Walks through animating a pixel-art sword slash for a standing hero with shield, from idle into attack. Covers anticipation (sword held back, slight lean, shield forward for balance, torso twist and back-foot turn), a diagonal slash with motion blur and opposing lean, optional tween frames and blade wind particles, then a recovery frame that returns the sword toward idle instead of snapping.
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