Talk:List of mascots

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The list of "commercial mascots" looks very similar to the list of List_of_advertising_characters. Is there an important distinction? Othrwise, perhaps they should be merged. Choster 20:32, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie?? <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden>

[edit] Video game mascots: Playstation mascots are Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank?

I personally disagree that these characters (Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank) are Playstation's mascots. First of all, Insomniac Games (the creator of Ratchet & Clank) is in no way a part of Sony (you may as well have called Spyro the dragon Sony's mascot), and Naughty Dog (which is now owned by Sony) originally created Crash Bandicoot before creating Jak and Daxter who are nowhere near as recognizable as there predecessor which they are based off of.

My personal opinion is that Spyro the dragon is Insomniac's Mascot, and that Naughty Dog's Mascot seems to be Crash Bandicoot, and since Naughty Dog is now owned by Sony, that makes Crash Bandicoot Playstations Mascot.

I will eventually place a call to Insomniac Games and to Naughty Dog Games to see if they can clear this up. However in the mean time, any constructive feedback is appreciated.

[edit] Mascots?

Can these characters be considered mascots?

Shrek (DreamWorks Animation; in fact, his article states that he is the company's mascot), Homer Simpson (20th Century Fox), Darth Vader, C-3PO & R2-D2 or Yoda (Lucasfilm)

[edit] Nintendo Mascot(s)?

Nintendo doesn't have two mascots Mario is their only mascot. The Legend of Zelda series is a popular franchise in general, but that doesn't make Link a mascot. Only Mario represents Nintendo. --Ashitaka96 (アシタカ９６) ^{| E-mail • Talk |} 06:39, 10 June 2007 (UTC)