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* CatchPhrase: "{{I regret nothing}}."



* IRegretNothing: His personal catchphrase.

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* IRegretNothing: His personal catchphrase.See CatchPhrase above.
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* DoomMagnet: It seems that everywhere the Dude goes, trouble follows in the most spectacular way.

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* DoomMagnet: DoomMagnet[=/=]WalkingDisasterArea: It seems that everywhere the Dude goes, trouble follows in the most spectacular way.

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* BigBad: [[spoiler: Of ''Paradise Lost'', ultimately, and a very interesting example. She [[DragonAscendant initially starts out]] as TheDragon for Mike J on Wednesday, however, as the game progresses, The Bitch loses her looks and Mike J, who is part of the plot only due to "the hot chick he wants to marry" [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere loses his interest and leaves]], leaving The Bitch as the last villain.]]
** She is also the closest thing to a main antagonist in the original ''Postal 2'' as she nags and bickers the Dude into running errands everyday.

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* BigBad: [[spoiler: Of ''Paradise Lost'', ''Postal 2'', ultimately, and a very interesting example. She initially starts out by nagging and bickering the Dude into running errands everyday [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide to the point that he kills himself so that he doesn't have to put up with her anymore]]. In ''Paradise Lost'', the Bitch [[DragonAscendant initially starts out]] first appears]] as TheDragon for Mike J on Wednesday, however, as the game progresses, The Bitch loses her looks and Mike J, who is part of the plot only due to "the hot chick he wants to marry" marry", [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere loses his interest and leaves]], leaving The Bitch as the last villain.]]
** She is also the closest thing to a main antagonist in the original ''Postal 2'' as she nags and bickers the Dude into running errands everyday.
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* InkSuitActor: He was [[AdamWesting portrayed]] [[AsHimself Coleman himself]].

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* InkSuitActor: He was [[AdamWesting portrayed]] by [[AsHimself Coleman himself]].

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* BigBad: While he is the "protagonist" of the series, the Dude also doubles as this in the first game and it's remake, given he commits mass murder due to his AxCrazy mental state.



** BossBattle: The only mandatory, story-related boss in ''Paradise Lost''.

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** She is also the closest thing to a main antagonist in the original ''Postal 2'' as she nags and bickers the Dude into running errands everyday.
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BossBattle: The only mandatory, story-related boss in ''Paradise Lost''.
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* KickTheDog: A literal example. In the second game, the Dude punts Champ after he pees on his foot.

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* IconicOutfit: A BadassLongcoat with a grey alien T-shirt underneath that he wears throughout ''Postal 2'',
''Apocalypse Weekend'' and ''Paradise Lost''. There's an option for him to wear it again in ''Postal 4'' instead of the bathrobe.

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* IconicOutfit: A BadassLongcoat with a grey alien T-shirt underneath that he wears throughout ''Postal 2'',
2'', ''Apocalypse Weekend'' and ''Paradise Lost''. There's an option for him to wear it again in ''Postal 4'' instead of the bathrobe.
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* WalkingSpoiler

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* WalkingSpoilerWalkingSpoiler: His mere existence is a massive endgame spoiler; as he is revealed to be the mastermind behind everything that happened in Edinsin, as well as the Dude's ''real'' father.
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* DrivenToSuicide: As a ''gameplay mechanic'' if you want to restart. In the first game, it is a mundane pistol shot to the head, which was changed to fit every weapon in ''Redux''. In the second, it is eating a grenade (which as of the Steam version has an achievement for both doing it once and for [[HoistByHisOwnPetard catching a Taliban fighter]] in the blast). Both are up to the player. ''III'' lampshades this by having the "Emo" achievement, unlocked by damaging yourself.

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* DrivenToSuicide: As a ''gameplay mechanic'' if you want to restart. In the first game, it is a mundane pistol shot to the head, which was changed to fit every weapon in ''Redux''. In the second, second and fourth[[note]]As of the 1.0.5 update[[/note]], it is eating a grenade (which as of the Steam version of ''Postal 2'' has an achievement for both doing it once and for [[HoistByHisOwnPetard catching a Taliban fighter]] in the blast). Both are up to the player. ''III'' lampshades this by having the "Emo" achievement, unlocked by damaging yourself.
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->'''Postal Dude''': [[spoiler:[[Film/GoneWithTheWind "Frankly my dear, I don't give a shit."]]]]

