Thousands of fans at Chase Center witnessed the Golden State Valkyries introduce Violet, a glasses-wearing purple raven who appeared at halftime and quickly charmed supporters. Social media users praised her name and appearance and contrasted her upbeat, bubbly persona with Ellie, the New York Liberty's elephant mascot. The Valkyries marketing team markets Violet as a music-loving, dance-floor-dominating songbird with an eye for anything shiny and a backstory linking her to Nordic folklore and mythic ravens. The Sky recently changed their mascot from Sky Guy to Skye the Lioness amid controversy over gender representation. Violet joins a roster of quirky animal mascots across the WNBA.
Last week, in front of thousands of fans at Chase Center, the Golden State Valkyries introduced their new mascot: a glasses-wearing purple raven named Violet, who hopped onto the court at halftime of their game against the Connecticut Sun and quickly won the hearts of Valkyries' supporters. Violet stirred up a big reaction on social media. Users on Reddit commented that she has a charming name and is undeniably cute.
According to the Valkyries marketing team, Violet is a music-loving, dance-floor-dominating songbird with an eye for anything shiny. Though she doesn't know how she ended up in Ballhalla, which is the nickname of Chase Center, she is thrilled to be here. Born in Nordic folklore, according to the team, she's as clever and loyal as the mythic ravens who once soared beside Valkyries, only with a bit more sparkle and a whole lot more groove, according to loving comments from Reddit.
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