Top 5: New System Mascots That Aren’t Named Mario or Sonic

It appears as time goes on that Mario and Sonic (especially Sonic) are becoming almost irrelevant. Mario appears mainly in spin-off games, like Mario Kart and even that has lost its luster. Sure, he pops up in a true Mario game once every 3 or 4 years, but aside from New Super Mario Bros., was anyone really excited about any of those games? With that in mind, I thought it time to showcase the new mascots of the new generation. Feel free to disagree and add your own or make your own list.

In this case, a mascot is a system-exclusive character that when you see him or her, you think of that console.

  1. Master Chief- Is there any doubt? Even I, who thinks Halo is a great game, but vastly overrated would have to give it to the Chief. I mean, for a character to have this type of recognition and only have been around for a few years is mind-boggling. An easy choice for #1.
  2. Ratchet and Clank- Almost made it to #1, but the sheer power of Master Chief kept me from giving it to these guys. My personal favorite of all the new mascots, this is the one series that seems to improve with every game. I love the humor and even though Ratchet eventually grew on me, Clank has been the real star since the beginning. His deadpan delivery and Insomniac’s great writing has made these two leaps and bounds better than almost all others.
  3. Snake- Solid? Naked? Liquid? However you like your Snake cooked, one thing is for sure: he is iconic. Even though Raiden tried to steal his thunder, the awesomeness of Snake shone through. The sheer complexity of the Metal Gear Universe is one reason he does not rate higher. I know that after playing the second game, I steered clear of the third, but I am looking forward to a return with the fourth, soon as Gamefly sends the damn thing! Snake? Snake???? SNNNNAAAAAKKKKEEEE!
  4. Jak and Daxter- Mainly Daxter. Jak doesn’t say anything really and when he does, you wish he had stayed silent. Daxter, on the other hand, is funny as hell, but also kinda annoying. He is lucky he toes the right side of that ever so fine line, but sometimes he does stray. And when he does I seem to lose motor functions and he usually dies a painful death. Odd.
  5. Sackboy- Now, I know this game isn’t out yet, but my God! This guy is way too cute, way too funny just from his expressions and I am so pumped for this game and its my damn list, so I am putting him on here for sheer potential. I honestly think that he will be as iconic as anyone else on this last within the next 2-3 years. If not, you can blast me then. Until then, Sackboy stays!

Well, that does it for my list. I would like to give an Honorable Mention to the whole gang from the Katamari series, but they don’t have enough consistency to make it on to mine.So what did you think? Agree/disagree? Whats your favorite new mascots?

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Age: 34 PSN ID: Starkiller81. I've played games since before I can remember, starting with my dad's Atari and I haven't stopped yet. Keep them coming and I will keep playing them.

17 thoughts on “Top 5: New System Mascots That Aren’t Named Mario or Sonic”

  1. I would take Jak and Daxter off the list. I would put Kratos from god of war up there. I think he’s iconic enough to be well noticed. I would also take ratchet and clank off and put up Gordon Freeman like Dasutin said.

  2. [quote comment=”150″]You forgot about Gordon Freeman.[/quote]
    Gordon Freeman is iconic for the PC which isn’t a console.

  3. This isn’t in any order just some goodins’ (also they are not all exclusives)

    Sly Cooper
    Crypto
    Wander and Agro
    Altaïr
    Spyro
    and good ol’ forgotten Crash Bandicoot

  4. I might agree with finding a way to stick Kratos in the list. And while Gordon Freeman is awesome, this is about consoles rather than PCs.

  5. [quote comment=”157″]I might agree with finding a way to stick Kratos in the list. And while Gordon Freeman is awesome, this is about consoles rather than PCs.[/quote]

    I just got back from church and in the middle of the sermon, I realized I left Kratos off!

    Thats what I get for writing after midnight,lol.

    I rushed back here to try to change it and add Ash Head in, but I see my post has already been seen by too many people,lol.

    Yeah, I would actually have to take Snake off, since he did appear on the Xbox and now the Wii and the Gamecube.

    I would place Kratos third in his slot, but only b/c he only has two games and R&C have a bunch more. Another year and Kratos would likely be number 1!

    And as for Gordon, he has been on the PC, PS2, Xbox, 360, PS3…lol, hardly an exclusive mascot, but still iconic.

  6. Depending on the popularity of Gears 2, which seems to be really good, I’m thinking your gonna have to add Marcus Fenix to this list.

  7. I agree with Master Chief in 1st
    I would switch Snake with Ratchet/Clank, would you guys consider Cloud/Sephoroth on the list?

    And I have no freaking clue who Sackboy is. 0.o

  8. Fenix might make the list, but from what little I know, he seems to be a generic character judging from the first game. Maybe in this new one he gets a bit more personality.

    I was hesitant to put Master Chief on top b/c I thought his personality was non-existant. I liked Cortana better than him or any of the generic marines.

    But, Ratchet started off that way,too and he evolved, so there is still hope for Fenix.

  9. [quote comment=”169″]I agree with Master Chief in 1st
    I would switch Snake with Ratchet/Clank, would you guys consider Cloud/Sephoroth on the list?

    And I have no freaking clue who Sackboy is. 0.o[/quote]

    Snake should not even really be on the list, he is multi platform now.

    No on Cloud and Sepiroth, Final Fantasy is too iconic on too many systems. They only represent one game out of the franchise and the most overrated one at that.

    Sackboy is from Little Big Planet, the upcoming game that will set the world afire!

  10. Or disappoint the world. Which would make me really angry considering how much fun it looks and all the hype put into it.

  11. Cloud+Snake= AWSOME!!!
    P.S. I found the old PSone and it works fine
    P.P.S if you have a spare PS1 memory card, I need one.
    P.P.P.S you should know who this is

  12. [quote comment=”185″]Cloud+Snake= AWSOME!!!
    P.S. I found the old PSone and it works fine
    P.P.S if you have a spare PS1 memory card, I need one.
    P.P.P.S you should know who this is[/quote]

    Yeah, I have a spare one and I will bring the games to Marissa’s party saturday if you are going. Glad to see you on the site!

  13. I think it should have ‘Lucas’. You know, Lucas? The INSANELY POPULAR smash bros brawl character who was only released in one game in Japan? (/sarcasm) Seriously though, what happened to Jak and Daxter? They’re not anywhere anymore. Did Naughty Dog sell the rights to them or something? For Uncharted, or something? Jak X sort of sucked. They should do another one. Another GOOD one.

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