[font="arial, sans-serif"] [/font][font="arial, sans-serif"][color="#333333"]But now I will have to worry about creating my own graphics and characters and I'm a terrible artist lol.

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[font="arial, sans-serif"][color="#333333"]There's nothing wrong with being a terrible artist. Make your game with terrible art. Once you have a functioning game then show it to some artists and if the game is fun they'd jump at the opportunity to replace the art in your game with more detailed works.

I am currently looking for a captivating animal to be my main character in a 2D scroller game, any suggestions?
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A tiger-like lynx.

Thank you all for the answers! It really helped me.

I am currently looking for a captivating animal to be my main character in a 2D scroller game, any suggestions?

Closing this business/legal thread. Mid, if you want game design ideas, post in Game Design.