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 == Trivia ==
+=== GTA Vice City ===
 * In GTA Vice City, the red light on the back of airborne Police Mavericks is dislocated, and remain in the same place as its [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|predecessor]].
 * In GTA Vice City, the police pilot voice actor is arguably the most intimidating police pilot in the GTA series.
 * In GTA Vice City, there is no pilot in the chopper and is preferably "driving by itself" this was fixed in GTA Vice City Stories however as you can see a pilot and his weapons will become obtainable after taking down the helicopter.
+=== GTA San Andreas ===
 * [[Content Changes in GTA San Andreas|During development]] of GTA San Andreas, there were [[LSPD in GTA III Era|LSPD]] Police Mavericks.<ref>[http://www.gtasanandreas.net/screenshots/gallery.php?image=16 LSPD Maverick]</ref>
 [[File:PoliceMaverick-GTASA-searchlight.jpg|thumb|200px|An activated search light on the player's Police Maverick in GTA San Andreas.]]
-* GTA San Andreas is the only GTA game to date that lets the player turn on its powerful search light, but its the direction can only be controlled in the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version - in console versions, it moves in the opposite direction to the movement of the helicopter. The light can only be turned on at night by pressing the left analog stick ([[Xbox]]), R2 button ([[PlayStation 2|PS2]]) or Left Shift key (PC).
+* GTA San Andreas is the only GTA game to date that allows the player turn on its powerful search light, but its the direction can only be controlled in the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version - in console versions, it moves in the opposite direction to the movement of the helicopter. The light can only be turned on at night by pressing the left analog stick ([[Xbox]]), R2 button ([[PlayStation 2|PS2]]) or Left Shift key (PC).
 * If the player manages to steal the Police Maverick in GTA San Andreas, the helicopter will remain hostile. For example, if the player parks the helicopter and gets out, the helicopter's underbelly will shoot at the player from the ground; however, this is due to programming limitations.
 *In GTA San Andreas there is a [[glitch]] where if the player is on two player and steals the helicopter and 2nd player flies it it will still remain hostile.
 *In GTA San Andreas, the mounted gun oddly bypasses any coding that would make the object/character invincible. For instance, it will damage the player even if the "Invincibility" [[Cheats in GTA San Andreas|cheat]] is activated. It also can damage the [[Rhino]], which would be impossible with any other firearm; only [[Molotov Cocktail|molotovs]], [[Flamethrower|flamethrowers]], and crashing the tank have the ability of damaging the Rhino.
-* In GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories, the player is able to steal the Police Maverick chasing them on certain occasions.
+* In GTA San Andreas the player is able to steal the Police Maverick chasing them on certain occasions.
+* In GTA San Andreas, the helicopter will not shoot at the player if he is in any vehicle classified as an aircraft, including the [[Vortex]].
+=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===
 * To ensure the player does not manage to gain control of an NPC Police Maverick in GTA Liberty City Stories, the helicopters are programmed to explode upon contact with the player, or fly higher than the player.
 * While all Police Mavericks have [[Police Radio|police radios]], the GTA Liberty City Stories rendition is equipped with a conventional radio.
+=== GTA Vice City Stories ===
+* The Police Maverick in GTA Vice City Stories is the first in all the GTA series (excluding GTA 1, GTA 2, and GTA Advance) not to feature a loudspeaker. Although it has an actual pilot, no comments are ever made towards the player.
+* Similar to GTA San Andreas, the player is able to steal a Police Maverick chasing them on occasions.
+=== GTA IV ===
+* A [[Glitches|glitch]] is present where the Police Maverick will automatically fly away once the player gets out, only to fall from the sky seemingly due to a lack of pilot control; this problem is attributed in the fact that the game still identifies the helicopter as being AI controlled. To prevent this, the player must hold the button/key that is used to exit a vehicle (Y (Xbox 360) or Triangle (PS3)), thereby shutting off the engine. The glitch has been fixed for the PC version of the game.
+* In GTA IV, it is possible to "disarm" the Police Maverick without killing both sharpshooters, which would cause the helicopter to retreat. Instead, if the player kills one of them, and then shoots the gun out of the other's hands, he will drop it and start shooting with his pistol. You can shoot this one out of his hands, but it is more difficult since it is smaller. Be sure to shoot the actual gun, and not his hands, and this will eventually kill him. Also, crouch down to increase accuracy.
+*It is possible to use the Police Maverick to obtain the One Man Army [[Achievements in GTA IV|Achievement]] in GTA IV. First, the player has to obtain a six star wanted level either using cheats or by killing civillians and destroying vehicles. Once the six stars have been obtained, the player is to fly the Police Maverick as high as they can while at the same time making sure thay they stay inside the search radius. Wait five minutes and the player should gain the achievement.
+=== Other games ===
 * The Police Maverick appears in [[Rockstar North|Rockstar North's]] [[Manhunt 2]], bearing the [[VCPD in GTA III Era|VCPD's]] color scheme.
-* There is a [[Glitches|Glitch]] involving the Police Maverick in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] where once [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] gets out, the helicopter will start flying away and fall once it is realised that there is no pilot. This is because the game still reads the helicopter as AI controlled. Holding Y (Xbox 360) or Triangle (PS3) to shut off the engine will prevent this. This will no longer happen when the player goes back to the safehouse from a considerable distance away from it.
-*In GTA Vice City, AI Police Mavericks can be seen flying around without a wanted level. They are not solid and do not have any engine noise, for example, when you touch it you go right through it.  They can't be destroyed. These helicopters are basically a variant of the DeadDodo, as these helicopters follow the same path. Also, the red and white lights that normally appear on the DeadDodo appear in the middle of the helicopter.
-* The Police Maverick in GTA Vice City Stories is the first in all the GTA series (excluding GTA 1, GTA 2, and GTA Advance) not to feature a loudspeaker. Although it has an actual pilot, no comments are ever made towards the player.
-*In GTA IV, it is possible to "disarm" the Police Maverick without killing both sharpshooters, which would cause the helicopter to retreat. Instead, if the player kills one of them, and then shoots the gun out of the other's hands, he will drop it and start shooting with his pistol. You can shoot this one out of his hands, but it is more difficult since it is smaller. Be sure to shoot the actual gun, and not his hands, and this will eventually kill him. Also, crouch down to increase accuracy.
-*It is possible to use the Police Maverick to obtain the One Man Army [[Achievements in GTA IV|Achievement]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. First, the player has to obtain a six star wanted level either using cheats or by killing civillians and destroying vehicles. Once the six stars have been obtained, the player is to fly the Police Maverick as high as they can while at the same time making sure thay they stay inside the search radius. Wait five minutes and the player should gain the achievement.
-* In GTA San Andreas, the helicopter will not shoot at the player if he is in any vehicle classified as an aircraft, including the [[Vortex]].
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