Definitely some good points here about the legs. The detailed legs, I think, have grown on me. Plus, I didn't think about black backgrounds. Thank you for the input!
Great sprites!
I like the armored legs better. Also while I was working on one of my projects I put black boots on the main character, and I really didn't liked it, because it melted into the background. It looked like he had no legs at all, just a floating upper body and shorts. So I presonally think that the detailed would be better.
Very nice armor. I like legs with detail on them.
I guess you could also try legs between these ideas with less detail but more than nothing
Personally, I like the bottom right one the best when it comes to the helmet, and the legs really depend on what type of game you plan on using the sprite in (If at all.)
A slower paced story heavy game, I feel like the detailed legs could be best. However if its a fast paced game with a lot of action or combat, the black legs might look better. But, that's just my two cents!
I <3 your pixelart