The best game characters that defined PlayStation

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(Pocket-lint) — With PlayStation having been a part of our lives for over 25 years, you can bet that every single person will have their own choice for which game character they love the best. The original PlayStation console came out on 3 December 1994 and since then we have had hundreds of lead characters we've played as and loved across all Sony's machines, from the PlayStation to the PlayStation 5.

Imagine therefore how hard a task we found it to come up with a list of the best characters that have appeared on PlayStation consoles in that time. 

We even had to double up the obvious pairings — the ones that appeared in the same game(s) together. And you might notice one or two that appeared on multiple platforms. However, they either appeared on a PlayStation console first or became most associated with a Sony machine.

Crash Bandicoot had his first appearance in 1996 in the game of the same name on the original PlayStation.

The first game was lovingly crafted by Naughty Dog — the same company that would later be best known for the Uncharted series. Crash Bandicoot became so popular that in later years it would go on to turn into a franchise with several games appearing including party games, platform games and racing games too. There's even been a full reboot in recent years. 

Sackboy made his first appearance in 2008 on Little Big Planet, PlayStation 3. The loveable little dude went on to be an icon of a series of games with a strong emphasis on user-generated content and design that encouraged gamers to «Play, Create, Share». 

Solid Snake has grown and aged with PlayStation over the years.

He actually appeared as one of the primary protagonists of the Metal Gear series in 1987, but would come to a worldwide audience