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Took a short break from Megaman to draw a character I always loved the look of.

Her name was Silhou the Wildcat and from what I understand, she was the prototype for Blaze the cat, who debuted in Sonic Rush. Blaze's backstory in that game was that she's a princess of a kingdom called Solenea and she guards the Sol Emeralds.

Blaze is also, apparently, an alternate version of Sonic himself? I guess that explains why Silhou looks the way she does, and I really like it. I think she looks so colorful and pretty. Personality wise, I think Silhou was meant to be much like Sonic. Carefree, cool, adventurous, but also being reckless, impatient, and overconfident. I headcanon that much like Blaze, Silhou also has fire powers though they're far more dangerous than Blaze's since they're so wild and burn hotter.

Going off on a tangent here, it's likely because of her destructive power and untamed spirit that she was exiled from the kingdom. Her family probably didn't appreciate her casual nature and wanted her to act the part of a princess which felt suffocating to someone like Silhou. Even if she wasn't exiled, she probably left of her own accord since what was expected of her didn't align with what she wanted out of life. Plus, her powers are very dangerous and like Sonic, Silhou cares deeply for the people around her. She probably left both because she wanted to see the world but also to protect the kingdom from getting swallowed up in her flames. Either way, the result is the same. Silhou is not a part of Blaze's life growing up and left almost nothing aside from old pictures for her family to remember her by. Blaze won't know who she is, but Silhou is smart enough to connect the dots should they ever meet.

Along with Silhou, I also know of another prototype for Blaze that most fans know already.

ProtoBlaze! She doesn't have an official name other than the ones fans give her and her story is nonexistent since I believe she was made early into Blaze's design process. I've seen someone name her Ember, which I love, and I've also seen someone liken her to Shadow and align her more towards his story. I like a lot of this, but I've got an idea of my own that I'll just put down here:

Silhou and ProtoBlaze are in fact one in the same. ProtoBlaze, who will be called Silhouette from this point onwards, is an additional form Silhou takes when her emotions become too much to handle. Kind of like Dark Sonic, only the difference is that Silhouette lasts much longer and her fire powers become that much more deadly, being able to burn through anything. Thankfully, it takes a lot for Silhou to reach this point so Silhouette doesn't usually appear.

Eventually, Silhou comes to accept Silhouette as part of her and over the course of her life Silhou becomes able to temper the dark forms flames, using them to achieve her goals.

With that final thought, enjoy these doodles: