TheMario360 (Playable character) (?)

[TheMario360]

When you stand and bounce, how do you do it in real life? Do your knees really bend close to uhh 15-30 degrees with your feet flat or is it more of a "it's all in the toes" thing? Is the knee bend all that noticeable? What really suggests the bounce? Do you ever really stiffen at any point?

I like the bottom better, but they both still suffer from noodle legs, except now they're stiffer. For this animation so far, you probably don't even need 3 frames.

Maybe I could just have the arms bob up and down while the legs remain static?