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"Neither rain nor sleet nor hail, nor zombies are going to keep me from my appointed rounds!"
—Carl, explaining his "oath"

Carl Schliff is a psychopath in Dead Rising 2. He is a mailman that is determined to never fail at his job and can be found in the mission Mail Order Zombrex.

He reappears in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record with the same role, though he accuses Frank West of mail fraud after he signs for a package, declaring that he has damaged the postal service and America and attacks Frank as a result.

Tape It Or Die[]

Tape It Or Die blogger Wallace Hertzog met Carl during the Fortune City Outbreak he blogged:

"[My father] once said to me that there are two jobs that he has the utmost respect for: soldiers, and postmen. I understood why he respected soldiers. But postmen? That through me for a loop at the time. Now I think I understand...[Carl] seemed more worried about someone signing for his delivery...than he did about being bitten. I can respect that, although I think he may be a little out of touch with reality."[1]

Mail Order Zombrex[]

Main article: Mail Order Zombrex

Carl is a mailman that has never failed at his job and plans to keep it that way, regardless of whether or not there's an outbreak going on. Chuck Greene sees an out of place mailcart before spotting Carl trying to deliver a package in the Royal Flush Plaza, unsuccessfully asking around The Chieftain's Hut for a signature. Chuck gains Carl's attention by telling him that he's unlikely to find anyone there, whereupon Carl asks Chuck to sign the package, simply saying that he's in a hurry and already running late for other deliveries. Although Chuck attempts to reason that the zombies might require him to shift his priorities, Carl responds that he has sworn an oath and growing increasingly impatient, angrily demands a signature for the package. Chuck sees that the package Carl has is Zombrex, and realizes that he is willing to hand it over in return for anyone's signature. Taking the opportunity, Chuck decides to play along and signs the document, but before Carl hands over the package, Carl recognizes Chuck from his signature, and believing he is the cause of the outbreak, refuses to give him the Zombrex, instead giving him a "special delivery", which Chuck quickly identifies as a mailbomb. Chuck tosses the bomb back into Carl's mailcart, which explodes. Carl manages to jump out just in time, and mumbles that he has never failed his postal service and his flawless record is now ruined thanks to Chuck. He then proclaims that Chuck won't succeed in what Carl perceives as a targeted campaign against the ideals of the U.S. Postal Service, interpreting it as one step before the country's total descent into anarchy. Carl proceeds to pick up a nearby shotgun and swears that he will have his vengeance, before attacking Chuck.

After Carl is defeated. Chuck takes the Zombrex out of Carl's bag, saying he needs it for his daughter. With his dying breath, Carl signs his own clipboard and pulls out another bomb package, letting it detonate in his hands, blowing him into pieces.

Battle Style[]

Carl has 3 attacks. The first includes him firing his shotgun in which Chuck can dodge during the battle. His second attack is his melee which involves him hitting Chuck with his shotgun. This will only happen if Chuck gets too close to him. His last attack is where he will throw explosive packages at Chuck which usually only happen after he hits Chuck with his melee.

Sandbox Mode[]

Carl is one of the crazed survivors Frank West can fight in Sandbox Mode. He will spawn in front of The Man's Sport in Royal Flush Plaza. Once defeated he drops his shotgun and $25,000. Carl may also drop the psychopath clothing, if the player did not obtain them through the story mode already.[Verification needed]

Trivia[]

