![]() On March 9th, 2022, in a now-deleted r/MountainDew Reddit post, a deleted user named u/South-Conversation33 confirmed that Purple Thunder was confirmed to be a Circle K exclusive flavor and its May 2nd release date. (similar to Thrashed Apple and Overdrive with their design, although this was unjustified at the time.) It then was theorized that it could be a Circle K exclusive flavor due to its design having subtle references to Circle K and Mountain Dew. Later that same day, high-res renders of the same bottle design were found on Smartlabel, confirming the flavor profile to be Berry Plum. On January 18th, 2022, low-quality 20-ounce bottle renders of Purple Thunder were found in the PepsiCo Contact files. In December 2021, The Kashruth Council of Canada gave a Kosher certification for Mtn Dew Purple Thunder Blackberry Plum, revealing the flavor to be Blackberry Plum. Not much was known about it, with heavy speculation as to what it may be. In November 2021, it was discovered that a trademark for a MTN DEW PURPLE THUNDER was filed. Despite having a different tagline, the taste is identical to its American counterpart. In Canada, it is simplified to " BLACKBERRY PLUM", or " MÛRE ET PRUNE". Its tagline is " DEW with a Blast of Berry Plum. During Pitch Black II's release, there was an online promotion where a hardcore Dew fan named Cliff did "The Pitch Black Experiment" for 90 days.Purple Thunder is a Berry Plum flavor of Mountain Dew and has a purple (hence its name) look, partly having a comparable tasting flavor and color to that of Game Fuel (Electrifying Berry).Both Pitch Black II and VooDEW (2020) share similarities in that the flavors served as sequels to and are similar in packaging, art style, and drink color to that of their predecessors.Pitch Black II was promoted during the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods race at Kansas Speedway.This flavor was the second Halloween-themed flavor to release, the first being Pitch Black, the third being VooDEW (2019), the fourth being VooDEW (2020), the fifth being VooDEW (2021), the sixth being VooDEW (2022), and the seventh being VooDEW (2023).The Creature From The Black Lagoon or "Gillman" was somewhat of a mascot for Pitch Black & Pitch Black II as it appeared in a number of advert pieces holding the soda.Along with Grape, Pitch Black, Mountain Dew Energy (Pitch Black), Darth Dew, Kickstart (Energizing Grape), X-Treme and Violet, this flavor was one of eight grape flavored Mountain Dew variants.During its 2005 run, the flavor was somewhat less successful than the original. This new product would be known as Pitch Black II, and made its way to shelves in the Halloween season of 2005. Its tagline was "A Blast of Grape Flavor with a Sour Bite with Other Natural Flavors." History Īfter the success of Pitch Black's initial release in 2004, PepsiCo decided to bring it back with a slight flavor alteration as well as a new name. Many describe it as tasting like candy, adding to its Halloween theme. ![]() Pitch Black II is a Sour Black Grape flavor of Mountain Dew and has a dark purple (hence its name to complete darkness) look, having an identical sour-tasting flavor and color to its prequel of Pitch Black. ![]()
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