Pepsiman is a Japanese Pepsi mascot that became especially memorable through 1990s ads and the 1999 PlayStation game Pepsiman. Online, the character's name call and theme-like audio spread through meme compilations, game edits and ironic nostalgia posts. The sound remains popular because the mascot is instantly recognizable, visually strange, and tied to a very specific late-90s style that makes even a simple cutaway feel surreal and funny.