Pepsiman is a superhero-style mascot created for Japanese advertising in the 1990s. The character later starred in Pepsiman, a 1999 action game for the original PlayStation, where players guide him through obstacle-filled stages. Clips of his running animations, commercials, and energetic theme became familiar online through retro gaming videos and meme edits. The shouted name remains useful because it instantly announces the character while giving entrances and frantic running scenes an exaggerated heroic tone associated with late-1990s game presentation.