Morrotober

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Challenge
General information
NameMorrotober
Founder(s)tokaywineandcheese, ooflifeshard, nalascat
Specifications
LanguageEnglish
Fandom(s)Ninjago
Date(s)October 2020 - present (as of 2026)
TypeCharacter-centric Fanmonth inspired by Inktober
Additional Information
External Linksmorrotober, Archived version on Tumblr
Related articles on Fanlore.

Morrotober is a Morro-centric fanmonth inspired by Inktober in the Ninjago fandom. Each day in the month of October had its own prompt.

The challenge initially began on the Morro Server! Discord server. In later years, the organizers of the event have run other seasonal Morro-centric events, namely:

The month also has its own Archive of Our Own collection here.

2020

Prompt list for Morrotober 2020 (first page)

Prompts

Submissions

Some Examples

2021

Unlike most other fanmonths, 2021 used the same prompt list as 2020, because turnout had been lower than anticipated.

Submissions

#morrotober2021 on @morrotober, Archived version

Some Examples

2022

This year's Morrotober was much more popular than previous years'. In total, the year had over 200 submissions.

Prompts

Submissions

Some Examples

  • Morro & friends for the 'Pop,' 'Crunch' and 'Ow' prompts by destinymanticor
    Morro & friends for the 'Pop,' 'Crunch' and 'Ow' prompts by destinymanticor
  • For the 'underwater' and 'submarine' prompts by morroodle
    For the 'underwater' and 'submarine' prompts by morroodle
  • Morro & Wu for the 'reading' prompt collaboration piece by ghostlywispz (colors) and kura-arts (line-art)
    Morro & Wu for the 'reading' prompt collaboration piece by ghostlywispz (colors) and kura-arts (line-art)
  • Morro & friends for the 'baking,' and “why is that on fire?” prompts by nin-jay-go
    Morro & friends for the 'baking,' and “why is that on fire?” prompts by nin-jay-go
  • For the 'skeleton' and 'death' prompts by sebilini. The art also has an associated fic in the caption of the original Tumblr post.
    For the 'skeleton' and 'death' prompts by sebilini. The art also has an associated fic in the caption of the original Tumblr post.
  • Morro & an original dragon character for the 'desires' and 'happy ending' prompts by peachyninjago
    Morro & an original dragon character for the 'desires' and 'happy ending' prompts by peachyninjago

2023

Prompts

Week 1: Wishes/Dreams (October 1 - 7)

  • Oct. 1: Magic I Djinn/Genies I "l wish..."
  • Oct. 2: Wands I Illusions I "Mirror, mirror, on the wall..."
  • Oct. 3: Dream I Sleep I "Let me close my eye
  • Oct. 4: Bed I Hope I "Where did you go?"
  • Oct. 5: Fly I Sunset I "Time to go home."
  • Oct. 6: Stars I Space I "Once upon a time."
  • Oct. 7: Crystal I Wishing Well I "Too late now."

Week 2: AUs/Traveling (October 8 - 14)

  • Oct. 8: Travel I Realm I "Where are we?"
  • Oct. 9: Car I Hiking I "There are too many leaves here."
  • Oct. 10: Fantasy I Medieval I "Welcome to the future."
  • Oct. 11: Suitcase I Airport I "Did you pack yet?
  • Oct. 12: Far Away I School I "I'm lost."
  • Oct. 13: Clothes I New Beginnings I "This is your family."
  • Oct. 14: Teleportation I Any AU I "l can do it."

Week 3: Time/Memory (October 15 - 21)

  • Oct. 15: Clocks I Ticking I "Put that down."
  • Oct. 16: Time Travel I Photo Album I "Remember when..."
  • Oct. 17: Past I Childhood I "Who is that again?"
  • Oct. 18: Overgrown I Passage of time I "Now?
  • Oct. 19: Diary I Tomorrow I "l can see it."
  • Oct. 20: Circle/Cycle I Record I "Hurry!"
  • Oct. 21: Day of the Departed I Reminisce

Week 4: Hobbies/Action (October 22 - 28)

  • Oct. 22: Run I Fire I "So did anyone read the instructions?"
  • Oct. 23: Crawl I Burn I "l am not touching that."
  • Oct. 24: Carve I Craft I "The wind is blowing
  • Oct. 25: Fight I Bow I "I'm not very good."
  • Oct. 26: Paint I Music I "Don't eat all of it."
  • Oct. 27: Swim I Hide I "I'll just stay inside."
  • Oct. 28: TV I Sing I "I'm the master of sports."

