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===GTA IV — GTA V ===
===GTA IV — GTA V ===
====GTA IV====
[[File:Maverick-GTAIV-front.jpg|thumb|325px|right|A Maverick in GTA IV.]]
[[File:Maverick-GTAIV-front.jpg|thumb|325px|right|A Maverick in GTA IV.]]


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In addition to the aforementioned difference in rotor design (a two-blade rotor replaced by a four-blade variety), pre-release materials also depict earlier forms of the Maverick as having shut rear doors, as opposed to slid open doors in the final version.
In addition to the aforementioned difference in rotor design (a two-blade rotor replaced by a four-blade variety), pre-release materials also depict earlier forms of the Maverick as having shut rear doors, as opposed to slid open doors in the final version.
The Maverick returns in GTA V. Pitted against the [[Frogger|other civilian helicopter]] in the game, the Maverick is inferior - it is slower, and more unstable in crosswinds and prone to damage because of its light construction. More noticeably, though, is the return to a two-bladed main rotor


<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">
<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">
File:Maverick-GTAIV-twoblade-artwork.jpg|Pre-release GTA IV game art of an early Maverick with a two-blade rotor and closed rear doors.
File:Maverick-GTAIV-twoblade-artwork.jpg|Pre-release GTA IV game art of an early Maverick with a two-blade rotor and closed rear doors.
File:Maverick-GTAIV-twoblade-WeazelNews.jpg|A similar Maverick in a [[Weazel News]] program on [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television in GTA IV]].
File:Maverick-GTAIV-twoblade-WeazelNews.jpg|A similar Maverick in a [[Weazel News]] program on [[TV Shows in GTA IV|television in GTA IV]].
</gallery>
====GTA V====
The Maverick returns in GTA V. Pitted against the [[Frogger|other civilian helicopter]] in the game, the Maverick is inferior - it is slower, and more unstable in crosswinds and prone to damage because of its light construction. More noticeably, though, is the return to a two-bladed main rotor.
<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">
File:Maverick-GTAV-prerelease.jpg|Pre-release GTAV screenshot from the official website.
File:Maverick-GTAV-prerelease.jpg|Pre-release GTAV screenshot from the official website.
File:Maverick-GTAV-front.jpg|GTA V, final game.
File:Maverick-GTAV-front.jpg|GTA V, final game.