The Warrior Cats Plushie SCAM
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- čas přidán 6. 10. 2020
- Warrior Cats has recently opened preorders for wave 2 of their plushies, but unfortunately it didn't come without controversy.
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Guys, the problem isn't about how the plushies look.
The problem is that warrior cats were extremely dishonest and they showed us a prototype that looks nothing like the real deal, and attempted to play it off as what we were going to receive. I got these plushies because I thought they were high quality, and I was very upset to see that the product is not something I thought I was buying. The materials are different, the plushies look like they had less effort put into them. If I knew what it actually looked beforehand, maybe I still would have wanted them, but now I don't, because i was lied to.
If you need to use false advertising to get your product to sell, then maybe your product wasn't worth the money in the first place.
Im in the same boat as you.
I even spoke to some plushie makers and they told me that the plushies are different in pattern and materials and other important things that determine quality, and that WC did people dirty with that preorder scandal.
Look, if they had to use cheap materials, fine, whatever, they have to mass produce anyways to accommodate the fandom.
But what they did was incredibly dishonest, and they should be giving the option to refund for people who preordered.
They have done this before too, and I won’t be shocked if they do it again. Unfortunately, I didn’t know the former until after I preordered
I'm glad I couldn't buy them when first released due to some kerfuffle with bank. The lesser quality really makes them worse in more way then one. The quality overall does.
So I'm glad, because I saved my money. I feel bad for everyone who can't even get a refund which was lied too however.
@@brightheart799 I'm so sorry, I had bought a Firestar plushie last year, it tore on its own without me even touching it. If that was bad quality, and didn't look too nice, how bad will these much cheaper looking ones be?? I don't want to waste money on something that will tear while sitting on a clean shelf
Thank you
I actually got a refund immediately but thats only because I specified that I wanted to re-order the three set bundle instead of buying all three seperately
Imagine if they tried to give us a Yellowfang plushie with that fat muzzle...
oh deer lord that would ruin yellowfang
PLEASE NO
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa no!!!
Nooooo
I need a yellowfang plushie....but not like this
I was actually furious. I bought Squirrlflights because I loved her design, but two days after I paid, they showed something totally different than I ordered! Like, excuse me
KP aw man that sucks :(
KP I feel so bad for you squirrel is best cat but for them to do squirrel baby is like that is JUST WRONG
I bought all 3. 100+ bucks. NOT WORTH IT.
Cloversplash Animates
OOF, I feel so sorry for you.
Me too! I’m so so disappointed
I don't really care how they look. But yes, this response is terrible.
Same. I'm getting Brightheart anyway.
THANK YOU
I’m just happy they made more
Very cool
Neither do I but bc of that response I’m not getting them any more
A bunch of fans upset for not getting what they paid for: exist
The people in warrior cat marketing: "Hey I just had the genus idea to get people to buy more, but in the apology letter."
Someone else in the marking: "Yes! Simply genius!"
(By the way thanks for the likes😊)
Hotel? Trivago
Oh I better be getting what I paid for XD
im 666th like xD
what does ''the the'' mean? is it even a thing?
answer: no it is not.
I can’t believe that they did our queen squilf like that
Ikr 😔👌
MochiUsagi IKR 😖😩
Ikr 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
she looks terrible here.
whos squilf is that squirrlflight?
I bought all three the day they showed up on the website. I saw how quickly they went last year and I really liked the designs, especially Squirrelflight’s. When I looked at the website two days later though, they looked completely different. My Squilf isn’t even red anymore. I spent $110 of my own money just to get products looking completely different from what I ordered. smh
same thing happened to me
I'm so sorry. This can't be right. They should be able to give you a refund.
Hopefully you can get a refrund! I heard that warriors isnt being to stiff about it
I’m probably not going to ask. Even though they aren’t what I was expecting and obviously cheaper than what i thought, I still just really like the warriors plushies. The ones from last year looked kinda weird in the pictures too but look a lot better in person. I just hope it’ll be the same with these. I’d rather have ok plushies than none. Are they worth $100 though? No.
@@honeystream9499 I feel the same exact way you do. I decided to buy all three instead of just one after really debating over it, because they all looked so good. But then the quality dropped and I regret now not just buying my original choice, Brightheart. However, I’m also hesitant to cancel, because although I hate the cheap tactic they did, I still want official Warriors plushies because I love the characters. I agree that it’s definitely not worth the $110. I just hope the free gift surprise is good and not a bookmark ^^;;
Well that sucks... I really liked the designs of the *prototypes*
the only thing i didnt like about the prototypes is the muzzles.
magic unboxing So you like the new ones???
magic unboxing yeah, the muzzles were better, that’s one of the main reason why I liked them but also the colors and for example squirrelflights tail and probably some more
Oh hallo!!
