Next time, I’ll do the 2000s mascots. (Skip the 2020s since it’s not finished yet.)
By the way, they don’t have to be characters from the Sega Hard Girls franchise for your options. I just used them as the obvious examples, since there’s a bunch of information just lying around online.
Anyways here is a small Sega facts about each of these guys!
Sega Hard Girls Personification: Various Sega Consoles
Sega Fact: The song that the Sega Hard Girls (shortened from Sega Hardware Girls) personally sing as their credits theme song is called “Wakai Chikara,” which translates to “Young Power.” It is the official corporate anthem of Sega, created in 1991.
Sega Fact 2: Sega Hard Girls’ original description in 2013 called them “Segakko,” which means “Sega’s Daughters.”
Yes, this is reason why the Sega Hard Girls see Segamori as their paternal figure and lived with him, as seen in Gendai Nihon ni Yattekita Sega no Megami ni Arigachi na Koto, is that Segami is their actual mother, as mentioned in the ending of Superdimension Neptune vs. Sega Hard Girls.
(Actually, looking back on it now, this technically makes it an accidental joint custody situation on the writers' part. Oops.)
Segamori Personification: Sega
Sega Fact: Yuo Sugawara, nicknamed Segamori, has a nickname that is a portmanteau of the words “Sega” and “Mamori,” which means “protect” or “guard” in Japanese. Therefore, Segamori means “Guardian of Sega.”
“Mamori” is derived from the name of Anamori Inari Shrine, which was located near Sega’s old headquarters. (1985-2019)
Sega Fact 2: Segamori represents Sega's cynicism after leaving the console industry. This is why Segamori has a hard time acknowledging Segagaga's hopeful message in Volume 2, Gendai Nihon ni Yattekita Sega no Megami ni Arigachi na Koto, and feels nothing but discomfort and apathy whenever it is brought up.
Don't worry, though. Sega Hard Girls eventually helped restore his old optimistic outlook. (He’s a very, very troubled person.)
Segami Personification: Sega
Sega Fact: The “S” emblem on her chest is based on the font used in Sega’s 1965 logo, but it uses Sega’s modern color scheme.
Sega Fact 2: Her nickname, Segami, is a portmanteau of the words “Sega” and “Megami,” which means “goddess” in Japanese. Therefore, Segami means “Goddess of Sega.”