Shinra has a monopoly on most of the goods people purchase in the world of liquid form of the Lifestream, the lifeforce of the planet Final Fantasy VII takes place on, and is frequently harvested by the Shinra Electric Power Company to fuel the city of Midgar.
Additionally, of the elite Shinra security force known as SOLIDER are infused with Mako during their training, gaining the superhuman strength and speed required to wield massive weapons like the heroic Team AVALANCHE to oppose Shinra in their efforts to harvest Mako energy for a profit.
A couple of days ago, Reddit God-Emperor-Pepe posted a humorous mock-up of a box of Mako-flavored Pop-Tarts to the r/FFVII Remake. The hypothetical breakfast pastry has a glowing green filling that God-Emperor-Pepe’s headline claims “tastes like the earth,” and the box features a Materia orb on the front and a Shinra logo on the side. In the comments section, fans joke that eating too many of these Mako-flavored Pop-Tarts could lead to Mako poising, while others claim that they can taste the souls of the dead that have become one with the Lifestream.
Fans have been diving back into the world of Final Fantasy VII thanks to last year’s Final Fantasy VII: Remake, an updated reimaging of the groundbreaking 1997 JRPG classic that carry over into the next installment of the Final Fantasy VII Remake series.
Shinra’s Mako-flavored Pop-Tarts might not taste very good and could come with some extremely dangerous health risks, but the sight of this Final Fantasy VII-themed mock-up is good for a laugh or two as fans wait patiently for the next Remake game. It’s exactly the sort of thing the infamously profit-and-power-hungry Shinra would try to push on the unsuspecting citizens of Midgar, regardless of any risk to the planet or the tastebuds of consumers.
Source: u/God-Emperor-Pepe
