This is a sub-page of Mother 3/Unused Graphics/Character Sprites.
Hinawa#
Hinawa pulling on something & falling over. Originally intended for the early version of the "F-F-Fire!" scene. These also match the unused Lucas and Claus animations.
Hinawa talking while pointing at something.
Hinawa's ghost turning around both in and out of the flowers in the Sunflower Field. These were almost definitely meant to be used in an early version of Chapter 6 that, while lacking any code for it, still has sprites for it left over for both Hinawa and Lucas
Hinawa's ghost putting her arms out. Likely also for an early version of Chapter 6.
Hinawa's ghost disappearing. Likely also for an early version of Chapter 6.
Hinawa's ghost waving her arms with an angry expression. Flint and Duster have unused animations for talking angrily while looking forward, so perhaps this was going to be related to them somehow?
Lighter#
Lighter swinging his Lumber in different directions.
Lighter looking back & talking. Likely related to the animation of Lighter swinging his Lumber upward.
Lighter seemingly falling?
Lighter without his lumber. Flint can pick up his lumber while the Sunshine Forest is on fire, but Lighter will still have his lumber when he recovers from his injuries even though Flint has it in his inventory.
Lighter walking without his lumber.
While there are standing and walking sprites for Lighter without lumber, there are none for talking. However, there are 8 empty frames in his graphic bank after him talking with lumber, 8 being the amount of frames needed for the talking sprites. This likely means that the talking sprites did exist at some point, but were removed.
Bronson#
Bronson crouching in multiple different directions. When a party member is loaded with Bronson's graphics, this plays as his pre-run sprite, which is only reserved for party members. Maybe Bronson was a guest member originally?
Sprites of Bronson blinking in multiple different directions. When a party member is loaded with Bronson's graphics, it plays as his idle animation. Supporting the idea that Bronson was in your party at some point.
Bronson punching to the side.
Bronson unconscious. Could be used for anywhere, maybe Chapter 1?
Bronson breathing. Probably a part of the punching animation above.
Bronson bending over, closing his eyes, and talking. Probably related to the punching animation
Bronson ducking. Probably a part of the campfire scene.
Bronson crouching in his worker outfit.
Brainwashed NPCs#
These are very creepy animations of Bud, Lou, Jackie, Lighter, Abbot, and Isaac. Due to the characters facing only one direction, they weren't meant to be talked to casually and were meant for a cutscene, likely in Chapter 8. Since it is indicated in Chapter 8 that Porky has a method of brainwashing people, it is likely that many of the Tazmily villagers were meant to be brainwashed. It's noted that Isaac becomes a Pigmask voluntarily in the final rendition of Chapter 8, so the brainwashing could've taken before Lucas and co's arrival, or Isaac becoming a Pigmask was a late change.
Other NPCs#
Jonel struggling to stop Flint during the Campfire scene. This, along with an earlier table of that scene shows that Jonel was originally the one telling Flint about Hinawa's death, and trying to stop him instead of Bronson.
Two matching sprites of a shocked Jonel; one for his regular outfit and another for his work uniform.
Brenda being shocked. This is probably related to Jonel's sprites above, as Brenda and Jonel are married.
Butch eating an entire loaf of bread.
Bateau knocking on a door. It resembles Thomas' knocking animation that is used in the first chapter. This animation is actually used in the second unused attract mode cutscene.
Post-timeskip Angie running in all directions. Their purpose is unknown.
Angie closing her eyes, very similar to an unused sprite of Fuel closing his eyes. Note Fuel and Angie are using their post-timeskip designs, and that they both work together at the bakery.
Ollie absolutely destroyed, with his glasses fallen off.
Matt seemingly laying unconscious.
Mike in the worker uniform. In the final game he lives in the Old Man's Paradise, which means he doesn't ever work in the Factory.
Crouching sprites for Jackie in his worker uniform.
Bud kneeling.
Bud... with an AXE! This was meant for the unused Attract mode.
More crouching worker sprites, this time for Bud.
A matching set of crouching sprites for Lou.
Matching sprites of Paul & Linda, which seems to be of them kissing each other.
Biff fishing, losing the catch, & leaving. Seeing how he only walks in one direction, maybe this was intended for the attract mode?
A sprite of Biff seemingly laughing.
Elmore pushing on something.
A sprite of half of Elmore's head--maybe for sitting in a seat?
Two very similar sprites of what seem to be OJ & Baccio laying on the ground. Note the other D.C.M.C. members don't have these.
A pair of animations of Andonuts falling/crawling out of his trash can. One frame in the second animation has a pixel in the bottom right for some reason.
Dr. Andonuts entering his trash can, probably related to the two animations above.
Walking & talking animations for a generic old-guy wearing Lucky's wig. This might explain why Duster wears a black wig in Chapter 8.
The Item Guy's tent pitched to the ground.
The Item Guy's cart door open, revealing a person inside. According to an unused memo, this was meant to be a healer.
The Dryer Chimera inflating.