Hope can have this list sprite
Idle.Walk.Jump.Jump attack.Victory
Attack 1.Attack 2.Dash.Die.Item
Hit.Guard
because see like good !
I agree, more animations are the most important thing missing. We have a huge variety of amazing sprites already, but all they do is walk. They don't even idle!
I realize that making animations is a lot of work, but it would actually allow these sprites to be used, rather than just serve as a template for developers that can use them as a base to create their own animations.
More depth, less breadth please!
Zelda is a full action rpg, which needs a lot of animation. This would of course be awesome, but also a lot of work.
An Idle animation would already be a good start, then it depends - you don't need attack animations because you are going for a final fantasy battler style of combat, but the following would allow a great variety of games (sorted by what I think most important):