(READ DESC) Ashfur's Hellfire - Original By Hawkstorm221/Pumpkin Claws (RECREATION)
DISCLAIMER:
The following video is a rough recreation of a Warrior Cats animation titled "Ashfur's Hellfire," which was created by former YouTube animator: Hawkstorm221/Pumpkin Claws. Though the original video in its entirety is now lost media, various clips of it have been recovered by scouring through other old AMVs that used them. And have been re-edited to best match with the original animation.
Hawkstorm221/Pumpkin Claws is now considered a controversial figure in the Warrior Cats community. This video is not meant as an endorsement of them or their actions and was made strictly for archival purposes.
The animation also contained language that is considered racially insensitive to Romani people. I do not condone the usage of such language IRL and was only kept to preserve as much of the original video as possible (which was not censored in any way).
Viewer Discretion Is Advised.
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The character of Ashfur from Warrior Cats and "Hellfire" from HND is pretty much considered a perfect match for eachother. Many various AMVs, MAPs, animatics, etc have been made using this very combination (one of the most famous examples being made by user flightfootwarrior).
So you can imagine my surprise when one of my favorite versions, the Hawkstorm221 version, seemingly disappeared off the face of the internet one day.
It was like one day the video was there... Then *POOF!* Gone! No matter where I looked, it was nowhere to be found. It was a strange feeling, to say the least. It was disappointing, but I quickly moved on.
Now cut to the present day and interest in lost and/or obscure Warrior Cats content is beginning to rise, and with the creation of the Warrior Cats MAP Archive, I decided to put my "skills" as a Lost Media Wiki writer/editor (and by "skills" I mean advanced Google-fu) to good use. I have a folder on my browser that I made specifically for documenting old and/or obscure WC content, and the folder is now filled in the literal THOUSANDS.
But one of the videos I have been looking for, the Ashfur's Hellfire animation by Hawkstorm221 (now known better as "Pumpkin Claws), still could not be found. But through sources provided by the Warrior Cats MAP Archive discord server, mainly Russian social media site, VK.com, I have been able to locate a few AMVs that used clips from the original video! Three of which were from a Russian YouTuber, and two others from an American(?) one.
These videos can be found here:
• Sweeney Todd Trailer / Ashfur
• Коты воители. Генетическая опера Cats war...
• Коты воители. Генетическая опера / Cats wa...
• I'm Already Cursed...
• Falling Inside...
Using these, and general memory from when I was a wee babby, I was able to cobble together the recreation you see here! While obviously incomplete (and some aspects had to be extended or redone through the magic of editing), it's better than the video being completely lost altogether.
It was such a satisfying experience seeing a childhood favorite be brought back to life again.
I am aware that a couple of the clips used here were not from the original at all, but from other videos of theirs (Mainly "Vermillion" parts 1 and 2), but this was done on purpose for better visual cohesion and to get a general idea of what certain parts of the original might've looked like (my memory can only do so much). But hopefully, someday we can see the original resurface in its entirety, without any drastic re-edits needed.
Before anyone suggests it, no, I don't think it was removed when Pumpkin Claws' actions were exposed to the general public, I remember it being gone LONG before such drama ever occurred. Though the situation probably didn't help much.
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The song used in the main video is Hellfire from Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame, as covered by KestinTheVoice (or as he was known then, LucariosKlaw). • LucariosKlaw sings "Hellfire" *Remastered*
The song used in the intro is a Mario 64 cover of the same song; originally uploaded by 8-bit-Imp • Hellfire (Super Mario 64 Soundfont)
All animations were made by Hawkstorm221/Pumpkin Claws