, starclan we need water.
    Starclan: Ok.
    Some other clan: Actually, double it and give it to the next clan.

  • @Axel_Was_Here433
    @Axel_Was_Here433 6 місяців тому +812

    This PMV is so stunning it maks me wanna crawl back into the warrior cats fandom and rewrite all my my OCS 😭

    • @Zelologist
      @Zelologist 6 місяців тому +22

      FOR REAL

    • @butterflyxx0
      @butterflyxx0 6 місяців тому +10

      Me

    • @SimpleArtist-sj5rz
      @SimpleArtist-sj5rz 6 місяців тому +4

      I could literally say the same thing I literally just got a character idea off of the song and the animation , I’m going to make a character called Dune tromped

    • @SimpleArtist-sj5rz
      @SimpleArtist-sj5rz 6 місяців тому +2

      Tromper *

    • @Axel_Was_Here433
      @Axel_Was_Here433 6 місяців тому +6

      @@SimpleArtist-sj5rz i started replanning my whole WC universe, drawing them and all that. I might eventually make a discord server surrounding those clans

  • @brew-berry-arts
    @brew-berry-arts 6 місяців тому +479

    The irony of Larkstar fighting to bring enough water back to her clan, only to have lost everything to a flood, then the only way to reach her ancestors and lost family is by cave diving. And losing a life to said cave diving

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +185

      YOU!! YOU GET IT BREW!!! she's shaped by water, by the ways it's nearly killed her; it's one of her greatest fears, and it's still something she has to face in order to save her clan, over and over again throughout her life, and still she faces it.....ough

    • @youarespecial108
      @youarespecial108 6 місяців тому +16

      I'm sorry to ask but what does it mean that she is Cave Diving does she go into a cave or I'm sorry I'm just really confused ps I'm so sorry if I made you angry or upset

    • @brew-berry-arts
      @brew-berry-arts 6 місяців тому +29

      @@youarespecial108 cave diving is basically when you go to either charted or uncharted watery caves and dive with gear
      It’s very dangerous and requires a lot of experience to do safely
      Dw you didn’t bother me at all :)

    • @KarenelizabethRodriguezmoreno
      @KarenelizabethRodriguezmoreno 6 місяців тому

      Died

    • @KarenelizabethRodriguezmoreno
      @KarenelizabethRodriguezmoreno 6 місяців тому +1

      Is the clan leader male or female, what is his name? From what I see it is female:

  • @Fox66684
    @Fox66684 6 місяців тому +259

    Clan: PLZ GIVE US WATER OH PLZ WE ARE DESPERATE GIVE US A WHOLE RIVER
    StarClan: I take that personally.

  • @morningglory.2
    @morningglory.2 6 місяців тому +305

    HOLY HELL… you’re just seriously one of the best visual storytellers in this community. Not only is this concept and all the stress and emotion that comes with it so perfect, but every story beat hits ridiculously well. The simple color schemes and corresponding tone change were amazingly effective.
    The irony of the clan being ruined by the very thing they were desperate for… AGHH!!!
    Absolutely love your work, and I’m so glad you managed to achieve a compete project despite intense burnout 🫶💙

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +41

      WAAAA thank you so much!! Honestly after working on this project for so long and rewatching it so many times in the process, I was feeling like the pacing/storybeats were a bit off lol. I'm so glad they actually came across well, though!!
      Thank you so much for your kind words

    • @Willothewhispys
      @Willothewhispys 6 місяців тому +9

      @RileyG -- The fact that the lighting strikes were on BEAT, just amazING

  • @learyana512
    @learyana512 6 місяців тому +117

    Imagine if river clan experienced this like they’re gonna have a big gush of water even before the other clans get water because of their rivers right outside their clan and they have no trees in their camp oh really any high surfaces so where are they gonna go?- 0:10

    • @Kitsu_ItezaCreates
      @Kitsu_ItezaCreates 2 місяці тому +6

      I belive so they had in Bramblestar's Storm, a huge crashwave happened although it was mainly ShadowClan whom got it worse, their old territory all broken and splited. RiverClan manages to survive much tho, but (obviously 🥹) ThunderClan succeeded to not lose any of their clan members.

