Parabô and Satebô

Parabô (Japanese: パラ坊) and Satebô (Japanese: サテ坊) were the mascots of the Satellaview, a discontinued Japanese peripheral for the Super Famicom that allowed for the downloading of video games, digital magazines and other content by way of satellite broadcasting services provided by the defunct Japanese satellite radio company St.GIGA.

Parabô, who was a green humanoid robot with a light grey circular head with a yellow satellite dish on top of his head, represented the satellite dishes that receive the transmissions of communications satellites (as seen in the comic and manual that was provided with the Satellaview), while Satebô, a red communications satellite with a body somewhat resembling a CRT TV (complete with a yellow screen face), a set of black antennae and a pair of solar panels that act as both wings and hands, represented the communication satellites that broadcast data transmitted to them by parabolic antennae.

The two mascots were most notably featured in the title screen of BS-X: Sore wa Namae o Nusumareta Machi no Monogatari (the cartridge that the Satellaview used to interact with its services), the manual provided with the Satellaview and in a number of games and other media broadcasted on the service, most notably both parts of Satellawalker and its sequel, where they serve major roles and are additionally voiced.