A little animation help?

Definitely one of my weaker suits in hacking this game has been dealing with battle/spell animations. I've managed to get by just toss shit around, but I've hit a roadblock dealing with Odin. I cannot figure out how to remove the "cleave" animation from his summon (Odin deals damage in BNW instead of instant death) without just giving him no animation at all. I even tried just using Raiden's "lightning bolt" animation to no avail.

Is it possible to edit the animation code to detatch the cleave portion from it entirely? If so, would that affect other animations (i.e. the Cleave Bushido) that also call on it?