    • @bumblebeez2101
      @bumblebeez2101 2 місяці тому +3

      Didnt they have one in the first series? I think two of Mistyfoot's kits got swept away from the nursery cause of a flood during that time

    • @learyana512
      @learyana512 2 місяці тому

      @@Kitsu_ItezaCreates okay got it!-this was a wile ago that I said this!ty for telling me!
      :>

    • @Kitsu_ItezaCreates
      @Kitsu_ItezaCreates 2 місяці тому

      @@learyana512 Haha, understandable since it only takes me 2-3 days to read a full WC book (since of school hours as well + daily stuff) so 3 months could make you read a lot of them!

    • @learyana512
      @learyana512 2 місяці тому

      @@Kitsu_ItezaCreates I have not read to many-I have not read that book! :)

  • @FiggyG11
    @FiggyG11 6 місяців тому +76

    okay i need to stres this again but I LOVE how you use colour to portray how the characters see the world. Mudpaw thinking the world is mostly dull portrayed by the monochrome scheme of his animatics. Possum seeing the world bright until losing his mate and son, here the colours become slightly duller. Larkstar seeing the world the way it is, dark and wet when dark and wet, hot and dry when hot and dry.
    Its so pleasing

  • @bashfulwolfo6499
    @bashfulwolfo6499 6 місяців тому +106

    As someone who lives in a desert area, rain is both a blessing and a curse. It’s great to finally experience it and to watch the plants spring to life, but it brings flash floods, landslides, and lightning that loves to strike down right next to people.
    With that out of the way, this PMV was gorgeous! I love the colors used throughout, each one bringing its own sort of emotion. It’s amazing to see what the clan was like before Mudpaw’s time, even if it’s just a snippet.

  • @de_oxidized
    @de_oxidized 6 місяців тому +96

    Dangg starclan really said
    "You want water?.. alright bet :3"
    *Proceeds to flood their home*

  • @ashfur6719
    @ashfur6719 6 місяців тому +162

    Friend sent me this with the message "wake up, riley cooked" and boy did you!
    That transition between the hopeful look upon the rain to the realization of the storm brrr. The two trees falling and the panic afterwards were also strong.
    I also need to comment on the lovely colour palette, very nice.

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +33

      Aaa thank you so much!!
      It's still so crazy to me that people talk about my videos to other people,,,, tell your friend they are very cool

    • @ashfur6719
      @ashfur6719 6 місяців тому +2

      @@RileyG Will do :D

    • @hihowru5676
      @hihowru5676 6 місяців тому +4

      @@RileyG Said friend here! Evidently, I received your message C:
      I remember in 2022 I sent some of your videos to another person in our friend group, and since then we've been talking about them whenever they release.
      As for me and ashfur6719, I think we may have discovered you seperately? Either way, we both have Warriors nostalgia and love musing about our own OCs, so your great works were essentially perfect for us all to enjoy and occasionally discuss together.
      I can understand it's weird to consider that others are referring to your projects when you're not there, but it's absolutely the type of attention you deserve with all the great stuff you put out both here and on Tumblr! So, thank you for all you've shared with us so far :D

  • @BitterCyder
    @BitterCyder 6 місяців тому +703

    They asked for water and got just that 💀

    • @randomdots7758
      @randomdots7758 6 місяців тому +36

      only just a LITTLE bit more than they needed 💀

    • @Sunny._.donuts
      @Sunny._.donuts 6 місяців тому +17

      Only a LITTLE bitttttt- 💀

    • @Phantom_Of_Fandoms
      @Phantom_Of_Fandoms 6 місяців тому +23

      @@Sunny._.donutsStarClan: ohhh, u need a bit of water? A ‘bit’? Ok!
      *dumps an ocean*

    • @JoanThomas-k7r
      @JoanThomas-k7r 6 місяців тому +2

      Well they don't got hands so

    • @meepers8679
      @meepers8679 6 місяців тому +4

      Gotta stay hydrated :]

  • @musicplaylists6718
    @musicplaylists6718 6 місяців тому +99

    Everything in this PMV feels so real and alive

  • @jittercritter
    @jittercritter 6 місяців тому +80

    It has been a long, LONG time since a PMV made me emotional. I teared up watching this, and I think the extraordinarily clear, concise visuals a major reason why. You could feel the desperation in their expressions, and the reality of an apprentice having to collect water with moss and carry it back and watch someone else drink it is just visceral. Your creativity with how the cats dealt with the water shortage really drives home how desperate these cats were, and watching them all scramble away from the resulting flood… god. The change in color pallet was brilliant too.
    This is easily my favorite PMV that I’ve ever watched. Excellently done

