History Fridge / DeadRising2

** Around that area, there is graffiti that says, "Don't startle the witch", an obvious reference to VideoGame/Left4Dead and it's own Witch zombie. Why is there a Witch in the Dead Rising universe? Are Phenotrans experimenting with other sorts of mutated zombies? And imagine how much more dangerous a Witch would be in Dead Rising, since the higher zombie density would make them a lot harder to spot.

* Uranus Zone connects directly to the Atlantica Casino, which has a statue of Poseidon in it. Uranus is the planet before Neptune.

* Ending S being the "best" ending vs. Ending A being the canon ending in the main game. The game is played from Chuck Green's POV, what with him being the main character, and ending S is [[spoiler:the only ending in which he, Stacey, and Katey all get to go home together]]. So it only makes sense that this would be the best ending. However, in the process of making this happen [[spoiler:he is forced to grab and retrieve a bunch of Phenotrans items lying around, which could mean the amount of evidence against them is reduced by some significant amount, in order to save the girls from the massively UngratefulBastard he saved from turning into a zombie]]. Ending S essentially requires that you bury a vital plot point for future installments of the series to expand on [[spoiler:by letting Phenotrans get away with their crimes]] in order to give Chuck Greene his happy ending. Ending A, on the other hand, [[spoiler:doesn't give Chuck his happy ending with Katey and Stacey. However, it's still a good ending, as the two girls escape safely. Furthermore, it becomes the lead-up to ''Case West'', where Chuck ends up teaming with Frank West to gather significant evidence against Phenotrans, in the process discovering very real possibility of a lifelong/permanent cure for zombification as well as its link to the {{high heel face turn}}ed SpicyLatina from the first ''Dead Rising''. Not to mention Marian Mallon's threat of another harvest, which ranks under possible {{foreshadowing}} for ''VideoGame/DeadRising3''.]] In essence, Ending S may be the ideal outcome for Chuck on a personal level, but it quietly lets the story recede, whereas Ending A [[spoiler:plus ''Case West'']] fundamentally continues the story.
** On the other hand, ''Off the Record'' has no Ending A. However, that doesn't mean there's no outcome where [[spoiler:Phenotrans gets exposed for their evil deeds anyway]]. ''OTR''[='=]s Overtime mode items have no concern with [[spoiler:Phenotrans' cover]], with the exception of that [[spoiler:incriminating photo of the CEO having some [[UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} fun]] at the Americana Casino]]. The rest of the items split focus between [[spoiler:tokens to the FinalBoss's affluent lifestyle and medicine to keep Rebecca alive after the gunshot wound she suffered at the hands of Agent S. Furthermore, more emphasis is put on the Zombrex stash within the gift basket item]]. This, combined with several hints from the 72-hour storyline, [[labelnote:namely]]the leaked footage of the CURE activist starting the outbreak never being a part of the plan this time and TheMole outright claiming to have never dealt with him directly, whereas in the original game it was clearly the opposite,[[/labelnote]] hints that [[spoiler:the boss doesn't give two shits about covering for Phenotrans or getting back in good with them]]. Furthermore, [[spoiler:with Frank West's photography in addition to Rebecca's videos, the heroes likely have much more evidence on their hands out of Fortune City about what really went down]]. Thus, Ending S in ''Off the Record'' is truly the best ending.

* The Emergency Shelter not having Zombrex in it, Despite it being built in case of an outbreak seems like a dumb oversight on the planning departments part, even in Dead Rising 3, the mortuaries have emergency Zombrex, just in case, then it hit me, The emergency shelter ''did'' have Zombrex, [[spoiler: but Sullivan/Stacy (Depending on the game)]] either disposed of it, or stashed it away just in case they got bit, after all the plan was [[spoiler: to have every survivor bar them killed and escape on their own, so letting in infected survivors and letting them turn was one of the methods they were able to use, except Chuck/Frank was more forward thinking in going out and getting some, preventing]] that plan.

