tFR:SDtW Non Gors Workshop - NEWS! (05/31)

[Hoeloe]

Is that frame before he lands really necessary?

It's mainly there because his legs are in the opposite position to the crouch, so he can bring them back towards how there are upon landing.

Having said that, I can probably get rid of it. I might redo this animation anyway,

My main issue with it seems to be the backflip as a whole.

It seems really... fake, I guess? Based on what I've seen, to do one from a standstill requires putting some power into the jump, and your character isn't displaying that very well. Not just the liftoff, but the landing seems kinda off too.

You've got this very chill character effortlessly preforming a backflip for just about no reason(except rule of cool) when he could more effectively(and believably) just do normal backwards jump. It's not even like the flip is part of an attack.

Then again I may just be applying character-design psychology at a time where I shouldn't be.

Well, part of the point of the character is to be pointlessly flamboyant and chill (which is why the original walk animation was just a generic walk rather than a run). This will become more apparent in some of his attacking animations, and in particular, his specials. I understand your point, and I may well do the animation again, but if possible, I would like to keep the backflip.