THERE's the Miyamotolover I used to know! Actually, Crash is a huge Sonic rip-off, think about it:

Furry rodent
Trying to wow gamers by having a 'tude'
Identical facial expressions and body posture

And Cloud is the whiniest lead character I know about. He always lets his personal problems get in the way of his ass-kicking ablilities. Would the great RPG main characters of the past do such a thing? I think not.