9 Video Game Mascots We Absolutely Hated

1. Wild Woody

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SEGA

When SEGA were looking to devise a brand-new, Mario-mashing mascot to help shore up the ailing SegaCD in 1995, a set of put-upon designers clearly spied the first thing that came to hand - an HB pencil - gave it a pair of angry eyes and a snarky grin on it for requisite '90s 'tude, and knocked off early for the pub.

At the very least, Microsoft's animated piece of office stationery was appropriate for the application. This graphite graphical travesty wasn't appropriate for anything. Ostensibly aimed at kids despite his wholly inappropriate name, Wild Woody would literally rub enemies out with his arse, and was depicted on the box with a stick of dynamite (is that what's known as a letter bomb?).

Someone at SEGA clearly missed the point. They could have used a few tips before coming up with this total write-off. It'll take some stiff competition to see off Woody as the worst mascot of all time.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.