Pepsi Convoy is... PEPSI MAN!

[Artimus Gigan]

I'd say that Takara wan'ts every charector[/b] to have a back story, some guys like Dark Fangwolf or micron boosters don't get jack when it comes to back story.

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Because "dicking around one day and fell into a bucket of black paint" is not a very exciting backstory

[Satan's Camaro]

I'd say that Takara wan'ts every charector[/b] to have a back story, some guys like Dark Fangwolf or micron boosters don't get jack when it comes to back story.

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Because "dicking around one day and fell into a bucket of black paint" is not a very exciting backstory

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ROFFLE

 

anyways...yeah. PEPUSHII CONBOI = PEPUSHII MANN. yeah.

[ErikB]

<----called it

[Bumble Prime]

But he has no eyes. TEh SuXXors!!! :P

[X-Bob58]

better translation

Doug Dlin

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Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 23:09:14 -0600

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Subject: [JTF] Pepsi Convoy Bio

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A while back, Hirofumi Ichikawa was asked to do some minimal write-up

for the Pepsi Convoy toy that recently came out, with Fumihiko-san

helping as usual with historical material.  He asked me to provide some

English snippets for the packaging (only some of which made it intact,

I've found) and, just in case, a translation of the bio and historical

material for the toy.  (So yes, Sipher, once again, you can blame

Ichikawa-san for inciting you to buy a reissue by making it a new

character. :-) )

 

Since this variant was not an e-Hobby exclusive, it was handled by a

different person than his usual contact, so things developed differently

than usual and even without his knowledge (e.g., the translation of the

toy description posted on e-Hobby's site).

 

So, for all of you dying to know the full story (that's...two of you, I

think), here it is:

 

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[Card Info] (Code number is temporary)

 

CP-01  AUTOBOT Pepsi Convoy

Function...Campaign Commander

Transformation...Pepsi Tanker Truck

Abilities...Splits into two powerful machines.

Pepsi Prime is a warrior equipped with fierce strength and a soda gun.

The Bottle Station is a mobile headquarters that carries large cola

bottles and related goods.

Profile...In the hands of the Autobot forces, the "living metal"

developed by NASA that once created the mysterious hero Pepsiman has now

been given the form of their legendary commander.  He loves freedom,

peace, and the refreshing sensation of Pepsi, and considers it his

mission to cure people's thirst.

Weapon(s)...CO2 Soda Gun

 

STR......10

INT......10

SPD......8

END......10

RNK......9

CRG......10

FRP......3

SKL......10

TOT......70

 

(NB: The "living metal" material is taken from Pepsiman's official

background info.  However, the phrase "that once created the mysterious

hero Pepsiman" ended up being omitted in the final version.)

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Pepsi Prime is...

Pepsi Prime is a hero born of a collaboration between Transformers and

Pepsi.  This is the second time this has happened in the history of the

toys.  The first time was in America in 1985*, when it debuted as a

domestic promo campaign item.  The product had a Pepsi logo label sheet

attached to a regular version of the packaging, and you completed it by

pasting the two optional stickers onto the sides of the trailer.

(Besides the version pictured, there is also a "Canada version" of the

larger sticker.)  '80s America saw an unprecedented TF boom.  There were

even TV commercials depicting vending machines for Pepsi and its rival

companies transforming into robots and squaring off.  The demand for

Optimus Primes is said to have made them scarce at the time, so this

campaign was probably very well received among children.

 

*This date is from Hasbro's product history list.  However, according to

an entry at http://www.usasoda.com/Pepsi1980.htm, there's record of a

Pepsi can variant from 1986 that mentions "Win an Optimus Prime

Transformer," so the campaign seems to have gone on at least some time

into that year.

 

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Whew...I could use a drink after all that.

 

Doug Dlin

apcog at hotmail.com

[quiktake]

I wasn't aware of this so I thought it would be interesting to share:

 

http://www.youtube.com/?v=9EuG2M7SHA4

 

Pepsiman is the brainchild of Pepsi's Japanese corporate branch, trying to come up with a catchy, attention-gathering mascot to sell their product. Sometime around the mid 1990s, commercials depicting a CGI superhero were cast unto the Japanese population. In the years following movies like Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Jurassic Park, the ability to render more powerful graphics cheaply and easily enabled these commercials to be created in abundance. A total of 12 were created, broken into three arcs. Effect done by ILM.

 

 

Origins

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The Commercials

 

The plots, if they could be called that, were very simplistic. But, they got the point across so everyone understood the problem and solution.

 

1. A single/group of people needed Pepsi for any variety of reasons.

2. The theme music would start, and you would see Pepsiman come out of nowhere.

3. A closeup of Pepsiman "pshaaa"ing (more on this later) the Pepsi to the wanting strangers.

4. Some horrible, yet amusing, fate would then befall Pepsiman.

5. The commercial would end with a Pepsi can mimicking the fate of our superhero.

 

Each commercial averaged :30 seconds, with a few hitting the 1:00 minute mark. They fit an amazing amount of action into a few of them, having Pepsiman come off at times like an extreme sports nut; surfing and snowboarding to name a few of his entrances.

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His Strengths

 

Calling Pepsiman a superhero is really stretching the definition of the word. He doesn't fly, have heat vision, adamantium claws, or telekinesis. But he does wear a heavy silver chain around his neck. While his form is that of a top peak athletic male, he has no distinguishing facial features (other than a mouth, which manifests infrequently). He is, however, completely composed of some metallic silver compound (think T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day), with a distinguishing Pepsi logo on his chest. Hence, the product placement. He runs about as fast as a professional sprinter could, and somehow manifests Pepsi out of thin air.

 

In other words, when he is ready to deliver unto the masses seeking out his help, his mouth forms into an 'O', and with the sound of carbonation escaping a bottle of soda (hence, the pshaa sound), a bottle or can of Pepsi appears in the "victims'" hands. Everyone cheers and hoorays. The day is saved, and he continues on to wherever he goes when the day is saved.

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His Weaknesses

 

After delivering the crisp, refreshing beverage, some cruel and painful fate would always occur to him. Whether it's trying to leap through the window of a house, only to hit his head on the frame, or run toward the entrance of a fast food restaurant when the cashier told customers they "ran out of Pepsi", only to start his pshaa and smack into the clear Plexiglas doors, an odd ending never fails to manifest for Pepsiman. There have been more serious finishes, like a crippling fall off the side of a snow-covered mountain, as he yells falling over the ledge. There is no blood or gore, so it's more slapstick than anything.

 

When mentioned that the commercial endings always show a Pepsi can mimicking what happened to our Pepsiman, it was being said quite literally. When he bangs his head on the top of the window frame, the Pepsi can has a dent on the top rim of the can. It's very creative without being over the top.

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Pepsi Convoy

 

With the release of the Japanese Exclusive Transformers toy Pepsi Convoy, more of Pepsiman's origin was revealed. Apparently, the metallic silver compound Pepsiman is made of, was developed by NASA, and was called 'intenion-metal'. Pepsiman was created when the 'intention-metal' fused with Pepsi Cola. It is inderictly shown that Pepsi Convoy is Pepsiman's new form.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsiman

[TMan978]

When I look at that Prime, I still dont want a Pepsi.

[AutobotMaximal]

*snore* He's... ok.

[HowieH]

When I look at that Prime, I still dont want a Pepsi.

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:rofl

 

It's funny because it's true.

[Teh INTERNETS ^_^]

Pepsi Man scares me :guh