Psychopaths

The psychopaths in the Dead Rising series are humans who have either gone criminally insane due to the sheer stress and chaos of the zombie outbreak and/or seeing friends, family, and others being slaughtered by the undead, or are otherwise evil and see the outbreak as an opportunity to do whatever they wish. They serve as the game's "bosses", but players only come by most of them if they go to certain areas. Defeating them usually has a beneficial side-effect such as access to new areas, rescuing certain survivors, and/or unique weapon drops.

Incidentally, not all of the "psychopaths" are genuinely insane; some are either corrupt, morally deprived individuals using the outbreak as a chance to engage in criminal activities (such as looting and violence against survivors) or at the least, are extremely paranoid of others. For example, the Convicts are a trio of criminals who escaped prison, commandeered a military Humvee and are simply taking advantage of the outbreak by causing chaos without having to worry about the police.

At times, the game considers normal people to be psychopaths until defeated for the storyline. Isabela Keyes, for example, is entirely sane, but must be defeated by Frank in combat to get her to listen to him. Afterwards, she becomes an ally and plays a major role in the story. Diego Martinez went into shock after discovering the zombie that was believed to have started an outbreak in the town of Smithville had a number 4 tattooed onto his neck, just like himself. Others, like Kent Swanson and Kenny Dermot, appear to be friendly at first, but later become hostile. Some psychopaths, such Kenny or Paul Carson, can be saved as a survivor after defeating them after they see the fault in their ways.

In Dead Rising 4, the psychopaths are replaced by the maniacs, although with the same purpose.

Dead Rising Psychopaths
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop Psychopaths
 * Carlito Keyes
 * Isabela Keyes
 * Steven Chapman
 * Larry Chiang
 * Brock Mason
 * Cletus Samson
 * Kent Swanson
 * Convicts - Sam Franklin, Reginald Jenkins and Miguel Sanchez
 * Adam MacIntyre
 * Cliff Hudson
 * Jo Slade
 * Hall Family - Roger Hall, Jack Hall and Thomas Hall
 * Sean Keanan
 * Paul Carson
 * Carlito Keyes
 * Isabela Keyes
 * Steven Chapman
 * Cletus Samson
 * Brock Mason
 * Larry Chiang
 * Convicts - Sam Franklin, Reginald Jenkins and Miguel Sanches
 * Adam Macintyre
 * Hall Family - Roger Hall, Jack Hall, Thomas Hall
 * Sean Keanan

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Psychopaths

 * Jed Wright

Dead Rising 2 Psychopaths

 * Tyrone King
 * The Twins - Amber and Crystal Bailey
 * Sgt. Dwight Boykin
 * Raymond Sullivan
 * Leon Bell
 * Antoine Thomas
 * Bibi Love
 * Seymour Redding
 * Brent Ernst
 * Randy Tugman
 * Hunters - Earl Flaherty, Deetz Hartman, Derrick Duggan and Johnny James
 * Carl Schliff
 * Ted Smith and Snowflake
 * Reed Wallbeck and Roger Withers
 * Brandon Whittaker
 * Pearce Stephens
 * Mark Bradson

Dead Rising 2: Case West Psychopaths

 * Harjit Singh
 * Marian Mallon

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Psychopaths

 * Tyrone King
 * Amber Bailey
 * Crystal Bailey
 * Sgt. Dwight Boykin
 * Stacey Forsythe
 * Antoine Thomas
 * Bibi Love
 * Chuck Greene
 * Seymour Redding
 * Brent Ernst
 * Randy Tugman
 * Hunters - Earl Flaherty, Deetz Hartman, Derrick Duggan and Johnny James
 * Carl Schliff
 * Ted Smith and Snowflake
 * Reed Wallbeck and Roger Withers
 * Evan MacIntyre
 * Brandon Whittaker
 * Pearce Stephens
 * Mark Bradson

Dead Rising 3 Psychopaths

 * Hunter Thibodeaux (gang leader)
 * Mel
 * Clyde
 * Sgt. Hilde Schmittendorf
 * Adam Kane
 * Diego Martinez
 * Marian Mallon
 * Ronald "Red" Jackson
 * Gen. John Hemlock
 * Harry "Zhi" Wong
 * Albert Contiello
 * Darlene Fleischermacher
 * Dylan Fuentes
 * Jherii Gallo
 * Theodore Lagerfeld Jr.
 * Kenny Dermot
 * Gary Finkel
 * Cannons (in Chaos Rising DLC)
 * Snake (in Chaos Rising DLC)
 * Razorface (in Chaos Rising DLC)
 * Spider (in Chaos Rising DLC)

Dead Rising 4 Maniacs
In Dead Rising 4, the term "psychopath" has been replaced with "maniac." There are significantly fewer maniacs than the previous installments.


 * Sandra
 * Captain Black Fridaybeard
 * Fontana
 * Tom Pickton
 * James Caballero
 * Grim Gobbler
 * Sadistic Claus
 * Scare King
 * Lieutenant
 * Cult Leader
 * Sibyle
 * Calder

Psychopath Groups

 * True Eye - Lead by Sean Keanan
 * Special Forces and Scout Bots - Lead by Brock Mason
 * Looters
 * Mercenaries - Lead by TK
 * TK's Bodyguard - Lead by TK
 * Security Guards - Guarding the Phenotrans complex, they use flash grenades and security ARs.
 * Zombie Handler - Employees that are in charge of "controlling" zombies, such as luring them into pens and to the harvest room. They wear protective suits and gas masks, and wield Electric Prods.
 * Hazard Units
 * Thugs
 * Kings of Chaos - Lead by Hunter Thibodeaux
 * Obscuris - The military group in Dead Rising 4.

Machines

 * UH-60 Blackhawk
 * XML Prototype Tank - Piloted by Brock Mason.
 * TK's Helicopter - Piloted by an unnamed pilot and TK, with TK's bodyguard as the gunner.
 * Stacey's Robot

Others

 * Survivors in the Infinity Mode or Sandbox Mode
 * Kent DeMare - a well-dressed survivor who refuses to return a locket that he bought, and attacks Nick when asked to return it.
 * Big D - a pimp who wants Nick to kill a stripper, but is a strong survivor, leaving Nick to make a choice.
 * Phil - A greedy man who wants to claim his wife's will and all the money that comes with it. He then decides to kill Nick, Warren (his son-in-law), and any other "witnessess."
 * Adam Kane (commander) - A high-ranking Spec Ops member. He has a high amount of health for a trooper, having a health meter that can be compared to a full-fledged Psychopath.
 * Gary - If the player decides to fight him instead of bringing Rhonda.