Sorry friend, I understand your point but it would break all the planned mechanics, plus stepping away from the classics a bit.@Kratus , think Blaze's power could do with upping. It was normal and stupid to have the one woman character to be low power in 1994 but doesn't make sense now. It's a bit of a slog to use her on mania.
Curiously, she's one of the few characters I can do easier speedruns with, mainly because her energy stars fill up quickly and sor4's special bar regenerates very fast. I suggest you try playing her more this way.