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[[File:DerektheDodo-GTAVCS.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Derek the Dodo]] | [[File:DerektheDodo-GTAVCS.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Derek the Dodo on the GTA Vice City Stories website.]] | ||
'''Derek the Dodo''' is a fictional dodo used by [[Ammu-Nation]] for advertising in | '''Derek the Dodo''' is a fictional dodo used by [[Ammu-Nation]] for advertising circa [[1984]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. Derek is used to entice children into using guns at Saturday Safety Fun and to shift blame to "anti-gun zealots". A likely reason for using the dodo as a mascot is that the bird is extinct, which pokes fun at firearms and hunting. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * Derek the Dodo may be a parody of Eddie Eagle, an [[wp:National Rifle Association|NRA]] mascot that teaches kids about gun safety. | ||
* On [[WKTT]]'s [[The Richard Bastion Show]] in GTA IV, [[Richard Bastion|the host]] mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo. | |||
{{GTA Vice City Stories Characters}} | {{GTA Vice City Stories Characters}} | ||
[[Category:Characters|Derek the Dodo]] | [[Category:Characters|Derek the Dodo]] | ||
[[Category:Characters in GTA Vice City Stories|Derek the Dodo]] | [[Category:Characters in GTA Vice City Stories|Derek the Dodo]] | ||