Pitch Black II was a Mountain Dew flavor first released in the Halloween season of 2005 for a limited time in the United States. It was a sequel to 2004's black grape-flavored Pitch Black.
Description[]
Pitch Black II was a Sour Black Grape flavor of Mountain Dew and had a dark purple (hence its name to complete darkness) look, having an identical sour-tasting flavor and color to its prequel of Pitch Black. Many described it as tasting like candy, adding to its Halloween theme.
Tagline[]
Its tagline was "A Blast of Grape Flavor with a Sour Bite with Other Natural Flavors."
History[]
After the success of Pitch Black's initial release in 2004, PepsiCo decided to bring it back with a slight flavor alteration as well as a new name. This new product would be known as Pitch Black II, and made its way to shelves in the Halloween season of 2005. During its 2005 run, the flavor was somewhat less successful than the original.
Trivia[]
- Along with Grape, Pitch Black, Mountain Dew Energy (Pitch Black), Darth Dew, Kickstart (Energizing Grape), X-Treme and Violet, this flavor was one of eight grape flavored Mountain Dew variants.
- The Creature From The Black Lagoon or "Gillman" was somewhat of a mascot for both Pitch Black and Pitch Black II as it appeared in a number of advert pieces holding the soda.
- This flavor was the second Halloween-themed flavor to release, the first being Pitch Black, the third being VooDEW (2019), the fourth being VooDEW (2020), the fifth being VooDEW (2021), the sixth being VooDEW (2022), the seventh being VooDEW (2023), and the eighth being VooDEW (2024).
- Pitch Black II was promoted during the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods race at Kansas Speedway.
- Both Pitch Black II and VooDEW (2020) share similarities in that the flavors served as sequels to and are similar in packaging, art style, and drink color to that of their predecessors.
- During Pitch Black II's release, there was an online promotion where a hardcore Dew fan named Cliff did "The Pitch Black Experiment" for ninety days.
- A YouTube video about it can be found here.