When I did my first Chocobo Escort guessed I giggled like a smitten school girl when I saw the classic FF Chocobo sprites in my menu.

While the anime/drawn facial icon is kind of interesting I think it would take far too much effort, unless they gave a stock image for the race and skin color. Adding the equipment every single patch would be a massive undertaking for such a small addition.

NES/SNES Sprited facial icons next to a target and PT list though.... Perhaps a bit more feasible. Those templates are much easier to create and work with then original artwork.