History YMMV / DeadRising

* CuteMonsterGirl: [[spoiler:Zombie Jessie.]]

** Fans also really love [[LargeHam Steven]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Chapman]]. Along with Adam, [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 he got a Heroes & Heralds Ability Card.]]
*** Also, both Adam's and Steven's respective weapons can be recreated by Nick in ''Dead Rising 3''.

*** Frankly, any Psychos that aren't ThatOneBoss (we're looking at you, Convicts!) and/or TheScrappy (we're looking at you, Kent Swanson!) usually get this status - either because they are totally awesome villains, or are just the kind of people you'd ''"love"'' to beat to death with any and all weapons you can find, even the joke weapons.

* WheelchairWoobie: George.

* {{Flanderization}}:
** The more Frank West appears, the more his personality becomes exaggerated and goofy, drawing similarities to [[Franchise/EvilDead Ash Williams]]. It was agreed to have been developed in a fairly seamless way in ''Case West'' but quickly turned sour by 4, taking a lot from his crossover/non-canonical appearances.
** A unique case in that this happened to the Combo Weapons. Most of the Combo Weapons from ''Dead Rising 2'' were fairly realistic and plausible, with a few exceptions such as the Laser Sword (gems + flashlight) and the Electric Rake (rake + battery). 3 and 4 really upped the ante by making absolutely ridiculous, unrealistic combinations such as the Blast from the Past (a sledgehammer with ''grenades'' taped to it that explode on impact but never harm Frank) from 4. This is so egregious to some as the whole shtick of Combo Weapons in its debut was the “homebrew” feeling of taping together two objects and making a competent weapon, but eventually, they turned into completely goofy fantasy weapons phasing out the more grounded weapons.

** Having to stand still while shooting while aiming, as the over the shoulder camera means you cannot take cover and see what you're shooting at the same time, and Frank can take pictures in first-person while walking at a respectable pace.

* TheScrappy: You will struggle to find anyone who actually likes Marian Mallon as a villain, as many fans believed she had huge amounts of potential that was ultimately squandered in {{VideoGame/DeadRising3}}. Fans also dislike her for having a very generic corrupt, rich and evil CEO personality that has been done to death in media.

* AssPull: It is never explained how [[spoiler:Frank became infected in Overtime Mode, epsecially when Isabela killed a zombie just before it could bite him.]] Lampshaded by Isabela.

* AccidentalInnuendo: [[spoiler: The very first orphan on Carlito's list is a boy name "Richard Johnson", which is a perfectly ordinary name. But "Dick" is a nickname for "Richard", and "Johnson" is slang for penis. But the two together and you've got a very UnfortunateName.]]

** Adam the Clown's boss fight is the mission everyone remembers most, with Adam threatening Frank with 2 small chainsaws and being one of the toughest fights in the game. Since Dead Rising, Adam has been referenced in every game with the exception of ''Dead Rising 2'', even to a point where Frank can dress up as him in ''Dead Rising 4''.

** For completionists, most of Day 2 is generally considered to be the game at its hardest. You have six psychopaths to deal with (Carlito, Steven, Cliff, Jo, Isabela and the Hall Family), the latter two of which you encounter sequentially in Case 2, and a seventh (Kent) who Frank must visit at a specific time. You also have a host of survivors to rescue, most of whom are located in areas of the mall distant from the safe room. And finally, all this is combined with a very strict schedule that forces you to juggle everything aforementioned with three Cases that are just as demanding of the player's attention (Case 2, aside from the previously mentioned fights, also requires Frank to travel a long distance under a short time limit. Case 3 and 4 demand that Frank be in the safe room at precise times). Without careful planning, it is difficult to complete all of these tasks in one go.

** For completionists, most of Day 2 is generally considered to be the game at its hardest. You have four psychopaths to deal with (Clint, Jo, Carlito and Steven), the latter two of which you encounter sequentially in Case 2, and a fifth (Kent) who Frank must visit at a specific time. You also have a host of survivors to rescue, most of whom are located in areas of the mall distant from the safe room. And finally, all this is combined with a very strict schedule that forces you to juggle everything aforementioned with three Cases that are just as demanding of the player's attention (Case 2, aside from the previously mentioned fights, also requires Frank to travel a long distance under a short time limit. Case 3 and 4 demand that Frank be in the safe room at precise times). Without careful planning, it is difficult to complete all of these tasks in one go.

* EvilIsCool: Carlito, Adam, Steven, Cliff and Sean are amongst many people's favourite villains in the series, thanks to having challenging but still fun boss fights, having interesting motivations or backstories and for being all in all entertaining to watch due to their eccentric or sympathetic personalities.

** Carlito crossed it when [[spoiler: he arranged for several [[TykeBomb children]] to carry the larva that causes zombification]].

