Because you like Miles "Tails" Prower in Sonic the Hedgehog
Knuckles the Echidna is a 16-year-old red echidna (aka a spiny anteater) and guardian of the ancient Master Emerald. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Prideful and psychotic tendencies combine to make Dr. Eggman a dangerous and villain who will squash anyone in his path. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.
Spyro the Dragon loves getting into trouble around the Dragon Realms. See them in Spyro the Dragon.
A short-tempered guy, Bowser is determined to wreak havoc on the Mushroom Kingdom. See them in Super Mario Bros..
An upbeat, fun-loving teen, Sora would do anything for his friends. See them in Kingdom Hearts.
When the safety of Hyrule is at stake, Princess Zelda does not hesitate to sacrifice herself for the good of the land. See them in The Legend of Zelda.
As the hero of time, Link is reborn throughout history, always with the purpose of fighting and defeating the evil Ganon. See them in The Legend of Zelda.
Wheatley's got an endless supply of bad ideas that he wants to share. See them in Portal Series.
Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Tifa Lockhart is part mother hen, part martial arts bad-ass. See them in Final Fantasy Series.
Kubo is a storyteller at heart who's tapping into his sense of adventure. See them in Kubo and the Two Strings.