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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Sprunk is a carbonated lemon lime beverage claimed in a [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] radio advertising to contain "10 times the caffeine and sugar", mixed with mercury, ether and benzine, and packaged in fragmentation grenade-shaped cans. The Sprunk logo and color scheme are a parody mix of [[:wp:Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]] and "spunk", a slang term for semen. "Spunk" also means "a spark", which might mean that the caffeine in the drink causes a spark. The company's slogan in GTA IV is "''The Essence of Life''". While Sprunk is a caffeinated soft drink, Sprite and its competitors [[:wp:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]] and [[:wp: | Sprunk is a carbonated lemon lime beverage claimed in a [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] radio advertising to contain "10 times the caffeine and sugar", mixed with mercury, ether and benzine, and packaged in fragmentation grenade-shaped cans. The Sprunk logo and color scheme are a parody mix of [[:wp:Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]] and "spunk", a slang term for semen. "Spunk" also means "a spark", which might mean that the caffeine in the drink causes a spark. The company's slogan in GTA IV is "''The Essence of Life''". While Sprunk is a caffeinated soft drink, Sprite and its competitors [[:wp:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]] and [[:wp:7 Up|7 Up]] are not. | ||
Sprunk is first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] in the form of a Sprunk vending machine in the [[Kaufman Cabs]] depot and a Sprunk booth appearing in the the [[North Point Mall]]. However, the Sprunk vending machine and booth are non-interactive and only serve as decoration. However, in the Sprunk booth in the North Point Mall, a [[health]] pickup can be found. Sprunk sponsors [[Hotring Racer | Sprunk is first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] in the form of a Sprunk vending machine in the [[Kaufman Cabs]] depot and a Sprunk booth appearing in the the [[North Point Mall]]. However, the Sprunk vending machine and booth are non-interactive and only serve as decoration. However, in the Sprunk booth in the North Point Mall, a [[health]] pickup can be found. Sprunk sponsors [[Hotring Racer]]s and [[Bloodring Banger]]s in GTA Vice City, and their logos can be found on various Hotring Racers and Bloodring Bangers. | ||
Sprunk establishments are found in both [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. For GTA San Andreas, players can find the offices of Sprunk in [[East Beach]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], as well as a Sprunk factory in [[Montgomery]], [[Red County]], while an abandoned [[Sprunk Factory|Sprunk factory]] can be found in [[Tudor]], [[Alderney]] in GTA IV. | Sprunk establishments are found in both [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. For GTA San Andreas, players can find the offices of Sprunk in [[East Beach]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], as well as a Sprunk factory in [[Montgomery]], [[Red County]], while an abandoned [[Sprunk Factory|Sprunk factory]] can be found in [[Tudor]], [[Alderney]] in GTA IV. | ||
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In GTA IV, Sprunk is a also sponsor of the [[Venturas Poker Challenge]] on [[Weazel]] and an extreme [[Base Jumps|base jumping]] [[Z Games|competition]] on [[CNT]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] where 16 contestants go head to head and race to base jump off of certain buildings in Liberty City. | In GTA IV, Sprunk is a also sponsor of the [[Venturas Poker Challenge]] on [[Weazel]] and an extreme [[Base Jumps|base jumping]] [[Z Games|competition]] on [[CNT]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] where 16 contestants go head to head and race to base jump off of certain buildings in Liberty City. | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
* Sprunk is also featured in the Manhunt series. | * Sprunk is also featured in the Manhunt series. | ||
* The name rhymes with spunk, a slang term for semen. This is reinforced by the Sprunk motto ''"The Essence of Life."'' | * The name rhymes with spunk, a slang term for semen. This is reinforced by the Sprunk motto ''"The Essence of Life."'' | ||
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* Sprunk Xtreme seems to be a parody of either Mountain Dew's [[wp:Mountain Dew MDX|MDX]] variant or the [[wp:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]] brand as both Mountain Dew and Sprunk are major sponsors of an [[Z Games|action sports tour]]. | * Sprunk Xtreme seems to be a parody of either Mountain Dew's [[wp:Mountain Dew MDX|MDX]] variant or the [[wp:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]] brand as both Mountain Dew and Sprunk are major sponsors of an [[Z Games|action sports tour]]. | ||
==Gallery== | == Gallery == | ||
===GTA Vice City=== | === GTA Vice City === | ||
{| align="center" | {| align="center" | ||
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | |<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | ||
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===GTA San Andreas=== | === GTA San Andreas === | ||
{| align="center" | {| align="center" | ||
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | |<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | ||
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===GTA Liberty City Stories & GTA Vice City Stories=== | === GTA Liberty City Stories & GTA Vice City Stories === | ||
{| align="center" | {| align="center" | ||
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | |<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | ||
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===GTA IV=== | === GTA IV === | ||
{| align="center" | {| align="center" | ||
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | |<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | ||
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==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[eCola]] | * [[eCola]] | ||
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[[Category:Businesses in GTA Liberty City Stories]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Liberty City Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | [[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in GTA IV Era]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Food]] | [[Category:Food]] | ||
[[Category:In-Game Products]] | [[Category:In-Game Products]] | ||