Mascot Anti-Defamation League

[Ductapemaster05]

This thread is dedicated to all those hip hop happenin mascots out there. I want to know who's the hottest mascot and why. Pictures of mascots doing crazy poses or just plain getting down and funky are more then appreciated

[The Cyborg]

Oooo! I'm the mascot! Yay Huskies!

I think there is no single mascot that defines pure talent... Mascots deserve recognition! (sorry that I don't know who's in there):

469 Gorilla: Lotsa spirit and energy! Not to mention he/she had the courage to go on the field during the Detroit regional and graciously get kicked off the field by a referee, in front of everybody! But the thing is, he/she danced and skipped the whole way through! Lotsa mascot credit there!

904 D Cube: One of the most original mascots, and very packed with energy too! How can you see through that thing?

33 Killer Bee: Dances with spirit, even when his/her own team isn't competing! Cute and fuzzy mascot too!

I apologize that I don't know which team you came from, but the Yeti (white fuzzy beast) was always in that suit, and always full of spirit! Go Yeti!

818 Steel Armadillo: Very original costume! I love it! Who made it?

There is obviously more wonderful mascots that are out there! I apologize if I missed you! You are all fabulous and full of spirit! From the Huskie dog... See you all at Nationals!

[Ductapemaster05]

Oh and for reference to all the people who called the mascot at th philly regional from team 177 a tiger or a lion, its a bobcat, just so yall know

[lsmith243]

I'm our team's mascot (the cardinals- Catholic school, get it?!) a lot of the time... It was soooooo much fun walking around in that thing at the Manchester Regionals- EVERYBODY noticed the "big red chicken" (as one 3rd grade lego-league kid said once). I don't think FIRST events would be anywhere close to what they are now if the mascots weren't around...

[Bcahn836]

Here is a picture of our mascot Bee Boy and the other two contenders for the position. We thought that this year we would have to volunteer a freshmen, but Logan here stepped up for the second year in a row. The bee suits are made for 5 year olds, but we can fit a couple of sophomores into them. I got to give it to them, they are brave souls and there is now way I could ever wear that costume.

[alphaone]

Team 100's hat mascot is awesome. Always dancing to the music and showing lots of spirit.

[Mc Kenna]

you have to love the hat, any one remember when the hat kicked the 1097 mascot in the balls at SVR like 3 yrs ago( they were not trying to) but it was funny. but i agree that mascots really make the comps a lot more fun, and a good mascot can really lift up team spirit
Mc Kenna

[Crown Of Flames]

True, much kudos to the mascots (and five bonus kudos to you Andrew). The few times I put that head on it was blazing inside, and the Axe didn't cover the smell of sweat from the last two or three dozen people to wear it. I think though that if we reverse the flow of the fan so that its blowing down over your head, it would be much more comfortable. I'm still not going to wear it though. Leave that to you and Pelan.

[Alex Pelan]

Yes, indeed I have a newfound respect for all mascots, as I had the priviledge to wear the bobcat during one match at Philly. It was hot and hard to see, which made me appreciate Andrew's Cotton Eyed Joe even more. Funny story though:

After the match, I went to the 7-11 near the venure in the suit with some of my friends on the team, and after getting a ton of weird looks, the manager of the 7-11 told me to take off the head. I think he expected me to start robbing him at gunpoint at any moment. It was like something out of trigger-happy tv .

[Greg Marra]

177's hot mascot for reference.

[IMDWalrus]

Originally Posted by The Cyborg

818 Steel Armadillo: Very original costume! I love it! Who made it?

The costume was made by one of the parents back in the team's first year. It's not exactly in good shape anymore, though, and there's been talk of retiring it or getting a new mascot entirely.

I think that's a shame - having something unique is nice - but since I'm a senior and I can't be involved next year because of distance issues, it's not really my area to say anything.

[DUCKIE]

I have fond memories of wearing the original MOE Uppet around nationals in 2001. It was funny to me at the time that our mentors kept telling me to take it off [We built it off/up a backpack frame] and have something to drink in the shade... [which i didn't] But i was probably the most hydrated one there since i filled up my water bottle ~5 times a day. By the time i finally agreed to take it off and sit down to have a powerade, they wanted me/the mascot over with lil'moe for the Good Morning America shoot.

Top Ten Things I Remember as the Mascot
10- 5 years later, you will still be finding new pictures of yourself online.
9-If you are wearing a heavy 9' tall mascot... trying to jumprope [w/ a 10' rope] is impossible [Amusing though... I think i provided quite a laugh for the Leopards.]
8-A full page of detailed size 12 font uppet assembly directions are not enough for someone with no experience to assemble the Uppet.
7-Drink lots of water, even if you are not thirsty, it significantly reduces the number of "you should go get something to drink"s that you get.
6-If the mascot is built by an "artiste" it will invariabley be heavy as heck because they usually use thicker PVC than needed for the job, along with steel straightners to prevent twisting/loss of mascot arms.
5-If the costume shows your face, people will recognize you for years to come. [Someone recognized me crewing in Philly last week... as the 2001 mascot]
4-If the boys who took turns wearing it at the regionals complain about it being heavy, and refuse to wear it for long periods of time... don't expect that to change at The Championships... A girl [me] ended up wearing it for three days straight in the Florida Heat/Sun and refused to take it off.
3-You can sunburn in the most unusual places. [I managed to burn a 4 inch strip across the back of my knees... and nowhere else. Turbulance on flight home was especially fun.]
2-Have a large stash of barter items... My bag was not very big, so i had to get lots of refills. I probably went through more holograms and MOEmints [who wants some melted chocolate!!!] than anyone else on the team. [2 drawers full of buttons & stuff when i got home.]
1-When wearing a tall mascot... with wide dryerhose shoulders... it is really fun getting through doorways.

[Chris Fultz]

As soon as we figure out what a "Cyber Blue' looks like, we're gonna build one awesome mascos costume.

Until then, it's the Scott head....

[pathew100]

If you are going to be at West Michigan this weekend, you may catch a sighting of Team 862, Lighting Robotics, new mascot: Gigawatt!

He's a crafty devil though, this is a picture of his only known sighting so far.

[Ductapemaster05]

you cant see that mascot at all, might i suggest a bigger picture