Changes: ECola

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“

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 both the 3D Universe and HD Universe. The player can buy stocks from them 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 - curiously, they only dispense cans of 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 a eCola store on the corner of Exeter Avenue and Uranium Street, East Holland, Algonquin and on Beaumont Avenue near the intersection of Guantanamo Avenue in 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.

There is also a version of eCola known as eCola Light, as seen in GTA V on soda dispensers in convenience stores.

Name

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.

Influence

Its color implying it is a caricature of Coca-Cola and the logo is similar to Pepsi Cola. The eCola Light variant is a parody of Diet Coke or Coke Zero.

Gallery

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Grand Theft Auto V

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.
In GTA V, in Franklin's Forum Drive safehouse, he had a unopened bottle of eCola at his bedside. It is not present in his Vinewood Hills safehouse.

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:eCola}}{{Infobox business
+|name = eCola
-'''{{Template:Infobox business
 |image = E-Cola-logo.png
+|lcn = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''ECL'''
-|caption = The company logo.
+|taglines = "''Deliciously Infectious!''"
-|taglines = Deliciously Infectious!}}ECola''' is a soft drink brand featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City]] 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]].
+|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]]''
+|type = Soft Drink Brand}}
+{{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]].}}
+'''eCola''' is a soft drink brand featured in both the [[3D Universe]] and [[HD Universe]]. The player can buy stocks from them 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 (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]] - curiously, they only dispense cans of [[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 a eCola store on the corner of [[Exeter Avenue]] and [[Uranium Street]], [[East Holland]], [[Algonquin]] and on [[Beaumont Avenue]] near the intersection of [[Guantanamo Avenue]] in [[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.
+There is also a version of eCola known as eCola Light, as seen in GTA V on soda dispensers in convenience stores.
-== 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 (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|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.
+== Name ==
-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 [[wp:Escherichia coli|''E. coli'' bacteria]] and the [[wp:Ebola Virus Disease|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.
+== Influence ==
-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.
+Its color implying it is a caricature of [[wp:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] and the logo is similar to [[wp:Pepsi|Pepsi Cola]]. The eCola Light variant is a parody of [[wp:Diet Coke|Diet Coke]] or [[wp:Coke Zero|Coke Zero]].
 == Gallery ==
-{| align="center"
-|
-|}
 ===Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories===
-<gallery>
+<gallery bordercolor="Red">
-ECola-GTAVCS-vendingmachine.jpg|[[Victor Vance]] standing next to an ECola [[vending machine]] in [[GTA Vice City Stories]].
+ECola-GTAVCS-vendingmachine.jpg|[[Victor Vance]] standing next to an eCola [[Vending Machines|vending machine]] in [[GTA Vice City Stories]].
 </gallery>
-===GTA IV===
+===Grand Theft Auto IV===
-<gallery>
+<gallery bordercolor="Red">
-Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola).jpg|Two ECola vending machines in GTA IV.
+Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola).jpg|Two eCola vending machines in GTA IV.
-Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola and snacks).jpg|An ECola Vending Machine next to two Candybox machines.
+Vending machine (GTA4) (eCola and snacks).jpg|An eCola Vending Machine next to two [[Candy Box|Candybox]] machines.
-E-Cola.png|An ECola billboard advertising in GTA IV.
+E-Cola.png|An eCola billboard advertising in GTA IV.
-ECola-GTA4-bottles.JPG|Bottles of ECola as seen in an [[internet cafe]].
+ECola-GTA4-bottles.JPG|Bottles of eCola as seen in an [[internet cafe]].
-TheCelticaHotel-GTAIV.jpg|An ECola advertisement in [[Star Junction]], [[Algonquin]].
+TheCelticaHotel-GTAIV.jpg|An eCola advertisement in [[Star Junction]], [[Algonquin]].
-ECola-GTA4-PortTudor-exterior.jpg|An ECola office in [[Port Tudor]], [[Alderney]] in GTA IV.
+ECola-GTA4-PortTudor-exterior.jpg|An eCola office in [[Port Tudor]], [[Alderney]] in GTA IV.
-E-Cola Yankee.png|An ECola [[Yankee]] in GTA IV.
+E-Cola Yankee.png|An eCola [[Yankee]] in GTA IV.
 </gallery>
-===GTA Chinatown Wars===
+===Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars===
-<gallery>
+<gallery bordercolor="Red">
-Yankee-GTACW.png|An ECola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars.
+Yankee-GTACW.png|An eCola Yankee in GTA Chinatown Wars.
 </gallery>
-===GTA V===
+===Grand Theft Auto V===
-<gallery>
+<gallery bordercolor="Red">
-ECola-GTAV-Trailer-Billboard.jpg|An ECola billboard in GTA V.
+ECola-GTAV-Trailer-Billboard.jpg|An eCola poster in GTA V.
-ECola in Los Santos..png|An ECola board in GTA V.
+ECola in Los Santos..png|An eCola board in GTA V.
-EColaMule-GTAV.png|An ECola [[Mule]] in GTA V.
+EColaMule-GTAV.png|An eCola [[Mule]] in GTA V.
-Ecola.jpg|ECola Billboard in GTA V.
+Ecola.jpg|eCola Billboard in GTA V.
+ECola Vending Machine.jpg|Vending machine at an [[Ammu-Nation]] in GTA V.
+ECola-GTAV-CansBottles.jpg|eCola bottles and cans in a [[24/7]].
+EcolaAd-GTAV-24-7.jpg|Advertisement found in 24-7 stores.
+Ecola-advertisement-kr-GTAV.jpg|Advertisement in Korean in [[Little Seoul]].
+eColaMachine-GTAV.jpg| A soda machine featuring eCola and eCola Light
 </gallery>
-== Trivia ==
+==Trivia==
-*The ECola glass bottles on the vending machines are much like older [[wp:Dr. Pepper|Dr. Pepper]] glass bottles.
+*The eCola glass bottles on the vending machines are much like older [[wp:Dr. Pepper|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 (which is 1866), and to have used cocaine as it was originally intended as a medicinal product).
+*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 [[wp:Orangina|Orangina]] logo.
+*The eCola logo has some similarities with the [[wp:Orangina|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.
+*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.
+*In GTA V, in Franklin's Forum Drive safehouse, he had a unopened bottle of eCola at his bedside. It is not present in his Vinewood Hills safehouse.
-*Similar to Coca-Cola, ECola was once produced with cocaine as an ingredient.
-*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
-== See also ==
+==See Also==
-* [[Sprunk]]
+*[[Sprunk]]
-* [[Funcola]]
+*[[Orang-O-Tang]]
+*[[Funcola]]
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+[[Category:Businesses]]
 [[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]]
 [[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]]

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