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Mackers
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Release date	22 November 2011 (Update)
Members	Yes
Race	Turkey
Source	2011 Thanksgiving event
Interface	Yes
Category	Unknown edit
Skill; requirement	No
Quest; requirement	2011 Thanksgiving Event
Food	Cake and Chocolate cake
Colour variations	1
Examine	A hungry looking turkey. ; A cake-loving turkey.

Mackers only appears during certain events and may not be currently found in game.

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Mackers is a turkey who first appeared during the 2011 Thanksgiving Event. Mackers was also given out during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Thanksgiving events to those who did not receive him in 2011.

He has an obsession with cake, and only participated in the turkey protest because he was told that cake would be present. After the event is complete, players could still talk to him whilst outside the Cook's Guild. He would say something along the lines of, "I can smell those cakes, There must be a way in." For members, Mackers would decide to tag along with the player with the hope of a better chance at finding cake.

Despite being a members-only pet, Mackers was obtainable by both members and free players alike; though only members can use and interact with it.

Like Eek, Mackers can be stored in a Menagerie in a player-owned house. Unlike Eek, however, Mackers cannot be stored in a Toy box and will call you silly if you try to put him in one.

Mackers was converted to an interface pet during the 15 October 2018 update.

Dialogue

This article on a pet has an associated dialogue page.
Click here for a transcript of possible conversations with this pet.

Trivia

Mackers is the fourth members-only holiday event reward, preceded by the wintumber tree, icicle crown and the hourglass.
Mackers is also the first members-only holiday event reward that could be obtained by a non-member.
This is the third pet reward from a holiday event, after Eek and the squirrels that can be summoned by the squirrel ears.
When feeding him cake or chocolate cake, Mackers says "Om nom nom nom nom." This is a reference to the internet meme.
When Mackers was first released, Wolf Whistle was a requirement to have Mackers follow you as a pet. Thus Mackers was the first holiday item to have a requirement other than the event itself (requiring an external quest and 4 Summoning). This was changed with the 28 November 2011 update.
If the player talks to Mackers with cake or chocolate cake in inventory, Mackers will ask for cake and the player will admit to having some. However, this does not feed the cake to Mackers. The player must use the cake on Mackers to feed him.
When Mackers' hunger gets to 65%, he would ask for cake. His chat head uses the old animation for this.
Mackers will not eat mint cake, celebration cake or 10th anniversary cake. If players try to feed it to Mackers, they will get the message: "Nope, Mackers only eats cake."
When players dismiss Mackers using the Summoning interface, he will be sent to Diango, despite the message that says Mackers has wandered off to find more cake.
Mackers is the second NPC to have an obsession with cake, the first being Squire Sam.
Mackers says that he was promised cake only to find that there was none, which is a reference to Valve's game Portal.
It was possible to store Mackers in a POH Toy Box; however, this function was removed in the 28 November 2011 update. Attempting to do so results in extra dialogue between Mackers and the player.
If another player uses their cake on a Mackers not being under their ownership, he will refuse to eat it and say "No thanks."
Before it was converted to an interface pet, it was possible to feed Mackers to a baby troll.

v • d • e 2011 Thanksgiving event
NPCs	Captain Turkerton Mackers King Roald Bob Barter Bartender Shopkeeper Angry Turkey Bernie the turkey protestor Matt the turkey protestor
Items	Raw turkey Raw turkey drumstick Cooked turkey Cooked turkey drumstick Burnt turkey Burnt turkey drumstick Cornucopia ^(Full)
Rewards	Give Thanks Herald cape (turkey crest) Mackers _(m)

v • d • e Holiday rewards
Hallowe'en	Pumpkin Hallowe'en masks Scythe Zombie head Jack lantern mask Skeleton set Grim reaper hood Warlock / Witch costume Web cloak Eek Bone brooch Deathcon lanyard Deathcon t-shirt Hourglass Sock mask Buskin mask Hallowed robes Unhallowed robes Ectoplasmator Builder's apron Explorer Jack's helmet Ghost hunter equipment Deployable herb burner Kharidian cat Amascut gravestone Icthlarin gravestone Lightning rod hat Dr Spider MD
Christmas	Christmas cracker Partyhats Santa hat Yo-yo Hats and scarves Marionettes Wintumber tree Reindeer hat Santa costume Ice amulet Ghost costume Candy cane Salty claws hat Heimland games souvenir Christmas wand Sparkles Santa beard Santa sack Tinsel scarf Festive jumper San'tar spawnling Black Santa hat Snowman outfit Ice sickle Snowboard Ring of snow Snowboard (penguin) Penguin outfit Snowboard (2016) Stringy Snowboard (2017)
Easter	Easter egg Bunny ears Rubber chicken Easter ring Chicken set Chocatrice cape Easter carrot Squirrel ears Sunbeam crown Icicle crown Egg on face mask Chocolate egg on face mask Eggsterminator Butterfly outfit Sword of Edicts Brassican cloak Marimban cloak Godless cloak Jadinko (pet) Jadinko slippers Egg on a fork Everlasting gobstopper
Thanksgiving	Cornucopia Turkey book Mackers Turkey hat Turkey drumstick
Cryptic Clue Fest	Magnifying glass Investigator's outfit Rock fragment Avalani's robes Mysterious book Diamond sceptre Diamond crown
RuneFest	Flagstaff of Festivities RuneFest 2011 hood Golden scythe RuneFest 2013 Cape the Philanthropist RuneFest dragonling RuneFest Honourable Foo Lion RuneFest Foo Lion RuneFest 2017 Shield RuneFest 2017 Shield (Live Stream)
Commemorative	Golden cracker Golden hammer 200m glasses Boogie bow 10th anniversary cake (no candles) 10th anniversary cake (unlit) 10th anniversary cake and candles 15th Anniversary party hat 15th Anniversary cracker wings 15th Anniversary tunic
Other	Lily of the valley Oktoberfest pretzel Carnival headdress Skull mask Socky McGee Investigator uniform Sockroth Yak Scythe Treborn Skulls cape Oar! Cannonball!