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I have to admit that I had an interesting time with this one.

It does exactly what injoon84 had set out to do, and the results look great. Protoman looks happy with his brand-new mouth, and the recolored Proto Dash sprites are stylishly solid. The Dash's two color schemes are also a nice change of pallet from the original's blue "aura", not that the original was a bad thing.

Normally, I can easily decide whether or not a hack is worth keeping as a permanent feature, but I found no easy answer for this one, and it's not just because it's the default look he's had for years. Not having a mouth adds a calculating coldness and mystique to Protoman's persona; you can't read him, and this works for a character that typically lurks in the shadows the way he does.

On the other hand, his sprite looks "correct" with an actual mouth, but this extroverts his persona, so what I get out of it is a tonal shift from silent-but-deadly to cool-and-confident. Not that this is a bad thing; it's just a different flavor of Protoman, like choosing between vanilla or vanilla bean ice cream, and it's a look that still fits him.

Ultimately, I recommend giving this hack a shot. It's a great graphics hacks, but whether or not it's a keeper will depend on your personal preference. Either way, you won't end up with the blues.