The Star Wars beer meme has left a galaxy far, far away and has found itself in Helldivers 2, Diablo 4, Yakuza, and more

You never know where Cerveza Cristal will pop up next

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The Star Wars beer meme based on a real-life advertising campaign has made its way into Helldivers 2, Diablo 4, Yakuza, and more.

If you’ve been online at all over the last week, you’re sure to have come across the resurfacedStar Wars beer advertsthat basically rewrote some of the original trilogy back in the early 2000s. The story is that when the original Star Wars trilogy was first aired on TV in Chile back in 2003, broadcasters wanted to avoid cutting to commercial breaks, so instead, they weaved the advertisements into the films themselves.

This means that certain scenes of Star Wars Episodes 1 - 3, as well as other classic films, were slightly altered to feature an appearance from the beer brand Cerveza Cristal. This must have been so jarring for people watching Star Wars for the first time, who must have wondered why Obi-Wan Kenobi was searching for a beverage for Luke instead of his father’s lightsaber. It’s a hilarious advertising technique and has since become an even funnier meme.

It didn’t take long for Cerveza Cristal to start (unofficially)popping upin other films, TV shows, and games. Just a few days after the original post was made, I’ve seen the meme appear in games likeAssassin’s Creed,Doom,Metal Gear Solid, and more. Fans have made some of these posts, whereas others have been made by the studios that developed the games. You can see our favorites below.

Was watchin a Chilean streamer play #Helldivers2 Joel blessed this man with some unreleased gear… 👀🍺 pic.twitter.com/1HorsoF8cGMarch 5, 2024

Anyway, here’s Cerveza Cristal. pic.twitter.com/x27wSC5XSbMarch 5, 2024

Those ads from #CervezaCristal were EVERYWHERE. pic.twitter.com/n4r79b3ckWMarch 5, 2024

Chilean version of Yakuza 3 pic.twitter.com/gjmgmkakpzMarch 6, 2024

My favorite thing about this meme is the anticipation you feel as you wait to find out where the beer has been squeezed in. Sometimes it’s obvious, like in the Yakuza one, and sometimes it’s a little more drawn out, like in the Diablo one. It’s safe to say that if you didn’t know about Cerveza Cristal back in the day, you certainly do now.

Check out ournew games 2024list to find out where Cerveza Cristal could pop up next.

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