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'''Derek the Dodo''' is a fictional dodo used by [[Ammu-Nation]] for advertising in the early 1980s. 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.
'''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==
*In GTA IV, on [[WKTT]]'s [[The Richard Bastion Show]], [[Richard Bastion|the host]] mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo.
* Derek the Dodo may be a parody of Eddie Eagle, an [[wp:National Rifle Association|NRA]] mascot that teaches kids about gun safety.
*Derek the Dodo may be a parody of Eddie Eagle, an [[wp:National Rifle Association|NRA]] mascot that teaches kids about gun safety.
* On [[We Know the Truth|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.


 
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 22 April 2014

Derek the Dodo on the official GTA Vice City Stories website.

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

  • Derek the Dodo may be a parody of Eddie Eagle, an NRA mascot that teaches kids about gun safety.
  • On WKTT's The Richard Bastion Show in GTA IV, the host mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo.