French mascots

Obelix ( ; ) is a cartoon character in the French comic book series Asterix. He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman as well as one of the primary defenders of the Gaulish village, and is Asterix's best friend. Obelix is noted for his obesity, the menhirs he carries around on his back and his superhuman strength. He fell into a cauldron of the Gauls' magic potion when he was a baby, causing him to be the only Gaul in Asterix's village who is in a permanent state of superhuman strength. Because of this already enormous strength, Obelix is not allowed to drink the magic potion ever again,

fictional character and the titular hero of the French comic book series Asterix

official mascot of the Michelin tyre company

thumb|Olympic Phryge (left), the mascot of the Olympics, and Paralympic Phryge (right), the mascot of the Paralympics. Both mascots were designed by Jules Dubost and Gilles Deleris

fictional character in the video game series of the same name

Schuss (, primarily German for 'shot', but also the same as the English noun 'schuss', i.e. a high speed ski run directly down a slope) was the unofficial Olympic mascot of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, a one-legged humanoid skier with a large red and white head. Schuss is often considered the first Olympic mascot, and appeared on pins, small toys, and cardboard cutouts. Every subsequent Olympic Games has featured a mascot excluding the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, which only had an unofficial mascot, Takuchan.

comic character

mascot of the 1992 Winter Olympics