I remember some magazine named their top 100 VG characters of all time and the top 10 were..
10. Spyro
9. Lara Croft
8. Yoshi
7. Cloud
6. Snake
5. Master Chief
4. Crash Bandicoot
3. Link
2. Sonic
1. Mario
I agree with the top 3 but the rest make me lol.
Pixel Art can be fun.