@@animationish2.026 u got a second channel??? *i shall sub*
I’d rather try to make a homemade plushy that looks like a ball with eyes and triangles and tentacles than get THOSE overpriced hellspawn. Then again it would be a funny thing to have around to look at how dumb it looks lol.
*overpriced hellspawn*
Yeah, but I gotta admit I love jay so much I don’t care if his plush is ugly I STILL LOVE IT!
wolfigirl yeah my Jayfeather lost his stripes, but he’s so precious (but not lol)
Why tentacles-
@Mxrcurrie uwu, just because
Wait wait wait wait-- Is that scam plushie supposed to be *SQUIRRELFLIGHT* !? It looks like an orange tabby with *untasteful dirt stripes and a single paw dipped in a virgin margarita!* And those eyes. . .don't get me started. . . we need *REAL* Squirrelflight plushies, soft dark ginger with a single snowy white paw, with small freckles of white like snowflakes falling around her white paw, and forest green eyes. Now *that's* a Squirrelflight plush I'd get.
(Don't take this personally, this is just my opinion and thoughts. I don't mean to insult nor anger anyone. Thanks!)
Edit: OML! 468 likes?! Thanks for all the likes and comments! :3
why did you have to give such a poetic description of what you want the plushie to look like
I agree with Bridget, I didn't even recognize it was squirrel flight.
Dont get me started on the tail-
I literally thought it was Tigerstar!
WAIT THAT WAS SQUIRRELFLIGHT!?? I THOUGHT THAT WAS TIGERSTAR
This is what happens when you try to mass produce art...
Edit: Specifically plushies. I would absolutely love to see them create posters of actual scenes. Maybe even outsource the work to fan artists. Fans could create art and have it sold on the warrior website for publicity, and the artist could get a cut of the earnings.
I mean they don’t even credit fanart on there most of the time, I doubt they’d give the original artist credit.
@@juliaguevara4512 they need to create an actual partner program.
@Zara Basantez The partnership would be only for things that could be easily copied; like drawings or 3d printings. It would help artists get their name out there. Artists could direct people back to their own sites in order to provide more options.
This isn’t an issue with them mass producing them, it’s an issue with how they rushed them out. A bunch of other plushes that are mass produced, like Pokemon plushes look great.
Honestly, I don't think this is even an issue of mass production. There are plenty of mass produced plushes that look great. This feels more like an issue of cutting corners and changing designs to cut costs, which, honestly, at the 30 dollar price point, they should be able to do better.
To be honest I’d rather buy a plush from Etsy or something because
1. More options
2. They would look better in most cases
3. It would be supporting a smaller business or just a person at home doing something for fun. I would be more willing to pay €100 for a plush made by someone working on their own than €30 for a large company making them
How disappointing! They would've gotten more money if they stuck with the more expensive prototypes! I know I would've definitely bought the prototypes
Edit: THANK YOU for all the likes, I've never gotten this many before xD
*cry * my grandma preordered Squirrelflight for me and this breaks my heart. They butchered my presious Squirrelflight! Idc thoh, I will love her anyway-
I love squirrel flight
Before some rude person corrects you,
*Precious
*Though
Aww thank you
smol squilfflight
Wait- WHAT
@@puritypaws :3
Warrior cats fans: so the plushies are going to be good quality?
Warrior cats team: Well yes but actually no
The muzzles look like they ate a whole mouthfull of bees
Honestly Akira makes a fair point, She knows that companies do this to look good and scam us, but let’s be thankful there are actually warriors stuffies
ASDGAGSHDVWGSS Im so sorry I didn’t know
@Տaturn Elixir69 wait she does? i was never made aware of this.. thank you so much
edit: just checked her twitter, i see that its on there. i dont follow her there so i didnt know ^^;
It's really hard to go from "he" to "she", and I don't mean to be rude but it's kind of weird to refer to Akira as a "she" now. I respect her decision though
@@river8836 yea ik. I wrote this rushed.
@@romanequestrian1152 uhhhhh
"Sorry catches no prey!"
YES
I already miss the old squirrelflight plushie :(
Same U-U squilf is my favorite character and they butchered her,
Stells the fox shes also my favorite! Tho I think I still will buy her U_U
@{{ Gãchâ Ðízzï }} yeah, same I think I’ll just give it to meh BFF tho, she loves squilf
I wish they didnt change squirrelfloofs tail :( it looked so nice and floofy :`)
@{{ Gãchâ Ðízzï }} ikr her tail was so pretty
Can NO ONE see that all warrior cats is is a cash grab. The mass producing of the books that feels like it's most of the time rushed and drawn out plot. Ofc I am not surprised that they did a "180" on the warrior cats community, all the creators want is money even if it upsets some of the fans they know they'll still pay for it.
Anyways see ya for warrior cats series 10 "The moon rise of the clans".
