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Danke is a recurring icon that gained popularity in the early days of the [[LittleBigPlanet Union|LittleBigPlanet Union.]] It is usually interpreted to be a type of carbonated soft drink.     
<nowiki>    </nowiki>Danke is a recurring icon that gained popularity in the early days of the [[LittleBigPlanet Union|LittleBigPlanet Union.]] It is usually interpreted to be a type of carbonated soft drink.     
[[File:Dankesticker.png|thumb|150x150px]]
[[File:Dankesticker.png|thumb|150x150px]]


== History ==
== History ==
The logo for Danke, more accurately referred to as "Danke!" was part of the default stickers included in the original LittleBigPlanet game. The logo can be found as both a sticker and on a bottle cap under the 'wheels' section in the player's popit in create mode. This yellow bottle cap inspired [[H4H Bounty Hunters|H4H Bounty Hunter]] and [[The Agents|Agent]] [[TragicTakedown]] to create bottles and a vending machine. His idea soon spread throughout the Union and gained popularity. Danke gained many cameos, as well as many urban legend. It isn't known if TragicTakedown was aware that the name translated to "thank you" in German or not.
The logo for Danke, more accurately referred to as "Danke!" was part of the default stickers included in the original LittleBigPlanet game. The logo can be found as both a sticker and on a bottle cap under the 'wheels' section in the player's popit in create mode.<ref>[https://wiki.imagisphere.me/File:Object_Unthemed_Wheels_Bottle_Top_Icon.png Danke wheel] and [https://wiki.imagisphere.me/File:Sticker_England_Garden_Sign_Danke.png Danke sticker], Imagisphere Wiki</ref> This yellow bottle cap inspired [[H4H Bounty Hunters|H4H Bounty Hunter]] and [[The Agents|Agent]] [[TragicTakedown]] to create bottles and a vending machine. His idea soon spread throughout the Union and gained popularity. Danke has seen many cameos over the years.<ref name=":0">[[M88youngling|m88youngling's]] testimony.</ref>{{Fact}} [[File:DankeCan.png|thumb|83x83px|The original bottle dispensed by TragicTakedown's vending machine.]]Danke came in two main flavors designed by TragicTakedown, classic and cherry.<ref name=":0" />


Danke came in two main flavors designed by TragicTakedown, those were the standard Danke and Cherry. Other flavors are believed to have been made but this is unconfirmed. The original cherry Danke vending machine is rare and believed to be lost.  
After the schism, the original Danke vending machine was recovered and used in modern LBP Union headquarters levels. It has been used in the [https://beacon.lbpunion.com/slot/2993/lbp-union-hq-last-update-121822 HQ from 2013], the LBP3 HQ from 2015,{{Fact}} [https://beacon.lbpunion.com/slot/3811/las-calles-north-lbpu Las Calles North], and [https://beacon.lbpunion.com/slot/8443/keystone-tower-lbp-union-ministrial-offices-updated-071124 Keystone Tower (LBP2)] from 2023.  


After the schism, Danke machines were not found again until the refoundation of the Union in 2014. Its popularity was not as widespread as it was in the early days, but it still found its way into several cameos.  
=== Danke Chugging ===
With newer Danke vending machines, grabbing a dispensed bottle will award the player some points. This can be done indefinitely. Hard level champion Adsffff has several videos on his YouTube channel where he spends hours drinking Danke to claim the top spot on a leaderboard in LBP Union levels.


=== Urban Legends ===
=== Urban Legends ===
[[File:DankeCan.png|thumb|83x83px]]
There has been varying lore over the years regarding Danke's composition. In the old Union, there were jokes among members that drinking too much of it would cause extreme hyperactivity. Some believed that it would turn one's skin yellow in the process. Danke is generally seen as a soft drink.<ref name=":0" />[[File:DankeVender.png|thumb|125x125px|The original vending machine by TragicTakedown.]]
The yellow soft drink that took the LBPU by storm quickly gained several theories regarding the mystery of what the drink was made of. It was generally believed that a high consumption of the beverage would result in some form of temporary mania as well as intense bursts of hyperactivity. Some believed that it would turn one's skin yellow in the process. Generally it is believed that Danke is either an energy drink, a soft drink or both, due to how it is marketed in vending machines.


=== Known Cameos ===
=== References ===
[[File:DankeVender.png|thumb|125x125px]]
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Danke has had many cameos over the years, appearing in various levels related to the Union. Two original Danke vending machines currently reside in the LBP2 and LBP3 Union members lounges.{{LBPUNavbox}}
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 29 October 2025

Danke is a recurring icon that gained popularity in the early days of the LittleBigPlanet Union. It is usually interpreted to be a type of carbonated soft drink.

History

The logo for Danke, more accurately referred to as "Danke!" was part of the default stickers included in the original LittleBigPlanet game. The logo can be found as both a sticker and on a bottle cap under the 'wheels' section in the player's popit in create mode.[1] This yellow bottle cap inspired H4H Bounty Hunter and Agent TragicTakedown to create bottles and a vending machine. His idea soon spread throughout the Union and gained popularity. Danke has seen many cameos over the years.[2][citation needed]

The original bottle dispensed by TragicTakedown's vending machine.

Danke came in two main flavors designed by TragicTakedown, classic and cherry.[2]

After the schism, the original Danke vending machine was recovered and used in modern LBP Union headquarters levels. It has been used in the HQ from 2013, the LBP3 HQ from 2015,[citation needed] Las Calles North, and Keystone Tower (LBP2) from 2023.

Danke Chugging

With newer Danke vending machines, grabbing a dispensed bottle will award the player some points. This can be done indefinitely. Hard level champion Adsffff has several videos on his YouTube channel where he spends hours drinking Danke to claim the top spot on a leaderboard in LBP Union levels.

Urban Legends

There has been varying lore over the years regarding Danke's composition. In the old Union, there were jokes among members that drinking too much of it would cause extreme hyperactivity. Some believed that it would turn one's skin yellow in the process. Danke is generally seen as a soft drink.[2]

The original vending machine by TragicTakedown.

References

  1. Danke wheel and Danke sticker, Imagisphere Wiki
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 m88youngling's testimony.
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