( June 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īlue Sun's place in the grand scheme of things is a plot point unexplored in either Serenity or in the TV series. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section possibly contains original research. In an interview reproduced in Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume One, Whedon confirms that the two Blue-Handed men (sometimes called by the fans " Hands of Blue") River feared were associated with Blue Sun. The writer of this episode confirms in the director's commentary that River was actually attacking the logo on Jayne's shirt and not Jayne himself. In the episode Ariel, Jayne is wearing a Blue Sun shirt when River slashes him.The transcript of her ranting indicates that she believes the food contains something bad. In the episode Shindig, River rips the labels off cans bearing the Blue Sun logo while babbling.In some instances when River Tam exhibits bizarre or violent behavior, Blue Sun is involved. Relationship between Blue Sun and River Tam Official Serenity Blueprints: Blue Sun built the ship's primary power plant.Serenity (Feature Film): The liquor bottle that Jayne passes to Simon during the crew meeting in the dining area is of a Blue Sun brand. Serenity (Feature Film): During the fight sequence in the Maidenhead Bar, River roundhouse kicks a Blue Sun water bottle off a table.Serenity (Feature Film): The "Fruity Oaty Bar" commercial which triggers River's attack opens with a blue sun in a blue sky.Serenity (Feature Film): When Simon and Mal conclude their disagreement regarding whether or not River will go along during the heist, a cargo container stamped with the Blue Sun logo can be seen in Serenity's hold.Episode 1.12 The Message: When Tracey's bare back is exposed, he is revealed to have a blue sun tattoo below his left shoulder.This same video sequence also plays in the episode Ariel when Serenity is landing, but it is too small to actually identify the Blue Sun logo on the soda can. Episode 1.12 The Message: When Serenity debarks from the landing platform after taking Tracey's body on board, a video advertising a Blue Sun cola brand can be seen playing just to the left side of the ship.Episode 1.09 Ariel: When Simon activates the 3-D neuro-imager to examine River's brain, the Blue Sun logo can be seen in the hologram.Episode 1.09 Ariel: As Jayne approaches the Telofonix videophone to report that he has arrived with the 'fugitives', it is showing a Blue Sun Cola advertisement.Episode 1.09 Ariel: When River uses a butcher knife to attack Jayne, he is wearing the same Blue Sun T-shirt that he wore in Bushwhacked.Actual Blue Sun logos can be seen on the rectangular cracker boxes. Episode 1.04 Shindig: The canned goods that River removes labels from are Blue Sun brand products.Episode 1.03 Bushwhacked: During the entire episode, Jayne wears a T-shirt bearing the 青日 Blue Sun logo, although 蓝日 was used in later episodes.Episode 1.01 Serenity (Pilot Episode): When Mal, Zoe, and Jayne are walking back to the ship from the unsuccessful meeting with Badger, several Blue Sun banners can be seen attached to cargo containers scattered throughout the Eavesdown Docks.Episode 1.01 Serenity (Pilot Episode): During the sequence when the "crybaby" is activated, one can see that the crybaby is a radio transmitter taped to a Blue Sun Brand coffee can. Blue Sun logos and advertisements are hidden in many different locations. While the direct activities of Blue Sun are never exactly explained, the presence of the corporation is certainly felt in the ambiance of the TV series and in the feature film Serenity. Lán (蓝) is a newer word that only means blue. Qīng (青) is an older word that can mean blue and/or green. The Chinese name of the company has been rendered as 青日 ( qīng-rì), and 蓝日 ( lán-rì). The company is broadly hinted as being less benign than either of those two companies, and plays a role more comparable to that played by Weyland-Yutani in the Alien franchise or Omni Consumer Products in the RoboCop franchise. In the television series Firefly, the Blue Sun Corporation is a large, diversified corporation (or possibly Megacorporation), compared by creator Joss Whedon to a combination of Coca Cola and Microsoft.
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