The Yellowknife Wraith's mascot is unique, as the team has several options. They have a mascot in a ghostly outfit named Revenant. He is a stereotypical mascot who poses for kids and does acrobatic feats to pump up a crowd. However, the Wraiths being such a dismal concept, the front office decided to give the morose side of the fanbase an option. They have the option to kill an animal (non-pet) 72 hours before a game. This animal is then memorialized as the honorary mascot of the game during a special ceremony. This does happen to disgust normal viewers, so they only do this in untelevised quarter breaks. If they discover that the sacrificed animal was a pet, they instantly ban the perpetrators from the stadium for life. If anyone tries to sneak a human body in, (which has happened 5 times in Wraith history), they are swiftly arrested by the police, as the team has a close relationship with them to catch possible murderers.
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