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +15

      Thank you so much for your kind words!! I'm so glad the video resonated with you :')

  • @musicplaylists6718
    @musicplaylists6718 6 місяців тому +44

    Something I think really pulls this whole story and PMV together is how much sense the disaster makes and how much thought has been put into it. The flood doesn't just happen with no warning, there's build up and ironic tragedy and logic behind it. The scene where the trees fall is 1) my favourite scene in the PMV, it's so dramatic and horrific, Larksong's expressions really sell it and the second tree falling just doubles down on it 2) a really good example of this I think? Because the trees falling isn't just something that Happened, it's a domino affect, the drought killed the trees and made the roots weak, the flood loosened them further, the weight of all the cats tips them over, it gives it a sense of inevitability and like all the world is falling apart, if that makes sense. Sorry for commenting like 4 times

  • @Darilyn_Dinostar
    @Darilyn_Dinostar 6 місяців тому +25

    MicaClan: I’m thirsty
    StarClan: *sends torrential rain*
    MicaClan: *literally drowns* refreshing

  • @mookieluvr
    @mookieluvr 6 місяців тому +35

    As someone who lives in the desert, my heart dropped when the rain clouds appeared. I knew what was going to happen, I know how the desert works. It really hit that Dramatic Irony, Cosmic Horror vibe. I knew what was going to happen, I also knew silly battle cats would have no way of comprehending that the ground doesn't just soak up water after such a drought.
    Anyways, love your stuff, and this one especially.
    Also for small things I noticed and re-checking the Micaclan video a few times.
    The kits mother, or at least the queen or warrior playing with the kits, appears to be Snaptail.
    You can see Owlpounce checking in with a cat that I can't QUITE make out in the background of the last scene before it's just Larkstar.

  • @StarrChild.
    @StarrChild. 6 місяців тому +17

    I got so sad when everyone was happy at the rain cause i just knew what was going to happen. When the trees started to fall I actually gasped and was praying for the kits.
    Absolutely fantastic storytelling.

  • @smallkoifish4370
    @smallkoifish4370 6 місяців тому +16

    i love how you made the feeling of relief and panic so tangible and real despite none of the characters ever speaking a word. it shows how great of a story teller you are

  • @sunnyfennec720
    @sunnyfennec720 6 місяців тому +25

    Ok but the monent in 1:44 when the rain drop fall from top of Larksong forehead to lower on her cheek and the colorse become darker. It's look like a tear. A tear that she will not have time to spill if she wont to keep remaining of her familie safe
    AAA I LOVE THIS! ITS MAKING ME WANNA DRAW CATS AGEN

  • @horriblewretcheddumpling5440
    @horriblewretcheddumpling5440 6 місяців тому +20

    0:50 Snaptail in her prime, besides LarkStar and FoxJaw i dont recognize anyone else, not even the kits

  • @Carissime
    @Carissime 6 місяців тому +47

    2:18 awe NOOOO THE BODIES IN THE WATER

    • @SoapySoapmmmmm
      @SoapySoapmmmmm 6 місяців тому +2

      You do not recognize the bodies in the water.

    • @luciamartinez-jf3vg
      @luciamartinez-jf3vg 4 місяці тому +3

      LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR

    • @whywouldyoudothat1346
      @whywouldyoudothat1346 3 місяці тому +2

      What bodies? I don’t recognize any bodies in the water.

    • @Disturbed_Banana_Man
      @Disturbed_Banana_Man 3 місяці тому +2

      YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THE BODIES IN THE WATER! THE BODIES IN THE WATER RECOGNIZE YOU!

    • @bobatea2154
      @bobatea2154 3 місяці тому +1

      CRYING SOME MORE

  • @K01_Splash
    @K01_Splash 29 днів тому +3

    i love how accurate this is, basically, desserts flood in very rainy weather since the ground has been so scorched and hot for so long it isn't permeable anymore (cant soak up the water) and the dessert plains flood

  • @willow6233
    @willow6233 6 місяців тому +28

    “What I’d give to have some water..”
    Starclan:”lookie here champ, it’s free “

  • @_-NatureMations-_
    @_-NatureMations-_ 6 місяців тому +9

    The on-beat switch between amazement and happiness to pure horror when Larksong realized what was happening was amazing. The emotions are so raw and clear!

