History Characters / DeadRising2

* TheAlcoholic: Due to Katey's death.

* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rct233J9lsE "Firewater"]] by Sinister Growley. It matches his theme of despair due to the lyrics.

* BullfightBoss: Replaces Leon's fight from the original.

* DespairEventHorizon: His presence in ''Off the Record'' due to Katey's death.

* FallenHero: While not outright villanious, Chuck has spiraled out of control due to losing Katey.

!!Chuck Greene (''Off the Record'') (Unmarked Spoilers)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Peter Flemming
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->''"I got a daughter to protect. I won't let anything get in my way."''

In an alternate universe, the former motocross champion lost his daughter at one point during the Fortune City outbreak. Along with the loss of his child, Chuck had also lost his mind and carries a doll that resembles Katey with him at all times, deluded into thinking the doll ''is'' Katey. Reduced to a broken alcoholic, he attacks Frank for thinking he is trying to hurt "Katey".

* TheAlcoholic: Due to Katey's death.
* BabyDollBaby: He carries around a doll that looks like Katey due to his inability to accept and cope with the death of his daughter.
* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rct233J9lsE "Firewater"]] by Sinister Growley. It matches his theme of despair due to the lyrics.
* BeardOfEvil: He has a deep 5 o'clock shadow due to going bonkers. Also doubles as a [[BeardOfSorrow beard of sorrow]] since he's lost Katey in this version.
* BullfightBoss: Replaces Leon's fight from the original.
* CompanionCube: In ''Off the Record'', Chuck has a doll strapped to his back and talks to it like it's his daughter. Chuck has also been applying zombrex to the doll because he believes it shares Katey's infection.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: While he is insane in ''Off the Record'', Chuck still knows for a fact that the real threat has never been the zombies, but human beings either turning on each other or going insane.
* DespairEventHorizon: His presence in ''Off the Record'' due to Katey's death.
* DrunkenMaster: In ''Off the Record'', Chuck lost his daughter and fell into a deep depression. When he meets Frank, he drunkenly believes the doll on his back is Katey and attacks Frank by drunkenly driving a Slicecycle.
* FallenHero: While not outright villanious, Chuck has spiraled out of control due to losing Katey.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the greenrooms, Frank finds Katey's backpack and game system next to a bloodstain, hinting at what became of her father.
* JadedWashout: In ''Off the Record'', Chuck spiraled into a deep depression after losing his daughter. He lacks personal grooming, his beard is unkempt, his eyes imply that he's an insomniac due to [=PTSD=] and alcoholism, and he's become a misanthrope due to the outbreak turning people against each other.
* KnightOfCerebus: In ''Off the Record'', he has no sense of comedy and shows the dark reality of a zombie outbreak. Defeating him also lacks a sense of triumph, as a disorientated Chuck crawls over to the broken doll after falling off his motorcycle, cradling the doll before seemingly dying. To the player, Chuck is just holding the head of a broken doll; To Chuck, he's holding his daughter's severed head and saying she's now at peace and no longer in danger.
* LampshadeHanging: Both Frank and the player version of Chuck in co-op remark that this version of him looks familiar after defeating him.
* MadnessMakeover: He looks more savage in ''Off the Record'', most likely because he's gone insane and resorted to drinking. His hair is longer and unkempt, his eyes have become bloodshot and baggy, and his PermaStubble has grown into a BeardOfSorrow.
* MirrorMatch: If playing in Co-Op, it's possible for Chuck to fight himself.
* NotQuiteDead: His fate is left ambiguous after beating him in ''Off the Record'', although the producers said that they couldn't bring themselves to definitively kill Chuck even in non-canon, so they confirmed that he managed to escape.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In ''Off the Record'', he has incredibly bloodshot eyes, invoking this trope.
* RogueProtagonist: Chuck appears as a Psychopath in ''Off the Record'', apparently having failed to save Katey in this continuity and going bonkers because of it.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Replaces Leon Bell in ''Off the Record'', fighting almost exactly like he does, with the exception of him throwing Molotov's and having different taunt animations.
* WalkingSpoiler: Chuck is the last person you'd expect to become a psychopath in ''Off the Record'' for those used to the original game.

