EDIT: THE CHALLENGE IS OVER!!! With fifteen entries submitted. That's WAY more than I had expected!

So, everyone, I'm holding a contest! Or more like, a challenge, because EVERYONE wins something. There are just going to be a person or three who win more than anyone else.

~YOUR MISSION IS:~

Draw Moltres James/Fire Kojirou.

YUP, THAT'S ABOUT IT. I want to see some purdy, dorky, spandexariffic Moltres James fanart. Because I think he's sexy. I have weird taste.

~RULES~

1. Anything you submit must be created by YOU AND YOU ALONE.
2. I will only accept drawings (from pencil through ink to digital art, it all goes) and pixel art. Sorry 'bout that.
3. You must draw Moltres James in all his glory. Pretty basic!
4. Yes, you may draw other characters with Moltres James. Canon characters, crossovers, OCs, anything goes! But remember, your focus is Moltres James.
5. Shipping is allowed. Be aware of the fact that, since I'm the sole judge, I'm not objective at all and will definitely show a preference to certain ships over others.
6. Color is necessary. Background is not.
7. Though James must be wearing his Moltres James costume, how much of it he's wearing is up to you to decide. For example, if you want to draw him without the hat or stripping (tastefully, you guys, tastefully), you can draw that!
8. Each participant may submit as many pictures as they like, but there will be only one prize per person. Still, I encourage you to submit a lot of pictures because Moltres James is awesome.
9. Whatever you draw has to adhere to DevianArt's rules. I mean, I don't want anyone to get banned or anything.
10. Plz to be making it sexy or adorably goofy, yes? X3

~REFERENCE~

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of good reference for Moltres James... Serebii has screenshots, though they're very small, and if you look up Moltres James on DeviantArt you can get pretty good reference of fanarts. You can also Google it, and search for the Moltres James scene on YouTube.

Also, Rocket Girl from Bulbagarden has some screenshots RIGHT HERE. Thank you, Rocket Girl!

~ARE THERE PRIZES? YOU BET THERE ARE.~

@ The artist(s) whose picture(s) I deem most awesome will receive one fully colored picture of up to five characters of their choice, with a full background. There will be 1-3 winners, depending on how many people participate in the challenge.
@ All participants will get one fully colored picture of a character of their choice.

~DEADLINE~

Hmm, let's say... all drawings must be submitted before August 20th, 2009... okay, scratch that, August 22nd, 2009 - it's been extended! I think that's fair!

ONCE YOU UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION, SEND ME A NOTE WITH A LINK TO IT SO I COULD ADD IT TO THE OTHERS!!!

~SUBMISSIONS~

1. MolJames by ~OukamiYoukai

2. Before MMP... by *caat

3. Faayia Kojiro - Moltres James by ~Jezrocket

4. Team Moltres? o_O by ~Shaami

5. Chibi Moltres James by ~killersandy

6. The Flame that Burns Brightest by ~xxKojiMusaxx

7. Moltres James by ~Chamel413

8. FAIYAAAAAAAAAAAA by ~ii-kanji

9. Flaming Molten Kojiro: Contest by *Madcat-BOB

10. Moltres James and Mummymon by =Crystal-Dream

11. james is the best and why hello. . . by ~Aerdna21

12. -Glee- by ~ChelysGalactica

13. PKMN: James the Mighty Moltres by ~pdonkeh

14. Moltres James by ~NekoHaruko

15. Fire and Ice 1 by ~ShinyAeon