Thank you so much to all of you who are enjoying this video and my AU! Answers to a few commonly asked questions: 1. What happened to Tinyfrost at the end?/Who was Tigerstar attacking at the end when Boon and Tinyfrost teamed up? Tigerstar is attacking Redstar. Tinyfrost dies saving Redstar's life from Tigerstar (again), and this act of self sacrifice redeems him in StarClan's eyes and he joins StarClan. 2. Who did Tinyfrost murder? Bluestar. She was in the height of her distrustful/crazy arc, and Tinyfrost decided ThunderClan needed Redtail to be leader. He drowns her (fulfilling her water will destroy you prophecy) and stages it to look like the dogs killed her. Other questions, such as "What happened to ____ character in the AU?" I am happy to answer in the comments, and many already HAVE been answered if you look!

I like how Fire keeps his personality here! I usually see him become evil in these kinds of roleswaps

Bone giving him a spiked collar was absolutely precious. I love the idea of Bone just looking at Boon and going “yes. I shall be this child’s brother”

i adore how you didn’t straight up swap their roles. even with different outcomes their personalities would have been too different. rusty isn’t a maniacal leader, instead he makes the city better to live in and is a great leader. amazing and beautiful

I saw somebody else say this, but i am a HUGE fan of fire maintaining his original personality here. I always found the AUs that desicrate his original moral compass to be a bit unfounded (I always thought that even scourge's origin story was a bit silly, and when replaced with Firepaw, it makes it even less founded, seeing as how strongly morally good he is! I doubt a claw swipe would've perpetually damaged his view on the clans to a vengeful extent). Firestar's lawful goodness was a driving point of the story, and it has been beautifully repurposed here. I rarely feel fond of warriors AUs, simply because I am picky, but everything clicks in this AU and adds something to the characters, rather than taking away from them! The things that you kept within the story had INFINITELY more signifance than in the original story (Firepaw still having Yellowfang as a foundation, "Bloodclan" serving more of a purpose than anything, etc..). I feel as though Yellowfang serving as Firepaw's guardian figure had a significant purpose in contrast to the original series; not only was she someone Boon looked up to, but she probably curbed any misgivings that he held toward the clans after his initial introduction to them. She provided perspective on the clans' existence, and not only mentored Boon, but inspired him to create something larger than himself despite any negative connotations associated with the clans. This act of forgiveness from Boon felt really significant to me in contrast to the turning point that Scourge would've had in his place. It's really cool how you expanded on a series that fell rather flat despite its nostalgia. I would've loved to read something like this in place of the original. Not to mention how beautifully storyboarded this is. I hope to claim a part when/if the creation of a MAP for this comes! Amazing work, I will be thinking about this for the rest of time as my favorite AU I've ever seen constructed! Extra note: I'm a huge Yellowfang fan, and I just think that the role she played in this AU was so cool.. If this AU were her legacy, I would've been INFINITELY more attached to her. Imagine how loved she would've been by Boon's clan for generations to come as one of the founding member's, and the one who inspired its existence in the first place. Like the mother of all the clan! Agh.. Her death would've held even more significance than in the original series. It makes my heart swell!

Don't get me wrong: I love me some evil Firestar. But this? This fuels my soul in a new way entirely.

i can’t explain it but this au feels so real. like in another universe THIS is exactly the direction the erins would have taken firestar’s story. if that makes sense??? anyway, to say i GASPED when boon got his nine lives is an understatement! your storytelling skills are so strong and i loved this animatic so much!!!

WHAT?? WHAT??? THIS IS INSANELY COOL WHAT???? HOLY COW... WHAT ??? IM SPEECHLESS I love how you captured the emotions and when yellowfang tells him about the clans you can see that kinda childlike wonder come rushing back 😭 boon is also literally so cute Also ajr 👀 if this ever becomes a map lemme GET IN ON THAT 👀👀

I like that they didn't switch places just like that. That is, as many do - Now Fire is a villain and Tiny is kind. No. Here they really showed how it could all be. The fire made the cats respect themselves with their deeds, he really did something great. Tiny forced himself to be respected only by fear. Now the first one has adapted again, and the second one has just got a normal life without eternal fear and with the opportunity to prove himself from the best side. ((((((Sorry, I don't speak English well)

i really love roleswap/big change aus where ppl dont forget that firestar's defining character trait is his unwavering goodness, i did not expect to get so emotional over this but i did. ohh his bond with yellowfang is so important. you did an amazing job

