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Fill in the metadata, copy the JSON, drop it next to a spritesheet, and your homie is ready to ship. The form does the naming, slug, and shape — you bring the vibes.

Claim a homie

Hatch Aretha into the codex.

Aretha is on the planned roster — description, vibes, and visual details are pre-filled. Drop a reference photo if you wanna refine it, or copy the /hatch prompt as-is.

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Claiming Aretha

Submitting a homie under this name fills the planned aretha slot in the codex. First one to ship wins it.

Reference photo

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PNG, JPEG, or WebP · up to 4 MB · stays in your browser

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Name the legend

slug · aretha

One line on who they are

Lead with what you'd see, not the biography. Eight to twenty-five words.

Your /hatch package

/hatch Aretha — A tiny queen of soul resting her chin on her hand, exuding grace.

Visual reference: elegant white lace dress with intricate patterns, styled short dark hair with soft curls, wearing a sparkling bracelet, soft smile with bright eyes.

Unique traits: idle: gentle chin-resting pose with a soft smile; wave: waves graciously with a hand over her heart; jump: a joyful twirl with a flowing dress; review: leans in with a warm, inviting expression.

Style: 192×208 chibi pixel art, classic Pokemon DS sprite, transparent background, big head small body, clean readable silhouette. Retain Aretha's iconic visual identifiers from the reference above.
Kind: character
Vibes: heroic, wholesome

Save as ~/.codex/pets/aretha/ (pet.json + spritesheet.webp).