About
Pepsiman is a Japanese cartoon superhero mascot for Pepsi’s Japanese division. His main abilities are super-sprints and can form Pepsi cans into people’s hands by flicking his arm and making a “PSHAAA!” sound.
Origin
The history of Pepsi man starts back in the 1990’s, where his design is attributed to the Canadian artist Travis Charest. from 1994 to 1995, Pepsi man was featured in 12 Pepsi commercials. In the commercials, they would show people who were craving for a soda, with Pepsi man appearing to give the people Pepsi. Usually after delivering Pepsi to the people, Pepsi man would be involved in some sort of injury.
Video Games
Pepsi man has appeared in only two games: As a fighter in the Japanese version of the Sega Saturn game Fighting Vipers, and the Japanese exclusive game of the same name, Pepsiman on the Sony PlayStation. In Pepsiman, players are to collect Pepsi cans on the ground, while trying to avoid all the obstacles and reach the end of the stage before the time limit expires.
Petition
In 2015, a man by the name of James Smalley created a petition to bring back Pepsiman and make new commercials for the current generation of Pepsi at Change.org. as of 7/21/15, the petition has yet to reach its goal of 100 supporters.
Spread
After the Pepsiman game was discovered by the west, a few notable people have played the game, and Pepsi man has steadily increased in interest over the years, particularly from Vinny from Vinesauce’s YouTube video. as of 7/21/15, the video has gained over 25,000 views.