[C+C][WIP] Knight idle, running for beat em up like game

[mzn528]

Hello again Pixelation!

This is a knight character I've done for a game I am working on. Please let me know what I can do to make it smoother and generally better, I know there's a ton of room for improvement (I was especially confused on shading and all).

Here is him running:


Attacking:

Idling:


WIP Enemy (this is just here to give you a sense of game style, all from old submission)



As always, thank you all and lots of love!

[This is a bonus discussion thingy: I was going to create a character less advanced then the armored knight (junior...knight?) so it can level up to the current character since my game focuses on combat and character progression, any idea how I can draw a "junior knight"...?]


Must....climb...to..the...topp