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Palette and lineart interlinked to theme.
Okay.

Sure, it uses the same palette, but that doesn't matter. ANYTHING can use the palette. I can recolor an lttp Link sprite with the M&L palette, but that wouldn't make it M&L style because it doesn't have the same type of shading and lineart.

Speaking of lineart, M&L has AA. This does not.

Not the same shading, and not the same type of lineart. I fail to see your point aside from the fact that it uses the palette.

Of course you can use any palette, but that doesn't mean it will suit the lineart or shading. It'd be like me recolouring this with an ML palette. Would look like ass.

Which is exactly what I'm saying. That wouldn't even be close to M&L style, even though it used the palette. The shading style and lineart style are completely different. The same this is going on with this sprite. Same palette, different lineart and shading.