12 Pose Library

Each pose starts from a gesture line.

| Pose | Gesture |

| --- | --- |

| Idle | Balanced S-curve or grounded vertical. |

| Walk | Alternating diagonals, stable head. |

| Run | Strong forward diagonal. |

| Jump | Upward compression to extension. |

| Fall | Downward arc, limbs trailing. |

| Attack | Anticipation then striking diagonal. |

| Heavy Attack | Larger anticipation, lower center of mass. |

| Block | Closed shape, protected torso/head. |

| Hit | Broken line away from impact. |

| Death | Collapsed line, no active tension. |

| Victory | Open upward shape. |

| Taunt | Asymmetric confident line. |

| Landing | Wide feet, compressed knees. |

| Wall Jump | Strong diagonal push. |

| Dash | Low forward line. |

ASCII Stick Figures

idle        run         attack      block

 O          O--         O           O

/|\        /|          /|==>       /[]

/ \        / \         / \         / \

jump        fall        landing     hit

 \O/         O           O          O

  |         /|\         /|\        \|

 / \        / \        _/ \_       / \

Gesture line rule: build the line first, anatomy second, costume third.