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SEATTLE — Blitz — one of Seattle’s biggest celebrities with a beak — has a new look. He also has as new buddy.
Blitz’s new look was unveiled during a special halftime presentation at CenturyLink Field Sunday. The Hawks also unveiled Blitz’s sidekick BOOM, a lighter, younger looking buddy bird.
According to the Seahawks, BOOM, “hitched a ride in Bliz’s time machine,” to serve as Blitz’s official sidekick. Fans can expect to see BOOM at a majority of family-friendly events alongside Blitz, including appearances at schools, hospitals, kid’s club events and more, the Seakawks said.
But not everyone is in love with Blitz’s new look, and #BringBackBlitz was trending on Twitter Monday morning, with fans asking to bring back the old Blitz costume.
Old Blitz or new Blitz, most 12s can agree… he looks sharpest when the Hawks are winning.
Jillie
No….don’t like the new look, nor Boom…
Ima B. Random
Seakawks?
Benjamin
Bring back old blitz.
Pamela
Asked my kids which one they like better old/new? They say bring back the old ! I agree. Go Seahawks!
Tina Mumma
Bring Back the old – the new one doesn’t even look tough!
Lori Thoresen
The idea of Book is cute, but the new Blitz has got to GO!! Not cool at all.
Lori Thoresen
The idea of Boom, not book!! Yikes. Lol
The World is Ending
I wonder if the makeover is to comply with the cartoonish look of most other mascots?
jade
Love blitz new head, old one was derpy. Don’t like the side kick.
Brian
The idea of Boom was good but they shouldn’t have changed Blitz’s look and Boom should have looked similar to the mean looking Blitz.
Kari
Ummm, that’s an average, boring, everyday yardbird, a chickadee, not a SEAHAWK!! Come on, that thing looks weak and like a cartoon character as well as the sidekick. Old Blitz had character, an attitude, this thing is a misrepresentation of the 12s and the Seahawks.
laura Canida
(Read this somewhere)……If the person playing Elmo passes or quits, they don’t get rid of Elmo…they replace the voice. Elmo is Elmo……Blitz is Blitz……Shouldn’t change. Idea though….keep the new one and call him Boom…the sidekick. But give us back Blitz….or call this one something else. It will NEVER be Blitz.
Jacob Lee
They look like little adorable penguins.
cary
Keep old blitz and add a side kick
Deb
They look like giant stuffed animals. I guess that’s the point, since they’re for the kids. Just seems kind of lame. They should have just updated the uniform on the old Blitz.
Dami Rodriguez
* HATE * The New Blitz!!! He looks like a stuffed toy! BRING back the old Blitz!!!!
Craig
Boom is fine to go visit kids in the hospital, but that Blitz is just not right!
DW
I thought the new Blitz should’ve been Boom and they should’ve kept the original Blitz as himself.
Boom is a cool name and it’s supposed to be powerful. The current Boom doesn’t look powerful at all. This is like naming the wimpiest, dorky kid in the class Fabio.
Timk
The old Blitz portrayed tHe attitude of the team.
The childlike new blitz and boom look like you need kiddie entertainment or we leave the game.