Spriteswap

A spriteswap (not to be confused with sprite edit) is a M.U.G.E.N character that has another character's exact coding, except with different sprites.

A spriteswap of a character will contain the exact same moves, normally pulled off the exact same way, with the exact same effects as well. In a lot of spriteswaps, you can even see the sprites of the original M.U.G.E.N character in some of its animations.

Spriteswaps may not be looked upon too well by the M.U.G.E.N community in general, unless the character creator's high quality of character art offsets his inability to do original coding. Usually, this causes someone to step in and offer programming assistance for his next character.

Examples of a spriteswap

 * Warner's original Wario was a spriteswap of Big Eli King.
 * Many of Shazzo's characters are spriteswaps of Capcom VS SNK Style Axel Stone by Actarus.
 * Big Glitchy Retarded Omega Tiger Woods is a spriteswap of Claymizer's Chansey.
 * Bingo the Chao is a spriteswap of Spider-Man.
 * Many of Cyberlizard's older characters like Sharpedo and Giratina.
 * God Ryu is a spriteswap of God Rugal.
 * Lord Ryu is a spriteswap of God Orochi.
 * Brutal Barney is a spriteswap of Homer Simpson.
 * Jessie is a spriteswap of Winnie The Pooh.
 * Josh Geary is a spriteswap of Mugenfan's Arthur Read.

Also Note-Worthy
Kung Fu Man, being the first M.U.G.E.N character ever created and the sole character that comes with M.U.G.E.N (not counting Kung Fu Man 720), is generally one of the most common bases for spriteswaps.

Stages
It's debatable whether stages can also be spriteswaps. Some people just say that stages can only use other stages as a template. However, there are stages that could qualify as spriteswaps, because they use the exact same layout and number of sprites, such as Spear Pillar being a spriteswap of Emerald Hill Zone.