All though it probably is a cash grab, I genuinely enjoy the books. The the plot can be pretty✨ t e r r i b l e ✨ sometimes tho
That's actually kinda true-
I'm not surprised. I stopped reading it a few years ago because I got bored and found better series. I did genuinely enjoy the fandom and universe though which is why I'm here.
This is why I don't bother buying anything like these plushies, and I just get the books from my local library free :D
Wait really? I thought the newer arcs or Warriors were interesting and exciting. I mean, yeah there's a ton of plot holes and other problems, and I can definitely see the plushies as a cash grab, but the books? Really?
For the following reason, Bright Guardian Akira is no longer a king:
👑She's a queen now👑
*quietly celebrates in the corner because no one else is partying in the replies*
*party time baby*
wait i am confused why-
『starstruck』 bright guardian Akira recently came out as trans.
Spottedface The warrior! aww thats great!! I’m glad she found out who she is ✨✨
It's a travesty that THESE are the canon plushies. There are so many people on sites like Etsy and deviantART that offer commissions or the availability of custom plushies for warriors fans. It bugs me that the distribution company didn't look into that. Isn't it better to enlist the assistance of someone that actually cares about the product? I would much rather support an artist and spend a little more and get something I actually like than those pincushion looking manufactured abominations.
Yea they look better than the official ones too :/
just remember: warrior cats store is just a third party (Coolabi) and the authors/publishers dont really have to do much with them. They are a licensed partner as far as i know
Akira: Posts
Me: *I am speed*
Gotta go fast
KACHOW
Ok Lightning McQueen
I agree with Akira. When she said "Why'd they do that to her tail?" I was asking the same question. I almost googled it for some reason-
Wait Akira is a she???
Worms :v Yeah, she announced it on her other social media’s and other youtubers often refer to her with female pronouns, most recently, on Mousebrained on Blixemis channel
Worms :v yeah, akira’s a girl lol
@Skywalker Kitty ???
@Skywalker Kitty Yeah. It's normal.
Yay she posted!!
I want a Brightheart plushie so much but like dude those are not what we wanted qwq
Same! they massacred our girl ;-;
I legit thought bright guardian Akira was a guy. Well good to know they're a she!
Boipoi
Bright Guardian Akira is transgender, meaning she used to identify as male, but are now female. Please respect her pronouns. (She/her)
Ashfeather I was legit considering getting Brightheart & maybe the whole trio because I liked the designs a lot. Now, I’m so glad that I didn’t paycheque until the 1st :)
Ashfeather
You could probably find better plushies on etsy. I bought a firestar plushie last year, very small, bad quality, and it easily tore
If that was already bad, how bad will these plushies be??
Squirrelflight... you are Pinestar now... I see...
LMAO
Pinestar doesn’t have a white paw tho
I wouldn't even know that the new plush was Squirrelflight if it wasn't for the white paw x.x She looks like a Firestar 2.0. X.X
@@annabellethebuddy9762 And Squirrelflight doesn't have black tabby stripes.
Which is worse?
Lost Coyote Yeah, it’s kind of annoying but I can deal with it
Warriors: we worked hard on theses plushies, and hope that you love them as much as we do
warriors 0.00001 seconds later: Now go buy our plushies!!
Yo, Akita is female now 💖 go give her the support she needs and stop any jerks from trying to change who she is! ✨💖
People haven't really been rude about it. I've seen more people being aggressive towards people who just honestly didn't know. Misgendering someone is bad, but if they don't honestly know that she is female, being rude about it just makes you come off as annoying. An edit: I understand that some people may be misgendering her on purpose which is 100% not okay, but so far at least I haven't seen anyone be rude
Ok both the replies here are atrociously rude
Zorritorri Animates Thanks for telling us! I don’t have many social media things so I wouldn’t be able to find this out- I really don’t wan5 to misgender anyone, so thank you for saying this!
Sco - no problem! I’m glad I could help someone out!
@Spookui Kat Trying to help with what? Shutting down awareness that people may not have known about?
Honestly, this is a horrible scam and a horrible response. I pre-ordered a SquirrelFlight plushy (because she's queen), thinking i was going to get an adorable plushy, but what i paid for turned out to be a disproportionate abomination. Im sorry if this sounds harsh, but coming from someone who bought a plushy, im distraught that what i spent my money was actually this and now how they marketed them as. Im just, horribly disappointed that the warriors team did this, and didnt even offer me and the rest of people who pre-ordered a single refund and just gave us some bullshit apology. Never again am I pre-ordering something warriors related unless its proven to not be a scam.
Aw man im so sorry! Thats awful!
Not going to lie, I would buy the (non-prototype) wave 2 just for 5 dollars
“Yes, that is his defining trait”
Poor Ravenpaw
I’m pretty sad because Squirrelflight is my favorite character and they completely butchered her plushie. The old one looked so good! Why couldn’t we have gotten those?!
