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- "I bet even that machete guy was just a nice old man before all this happened."
- —Josh, on Cliff upon reaching the Security Room
Josh Manning is a survivor appearing in Dead Rising.
He is encountered during the scoop The Hatchet Man, where he is held hostage by the psychopath Cliff Hudson. Josh is found in an unfinished store adjacent to Crislip's Home Saloon and can be rescued following Cliff's defeat.
The Hatchet Man[]
- Main article: The Hatchet Man
Josh was mistaken as a member of the Viet Cong and held captive by the psychopath Cliff Hudson. He and two other captives, Rich Atkins and Barbara Patterson, were trapped inside an empty store next to Crislip's Home Saloon.
After Cliff is defeated, Frank West unlocks the doors and convinces the three frightened survivors to follow him to the Security Room. If Frank kills one of the survivors before recruitment, the remaining captives will refuse to speak to Frank, and they become impossible to recruit.
Kindell's Betrayal[]
- Main article: Kindell's Betrayal
After being rescued, Josh waits in the room with the green door. When Kindell Johnson becomes convinced that there is no helicopter coming in three days, he rallies the other survivors in the room, including Josh, to leave the Security Room.
If Frank does not stop Kindell's mutiny, Josh will leave the Security Room along with the other survivors in the same room. They will no longer count toward the number of rescued survivors.
Infinity Mode[]
- Main article: Infinity Mode
In Infinity Mode, Josh appears at the Heliport from 2:19:00 to 3:00:00, and he is armed with a Machete. He also carries a Grapefruit, a Lead Pipe, a Sledgehammer, a Shovel, and a Golf Club.
Trivia[]
- If Josh or one of the other scoop survivors is killed before speaking to any of them, none of them can be recruited. Even if Frank tries to talk to the remaining ones afterward, they will not respond.
- In Infinity Mode, Josh uses a Machete as a weapon, ironically, the same weapon used by Cliff, who held him captive in the main story.
- Upon being rescued, Josh says: "I bet even that machete guy was just a nice old man before all this happened."
- This line suggests that Josh harbors a degree of sympathy or understanding toward Cliff, making him one of the few survivors in the series to express compassion for a psychopath.
- Josh does not appear in Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop.
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