  • @mataschmata
    @mataschmata 4 місяці тому +7

    the scene of them jumping for joy to finally get rain only to huddle in horror as it started flooding was so wonderfully dreadful. amazing animatic

  • @Lucios19
    @Lucios19 6 місяців тому +141

    “Just a little bit more water please”
    Starclan: *absolutely floods their whole home*
    “BACK BACK I SAY TAKE IT BACK👹”

  • @coolpeeledpotato2226
    @coolpeeledpotato2226 6 місяців тому +61

    im gonna be completely honest. i really thought lark'song was gonna throw the kit away into the water💀
    luckily though, she didn't 👍 also, my heart dropped when i saw the first tree coming down, that was crazy. legendary video as always!

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +25

      NOOO no throwing babies!!!

    • @Moriatami
      @Moriatami 6 місяців тому +4

      glub glub time!!!!! 😁

    • @ABBIE_IS_STUPID
      @ABBIE_IS_STUPID 2 місяці тому

      @@RileyG (the sign near the bridge in adopt me)

  • @soapmactavishs
    @soapmactavishs 3 місяці тому +3

    i don’t think you understand how much i love this, i just watched this. i don’t even know the lore. but i love the thought of a drought with a clan looking for crumbs of water, absolutely dehydrated until disaster struck, flooding happens. waves of water flooding the clan and having the warriors hide in trees absolutely shocked me when said trees fell.
    having the cat that gave the leader? deputy? that scene absolutely destroyed me - knowing the queen? i think, giving her last bit of energy to save her kit(s). then gave out once knowing her kits were safe, letting herself go.
    anyways, i adore this. this will be in the back of my head 24/7 when i hear this song.

  • @gladeseason3462
    @gladeseason3462 6 місяців тому +10

    I am in LOVE with how the tone shifts from a warmish brown to blue towards the end and the sort of red pink in the middle. It’s so cool it’s like a double meaning sort of thing for the conflict of the drought approaching rain that fixes and ruins things at the same time and AURGHHH this is so cool my eyes HAGE been blessed

  • @CluelessBubbleEater
    @CluelessBubbleEater 6 місяців тому +12

    I’d like to think that the earth was left so cracked and dry that it couldn’t even begin to absorb the rainwater from the storm, leaving the MicaClan cats to only watch as it pooled around them.
    And this is great! I love the action sequences… and I am kindly going to eat this art. No crumb left behind lmao

  • @skipdoesstuff
    @skipdoesstuff 6 місяців тому +22

    Every time Riley G uploads I fall in love with the art, the style, the storytelling, and the characters all over again

  • @cookdacookie
    @cookdacookie 6 місяців тому +42

    omg, the way the thunder strikes on beat!!!!!

  • @Kaysea_
    @Kaysea_ 6 місяців тому +13

    Gahhh another masterpiece 💖
    Just imagine how the cats felt after the rain, the exitment, the happiness, they finally had water again and were blessed by starclan and the clan could thrive again before it was all swept away...

  • @Colatium
    @Colatium 7 місяців тому +91

    Hell yeah, some Larkstar content
    Edit : holy sheet they be drowning

    • @OsirisTheRaptor
      @OsirisTheRaptor 6 місяців тому +1

      Damn, you should be proud of yourself.
      Cause your comment stuck out like lemur among monkeys. And in a good way.

  • @HuskyCannot
    @HuskyCannot 6 місяців тому +17

    Clan: We're so thirsty! We need a bit more water please!!
    StarClan: *Opens the floodgates*
    Clan: NOT A FLOOD!

  • @cyrvidae
    @cyrvidae 6 місяців тому +11

    WOW. my jaw literally DROPPED. this is SO cool??? there’s so much i want to say but i would first of all like to point out 1:32 i don’t think it was intentional but the angle of the rain falling makes it give off the illusion that larkstar is crying from gratefulness (is that even a word) and i think that’s just. so poetic. i also LOVE the way the colors change it really emphasizes the dry and arid environment slowly shifting into joy and hope for the future and then once more into chaos and destruction and i just. WOW. that twist was absolutely incredible i had no idea that flash floods after droughts were a thing but you executed the shock and fear of it perfectly and i genuinely stared at my screen with my jaw slack like a cartoon character for like 5 minutes 😭 i’m going to strangle you dude who gave you the rights to make a video that goes this hard /pos

  • @chilly.0.0
    @chilly.0.0 6 місяців тому +12

    song: "Promise me the sea."
    starclan: "got it. send it in yall."

