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Sonya Paddock is the president of the United States of America in Dead Rising 3.

She gets stuck inside the city Los Perdidos as a part of General Hemlock's plan. Her capture is also the main focus of Operation Broken Eagle.

Dead Rising 3[]

Diego Martinez first mentions that his squad were in Los Perdidos to protect the president during the inauguration of a new museum in the city. While the rest of his squad were killed defending her, Diego fled and feels immensely guilty for his decision. 

The fate of the president is unknown until Chapter 4. She is being held captive by the Special Forces and Marian Mallon. General Hemlock orders the soldiers holding her to infect her with the zombie parasite, stating that "they needed a body". 

After she turns, Hemlock orders that a video be taken of her while she eats somebody, and she is then to be disposed of. Her death is announced over the radio at the end of Chapter 4.

Operation Broken Eagle[]

Main article: Dead Rising 3: Operation Broken Eagle

Paddock is escorted by the Secret Service from the museum to the mayor's mansion. They defend themselves from zombies while they wait to be extracted. Once their location was discovered by the Spec-Ops, Adam Kane was sent to retrieve the president, successfully dispatching all her guards and taking her back to the base in Ingleton.

After she turns, Hemlock orders that a video be taken of her while she eats somebody, and she is then to be disposed of. A Special Forces soldier then takes her to a tent where Adam is about to destroy some incriminating evidence, but the soldier salutes Adam and loses control of the zombified president. Adam then shoots her in the head, finally putting her to rest.

The Last Agent[]

Main article: Dead Rising 3: The Last Agent

The former president is posthumously mentioned by the defeated SPECFOR commander Adam as he's eventually caught up too by ZDC agent Brad Park. With the Black Box procured from the helicopter he went down in, Adam mentions how Gen. Hemlock had the president murdered for his own agendas. Handing the sensitive proof he was originally ordered to destroy before pleading forgiveness as he committed suicide before zombie infection claimed him.

Trivia[]

  • Sonya is a parody of the real life Alaskan governor Sarah Palin. Sonya is also from Alaska, and looks similar to Palin, with glasses and dark hair pulled back into a bun. They also share the same initials.[1]
  • In a ZDC News Update, it is revealed that she had a husband named Alan and at least two daughters. Her husband suspects that her placement in Los Perdidos during the time of the outbreak was no coincidence.
    • Congress was supposedly called to start an investigation into the incident, but no arrests were ever made.

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Major Characters
Nick Ramos - Dick Baker - Rhonda Kreske - Annie - Red - Diego Martinez - Gary Finkel - Isabela Keyes - John Hemlock - Marian Mallon - Chuck Greene
Posse Members
Adam Daley - Alejandra Garcia - Anna Hong - Carrie LeCroix - Christine Emerie - Doug Trent - Dwayne Pike - Eric Martinez - Jesse Miller - Jorge Ruiz - Jose Morales - Julia Slyde - Kandy - Kelsey Louise - Kenny Dermot - Lauren Staples - Lena Polichev - Marcus Wolfe - Ravi Uppal - Regina Thompson - Simon Merkin - Troy Glover - Warren Anderssen Jr. - Winnie Lee
Other Survivors
Alec - Alex - Allison - Big D - Bob - Brandon - Brian - Cara - Crystal - Dana - Derek - Devon - Elka - Eva - Greta - Ian - Jack - Jasmine - Jason - Jason - Jeremy - Joey - Jodie - Jordan - Kaliyan - Katarina - Keith - Kellen - Kent DeMare - Kevin - Kris - Kristen - Kyla - Lara - Liam - Linda - Madeline - Maia - Margaret - Matt - Mel - Meryl Jefferson - Mike - Mila - Nikki - Nora - Phil - Ryan - Sam - Scott - Sheldon - Stevie - Steven - Tanya - Tara - Taylor - Tracey - Trevor - Vernon - Vicki - Zach
Psychopaths
Adam Kane - Albert Contiello - Darlene Fleischermacher - Diego Martinez - Dylan Fuentes - John Hemlock - Harry "Zhi" Wong - Hunter Thibodeaux - Jherii Gallo - Kenny Dermot - Red - Sgt. Hilde Schmittendorf - Spec Ops - Theodore Lagerfeld Jr.
Victims
Angel Quijano - Cindy - Clyde - Dan - Lucas - Duncan - Emily - Hank - Mabel Louise - Mel - Nicole White - Peter Rae - Amanda Rae - Pilots - Sonya Paddock
Other
Bertha Kreske - Bogdan - Jamie Flynt
Scrapped Characters
Bernard Kinsley - Esther
Operation Broken Eagle Characters
Adam Kane - Brady - Chang - Collins - Dickson - The Dutch - Han - Hancock - Haverman - Jefferson - Phoenix - Rodriguez - Smith - Sunshine - Tucson - Wakowski
Fallen Angel Characters
Angel Quijano - Doug Trent - Winnie Lee
Chaos Rising Characters
Cannons - Razorface - Snake - Spider - Torque
The Last Agent Characters
Brad Park - Cora - Nelson
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