Well, I'm going to assume the original one week voting period is over with. Not that I have a shot at winning anyway, so I'll go ahead and "reveal" my entry as illusion did.

I suppose I should be thanking him for saying my sprite editing has gotten so good that you think it's a scaled down VS bust.
But let's make one thing clear. It's not. While I'm flattered he thinks it is, at the same time I'm offended by his presumption. It's times like these I'm glad I saved my fake's progress while showing them to VenoMark for critique. I'll take this opportunity to thank the master of fakes for lending his help. Now I just wish I had saved every 15 minutes rather than every few hours.
BUT anyway, let's take a good look at the evolution of my Shinnok sprite. As with all of my Shinnok sprites in the past, Shang Tsung has always been my base / starting point. As you can see in the following old fakes of mine:
Shinnok vs Quan Chi
Shinnok Commands Saibot
Now let's see how I actually created my Shinnok sprite. And yes, his VS pose was my reference image. I'd be amazed to find an artist who doesn't use a reference image; whether it's a mental image or not.

Now let's see what an actual re-sized VS bust woud look like.

Are the very similar? Yes. I mean... no shit, it's what I based the sprite off of. I guess cutting and pasting sprites from in-game screen shots is more respected around here or what? I'll go down that path if that's what you all like...
Last but not least: This is what my konest entry was going to be, had I not finished my Shinnok sprite in time... a sort of "back up" plan if you will.

This is indeed an "updated version" of my original Jax vs Shang Tsung fake that I posted a while back with my other unfinished fakes.
Shinnok was performing some kind of voodoo magic on a Jax doll. The idea sucked so it only motivated me more to finish Shinnok.