 A riot ensued when the angry audience realised they had been duped and the actor sent flying before rescue by a strategically placed King's rowing heavy.Following the Second World War, King's was involved in numerous kidnapping and ransoming of rival mascots, including Queen Mary's leopard and the LSE Penguin.In 1935 a failed attempt was made by student of Queen Mary to capture Reggie the Lion – "A further attempt to obtain a mascot [by QMUL] was made in 1935 and deserved a better result.