Boss is the name of a coffee brewing and manufacturing company that sold coffee and coffee-flavored beverages, based in Japan. It was owned by Suntory, created in 1992, and was one of many companies that sold Japanese canned coffee.
Relation to Metal Gear[]
The company entered a collaboration with Konami/Kojima Productions to develop products promoting Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which included eight boxes, a can, a free T-shirt, and a beach ball modeled after a Fulton surface-to-air recovery system balloon.
In February 2016, they entered another collaboration, this time involving coasters containing special codes, which ran from February 9 to the 29th.[1][2] In addition, they also sponsored a tournament for Metal Gear Online in Japan called "The Big Boss Cup", with prizes for winners and runner ups including a ! Mark hat, a Big Boss title, a 185x case of BOSS luxury sweetened canned coffee plus thirty books, and a limited edition T-shirt bearing the Boss Coffee x Metal Gear logo for the winners, and a ? Mark Hat for the runner ups, respectively. It was held on February.[3]
- Winning Prizes
- Runner Up Prizes
In September 2016, they entered a third collaboration, this time including special bandanas.[4][5][6]
In March 2018, it was announced that they entered a similar collaboration with Metal Gear Survive, which included six boxes modeled after the Charon Corps box, the Orange box, the Waterproof box, the Rocky/Sandy box, the Love box, and Survive. In addition, one of their blends, Rainbow Mountain Blend, is going to act as a special collectible item in the Japanese versions via a special download code, with a special effect when used, with the promotion beginning on April 3.[7][8][9][10][11]
Hunger: 0
Thirst: 1800
Weight: 0.2 KG
- "グアテマラ全国コーヒー協会(Anacafe)が7つの推昊エリアか6鑑這し、認証を与えた高級豆 『レインボーマウンテン豆』を中心にブレンド。
ダブルエスプレッソ仕立ての豊かな飲みごたえと余のある香りをお楽しみいただける缶コーヒーです。
(Translation: "The Guatemala National Coffee Association (ANACAFE) is a blend of seven thrust Hao areas or six high-grade beans "rainbow Mountain beans" that have been certified.
This is a canned coffee that you can enjoy with a rich aroma of double espresso.")" - ―Perks description of ボスレインボーマウンテンブレンド缶 ("Boss Rainbow Mountain Blend cans ") in the Japanese version of Metal Gear Survive.
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External links[]
- http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/tpp/jp/online/events.php5 (translation found here)
Notes and references[]
- ^ http://www.metalgearinformer.com/?p=25704
- ^ http://www.metalgearinformer.com/?p=25704
- ^ http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/tpp/jp/online/events.php5
- ^ http://www.metalgearinformer.com/?p=28068
- ^ https://twitter.com/metalgear_jp/status/773033747104960513
- ^ https://twitter.com/AEON_JAPAN/status/773007839316946944
- ^ https://twitter.com/metalgear_jp/status/979215521173262336
- ^ https://www.suntory.co.jp/area/zenkoku/d/8406/?vp=done
- ^ https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1114218.html
- ^ https://www.konami.com/mg/survive/boss_collabo
- ^ http://www.metalgearinformer.com/?p=31621