After watching this video, I have to say this: this could've been a book series of warriors we wanted. Unlike that cash-cows warrior series, this au has actual plot and characterization from point a to point b. Imagine if this au was a book and many fans would come crawling for more genuine & authentic storytelling such as this. You have my praises here, Sarah Sellers!

this is probably one of the MOST unique takes i've seen on the "tiny and rusty swap places" au. bravo! this entire thing is so well put together and was a joy to watch

WOW WOW WOW!!! THIS IS SO COOL!!! i love that this is a roleswap but not an evil!fire au, its such a hopeful version of the story and that makes my heart warm

this au is so cool!!! i love how you kept rusty/boon as a heroic cat and tiny/tinyfrost as a power-hungry cat despite the different circumstances

I love how instead of Fire (Boon) being bad, you keep his role in being the hero and such a great guy. I adore this au soso much!!!! I hope to see more content of it in the future, this is incredible!!

If Tiny was to come to the clans, if he were to be accepted, I feel as though he still would've been kind because his whole motivation was revenge on Tigerpaw, and if he never went through that, he wouldn't have been pushed the way he was

I love everything in this AU! Especially the fact that they don't just magically swap their personalities, it's especially interesting to see how the story might have turned if Scourge and Firestar swapped the opportunities each of them gotten, and the fact that you kept Redtail alive is awesome!

If I’m not mistaken, did Tiny save Redtail?! I’ve honestly never seen that before! I’d really love to see what happened there! LOVE the choice of music, it really adds to the sense of triumph and belonging that develops as Boon builds his own clan! The beats of the story - how each scene transitions like the music does - is captivating, and I keep replaying it over and over. I love Yellowfang’s role (and her design!), how she is so loved and obviously respected, how she dies surrounded by people who love her. I love the friendship between Ravenpaw and Barley and Boon. Everything feels so perfect - the way that Starclan ACCEPTS Fireclan and celebrates in triumph, the way they give Boon more lives, even the way Tiny in this attacks Tigerclaw along with Boon! I couldn’t tell if Tiny died during that but I hope not, I’d love for him and Boon to build a friendship.

I absolutely adore this concept. This makes so so much sense. SO often I see in swap AUs that Fireheart becomes evil, when that's just not in his nature at all. Seeing the city cats thrive, form their own clan and then BECOME an actual clan, become acknowledged by Starclan??? Literal chills. Your storytelling is top-notch, I was able to understand the whole story without any words spoken. Your timings and expressions are great! This AU as a whole definitely deserves to be expanded upon. I love Boon so much, maybe even more than his life as Firestar. (Ooh, also, question! Redtail is alive in this and Bluestar is, I assume, with Starclan. What happened differently at Sunningrocks for this to be the case?)

Woah I absolutely love this!! It’s such a great take on a role swap au between those two, I love how he keeps his sweet personality rather than becoming evil or something. Also I love that his rogue name is Boon as a contrast for Scourge, it’s so cute!

I love that even in an alternate universe Yellow Fang raises Rusty

I FRICKEN LOVE THIS AU!! I always wanted to see something like bloodclan but wholesome (I love idea of instead of killing other cats, the clan in the city helps cats because living in the city is so hard) I need to make fanart of this AU,,

I haven't seen anyone comments on the clouds yet so i will I love the symbolism of starclan watching through them, like in the last shot and at 1:00 . It's a super nice touch! Also, the structure of this AU is so different to other ones and Ii love it for that !! Most AU's (specifically roleswaps with fire and scourge) have the beginnings changed as well. This on the other hand, begins as normal and progresses the story with the characters not being changed, just the circumstance. I utterly adore these types of AU's, and am very happy to see others agree that this is an absolute MASTERPIECE

This is INSANELY awesome and your talent is off the scale. The story is truly heartwarming and full of emotion, which is something everyone will look for in a story. It’s SO well constructed, I genuinely cried at this because my emotions are an absolute scramble. Your storytelling is beautiful!

This was the most beautiful swap and storytelling I have ever seen for Firestar. I can imagine him officially being named Firestar by Starclan after that too and Tinyfrost being Shadowclan’s Tinystar. I love how the community together in the city can bind because of Yellowfang’s knowledge of herbs. A city cat could also take her knowledge to heart and become a medicine cat…Barley? (Sorry Ravenpaw 😢) This is just gorgeous. I LOVE how Scourge rules with fear but Boon rules with generosity and inspiration. I can see Bone as his deputy. And I LOVE the idea of Starclan granting Firestar his 9 lives RIGHT in the middle of the war and stripping Tigerstar of his. Like not only a kittypet can lead a clan but create one with Starclan blessing. Shock. Loves. Favorite AU ever

The fact the raven paw and barley can be found in 4:05 and rusty still becomes a leader is so good

This story is AWESOME. Ok this is probably my favourite AU now. I love Firestar and this is exactly why! No matter the hardships, he won't get corrupted by them, and instead makes things better. Might be cheesy, but that's it.

