Mascot Graveyard
As far as cultural cache goes, this Accolade character didn’t exactly climb to the top of the yarn ball.
Who is Bubsy?
J. Peterman nostalgically opined that this Asian country “will always be Burma to me.”
What is Myanmar?
Obscure indie actor George Clooney got his start on this Michael Crichton medical drama that ran from 1994-2009, eclipsed only by Grey’s Anatomy in terms of number of seasons.
What is E.R.?
Old wizard of N.I.M.H. (9)
Who is "Nicodemus?"
Bianco Hills, Gelato Beach, Pianta Hot Springs, Ricco Harbor, Delfino Plaza
What is Super Mario Sunshine?
The Mega Man Legends duology oddly does not feature Volnut as its mascot, but rather these goofy minions of Tron Bonne.
What are Servbots?
Ancient mariners somehow mistook these tubby, adorable marine mammals for beautiful women with fish tails.
What are manatees (and/or dugongs)?
Notable simian Ph.D. Dr. Zaius played opposite one Troy McClure to a parody of Falco’s "Rock Me Amadeus" in this off-Broadway Simpsons musical.
What is "Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off?"
Tim Curry stars as the Lord of Darkness (6)
What is "Legend?"
Picaroon Palms, Crescent Isle, Daggertooth Outpost, Crook's Hollow, Scorched Pass
What is Sea of Thieves?
This beloved Saturn mascot was played by Hiroshi Fujioka in radio and television ads before (much later) appearing in Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed and Project X Zone 2.
Who is Segata Sanshiro?
Despite having essentially the same name and hair color, it’s very easy to distinguish Kara Zor-El and Kara Zor-L in or out of their costumes as these two Kryptonian superheroes.
Who are Supergirl and Power Girl?
Yakko & Wacko were often caught gawking at the buxom nurse of this Warner Brothers studio psychiatrist on Animaniacs.
Who is Dr. Otto Scratchansniff?
1981 ILM film featuring Vermithrax Pejorative (12)
What is "Dragonslayer?"
Thorned Fairy Island, Mother & Child Isles, Greatfish Isle, Horseshoe Isle, Dragonroost Island
What is The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker?
This “limbless” Software Creations mascot starred in a self-titled SNES game in 1993 that drew strong interest from Shigeru Miyamoto, who claimed it could be the third-best platformer after Mario & Sonic.
Who is Plok?
You'll inevitably mistake one person for another in this Netflix cyberpunk crime drama in which people can transfer their memories and personalities from one synthetic (or cloned) body to another.
What is Altered Carbon?
This mid-90’s CBS drama (Little House on the Prairie-adjacent), starred Jane Seymour as “Dr. Mike,” who leaves a comfortable Boston life to practice frontier medicine in Colorado Springs in 1867.
What is Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman?
Legendary--and surprisingly useless--weapon in Krull (6)
What is the "glaive?"
Cauldron Lake, Stucky's Gas Station, Elderwood National Park, Majestic Hotel, Larsen's Auto Salvage
SCEA commissioned this NA-specific PSOne mascot who “was taken out into the car park and quietly shot” by Ken Kutaragi at E3 ’95 (but later appeared in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale).
Who is Polygon Man?
This former NBA superstar was horrified when a young boy saw through his disguise as First Officer Roger Murdock while visiting the cockpit in Airplane!
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Famously played by this actor from 1966-1969, the role of Dr. Leonard McCoy was inherited by Karl Urban in the J. J. Abram’s Star Trek movies.
Who is DeForest Kelley?
The "age" in which Robert Howard's Conan the Barbarian takes place (8)
What is Hyborian?
The Welkin Wonderland, The Emerald Brine, The Super-Nature, The Mounting Sadds, The Bit-Trip
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What is Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien?
Equipped with giant claw gauntlets inspired by Battle Chasers, this character starred in a 2003 self-titled multiplatform game from Acclaim that, despite the hype, released to very mixed reviews.
Who is Vexx?
During the events of Metal Gear Solid 2, Solid Snake took this pseudonym while trying to infiltrate the Big Shell facility with Navy SEALs.
Who is Iroquois Pliskin (I will also take "Pliskin")?
In this influential 1896 H.G. Wells novel, the Sayer of the Law commands his subjects not to go on all-fours, suck up Drink, eat Fish or Flesh, claw the Bark of Trees, or chase other Men, for that is the law.
What is The Island of Doctor Moreau?
Gregory "Flash" Gordon's job back home (11)
What is "quarterback?"
Spittle Maze, Cackle Tower, Tan Line Temple, Oubliette of Suffering, Pirate Master's Palace
What is Shantae and the Pirate's Curse?