Modest progress today, folks. A redesign of Regan’s getup.
Something about the lab coat element bugged me slightly ever since the first sprite version of her was completed and so I’ve removed the lab coat and toned down the ‘whiteness’ of her colour palette.

She’s a field researcher, not a lab assistant, after all.

I should add that the unfortunate caveat of this new design is that she (Regan) no longer matches the artwork of her that it took days to do. Sad face.

Old is on the left, new is on the right (broken down into its two essential parts)

(Her weapon is still a pick-axe, but this one retracts its blades when not in use. For safety reasons. She ‘deploys’ them before attacking.)