The concepts of ghosts, wraiths, and other spooky apparitions aren’t unique to any one place or group of people around the world. From cute, cuddly ones like Casper the Friendly Ghost, to Patrick Swayze, many people have relatively harmless, quaint ideas of what a ghost might look like. However, that’s not what the designer of the Yellowknife mascot was going for. The Yellowknife Wraith is more reminiscent of the terrifying Naz Gul from the Lord of the Rings universe, with its ominous looking cloak and glowing, soulless eyes, it’s designed to bring terror and fear to Yellowknife’s opponents on the football field. It’s definitely not featured in any children’s bedtime stories or cartoon movies, unless your goal is to leave your kids screaming in terror in the dark of the night! Compared to the rest of the ISFL’s mascots, I think the Wraith is clearly the scariest. There’s no question that a Wraith is spookier than a cuddly Hahalua or Otter, or friendly, tail-wagging Birddog. A Sailfish is something that gets mounted up on the wall after a fishing trip, so no contest there, either. The Liberty's logo just makes me hungry for Taco Bell. I’m sure some would argue that the Wraith mascot is not as detailed or artsy as some of the other ones, but the Wraith isn’t here to be fancy, it's here to scare you, plain and simple.
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