Concept characters (Suikoden inspired topdown RPG)

I'm working on some Concept Character Art for a 2D pixel Art (Suikoden inspired) top down RPG game. Suiko fans lemme know what you think!

Concept Hero Character with 4 x directional animations - idle/walk/run/sword attack/throw

Concept NPC character with 4 x directional animations - idle/walk/sword attack