Squirrelflight needs to die alone in my opinion
MeowTube why did you feel the need to say that? Like. You’re aloud to have your own opinion but I feel like that was pretty uncalled for....
The first ones were prototypes. The actual plushies would have always looked a bit less in quality.
BlackHeartKitti2 I know but still
@@bumblegummilk1274 they really shouldn't have shown the prototypes or they should have at least mentioned that those wouldn't be the final plush
oof, i already ordered mine and sucks to hear this
not gonna bother cancelling though
hey, maybe they'll get their act together and make them properly in the end
Hopeful wishing. But I really hope with you. Wish you the best in enjoying your new thunderclan members!
Okay honestly though. They had an amazing prototype, it looked great! And then they made it way worse. Like, youre getting money to cover the cost of the plushies either way, so why not give us what we bought?
Lol hi Cloversplash :3
@@Owibi Ello!
Agreed.
Also may I trouble to ask you? Is that profile picture a OC? They are adorable if so! Love the design!
@@PestilentAllosaurus Yep, shes my oc Cloversplash! And thanks!
I've seen a lot of cat plushies get the muzzle wrong in some way, I think the designers and the people in charge of them think bigger = better and their equipment sometimes doesn't quite manage to keep the toy straight through production (I've seen a surprising amount of twisted muzzles on cat plushies, not a huge problem imo but certainly not intended). It's sad that a company could get it right but then chooses not to, I honestly would have pre-ordered one if I'd had money so I guess in this case, not having money saved me money since I would not want the "finished" versions.
But the thing is, THEY GOT THE MUZZLES RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
But they just had to mess it up for ze *m o n e y*
@@abigailw7146 Yeah, that's why I said "could get it right"- clearly they know how to do it right, they have before, they just chose not to this time.
BrambleStar being imposter? I thought AshFur was sus
Among Us reference i like lol
Ok I laughed way too hard at this-
okay that was pretty good
Yeah, ashfur was venting, I saw it. But yet again I also saw hawkfrost running out from where the body was...
Chama AlohaOe Really? I mean HawkFrost said BrambleStar was sus..should we REALLY trust him?
“We really wanted your mone- I mean to show you the plushies”
I see Akira, I click
I always wanted the Jay Plush, but it’s constantly sold out
same hes my favourite character
Hermione Hollyleaf
I didn’t know people liked me that much. ... should I be worried?
Jayfeather the snarky medicine cat
*Y E S*
@@jayfeatherthesnarkymedicin8160 well i had an oc that i made for the sole reason to ship him with you (nightfire, blind warrior)
so yes
Fluffy Wolfy
Um... tell me more.
At first I was incredibly sad that i couldn't get a ravenpaw plushie but then I looked at the final versions and decided I didn't want one at all
I’ve never even read a single Warriors book but this is absolutely infuriating.
I feel like the “what did it cost” meme would be perfect for the people who brought the plushies.
Me: *sees the word scam*
Also me: *animal jam flashbacks*
Akira: Their apology has to be the worst out there.
LupisVulpes's apology video: Am I a joke to you?
Edit: 55 LIKES WHAT?
I was thinking of her too lol
@@Mandy-mf8ks lol her apology was trash, wasn't it?
yea her apology sucked big time-
@@Mandy-mf8ks yep
Ahh, yes, LupisVulpes' Apology is the Trashest thing ive seen in 2020
Ok ngl I don’t really care how they look- I don’t think they’re ASTONISHING and I mean yeah I liked the prototypes more but these are fine too X”D
'The worst apology ever'
LupisVulpes: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*
RRRRRRRRRR LUPIS NOT LUPIS
Lupis got some competition 👀
or
yknow what
she doesnt her apology is single handedly the worst
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What happened with lupisvulpes
“Their apology has to be one of the worst out there.”
Lupis Vulpes: *I’d like to introduce myself*
Snofox Studios
I mean, she did say “one of”.
draikinator: i'd like to introduce myself
rainpuppet At least Draik has taken time to clean up their act.
@@juliadonati8245 draik had no absolute reason to do any of that, and still really never *properly* apologized
rainpuppet Good point. I had only heard about their apology through screenshots, but I got the impression it was really bad and defensive. I avoided their content after that, but I had been satisfied with their explanation in their last video before going offline, because it was their last video and it seemed more genuinely addressing the problem, but it’s not my place to accept an apology to someone else.
I don’t condone their actions or their poor excuse for apologies that happened shortly after the incident. I just thought it was good of them to actually do some introspection on why they were so awful online and improve themself. I honestly didn’t follow the drama closely enough to be an authority on this so I’ll leave it at that. If I’m wrong, that sucks, but it’s not like there aren’t better creators to follow instead like Akira.
