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, 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]} Klonoa ^[10]
• Capcom – Captain Commando, ^{[8] [2]} Mega Man ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Data East – Karnov ^[2]
• Halfbrick Studios – Barry Steakfries ^{[11] [12]}
• Irem – Rocky Rodent ^[3]
• Kojima Productions – Ludens ^[13]
• Koei Tecmo — Nyabraham Lynnyahn
• Konami – Power Pro-kun, ^[14] Simon Belmont, ^[15] Solid Snake ^[15]
  • Hudson Soft – Bomberman ^[2]
  • TurboGrafx-16 – Bonk ^{[8] [2]}
  • PC-FX – Princess Rolfee ^[16] (formerly NEC)
• LucasArts – Chuck the Plant ^[2]
• Marvelous Inc. – Yumi
• Midway Games – Liu Kang ^[2]
• miHoYo - Kiana Kaslana, Ai-Chan, Paimon, DAVIS, Pom-Pom and Bangboos.
• Nintendo – Mario ^{[7] [8] [15]}
  • Wii, 3DS, Wii U, Switch and Switch 2 – Miis ^[15]
  • Game Freak – Pikachu ^[17]
  • HAL Laboratory – Kirby ^[18]
• Nippon Ichi Software - Prinny ^[19]
• Nitroplus – Super Sonico ^{[20] [21]}
• Rare – Mr. Pants ^[22]
• Sega – Professor Asobin (unofficial, former), Dr. Games (unofficial, former), Opa-Opa ^{[8] [23]} (former), Alex Kidd ^[8] (former), Sonic the Hedgehog, ^{[7] [8]} Segata Sanshiro ^{[2] [24]}
  • Atlus - Jack Frost
  • Sonic Team – Sonic the Hedgehog ^[15]
  • Rovio Entertainment – Red ^[25]
• Spike Chunsoft – Monokuma ^[26]
• Sony Interactive Entertainment – Ratchet, Toro and Kuro, ^[27] Sackboy, ^{[8] [28]} Nathan Drake, ^[8] Kratos ^[2]
  • PlayStation – Polygon Man (former), ^[29] Crash Bandicoot (former) ^{[8] [9]} , ^[30] Spyro the Dragon (former) ^[8]
  • PlayStation 5 – Astro Bot ^{[31] [32] [33] [34]}
• Square Enix – Chocobo ^[8] (Square), Slime ^[8] (Enix), Moogle, ^[35] Cloud Strife ^[36]
  • Crystal Dynamics – Gex ^[8]
  • Taito – Bubblun, Space Invader
• Studio MDHR – Cuphead
• Sunsoft – Aero the Acro-Bat ^[37]
• Tengen – Awesome Possum ^[3]
• Titus Software – Titus the Fox ^[3]
• WayForward Technologies – Shantae ^[38]
• Xbox Game Studios – Master Chief ^[8]
  • Xbox – Blinx the Time Sweeper ^[39]
  • Xbox 360 – Marcus Fenix ^[8]
• Yacht Club Games – Shovel Knight
• 07th Expansion – Rena Ryūgū ^[40]

Specific series mascots

• Angry Birds  – Red ^[41]
• Animal Crossing  – Villagers, Isabelle
• Ape Escape  – Pipo Monkeys
• Banjo-Kazooie  – Banjo & Kazooie ^{[3] [5]}
• Battletoads  – Rash, Zitz, Pimple ^[3]
• BioShock  – Big Daddy ^[42]
• Boomerang kid 1991 game  – boomerang kid(Character) ^[43]
• Bomberman  – Bomberman ^[5]
• Bonk  – Bonk ^[3]
• Bubsy  – Bubsy the Bobcat
• Castlevania  – Simon Belmont ^[15]
• Circus Charlie — Charlie the Clown
• Conker  – Conker the Squirrel ^{[3] [5]}
• Crash Bandicoot  – Crash Bandicoot ^{[15] [7] [5] [30]}
• Croc  – Croc ^[3]
• Danganronpa  – Monokuma ^{[26] [35]}
• Disgaea  – Prinny ^[44]
• Donkey Kong  – Donkey Kong ^[15]
• Dragon Quest – Slime ^[8]
• Fallout  – Vault Boy ^[45]
• Fate/stay night  – Saber ^[35]
• Final Fantasy – Chocobo, ^[8] Moogle, ^[35] Cloud Strife ^[36]
• Gex  – Gex
• Glover  – Glover ^[3]
• God of War  – Kratos ^{[15] [2]}
• Gran Turismo  – Nissan Skyline GT-R / Nissan GT-R, ^[46] Toyota Castrol TOM'S Supra ^[47]
• Halo  – Master Chief ^[15]
• James Pond  – James Pond ^[48]
• Jazz Jackrabbit  – Jazz Jackrabbit ^[49]
• Jet Grind Radio – Beat and Gum
• Just Dance – Panda
• Katamari Damacy  – The King and The Prince ^[5]
• Kid Icarus  – Pit
• Kingdom Hearts  – Sora ^{[50] [51]}
• Kirby  – Kirby ^[15]
• Klonoa  – Klonoa ^[10]
• LittleBigPlanet  – Sackboy ^[52]
• Life Is Strange – Max Caulfield
• Mega Man  – Mega Man ^[15]
• Mega Man Legends  – Servbot ^[53]
• Metal Gear  – Solid Snake ^[15]
• Metroid  – Samus Aran ^{[15] [2]}
• Minecraft  – Steve, Creeper
• Mort the Chicken  – Mort the Chicken
• Mortal Kombat  – Scorpion ^[15]
• Pac-Man  - Pac-Man ^[54]
• PaRappa the Rapper  – PaRappa the Rapper
• Pikmin  – Pikmin and Captain Olimar
• Plants vs. Zombies  – Sunflowers, Peashooters, Zombies
• Pocky & Rocky  – Pocky & Rocky ^[3]
• Pokémon  – Pikachu ^[15]

• Q*bert  – Q*bert
• Ratchet & Clank  – Ratchet & Clank
• Raving Rabbids  – Rabbids
• Rayman  – Rayman ^{[15] [7] [5]}
• Resident Evil  – Jill Valentine ^[15]
• Ristar – Ristar
• Rick Dangerous – Rick Dangerous
• Ridge Racer – Reiko Nagase ^[55]

• Skylanders  – Spyro the Dragon, Master Eon
• Sly Cooper  – Sly Cooper
• Soccer Kid  – Soccer Kid ^[48]
• Sonic the Hedgehog  – Sonic the Hedgehog ^[15]
• Space Channel 5  – Ulala
• Spyro  – Spyro the Dragon ^[5]
• Star Fox  – Fox McCloud ^[15]
• Street Fighter  – Ryu ^[15]
• Super Monkey Ball  – AiAi
• Super Mario  – Mario, Luigi ^[15]
• The Legend of Zelda  – Link ^[15]
• Tomb Raider  – Lara Croft ^[15]
• Twisted Metal  – Sweet Tooth ^[15]
• Uncharted  – Nathan Drake ^[15]
• Yoshi  – Yoshi ^[15]
• Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel  –Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel

See also

• List of computing mascots
• List of mascots

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