Izzy (mascot)

Izzy (previously called Whatizit and Hi-Rez) is a blue, slug-like blob that is the official mascot of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. It was unveiled to widespread ridicule at the closing ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and continued to be mocked throughout its period of public usage, even after a redesign in 1993. The character was the first computer-generated mascot in Olympic history, and has the ability to morph into different forms when viewed in certain digital or video formats. Notably, Izzy does not represent an animal or human figure or anything with national significance, a departure from Olympic mascot convention.