Illustrating a character that originated from a dream I had a while back

So my dream was about this indie YouTube animated webseries with an early 2010's YouTube series vibe to it. It was either called "Light Lion" or "Lion Light" (btw yes I'm aware there actually is a YouTube webseries called Lion's Light). And the protagonist was this very colorful lion cub who had special light-related powers but they were connected to his emotions and he couldn't utilize them because of his cowardly attitude.

Then there was a scene in the climax where a bunch of dogs (literally just ordinary domesticated dogs) were chasing him down trying to maul him but then he ends up using his light powers to scare them off. Also he was apparently going to make a cameo in My Pride lol.

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So yeah this was way too interesting to NOT make an actual OC so I drew him. His name is Ifa (East African name meaning light/brightness) and his light powers come from his colorful spots that light up so he can use it as a defense mechanism against his foes and whatnot. The dogs from my dream could even be reimagined as African Wild Dogs or something.

idk probably not gonna develop this character past this design but what the hell