Thanks for the thoughts, regardless, “Just rework the upper parts” is a large amount of work and commitment. Pretty much having to edit every single animation and make it look natural as it goes into a different stance than what was captured. So any change we make is a big one, needs to really count.
We’d gotten a couple of basically bare knuckle brawler/MMA pose suggestions, that would kinda work. I like the Sub Zero pose, that would look cool, maybe both hands relaxed and fingers curled a little. Not as tense and dramatic as Sub Zero or Bruce Lee, a bit chill.
If the notion is it “fits in with other animations/styles” then that’s the kind of pose we need to look at. Does a similar Sub Zero etc. pose fit the bill? It’s different enough but the same enough? We’d have (as we do now) a regular Stand to the “Ninja” Stand transitions, so there would be a transition from “normal” to “ninja” ready stance for the Ninja set of moves.
More food for thought…