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Which Sony Mascot Would Be Your Best Friend?

Astro, PaRappa, and Crash Bandicoot side by side

Some friends fix your car. Some knit you a scarf. Some jump on your furniture and spin until something breaks. Answer these eight quick questions and we will tell you which PlayStation mascot would be your best friend. There are no wrong answers, and you can change your mind on any question until you answer the last one.

Our six candidates are the faces most fans think of when they think of PlayStation, whether Sony owns them or not. Crash and Spyro belong to Activision these days, but they got their start on Sony’s first console.

  1. Sackboy in a lantern-lit square under falling leaves in Sackboy: A Big Adventure

    It is Saturday morning. What are you doing?

    1. Making something by hand at the kitchen table
    2. Still asleep, then out the door with no plan
    3. Taking apart the car to see what it can really do
    4. Exploring somewhere new with a big group of friends
    5. Practicing a song in the mirror
    6. Heading out to help a friend who got into trouble
  2. PaRappa at a cooking lesson with a chicken teacher in PaRappa the Rapper

    Pick a snack.

    1. Spicy wings, the hotter the better
    2. A cake you baked to impress someone
    3. Any fruit, and a lot of it
    4. Whatever fits in one hand while you work
    5. Homemade cookies, slightly lopsided
    6. Something bright from a vending machine
  3. A crowd of tiny robots and an alien ship on desert sand in Astro Bot

    A friend needs help moving. How do you pitch in?

    1. Round up twenty more people
    2. Bring the right tool for everything, plus a spare
    3. Keep spirits up with a song
    4. Label every box and add little drawings
    5. Deal with the grumpy neighbor so nobody else has to
    6. Carry one box at a time at top speed, and break two
  4. Spyro stands on a ledge at night in Spyro Reignited Trilogy

    Your friends would describe you as…

    1. Chaotic, and somehow still lucky
    2. Nervous, earnest, and always trying
    3. Brave, with a smart mouth
    4. Cheerful and a bit of a tech nerd
    5. Gentle, creative, and impossible to dislike
    6. Loyal and handy
  5. Crash Bandicoot sprints past fiery beams in Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

    How do you deal with a bad day?

    1. Fix something, because there is always a fix
    2. Go out and play until you forget about it
    3. Charge straight at whatever caused it
    4. Tell yourself you gotta believe, and try again
    5. Run at it again and again until it works
    6. Make something nice and feel better
  6. Crash Bandicoot and Aku Aku in a tropical jungle in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

    Pick a vacation.

    1. A craft fair in a small town
    2. A castle tour with high walls to jump off
    3. A city weekend with karaoke every night
    4. A tropical island with no rules
    5. A theme park full of the newest rides
    6. A trip across the galaxy, stopping at every gadget shop
  7. Ratchet fires a glowing blaster at a walking robot in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

    What is in your bag?

    1. A controller and spare batteries
    2. Nothing. You lost the bag.
    3. A wrench. Always a wrench.
    4. A map to somewhere you are not supposed to go
    5. A beanie and a microphone
    6. Yarn, stickers, and glue
  8. PaRappa and a frog shopkeeper at a flea market in PaRappa the Rapper

    What do you want most from a best friend?

    1. Someone who jumps in when things get rough
    2. Someone who remembers the small things
    3. Someone who makes everything feel like play
    4. Someone who is never boring
    5. Someone who believes in you
    6. Someone who would cross the galaxy for you
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Astro flies through space above a desert with a crowd of tiny robots

Astro

Astro is the friend who turns a trip to the store into an event. Team Asobi’s little robot spent years showing off what PlayStation hardware could do, then starred in 2024’s Astro Bot, which won Game of the Year at The Game Awards. You would never sit still, you would always have a crowd of tiny friends around you, and you would know how every button works. See what else is worth playing on PS5.

Sackboy runs across a colorful handmade world

Sackboy

Sackboy is the friend who knits you a scarf and lets you pick the color. He first appeared in Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet in 2008, a game all about making your own levels, and Sumo Digital gave him his own 3D platformer in 2020. You would spend long weekends building things that barely work, and you would love them anyway. His Big Adventure ranks near the top of our co-op list, so bring a friend.

Crash Bandicoot leaps out of a jungle full of crates and masks

Crash Bandicoot

Crash is the friend who breaks your lamp, grins, and breaks the other lamp. Naughty Dog’s bandicoot arrived in 1996 with Sony publishing, and he was the closest thing the first PlayStation had to a mascot. Activision, now part of Microsoft, owns him these days, but nobody who was there has forgotten. You would have no plans, plenty of bruises, and a great time. He made our list of the best PS1 games.

Spyro the purple dragon stares straight ahead with castles and mountains behind him

Spyro

Spyro is the friend who starts the argument and then finishes it for you. Insomniac’s small purple dragon reached the first PlayStation in 1998 with Sony publishing, charging at anything that looked at him sideways. Activision owns him now too. You would go places you were told not to go, and he would have your back the whole way. He is on our list of the best PS1 games as well.

Ratchet and Rivet charge into battle through a glowing rift

Ratchet

Ratchet is the friend who shows up with a wrench when your car dies at midnight. Insomniac’s Lombax mechanic and his robot pal Clank landed on PS2 in 2002 and have stayed on PlayStation ever since, including Rift Apart on PS5 in 2021. He would fix your problem, then show you a gadget you did not ask about. Our best PS2 games list has more from his era.

PaRappa the rapping dog stands with a hand on his hip in front of a yellow sunburst

PaRappa

PaRappa is the friend who is scared of everything and does it anyway. The rapping dog in the orange beanie starred in NanaOn-Sha’s PaRappa the Rapper, which reached Japan in 1996 and the rest of the world in 1997. His motto is “I gotta believe,” and he would say it to you every time you needed it. He would also talk you into karaoke, and you would be glad he did.

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Got a result you want to play? Our lists of the best PS1 games, best PS2 games, and best co-op PS5 games cover the eras these characters come from. Our other video game quizzes are one click away.