This is very cool. The shotgun blast would totally rock in gameplay. =]
One little irk is that I wish the waist would move a bit more, like a slight bob maybe? I feel it's a bit stiff.
But the subtleties in the animation are really what pull it together. ;]
The sprite itself doesn't remind me that much of metal slug, but the shot looks just like metal slug's shotgun XD
Very nice. His facial expression is funny while shooting.
Very good. He reminds me of one of those fat thugs from The Mask cartoon.
... nice animation ...