* TK's [[spoiler:perverted comments regarding Stacey or Rebecca in the phone call that kicks off Overtime Mode go beyond admiring the woman's beauty. He]] outright implies that [[spoiler:[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil he raped her]]]]. It's even worse in [[spoiler:Rebecca's case, as between his intention to keep her alive and the fact that one of the items he wants Frank to get for him is a pink silk speedo, he seems to be intent on her becoming his new sexpot.]]

** It might be because some of the survivors are unhinged and selfish that Chuck gives Katey the Zombrex himself and keeps it on him. He's tough and the survivors wouldn't be that dumb to pick a fight with a guy that can exterminate zombies by the dozens, something they've most likely seen firsthand. But if he left the Zombrex there, there's a fair chance it'll be lost whether by theft or accidentally destroyed as the only line of defense is Stacey, and some people wouldn't have a problem leaving a little girl to die with their life at stake. There is Sullivan as security, but considering [[spoiler: he's the mole]], there's a good chance he might turn a blind eye.

** It might be because some of the survivors are unhinged and selfish that Chuck gives Katey the Zombrex himself and keeps it on him. He's tough and the survivors wouldn't be that dumb to pick a fight with a guy that can exterminate zombies by the dozens, something they've most likely seen firsthand. But if he left the Zombrex there, there's a fair chance it'll be lost whether by theft or accidentally destroyed as the only line of defense is Stacey, and some people wouldn't have a problem leaving a little girl to die with their life at stake. There is Sullivan as security, but considering [[spoiler: he's the mole]], there's a good chance he might turn a blind eye.

* The Emergency Shelter not having Zombrex in it, Despite it being built in case of an outbreak seems like a dumb oversight on the planning departments part, even in Dead Rising 3, the mortuaries have emergency Zombrex, just in case, then it hit me, The emergency shelter ''did'' have Zombrex, [[spoiler: but Sullivan/Stacy (Depending on the game]] either disposed of it, or stashed it away just in case they got bit, after all the plan was [[spoiler: to have every survivor bar them killed and escape on their own, so letting in infected survivors and letting them turn was one of the methods they were able to use, except Chuck/Frank was more forward thinking in going out and getting some, preventing]] that plan.

* The obvious and oft-mentioned requirement of Chuck being present whenever he administers Zombrex to Katey. Especially galling when the first survivor you're ever likely to save works at a pharmacy and is probably capable of working a syringe. Chuck may not like having to rely on a stranger to treat his daughter, but that's both something adults literally do every time they take their kids to the doctor and far less risky than leaving her alone with transparently unhinged and selfish survivors for hours at a time.

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* TK's [[spoiler:perverted comments regarding Stacey or Rebecca in the phone call that kicks off Overtime Mode go beyond admiring the woman's beauty. He]] outright implies that [[spoiler:[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil he raped her]]]].

* Ending S being the "best" ending vs. Ending A being the canon ending in the main game. The game is played from Chuck Green's POV, what with him being the main character, and ending S is [[spoiler:the only ending in which he, Stacey, and Katey all get to go home together]]. So it only makes sense that this would be the best ending. However, in the process of making this happen [[spoiler:he is forced to grab and retrieve a bunch of Phenotrans items lying around, which could mean the amount of evidence against them is reduced by some significant amount, in order to save them from the massively UngratefulBastard he saved from turning into a zombie]]. Ending S essentially requires that you bury a vital plot point for future installments of the series to expand on [[spoiler:by letting Phenotrans get away with their crimes]] in order to give Chuck Greene his happy ending. Ending A, on the other hand, [[spoiler:doesn't give Chuck his happy ending with Katey and Stacey. However, it's still a good ending, as the two girls escape safely. Furthermore, it becomes the lead-up to ''Case West'', where Chuck ends up teaming with Frank West to gather significant evidence against Phenotrans, in the process discovering very real possibility of a lifelong/permanent cure for zombification as well as its link to the {{high heel face turn}}ed SpicyLatina from the first ''Dead Rising''. Not to mention Marian Mallon's threat of another harvest, which ranks under possible {{foreshadowing}} for ''VideoGame/DeadRising3''.]] In essence, Ending S may be the ideal outcome for Chuck on a personal level, but it quietly lets the story recede, whereas Ending A [[spoiler:plus ''Case West'']] fundamentally continues the story.