# Fictional Mascots **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 18, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374 "2002-11-18T20:10:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/1 "2002-11-18T20:10:16Z")
This thread in General Questions got me to thinking…[Live animal mascots](http://http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=144539) Ever since I saw “Jurassic Park”, I’ve thought that a T- Rex would make a great school mascot. Are there any schools that use it? How about other mascots based on extinct creatures? Imaginary creatures? On a tangent, the ongoing battle over teams named after real ethnic groups could be solved by replacing them with imaginary ones. The Atlanta Klingons, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/2 "2002-11-18T20:14:58Z")
Toronto Raptors? ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/3 "2002-11-18T20:22:15Z")
:smack: Any others? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/4 "2002-11-18T20:36:33Z")
How about: Washington Wizards Tennessee Titans New York Giants Arizona State Sun Devils and some would say Annaheim Angels (but YMMV) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/5 "2002-11-18T21:20:18Z")
New Jersey Devils Duke Blue Devils And, of course, there are those nicknames that describe nothing at all and are unique to the team: Philadelphia Phillies Buffalo Bills New York Mets ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/6 "2002-11-18T21:39:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AtomicDog \* > **On a tangent, the ongoing battle over teams named after real ethnic groups could be solved by replacing them with imaginary ones.** Or, in some cases, things that mean nothing at all. I can think of two college teams that did this: the St. John’s Red Storm (formerly Redmen) and the Stanford Cardinal (named for their team color, and formerly the Indians. They also have a non-animal mascot-a tree, although Stanford U. says it is the mascot of the school band and not the Cardinal). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/7 "2002-11-18T21:50:03Z")
Don’t forget the Capital City Goofball. The Montreal Expos have [_Youppi!_](http://scribble.nu/x/?u=egulphy&e=356) as their mascot, though not for much longer as the team faces contraction. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/8 "2002-11-18T21:57:43Z")
[This site](http://www3.baylor.edu/~Larry_Frazier/mascot.htm) has a pretty good list. Purple cows. Banana slugs. Thunder chicken. Nimrods. My high school? Matadors. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/9 "2002-11-18T22:11:15Z")
Another thought: I bet that Marvel and DC Comics would love to license their characters to sports teams. Spider-Man, Superman, Captain America; I mean, really, wouldn’t you like to see a volleyball team with Wonder Woman as mascot? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/10 "2002-11-18T22:48:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AtomicDog \* > wouldn’t you like to see a volleyball team with Wonder Woman as mascot? I’d prefer seeing her as a player. kaBOING! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-mascots/137374/11 "2002-11-19T02:26:39Z")
Do the “Fightin’ Whites” qualify?