Oh, now I remember why I was having problems finding sprites... there was a third requirement: size.
I can't work with small sprites. There's a level of detail that goes completely missing when you're dealing with something 20 pixels tall. The sprite I'm using is several times larger than those.
Besides, if you want to see my edits on those characters, play
rb9's game. I did sprite work for him that you'll be able to see in his next update.
Sites like
this and
this are loaded with sprites, but they're poorly organized. A random sampling of various games across various platforms lead me to believe that a 'face forward sprite with some amount of size and detail' was less common than previously expected, so once I found the Osaka image I stuck with it (plus I like Osaka).
As an aside, is there a reason people in our community like these final fantasy characters so much? I see them in every game... I don't get it. I've never even heard of them >_>
pps - If I sound picky as hell, I apologize. It's because I'm picky as hell.