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A video game mascot is usually a specific video game character that is a trademark of a video game company brand and is actively used to promote the company or its products, a symbol of the company, as a "face" or representative in promotional materials. Usually, mascots are from platform games, but there are exceptions. They may not necessarily appear in any games.
This list shows game characters that currently are or used to be mascots of a game company.
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Mascot for: |
First appearance |
Creator |
Appearance date |
| Aero the Acro-Bat |
Sunsoft |
Aero the Acro-Bat |
David Siller |
October 1993 |
| Alex Kidd |
Sega |
Alex Kidd in Miracle World |
Ossale Kohta AKA Kotaro Hayashida |
November 1, 1986 |
| Awesome Possum |
Tengen |
Awesome Possum |
n/a |
1993 |
| Banjo and Kazooie |
Rare |
Banjo-Kazooie |
Leigh Loveday |
June 29, 1998 |
| Bomberman |
Hudson Soft |
Bomberman |
n/a |
1983 |
| Bonk |
NEC |
Bonk's Adventure |
Hudson Soft |
1989, 1990 |
| Bub and Bob |
Taito |
Bubble Bobble |
Fukio Mitsuji |
1986 |
| Bubsy |
Accolade |
Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind |
n/a |
1992 |
| Captain Commando |
Capcom |
Captain Commando |
n/a |
1991 |
| Chocobo |
Square |
Final Fantasy II |
Koichi Ishii |
Dec 17, 1988 |
| Chuck the Plant |
LucasArts |
Maniac Mansion |
Steve Arnold, Ron Gilbert, and Gary Winnick |
1987 |
| Crash Bandicoot |
Sony PlayStation |
Crash Bandicoot |
Charles Zembillas and Joe Pearson |
Aug 31, 1996 |
| Dizzy |
Codemasters |
Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure |
The Oliver Twins |
June 1986 |
| Duke Nukem |
3D Realms |
Duke Nukem |
George Broussard |
1991 |
| Gex |
Crystal Dynamics |
Gex |
Mira F. Ross, Lyle Hall, and Justin Norr |
1995 |
| Goemon |
Konami |
Mr. Goemon |
n/a |
1986 |
| Gunstars Red and Blue |
Treasure |
Gunstar Heroes |
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto and Hideyuki Suganami |
Sep 9, 1993 |
| Hebereke |
Sunsoft |
Hebereke / Ufouria the Saga |
n/a |
1991 |
| Jack Frost |
Atlus |
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei |
n/a |
Sep 11, 1987 |
| Jak & Daxter |
Sony PlayStation 2 |
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy |
Naughty Dog |
Dec 4, 2001 |
| Jazz Jackrabbit |
Epic Games |
Jazz Jackrabbit |
Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee |
May 3, 1994 |
| Karnov |
Data East |
Karnov |
n/a |
1987 |
| Kirby |
HAL Laboratory, Inc. |
Kirby's Dream Land |
Masahiro Sakurai |
April 27, 1992 |
| Klonoa |
Namco |
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile |
Yoshihiko Arai |
Dec 11, 1997 |
| Kratos |
Sony |
God of War |
David Jaffe |
2005 |
| Lara Croft |
Eidos Interactive |
Tomb Raider |
Toby Gard |
Nov 15, 1996 |
| Liu Kang |
Midway Games |
Mortal Kombat |
John Tobias |
1992 |
| Mario |
Nintendo |
Donkey Kong |
Shigeru Miyamoto |
1981 |
| Master Chief |
Microsoft/Bungie |
Halo: Combat Evolved |
Shi Kai Wang |
2001 |
| Mega Man |
Capcom |
Mega Man |
Keiji Inafune |
Dec 17, 1987 |
| Miner Willy |
Software Projects |
Manic Miner |
Matthew Smith |
1983 |
| Nightmare |
Namco (Project Soul) |
Soulcalibur |
Hiroaki Yotoriyama |
1999 |
| Opa-opa |
Sega |
Fantasy Zone |
n/a |
1985 |
| Pac-Man |
Namco |
Pac-Man |
Tōru Iwatani |
May 22, 1980 |
| Pentarou |
Konami |
Antarctic Adventure |
n/a |
1983 |
| Pikachu |
Pokémon/Game Freak |
Pokémon Red and Blue |
Ken Sugimori |
Feb 27, 1996 |
| Rabite |
Square |
Seiken Densetsu |
Koichi Ishii |
Jun 8, 1991 |
| Ratchet & Clank |
Sony PlayStation 2 |
Ratchet & Clank |
Insomniac Games |
Nov 4, 2002 |
| Rayman |
Ubisoft |
Rayman |
Michel Ancel |
1992 |
| Rocky Rodent |
Irem America |
Rocky Rodent |
n/a |
1993 |
| Ryu |
Capcom |
Street Fighter |
n/a |
Aug 1987 |
| Sam & Max |
LucasArts |
Sam & Max Hit the Road |
Steve Purcell |
1987, 1993 |
| Samus Aran |
Nintendo |
Metroid |
Makoto Kanō |
1986 |
| Segata Sanshiro |
Sega Saturn |
Segata Sanshirou Shinken Yuugi |
n/a |
1997, 1998 |
| Slime |
Enix |
Dragon Quest |
Akira Toriyama |
May 27, 1986 |
| Sly Cooper |
Sony PlayStation 2 |
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus |
Sucker Punch Productions |
Sep 23, 2002 |
| Solid Snake |
Konami |
Metal Gear |
Hideo Kojima |
July 12, 1987 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog |
Sega |
Sonic The Hedgehog |
Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima |
June 23, 1991 |
| Sparkster |
Konami |
Rocket Knight Adventures |
Nobuya Nakazato |
Aug 5, 1993 |
| Spyro the Dragon |
Sony PlayStation |
Spyro the Dragon |
Insomniac Games |
Sep 10, 1998 |
| Tak |
THQ |
Tak and the Power of Juju |
Nick Games |
Oct 15, 2003 |
| Terry Bogard |
SNK |
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters |
n/a |
Nov 19, 1991 |
| Titus the Fox |
Titus Interactive |
Titus the Fox |
n/a |
1992 |
| Ty the Tasmanian Tiger |
Krome Studios |
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger |
n/a |
Oct 8, 2002 |
| Vault Boy |
Fallout (series) |
Fallout |
Leonard Boyarsky |
Sep 30, 1997 |
| Wally Week |
Mikro-Gen |
Automania |
n/a |
1984 |
| Willosaurus |
EA |
Spore |
Maxis Software |
2005 |
| Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel |
Sunsoft |
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel |
Iguana Entertainment |
April 1994 |
| Zonk |
Turbo Duo |
Air Zonk |
Red Company |
1992 |
| Zool |
Commodore Amiga |
Zool |
Gremlin Graphics |
Oct 1992 |
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