Colonel Sanders

Harland David Sanders, also known as Colonel and Colonel Sanders, is the main mascot from the Kentucky Fried Chicken series.
== Charactah Account ==
Colonel Harland David Sanders was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company. The title 'colonel' was honorary – a Kentucky Colonel – not the military rank.
Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as steam engine stoker, insurance salesman and filling station operator. He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. During that time Sanders developed his "secret recipe" and his patented method of cooking chicken in a pressure fryer. Sanders recognized the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first KFC franchise opened in South Salt Lake, Utah in 1952. When his original restaurant closed, he devoted himself full-time to franchising his fried chicken throughout the country.
The company's rapid expansion across the United States and overseas became overwhelming for Sanders. In 1964, then 73 years old, he sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown Jr. and Jack C. Massey for $2 million ($16.5 million today). However, he retained control of operations in Canada, and he became a salaried brand ambassador for Kentucky Fried Chicken. In his later years, he became highly critical of the food served by KFC restaurants, as he believed they had cut costs and allowed quality to deteriorate.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Logorama
=== Comics ===
* 2000 AD
* Absolute Sandman
* KFC Presents: The Colonel's Adventure Comics
* KFC: Across the Universe
* KFC: Crisis of Infinite Colonels
* Locke & Key/The Sandman
* Looney Tunes
* Sandman Omnibus
* The Annotated Sandman
* The Colonel of Two Worlds
* The Sandman
* The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
=== Manga ===
* Chinyuuki: Taro and his Amusing Companions
=== TV Series ===
* South Park Season 14
* South Park Season 24
=== Video Games ===
* Dynamite Dux
* I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin' Good Dating Simulator
* Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity
* Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me...
* VRChat
* WWE 2K18
=== Web-Animations ===
* Death Battle Exhibition
== Trivia ==
* The Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball league has developed an urban legend of the "Curse of the Colonel". A statue of Colonel Sanders was thrown into a river and lost during a 1985 fan celebration, and (according to the legend) the "curse" has caused Japan's Hanshin Tigers to perform poorly since the incident. It was said that unless the statue was fully recovered, the Tigers would never win the Japan Series again. After a handful of losses in 2003, 2005, and 2014, Hanshin finally prevailed in 2023.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Colonel Sanders at Real Life Heroes Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Males
Category:Kentucky Fried Chicken