I personally think they look fine, but I do think they are VERYYY expensive for a small plush of that quality, I just bought squirrelflight and she was almost 40-50 dollars, I do think muzzle looks a bit weird and I don’t really like how lifeless the face looks and how the tail looks but MAYBE just MAYBE if they get enough complaints they will decide to change them to better quality, we will see! :0
That's not really a conspiracy theory Akira, that's kind of how it goes in the business world. But no one will dig around for the fiscal calendar, so no one really knows about how investments, and businesses work, so....It's good you put that out there. Though I don't condone what the Warriors team did, I can understand it, as someone who follows the fiscal calendar, and know how stocks, investments, and that sort of thing works. It just makes sense that they would rush these out to get that good look to investors.
Fun fact it's why when Disney said they lost a LOT of money for quarter three, no one really talked about it, cause to the average American they look at something like Disney, and think "so what it's a multi-million dollar company" but to DISNEY to lose that kind of money because of COVID, means to lose investors and to lose investors right before the 4th quarter is....not good. For any business.
Bruh, they're noses look like they inhaled a bee lol
Awe she had such a bushy red tail! I cant believe they messed up that bad with not even giving the endgame one a fluffy tail!
But Akira! This was the perfect apology! They used THREE exclamation points in the "We're Sorry!!!" subtitle! That means that they are definitely super duper sorry and not at all deceptive and scuzzy.
autoRegenesis
I love the sarcasm in this.
I got a 15$ cat plushie SET and I love them so much more than these
Where did you get em I need them in my life xD
Bill May my parents got them for me but I do know they got them at Walmart
I used to have a lot of plushies but they were taking up space and my family was judging me allootttt ToT
I recommend jelly cat if your looking for some good cat and other plushies, they can be expensive at times but they are actually worth that money lol. Aurora is another good brand.
Another problem I had with these plushies-- after around a month of owning them, the markings seem to rub off due to the cheap way of making patterns. The marketing makes it appear durable and cuddle-able. But in fact they're so fragile you might as well keep them on your shelf to keep them at least okay-looking and not a solid color. In fact, my Graystripe plush is now a solid color with *no* stripes at all!
the new one's muzzles remind me of the grinch, and probably they have stolen someone's christmas
I have never been this on time ever wow
Me before the video: oh surely, it’s not THAT bad.
Me after the video: the muzzles looks like dogs’. Why. And I facepalmed so hard when they said Squirrelflight’s tail “is as squirrel-like as you would expect”. That tail doesn’t look like a squirrel’s at all! I legit thought that Squirrelflight was Redtail before I noticed the white paw. I’ve been a Warriors fan for years, and when even I can’t recognize them, then that says a lot.
Dang it I wish I knew sooner! My mom knows that those three characters Squirrelflight, Brightheart, and Ravenpaw are my favorites so she pre-ordered them for me as a birthday present and I had high hopes because the prototypes looked amazing but just now looking at the final product I’m kinda disappointed but I will still be happy to get the trio of plushies when they arrive :T
What bothers me the most is how between the first set of photos and the new ones, there was a moment where both plushies where in the same set, there were photos of the red Squirrelflight AND the one with the flat tail (same with Brightheart and Ravenpaw). I think they were doing a bait and switch but yeah... the response was terrible and I hope the people who pre-ordered the better looking plushies can cancel their orders
Honestly the company sounded like “A starving cat can’t choose it’s prey”
lil reminder, akira now identifies as female!
ok
thx for telling me, where did she announce this?
@@figgler on her facebook!
star the Umbreon
Also on her Twitter and Amino if I remember correctly.
@@daviddav6571 What do you mean "why?" Why do you think?
Okay, so, as someone who stopped reading the Warrior Car books just because they fell on the repetitive side, yet is still somewhat in the fandom, I swear that I thought the Squirrelflight plush was Tigerstsr (the evil one).
I ordered a Jayfeather plush from an Esty shop a few years ago (whom I cannot find anymore, I would love to credit them if I’d remembered the name), and they were AWESOME TO WORK WITH. The plushie came with a magnetic stick with all of its claw markings sewed on and Jayfeathers pale blue eyes with his gray tabby markings were beautiful, the plushie was so stylized too, it didn’t feel like one of those corporate copy everyday cat plushes you can get for a few bucks. Then to see what the official plushies look like? It’s honestly embarrassing how horribly they are handling the problem, a business should not make mistakes which manipulate customers into thinking they’re getting a high quality product when they’re really not.
Just got my refund for the Brightheart pre-order, I’m still so sad that all of this happened ;0;
Im not a fan at all of the warriors shop. i got scammed in it. i pre-ordered the jayfeather and when it was made available for order i NEVER got it.
Oof. Did you ever get your money back?
@@honeystream9499 sadly no.
Last year I bought all 3 plushes and the graystripe one after a day had the stripe almost completely faded and it took the support 2 months to respond and just said sorry. I tried again when the second round was up asking if I could get one of those and just got sorry back and the USA stock was sold out but the stock for other countries wasn't.
I'm so sorry for you.
So I guess you just got "Gray" instead of Graystripe.
@@PestilentAllosaurus yup. Wasted 35 dollars
I don't hate them but I'm very upset
I ordered a Firestar plushie and not even a week after I got it (which took forever) it's belly tore open!! I had it on display, no cuddling or playing with it at all!
I was very disappointed, please don't buy one, there are probably better plushies on Etsy or something. I do not recommend spending $30 or more for bad quality, not the best designs, and they're not durable at all. I definitely do not recommend, you'd be better going on etsy or making something yourself.
Akira, Akira, Akira. *sighs* When will you tell us what you use to edit your videos? The transitions are so clean, there's no watermark, everything is so beautiful! I MUST KNOW. AKIRA I MUST KNOW. TELL ME ALREADYYYYYYY!!!!!!! Wonderful video by the way, as always, you never disappoint! I agree with you entirely.
Im not too into the warrior cats fandom anymore, but looking at these plushies, something i wanted so badly back in day. its so disappointing, honestly.
Dark ginger she-cat with green eyes & a single white paw.
I'm sorry, where did the dark tabby stripes come from?
I was extremely confused when they said they had Squirrelflight but didn't recognize her at all. The prototype versions of Ravenpaw and Brightheart are so much better too. You can actually see Brightheart's white and orange tabby fur. The darker tabby oranges mixed with the lighter just as it's described in the books. Her wound looks old and healed up.
Where as the new version not only had the wound more fresh looking but the cheaper fur just makes it look like white and orange. No variation like in the original.
The fur difference in quality alone makes them all look bad. I was hoping to get some but after seeing the REAL quality, I'm glad my bank had it's flip flop forcing me to wait. Saved me from wasting money on a product I wouldn't get.
It's like purchasing from WISH where they show you one thing but the quality when you get it is cheap and looks as if a inexperienced plushie maker tried copying from the original.
I preordered the Jayfeather plush when the first set was announced. When he got here there was a huge "rip" down his side by his scar. Upon further inspections.. he just wasn't sewn properly in that section and the seam didn't withstand shipping.. I had to mend a plushie that I preordered.. I love the series and I love the characters we've all voted on for these plushies but I don't know that I will ever spend my money on merchandise from the official store ever again. I would rather pay a higher price for a product of higher quality than they're apparently willing to produce.
I don't mind what they look like, I'm still gonna love them when I get them. But I do agree, CATS' MUZZLE ARE SMOL, NOT THICC.
Reinforcing that they look “wonderful” feels like the person writing it thinks that if they say it looks better, people will think it looks better just because they said so
There is nothing wrong with posting prototypes and getting pre orders.
What IS wrong is the total lack of quality of these plushies. Using the "cuddle fur" along with embroidery is one of the cheapest ways to make plushies.
We as the fans get to vote with our dollar. Support small artists who are doing there fandoms a service instead of the official merch which showcases "They'll buy it no matter what we make them"
There are SO SO many fans out there making quality merch all Harpercollins has to do is "Hey kid that looks good, we'll fund your next order just give us our royalty" and boom bam. Your supporting the fandom that supports your books AND making merchandise that we already know the fans will love.
There is a $40 pillow in there website for god sakes and all it has is "Warriors" on it in black ink.
I haven’t thought about Warrior Cats in YEARS and CZcams is here like: “want some whiplash nostalgia?”
I’m so lucky this vid was in my recommendations. I was actually on the website not long ago and saw the plushies and had considered ordering. But these new ones definitely look cheaper. Thanks for the heads up!
I love Akira’s new intro. It’s just so pretty!
