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There was a time, largely in the mid-Nineties, when the world of video games was overrun with a certain type of character. The Mascot with Attitude is a snarky Funny Animal with kickin' powers, improbable jumping abilities, and usually some form of girlfriend or world to save (or something). Generally, the Mascot with Attitude can be defined by the presence of three or more the following traits: During their heyday in the 90s, almost all Mascots With Attitude were created in order to capitalize on the success of one Sonic the Hedgehog. This is a Sister Trope to Teenage Mutant Samurai Wombats.

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  • There was a time, largely in the mid-Nineties, when the world of video games was overrun with a certain type of character. The Mascot with Attitude is a snarky Funny Animal with kickin' powers, improbable jumping abilities, and usually some form of girlfriend or world to save (or something). Generally, the Mascot with Attitude can be defined by the presence of three or more the following traits: During their heyday in the 90s, almost all Mascots With Attitude were created in order to capitalize on the success of one Sonic the Hedgehog. This is a Sister Trope to Teenage Mutant Samurai Wombats.
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  • There was a time, largely in the mid-Nineties, when the world of video games was overrun with a certain type of character. The Mascot with Attitude is a snarky Funny Animal with kickin' powers, improbable jumping abilities, and usually some form of girlfriend or world to save (or something). Generally, the Mascot with Attitude can be defined by the presence of three or more the following traits: 1. * Is a Funny Animal, usually with a Species Surname. (i.e., Sonic the Hedgehog, Spyro the Dragon) 2. * Comes from a Platform Game. 3. * Is Totally Radical. This can be as mild as using totally bogus outdated slang, or as Egregious as giving the character a love of "extreme" sports, fast food, or anything else with supposed "youth appeal." 4. * Is quippy, snarky, and prone to making lots of really bad jokes. Bonus points if one of them is a Take That against Sonic the Hedgehog. 5. * Is competent and violent, but not to child-unfriendly levels. He's also not allowed to swear, but will do his best to anyway. 6. * A supporting cast which reinforces his status as coolest character in the universe. Look out for an older uncool antagonist, a sidekick with a case of hero-worship, a helplessly devoted and/or snarky love interest, or a rival that's almost (but not quite) as cool as the mascot. 7. * Advertisements for his games put a lot of emphasis on said game's "intensity," especially twitch-action and "speed". During their heyday in the 90s, almost all Mascots With Attitude were created in order to capitalize on the success of one Sonic the Hedgehog. Nowadays, this trope is all but discredited, except in parodies, with the deconstructive Conkers Bad Fur Day providing the final blow. However, as some of the examples below show, there are still those who play this trope terrifyingly straight. See also: Snarky Non-Human Sidekick, a webcomic trope. Compare Dreamworks Face, in which in character makes that type of smirk, but don't have this personality. Compare Nineties Anti-Hero, who hails from the same era with many of the same characteristics. This is a Sister Trope to Teenage Mutant Samurai Wombats. Examples of Mascot with Attitude include:
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