  • @carmelaisabelleok6073
    @carmelaisabelleok6073 Місяць тому +3

    Starclan: oh, they need more water.
    *insert the scene*
    Starclan: I think that’s enough water.

  • @ArthurLiquor
    @ArthurLiquor 6 місяців тому +10

    THIS PMV IS BEAUTIFUL RAHH!!! I love micaclan and learning about its past is awesome!! I love the designs that showed up and the use of monochromatic yet impactful colors used throughout :D
    I started following you when i found the garden video and you've continued to post absolute bangers/pos

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +2

      Aaa thanks for sticking around!!! I'm glad you liked the video :D

  • @rainswept_redwoods
    @rainswept_redwoods 6 місяців тому +14

    YOUR WARRIOR PMVS ARE SO SCRUMPTIOUS. Absolutely captivating art, just incredible in every way.

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +2

      Thank you so much aaaa!!!

    • @rainswept_redwoods
      @rainswept_redwoods 6 місяців тому

      @@RileyG Of course!! ♡ ♡

  • @eldritchmonsters
    @eldritchmonsters 6 місяців тому +10

    absolutely incredible. the immediate shift to when it started to flood was done so well! and oh

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +3

      Thank you!! That hard shift to the storm/lightning was planned in the very beginning and im so happy with how it came out in the final version!! And thank you, I love designing characters so much haha, it was great to have an excuse to make a whole bunch of new designs :P

  • @figarotheninjacat5844
    @figarotheninjacat5844 6 місяців тому +3

    okay all jokes aside with the irony, I LOVE THIS!!!! THE CHARACTER DESIGNS (that are so strong that you can tell who is who even with different colours), THE SYMBOLIC COLOURS AND THE ANIMATICS, WATER PHYSICS!! I LOVE ALL OF THIS!! CANT STOP REWATCHING IT HELP

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +2

      WAAAAA THANK YOU :')

  • @BurntToast-yf8bz
    @BurntToast-yf8bz 6 місяців тому +6

    starclan be like:
    "Damn... they need some water!, Let's just *ROLL* in the cloud!-oh well fu-"

  • @Fruitbat-0v0
    @Fruitbat-0v0 6 місяців тому +19

    Them: Starclan, please give us water!
    Starclan: well you never specified how much water so if we were to just…

  • @RedRaven64
    @RedRaven64 2 місяці тому +5

    2:12 i LOVE how the water movement lines up with the music!! idk if that was on purpose or just a happy accident but its so cool!

  • @Lightningfury5144
    @Lightningfury5144 6 місяців тому +15

    Personally, I love how the deputy (I think) looks traumatized, after witnessing the leader die really cool detail!

  • @shadowyct
    @shadowyct 6 місяців тому +12

    OH MY GOSH my immediate thought when the rain started pouring was how deserts get a LOT of rain after their big droughts so when it happened i was !!!!
    and the tree being uprooted... ACKKK this is so well protrayed

    • @shadowyct
      @shadowyct 6 місяців тому +3

      AND ALSO larksong's shock after the other cat gets pulled away by the river WAHH ... SOBBING

  • @B0NNIE.BR3AD
    @B0NNIE.BR3AD 6 місяців тому +6

    Starclan: "Hey guys wanna see a magic trick?"
    Cats: "Nah nah, we aint dealing with another fire"
    Starclan: " Nah we can do you one better"

  • @crystelthewolf
    @crystelthewolf 6 місяців тому +18

    I cant help wondering if the small fire that started was supposed to be an omen or warning somehow. I mean we already know starclan in this universe has the capacity to send omens that get wildly misinterpreted (mudpaw's flower omen) it feels a little too specific for the cats to immediately put a fire out with water, only to immediately lose their whole clan to water

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +6

      Love this theory/interpretation!!

  • @NicoUnken
    @NicoUnken 6 місяців тому +4

    outsTANDING.
    it's so very good and amazing ack. The art and flow of movement in so many panels is so beautiful.
    I really especially love the story. I love it in the video, but I also love the description and extra details. All the extra lore helps me connect to the story a lot.
    The weather hit Micaclan hard... amazing how that's all you need for gripping conflict sometimes. No villains, just... bad, horrible weather. Flash floods after a long period of drought are DANGEROUS. Mudslides are terrifying in particular.

