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Pepsiman
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Real Name
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Pepsiman
(last name unknown)
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First Appearance
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Pepsiman commercial #1 (1994-5?)
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Creator
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Travis Charest
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Team Affliation
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PepsiCo, Inc.
Allegiance of Assistance Hidden Leaf Village (Formerly) |
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Alias
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• The Running Hero
• Burning Fist of The Will of The Gods • John W. Ivorson • Revenge of The Curse of The Sword of The Imperial King of The Democratic Nation of The Peoples of Japan and The Pacific Islands |
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Base of Operations
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PepsiCo, inc. Headquarters of the UK
The Sun
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Powers
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Enhanced Speed, Pepsi Summoning, Time Pause
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Skills and Abilities
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Running, Mastery of all known martial arts, All known Sharingan techniques
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Tools and Weapons
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Pepsi, Bo staff, The Imperial Regalia of Japan
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Pepsiman, or Pepsi Man, is a superhero mascot for PepsiCo that had the power to deliver the beverage to those in need. He appeared in a total of 12 Pepsi commercials, as well as in his own comic series in Japan titled Pepsiman: Seigi no tame no tōsō. A Pepsiman animated series is planned for release in 2017 in Spain under the name Pepsiman.
Origin
Pepsiman was created as a result of scientist Satoru Shujinko accepting the power of the Holy Pepsi into his heart. After awaking from his transformation, Satoru, now Pepsiman, returns to the Pepsi headquarters of Japan at which he works. On his way into the building, he hears a cry from a distressed citizen, made thirsty by the slowly expanding sun. He then saves the citizen, as well as the planet, and assumes his rightful place as Pepsiman.
Biography
Pepsiman's former life is not well explained in the initial video game, though supplementary materials released by Pepsi and licensed distributors have expanded his background. It is not known where or when pepsiman was born, though it is known that his father was an addict, and he was born on a Tuesday. Pepsiman himself, however, has a much more detailed history.
Personality
Pepsiman is shown throughout the game to be a very brooding hero hehas made the right choice in becoming the man he is. During his battle against the Eternal Moon, Pepsiman is forced to reflect on his enthusiasm to become, essentially, a corporate slave and walking advertisement. Pepsiman soon overcomes this conflict, however, when he remembers the joy people experience upon being supplied with soft drinks, and chooses to continue his life as Pepsiman.
Powers
- Super Speed: Pepsiman can run at incredible speeds. though he lacks in accuracy, often leading to serious accidents.
- Time Stop : Pepsiman is shown to be able to briefly pause time though only for a few milliseconds.
- Superhuman strength: Pepsiman has been shown to carry infinite pepsi, and that is a very impressive feat, as he was still at full speed.
Other media
Pepsiman was also featured in his own video game simply called Pepsiman, where the premise is to dodge and avoid obstacles (most of which are Pepsi-branded) on route to giving someone a Pepsi.
Pepsiman was also an unlockable character for the fighting game Fighting Vipers.
Pepsiman also appeared as a background character in Street Fighter V's available story A Shadow Falls. Capcom has also expressed interest and enthusiasm at the concept of Pepsiman becoming a playable character in the future.