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- "I think you'd better see for yourself. This, my friend... is hell."
- —Carlito, upon meeting Frank
Carlito Keyes is the Primary antagonist of Dead Rising and the mastermind behind the Willamette Incident.
Seeking revenge for the destruction of his hometown Santa Cabeza, Carlito and his younger sister Isabela infect the entire population of Willamette, Colorado, turning its people into zombies in a bid to expose the US Government's crimes, going so far as to call in willing media outlets to garner attention to the event.
He is a brutal individual who is focused only on punishing the American people for valuing "meat over human life." Being very distrustful and willing to go to any lengths to ensure the ultimate success of his plans. Carlito's hatred spurns on acts of terrorism, which are carried out to reveal the truth. His will, desire and strength are a force to be reckoned with.
Carlito is very experienced using firearms, explosives and wiretaps to better monitor his surroundings.
Choosing to fight tenaciously against Brad Garrison and Frank West on several occasions, as events in the mall begin to unfold, it becomes clear that Isabela's brother is a deranged maniac who must be stopped before the zombie epidemic spreads throughout the entire country.
Story Mode[]
Note: For more information on Dead Rising's main story, see 72 Hour Mode and case files. This article only covers Carlito Keyes' role in the story.
Carlito is first introduced on the Heliport after Frank is dropped off by Ed DeLuca. The two engage in small talk, although he gives no indication of his true intentions.
Brad and Frank confront Carlito in the Food Court as he mercilessly shoots at them.
Eventually overwhelmed by the power of the two men, Carlito is able to make his escape by a rope suspended from the ceiling that pulls him to safety.
In the Security Room, Jessica McCarney spots Carlito on the security cameras dragging Dr. Russell Barnaby from the book store.
When Brad and Frank enter the Entrance Plaza, Carlito immediately shoots at them with his sniper rifle. He has tied up an unconscious Dr. Barnaby and suspended him over a group of zombies.
At the end of this encounter, Carlito manages to injure Brad with a shot to the leg though he is shot himself before making a hasty retreat. Frank and Brad are able to save Dr. Barnaby from potentially becoming zombie food and accompany him to the Security Room.
Carlito is heard on the intercom desperately trying to reach Isabela. When she fails to answer his calls, he announces that he is going to use the "last resort." Isabela reveals that Carlito plans to blow up the mall, sending the infectious larvae into the atmosphere.
Learning of Carlito's plan, Frank goes to collect his bombs from the Maintenance Tunnels while Brad goes to apprehend Carlito. While Frank attempts to collect the four bombs, Carlito will drive around in the tunnels in a delivery truck attempting to stop Frank. He will throw grenades out of the vehicle and try to run Frank over.
After Frank successfully collects all of the bombs and successfully stops Carlito's plan, Brad confronts Carlito in another shoot off. Brad manages to shoot Carlito in the stomach, mortally wounding him, before Carlito overpowers Brad and locks him in the underground tunnel full of zombies.
After Frank returns to the Security Room, Jessie spots a mortally wounded Carlito on the security monitors being dragged towards the butcher shop in the Maintenance Tunnels.
Frank confronts the butcher who is holding Carlito captive. After killing the butcher, Frank demands that Carlito tells him the password to his computer in exchange that he will tell everybody the truth behind Santa Cabeza.
Carlito tells Frank of his true intentions for the outbreak before giving Frank his locket, requesting that he deliver it to his sister Isabela before dying.
Overtime Mode[]
- Main article: Overtime Mode
While searching through his computer, Isabela discovers that Carlito may have infected over fifty orphans with the suppressed zombie parasite. The orphans were adopted by families all over the United States - effectively planting fifty "zombie time bombs" all over the country.
Infinity Mode[]
- Main article: Infinity Mode
- Carlito first appears in the Food Court at 0:00:00 - 1:00:00 and 5:19:00 - 6:00:00 and is armed with a P90 submachine gun. When killed, he drops a Snack, a Yogurt, a Well Done Steak, a Baseball Bat, and a Submachine Gun. Frank cannot pick up his P90 submachine gun.
- His second appearance is in the Maintenance Tunnels at 0:00:00 - 4:00:00 and 6:00:00 - 7:00:00 and is driving the delivery truck. When killed, he drops Cabbage, a Snack, a Well Done Steak, a Golf Club, and a Submachine Gun. Frank cannot drive his delivery truck.
- His third and final appearance is in the Entrance Plaza at 1:00:00 - 2:00:00 (if he wasn't defeat at that time period, he will spawn again from 3:00:00 - 4:00:00) and 6:07:00 - 6:19:00. He is armed with a Sniper Rifle. When killed, he drops a Snack, a Well Done Steak, a Corn, a Hockey Stick, and a Submachine Gun. You cannot use his Sniper Rifle.
Battle Style[]
The first fight with Carlito: In the Food Court, he will be shooting at you from the store rooftops in the main semi-circle. The most effective strategy is to get behind him and shoot at him through the windows he is standing by. A shorter yet riskier strategy would be to get close to him and attack him with a melee weapon; however he can still shoot and punch you. The Sledgehammer and Katana work for this strategy, although the trout can take him out in only 2 hits.
