Midi's Sprites

[E-Man]

Sometimes, Midi, it's okay to make certain details on sprites simplistic. I know you want to make the shackles flashy, but that's a little hard to do in sprite format. Since editing space on sprits that size is rather tight, a single pixel would really change the look of a sprite (but not always for the better).

As much as I would say that spikes would make the shackles look good, I think you are better off leaving them alone. The only other option I would think of is to make them have more contrast against the main body of your character, but that's up to you.