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->'''Postal Dude''': [[spoiler:[[Film/GoneWithTheWind "Frankly [[spoiler:"[[Film/GoneWithTheWind Frankly, my dear, I don't give a shit."]]]]]]"]]
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->'''Postal Dude''': [[spoiler:[[Film/GoneWithTheWind "Frankly my dear, I don't give a shit."]]]]

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* WalkingSpoiler: He was moved to the spoiler folder for a reason.

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* WalkingSpoiler: He was moved to the spoiler folder for a reason.WalkingSpoiler
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* AmbiguousDisorder: There is clearly something wrong with The Dude, but the games never specify what. In ''Postal 1'', he could be suffering from some sort of schizophrenia, what with his paranoia, (possible) voices in his head and hallucinations.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: There is clearly something wrong with The Dude, but the games never specify what. In ''Postal 1'', he could be suffering from some sort of schizophrenia, what with his paranoia, (possible) voices in his head and hallucinations.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Just like the Parents for Decency, they are nowhere to be seen in Apocalypse Weekend or Paradise Lost.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Just like the Parents for Decency, they are nowhere to be seen in Apocalypse Weekend or Paradise Lost.
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* WeaknessWeaksauce: Of all things, ''milk''.

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* WeaknessWeaksauce: WeaksauceWeakness: Of all things, ''milk''.

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!!The Other Dude

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!!The Alternate Postal Dude/The Other Dude


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*** It's also never made clear if he is indeed the same character in ''Paradise Lost'' and ''Brain Damaged'', though for the sake of brevity, the folder on this page will treat them as such.


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* WeaknessWeaksauce: Of all things, ''milk''.
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* {{Determinator}}: Especially when Champ is threatened.

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* {{Determinator}}: Especially Will absolutely stop at nothing to complete his errands in ''Postal 2'' onwards, especially when Champ is threatened.






[[caption-width-right:211:[[labelnote:Click here to see his appearance in ''Postal 4'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p4vincecutscene.png ''"We know you've been two-timing us with city. Don't screw with the family!"'' [[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:211:[[labelnote:Click here to see his appearance in ''Postal 4'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p4vincecutscene.png ''"We know you've been two-timing us with the city. Don't screw with the family!"'' [[/labelnote]]]]



* TheMafia: Acts as the head of the Syndicate in ''Postal 4''.

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* TheMafia: Acts as the head of the Syndicate in ''Postal 4''.4'', though in



* HumanityEnsues: After being a demon-cow-zombie for about a decade, he somehow goes back to being a human in ''No Regerts''.

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* HumanityEnsues: After being a demon-cow-zombie for about a decade, he somehow goes back to being a human in ''No Regerts''. The Postal Dude tries to question him about this, but it's quickly ignored.

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[[caption-width-right:340:Mike J as a human...]]

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[[caption-width-right:340:Mike J as a human...]]
[[caption-width-right:340:''"Vince is in his office. You better go see him."'']]


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!!Skeevy Hotel Owner
->'''Played by:''' Justin Hill

A mysterious person that the Postal Dude encounters throughout his journey through Edensin.
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* {{Expy}}: Of the G-Man. Both are mysterious humanoid figures that observe their respective protagonists on their journey and talk in an AccentUponTheWrongSyllable. By the end of their respective games, everything surrounding them remains a mystery.
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[[caption-width-right:211:Vince in Postal 2]]

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[[caption-width-right:211:Vince in Postal 2]]
[[caption-width-right:211:''"Your check is on my desk. Go get it!"'']]
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[[caption-width-right:340:''"Make him squeal like a chicken!"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:340:''"Make [[caption-width-right:340:''"Imma make him squeal like a chicken!"'']]



* DisproportionateRetribution: Their response to the Dude getting their favorite Christmas tree is to kidnap him, dress him up in a Gimp Suit and attempt to rape him. It's a good thing The Postal Dude regains consciousness before they could do anything depraved to him.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Their response to the Dude getting their favorite Christmas tree is to try to murder him. After he kills a few (or all) of them, the Rednecks kidnap him, dress him up in a Gimp Suit and attempt to rape him. It's a good thing The Postal Dude regains consciousness before they could do anything depraved else to him.



* InbredAndEvil: They are Rednecks after all.

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* InbredAndEvil: They are Rednecks after all.all, and they will make references to being inbred.



* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: They are known in the source code as [[MeaningfulName "Slaughterers"]].

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: They are known in the source code as [[MeaningfulName "Slaughterers"]]."Slaughterers"]], befitting their status as blood-stained cannibals.
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-> "If I see you selling this on eBay, I will come to your house and kick yo narrow ass."