  • @butterscott9214
    @butterscott9214 6 місяців тому +5

    this was such a wonderful watch. ll probably be watching this over and over..the sense of dread i felt when the trees collapsed was INTENSE. your ability to clearly convey a story will never cease to amaze me. also, your style and linework has gotten so crisp and lovely as time has gone on and its so inspiring to see!!!

  • @Caprineki
    @Caprineki 5 місяців тому +2

    This is an absolute masterpiece, I'm so glad you were able to finish this. Your art and storytelling is amazing. Thanks for persevering even when this project was so hard on you.

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  5 місяців тому

      Aaa thank you so much, that means so much to me to hear :')

  • @icedzui
    @icedzui 6 місяців тому +3

    i won’t lie this is probably the 6th time i’ve come back to watch this video, everything is drawn so beautifully, your style is perfection and the way you used the different colors to represent the mood and scene change is so cool. i really love this so so much and im glad you were able to pull thru to finish this masterpiece

  • @PocketKittie_Productions
    @PocketKittie_Productions 6 місяців тому +4

    Not to long after the rain started I realized where this was going. I thought to myself “oh no, it’s going to flood because the grounds to dry to soak up the water in time!” The art is absolutely incredible though and this was super well put together!

  • @FierceStar56
    @FierceStar56 6 місяців тому +3

    Genuinely excellent storytelling. Everything was very comphrensible and the emotions of the lil cats carry through extremely well. I keep tearing up at the cat handing off the kit and being swept under. Fantastic work

  • @p4tr1ck_312
    @p4tr1ck_312 6 місяців тому +65

    "Star clan, please, give us water"
    Starclan: okay mate
    "THANKS, FOR SAVING ME, I WAS SO THIRTY"

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +13

      WAIT THIS IS SO FUNNY. I GOTTA MAKE THIS

  • @iasked00
    @iasked00 6 місяців тому +5

    i love how the closer the video gets to the flood, the bluer it gets (it starts brown, and is blue by the flood) which is such a cool detail!! 😊

  • @therandomlover
    @therandomlover 7 місяців тому +28

    You should actually start making more videos about things like this I honestly like prequel things better then sequels I can't wait to see this I've actually wanted to learn more about your characters other then Mudpaw So I can't wait to see this❤❤❤

  • @flannelfables
    @flannelfables 6 місяців тому +3

    WHAA THIS IS SO COOLLL! I love how the color pallet changes throughout the animatic for the different phases of the story, particularly subtly right before the flood. The actual animation and movement, I noticed, went with the rhythm with the song, which I really appreciate in animatics hehe. :) just- the way this whole this was formatted and executed was AMAZINGGG

  • @illuxtre
    @illuxtre 6 місяців тому +2

    AAA I'm always so excited to see new installments in this story!!! What an incredible pmv as always, you're only getting better with the pacing of the scenes, it all feels so organic! And the character expressions killed me, incredible detail,, as always the climax of the story hits so well, seeing that cat disappear in the waters was horrifying, and the terror in Larkstar's eyes too,, I love how there's so much behind Mudpaw's time!!

  • @cricketscabin4233
    @cricketscabin4233 3 місяці тому +4

    Starclan got all of MicaClans asks for water at once and just thought they were really, REALLY thirsty

  • @burnt23
    @burnt23 6 місяців тому +6

    wow, this is just incredible, I didn't expect that scene with the flood and the tree collapsing and then I was like: 😨 because I thought they would just keep dancing in the rain, happy. This turned out really beautiful, great job!

  • @skatersnailz
    @skatersnailz 6 місяців тому +11

    RILEY G UPLOAD😭❤️‼️‼️‼️ WE'RE SAVEDDDDD Gosh i love this and the color palette you chose it feels like a memory.. I love the pacing and framing of it all too. You make such beautiful work of these little cat OCs and it gives me inspiration for my own warriors storyline! I love the backgrounds in this too and how the color changes as it progresses and how emotionally charged it becomes when the storm starts OMG... Just an awesome piece of work. It's PEAK

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +2

      WAAAAHJBDJBSJHA THANK YOUUU, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

  • @chrismusix5669
    @chrismusix5669 6 місяців тому +2

    Very good. _Shut Eye_ right with your style RileyG. I love the subtle shift in background color as the rains are approaching.
    Your animatics are always a special treat ≽ܫ≼

  • @elleeeason-1023
    @elleeeason-1023 6 місяців тому +3

    This is GORGEOUS!!! Your art style is incredible, and you can make these scenes feel so real and believable. I have no idea how you do it, but this PMV is beautiful.

