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{{Ragnarok Online Event|EventNPCs=* [[Rich (Ragnarok Online NPC)|Rich]]
* [[Ron (Ragnarok Online NPC)|Ron]]|Brand=KwangDong Pharmaceuticals, Vita500|RelatedItems=
{{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}}
{{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}}|PhysicalPrizes=* Laptop (5x)
* Digital cameras (5x)
* MP3 players (10x)
* Acoustic vibration optical mouse (50x)
* Lotte World free passes (120x)
* Cultural gift certificates (120x)
* Ragnarok Online 30-day-free pass (10,000x)|InGamePrizes=|EventImage=RagnarokVita500Advert.jpg|DateStarted=06-06-2004|DateEnded=01-08-2004}}

The '''Vita500 Big Event''' was an event held on Korean Ragnarok Online (kRO) between 6 July 2004 and 3 August 2004 as a joint marketing event between KwangDong Pharmaceuticals Corporation, the manufacturer of the Vita500 Vitamin C drink and Gravity Corporation. The event was started as a joint venture between the two after the pharmaceutical company wanted to expand its reach to the target market that the Ragnarok Online game provided - namely teenagers and those in their 20s<ref>''비타500, 온라인 게임 라그나로크와 공동마케팅'' (2004) 메디팜스투데이. Available at: <nowiki>https://www.pharmstoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=12154</nowiki> (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref><ref name=":0">비타500, 게임업체와 공동마케팅 실시. Available at: https://archive.is/wip/NuZsk (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref>. 
[[File:Loading06-2004-07-06sdata k.jpg|center|thumb|Loading screen explaining the Vita500 promotion.]]

== Event information ==
[[File:Vita500-Ragnarok-Promo.jpg|thumb|The Vita500 Big Event Promo poster detailing rewards, prizes and NPCs.<ref name=":1">라그나로크온라인에서비타민C를채운다. (Fill up on vitamin C in Ragnarok Online) Available at: https://archive.is/jZowH (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref>]]

=== In-game ===
The event added the following<ref>제목[이벤트] [비타500]과 함께하는 [라그나로크] 빅 이벤트 (7/6~8/3) (EN: [Event] [Ragnarok] Big Event with [Vita 500] (7/6~8/3)). Available at: https://archive.is/wXAaz (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref>:

* Added the following items:
** {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}}
** {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}}
* Added the item [[Vita500 Cap (Ragnarok Online Item)]] to the drops for the following monsters:
** [[Picky (Ragnarok Online Monster)]]
** [[Picky (shell) (Ragnarok Online Monster)]]
** [[Drops (Ragnarok Online Monster)]]

* Adds the NPC "Rich" to Prontera which does the following:
** Presumably gives some information about the Vita500 product outside of Ragnarok Online.
** Outlines which monsters allow drops for the {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}} (also included in the news item).
** Allows the player to trade in 500 x {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}} items to be included in the competition for the physical prizes (laptops, mice, gift vouchers, etc).
** Allows the player to trade in 25 x {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}} for 5 x {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}}.
** The event was repeatable.
* Adds the vendor NPC "Ron" to Morocc:
** Sells {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}} (Price not mentioned).

=== Physical ===
The event also included a quiz which was included on the Korean Ragnarok website and KwangDong Pharmaceuticals' website.<ref name=":0" /> The "quiz" consisted of 1 question provided on the promotional poster: 

"''What is the name of the potion you can receive when you give the vitamin-containing potion bottle cap to [Rich] of Prontera?"''<ref name=":1" />

The clue to this ''exceedingly difficult'' question provided within the promotional poster:

"''One Event! Take a close look - it's good for your body, tastes good, has vitamins, but doesn't have caffeine''".<ref name=":1" /> 

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