Talk:Donkey Kong VS Knuckles/@comment-173.255.101.230-20150802211816/@comment-25969827-20150802215145

Nintendo and Sega constantly took jabs at each other in the 90s and their mascots are the two most famous protagonists in video game history, that use multiple different power ups to defeat a cartoony bad guy(Bowser and Eggman), alongside a cowardly sidekick(Luigi and Tails) have rivals associated with strength(DK/Wario and Knuckles) with girly love interests(Peach and Amy) and both have two athletic traits associated with them(Jumping for Mario and Speed for Sonic).

Not to mention part of the purpose for Sonic's creation was to compete with Mario, meaning it's not a fan made rivalry.