TFR C+C please

[Hoeloe]

Im not focusing on shape at this point

You really should be. You can draw pretty much anything and have the proportions be correct, but if you don't pay attention to shape then it's not going to look right.

You're also not really studying the anatomy. Just having a picture there doesn't really count. Look at the structure of the body. In your anatomy reference, is his arm a solid cylinder? No? No. It's composed of two pieces with a hinge joint in between them. The same is true of the legs. You need to take things like this into account when drawing your sprite. Block out each part of the arm and leg separately, otherwise you'll end up with the infamous "noodle-limb".