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|image = E-Cola-logo.png |
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| + | |bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''ECL''' |
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| − | |caption = The company logo. |
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| + | |taglines = "''Deliciously Infectious!''" |
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| + | |games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[The Lost and Damned]]<br>[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'' |
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| + | |type = Soft Drink Brand}} |
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| + | {{Quote|The world leader in the manufacture and marketing of sugary caffeinated beverages that turn 8-year-olds into manic fatsos.| Description at [[Liberty City National Exchange|LCN.com]].}} |
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| ⚫ | '''eCola''' is a soft drink brand featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. Its color implying it is a caricature of [[wp:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] and the logo is similar to [[wp:Pepsi|Pepsi Cola]]. The player can buy stocks from then in the [[Lcn-exchange.com]] website in [[GTA V]]. |
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+ | ==Description== |
| − | The |
+ | The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive [[Vending Machines]] scattered throughout [[Vice City (3D Universe)|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. There is some eCola stores in [[East Holland]], [[Algonquin]] and [[Industrial, Bohan]]. In GTA, [[Yankee]] trucks may appear with an all-red ECola livery, complete with ECola logos on the sides. |
| − | In Grand Theft Auto V, the player can purchase and drink |
+ | In Grand Theft Auto V, the player can purchase and drink eCola cans that can be bought from convenience stores and vending machines. |
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+ | The eCola name is a play on the [[wp:Escherichia coli|''E. coli'' bacteria]] and the [[wp:Ebola|Ebola virus]]; the company's slogan even states the drink is "''Deliciously infectious!''", which could imply that the drink is contaminated. The name also sounds like "[[wp:Ricola|Ricola]]", a brand of cough drops. |
== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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===Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories=== |
===Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories=== |
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+ | <gallery bordercolor="Red"> |
| − | ECola-GTAVCS-vendingmachine.jpg|[[Victor Vance]] standing next to an |
+ | ECola-GTAVCS-vendingmachine.jpg|[[Victor Vance]] standing next to an eCola [[Vending Machines|vending machine]] in [[GTA Vice City Stories]]. |
</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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+ | ===Grand Theft Auto IV=== |
| − | <gallery> |
+ | <gallery bordercolor="Red"> |
| − | Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola).jpg|Two |
+ | Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola).jpg|Two eCola vending machines in GTA IV. |
| − | Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola and snacks).jpg|An |
+ | Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola and snacks).jpg|An eCola Vending Machine next to two Candybox machines. |
| − | E-Cola.png|An |
+ | E-Cola.png|An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV. |
| − | ECola-GTA4-bottles.JPG|Bottles of |
+ | ECola-GTA4-bottles.JPG|Bottles of eCola as seen in an [[internet cafe]]. |
| − | TheCelticaHotel-GTAIV.jpg|An |
+ | TheCelticaHotel-GTAIV.jpg|An eCola advertisement in [[Star Junction]], [[Algonquin]]. |
| − | ECola-GTA4-PortTudor-exterior.jpg|An |
+ | ECola-GTA4-PortTudor-exterior.jpg|An eCola office in [[Port Tudor]], [[Alderney]] in GTA IV. |
| − | E-Cola Yankee.png|An |
+ | E-Cola Yankee.png|An eCola [[Yankee]] in GTA IV. |
</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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+ | ===Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars=== |
| − | <gallery> |
+ | <gallery bordercolor="Red"> |
| − | Yankee-GTACW.png|An |
+ | Yankee-GTACW.png|An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars. |
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</gallery> |
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| − | + | ===Grand Theft Auto V=== |
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+ | <gallery bordercolor="Red"> |
| − | ECola-GTAV-Trailer-Billboard.jpg|An |
+ | ECola-GTAV-Trailer-Billboard.jpg|An eCola poster in GTA V. |
| − | ECola in Los Santos..png|An |
+ | ECola in Los Santos..png|An eCola board in GTA V. |
| − | EColaMule-GTAV.png|An |
+ | EColaMule-GTAV.png|An eCola [[Mule]] in GTA V. |
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+ | Ecola.jpg|eCola Billboard in GTA V. |
| + | ECola Vending Machine.jpg|Vending machine at an [[Ammu-Nation]] in GTA V. |
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| + | Ecolas Bottles and Cans at 247.jpg|eCola Bottles at a [[24/7]]. |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
| − | *The |
+ | *The eCola glass bottles on the vending machines are much like older [[wp:Dr. Pepper|Dr. Pepper]] glass bottles. |
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+ | *eCola is mentioned, according to a website in GTA V, to have been founded in the late 19th century, and to have used cocaine as an ingredient before substituting with sugar. This is a nod to the original history of Coca-Cola, which was created in the late 19th century (1866, more specifically), and used to have cocaine, as it was originally intended as a medicinal product). |
| − | *The |
+ | *The eCola logo has some similarities with the [[wp:Orangina|Orangina]] logo. |
| − | *In GTA IV, Sprunk and |
+ | *In GTA IV, Sprunk and eCola were competing against each other in the market but in real life Sprite and Coca-Cola are both owned by the same company. |
| − | *Similar to Coca-Cola, ECola was once produced with cocaine as an ingredient. |
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| − | *ECola's trademark "Deliciously Infectious!" is a reference to [[wp:Escherichia coli|e coli.]], a strain of bacteria known for its exposure in contaminated food products |
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+ | ==See Also== |
* [[Sprunk]] |
* [[Sprunk]] |
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* [[Funcola]] |
* [[Funcola]] |
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Revision as of 01:32, 8 September 2014
“
The world leader in the manufacture and marketing of sugary caffeinated beverages that turn 8-year-olds into manic fatsos.
”
— Description at LCN.com.
eCola is a soft drink brand featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V. Its color implying it is a caricature of Coca-Cola and the logo is similar to Pepsi Cola. The player can buy stocks from then in the Lcn-exchange.com website in GTA V.
Description
The eCola name first appears in GTA Vice City Stories in the form of red non-interactive Vending Machines scattered throughout 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. There is some eCola stores in East Holland, Algonquin and Industrial, Bohan. In GTA, Yankee trucks may appear with an all-red ECola livery, complete with ECola logos on the sides.
In Grand Theft Auto V, the player can purchase and drink eCola cans that can be bought from convenience stores and vending machines.
The eCola name is a play on the E. coli bacteria and the Ebola virus; the company's slogan even states the drink is "Deliciously infectious!", which could imply that the drink is contaminated. The name also sounds like "Ricola", a brand of cough drops.
Gallery
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto IV
Two eCola vending machines in GTA IV.
An eCola Vending Machine next to two Candybox machines.
An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV.
Bottles of eCola as seen in an internet cafe.
An eCola advertisement in Star Junction, Algonquin.
An eCola office in Port Tudor, Alderney in GTA IV.
An eCola Yankee in GTA IV.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars.
Grand Theft Auto V
An eCola poster in GTA V.
An eCola board in GTA V.
An eCola Mule in GTA V.
eCola Billboard in GTA V.
Vending machine at an Ammu-Nation in GTA V.
eCola Bottles at a 24/7.
Trivia
- The eCola glass bottles on the vending machines are much like older Dr. Pepper glass bottles.
- eCola is mentioned, according to a website in GTA V, to have been founded in the late 19th century, and to have used cocaine as an ingredient before substituting with sugar. This is a nod to the original history of Coca-Cola, which was created in the late 19th century (1866, more specifically), and used to have cocaine, as it was originally intended as a medicinal product).
- The eCola logo has some similarities with the Orangina logo.
- In GTA IV, Sprunk and eCola were competing against each other in the market but in real life Sprite and Coca-Cola are both owned by the same company.