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This prompt for the Sunshine Challenge is violet.

Purple was my favorite color when I was a preteen. At the time I also had a shiny purple horse figure that I bought at a flea market. Pretty sure it was one of the Fashion Star Fillies, a series of toys from the 1980s that was trying to cash in on the My Little Pony craze. Look how shimmery they are!

I owned several My Little Ponies too, but I can't remember if any of them were purple. Either way, the ultimate purple pony will always be Twilight Sparkle.

(The below video is a clip from the first season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.)

That was part 1 of this Sunshine Challenge prompt. Part 2 is offering to do something fun or creative for others. If anyone would like to request one, I can offer pencil doodles. I've fallen way behind on my goal of drawing something every day, and this might help get me back into the habit. I'm still limited in what I can do (examples here), but I'm up for trying animals and faces of characters that I can easily find references for!

This prompt for the Sunshine Challenge is blue.

I have just one answer this time: Sonic the Hedgehog.



(Snagged the above image from sonic.fandom.com)

My favorite Sonic games were the early ones for the Sega Genesis console, mostly Sonic 2, Sonic 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. I remember discovering that if you leave Sonic alone for a while, he turns his head, glares at you, and taps his foot impatiently-- and if you walk him up to an edge, he wobbles and flails for balance. Cute little touches like that made him more real for me.

For a while I was into the Sonic the Hedgehog Saturday morning cartoon (SatAM), and I collected the Archie Sonic comics. It's been a loooong time since I've even played a Sonic game, but I absolutely love the intro animation for Sonic Mania. So bright and colorful and boppy and full of nostalgic vibes.

This prompt for the Sunshine Challenge is yellow.

Yellow makes me think of rubber duckies. I went through a brief phase where I was collecting rubber ducks, but now I just have this guy. He squeaks.



And then there's Link. I probably should've saved him for the green prompt, but, you know, yellow hair, yellow Triforce... it's what popped into my head. I love how in Wind Waker he often has this grumpy, pissed-off look, like he knows the world is out to get him. First his grandma makes him wear a dorky green outfit for his birthday, then a monster kidnaps his sister, and then he gets bossed around by an obnoxious pirate girl, a talking boat, and pretty much everyone who's not trying to kill him-- no wonder he goes around smashing pots, harassing pigs, and stealing rupees.

(Snagged the below Link image from zelda.gamepedia.com).

The first prompt is red.


Red makes me think of the Ruby Slippers from the Wizard of Oz movie. And of the red shoes I wore when I dressed up for a costume party as Dorothy Gale.




Red makes me think of Carmen Sandiego, a professional thief who steals the world's greatest treasures and does it with style. She's motivated more by the challenge of it than anything else.



Red makes me think of Red Fraggle-- always ready to play hard, compete hard, and prove that she can be the best at whatever she puts her mind to (or at least settle for being better than Gobo Fraggle at rock hockey and beanbarrow racing).



Red makes me think of going on an adventure and breaking away from rules and traditions. Wearing red means you're ready to take command-- unless you're in an episode of Star Trek.