I like the shading style. It's really simple, but effective. Overall, it's quite nice.
I based him off of the tiny little civilian dudes in C&C gold. The hands were exactly like that. How else would I put them?
Well I didn't know you based them off of something :u
He's 99% made without reference. I just used the hand placement similar from an old game. If I were to redo the hands. Would you rather them be at his sides?
It's like 8 pixels put together.