characters/_spec/CHARACTER_SPEC.md

@@ -66,23 +66,6 @@ shredding) or `--attach ...` (bone-parented gear, see
 `pipeline/render_geared.sh` for calibrated specs). Per-character: a fighter
 with `["base","torn"]` simply has no gear stage.
 
-### hp_bands mode — punch through the layers
-
-```json
-"wardrobe": { "states": ["geared", "base", "torn"], "hp_bands": true }
-```
-
-With `hp_bands`, the ordered states split max health into **equal hp bands**
-and the active state follows the band hp is in. Each state is a mini health
-bar: the HUD draws one colored segment per band, and emptying a segment
-breaks the fighter through into the next look (white sprite flash on the
-break). Forward-only — a passed band is never re-entered. `tears` and
-`tear_below_hp` are ignored in this mode. States don't need full variant
-coverage: missing `frames@<state>/` dirs fall back to base per-move, so a
-style tier that only covers idle/walk/hit/jab/straight/kick still reads.
-The states can be *any* ordered looks, not just wardrobe — e.g. render
-styles (`["base", "sketch", "wireframe"]`) made with the restyle pipeline.
-
 ## moves/<move>/data.json
 
 ```json

characters/vesper/manifest.json

@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@
     "states": [
       "geared",
       "base",
-      "torn",
-      "xray"
+      "torn"
     ],
-    "hp_bands": true
+    "tear_below_hp": 0.35
   },
   "normals": {
     "P": "jab",