Mascots

*Note: This article features a fanon Tacky's World version of either something fictional, a meme, or an existing character, thing, or whatever. That means the content of this article is **NOT REAL**, to avoid spreading misinformation online.*
**Mascots** are gifted beings (NOT A SPECIES) that have jobs and careers of representing something, maybe like a fast-food restaurant or a sporting tournament depending on their Mascot Job. Mascots are popular among kids and adults and can range from anything to a miniature fish to a, uhm, i don't know, the possibilities of their forms and identities are near indefinite. Mascots are biologically immortal, so they can't age. They can still die, though, they can die from diseases, injuries, murder, s\*icide, any death but old age. Despite their bio-indefinite mortality, Born Mascots (kind of) show signs of physical "aging" after their retirement, but it only lasts for 6 years so after 6 years the Mascot stops aging and becomes stuck to what it is after 6 years. This only affects Born Mascots, and the "aging" is based on their physical and chronological age combined.

Retired Mascots are mainly found at the Mascot-Verse, a place where Mascots, usually retired ones call home, kind of like the Internet Graveyard from SMG4 but if you think of it, **it isn't**.

The word "Mascot" comes from the French word "Mascotte" which meant "Lucky Charm", and people have been using Mascots ever since they were invented.

They are two types of Mascots; Made and Born.

## Made Mascots.

**Made Mascots**, are not born as Mascots at all unlike Born Mascots, rather, they have a specific storyline on how they gained their gift of being a Mascot. Made Mascots gain the gift of Mascots some point of their lives, some of the most common ways being;

* ***Being adopted by/born to Mascots, then following their footsteps.***

This is one of the easiest ways to be a Mascot without being born as one, the Mascot should either be born to or adopted by a Mascot, and when your Mascot parent wants you to be a Mascot, they can just grant you the Mascot role if they have the power to.

* ***Getting the most votes to be picked to be the Mascot.***

This is another of the easiest way to be a Made Mascot and is a little similar to being adopted by/born to Mascots, but the Mascot should win in a voting to be one. The Mascot can sign themselves, but they have to do a couple of requirements to sign themselves up. Its also a little similar to the way Born Mascots get picked to be a Mascot.

Made Mascots can age before their role is official, when they become a Mascot, they stop aging and be stuck to the age they are when they be gifted their role as one. Made Mascots are more populous than Born Mascots. However, some Made Mascots do age though, but only by choice.

## Born Mascots

**Born Mascots** are different from Made Mascots, they are automatically gifted the gift of Mascots at the time of their birth several days, weeks, months or even years before their unveiling, unlike Made Mascots, who do have parents, some Born Mascots were not born to parents at all, while some are born to and/or have parents, but they are rarer than the ones who don't have parents. There are 2 subtypes for Born Mascots, Parented and Parentless.

### Parented Born Mascots

A subtype for Born Mascots who are born to parents which only applies to International Mascots. Unlike Made Mascots born to Mascots, their parents aren't Mascots, but they are born with the spirit of their games (like the Olympics).

### Parentless Born Mascots

Another subtype for Born Mascots that weren't born to any parents at all, guaranteed this subtype for Robot Born Mascots since these Robots are built (or just appeared to life in some way), not born. The designers (usually the head designers and their spouse if they also helped in designing) of a Parentless Born Mascot are considered their legal parents.

## What is "aging" in Born Mascots?

**"Aging"** is a thing Born Mascots go through when they retire and is not available to go through in Made Mascots and Pseudo-Mascots. It is when a Born Mascot retires, they show signs of physical "Aging" which is entirely based on both their physical and chronological age combined. It lasts for a total of 6 years, so after 6 years of a Born Mascot's retirement, they look like they are 6 years older now.

However, there is a small chance their voice won't change, but it is rare. Born Mascots who are robots don't go through "aging", some Born Mascots who are not robots won't go through "aging" too, but it is very rare, and it is so rare to the fact the percentage is estimated to be 5%.

## Mascot jobs

*Main page: Mascot Jobs*

**Mascot Jobs** (shorten term: Jobs) are a term used for a Mascot's job of being a Mascot, each Job varies and are categories for how a Mascot works as one. Some examples are Corporate Mascots, School Mascots, and some more.

## Pseudo-Mascots

**Pseudo-Mascots**, also referred as Quasi-Mascots or just "Mascots" by some individuals are a type of Mascots that aren't real Mascots, but still are born/hired to be a symbol of something. Unlike real Mascots, Pseudo-Mascots age normally (also can die from old age), sometimes don't have the special abilities Mascots normally do, and is harder for them to get their Popularity Level calculated and to go to the Mascot-Verse.

## Unofficial Mascots

**Unofficial Mascots** completely have the same characteristics and biology of Mascots, but they are only unofficial and don't actually have their job. a majority of Unofficial Mascots are dead, most likely due to murder or s\*icide. Like Pseudo-Mascots, it is harder for them to go to the Mascot-Verse to live there.

## Mascot Candidates

**Mascot Candidates** are another variant of Mascot very similar to Unofficial Mascots. They are picked to become an Official Mascot if they win, if they lose, they will be called a Mascot Candidate. Most Mascot Candidates aren't even alive and exist at all, but for the ones who do exist and is alive, it is extremely hard for them to go to the Mascot-Verse, but they still dont age at all.

## Multirole Mascots

Not a variant, type or a subtype, but a really rare title only a very few Mascots get chosen with, **Multirole Mascots** are Mascots that have more than one role (or even Job)! Multirole Mascots are sometimes admired by others who know them well. Any type of Mascots can have this title when they get another role that maybe doesn't even have anything to do with their original role! Mascots can only have this title if they have at least two active roles.

## Trivia

* Some robot mascots actually bleed, but only the ones that aren't built but instead came to life in some way. A majority of the blood is colored pink, while some are a natural red like human blood.

## See More

* Mascot Jobs
* Popularity Level
* Mascot-Verse