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-> "If ''"If I see you selling this on eBay, I will come to your house and kick yo narrow ass."
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%%* CelebrityCameo

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%%* CelebrityCameo* CelebrityCameo: The first-ever celebrity to appear (and voice themself) in a ''Postal'' game.



* AsHimself

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* AsHimselfAsHimself: Zack Ward voices himself.
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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: They have seized control of one named the "Obligatory Sewer Complex" that is located just behind the Postal Dude's house. [[spoiler:It turns out to be the lead-up to their hidden base near the side of a mountain that houses several of their [[EliteMooks elite members]]. Said elite members are also packing [[NukeEm nuclear weapons]] and rocket launchers.]]


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* OffWithHisHead: A few terrorists inside the Lucky Ganesh on Thursday are preparing to execute with a machete while he begs for his life. Sooner or later, one of them will decapitate the poor guy.
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* VillainProtagonist: In the Evil route of ''Postal III''.

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* VillainProtagonist: In the Evil route of ''Postal III''. He's so evil in fact that the ending sees him '''banished to hell'''.



!!Champ / "El Perro Loco"

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!!Champ / "El "[[TheDreaded El Perro Loco"
Loco]]"



[[caption-width-right:340:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as a Kosher Mad Cow Zombie ]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikezombie.jpg ''"YOUR CHIN, MY BALLS!"'' [[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:340:[[labelnote:Click [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as a Kosher Mad Cow Zombie ]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikezombie.jpg ''"YOUR CHIN, MY BALLS!"'' [[/labelnote]]]]

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He does not appreciate underage killings, as he knows [[ShowWithinAShow Teen Sniper]] is clearly wrong.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards:
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He does not appreciate underage killings, as he knows [[ShowWithinAShow Teen Sniper]] is clearly wrong.wrong.
** PlayedForLaughs in the 2014 April Fools' Event, where he will react to digust if the player tries to buy any of the comically overpriced DLC and will stop them from doing so.




->''"Stop oppressing us! We're innocent bystanders!"''



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[[caption-width-right:320:Vince in Postal 4]]

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[[caption-width-right:320:Vince in Postal 4]]
png ''"We know you've been two-timing us with city. Don't screw with the family!"'' [[/labelnote]]]]



* BadassBoast: [[spoiler:As a zombie.]]

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* BadassBoast: [[spoiler:As [[spoiler:Has one as a zombie.zombie that is a CallBack to the very first thing he says to the Dude.]]



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He eventually comes across as this by treating the Postal Dude to a night of absolute luxury after doing a bunch of errands for him in ''Postal 4''.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He eventually comes across as this by treating the Postal Dude to a night of absolute luxury after doing a bunch of errands for him and the Syndicate in ''Postal 4''.4''. It's probably the first time the Dude in ''Postal 4'' finally gets a good reward from the boss he does errands for.



[[quoteright:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikezombie.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:228:...and as a Kosher Mad Cow Zombie.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Mike J in Postal 4]]

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[[caption-width-right:340:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as a Kosher Mad Cow Zombie ]]https://static.
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[[caption-width-right:228:...and as a Kosher Mad Cow Zombie.]]
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jpg ''"YOUR CHIN, MY BALLS!"'' [[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:340:[[labelnote:Click here to see his appearance in ''Postal 4'']]https://static.
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3212.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Mike J in Postal 4]]
jpg ''"Dude, the world is my bathroom!"'' [[/labelnote]]]]
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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:in ''Postal III'''s Good ending.]]

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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:in [[spoiler:Gets elected in a landslide election in ''Postal III'''s Good ending.ending. This instantly backfires when Champ ([[CaligulasHorse who is mentioned to be the Vice President]]) finds a BigRedButton and the Dude, without hesitation, pushes it.]]

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* DarkerAndEdgier: The Dude in the original game only wants to kill and that's it, even considering killing children. Postal 2 and beyond are far DenserAndWackier.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: The Dude in the original game only wants to kill and that's it, even considering killing children. Postal 2 and beyond are far DenserAndWackier.DenserAndWackier, leading to ''Redux'' coming across as less of a return to form and more of a dark departure from the series' already established status as a [[BlackComedy darkly comedic]] franchise.



* MrFanservice: His action figures reveal that his chest is ''very well built!'' For bonus points, his voice is also deep and smooth.

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* MrFanservice: His action figures reveal that his chest is ''very well built!'' For bonus points, his voice is also deep and smooth. [[spoiler:This is implied to be the reason why his sister-in-law still has feelings for him in ''Postal 4''.]]
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: In ''Postal 1'' and ''Redux'' if the player chooses to only kill the various "Hostiles" and none of the unarmed civilians. There's even an achievement for doing it in ''Redux''.



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her name in the credits is simply the Bitch, though given she's marred to a guy named The Postal Dude, Jr., [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep it could be her real name for all we know]]. This notion being reinforced by the fact that it's the name given on [[spoiler:her health bar during the boss fights against her]].

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her name in the credits is simply the Bitch, though given she's marred to a guy named The Postal Dude, Jr., [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep it could be her real name for all we know]]. This notion being reinforced by the fact that it's the name given on [[spoiler:her health bar during the boss fights against her]].her and even her new husband referring to her as "Bitch".]].

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-> "I regret nothing. Except you."

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-> "I ''"I regret nothing. Except you.""''



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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We're at the place called climax, and the time called now."'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him before the reveal ]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boss_screen.png ''"I see all. And I know all."'' [[/labelnote]]]]



* SubvertedCatchphrase: His last words before his presumed death.

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* SubvertedCatchphrase: His last words of "I regret nothing. Except you." before his presumed death.
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* CoolUncle: Dave is the Dude's uncle, and is nice enough to his nephew that he goes out of his way to give Uncle Dave a birthday present.

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* CoolUncle: Dave is the Dude's uncle, and is nice enough to his nephew that he goes out of his way to give Uncle Dave a birthday present. He's also the only known member of the Dude's family who seems to be on good terms with him.



* TheFundamentalist: His appearance in ''Postal 2'' has him as a crazed religious leader that uses Christian imagery, complete with his own cult compound. By the time of ''Paradise Lost'', he's mellowed out.

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* TheFundamentalist: His appearance in ''Postal 2'' has him as a crazed religious leader that uses Christian imagery, complete with his own cult compound. By the time of ''Paradise Lost'', he's mellowed out.out and moved to growing marijuana.



* BigBad: Of ''Postal 4'', ultimately.

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* BigBad: Of ''Postal 4'', ultimately. He's been engineering the events of the game in order to bring his son closer to him and manipulates him into solidifying his control of Edensin.



* FinalBoss: Of ''Postal 4''.

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* FinalBoss: Of The final enemy you face in ''Postal 4''.4'' after he makes you deal with all your previous employers. This is averted however if you place a milk carton on the penthouse's table, wherein he drinks it and ends up stumbling over the balcony of his penthouse [[ItMakesSenseInContext thanks to his lactose-intolerance]] without putting up a fight.

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-> "Yes. I cannot be vanquished. Every time you kill me, I become stronger. I am you, and you are me. I'm like a fucking Jungian persona, a cancer at the back of the head, the demon that won't let you sleep at night."

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-> "Yes.''"Yes. I cannot be vanquished. Every time you kill me, I become stronger. I am you, and you are me. I'm like a fucking Jungian persona, a cancer at the back of the head, the demon that won't let you sleep at night.""''



!!Champ / El Perro Loco

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!!Champ / El "El Perro Loco
Loco"



* ActionGirl: She becomes one in ''Paradise Lost''. Unfortunately, [[DarkActionGirl she is still pretty pissed at the Dude]].

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* ActionGirl: She becomes one in ''Paradise Lost''.Lost'', where she is able to wield a katana and use it efficiently thanks to losing all that weight. Unfortunately, [[DarkActionGirl she is still pretty pissed at the Dude]].



-> "Nothin' personal man, but you're fired."

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-> "Nothin' ''"Nothin' personal man, but you're fired."
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[[caption-width-right:175:''"Great, and don't get assprints on my door."'']]

->''"Quit wasting my time!"''



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* YouAllLookFamiliar: The male and female terrorists all share the same model, with the male terrorists all resembling Osama Bin Laden.



-> "We may never know what exactly set him off, but rest assured, we will have plenty of time to study him."

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-> "We ''"We may never know what exactly set him off, but rest assured, we will have plenty of time to study him.""''



[[caption-width-right:300:''""Krotchy ain't got no cojones. Krotchy IS cojones, bitch!"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''""Krotchy [[caption-width-right:300:''"Krotchy ain't got no cojones. Krotchy IS cojones, bitch!"'']]



[[caption-width-right:350: You have spunk, I like that. Tell you what, meet me in the backroom and maybe we could work out a deal. ]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: You ''"You have spunk, I like that. Tell you what, meet me in the backroom and maybe we could work out a deal. "'' ]]


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* DepravedDwarf: Tinklage is a dwarf and also the leader of a cult obsessed with toilet paper.

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