Been a while since the design contest ended. Kaktiria won my category and my unit came last overall in the Facebook voting... But I decided to continue learning to sprite in the style of FFBE.

• Animations https://imgur.com/a/xBhtniL

• Spritesheets https://imgur.com/a/iH4WhF4

Melodios has gone through a bit of a redesign as somethings looked silly when translating from vector to pixel art. Switched up his colour scheme, gave him a sash, added a Karakusa pattern in his pants and he now wears a Magatama amulet. I also took inspiration from FFX-2's Dressphere in designing a unit aura that dances when playing his guitar and created a pseudo Fat Chocobo esper & unique skill animations for the Ekobo sidekick (think Snowbear but with different visual moves).

I finally figured out his Limit Burst. Since the Geomancer (Feng Shui Soldier) was part of his initial inspiration, I gave him an elemental attack based on the Wuxing (5 Chinese 'elements'). The idea is that the Limit Burst is a curse, while the Dance animation is a blessing.

Still got some shading to do and the battle effects are still raw. First time round I took shortcuts but this time I'm working with a limited palette. Currently looking on feedback to make this better. Who knows? If they decide to do another unit design contest, I'll submit the animations.