The second fight with Carlito: In the Entrance Plaza, Carlito is shooting at you from a long distance, only now with a sniper rifle. It's best to shave off his health with any gun you have, or a hockey stick until he begins to run. With the weapon you're using, either the gun or hockey stick, all you need to do is keep on hitting/shooting him with said weapon until he is defeated. Although, if you have the small chainsaw, if you can get close to him, you can easily take him out (it will usually take about 4 hits).
The third fight with Carlito, although you don't have to defeat him to clear the case: Carlito will drive around in a truck and try to run you down. Grab any effective melee weapon and hit him with it when the truck stops. Remember that Carlito will throw grenades at you, when he does, you should dodge them immediately. Continue hitting Carlito with the melee weapon you were using, and he will be defeated. Note that you also need to grab the bombs and get rid of them before they explode. Any melee weapon is helpful, although it is recommended you either use the Sledgehammer, Machete, Small Chainsaw, Real Mega Buster, or the Laser Sword.
Dead Rising 3[]
A cardboard cutout of Carlito is seen in the zombie outbreak history exhibit at the Museum of the Americas in Dead Rising 3. The exhibit describes how Carlito and his sister Isabela caused the outbreak in Willamette.
When Isabela tells Nick Ramos that the cure is contained in his blood, she explains that Carlito intended this from the beginning. While he wanted to get revenge, he did not want to create something "unstoppable".
Trivia[]
- His picture is used for the 3 Day Survivor achievement in the Xbox 360 version.
- The usage of Carlito and Isabela for 3 Day Survivor and 5 Day Survivor respectively reflects the amount of time they last through the first games story: Carlito dies on day 3, while Isabela is taken captive after day 4. In the remasters, the pictures for both achievements are taken in their hideout.
- The song that plays during the first two fights with Carlito is composed by Hideki Okugawa and featured on the Dead Rising OST.
- He is the only psychopath who does not drop his weapon for Frank to use after he is defeated.
- In ∞ Mode, instead of Machine Gun Carlito running to other places in the Food Court when he's getting attacked, he'll stay in the same place for the entire fight.
- In Dead Rising 2: Case West and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Frank is seen wearing Carlito's Locket.
- In Dead Rising 2, Carlito is mentioned by Stacey Forsythe. While talking to Chuck Greene about how Isabela may one day create a permanent cure for the zombie infection, Chuck asks "Wasn't she one of the terrorists in Willamette?", to which Stacey replies "No, her brother was the terrorist."
- He is one of the six psychopaths who Frank encounters more than once. The others are the convicts, his sister Isabela, and Kent Swanson (the latter two are psychopaths only for one mission).
- He is a playable character on the iOS mobile version of Dead Rising.
- Carlito is only spoken with civilly at the beginning of 72 Hour Mode on the rooftop. This is also the only time he is both alive and not hostile towards Frank, and instead is actually quite friendly.
- He has been mentioned in every numbered title of the franchise.
- Carlito's voice is heard through Frank's Nightmare at the beginning of Dead Rising 4.
- The wasp designs on his shirt represents a Queen.
- There is a glitch where if you kill Brad and the case files expire, you can kill Carlito and attack his dead body to push it off an edge. This will cause him to come back to life and attack the player without the music playing (although the notebook will list him as dead). You can kill him again or leave and he will never be seen again.
- Despite appearing only in the first game, his legacy still lives on, with his actions still affecting the world 15 years after his death.
- Carlito wields unique weapons that cannot be found or equipped by Frank. In his first fight Carlito uses a sub-machine gun resembling a FN P90, while during his second fight he uses a sniper rifle resembling a Barrett 50. cal.
- Carlito is one of the five psychopaths who possess an unobtainable weapon, with the others being Tyrone "TK" King, Brandon Whittaker, Jherii Gallo, and Ronald "Red" Jackson.
- Carlito intentions and actions are very similar to Osmund Saddler, an antagonist from fellow Capcom game Resident Evil 4. Both are involved in causing epidemics as a cause against the United States government, both kidnapped and infected innocent people as a means of spreading the outbreak to America (Carlito with the orphans and Saddler with Ashley Graham) and both perish within the outbreak.
- Carlito also bears a resemblance to Luis Sera, another character from Resident Evil 4. The two characters are both involved with the study of the virus that causes zombification in their plot lines. They both also share various visual similarities: an open V-cut shirt with an embroidered design, dark pants, dark shoes, buckled belt, and shoulder-length hair.
- Carlito is the only character in all of Dead Rising to be in Civil mode (before the actual plot starts, on the rooftop), Psychopath mode (during his three boss fights), and Hostage mode (being captured by Larry, who thought Carlito was "fresh meat").
- Carlito is the first psychopath to be killed by another, different psychopath, as he was captured and killed by Larry.
Gallery[]
- Further information: Carlito Keyes/Gallery
