Pointing out facts isn't a weak argument, it's just logic. Having imagination has nothing to do with editing a sprite sheet to fake a scene. Have fun with your headcanon, but editing sprites won't make it canon.
If we follow your logic, then the entire gallery in this mod isn’t canon, because they’re also just edited original sprites, but by the original author.
The creator defines what is canon, not a fan. XenOthatboi already has his own story written where they are just best friends. Erasing the outer sprites and keeping only the middle pair just to force them facing each other won't make your ship canon, it's just basic image editing.
That's called headcanon, not canon. It’s not even remotely considered canon because you created it and you're just another fan. You can invent whatever story you want for your edit, but that won't change XenOthatboi's official character lore. It's only canon in your own little head, little bro 👍
So why did you talk about how I created this sprite? You could have written that right away instead of posting a hundred comments saying that I edited something there and therefore I have no right to give my work my canon
Because calling an edit “your work” and your headcanon “your canon” doesn't change the facts. A headcanon won't become official canon no matter how many times you edit a sprite.