Cap’n Crunch Finally Gets His Uniform Corrected In Time For 60th Birthday
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It’s been a long time coming, but Cap’n Crunch has finally earned his stripes—four of them, to be precise.
Throughout his decades of service, the cereal captain has only been seen in a uniform with three gold stripes, which in actuality would mean he’d be of a lesser rank.
True captains have four bars on their sleeves, and with Horatio Magellan Crunch sporting one fewer, he’s led fans to suspect he’s been punching above his weight.
Well, this just in: Quaker Foods has confirmed that the character is a Cap’n, alright. To do the beloved icon justice, the company is finally giving him the uniform he deserves—and in time for his 60th birthday too.
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“With the celebration of Cap’n Crunch’s 60th birthday this year, we thought it was only fitting to commemorate his epic 60 years of tasty adventures with a fresh new look,” comments Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America at PepsiCo.
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To mark this milestone, Cap’n Crunch unveiled his look in a dramatic way. He set sail—presumably aboard the S.S. Guppy—to San Diego, the “cosplay capital,” where superheroes and die-hard fans gather for one of the most noteworthy pop-culture events.
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Joining the mascot were 60 cosplayers—known as ‘Crunchmates’—who embodied their best versions of the elevated Cap’n Crunch.
“What better way to unveil the beloved Cap’n Crunch’s new four-striped look than with his cosplaying Crunchmates around one of the most iconic pop culture events of the year?!” notes Kroepfl.
Image via Cap’n Crunch / PR Newswire
[via Food & Wine, ComicBook.com, PR Newswire, images via various sources]
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