Some months ago, the Orange Order decided that their image needed a revamp. Out of their “minds” popped “Orange Dan,” a superhero to end all superheros, and the answer to attracting sophisticated Northern Irish kids into the clan.
Now, I grew up in Belfast, and I know lots of Orangemen. I felt that rather than looking like this:
that a more accurate mascot might be this:
Well, anyway, the point of this post is that it turns out that the Orange Order actually stole the image from a designer in Essex and have had to desist from using Dan until such times as he is legally licenced.
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Please note, Orange Order, if you feel this more accurate mascot suits your purposes better, it is © the Murmatrons, who are much more capable with Adobe Illustrator than I.