I’ve fallen out of warrior cats but this brought my love back for it. I love that you kept Firestar’s personality and didn’t just end his story with finding Barley and Violet (I love that you included them btw) and instead brought yellowfang in to deepen the story and bring him to the knowledge of starclan etc. I also adore that he got a life from knowing yellowfang, overall I absolutely LOVE how you drew everything. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Love that he keeps his personality!! He's always been my favorite character in warriors, so its nice to see him in something interesting, like an AU, while still keeping the qualities that make him firestar-y :)

Omg this is so good, I love how he loses his collar at the end...

I have watched this a million times and I still can't get over how BIG tiger is. Huge kitty

now I review it very often, and I see a very well-developed WHOLE STORY, JUST UNBELIEVABLY

This is one of the best warriors swap aus I have seen my word it's like a full on different story and not just simple swap outs it's amazing

I know I already commented this on the MAP call but I’m so in love with the fact that Firestar and Scourge both keep their personalities here and the way it balances out. Oh man. Oh man!!

i am absolutely delighted by this au, its such a unique take on the swap and i LOVE it!!!!! i adore boon and great big family of street cats. also i love the scene where boon saves bone(?) from the fire and then he joins the clan, its so sweet

Woa . . . This is awesome!! I really like the idea of this AU! Like the person below said, I really like how Firestar's personality doesn't change here, as I think it's great to see a different take on if he were in Scourge's place. Now excuse me while this becomes one of the things I rewatch way more than I need to.

This is such an awesome role swap!! I think a lot of them time they kinda function as a design swap, but I like how this one maintains the personalities so well!! The storyboard is also fantastic and really easy to follow (even if I hadn’t already read the description!! I teared up watching, and I’m really excited for the map if it happens!!!

This. This video is everything I love about this fandom. The ability to take an original work, put your own twist on it, and bring it to life through combining art, storytelling, and music that touches everyone who sees it. Absolutely stunning work, I don’t need to hope for a colored piece, what you’ve given us already feels completed and full of life.

I don't know if it's just this day I'm having, but this hit me so much harder than anything has in quite awhile. You were able to pack so much emotion into this animatic, it's truly inspiring! I love that in this au Yellowfang fills a role Bluestar normally does in WC videos, their relationship feels so genuine full of love here- it really tugs at your heart strings. Also love how Boon has an unwavering stance on mercy, like he sees the value of life and the potential for good in everybody and everything

I actually cried towards the end lol, this is amazing!!

this is an absolutely beautiful animatic!! seeing boon turn out the way he does here is rlly satisfying and it’s such an uplifting read of this rolewap :) also i love bone’s role here a lot so much

this is absolutely incredible!!! love the concept so much and you executed the storytelling and pacing so well. i got actual chills at the starclan part, it's such a fantastic and effective emotional climax. overall just such an impressive and emotional storyboard, i'm so intrigued by this au and cant wait to see what else you do with it! awesome work!

I’ve said it before I’ll say it again This could be the first movie of a super awesome trilogy I’m super excited to see the finished product

This is genuinely one of my favourite aus now, it's one of the only ones that actually feels like it could be an actual book or plot in Warrior cats, plus the choice of song is spectacular, I've always connected those into and outro choruses as Starclan when I've listened to the song in my free time, so I am very happy to see this

I love the cat clouds in the background, and overall, this is one of my favorite role swaps. I don't see much of how Rusty's life could have changed in other videos.

Oh.. my god… this is definitely the BEST warriors animatic I’ve seen. So many shots in this were so powerful. I’ve been thinking about this animatic all day. I just cannot PUT into words how INSANE this animatic is, I just moon over it so much. I love the many little details in this such as things like the clouds looking over Boon, how instead of Tigerpaw and thistleclaw airs ravenpaw and tigerclaw to fit the timeline, how Raven is playing with rusty instead of attacking him like gray paw did, just ARHGHGH!! I could find so many little things in this story!! It’s so Also, I love how (if this is intentional) you can see the Big Ben in the background!! ARGHHH!! So much attention to detail, it’s so great! I hope this goes wild! If this becomes a MAP, I would literally try and improve my bg skills to join this, and post all art and animation examples I have just to join this thing. It’s insane!! I hope this does SUPER well! Thanks for taking ur time to make this!! Subscribed and liked this as soon as the starclan shot happened. 10/10 animatic

This was so interesting! I love how this wasn't just a simple role-swap AU, but that there was thought and effort and dedication put into this. And it paid off so well! I absolutely adore this animatic! Subbed!

