Add penguin runner

[bishoe01]

Pull Request

Type of Change

• Add a new runner
• Fix or improve an existing runner
• Other (site, docs, tooling)

Runner Summary

Adds Penguin, a right-facing penguin runner with a 10-frame waddling/run loop. Its dark far foot and bright near foot alternate through rear, passing, forward, and landing poses.

Checklist for Adding a Runner

• All frames are PNG files with a height of exactly 36px, a width between 10px and 100px, and all frames share the same size.
• The runner is my original work, or I hold the rights to it, and I consent to its distribution under this repository's license (Apache-2.0).
• The runner does NOT contain third-party intellectual property (e.g., Pokémon, Mario, or other copyrighted/trademarked characters).
• Files are placed at runners/penguin/ as penguin-frames.zip, metadata.json, and preview.png.
• runners/manifest.json includes the new runner name, following the existing ordering of the list.
• metadata.json contains the correct displayName and author.
• preview.png is an animated PNG (APNG), 36px tall, at most 100px wide, and animates correctly.
• I have read CONTRIBUTING.md and followed the steps described there.

[Kyome22]

@bishoe01

This item is unticked:

The runner is my original work, or I hold the rights to it, and I consent to
its distribution under this repository's license (Apache-2.0).

I have never seen this penguin character before, so I cannot tell if it is an existing IP or something created from scratch. Which one is it?

[bishoe01]

This item is unticked:

The runner is my original work, or I hold the rights to it, and I consent to
its distribution under this repository's license (Apache-2.0).

I have never seen this penguin character before, so I cannot tell if it is an existing IP or something created from scratch. Which one is it?

Just checked the box again.
The penguin is just a generic one I made a bit fat, not any existing IP. There's really no specific character to it, so it's all good.

[Kyome22]

The left and right legs don't seem to alternate forward (meaning it doesn't really look like it's walking properly). Is this intentional?

[bishoe01]

No, that wasn’t intentional. I used Kirby’s walk cycle as inspiration and made the foot motion more pronounced, but I realized this can make the character appear to be moving backward in some frames. I’ve updated the animation to make the alternating foot motion clearer. Please let me know if it still looks off.

[bishoe01]

If you would prefer a more even left-right gait, I can revise it accordingly.

[Kyome22]

I'm sorry, but it still doesn't look like it's walking smoothly.