Megapokemonmen.. man.. check it out!

[Cobalt Blue]

the fact you had to put the references in the image already tells you about the sprite's readbility.

I didn't have to. I just put them there for people who aren't familiar with Megaman. My friend who gave me the idea isn't terribly familiar with the series. She identified Air Man, but hadn't played any of them past MM3.

that squirtle and the other one suffer from an excess of detail, while the airman gets away precisely because it conveys the original character's features exactly.

even if you're familair with the franchise, it does take a while to figure out that the squirtle is suposed to be bubbleman.