Warning: long comment
My oringinal warrior cat clans
Lakeclan:
Leader: Applestar - White tom with black sploches
Deputy: Nightleaf - dark brown tabby she-cat
Medicine cat(s): Ravenmist - small black tom with white paws
Apprentice, Sorrelpaw(pale calico she-cat)
Warriors:
Foxshine - fluffy ginger tabby tom
Apprentice, Flickerpaw(tortoiseshell she-cat)
Berrypelt - Dark grey tabby tom
Spottedtail - dark grey spotted tabby she-cat with white paws
Apprentice, Leafpaw(grey she-cat)
Treebranch - fluffy pale ginger and white tabby tom
Iceflower - grey spotted tabby she-cat
Tigerleap - white tom with black stripes
Tawnybracken - dark brown spotted tabby she-cat with a torn ear
Apprentice, Yellowpaw(yellow she-cat)
Leopardheart - yellow she-cat with black spots
Whitestripe - brown she-cat with a white stripe
Patchclaw - large cream and white tom
Mudfoot - dark brown tom with red spots
Mousenose - silver she-cat with a dark grey stripe
Rubbleslip - light grey spotted tabby tom
Queens:
Maplefall - calico she-cat(mother to Duskkit, a calico tom; and Flowerkit, and white she-cat with petal shaped black splotches)
Elders:
Oneear - dark grey tabby tom with a torn ear
Coldpelt: small pure white tom
Vinetail: pale ginger she-cat
Pouncespirit: red-brown tabby tom with blind eyes
Forestclan:
Leader: Brindlestar - light grey tabby she-cat
Deputy: Lionspirit - golden tabby tom
Apprentice, Whitepaw(grey and white tom)
Medicine cat(s): Spookypelt - very dark grey tabby tom
Apprentice, Dandelionpaw
Warriors:
Fernbush - longhairred silver she-cat
Stonepad - grey tabby tom
Apprentice, Smokepaw(grey tom)
Redfur - ginger tom with red spots
Wilddash - golden brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Cherrypaw(white she-cat)
Pikefang: dark grey tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Chivepaw(brown she-cat)
Hazelfur - light brown spotted tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Flamepaw(dark ginger tom)
Silverfur - silver tabby she-cat
Lichentail - longhairred black tom with one white paw
Stormface - dark grey tabby tom
Cloudfall - longhairred pure white tom
Apprentice, Mistpaw(silver she-cat)
Hollyberry - tortoiseshell and white she-cat
Queens:
Morningcloud - pale brown spotted tabby she-cat(mother to Mosskit, a black she-kit with white paws; Rootkit, a dark grey tom; and Ryekit, and light brown tom with dark brown stripes
Marigoldtail - pale ginger she-cat(mother to Palekit, a pale ginger tom; and Tansykit, and grey she-kit
Elders:
Furzetuft - dark ginger tabby tom
Brightgaze - orange tabby she-cat
Necterfur - tortoiseshell and white she-cat thats nearly deaf
Plainsclan:
Leader: Blizzardstar - blue-grey tom
Deputy: Frondclaw - Dark grey tabby tom
Medicine cat(s):
Hollowflight - dark ginger tabby tom
Emberpelt - dark brown tabby tom with white paws
Warriors:
Grassfoot - brown spotted tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Chestnutpaw(calico she-cat)
Cedarheart - calico she-cat
Coneface - fluffy grey tabby tom
Apprentice, Flaxpaw(pake brown tom)
Whiskertail - ginger tabby tom with long whiskers
Mistyeye - light brown she-cat with one white blind eye
Heronclaw - brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Fuzzypaw(red brown she-cat)
Dawnheart - cream coloured she-cat
Apprentice, Elderpaw(dark ginger tom)
Shortwhisker - tortoiseshell and white she-cat withe short whiskers
Marshpelt - golden tabby tom
Hickoryleaf - very dark grey tabby she-cat
Rookfeather - black tom with a white muzzle
Loudthroat - grey spotted tabby tom
Owlheart - dark brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Sweetpaw(blue-grey she-cat)
Perchleap - grey tom
Longstep - yellow tabby tom
Queens:
Sunflight - light ginger tabby she-cat(mother to Olivekit, a grey and black she-cat; and Minnowkit, a pale ginger she-kit)
Nutnose - dark grey tabby she-cat with a brown muzzle (mother to Poppykit, a grey she-kit; Poolkit, a silver grey she-kit; Hawkkit, a brown tom; and Rabbitkit, and dark grey tom with a white stripe)
Browndapple - light brown spotted tabby she-cat with white eartips(expecting)
Elders: Lizardcatcher - yellow tabby tom
Caveclan:
Leader: Dovestar - grey she-cat with a large grey stripe
Apprentice, Graypaw(grey tom)
Deputy - Timbertooth - ginger spotted tabby tom
Medicine cat(s): Snowtail - white tom with black paws
Warriors:
Wrenflight - pale brown spotted tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Maggotpaw(dark grey she-cat)
Clawpelt - Very dark grey tabby tom
Apprentice, Gullpaw(white tom)
Vixenheart - dark ginger she-cat with white chest fur
Toadleap - brown tabby tom
Stoatfur - very dark brown tabby tom
Ivyflower - light grey spotted tabby she-cat
Ratnose - black tom with a large nose
Pinefrost - brown tom
Molefoot - white tom with a grey tail and huge grey paws
Mottletail - longhaiired tortoiseshell she-cat
Poppyfall - calico she-cat
Shrewfur - tortoiseshell and white she-cat
Kestrekwing - dark brown she-cat with white sploches like kestrel feathers
Juniperpelt - grey tabby tom
Queens: Ashface - grey she-cat with white paws(mother to Squirrelpaw, a dark grey she-cat
Elders:
Robinbelly - black she-cat with a ginger belly
Addereyes - brown tom with snake-like eyes
Rubblepelt - pale grey tom with white sploches
I'm SO GLAD that my fav is Leafpool because I nearly pre-ordered Squirrelflight on the first day but decided not to. I've been thinking about it since who knows when they'll make an official Leafpool but I'm very glad I waited
Im glad im not the only one who thought the same about the plushies as her. Honestly... theyre just so... unsettling..
