Curated category
Video game mascots
- Solid SnakeHideo Kojima created Solid Snake, a character whose name was chosen to symbolize stealth through the snake and contrast that image with solidity.
- MoogleKoichi Ishii drew the first Moogle during his elementary school days, imagining a white koala with bat wings that could blow up its body to float and fly.
- Ryu (Street Fighter)In 1987, Capcom released Street Fighter with a character named Ryu at its center. Game designer Takashi Nishiyama had initially envisioned a Caucasian man in…
- Pyramid HeadMasahiro Ito wanted to create a monster with a hidden face. He rejected his initial sketch which resembled a masked human.
- Ken MastersIn 1987, Capcom released the original Street Fighter arcade game. Takashi Nishiyama served as the director and created Ken Masters during this development…
- Mega Man (character)Akira Kitamura created the pixel art for the first Mega Man game released in 1987. He worked under the pseudonym A.K during this initial phase of development.
- ChocoboKoichi Ishii stood in a Japanese festival market during his elementary school years. He bought a small chick and formed an immediate bond with the creature.
- CammyNoritaka Funamizu, Capcom's research and development head, felt the game needed another female character besides Chun-Li.
- Chun-LiIn 1991, Capcom released Street Fighter II: The World Warrior with a character named Chun-Li. She was the first female playable fighter to gain mainstream…
- CactuarTetsuya Nomura drew a small sketch in a notebook while attending high school. That doodle became the foundation for the Cactuar, a plant-like creature that…