[[folder:Katey Greene]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Allyson Armstrong
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->''"My Daddy will always keep me safe."''

Chuck's spirited daughter, and his main source of motivation. Her zombified mother passed the virus on to her, so now she requires a daily dose of Zombrex. Despite witnessing all of this, she's remained very brave.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Blonde to Rebecca's Brunette and Stacey's Redhead.
* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler:During Overtime alongside Stacey.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Is already dead in ''Off the Record''. You can find her blood-covered backpack in the green room during the initial Arena outbreak, prompting Frank to ask why anybody would bring a kid.]]
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's a sweet little girl that has her daddy's blonde hair.
* MissingMom: Her mother bit her on the wrist after turning into a zombie. [[TheWoobie Kid can't catch a break.]]
* MoralityChain: For Chuck. [[spoiler:This is broken in ''Off the Record'', which ends up driving Chuck off of the deep end.]]
* PhlebotinumDependence: She needs Zombrex, simply put.
* ZombieInfectee: Was infected by her mother prior to the events of ''VideoGame/DeadRising2''. [[spoiler:Unfortunately becomes a zombie full-time in the worst ending, and she is supposedly eaten by a zombie in ''Off the Record''.]]
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[[folder:Tyrone "TK" King]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Daren Hebert
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->''"Do you know what time it is America!? Payback Time!"''

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The producer and host of ''Terror is Reality'' (TIR), a controversial game show where contestants slay zombies for sport. He takes advantage of the Fortune City outbreak to loot the city.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: One of the toughest boss fights in the game and an esteemed Sargeant.

[[folder:Evan [=MacIntyre=]]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Gabe Khouth
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->''"How about a little ice cream, Frank?"''
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The only new Psychopath in ''Off the Record''. Evan is a midget clown who walks on stilts and sells ice cream, even during the outbreak. Turns out he's the brother of Adam, another Psychopath in the first ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', wanting revenge for his death by killing Frank.

* CatchPhrase: "You gotta be willing to risk it all if you're ever really gonna…"

* TheHeavy: While Phenotrans and their various operatives are the actual force behind the zombie outbreak, [=TK=] collaborated with them, uses the outbreak as cover to loot the city, and ends up being the main threat Chuck deals with throughout the game.

* OnlyKnownByInitials: He is only referred to as TK.

[[folder:Sullivan '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]

* BigBadDuumvirate: Along with TK.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In ''Off The Record'', Stacey (Agent S) essentially takes Sullivan's place as the villain.

* WalkingSpoiler: Almost nothing foreshadows her changed role in ''Off the Record'', hence why her tropes are in unmarked spoiler territory.

** [[PreMortemOneLiner Frank: "Fall to your death?"]]

* FinalBoss: With three [[LifeMeter Life Meters]], meaning he's one of the toughest Psychopaths yet.
* GreaterScopeVillain: For ''Case Zero'', as the Still Creek outbreak wasn't part of Phenotrans' plans. Singh simply decided that Las Vegas shouldn't "have all the fun" and threw one of the queen canisters onto the road as he's leaving the town.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's huge, he wields two Impact Hammers, and has three life bars. It's no wonder he's the security commander and Marion's right-hand man.

