Yes, I would say draw more interesting poses to sell how cool and dynamic your beat-em-up is going to be! Red doesn't look like he/she/it is swinging a weapon.Regarding the background, I recommend you research perspective and one point perspective. Also, you should look up cityscapes and other artwork with cityscapes as the subject.
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