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[[File:Maibatsu.png|frame| | [[File:Maibatsu.png|frame|right|Maibatsu corporate logo in Grand Theft Auto IV]] | ||
The '''Maibatsu Corporation''' is a [[Japan]]ese automaker that has appeared in every Grand Theft Auto game since [[Grand Theft Auto III]] except for [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]. The name "Maibatsu" is derived from Daihatsu and Mitsubishi, and is also similar in name to "Zaibatsu" (財閥), a Japanese term for a large conglomerate. | The '''Maibatsu Corporation''' is a [[Japan]]ese automaker that has appeared in every Grand Theft Auto game since [[Grand Theft Auto III]] except for [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]. The name "Maibatsu" is derived from Daihatsu and Mitsubishi, and is also similar in name to "Zaibatsu" (財閥), a Japanese term for a large conglomerate. | ||
=Appearances in games= | ==Appearances in games== | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto III]]: Maibatsu runs a radio ad for the [[Monstrosity]], a very large SUV with extremely bad fuel efficiency (as low as 3 MPG). | |||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]: On the talk radio station [[VCPR]]. [[Jonathan Freeloader]] mentions [[Enviromental Week]] which is sponsored by Maibatsu and the [[Vice City Power Corporation]]. Maibatsu runs a sexually provocative ad on the radio to promote the [[Thunder]]. | |||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]: Maibatsu takes out an ad on the radio encouraging parents to buy their kids cars instead of bicycles. | |||
On the talk radio station [[VCPR]]. [[Jonathan Freeloader]] mentions [[Enviromental Week]] which is sponsored by Maibatsu and the [[Vice City Power Corporation]]. Maibatsu runs a sexually provocative ad on the radio to promote the [[Thunder]]. | * [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]: Maibatsu runs an ad for the [[Womb]], a minivan designed for men. It features a cooler for beer and a television on the dashboard among its features. | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]: In the [[Vice City Inquirer]], the '''Buy American Coalition''' asks readers to "take a mallet to a Maibatsu today". | |||
* [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]: The corporation is more blatantly based on [[wikipedia:Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]. Maibatsu now produces the [[Mule]] truck, [[Sanchez]] dirtbike, and [[Vincent]] sedan. | |||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]: Maibatsu doesn't make any notable appearance in Chinatown Wars aside from the presence of the Sanchez dirtbike. | |||
==[[ | ==List of Maibatsu models== | ||
[[Image:MonstrosityUS.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An ad for the Maibatsu Monstrosity (actually the [[Landstalker]]).]] | |||
'''GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories ''' | |||
*[[Monstrosity]] (Advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]) | *[[Monstrosity]] (Advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]) | ||
*[[Thunder]] (Advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]) | *[[Thunder]] (Advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]) | ||
*[[Womb]] (Advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]) | *[[Womb]] (Advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]) | ||
'''Grand Theft Auto IV | '''Grand Theft Auto IV''' | ||
*[[Mule]] | *[[Mule]] | ||
*[[Sanchez]] | *[[Sanchez]] | ||
*[[Vincent]] | *[[Vincent]] | ||
=Trivia= | ==Trivia== | ||
The "Maibatsu Corporation" is likely a nod to the [[The Zaibatsu Corporation|Zaibatsu Corporation]] a massive corporation that plays a large role in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. | The "Maibatsu Corporation" is likely a nod to the [[The Zaibatsu Corporation|Zaibatsu Corporation]] a massive corporation that plays a large role in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. | ||
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{{Vehicles}} | {{Vehicles}} | ||