So I had some time to mess around with spriter 1.0. This animation wasn't planned out and was more of a 'see what sticks' sort of process, but it was fun none the less. Learned a lot about how spriter specifically functions in these contexts. Anyway, just sharing to share.
on a side note, as a fun exercise I decided to re-imagine their UI to be more pleasant. It felt like too much of an eyesore and overwhelming presentation for what it needed to be.
Mine:
Theirs: