Psychopaths

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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 as 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.

Similarities

Although almost nothing about all the psychopaths is identical, there are a few minor similarities that stand out. Most psychopaths will usually drop some combination of unique weapons, combo cards, keys, or books. Most psychopaths also have hostages.

Last words: They spend their last moments talking about something before finally succumbing to their wounds.
- Cliff Hudson: Talks about how he became insane after he lost his granddaughter to the zombies.
- Steven Chapman: Wonders who will take care of his store after he dies.
- Jo Slade: Insults Frank before she dies.
- Kent Swanson: Asks Frank to take a picture of him.
- Larry Chiang: Giggles creepily as he dies.
- Carlito Keyes: Takes off his locket and tells Frank to give it to Isabela.
- Ted Smith: Tries to call Snowflake over to feed off of him.
- Brent Ernst: Talks to his dead girlfriend.
- Roger Withers: Stabs Reed with a dagger and says he had always wanted to do that.
- T.K.: States the slogan for Terror is Reality.
- Chuck Greene: Tells "Katey" he's glad she's okay, and that's all that matters.
- Dylan Fuentes: Makes a lewd remark.
- Teddy Lagerfeld: Begs Nick not to hurt him before dying from a heart attack.
- Fontana: Tells Frank that wolves take care of their pack.
- Tom Pickton: Tries to gain forgivness by insane ramblings.
- Calder: Tells Frank that "The Chain" will remain.
Accidental death: They are stumbling from their defeat, eventually landing themselves to a terrible, and usually gruesome, accident.
- Cletus Samson: Gets killed by a zombified James Ramsey, whom he had previously shot.
- Adam MacIntyre: Falls stomach first onto his chainsaws, slicing open his torso until he bleeds out, laughing himself to death.
- Sean Keanan: Goes to his altar and offers praise to his idol, which falls over and stabs him through the eye.
- Brock Mason: Falls off his tank, right into a crowd of zombies, who devour him.
- Jed Wright: Stumbles into a pile of cars, causing the car atop to fall down and crush him.
- Leon Bell: Sets himself on fire when performing a motorcycle donut.
- Antoine Thomas: Tries to get a grip on a counter, but falls head-first into a deep fryer.
- Randy Tugman: Gets eaten by his zombified past wife, which he mistakes for Danni.
- Seymour Redding: Falls onto a rotating saw blade.
- Raymond Sullivan: Is torn in half as he tries to get in his helicopter.
- Harjit Singh: Stumbles into a tank of Queens and is stung to death.
- Evan MacIntyre: Knocks over a canister of liquid nitrogen onto himself and freezes to death.
- Stacey Forsythe: Gets crushed by her own robot.
- Albert Contiello: Disembowels himself open using his surgical saw while, under the effects of his own drug, hallucinating zombies attacking him.
- Darlene Fleischermacher: Chokes on her own vomit.
- Hilde Schmittendorf: Shoots a rocket that propels her and Nick out of the building, crashing to the ground.
- Jherii Gallo: Pulls down a trophy stand and crushes herself.
Suicide: They realize their inevitable fate and decide to end their suffering early.
- Brandon Whittaker: Slits his throat with a piece of glass after realizing he has been bitten.
- Carl Schliff: Grabs a bomb package and holds it in his hands, blowing himself up in the explosion.
- Amber/Crystal Bailey: Proclaims she cannot live without her "other half", and proceeds to stab herself in the abdomen.
- Dwight Boykin: Blows himself up with a grenade to avoid turning into a zombie.
- Zhi Wong: Talks about the miserable aspects of his life, then decapitates himself.
- Adam Kane: Shoots himself to prevent from turning.

Dead Rising psychopaths

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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
Helicopter Pilot

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop psychopaths

Carlito Keyes
Isabela Keyes
Steven Chapman
Cletus Samson
Brock Mason
Larry Chiang
Convicts - Sam Franklin, Reginald Jenkins and Miguel Sanchez
Adam MacIntyre
Hall Family - Roger Hall, Jack Hall, Thomas Hall
Sean Keanan
Helicopter Pilot

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero psychopaths

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Jed Wright

Dead Rising 2 psychopaths

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Tyrone King
The Twins - Amber and Crystal Bailey
TK's Bodyguard
TK's Helicopter Pilot
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

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record psychopaths

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Tyrone King
Amber Bailey
Crystal Bailey
TK's Bodyguard
TK's Helicopter Pilot
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

