The Energon Pub

[WIIM]

Here's an ashtray for a Mirage fan -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

[Saya]

Oh, yeah, I get it... Citanes.

[Swerve]

I recently found out that the real world sponsor is actually French made cigarettes "Gitanes". Takara/Hasbro changed it to Citanes.

The seller lists it as Citanes but if you look at the picture of the ashtray, it actaully says Gitanes.

[JetfireUK]

Ahhh the eighties - gawd how I miss them!

Back in the days when Mirage wa a chain smoker and fed his habit by advertising! Same too for Jazz - if only everyone realised that the reason he sounded so cool was for his alcohol problem!

[Basketball Jones]

Takara changed the "Gitanes" on Mirage to "Citanes", as they didn't wish to appear to be pushing cigarettes to children.

This action occurred after they produced Marlboro Wheeljack.

[Leonardo]

And rightly so.

[jgilkinson]

i never knew that... i had always assumed it was some racing sponsor or something

[Swerve]

i never knew that... i had always assumed it was some racing sponsor or something

It is a racing sponsor or at least Gitanes was in real life. I suppose Citanes technically was a sponsor in Transformers continuity although they never talk about it.

"After a long hard days work, enjoy a cool, refreshing Citanes. Buy Citanes Super Happy Fun-Time Bubble Bath!"