  • Carl is one of the few psychopaths in Dead Rising 2 and Off The Record to attack the protagonist on semi-legitimate grounds:
    • He genuinely believes Chuck to be responsible for the zombie outbreak, and otherwise simply wishes to continue delivering the mail, which he was unable to do when Chuck nearly killed him and destroyed his mailcart with one of his mailbombs. Chuck's actions also destroyed essential supplies that Carl was planning to deliver to people, as there may have been more than one box of Zombrex on his cart. Although the fact that he has a lot of mail bombs on hand might imply otherwise, these might be for self-defense against zombies, looters, and potentially other psychopaths.
    • In Off the Record; Carl gives Frank a mail bomb because he had committed mail fraud, and once Frank figures out the package is a bomb, he tosses the bomb (perhaps unintentionally) onto Carl's mailcart, causing it to blow up and destroy essential supplies for other people. Carl takes Frank's actions (mail fraud and now terrorism) as a front against not only him, but the postal service, and by extension, America. Since Fortune City had no social structure or security amidst the outbreak, Carl believed he had to take the law into his own hands to defend himself from a terrorist.
  • Carl's character is a nod toward the term "going postal", meaning to go violently insane as a result of stress. This phrase originated from the stereotype that postal workers are more likely to snap than the average civil-servant, as a result of their low morale. Ironically, he is quite the opposite of this phrase, as he is so dedicated to his job and his morale is so high because of his love and passion for his job that he continues to deliver mail in the middle of a Zombie Outbreak. He will sometimes yell the phrase when throwing mail bombs.
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  • Carl has a pen with the Dead Rising 2 logo on it, as seen when he asks Chuck to sign for the Zombrex.
  • He is the only psychopath to be a civil servant.
  • Even if Katey has turned, Chuck will still say he needs the Zombrex for his daughter in the ending cutscene.
  • He is also very similar to Paul Carson because they both throw explosive projectiles at the protagonist.
  • Carl's shotgun seems to have less bullet spread than one fired from Chuck/Frank.
  • Carl's last name 'Schliff' may be a reference to 'Cliff Claven', a character from Cheers who was also a postman and was attached to his job as well. 
  • Carl has a tattoo of his postal service's logo on his arm. However, a full portrayal of Carl's arm shows that it's a bald eagle in the style of the company's logo. The actual logo as shown on his uniform and bag is a mule/donkey.
  • Carl's boss music title is Postman, an original song included in the Dead Rising 2 Soundtrack.
  • Carl is similar to Steven Chapman from the first game, both wield shotguns, both being very attached to their jobs, and attacking the protagonist for reasons related to their jobs. Steven attacked Frank because he believed that Frank was going to vandalize his store, and Carl attacked Chuck because he destroyed his mailcart, alongside genuinely believing that he caused the outbreak.
  • Carl's shotgun fire animation is very similar to Slappy's Fire Spitter fire animation as seen when they both stumble when they fire three shots at Chuck.
  • Carl is similar to Cletus Samson from first game, both have a shotgun to use against protagonist. Also, both of them names and surnames begin with "C" and "S".
  • Carl appears on the icon symbol for the achievement Camera Crazy in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record.
  • In Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, his body is blown up and all that remains are his work boots that score Brutality when photographed. The same thing happens with Sgt. Dwight Boykin.
  • If Carl's body is still intact after dying in Off the Record, taking his picture will result in Horror points instead of Brutality points.
  • Carl does not show any desire to attack either Chuck or Frank until they sign for the package Carl is trying to deliver.
  • In Dead Rising 2 Carl is yelling at The Chieftain's Hut. But in Off the Record Carl is yelling at The Man's Sport.
  • Carl is voiced by Samuel Vincent, the real life brother of the late Gabe Khouth, who voiced Evan MacIntyre and Johnny James.
    • Samuel Vincent is also known for voicing the Australian cartoon character Shezow, as well as performing as Sonic the Hedgehog's singing voice in the animated series Sonic Underground, and Edd/Double D in the widely popular Canadian-American animated television series Ed, Edd n Eddy. His quote about his oath is quite similar to Double D's quote in the episode "Mission Ed-possible".
  • While reloading his weapon, he may say "Schwing!" which is a reference to Wayne's World.
  • Carl is among the few psychopaths to have received an apology from the protagonist for their fight, the second is Diego Martinez from Dead Rising 3. After the fight, Chuck remorsefully tells him that he needs the Zombrex for Katey but in "Off The Record", Frank apologises after taking the Zombrex for himself.
  • Carl's oath is based on the unofficial motto for the United States Postal Service, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." The oath itself originates from the Greek historian Herodotus, who said this when he saw the Persian mounted postal couriers: "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."

