You should ad the Ibis Mojo 3 to your list. Every review says it's fun and poppy (I had one and agree).
Agreed, I freakin loved that bike. It made me feel so confident & I would sing at the top of my lungs all the way down the trail. Decent climber too. It would ride so well over anything on a decent that it spoiled me for all the good line picking that I had developed from all those years on the hard tail.
2015 Santa Cruz 5010 C so much rip. I have it over stocked to 140mm in the rear with a 2022 coil DVO Jade X and 160mm 2023 Fox 36 up front for the plushies. Asymmetrical rear triangle adds some extra spring!