  • @Dune_is_lost
    @Dune_is_lost 27 днів тому +1

    1:47 : FUN FACT!!! This actually happens in nature!!
    Not cats making higharchys and advanced social livings.
    But the drought followed by flood! This unfortunately happens in my area occasionally. where the land dry out so much to where it is prone to wildfire, so when rain does come the soils can’t always take the amount water from the rain. So it starts to flood.. normally the rain stops after no more than 4-5 inches but the change of massive rainfall can happen and create a flood or flash flood like this!!! I just find this naturally disaster you added into this really cool!!
    Also I about love how you used warm and cool tones to differentiate the drought and the flood!

    • @khayurinnn
      @khayurinnn 27 днів тому +1

      Great facts 🗣️

  • @soblanket
    @soblanket 6 місяців тому +3

    Ooh this turned out beautiful!!! I love the color pallettes and the story telling just feels so bitter sweet:'D not to mention the little bits of animation sprinkled in!! Absolutely amazing💕

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому

      Aaa thanks so much :D

  • @GoldWingPlayZ
    @GoldWingPlayZ 2 місяці тому +2

    An incredibly late comment but I NEEDED to make one:
    I stumbled upon this and your channel, and good starclan! Coming from someone still trying to master the skill of art, I found this really amazing. The music and beat to the song fits Micaclan's story line so well! I don't know too much lore of Micaclan, but watching more videos have educated me on it. I love, love, LOVE the color used on this animation, which takes lots of time to fit different cat's pelts and shades too, so props to you. It really shows how dry, dusty, and bare the land is.
    The animation is beautiful, and incredibly artistic. I loved Larkstar's expession changing as the gifted rain turned to a horrid storm, as well as her face after one of the cats failed to escape the currents. A spectacular piece of animation, and I hope to see more, weather it's on Micaclan or something else.
    Also thank goodness the kits lived, I was sweating the whole time ;-;

  • @zFedy.And.Rizzberry
    @zFedy.And.Rizzberry 6 місяців тому +3

    I love this video so much! I've watched it so many times, noticing all the tiny details. Like, i've noticed how after the white cat gives Larksong the kit, he doesn't sink. A wave washes over him instead. Their desperation the first time I watched it just.. wow. Great job.

  • @Spheal4Life
    @Spheal4Life 6 місяців тому +2

    The absolute fear when the tree fell was insane! Floods after droughts are honestly such good storylines. I would love to see the aftermath of this!

  • @Teainatophat
    @Teainatophat 6 місяців тому +3

    I absolutely love how you used the colour pallets to help show the emotions and of the characters and the clan during all the different situations 🤩

  • @FantasyDragon5
    @FantasyDragon5 6 місяців тому +1

    THIS. WAS. BEAUTIFUL. I rarely find videos like this that look so good, AND have a unique story, AND make me feel the characters feelings! It's genuinely crazy cool to me how this video was able to get this much of a reaction out of meee! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I LOVE IT SO MUUUUUUUUCCHH!!!!!

  • @MarigoldskyWarriors
    @MarigoldskyWarriors 6 місяців тому +3

    Absolutely stunning! As somebody who's never seen your videos or this story, the storytelling, mainly getting across what was going on, was extraordinarily good! I'm also just a sucker for man (or in this case cat) vs nature plots, especially natural disasters, and the way you got the drought across was amazing, and then the flood was amazing too! I especially like how the cats were celebrating the water at first, but it quickly turned into concern for their safety, and then into "oh my starclan our territory and clan members are at risk." That's the best I can describe how great this was because tbh I am at a loss for words at this animatic. Your art style, your storytelling, everything was awesome! /gen
    100% subscribing rn this was too good oml /gen

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому

      Thank you so much!! I’m glad the story was easy to follow, I was really trying to make everything clear storytelling-wise :)

  • @Beansprout_8
    @Beansprout_8 4 місяці тому

    1:30 I love the detail of how the music gets softer and repetitive to show the rain coming after rationing, and needing water! Its a perfect song for this PMV!. also i cannot stop watching this. i love it sm

  • @Preppy_tree
    @Preppy_tree 6 місяців тому +6

    Them: can we have water starclan
    Starclan: * pours water *
    Them: that’s enough
    * keeps pouring *
    Them: THATS ENOUGH

