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. 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. However, some video game mascots, especially modern ones, are more human, 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. Many video game mascots have transcended their original video game series and have been promoted across multiple games and platforms.
Company/System mascots
Accolade – Bubsy
ASCII Entertainment – Ardy Lightfoot Bandai Namco Entertainment – Pac-Man, Klonoa Capcom – Captain Commando, Mega Man, Ryu, Chun-Li, Morrigan Aensland, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Dante, Phoenix Wright Data East – Karnov
Halfbrick Studios – Barry Steakfries
Irem – Rocky Rodent
Kojima Productions – Ludens Koei Tecmo — Nyabraham Lynnyahn Konami – Power Pro-kun, Sparkster, Simon Belmont, Alucard, Shiori Fujisaki, Solid Snake <ref>Sparkster Hudson Soft – Bomberman TurboGrafx-16 – Bonk PC-FX – Princess Rolfee (formerly NEC) LucasArts – Chuck the Plant Marvelous Inc. – Yumi Midway Games – Liu Kang miHoYo - Kiana Kaslana, Ai-Chan, Paimon, DAVIS, Pom-Pom and Bangboos. Nintendo – Mario Wii, 3DS, Wii U, Switch and Switch 2 – Miis Game Freak – Pikachu HAL Laboratory – Kirby Nippon Ichi Software - Prinny Nitroplus – Super Sonico
PlatinumGames – Bayonetta Psygnosis – Owl Rare – Mr. Pants Sega – Professor Asobin (unofficial, former), Dr. Games (unofficial, former), Opa-Opa (former), Alex Kidd (former), Sonic the Hedgehog, Segata Sanshiro Atlus - Jack Frost Sonic Team – Sonic the Hedgehog Rovio Entertainment – Red
Spike Chunsoft – Monokuma Sony Interactive Entertainment – Ratchet, Toro and Kuro, Sackboy, Nathan Drake, Kratos PlayStation – Polygon Man (former), Crash Bandicoot (former), Spyro the Dragon (former)
PlayStation 5 – Astro Bot Square Enix – Chocobo (Square), Slime (Enix), Moogle, Cloud Strife name="character">, Musashi Crystal Dynamics – Gex Taito – Bubblun, Space Invader Studio MDHR – Cuphead Sunsoft – Aero the Acro-Bat
Tengen – Awesome Possum Titus Software – Titus the Fox
Ubisoft – Rayman WayForward Technologies – Shantae Xbox Game Studios – Master Chief Xbox – Blinx the Time Sweeper
Xbox 360 – Marcus Fenix Yacht Club Games – Shovel Knight 07th Expansion – Rena Ryūgū
Specific series mascots
Aero the Acro-Bat – Aero the Acro-Bat Angry Birds – Red Animal Crossing – Villagers, Isabelle, Tom Nook Ape Escape – Pipo Monkeys
Banjo-Kazooie – Banjo & Kazooie Battletoads – Rash, Zitz, Pimple
BioShock – Big DaddyPirrello, Phil and Monfette, Christopher (2008-05-12). Big Screen Big Daddy . IGN. Retrieved on 2020-04-16 Boomerang Kid – Boomerang Kid Bomberman – Bomberman Bonk – Bonk
Bubsy – Bubsy the Bobcat Castlevania – Simon Belmont
Circus Charlie — Charlie the Clown Conker – Conker the Squirrel
Crash Bandicoot – Crash Bandicoot Croc – Croc
Danganronpa – Monokuma Disgaea – Prinny Donkey Kong – Donkey Kong Dragon Quest – Slime
Fallout – Vault Boy Fate/stay night – Saber Final Fantasy – Chocobo, Moogle, Cloud Strife
Gex – Gex
Glover – Glover God of War – Kratos
Gran Turismo – Nissan Skyline GT-R / Nissan GT-R, Toyota Castrol TOM'S Supra
Halo – Master Chief
James Pond – James Pond Jazz Jackrabbit – Jazz Jackrabbit Jet Grind Radio – Beat and Gum Just Dance – Panda Katamari Damacy – The King and The Prince Kid Icarus – Pit Kingdom Hearts – Sora Kirby – Kirby Klonoa – Klonoa LittleBigPlanet – Sackboy Life Is Strange – Max Caulfield
Mega Man – Mega Man Mega Man Legends – Servbot Metal Gear – Solid Snake
Metroid – Samus Aran Minecraft – Steve, Creeper Mort the Chicken – Mort the Chicken Mortal Kombat – Scorpion
Pac-Man - Pac-Man PaRappa the Rapper – PaRappa the Rapper Pikmin – Pikmin and Captain Olimar Plants vs. Zombies – Sunflowers, Peashooters, Zombies Pocky & Rocky – Pocky & Rocky Pokémon – Pikachu Persona 5 – Morgana Postal – The Postal Dude Pro Evolution Soccer - Pierluigi Collina Professor Layton – Hershel Layton Psycho Soldier – Athena Asamiya Punch-Out!! – Little Mac Puyo Puyo – Carbuncle Ragnarok Online – Poring -->
Q*bert – Q*bert Ratchet & Clank – Ratchet & Clank Raving Rabbids – Rabbids Rayman – Rayman Resident Evil – Jill Valentine
Ristar – Ristar Rick Dangerous – Rick Dangerous Ridge Racer – Reiko Nagase
Skylanders – Spyro the Dragon, Master Eon Sly Cooper – Sly Cooper Soccer Kid – Soccer Kid Sonic the Hedgehog – Sonic the Hedgehog
Space Channel 5 – Ulala Spyro – Spyro the Dragon Star Fox – Fox McCloud Street Fighter – Ryu
Super Mario – Mario, Luigi Super Monkey Ball – AiAi
Tekken – Kazuya Mishima, Jin Kazama
The King of Fighters – Kyo Kusanagi The Legend of Zelda – Link, Princess Zelda Tomb Raider – Lara Croft
Twisted Metal – Sweet Tooth Uncharted – Nathan Drake
Yoshi – Yoshi Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel –Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel Zool – Zool
See also List of computing mascots List of mascots
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