(S28) PT2 - Mascots

[GoonerBear]

The San Jose SaberCats have a guy in a costume dressed as a saber-toothed cat in football paraphernalia. As many may be aware, the saber-toothed cat is an extinct species in real life. Or is it...

Okay, yes, it is. And we should know. We tried.

The costumed dude's saber teeth come down past the shoulder pads. We call him Épée for the hell of it and because it's a fencing reference. He leads the charge onto the field when we come out during pregame and with a few minutes before the end of halftime. During the game, he can be seen going about the stadium, launching t-shirts and more from the t-shirt cannon, heckling opposing fans and mascots by posing like he's gonna eat them and seeing how long it takes for them to notice. Opposing fans are fun to watch this happen to when you have a minute to catch your breath on the sidelines.

Home fans will also get pictures done with them about to get chomped.

He didn't get to be the decent compromise without a few...prototypes. The first mascot looked terrifying. The second attempt WAS terrifying and lasted one game before the real cloned saber-toothed cat straight-up died on the field and terrified everyone. The third attempt swung way too far in the opposite direction and looked like something you'd see at a minor league baseball game. It took until try four to finally get it...alright. By then, he was good enough and the fans grew attached since.

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