To be fair, inserting a line of action into sprites is very tricky due to their general size. On top of that, for creatures that have non-standard human anatomy (such as Goombas), trying to apply a line of action is equally as hard. When I work on more humanoid sprites in the future, I gotta keep in mind this principle established by the animators of old to add more realism to my sprites.
Anyway, considering how tall and wide the gunman is, it looks like a line of action would be applied very well in this situation.
Anyway, considering how tall and wide the gunman is, it looks like a line of action would be applied very well in this situation.