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JUMPMAN: Hey, it's a me, Mario!
SONIC: Time to juice it loose! Anyone got a chilidog?
LINK: Well excuuuuuuse me, Princess!
KIRBY: mouth is fullmmh mhmhm hmhmh
SAMUS ARAN: Is removing all my armor really the best idea when I clear the planet in 3 hours?
MEGAMAN: Super fighting robots… Megaman!
DONKEY KONG: My cgi cartoon show was terrible.
CRASH BANDICOOT: As terrible as my first gen early cgi graphics?
SIMON BELMONT: Is dying really the best idea when I clear the castle in 3 hours?
SOLID SNAKE: Unfortunately, killing is just one of those things that gets easier the more you do it.
FOX McCLOUD: Dangit Slippy, stop getting shot out of the sky!
PACMAN: Wakka wakka wakka wakka
DUKE NUKEM: Grooovy.
RYU: Hadouken! Shoryuken! Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku!
L: plnk
LUIGI: All right, afinally! My atime to shine! What do youa mean, Mario is already here and I can't play?
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These characters were chosen based on iconic status, for having been around for at least 10 years, multiple systems, and in at least 3 games, and basically having carried their respective franchises.