Baron von Redberry is the mascot of the namesake cereal brand by General Mills. He's based on a WWI German pilot, presumably modelled on "Red Baron" Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen. He's related to Sir Grapefellow.
Name etymology[]
Baron Von Redberry not only takes his name from "Red Baron", but the "Redberry" in his name alludes to berry marshmallows and fruit flavour the cereal he was mascot of contained.
Appearance[]
Redberry is depicted as a short-stature, middle-aged man. He's often depicted giving a thumbs-up, in contrast to Grapefellow's okay sign. His skin is tan, and he has a bushy, strong orange moustache below his nose.
He wears a grey helmet with yellow badges and a pair of white goggles, besides a grey suit with black and yellow sleeves, golden buttons, and a belt. With armbands on his red gloves, he wears dark grey pants and black shoes on the bottom. He also has a red scarf that's silky.
Personality[]
Redberry is Grapefellow's worst rival since they met. He seems to hate his nemesis so much that he even organizes risky pranks for him. Redberry also seems to be quite cheeky and, perhaps, a bit rude.
History[]
Baron Von Redberry and Sir Grapefellow were nemeses and mascots of the eponymous cereal brands of General Mills. They debuted in 1972 at the same time their cereal brands launched together.
In the vein of the cereal rivalries Quisp and Quake, alongside Count Chocula and Franken Berry bickering over which one was better, Redberry would proclaim, "Achtung![1] Baron Von Redberry is der berry goodest!", whereas Grapefellow would counter with, "Sir Grapefellow is the grapest!"
More about the mascots is unknown, regarding the cereals they symbolise is also obscure and too old to comment on.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- His catchphrase seems to spell "very" as "berry", alluding to the cereal he represents, and also sounding like a German pronunciation of the word.
- Some words, both spoken by him and written on the cereal boxes, had stereotypical German spellings in English text.
- ↑ "Warning!" in German