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Sugar skull mariachi gunslinger aims two shotguns — AI art by @legion

@legion · 10/19/2026

Black and white challenge 3 (I forgot to participate).

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legion

The truth is, the best things often come when you least expect them. The idea occurred to me after seeing a post by Cayla of a breakdancer; as it happens, I had already done something similar for the latest video in the series—I dressed up as Cormano, a character from the video game *Sunset Riders*, and struck the same pose while firing toward the camera. It really tick me that I didn’t take part in the challenge; honestly, I think I would have had a genuine chance of winning this time.

legion

Yes, I think you’re right; after talking to Charly, we reached the same conclusion: it only lasted one day instead of two. For this current challenge, I initially thought of the usual suspects—chimera, griffin, minotaur, Medusa—but then I remembered a creature I had already created for the previous challenge, "Ancient Power." As it happens, an unknown legendary creature emerged; since it didn't quite fit that challenge, I set it aside, and now it’s its turn. We’ll see how it fares!

panos

I totally agree with you on the matter of inspiration! It is a great image - well, you never know. About this particular DC. I may have forgotten it, nut I am under the impression - other people, too - that it closed in one day, not two. Anyway, between working comic book pages and image sets, I tried to think up of something for the current DC, last night and I couldn't think anything!! Creatively I was brain-dead, by that point! 🙂

panos

I hope by the time I will gett doen to that, tonight, I'll be able to think of something 🙂

legion

Thank you very much again my dear friend!

panos

This is a super-cool character, my friend!