Week 5: Halloween/Spirits (October 29 - 31)

  • Oct. 29: Graveyard I Crow I "Why is it so cold in here?"
  • Oct. 30: Pumpkin I Scarecrow I "Did you hear that?"
  • Oct. 31: Halloween I Death I Costume

Submissions

Some Examples

2024

Prompts

Week 1: Elements/Nature (October I - 6)

  • Oct. 1: Elements II Elemental Inheritance II The Difference between Wind and Air
  • Oct. 2: Water II Downpour II "There's always a first time."
  • Oct. 3: Opposites II Shadows II "Long before time had a name..."
  • Oct. 4: Dragons II "Where did you get that?"
  • Oct. 5: Airjitzu II Temporal Displacement
  • Oct. 6: Colors II "Red is for rage"

Week 2: Reflection/New Beginnings (October 7 - 13)

  • Oct. 7: Childhood II Full Potential II "Back in my day..."
  • Oct. 8: Curses II Empty Titles II "You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?"
  • Oct. 9: Self Discovery II Inner Peace II "I'll try again."
  • Oct. 10: Reflection II Mirrors II Death
  • Oct. 11: Rot II Mold II "If only I could go back."
  • Oct. 12: Memory II Fate vs Destiny
  • Oct. 13: Crimes II Smothered II Regrets

Week 3: AUs/Free Week (October 14 - 20)

  • Oct. 14: The Lego Ninjago Movie II "You want me to go back to school???"
  • Oct. 15: Trying New Things II Baffled by Technology II "Please don't touch that"
  • Oct. 16: In Another Life II Disney Villain II "Is that magic?!"
  • Oct. 17: AUs II Free Day
  • Oct. 18: Bow and Arrow II "Put that away!"
  • Oct. 19: Reading II Movies II "This is better."
  • Oct. 20: Outfit Swap II Zero to One Hundred

Week 4: Celebration/Festivities (October 21 - 27)

  • Oct. 21: Day of the Departed II Remembrance
  • Oct. 22: Rice II Ketchup II "I'm hungry, can we eat yet?"
  • Oct. 23: Snacks II Cooking II "l think that's enough. don't you agree?"
  • Oct. 24: Gardens II Flowers II Love
  • Oct. 25: Climbing II Sunny Day
  • Oct. 26: Dancing II Music II Laughter
  • Oct. 27: Gifts II Heirlooms II "l did it for you."

Week 5: Halloween/Spooky Vibes (October 28 - 31)

  • Oct. 28: Pumpkins II Moon II Cats
  • Oct. 29: Ghosts II Hauntings II "l would never leave you."
  • Oct. 30: Costume Party II Witches II Potions
  • Oct. 31: Halloween II Candy II Bats

Submissions

Some Examples

2025

Announcement banner for Morrotober 2025

Prompts

Week 1: Roleswap/Costumes (October 1 - 5)

  • Oct. 1: Hatsune Miku II Roleswap II "What I've always wanted"
  • Oct. 2: Animals II Catboy/Catgirl II "l did not think this through"
  • Oct. 3: Breathing II Lungs II "Too old for this"
  • Oct. 4: Costumes II Shopping II "l couldn't resist"
  • Oct. 5: Ghosts/Spirits II Cursed II "l don't need you"

Week 2: Fantasy(Magic (October 6 - 12)

  • Oct. 6: Dragons Rising II Realms II "I'll find you in every universe"
  • Oct. 7: Fairies II Fairy Tales II "Look at this sword!"
  • Oct. 8: Color Palette swap II Upside Down II "How am I supposed to strike fear in this? It's PINK!"
  • Oct. 9: Free II Independence II "If I get to choose"
  • Oct. 10: Dragons II Royalty II "I'm going to pretend I did not see that"
  • Oct. 11: High School II Punk/Goth Fashion II "NO WAY!"
  • Oct. 12: Responsibility II Identity II "Too young for this"

Week 3: In another world/What if (October 13 - 19)

  • Oct. 13: Defenses II Alarm II "Nowhere to go now"
  • Oct. 14: Elemental Powers swap II Gender swap II "Not again"
  • Oct. 15: Modern AU II Technology II "What doe
  • Oct. 16: Screaming II Magic II "Uh oh"
  • Oct. 17: Cracks II Codependency II "Goodbye
  • Oct. 18: Storms II Caged II "Why won't you let me go?"
  • Oct. 19: Maid Costume II Tea II "Too much rice"

Week 4: Seasons/Hauntings (October 20 - 26)

  • Oct. 20: In your walls/in the walls II Haunted II "Rapidly approaching your location"
  • Oct. 21: Day of the Departed II Dearly departed II "Remember me"
  • Oct. 22: Countries/Kingdoms II Alternate Morros || "This can't be happening"
  • Oct. 23: Fungus II Decay II "Why couldn't you be what I wanted?
  • Oct. 24: Seasons II Change II "Time to hibernate"
  • Oct. 25: Deepest friendship II Mirror II "Don't let me go"
  • Oct. 26: Kite II Wind II "Why are the birds coming this way?"

Week 5: Halloween/Fall (October 27 - 31)

  • Oct. 27: Morro Lives II Apartment Hunting II "Why is this so expensive?"
  • Oct. 28: Protection II Reflection II "What is that?"
  • Oct. 29: Pumpkins II Shattered II "Where's the glue?"
  • Oct. 30: Redemption II Damnation II "Just close your eyes"
  • Oct. 31: Halloween II Treats II "How am I going to explain this?"

Submissions

Some Examples

References

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