Why?

Well I was playing Sonic the hedgehog 2 and 3. I noticed that Tails always dies. Seriously... I mean, wtf is wrong?! He drowns, gets electicuted, smashed, crushed to death, overwelmed by attacks, burned by lava, killed by spikes, and (sometimes) commits sucicide by a cliff Trust me, it happenend.

and this is his last life. xD lol