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References[]

  1. Hertzog, Wallace. A Post About a Postman (But Not That Movie), Tape it or Die, (September 21, 2010).
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Major Characters
Rebecca Chang - Stacey Forsythe - Chuck Greene - Katey Greene - Isabela Keyes - Tyrone King - Marian Mallon - Raymond Sullivan - Frank West
Survivors
Skylar Ali - Randolph Allen - Esther Alwin - Allen Ash - Lulu Barra - Brittany Beck - Sven Blaaborg - Tammy Blaine - Danni Bodine - John Boog - Kristopher Bookmiller - Elrod Bumpkins - Denyce Calloway - Summer Chavez - Rosa Collins - Wade Coopwood - Jared Davis - Gordon Dawkins - LaShawndra Dawkins - Chad Elchart - Doris Elchart - Curtis Ellenton - Jack Ellis - Terri Glass - Kristin Harris - Willa Harris - Wallace Hertzog - Stuart Holmes - Trixie-Lynn Horton - Jessica Howe - Richard Kelly - Bessie Kent - Chrystal Kennedy - Jonathon Kilpatrick - Matthew Kuss - Juan Lee - Bibi Love - Erica Mayes - Kevin Meyers - Bill Montagu - Lenny Mooney - Walter Morris - Luz Palmer - Camille Payne - Lillian Payne - Gretchen Peregrine - Allison Perkins - Janus Razo - Cora Russel - Woodrow Rutherford - Jasper Sanford - Brian Scherbey - Jacob Skinner - Jeanna Slick - Nevada Slim - Cinda Smith - Snowflake - Royce St. John - Tamara Stein - Floyd Stone - Nina Suhr - Andy Talbat - Vikki Taylor - Ray Teller - Kenneth Walsh - Linette Watkins - Dean Wayne - Cameron Welch - Europa Westinghouse - Anim White - Kirby Wilkinson - Lance Williams - Michael Woo
Off the Record Survivors
Marc Cooper - Earvin Gooding - Eric Masters - Tomomi Miyamoto - Deidre Sanchez
Psychopaths
Amber Bailey - Crystal Bailey - Leon Bell - Dwight Boykin - Mark Bradson - Derrick Duggan - Brent Ernst - Earl Flaherty - Deetz Hartman - Johnny James - Looters - Bibi Love - Mercenaries - Seymour Redding - Carl Schliff - Snowflake - Ted Smith - Pearce Stephens - Antoine Thomas - Randall Tugman - Reed Wallbeck - Brandon Whittaker - Roger Withers
Off the Record Psychopaths
Stacey Forsythe - Chuck Greene - Evan MacIntyre
Victims
8-Ball - Barra - Pat Berkson - Helen Bonner - Andrea Brenser - Curtis - Drake Danton - Dean - Tim Duggan - Tom Ebersole - Jeremiah Eckland - - Kerri - Noah Hawthorne - Hunters' Victim - Infected Spectator - Louise Jameson - Jonesy - Madison Lainey - Leah - Adrian Lee - Luke - Carlos Mertiz - Alice Paynter - Lance Pennington - Lucas Pontremoli - Irwin Sagehorn - Shin - Jenny Slaten - Justin Tetherford - Kalee Timmons - TIR Employee - Emanuel Tugman - Shaun Wexler
Off the Record Victims
Oscar Dingman - Dale Kerpan - Julius Reinke - Vikki Taylor
Other
Don Andrews - Banchester - Simon Bostwick - Charlie - Kazmina Ellis - Josh - Paul Lazenby - Bobby Newland - Roland Nichol - Reinhold - Septimus - Tarquin
Scrapped Characters
Marvin Horner - Dmitri Kazlov - Taylor Nightingale - Gary Peake - Sarah Stayer
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