How It’s Done — Mjolnir Time, Theseus’s favorite energy drink

In War Robots’ cinematics, we are constantly adding some small lore details to make the game's world richer. One of the good examples is a video about Theseus, a pilot who likes energy drinks. We created a full-fledged design of the drink with a backstory

Theseus isn't just drinking some random energy drink, he's drinking Mjolnir Time, a 100-year-old beverage that was produced by Mid-Garden (it was eventually absorbed by Evolife, one of the five mega-corporations of the War Robots world)

The main design elements of Mjolnir Time contain references to Scandinavian mythological images: Thor’s hammer and lightning bolts.

First, the author of this project, Kira (Lead Designer at Pixonic), created the Mid-Garden logo and the Thor’s hammer. On the right you can see the existing Evolife logo which was also used in the design of the drink

The project team made a request for the design to have something in common with well-known retro soda cans. So Kira used dynamic compositions and bright arcade colors and ended up with several main concepts

Here are all the versions that ended up in the shortlist. The team chose the skull version. It highlights the dramatic image of Theseus the best

Several design elements were changed, like the lightning bolt style and the logo placement. The skull was removed from the back of the label. And the ingredients list of the drink also transformed: Natural flavor (lime) was changed to Identical to natural

Not recommended for cyborgs and children under 12. Don’t mix with alcohol!

Bonus: Kira also made a modern version of Mjolnir Time. It certainly changed after a 100 years: now more poppy than ever, with (artificial) orange flavor