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The Hatchet Man
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| Location |  Crislip's Home Saloon | ||
| Psychopath |  Cliff Hudson | ||
| Survivor(s) |  Barbara Patterson  Josh Manning Rich Atkins | ||
| Starts |  Day 2, Sept. 20, 8 am | ||
| Expires | Day 2, Sept. 20, 3 pm | ||
| Weapon(s) |  Machete Bombs Smoke flares | ||
| Books |  Survival Wrestling | ||
| Join |  15,000 each | ||
| Successful Escort |
30,000 each | ||
| Kill Bonus | 30,000 | ||
| Otis's call |  I just saw a big dude carryin' a machete in that home store... CRISLIP'S somethin' or other. He knows where the security cameras are and he's doin' a good job of stayin' outta sight.[1] | ||
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The Hatchet Man is a Dead Rising scoop. On the morning of day 2, Otis calls Frank about a "dude carryin' a machete". When Frank arrives in Crislip's Home Saloon he enters a hellish nightmare.
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There are slabs of headless human bodies hanging from the ceiling. Cliff Hudson, a muscled, Machete-wielding man appears, covered in blood from his victims, seems he is having a post 'Nam flashback and believes Frank is the enemy.[2]
Introducing Cliff cutscene[]
Introducing Cliff
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Cliff: Name and rank soldier!
Cliff: You can't tell me, can you, fella? Oh yeah... I know why... It's because you're Viet Cong! I'm right, aren't I? You are nothin' but a filthy communist!
Cliff: You son, are gonna to tell me where the gorilla's hideout is...
Cliff: By the time I'm done beatin' information outta you, you are gonna be beggin' for death to come take you away!
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Battling Cliff[]
Cliff
Cliff Hudson is a very difficult psychopath.
Cliff impaling Frank with his Machete.
He often sneaks up on Frank from behind and impales Frank with his Machete.
Cliff's pipe bombs.
Cliff also drops flares and pipe bombs from on top of the shelves. The flares make Frank cough and stagger. Only being a far distance from Cliff or being on top of a shelf will save Frank from these pipe bombs.
- Melee attack
As soon as the cutscene is over, Cliff will run up behind Frank and try to slash him with his machete, run forward to avoid this first strike. Then turn and hit cliff with Frank's strongest melee weapon for a few strikes, then run away before Cliff can retaliate with his Machete. Any melee attack will stun Cliff, but do not hit him more than once or he will assuredly strike back at Frank. Never try to hit Cliff immediately after getting up from one of his attack or he will try to knock Frank down a second time.[4]
- Melee weapons
Effective melee weapons are the Katana found in Ripper's Blades down the hallway, and the Battle Axe. The best melee weapons is again the Small Chainsaw.
- Chainsaw
The normal chainsaw found in the store can be beneficial in defeating Cliff, but make sure that Frank starts it up while there is some distance between himself and Cliff. Only use running attacks with the chainsaw.
- Cliff's retreat and photo opportunity
After Frank hits Cliff a few times, he will run to one of the access tunnel passages in the floor. The yellow Prestige Point icon appears over Cliff's head, indicating a photograph opportunity.[7]
- Firearm
Cliff will reappear on top of the shelves. He's immobile while he stands on the shelves, so he won't be able to move around for a better angle on Frank. Use the stacked boxes at the end of a shelf to climb up and scan the area above to locate him. Switch to a firearm and start shooting. When Frank jumps on the staked boxes, Cliff will jump down from the shelves and head for the next access tunnel or jump down and try to attack Frank. Keep shooting. Stay on top of the shelving units for as long as Frank has ammo for his firearms. If Frank runs out of ammo, switch to a close-range weapon, such as a Shotgun, then drop down and sweep the area from below.[6][8]
- Shotgun
Shooting Cliff with a shotgun will cause him to drop to one knee and become stunned for a brief moment.[9] Retreat, wait for him to compose himself, and shoot him again. Keep doing this fire and retreat attack for an easy kill. If he gets too close to Frank, run away. If Frank keeps running Cliff will stop to attack which should give Frank enough distance to shoot him with the shotgun.
- Luring Cliff out
The best way to get Cliff to come to Frank is to stand next to the many shopping carts near the entrance. Avoid the projectiles, and Cliff should eventually run to Frank.[4]
Alternatively, exit the store and then coming back in, Cliff will charge you, allowing Frank to get some melee hits.
- Food
There is no food in the store, but:
- There are 5 cardboard boxes in the store, including behind the cash register, which may have some food in them.[9]
- on the fountain outside the store, there is a Snack.
- in the fountain, there's a Cardboard box, which could have food inside.
- the walkways have food on them, or Seon's Food & Stuff have infinite amounts of health.
Cliff's death[]
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Cliff: You... over there... Here... take this.
Cliff: My granddaughter... She was done in by those damn zombies. When I heard her scream... I just lost it. Everything went white suddenly. The war... It wasn't over... Not for me... It... it never... ended...
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Cliff's key
After Cliff is defeated he leaves the Machete which will now re-spawn in this store. He also gives Frank the empty store key to rescue the survivors that are in the room to the right of the hardware store as Frank exits (N128).[10] The room also contains the Survival and Wrestling books.
Zombies immediately appear after Cliff is killed and beginning feeding on his carcass.[7]
Trivia[]
- As long as Frank is not in Crislip's Home Saloon, he can still be in the North Plaza to receive the call about Hatchet Man.
- The song during the battle with Cliff is "Slave" by Evolutionaries.[3]
- Mother Connie and daughter Dakota, from the beginning title screen cutscene, bear a striking resemblance to Cliff's Daughter and Grand-Daughter in the photo in his wallet.[11]
- The hung decapitated bodies and blood streaked walls and floors are now permanent.
- The weapon used by Cliff is a Machete not a Hatchet
Images[]
Otis's call[]
Beginning cutscene[]
Machete attack[]
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Flare and bomb attack[]
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Cliff's death[]
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Captives[]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Dead Rising Game Script, IGN, (January, 2009).
- ↑ Off, Greg (August 7, 2006). Dead Rising Official Strategy Guide. BradyGames., p. unknown
- ↑ a b c Hall, Kevin. Dead Rising: Game Script by Berserker, GameFAQs, (January 5, 2009). Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Dead Rising: FAQ/Walkthrough by Natedrizzle, GameFAQs, (August 28, 2006).
- ↑ a b Mark Dead Rising: Psychopath Guide, GameFAQs, (January 10, 2007).
- ↑ a b Dead Rising Featured Guide, Cheat Happens.
- ↑ [http: www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/928326-dead-rising/faqs/57838 Dead Rising: No Weapon Walkthrough* by BobbySoFamous], GameFAQs (September 25, 2009).
- ↑ a b Rorie, Matthew Gamespot Gameguide Dead Rising, Gamespot
- ↑ Unofficial number, see North Plaza#Store Map
- ↑ Dead Rising: The Big List Of Stuff, Newcenstein.
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