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It was just sega that decided it. Dunno if any of the inividuals of Sega during 1990 decided it in particular.

Funfact, the mascot before Alex Kidd was Opa-Opa. Can't really imagine Fantasy Zone: Unleashed, Fantasy Zone: Generations or Fantasy Zone: Forces these days.