List of video game mascots
A video game mascot is a mascot that is used by video game companies to promote both the company and their specific video game series and franchises.[1] Video game mascots are sometimes considered to be similar to those at sporting events, with larger-than-life animals, such as Pikachu or Crash Bandicoot.[1] However, some video game mascots, especially modern ones, are more human, more realistic characters, such as Nathan Drake or Lara Croft becoming a series mascot.
There are few rules surrounding which characters are considered to be mascots for a series, but they are generally those that are featured highly in the promotional media for the game, and are often those that are known outside of the game platform.[2] Many video game mascots have transcended their original video game series and have been promoted across multiple games and platforms.[2]
Company/System mascots
- Accolade – Bubsy[3][4][5]
- ASCII Entertainment – Ardy Lightfoot[6]
- Bandai Namco Entertainment - Pac-Man[7][8][9] (Namco)
- Capcom – Captain Commando,[8][2] Mega Man[7][8][9]
- Data East – Karnov[2]
- Halfbrick Studios – Barry Steakfries[10][11]
- Irem – Rocky Rodent[3]
- Kojima Productions - Ludens[12]
- Konami – Solid Snake[13]
- Hudson Soft – Bomberman[2]
- TurboGrafx-16 – Bonk[8][2] (formerly NEC)
- LucasArts – Chuck the Plant[2]
- Midway Games - Liu Kang[2]
- Nintendo – Mario,[13][7][8] Samus Aran[2]
- Namco - Pac-Man[14]
- Nitroplus – Super Sonico[15][16]
- Rovio Entertainment – Red[17]
- Sega – Opa-Opa[8][18] (former), Alex Kidd[8] (former), Sonic the Hedgehog,[7][8] Segata Sanshiro[2][19]
- Spike Chunsoft – Monokuma[20]
- Sony PlayStation – Kuro and Toro,[21] Sackboy,[8][22] Nathan Drake,[8] Kratos[2]
- PlayStation – Polygon Man (former),[23] Crash Bandicoot (former),[8][9][24] Spyro the Dragon (former)[8]
- PlayStation 5 - Astro Bot [25] [26] [27] [28]
- Square Enix – Chocobo[8] (Square), Slime[8] (Enix), Sora[29]
- Sunsoft – Aero the Acro-Bat[30]
- Tengen – Awesome Possum[3]
- Titus Software – Titus the Fox[3]
- WayForward Technologies – Shantae[31]
- Xbox Game Studios – Master Chief[8]
Specific series mascots
- Angry Birds – Red[33]
- Animal Crossing – Isabelle[34]
- Banjo-Kazooie – Banjo-Kazooie[3][5]
- Battletoads – Rash, Zitz, Pimple[3]
- BioShock – Big Daddy[35]
- Bomberman – Bomberman[5]
- Bonk – Bonk[3]
- Castlevania – Simon Belmont[13]
- Conker – Conker the Squirrel[3][5]
- Crash Bandicoot – Crash Bandicoot[13][7][5][24]
- Croc: Legend of the Gobbos – Croc[3]
- Danganronpa – Monokuma[20][34]
- Disgaea – Prinny[36]
- Donkey Kong – Donkey Kong[13]
- Dragon Quest - Slime[8]
- Fallout – Vault Boy[37]
- Fate/stay night – Saber[34]
- Final Fantasy – Chocobo[8]
- Glover – Glover[3]
- God of War – Kratos[13][2]
- Halo – Master Chief[13]
- Jazz Jackrabbit – Jazz Jackrabbit[38]
- Katamari Damacy – The King and The Prince[5]
- Kingdom Hearts – Sora[29][39]
- Kirby – Kirby[13]
- Klonoa – Klonoa[40]
- LittleBigPlanet – Sackboy[41]
- Mega Man – Mega Man[13]
- Metal Gear – Solid Snake[13]
- Metroid – Samus Aran[13][2]
- Mortal Kombat – Scorpion[13]
- Pac-Man - Pac-Man[14]
- Pocky & Rocky – Pocky & Rocky[3]
- Pokémon – Pikachu [13]
- Rayman – Rayman[13][7][5]
- Resident Evil – Jill Valentine[13]
- Sonic the Hedgehog – Sonic the Hedgehog[13]
- Spyro – Spyro the Dragon[5]
- Star Fox – Fox McCloud[13]
- Street Fighter – Ryu[13]
- Super Mario – Mario[13]
- The Legend of Zelda – Link[13]
- Tomb Raider – Lara Croft[13]
- Twisted Metal – Sweet Tooth[13]
- Uncharted – Nathan Drake[13]
- Yoshi – Yoshi[13]
See also
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