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- "Humanity... has proven itself to be quite adept at making mistakes. Hell, it's the only thing we truly excel at."
- —Mason, upon confronting Frank
Brock Mason is the second main antagonist of Dead Rising as well as Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop.
He is the leader of the DHS Special Forces that led the cleanup operation at Santa Cabeza after the zombie outbreak in the vicinity. He is shown to be somewhat emotionless, showing little regard for human life and the destruction of Santa Cabeza. However he's shown some grayness of how if he finished the cleanup of Santa Cabeza than the Willamette's massacre wouldn't have happened in the first place. He sees the cleanup as nothing but a mission that needs to be accomplished no matter the cost.
He serves as the game's final boss in Overtime Mode.
72 Hour Mode[]
- Main article: 72 Hour Mode
Brock and his team were not thorough in eliminating the parasite in Santa Cabeza, which leads to another outbreak in Willamette, Colorado. He and his crew are sent to clean up the mess, disposing of zombies and humans alike. He appears briefly in a cinematic before the ending of 72 Hour Mode.
Overtime Mode[]
- Main article: Overtime Mode
As Frank West and Isabella Keyes attempt to leave Willamette, Brock confronts them in a construction site and they engage in a lengthy battle. Using the XM3 Prototype Tank, the special forces leader rams into Frank's vehicle, landing it on its side. Brock emerges from the tank and points the turret at Frank, where he reveals that he commanded the Santa Cabeza cleanup operation, remorselessly admitting that his failure to complete the mission then is what lead to the events of Willamette, he shows a strong distaste for humanity due to the mistakes that they are adept at making. Right when he told Frank that the mission is not over, the tank's auto-pilot aims the cannon at the approaching zombies, giving Frank the opportunity to hop on the tank and punch his face, knocking Brock's cigar out of his mouth. Brock knocks Frank off his feet to step out of the hatch and Frank recovers from the trip before they both engage in a final battle.
After an intense battle, Frank defeats Brock and he falls off the tank into the horde of zombies. Brock leaves a faint smile before being eaten alive.
Infinity Mode[]
- Main article: Infinity Mode
Brock appears on the heliport from 6:00:00 to 7:00:00 and is unarmed. When killed, he drops a machinegun, 2 raw meats, and 2 uncooked pizzas.
Battle Style[]
Brock is a hand-to-hand fighter. In the final battle against Brock, Frank will have no weapons or food, therefore it is helpful if to know some of the unarmed attacks Frank can use in order to gain the advantage.
Attacks:
- His most basic attack is three quick punches and a high kick which can send Frank flying if they catch you while you're jumping. These are easy to avoid by jumping or rolling away.
- Brock can also grab Frank and then kick him with a downward swipe with the heel of his boot.
- He can also charge at Frank which will send him flying.
- His final attack is a stranglehold that will slowly deplete Frank's health. You can get out of the stranglehold by wiggling the stick. If killed by this attack, Brock will break Frank's neck.
Strategies:
- Brock has a weak spot on the right side of his body (left from the player's perspective) where he can't block attacks. Using this to your advantage, Brock can be defeated in as little as 4 hits.
- Using double lariat repeatedly is a very effective strategy; although Brock will most likely constantly block it, it will cause chip damage, causing him to die eventually. Using this strategy keeps him on the defensive, slowly whittling down his health and not giving him much of an opportunity to attack.
- A simple way to beat Brock is to have Frank jump kick him over and over until he's down (knee drops are also effective). A jump kick can also be followed up by a roundhouse kick for extra damage.
- The somersault kick also does a good amount of damage if it hits Brock, however, it is likely that he will block it.
- Try to avoid being hit off of the tank as the surrounding zombies can hurt Frank if he is grabbed.
- Rolling away from Brock can save some health, but it is more likely you will fall of the tank using this technique.
- Brock can also fall off the tank if you dodge his charge, but he climbs up on the tank too quickly for the zombies to cause any damage to him. If Frank falls off of the tank, Brock will not follow.
- There is no time limit when fighting Brock so take as much time as you need.
- A very cheap and effective way to defeat Brock is to make a Spitfire drink before giving Isabela the last queen. Hold on to the drink until you reach the Humvee. Drink it, go through the tank fight. And when you get to the fight with Brock, Frank will still have the Spitfire drink effect on him. From there, the player can keep spitting him and stun-locking him, making the fight a breeze.
- Another cheap strategy is to force Brock into the edge of the tank and begin spamming punches, Brock will block them all, but without being able to step back to counter Frank, he will simply stay there and take minor damage. Continue until he dies.
Trivia[]
- Brock Mason seems to serve as a dark parallel to Frank West, in terms of Brock fighting in wars in contrast to Frank who covered them. Both Brock and Frank have opposing objectives, Brock's mission was to hunt down survivors and cover up the Willamette Outbreak while Frank's job was to rescue survivors and publish the Outbreak to the public.
- Frank can photograph Brock laughing for a Drama PP bonus.
- He can be killed from three roundhouse kicks from a fully leveled Frank West.
- In Chop Till You Drop, he is still a hand-to-hand fighter but Frank will have his weapons. Brock must be disemboweled to kill him. This last trait was kept for the Deluxe Remaster version as well.
- Brock, Sam Franklin, Miguel Sanchez, & Reginald Jenkins are the only psychopaths who do not appear in Frank's Notebook.
- Brock's theme was composed by Hideki Okugawa and featured on the Dead Rising OST. It was also used for the gameplay trailer for Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop.
- In Infinity Mode, Brock and Steven Chapman are the only psychopaths who never spawn in their original location.
- Brock's photo is used for the infinity mode achievement.
- If Adam MacIntyre or Brock block an attack, it will negate exactly 90% of the total damage.
- Brock is the only mandatory psychopath in the game that doesn't appear in the Notebook.
- Dead Rising: Road to Fortune shows Brock had amicable relations to fellow SpecOps commander John Kilduff.
- Oddly, Brock wasn't the main villain in Java version of Dead Rising. Instead, he was replaced by Larry Chiang, probably because the capacity limitations of J2ME games made it impossible to make Overtime level.
- Due to Brock's age, his rank may be Staff Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, Major or Lieutenant Colonel.
- When Brock is masked (along with his men) he bears a resemblance to Hunk and Umbrella's Security Service from the Resident Evil Franchise.
- In the Deluxe Remaster, Brock must be Disembowel to die, like Chop Till You Drop.
Gallery[]
- Further information: Brock Mason/Gallery