Easter Bird
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| Race | Bird |
|---|---|
| Members NPC? | No |
| Quest NPC? | No |
| Location | Easter Bunny's Burrow |
| Sells items? | No |
| Skill requirement? | None |
| Quest requirement? | Splitting Heirs |
| Gender | Unknown edit |
| Examine | The bird looks asleep. After you wake it up: The bird looks drowsy. After you feed it: The bird looks awake and alert. |
| Notable features | Large, chocolate egg laying bird. |
The Easter Bird is a NPC that appears in the 2006 Easter event and the 2009 Easter event.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Easter 2006
The Easter Bird originally appeared in the 2006 Easter event, but only played a minor role, accidentally laying Magic eggs, which were carried out of the warren by hypnotised bunnies, which the player then retrieved, allowing them access to the warren.
[edit] Easter 2009
The Easter Bird makes its second appearance three years later during the 2009 Easter event, where it is part of the Easter Bunny's "to do" list. Players are required to feed it, and water it so that it will begin laying chocolate eggs again. Players must obtain food from the sacks and water from the wall inside the Easter Bunny's workshop. After persuading the Easter Bunny Jr that the Easter Bird is a great source of profit for the Egg Plant, he becomes more excited about taking over the business.
[edit] Trivia
- It is possible the Easter bird was inspired by the old Cadbury's Mini Eggs mascot, which used to be a bird of some sort featured on the front of packs of Mini Eggs.
- In the 2009 Easter Event, when talking to the bird, the player says "The bird looks very hungry - almost as if it could eat a unicorn". This is a pun on the saying "I am so hungry I could eat a horse".
- It uses pirate phrases such as "Shiver me Squirrels" a pun on the phrase "Shiver me Timbers" and, "Aye Aye, Captain." after the player asks if it will lay the eggs.
- It also uses the phrase "Yeak! Polly wants a cracker!", a well known phrase, often associated with parrots. No one knows exactly where this phrase originated, but it is thought to be older than English Oxford Dictionary.[1][2]