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Dead Rising 4 maniacs

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

Psychopath groups

True Eye - Led by Sean Keanan. They're a religious cult.
Special Forces and Scout Bots - Led by Brock Mason. Scout Bots are used to alert Special Forces of survivors.
Looters - Survivors in Fortune City who are just attempting to loot stores and people.
Mercenaries - Led by TK.
Thugs - Led by TK. They're his personal bodyguards.
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
Kings of Chaos - Led by Hunter Thibodeaux
Spec Ops - Commanded by Adam Kane. They can use Assault Rifles and RPGs, and are there to wipe out illegals and capture the president. Sunshine and The Dutch are apart of Spec Ops.
Obscuris - Led by Fontana. They are attempting to make immortal zombies.

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 - Piloted by Stacey Forsythe.

Others

Survivors in 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 stepson), and any other "witnesses."
Jason (Mission Survivor) - An overweight man who's distraught over his family becoming zombies, and tries to keep them alive by feeding them meat. If Nick talks to him too many times, or has a full posse with him, or kills his family, Jason will become hostile. Judging by the bodies scattered around the area, Jason has killed multiple people to feed his family.
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.

Notes

Isabela, Cletus, Paul, Snowflake, Bibi, Diego, and Kenny are the only savable psychopaths, though Cletus can only be saved in Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, and Paul can only be saved in the original Dead Rising, as he does not appear in Chop Till You Drop.
Throughout the series, Carlito, TK, and the Convicts are the only psychopaths that can be fought more than once. While Carlito and TK are fought in different areas during the story, the Convicts just respawn.
The Hunters from Dead Rising 2 are similar to the Hall family from Dead Rising. Both are a group of snipers, both groups consist of all men, and both groups have no death scene despite having opening scenes.
All three main protagonists of the series react to psychopaths differently. Frank (most notably in the first game) reacts with shock or confusion, Chuck is indifferent or angered and Nick is either scared by them or pities them, most notably during their death scenes.
Gary Finkel doesn't have a death scene.
Snake, Cannons, Razorface and Adam Kane don't have opening and death scene.
Snake doesn't fight the protagonist, he instead he runs away.
Bibi Love is the only psychopath who doesn't fight the main character.
- Theodore Lagerfeld Jr. and Paul Carson do not fight the protagonist directly. Teddy chooses instead to use remote helicopters to attack. Paul runs away while throwing bombs at Frank. Unlike Bibi though, these are both still considered a boss "fight."
TK's Bodyguard is actually just different texture model of the mercenaries.
In Dead Rising, survivors cannot kill psychopaths and Frank has to deal the final strike. This is not true for other games in the series.
In Dead Rising, Kent and Carlito are encountered via cutscenes more than once. The Convicts are introduced in one cutscene but can be encountered multiple times.
In Dead Rising 2, if a survivor dealt the final strike, the psychopaths show up as "Located" in the notebook, instead of "Dead".
In Dead Rising 2, the psychopaths's bodies will disappear even if there is a cutscene showing the exact spot they died.
In Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, psychopaths's bodies will remain in the spot where they died after the cutscene of their death like in Dead Rising. The only exception is Chuck Greene, who disappears after his fight.
Dead Rising 3 is the first main entry in the series without a group of snipers to serve as psychopaths.
In Dead Rising 3, some of the psychopaths are based on the Seven Deadly Sins in Christianity: Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.
Gary Finkel, Spider, Adam Kane, Snake, Cannons, Razorface, and the Hall family are the only psychopaths not to have any unique music playing during their fights.
Isabela, Leon, Chuck and Hunter fight using motorcycles.
Chuck Greene, Adam Kane, Hunter Thibodeaux, Carlito Keyes and Isabela Keyes are the only playable psychopaths:
- Chuck Greene in Dead Rising 2, Case Zero, and Case West,
- Adam Kane in Dead Rising 3: Operation Broken Eagle.
- Hunter Thibodeaux in Dead Rising 3: Chaos Rising.
- Carlito Keyes in Dead Rising Mobile.
- Isabela Keyes in Dead Rising.

Carlito Keyes, Diego Martinez, and Marian Mallon are the only psychopaths in the franchise to be killed by another, different psychopath. Carlito was killed by Larry Chiang, Diego was killed by Marian Mallon, and finally, Marian was killed by General Hemlock. In the Chaos Rising DLC for Dead Rising 3: Spider, Cannons, Razorface, and Snake were each killed by Hunter Thibodeaux.