Shmup genre mascot

[nZero]

I'm leaning towards Raiden.

I concur.

LOLI ALERT!

No, see, lolis are girls.

[Dale]

Pharmer Bob

phixed

He might be better then the Dolphin...such a man.

[NR777]

My vote is for CATS.

[lgb]

darn it you beat me

also this IS the mascot of the shmup genre

[Darkseed]

/thread

[Shatterhand]

The happy smiling blue lander mascot character in Compile games. Complete with sound effect for picking one up.

His name is Randar

[Klatrymadon]

Pharmer Bob

phixed

I always called him Captain Bluegrass.

[Jeneki]

His name is Randar

Ah, that explains why he's always smiling.

[ZOM]

[Aquas]

[null1024]

Yeeeah, he's the man (alien?)

This, even though I always thought of the R-9 or the Vic Viper as a mascot.

the sad part is some people will agree

Oh, I wish.

edit:
If you don't know it's a boy by now, shame on you. Senko's been out for ~4 years.
Granted, I still find people who don't know that Bridget is supposed to be a boy too.

[Skykid]

LOLI ALERT!

It's a boy. This seems to be a recurring problem on this site.

[Gespenst]

That Thunder Dragon 2 announcer should be good.

[apple arcade]

the CAVE logo

[emphatic]

That Thunder Dragon 2 announcer should be good.

L friggin' OL

[ST Dragon]

The Cho Aniki guys!!!









Remake of Maisya / NCS's classic shooter from the PC-Engine, funny parody shooter, featuring two semi-naked muscle men Adon and Samson as the main characters, and a bunch of muscle men as bosses.
The player's objective is to guide a legendary glob of protein to holy lands through groups of enemies that are aiming for the protein in order to get the ultimate physique!
This game goes down in the annals of gaming history as the gayest shooting game ever! Not many games can take that title!
So seriously, how could they not be the genre's mascots?!

[shadowbringer]

- space invaders/galaga enemies (they've earned their success, like old-time classics such as CastleVania, Mario, Street Fighter. Who could guess how these series would've evolved?)
- Vic Viper/R9/Moai/first stage boss from R-Type.. I swear I know its name! :p (they seem popular enough to be recognizable even for people who aren't much into shmups)
- Reko (for those who've done some research after seeing the HARDEST BOSS EVER video :p)
- Reimu (if you live in Japan, I guess she would count)
- Hibachi (for those who like Cave :p)

[lgb]

it always has been and always will be the aforementioned crab enemy from Space Invaders; this is even mainstream opinion

[Thunder Force]

Mascot of the old school: Space Invader. / Or ship from Galaga.

Mascot of the golden age: Vic Viper. / Raiden Mk-II ship. / Or Dobkeratops from R-Type.

Mascot of the modern age: Flourescent bullet.

[captpain]

[monkeyman]

Mascot of the old school: Space Invader. / Or ship from Galaga.

Mascot of the golden age: Vic Viper. / Raiden Mk-II ship. / Or Dobkeratops from R-Type.

Mascot of the modern age: Flourescent bullet.

That's the image I will always associate with the genre.

[J-Manic]

Silver Hawk of the Darius series.

[Ed Oscuro]

insane doofus

I'm saddened that I know who that is on sight.

Space Invaders isn't really my idea of a shmup...it's just, well, Space Invaders.

Anyway I would vote for the laser bullet.

Or the Flying Shark biplane, sure

[Acid King]

Mascot of the modern age: Flourescent bullet.

This. I can already imagine what the giant foam rubber mascot suit would look like.

insane doofus

I'm saddened that I know who that is on sight.

That's Charles Whitman, right?

[sunburstbasser]

How about Options?

Or a Continue screen...

[szycag]

[Ed Oscuro]

Mascot of the modern age: Flourescent bullet.

This. I can already imagine what the giant foam rubber mascot suit would look like.

Tron Guy?

To the next part, yes, I believe so.

[Acid King]

Tron Guy?

I imagine the Syracuse Orangeman without facial features or the hat.

[undamned]

Sorry if I missed it, but GALAGA SHIP.
-ud

[Zweihander]

Vic Viper, Arrowhead, Space Invaders tank, or the Silvergun.

Also, this.

Spanky the dolphin