This is my new favorite warriors Amv. I like the role reversal, but it’s interesting cuz the personality doesn’t change!

what a crazy idea!! And this animatic is insane! Like, this is so creative and you still some how pull all the strings perfectly together in the end! The whole story of swapping roles with Tiny was already in interesting idea, and you just expanded on it so far! I just love all the expressions, and just the story telling you were able to get across! If this ever becomes a map, I am MORE than excited to see this!

I watched this months ago and only now is it getting so popular?? Wha-

I absolutely adore this AU! it is so well planned! I know the comments said this like a million times, but i love how Boon/Rusty/Fire keeps is still a hero and did not turn evil although he is in Scourge/Tiny's place. the storyboard itself is stunning! i cant wait for this to be turned into a MAP!

this is really cool! I love when people actually put in the work to make AU's feel official and complete even when they dont necessarily have to. I know that some times it can get boring half way through, and usually you will just hand wave it or skip over the hard to write parts, because its not like your writing a real book, its just some silly fan work that probably nobody is going to see. But its really important to deal with those parts and push forward, not just because it makes a better finale result, but also as practice for if you ever will make something professionally. So it takes some real dedication to see an idea through to the end like this, and its something I associate with promising up and coming artists! Your hard work has gained you a sub my friend!

AAAAAAAAAA!!!!! OMG THIS IS JUST PERFECT! I can't believe that someone actually took time to study the characters for an AU... usually people just write the same story even with different characters... THIS GAVE ME THE CHILLS I- *dead*

I loved every second of this! such a good au

3:31-3:45 What looking at your family tree feels like

THIS IS SO GOOD???? next up forever. oh my god I really love how this roleswap differs from a lot of the other ones !! fire still being sweet and noble is so so nice I love how he helps build up his community and his relationship with yellowfang. I’d totally apply for this map dude this is so fun!!

Ive rewatched this about 4 times now, I'm gonna say this is my favourite scourgeswap AU because there is so much more thought put into it than just changing the colour of their pelts I can see this being a more collaborative focused MAP if it were to ever release, kinda like manch's "this is halloween" MAP but more split into background artists and animators working together?? my god the sceneries that can come out of this one would look so gorgeous

I love this AU so much, I legit got emotional when Yellowfang died T_T Also, everything feels really organic here, of course Firestar being the soft boi that he is would manage to have a ton of cats liking him. Any advice on making storyboards? Because this one is amazing!

Adorable to see that even as a city cat, Boon is always a good hearted guy.

I would love to see an actual warriors map of this!

I rlly love this & upon rewatching it again super appreciate how much this au leans into the importance of yellowfang & having her being this huge core thruline that holds strong in both iterations of the character. Esp cuz, & I'm sure I'm not alone in this, Yellowfang was a massive highlight of the first book/series for me. She is rlly a good illustration of Firestar/Boon's character as well as her friendship w/ him cements him as compassionate & steadfast when it comes to extending kindness & understanding to others. It's like his reaching out to her is the ember that become this roaring fire later in his life when he defies Bluestar & saves the antagonistic rogue from the burning building!

This is so cool! I love the concept of Boon and Fireclan so much!! So happy he has barley violet and yellowfang there for him

If any sort of continuationof this AU, the song "Final" also by AJR would fit perfectly into this universe, i meam like the song is a direct continuation of Next Up Forever. Also just amazing idea for an AU! I cant qait to see the compleated nap :)

This is amazing! It is clear that you put a lot of time into animation and story! I like to see how certain characters have their own story, like Redtail, Barley, Ravenpaw and Yellowfang. Not to mention Boon's relationship with Yellowfang and the other members of the clan! It's so great and refreshing! I can't wait for this to blow up!

this is so adoreable!! I lvoe how he still stays the same cat even when his lfie goes different. it really shows how different they are!

I love this so much!! It's so lovely to see an AU like this where Rusty keeps that personality- where he still is just awed by all there is and still wants to be a part of that, helping others. It's always so forced when people turn him into this big mean villain.

HOW does this not have more attention? One of the best AUs I've ever seen. Can't wait for more from this universe.

Genuinely teared up toward the end. I was so worried Yellowfang was there to take him to StarClan, not give him a life! I would love to be a part of this MAP if it ever comes to be. This idea is soo creative and I absolutely love it.

