Type
Dodo
Also known as
deaddodo(Model name)Dodo(In-game name)
Appears in
Type
Body style
Variants
| Base variant |
|---|
| Dodo |
The "dead" variant of theDodo is an uncontrollable, full-winged NPCDodo that flies high over the city inGrand Theft Auto III andGrand Theft Auto: Vice City. The uncontrollable vehicle is left unused inGrand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Description[]
The Dead Dodo is essentially an unobtainable version of the regularDodo. It has a slightly darker skin texture in contrast to its controllable counterpart, along with flashing white and red strobe lights. Its main propeller is static and does not spin, and it only emits sound when the player is near it.
The plane is practically gaseous, so if the player somehow manages to reach its set height and attempt to make contact, they will just phase right through it (although, it can still be damaged by weapons and, like any vehicle, it can be set onfire).
InGTA Vice City, it can be seen with a banner attached to the tail. The banner differs in thePlayStation 2 version and theXbox andPC versions. In the originalPS2 version, the banner will have theVice Voice newspaper with theSWAT team headline, while in the other versions theZombie Elvis Found paper can be seen instead.
Shooting the plane down will result in awanted level (three stars inGrand Theft Auto III, and two stars inGrand Theft Auto: Vice City), but will escalate to a higher wanted level upon it exploding (four stars inGTA III, and three stars inGTA Vice City).
The "dead" Dodo is left unused in the game files forGrand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Flight DAT Files[]
| Model | DAT Files |
|---|---|
| Deaddodo | Flight2.DAT |
| Deaddodo (S.A.M.) | Flight3.DAT |
| DeadDodo (A Drop in the Ocean) | Flight4.DAT |
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
The vehicle is used in twoGrand Theft Auto IIImissions.
- A Drop in the Ocean - Where it must be followed to capture cargo that it is dropping.
- S.A.M. - Where it must be destroyed so cargo can be collected.
Both planes only differ in the path they fly.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The DeadDodo shares the same in-game name with the normalDodo. However, most files calls it "DeadDodo", as a reference to its condition of being unable to be controlled.
- It also appears in thehandling file ofGrand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, which means the vehicle is a leftover fromGrand Theft Auto III.
- The use of thedestroy all cars cheat does not affect the plane.
- InGrand Theft Auto: Vice City, when the plane is destroyed, the banner attached to its tail will slowly descend towards the ground, going directly downwards.
- The message on the banners inGTA: Vice City is 'Zombie Elvis Found!' and uses exactly the same picture as theGTA III newspapers.
- Spawning the plane with trainers or cheat devices normally causes the game to crash. This can be solved by using modifications.
- On some early copies ofGTA III, there's an unused path for the DeadDodo on the game files, removed due to developer sensitivity after 9/11. Enabling this path will make the plane fly on all three islands, going much closer to buildings and even flying through theChinatown Building, but this is possibly due to the building being added after the plane's path was changed.