He runs! Well, “run” is a generous term past, like, stage 5. But “ambulate forward with increasing difficulty due to growing belly” makes for too long a filename, so “run” it is.
And a quick shading test using the new palette. Since Mechanic’s original sprites predate the new palette, I had to mix colors for his skin and horns myself. I think they look pretty good, and fit with the rest of the sprite well!