Tails vs Yoshi!

Sidekicks always have to be there. Whenever there’s a popular character out there, he/she/it always (or at least, most of the time) has a sidekick. This time, we’ll be covering a battle between Tails and Yoshi – Sega’s kid fox and Mario’s dinosaur friend!

Cuteness:

Tails:

Cuteness level x 99999999!

So adorable, it makes you sick! Nah, jokes. Tails just has this really cute look that'll make any cute-fan scream. I mean, you can't go wrong with a two tailed fox, with the cutest eyes and colour scheme.

Yoshi:

Yes! Cute indeed! Just not sickeningly cute like Tails. Sorry Yoshi.

Voice Acting

Tails:

Oh god. What is wrong with you, Tails?! Every game or so, Tails gets a new voice actor, most of which are whiny, annoying, and don't have feeling. Sure, it sounds kinda cute at first, but trust me, you'll start puking sooner or later. Your ears will bleed, and you'll pretend you don't know who Tails is. There, a long rant about Tails' lack of good voice acting.

Yoshi:

Yoshi!~

YES! Awesomest sound effects/voice! Gotta love the cute noises he makes! YOSHIII! ... Anyway, it sounds natural and adorable, so it's all good. There might not be voice acting, but I think Nintendo knows that voice acting usually ruins most games' sound in general.

Personality:

Tails:

A two tailed fox with a heart of gold! Anyway, Tails is a sweet character and aspires to be like Sonic. Tails has that trait where you always try hard, blah blah blah, and all that nicety stuff. Personally, I think he's got a very nice overall personality!

Yoshi:

Well... There's not quite enough chances to show Yoshi's personality ... so... Um, it's a bit hard. 

Uniqueness:

Tails:

Design-wise, Tails has a pretty unique look to him. I mean, how many two-tailed foxes are there anyway? Unfortunately, personality-wise, ol' Tails is just another character based on a frequently-used archetype.

Yoshi:

It's a fricking dinosaur/dragon/Nintendo idea! Seriously, the idea for Yoshi was indeed clever. As always, Nintendo comes up with the best of ideas; Yoshi just has a truly unique thing about him, and it's proven by how many people know who Yoshi is.

Usefulness:

Tails:

Uhh... Well, as much as I like Tails, he does get a bit on your nerves sometimes, even if he's not meant to serve any sort of purpose in one of the games. Overall, when you think of using Tails, it's not exactly exciting. 

Yoshi:

I cannot describe it. Yoshi is usefulness in a character; whenever you get to use him, it's as fun as can be. Just look it up on Wikipedia or something. Seriously, Yoshi can do soo much...

Yoshi!~~~~

And now, the results!

Tails = 2 points!
Yoshi = 3 points!

YAY! Yoshi won! Insert winning quote from Mario Kart for Yoshi! Now let me say this, I like Tails a lot, but Yoshi in general has just been designed and polished a quite a bit better; after all, it is Nintendo. Not being gamist (it's a word I made up; being biased against gaming companies) at all, of course.