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому

      HAHAHA NOOO

  • @VenomQuill
    @VenomQuill 6 місяців тому +2

    The dramatic irony that drips off this just makes me want to cry. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. The visuals, the story, the song choice! The ecstasy turned horror at the miracle turned doom that was the rain. Your storycrafting is so beautiful and unique. Everything flowed so beautifully. I have no clue who any cat is, but I got a sense of the story. I love how the cat (Larksong...?) turns I'm assuming her apprentice Foxpaw away from a small spring of water. The queens and elders come first, after all. In a time of hardship when a younger cat might forget that, Larksong does not. But Foxpaw isn't angry, merely confused and sad (after all, it's just a little water, it's not prey, it's not going anywhere), but obeys anyway. No need for dialogue or grand gestures. Just that. A short scene where Larksong teaches Foxpaw that despite being weary from searching, they drink second. Peak worldbuilding.
    (BUT THE RAIN SCENE OUWFBOWUBF OWBUF)

  • @blahblah.blaaah
    @blahblah.blaaah 3 місяці тому +3

    MicaClan: " 0:26 "
    StarClan: i gotchu 😎

  • @S3v3nofCrows
    @S3v3nofCrows 6 місяців тому +1

    Holy shit, your pmvs pull NO PUNCHES, this is gorgeous! I love how quickly the relief turns to shock and fear and how the art and the story just pull you in, to where you can feel palpable fear!

  • @william.arfton
    @william.arfton 2 місяці тому +3

    "promise me the sea."
    starclan: ok

  • @bruemden
    @bruemden 6 місяців тому +2

    Wah I love the added depth to your world and characters!! It's always so good when creators focus on many different characters to round out the main story/character! This made me like Larkstar a lot too, she's gone through so much ;__;

  • @Eclipse-x6z
    @Eclipse-x6z 5 місяців тому +3

    Why do I love Larkstar's design so much?

  • @CrimsonCreates
    @CrimsonCreates 6 місяців тому +1

    I love how you were able to convey the story! I especially love the linework and monochrome color pallettes used (i also love this song and i dont think it is used enough in media, nice to see someone using it!)

  • @MK-fe2co
    @MK-fe2co 7 місяців тому +10

    This will DEFINITELY BE AWESOME I see it in the future

  • @veesxll
    @veesxll 6 місяців тому +1

    I can't explain how well you did this?
    The emotions expressed through the saturation and hue of the color in the shots is amazing, this seems so tragic and I'm so into what you've made
    The expressions, the anatomy, the body language its just AUGHH, this randomly showed up on my fyp and I'm so glad I checked it out.
    Especially the shot you drew at 2:42 .. its expressed very well that after all of the tragedy, all that disaster, it happened too fast for them to process any of that
    Your work seems awesome!!

  • @teallynx
    @teallynx 6 місяців тому +5

    MicaClan: we need water
    Actually MicaClan: WE DON'T NEED WATER ANYMORE

  • @FernOnHerPaws
    @FernOnHerPaws 2 місяці тому +1

    I can't believe I've never seen this warrior cats pmvs, amvs, and maps are too nostalgic for me and I love hearing other people's oc's stories!

  • @AllMyFriendsRFruit
    @AllMyFriendsRFruit 7 місяців тому +12

    GET HYPED GET HYPED!!!!

  • @carmelaisabelleok6073
    @carmelaisabelleok6073 Місяць тому +2

    0:42 “promise me the sea”
    Starclan: bet

  • @darkninjafirefox
    @darkninjafirefox 6 місяців тому +4

    Oh man I totally get the burnout, I'm still in the early stages of working on something I've wanted to make for a while and struggle with time and energy. So seeing that you finished is super inspiring, not that it wasn't already

    • @RileyG
      @RileyG  6 місяців тому +1

      Wishing you all the luck on your project!!!

    • @darkninjafirefox
      @darkninjafirefox 6 місяців тому +1

      @@RileyG thank you!

  • @Daaaredevild
    @Daaaredevild 5 місяців тому +2

    It may not be intentional, but the small bit of water they find at the start seems like a warning sign. A hollow in a rock, filled with water and a tilted sapling almost reflects the camp flooded and the trees being uprooted. I love the way that as the cats switch from rejoicing in the rain to realising the storm isn’t stopping, suddenly the cold blues don’t seem any less threatening that the harsh oranges at the start.