Who was Sega's first mascot?
Alex Kidd
But Sonic wasn't Sega's first mascot – in 1986, five years before the hedgehog, the company was after a face to rival Mario. They settled on a spaceship called Opa-Opa, but the name that really took off (and became the company's unofficial mascot) was Alex Kidd.
Alex Kidd
But Sonic wasn't Sega's first mascot – in 1986, five years before the hedgehog, the company was after a face to rival Mario. They settled on a spaceship called Opa-Opa, but the name that really took off (and became the company's unofficial mascot) was Alex Kidd.