I know that I promised a Firestar rant, but I got excited for this one and had to write it. I'll write the Firestar one next.
Cinderfire16: I still think that Cloudtail should have spent more time with Brightheart. I know he didn't really show any signs of liking Daisy, but it was still wrong for him to spend so much time with someone other than his mate. I also disagree with your point about StarClan. Mothwing and Cloudtail may not have grown up with the idea of StarClan, but once they came to the Clans, they should have learned to believe in it. But you did bring up some pretty good points about Cloudtail and Daisy's relationship that I didn't think about.
Snowfall16: Easter was in March? I thought that it would be in April. Wait when is Easter?
PerfectlyClearly: Hey, thanks for the compliment. I don't understand why there are so many Jayfeather ships either. I mean, he's a medicine cat. If you write a fanfic about Jayfeather having a forbidden mate, then you'd have an extremely cliché plotline, especially since his mother also had a forbidden mate. What is your opinion on Firestar?
LittleGrayOwl: I find those rants really annoying too. On Quotev, I saw a collection of rants which only had a few sentences explaining their opinion. They weren't very thorough and said more of their personal feelings than logic. It's important to put feeling into a rant, but it becomes more concrete when you use facts.
Warrior Cat Fan Article #12: Jayfeather's Numerous Ships
*MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH ARC*
Unlike much of the Warriors' fandom, I'm not a big fan of Jayfeather. Actually, he used to be on my top ten list, but once we reached the fourth arc I had to kick him off. His attitude was funny in the third arc, but it became a bit overdone in the fourth arc, and downright annoying in The Apprentice's Quest.
What I find interesting is the amount of ships that we see revolving around Jayfeather. Everyone seems eager to find a mate for Jayfeather, which is even more interesting because he's a medicine cat and obviously isn't allowed to take a mate.
Below is a list of the ships that many of the fandom supports, and my opinion on them. Some of these ships work, some of them don't work, and some are just hilarious.
(Note: the name which comes first is the older cat. For Cinder x Jay, Cinderheart's name comes first because she's older than him. For couples such as Jay x Briar, Jayfeather comes first because he's the older one)
Cinderheart x Jayfeather
This one I actually do support. Why? Because they're perfect for each other! They're both so incredibly whiny. Cinderheart just annoyed me in the last two books. When Jayfeather goes and tells her about Cinderpelt, she's all like "Oh I have to become a medicine cat". I can understand why she'd be a bit freaked out, but medicine cat? Lionblaze spent the whole book trying to get Cinderheart back to her senses!
And Jayfeather isn't much better off. He just grumbles and complains at everything. I can understand why he was upset in the beginning of the third arc, because he was forced to become a medicine cat. By the time we reached Night Whispers I thought, "Jayfeather, just grow up." He needs to stop whining about everything and everyone; it's really not funny anymore.
Poppyfrost x Jayfeather
This is one of the ships that I don't support. It just doesn't work out. Poppyfrost needs some cat who she can depend on, not some psycho like Jayfeather. Let's face it, Jayfeather doesn't care about anyone but himself. I'm sorry, but it's the truth. He's rude to his mother and horrible to his other Clanmates. Poppyfrost needs someone who can listen to her and is empathetic to her feelings. Jayfeather is not someone who we can call empathetic.
Yellowfang x Jayfeather
No. Absolutely not. To state the obvious, Yellowfang is way too old for him. Secondly, they'd probably claw each other's faces out before even thinking about becoming mates.
Jayfeather x Heathertail
Umm, do they even know each other? Probably not. Anyways, even if Jayfeather liked Heathertail, Breezepelt would probably rip him to shreds.
Jayfeather x stick
I don't think anything more needs to be said. :)))
Willowshine x Jayfeather
They hated each other as apprentices. I distinctly remember Jayfeather getting very irritated with Willowshine. And I don't blame him. Willowshine was such a girly, annoying character that it was hard not to get annoyed with her. She is literally the polar opposite of Jayfeather. I really don't know where this one came from.
Spottedleaf x Jayfeather
WHAT'S THE DEAL ABOUT SPOTTEDLEAF? IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS! Spottedleaf x anyone doesn't work, period. She is just way too creepy.
Jayfeather x Briarlight
I can see this one working out. Jayfeather and Briarlight would make a good team. They both have disabilities, and can help each other overcome them. Briarlight's sweet personality would be good for grumpy Jayfeather. There's just one problem with this: Briarlight can't have kits. At least, I don't think she can have kits if her body has been so badly damaged. But mates don't necessarily have to have kits, and this would be especially good for the two of them as it would help keep their relationship secret.
My favorite one on this list would be… Jay x stick. Haha just kidding. My real favorite would be Jay x Briar, because honestly it's the only one that I can see actually happening in the books. I hate Yellow x Jay and Spotted x Jay because those two are just too unrealistic.
I don't really hate Jayfeather. I'm kind of neutral about him, but the reason why I put him in such a negative light is because I had to explain why many of the ships wouldn't work out.
And I have some good news. I'm working more on TRotR, and I think it's coming along. As of now, I am still not sure of when the release date is, but it's getting there. Hehe you guys are probably tired of waiting by now. You know it's been about eight months since I finished posting TMotM? That's a LONG wait.
Also, if you have any suggestions for me to write anything other than rants, then you can say them. For example, if you want a romance story, a list, or a what-if, I can do that as well. I will still do the Firestar rant next, but we really need some variety in here.
So who are your favorite and least favorite Jayfeather ships? Say them in the reviews!