This is so incredible, I think I've re-watched it six times a day the past week, wow. I love absolutely everything about it, but especially the detail of the sometimes cat-shaped clouds throughout the video. It's such a small but impactful thing, and I love it

Oh gosh this was so wholesome, left such a fuzzy nice feeling in my heart!!

I love even when Bone challenges him for a fight, Boon saves him with his “Firestar-personality” and actually befriended him! This is the part where it touched me the most because you could befriend the most “dangerous” people if you are kind.

I loved the last scene when the trees were cat shaped because it was like his ancestors and faLlen clan mates were watching over him and still there

This gave me chills while watching it! I love how you did with this and I'd be excited if a map was held.

oh dude this is SO insanely well done. even without reading the description i could tell what was happening just fine, which how you Know something's super well told. all of the visuals are done super beautifully, and i especially really like how - and i kno a lot of ppl have said this before lol - boon kept his original personality, instead of just becoming Orange Scourge

wasn't expecting it and genuinely got a little misty-eyed at Boon getting his nine lives

This animatic made me cry. You did an amazing job!

Holy smokes! The emotion you captured in this was AMAZING! This is definetly my favourite warriors animatic!

THIS IS AMAZING! :O I love this version, Firestar is so awesome in this one and I love how Yellowfang is still in the story! Love her.

To Sarah Sellers- DragonwolfRooke: Your eyes are open, don't ever close them. You've made your own thing--so big for all the world to see! So damn big for all the world to see... Best AU, hopefully MAP call soon

this concept is actually gonna be all thats in my brain for the next 48 hours at LEAST i love thinking about how firestar and scourge are just, opportunity vs scorn basically

normally I’m pretty impartial to Warriors AUs but this one is amazing, reading through the comments you really took the time to understand the characters! if you make an MAP out of this i’ll definitely have to consider trying for a part!

Wow this is such a awesome AU!! Has to be one of the neatest takes on Fire and Scourge’s roles being swapped! It’s so cool to see a thriving, caring clan in the city! I’d definitely apply to join a map abt this AU!!

Honestly this got me into Warrior cats and now I am reading the first book, honestly I wish this was how it went in the books.

I really love how the audio matches! And that Fire keeps his friendly personality! Its really cute, and i love how Raven and Golden and Barely and that were there too!❤. Edit:great video!

ID LOVE TO SEE THIS AS A MAP! This should definitely be one! Id for sure participate! I love this so much!

Oh my god I’m literally obsessed with this au, it’s fantastic!

THIS ANIMATIC ALWAYS MAKES TEAR UP

By far my new favourite Warriors AU. Actually nearly had me in tears from how well you made this animatic too. I'd love to see this if it ever got finished.

This is so good! The atmosphere + build up is so good! Absolutely in love with all of your AU’s!! Gotta get that found family next I swear it’s precious >:0!!

3:34 gave me chills!

I just absolutely adore this au, it's so hard to find anything that actually makes it make sense. Firestar keeping his og personality is so amazing, and I love how bloodclan is more like those motorcycle gangs where they look scary and tough but in reality they're very sweet.

ROLESWAPS I ADORE THE ONES THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY OH MY GOSH I CAN WATCH THIS FOREVER

This is one of the best AUs I‘ve seen so far! I really like the idea! Great work, also with animating and the storyboard over all!

This right here, all alone deserves a sub. The emotion and art alone is amazing! It's been said countless times before but I like how Rusty didn't become bad like og Scourge. I'll definatkey be subbed to see more of this amazing art ^^

I absolutely love this au! I love that rusty took the stories to help cats in the streets, I like how the fight with Tigerstar went down, I like the whole fire and yellow fang situation. Just loved all of it! Great working story boarding too! The expressions and designs are awesome!

i'd love for this to be turned into an actual pmv someday because oh my lord is it really good and i love the fact it wasnt an ENTIRE role swap

This is incredible! I love to see things like this come out of the fandom.

I am relly happy that this Au turned to be bittersweet and Rusty kept his attitude! I think this became one of my favourite Au's XD and the storyboarding is amazing! You really can follow the story with it!!

When I saw that they named it FireClan my heart broke with adoration. Literally tho how do people come up with such amazing things as this? I could never.

I love how the song is about being pressured by the artist’s fans to make more music, and feeling like they will be next up forever (if that needs more explaining, it means being next to make music forever, not stopping). And yet the animatic is about lil warrior cats. It’s still a good animatic tho 👍😄