Unused Sprites

[Antison]

We should not change the sprite of important and well known persons. E.g. Mikhail should be recognised immediately.
I would rather have changed other same looking NPCs like the farmers or other villagers instead

That's the thing though, the sprite is so re-used that is not really immediately recognizable as an important character.
Also keep in mind that this game is a work in progress we need to be agile. things are going to change. It's the nature of the project

[Tomcat]

We should not change the sprite of important and well known persons. E.g. Mikhail should be recognised immediately.
I would rather have changed other same looking NPCs like the farmers or other villagers instead

I agree on that - make one (or more) new and replace all the Mikhail lookalikes, leaving him unchanged.