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[[File:Eris-Logo,_SA.png|right|Eris logo]] | [[File:Eris-Logo,_SA.png|right|Eris logo]] | ||
'''Eris''' is a shoe manufacturing company featured in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] | '''Eris''' is a shoe manufacturing company featured in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | ||
== Description == | |||
The company is a parody of [[wikipedia:Nike, Inc.|Nike]], as the company name is taken from a [[wp:Eris (mythology)|Greek goddess]], however Eris represents strife whereas Nike represents victory. There are radio advertisements for one Eris product in GTA San Andreas, called Pump-Up shoes. Apparently, they are shoes that inflate to improve athletes performance, however are never bought by actual athletes. | |||
Inaccessible Eris shops can be found throughout [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] and [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], although the player can buy Eris T-shirts at any [[Binco]] Store available in San Andreas. | Company radio advertisements in GTA III explain the "benefits" of working for the company. The company employee, Joey, a child who "sewed his hands together", may be nodded towards the sparked conflicts/strikes between Nike and people against child labor who found out Nike's soccer balls were made by children in the Middle East. In addition to this, one of the founders and board members of Eris, [[Pete Vassal]] was involved in a steroid scandal in 2008 bringing even more controversy on the company. | ||
Inaccessible Eris shops can be found throughout [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] and [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], although the player can buy Eris T-shirts at any [[Binco]] Store available in San Andreas. | |||
==Shoes Made by Eris (2008)== | ==Shoes Made by Eris (2008)== | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* [[Derrick McReary]] purchases his clothing from this store. | |||
*[[Derrick McReary]] purchases his clothing from this store | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Eris-Logo,_IV.png|Eris logo | Image:Eris-Logo,_IV.png|Eris logo | ||
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Image:Eris_Track_Jackets.jpg|Purchasable track tops in [[Sub Urban]]. | Image:Eris_Track_Jackets.jpg|Purchasable track tops in [[Sub Urban]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== See also == | |||
* [[ProLaps]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses]] | [[Category:Businesses]] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 15 November 2009
Eris is a shoe manufacturing company featured in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV.
Description
The company is a parody of Nike, as the company name is taken from a Greek goddess, however Eris represents strife whereas Nike represents victory. There are radio advertisements for one Eris product in GTA San Andreas, called Pump-Up shoes. Apparently, they are shoes that inflate to improve athletes performance, however are never bought by actual athletes.
Company radio advertisements in GTA III explain the "benefits" of working for the company. The company employee, Joey, a child who "sewed his hands together", may be nodded towards the sparked conflicts/strikes between Nike and people against child labor who found out Nike's soccer balls were made by children in the Middle East. In addition to this, one of the founders and board members of Eris, Pete Vassal was involved in a steroid scandal in 2008 bringing even more controversy on the company.
Inaccessible Eris shops can be found throughout Liberty City and San Andreas, although the player can buy Eris T-shirts at any Binco Store available in San Andreas.
Shoes Made by Eris (2008)
| File:Asaltacunas.png | Asaltacunas Named after Ernesto Asaltacunas |
| File:Badonkadonk.png | Badonkadonk |
| File:Hancock.png | Hancock Named after Tyrone Hancock |
| File:Kombatt.png | Kombatt |
| File:NDanger.png | NDanger |
| File:Pawz.png | Pawz |
| File:Pinch.png | Pinch |
| File:Pump Up Ltd.png | Pump Up Ltd. |
| File:Turbo.png | Turbo |
| File:WASP.png | WASP |
Eris Advertisement
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Eris-Running-Shoes-commercial
- Voiceover: A good shoe starts from the ground up. At Eris we make high-quality footwear. In fact, you can find Eris running shoes in over 140 countries around the world. But in the past, there was some criticism about our workers. That's why I'm here in one of Eris factories so you can meet some of them ... Excuse me, sir, do you enjoy your job here?
- Child: It's Fun ... We can play with knives!
- Voiceover: Heh, I see ... is there a real sense of teamwork?
- Children: My friend Joey sewed his hands together!
- Voiceover: Wow, you're learning some real skills! How about about the salaries and benefits?
- Children: Yesterday ... I made a dollar!
- Voiceover: You see, that's the kind of dedication we have to our employees and the quality of our shoes. Eris Running Shoes ... Always running... from something.
Trivia
- Derrick McReary purchases his clothing from this store.
Gallery
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Eris logo
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Advertisement (GTA SA)
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Advertisement (GTA SA)
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Purchasable track tops in Sub Urban.
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