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[[ | [[File:ECola-GTAIV-logo.png|thumb|The eCola logo in GTA IV.]] | ||
'''eCola''' is a brand of sugary carbonated beverage launched in [[1886]] featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], and [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. Its color and logo implies that eCola is a caricature of [[:wp:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]]. | |||
The major ingredient of eCola was [[drugs|cocaine]] until [[1903]] when it was replaced with massive amounts of corn sugar and caffeine after gaining pressure from the public. However after this change the health of eCola consumers deteriorated even further. | |||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] scattered throughout [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. In GTA IV, however, eCola vending machines, like those of [[Sprunk]], may be used by the player to replenish their health - however, they only dispense [[Orang-O-Tang]]. The player can also purchase an eCola background for their upgraded [[phone]] via [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]]. Because it competes with Sprunk in the soft drink market, eCola and Sprunk machines can often be found together. In GTA, [[Yankee]] trucks may appear with an all-red eCola livery, complete with eCola logos on the sides. | The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] scattered throughout [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. In GTA IV, however, eCola vending machines, like those of [[Sprunk]], may be used by the player to replenish their health - however, they only dispense [[Orang-O-Tang]]. The player can also purchase an eCola background for their upgraded [[Mobile Phone|phone]] via [[Vipluxuryringtones.com]]. Because it competes with Sprunk in the soft drink market, eCola and Sprunk machines can often be found together. In GTA, [[Yankee]] trucks may appear with an all-red eCola livery, complete with eCola logos on the sides. | ||
The eCola name is a play on the [[wp:Escherichia coli|''ecoli'' bacteria]] and possibly the [[wp:Ebola|Ebola virus]]; the company's slogan even states the drink is "''Deliciously infectious!''". The name also sounds like "[[wp:Ricola|Ricola]]", a brand of cough drops. | The eCola name is a play on the [[:wp:Escherichia coli|''ecoli'' bacteria]] and possibly the [[:wp:Ebola|Ebola virus]]; the company's slogan even states the drink is "''Deliciously infectious!''". The name also sounds like "[[:wp:Ricola|Ricola]]", a brand of cough drops. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="120"> | |||
File:eCola-GTAVCS-vendingmachine.jpg|Two eCola [[Vending Machines|vending machines]] in GTA Vice City Stories. | |||
File:Vendingmachine-GTAIV-eCola.jpg|Two eCola vending machines in GTA IV. | |||
File:ECola-GTAIV-store.jpg|A store in [[East Holland]], [[Algonquin]] with eCola awnings, in GTA IV. | |||
File:ECola-GTAIV-poster.png|An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV. | |||
File:ECola-GTAIV-bottles.jpg|Bottles of ECola as seen in an [[TW@|Internet cafe]]. | |||
File:eCola-GTAIV-PortTudor-exterior.jpg|An eCola office in Port Tudor, Alderney, GTA IV. | |||
File:Yankee-GTACW.png|An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars. | |||
File:ECola-GTAV.jpg|An eCola advertisement seen in the first GTA V trailer. | |||
File:ECola-GTAV-products.jpg|eCola products inside an [[LTD]] filling station, GTA V. | |||
File:ECola-GTAV-vendingmachine.jpg|An eCola vending machine inside an LTD filling station, GTA V. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*In the animated series [[wp:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Space Balls]], the villains planned | * In the animated series [[wp:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Space Balls]], the villains planned an infectious soda that was also called eCola, which was a soda mixed with ecoli and ebola. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Funcola]] | * [[Funcola]] | ||
* [[The Zaibatsu Corporation|Cocofizz]], a similar beverage advertised by the Zaibatsu Corporation in GTA 2. | * [[The Zaibatsu Corporation|Cocofizz]], a similar beverage advertised by the Zaibatsu Corporation in GTA 2. | ||
[[Category:In-Game Products]] | [[Category:In-Game Products]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in The Lost and Damned]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in The Ballad of Gay Tony]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA V]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Alderney]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Blaine County]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in GTA IV Era]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Los Santos in GTA V]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Vice City in GTA III Era]] | |||
[[Category:Food]] | [[Category:Food]] | ||