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the CrazySurvivalist, specifically the [[BloodKnight bloodthirsty]] and [[{{Chuunibyou}} deluded]] variants who are only looking forward to the anarchy and societal collapse so they can kill people consequence-free. In the game, he finds Chuck giving Katey zombrex and decides that this is enough of a reason to kill a 4-year-old girl and he spends the fight toying with her and childishly enjoying the fight against Chuck. Before the fight, Jed brags about how much fun he's been having during the outbreak and even gloats about killing his neighbor simply because he "never liked that fellah next door". ''Case Zero'' takes out the [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality protagonist perspective]] of these sociopathic survivalists and shows how horrifying it will be to have them roaming around during the apocalypse, especially when they openly state how they enjoy doing whatever they want and killing whoever they want.
--> "Zombies are good huntin' son. Kinda like shootin' people, but without all the legal hassle. This outbreak's been a pile of fun.

* ClimaxBoss: Boykin is second to last major opponent you face, and his death serves as the point in the story where things officially hit rock bottom. The only things left to deal with from this point forward are a few more cases, then the BigBadDuumvirate.

* PreFinalBoss: Boykin, by default, is the second-to-last major opponent you face.

** Due to a [[GoodBadBugs minor overlook]] upon release of the DLC Skill Packs, Chuck only needs to wear one piece of the outfit for each of the Skill Pack skills to work. An example: Chuck can wear the Ninja Mask and the Sports Fan Shoes, and he can go through zombie hordes almost unnoticed, while the shoes makes him run faster, and he won't puke when consuming beer, whiskey, etc. They even add on to the skills you have, meaning that you can have a max-leveled Chuck, moving even faster.

* MirrorMatch: ''Dead Rising 2's'' co-op mode has both players use Chuck as their character, the only (possible) difference being their outfits. [[spoiler:Is now made possible in ''Off the Record'', when a player joins another in co-op mode during a certain boss fight.]]

* KnightOfCerebus: In ''Off the Record'', he has no sense of comedy and shows a dark reality of a zombie outbreak. Defeating him also lacks a sense of triumph, as a disorientated Chuck crawls over to the broken doll after falling off his motorcycle, cradling the doll before seemingly dying. To the player, Chuck is just holding the head of a broken doll; To Chuck, he's holding his daughter's severed head and saying she's now at peace and no longer in danger.

* KnightOfCerebus: His presence in the game is what turns the story into something more serious, as his appearance forces Phenotrans to release a gas that would mutate the zombies and make them stronger. It also forces Sullivan to start tying up any loose ends by releasing the zombies into the bunker in an effort to kill all the survivors. His appearance in the game is also more serious than the previous psychopaths.

* FinalBoss: He serves as the last boss Chuck fights in ''2'', assuming TK is not fought.

* FisticuffsBoss: [[spoiler:Chuck is completely stripped of his gear during the boss fight against TK in Overtime Mode, meaning that he'll have to rely on anything he can pick up. It's downplayed in ''Off the Record''; he takes Frank's weapons when he throws him into the zombie pit, but Frank can find weapons down there and take them up to the final battle with him]].

* SmugSnake: It's a miracle if he or his twin assistants ever stop snarking at the protagonist for every little thing they can.

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Did you give TK Zombrex? Prepare to fight him high above the [[BookEnds Slicecycle Arena]] with [[FisticuffsBoss none of your weapons or items.]]]]

* DiscOneFinalBoss: After TheReveal, Sulluvan serves as the game's last boss behind TK (if you gave him Zombrex) or Harjit Singh (''Case West'').

* BigBad: He is the main antagonist of ''Dead Rising 2''.
** TheHeavy: While Phenotrans and their various operatives are the actual force behind the zombie outbreak, [=TK=] collaborated with them, uses the outbreak as cover to loot the city, and ends up being the primary antagonist faced by Chuck Greene throughout the game.

* LogicalWeakness: Brent is a pretty formidable and fast opponent. He's also wearing roller-skates and will have a devil of a time trying to get back up if he's kicked down. His flamethrowers also have a very simple counter: spray him with water guns.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: He can shoot any gun from your hands. He'll do it from twenty feet away, while you're high up in the scaffolding, even through a crowd of zombies. Seymour must have been practicing for quite some time.