* CompleteMonster: [[DirtyCop Jo Slade]] is a lecherous mall cop who began kidnapping and sexually torturing beautiful women when the outbreak hit. [[SerialRapist Going through a number of women]] before being encountered, it's implied that Jo also tried to kidnap Tonya Waters and shot her boyfriend Ross Folk when he protected her, causing him to later [[DrivenToSuicide attempt suicide]]. After catching [[PlayerCharacter Frank West]]'s attention by taking four hostages, [[KillerCop Jo]] begins killing them one by one if he takes to long to confront her; during this confrontation, she begins to rape Kay Nelson with a nightstick and threatens to do the same to him for interfering. During the resulting fight, Jo slowly tortures the hostages with electrocutions and beatings, potentially killing them if Frank can't defeat her in time.

** Otis. Eight words: "Don't cut me off like that! It's RUDE!" His annoying tendency to call all the time, which leaves you defenseless and then when you drop the call, most likely because a horde of zombies are trying to rip your guts out, he berates you for not letting him finish. There is an achievement tied to him, where you have to answer all of his calls throughout the game without being interrupted ''once''. Cue controllers being thrown.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Some fans of the original games weren’t too fond of the strict time limits, and wished for them to be more lenient or completely done away with in the future. Then comes ''Dead Rising 4'', in which Capcom Vancouver openly stated that they removed the timer completely in response to fan complaints. Needless to say, fan reception wasn’t too pretty.

* AcceptableTargets: Anyone in any form of military is either [[ArmiesAreEvil an evil psychopath]] or a [[MilitariesAreUseless total moron]]. Or both. Even [[VideoGame/DeadRising3 Diego]], who's on your side, is an overweight fumbling buffoon who does nothing but crumble under pressure.

** Adam the Clown. He’s one of the earliest psychopaths you can fight and is one of the most dangerous. His chainsaw attacks absolutely shred through Frank’s health and if you try to melee him, he’ll often block and break your weapons instantly. If you DO manage to hit him, he’ll always counter with a flame breath attack that hurts quite a bit too. He also has access to throwing knives and obnoxious balloons that stun Frank in place for a while (although this can backfire on him if you hit the balloon while he’s inflating it). However, given that defeating him rewards you with the massively [[GameBreaker game-breaking]] Small Chainsaw, his difficulty was probably intentional.

* AntiClimaxBoss: Brock Mason, the TrueFinalBoss, is this in spades.
** The first part of the fight with Brock's tank - in spite of having a cannon, machine-gun equipped drones, [[MacrossMissileMassacre and occasional bursts of missile fire]], you're able to knock it out with a jeep-mounted [[MoreDakka heavy machine gun]].
** Brock himself is forcibly fought without any healing items or weapons, which can make for a challenging fight. However, if a player stocked up on blender juices, they can drink before the tank battle and enter the fight with Brock still powered up. If Frank comes into the battle with Spitfire, he can force Brock to block for the whole duration and whittle his health to death anyways.

** Brock at the end is also one. You have no weapons or healing equipment, he blocks nearly every shot and his attacks are fast and hard, not to mention that he can kick you off the tank into a load of zombies. And if you fail to beat him, you have to do the tank stage ''again.'' However, if you're a high level, jump kicking repeatedly knocks his health down fairly quickly.

** Most of Day 2 is generally considered to be the game at its hardest. You have four psychopaths to deal with (Clint, Jo, Carlito and Steven), the latter two of which you encounter sequentially in Case 2, and a fifth (Kent) who Frank must visit at a specific time. You also have a host of survivors to rescue, most of whom are located in areas of the mall distant from the safe room. And finally, all this is combined with a very strict schedule that forces you to juggle everything aforementioned with three Cases that are just as demanding of the player's attention (Case 2, aside from the previously mentioned fights, also requires Frank to travel a long distance under a short time limit. Case 3 and 4 demand that Frank be in the safe room at precise times). Without careful planning, it is difficult to complete all of these tasks in one go.

** The end credits theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsNv562kAW8/ "Justified"]] by Sean Lacefield.[[note]]The song and the album it originates from are credited solely to Drea, the band's lead singer, at the insistence of their producer[[/note]] This hard rock song SLAPS and ends off the game pretty epically! Just after beating the final boss, this plays sending off the player with a bittersweet feeling while you watch a zombie horde march to the song.

** The end credits theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsNv562kAW8/ "Justified"]] by Sean Lacefield.[[note]]The song and the album it originates from are credited solely to Drea, the would-be band's singer, at the insistence of their producer[[/note]] This hard rock song SLAPS and ends off the game pretty epically! Just after beating the final boss, this plays sending off the player with a bittersweet feeling while you watch a zombie horde march to the song.