Me: HOW COULD THEY DO THIS
the Erins: We didn't do it, it's all you fans fault
Akira’s such a good youtuber, her theories are great and her main videos are entertaining as well.
Okay, I like always asking people a question whenever I comment so here’s my question for anyone who wants to answer. Who is your favorite underrated character from the warriors series? Mine is MouseWhisker.
I don't know if Longtail is underrated, but if it is ... my favorite underrated character is Longtail and Mousewhisker. and I forgot to mention Sasha and Doestar!
I've never really thought about it, but I suppose it would be Rosetail or Redtail
hmmmmm i kinda think maybe Goldenflower since she's only considered "Bramblestar's mother" (If im wrong srry)
Hmm...I like Crowfeather!
Echosong. Nobody acknowledges her! She was the only thing redeeming the boring Sky Clan super editions
Sad part is there's some really cool independant toy makers that make custom stuff especially given how specific Warriorcat character designs are.
The Squirrelflight plush looked so bad I legit thought it was a weirdly done Redtail with a white paw for some reason
Man, the prototype Brightheart looks amazing while the final looks vaguely like the prototype, almost like it’s a knock off version of the prototype.
I'm so glad that I waited before pre-ordering or I would've never seen the current plushies. I think I'm going to buy normal cat plushies now.
I was forced to wait when my bank did a bad oopsie. Kinda glad that happened in the since of me not wasting money on these...
@@PestilentAllosaurus Saved us a bunch seeing how they turned out. I saw them and was so excited to buy them, they looked so cool and almost unreal on how pretty they looked. I guess I never had high standards for them- oops.
half the video I didn't even recognize squirrelflight until I read the tag
I’m not even a warriors fan anymore and this peeves me. It really reminds me of the stunt that Bethesda pulled when trying to sell that Fallout 76 rum “Nuka Dark”, advertising a product in a cool vintage-looking glass bottle. Then they showed what the ACTUAL product would be; a normal bottle in a plastic, tacky shell. Ridiculous, I hate seeing shady advertising to snag pre-orders.
I would have brought Brightheart if it was the prototype! They had a cute design witch had very nice detail
So disappointing 😔
This woman is always showing us her real talent, teaching us lessons, etc…
Girl I luv your channel
I’m not even in this fandom nor have I seen your channel before (this video just popped up in my recommended page), but good video! I do enjoy videos that discuss current situations/problems/issues so maybe that’s why it was recommended. Anyways, have a great day/night.
To be honest, I just really dislike all of the products on the official store. I remember seeing the plushies for the first time months ago and cringing. I work in crafts and make and sell stuff online, and to see a product such below my expectations was very disappointing. I played it off as just me having high standards because being that making stuffed animals and such is somewhat in my field, I was just being petty. But my family members and close friends also agreed that the plushies were just plain.... ugly. The other thing is that it feels like they aren’t selling the right products. Like my favorite clan is skyclan, and in any of their products with several clan logos on them, skyclan wasn’t included. Another thing is their overpricing. I got a bootleg hoodie that had the design of the clans that I wanted (the official store didn’t offer it) for cheaper then even their regular shirts that was very high quality and I’ve been wearing it for years.
This is mostly me just complaining, but honestly if you want warriors mercy you can get much better stuff from outside organizations.
This actually made me feel better about not buying any of the plushes for this round. So, is she saying that last year’s plushes were better quality? If so, then I’m glad I bought my Jayfeather plush, back when he was available.
I was going to get these when I first saw them, but I was afraid something like this might happen so I waited to see what other people got. And I was right to be wary.
Wow informative video I can't believe how much they shifted blame in such a short response!
I REALLY wanted the Squirrelflight and I’m not her biggest fan. I was just so I’m love with how well her prototype was and seeing that the final design looks so cheap and low quality, I’m heartbroken and on the fence about it. If I’m going to be paying that much for a plush, it better be the best thing ever.
Not gonna lie, they all look like dollarstore rejects
Congrats on coming out, Akira! Great vid as per usual.
Yea I was chillin at school and my bud came up to me with her laptop and showed me the cute images of the original design. I thought they looked so cute but then I seen this and was pretty darn glad I didn’t order
When you mislead your customers you shrink your customer base. They may have swindled their fans this time but they also created a ton of fans who won’t be willing to preorder again.