* LogicalWeakness: He's able to disarm the protagonist through his superior shooting skill but is vulnerable at melee combat

* MeleeATrois: The area where you fight him is full of zombies, and he'll gladly go after them if they're a closer target than Chuck. [[spoiler:Taking advantage of this by attacking while he recovers from his own swing is the easiest way to beat him.]]

* NoRespectGuy: Seymour's reason for appointing himself as judge, jury, and executioner is that he felt disrespected as a law enforcer and pushed around by both the public and his superiors.

* TheSheriff: After the outbreak begins, Seymour takes it upon himself to be the last remaining member of law enforcement. He does this by imitating his idols from the wild west films and starts hanging people for petty reasons.

* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Rednecks will kill anyone they deem un-American (floozies, liberals, democrats, conservatives, etc.) and they see the outbreak as an opportunity to clean up the country.

* GadgeteerGenius: [[DuctTapeForEverything Duct Tape FTW]]

* DirtyCoward: He firmly believes he's going to die and rather than help people with his considerable speed and strength, he chooses to abduct women so he can lose his virginity before he dies.

* AnythingThatMoves: He's desperate to lose his virginity and will kidnap any woman who catches his interest.

--> "Neither rain, nor sleet, nor hail, nor ''zombies'' are going to keep me from my appointed rounds!"

--> "Neither rain, nor sleet, nor hail, nor ''zombies'' are going to keep me from my appointed rounds!"

* SawAWomanInHalf: They’re trying this trick with an unfortunate victim, but forget that it's only supposed to ''look'' like they're cutting a woman in half. Of course, it fails. And apparently, this isn't the first time they had killed someone while performing this trick.

The owner of a cookware store, and a chef at Cucina Donnacci. He is the self-proclaimed "King of Cuisine" and is trying to create the ultimate dish to [[TheInspectorIsComing please a magazine critic]], whom he thinks Chuck/Frank is. Having lost his marbles thanks to the outbreak, though, said dish now consists of human flesh.

* AmbitionIsEvil: Prior to the outbreak, a reviewer was supposed to come in and rate Antoine's food. However, when the outbreak begins, the reviewer is either killed or forced to cancel their arrival, which crushes Antoine's dreams of fame. Rather than look for safety, Antoine settled into deep denial and began preparing food for the reviewer. After running out of ingredients, Antoine started using human meat until his battle against Chuck Greene.

* BaitAndSwitch: Antoine's pre-fight cutscene shows him picking up a knife to attack Chuck with. In his actual fight, he weilds a frying pan as his main weapon.

* CantTakeCriticism: When the reviewer is unable to attend Antoine's restaurant, the chef went insane due to the zombie outbreak and started using human meat as an ingredient for his dish. When Chuck finally realizes what Antoine's been doing and says "Who the hell would want to eat THIS!", Antoine is deeply offended and instead decides to use Chuck as his next ingredient.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: He ends up accidentally boiling his head in a fryer full of hot grease.]]

* FatBastard: He's a fat chef who's too eager to use human meat as an ingredient.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: His main weapon is a frying pan that he can use to deflect bullets. He can also choke Chuck/Frank with an ''apple''.

* {{Leitmotif}}: He has "Own Little World" as mentioned in BattleThemeMusic, but his intro and outro cutscenes are accompanied by sinister-sounding Italian music.
* LethalChef: If Chuck attempts to use Antoine's food to heal himself during the fight, it will instead cause him to vomit. Might have to do with it being human meat.

* MoodWhiplash: He causes this three times, as his intro cut scene is pretty freaky as it shows that he's planning to kill another human being and cook them into his "ultimate dish", and has him grab a knife while laughing like a maniac at the end of it, but then he starts attacking you by throwing kitchenware at you and hitting with a frying pan while making food puns, while an upbeat and boisterous song about escapism plays, and when you defeat him, [[spoiler:he stumbles headfirst into a deep fryer, and burning alive while screaming while flailing in agony.]]

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold