History NightmareFuel / DeadRising2

** "Left Hand" Lance in one of the Tape It Or Die blogs even ''calls'' Slappy this, word-for-word. Maybe he's OneOfUs?

** They're also pretty big DemonicSpiders. If a normal zombie gets a hold of you its easy to shake it off with a button command or a couple twists of the analog stick, but being grabbed by a gas zombie means you have to do a whole mini quick time event to get the bastard off. As if that wasn't bad enough, they can also stun Chuck by making him cough and chase after him at a pretty fast pace. Oh, and they attack in GROUPS. Still, all of that is nothing compared to their introduction scene where they kill a group of soldiers in really gruesome ways. The first gas zombie vomits acid blood on a nearby trooper who falls to the ground begging for help while his buddy is snuck up on by another gas zombie. After that they all get picked off one by one as the monsters surround them. By the end of the "fight" the only survivor is their commander, who escapes by getting into a nearby vehicle and driving off. Yes, these things are SCARY.

* The opening of the game (where the zombies break out and start eating all the humans) is a lot scarier than the first one. In the first one, [[BlackComedy at least there was a dark chuckle or two about]] [[SpannerInTheWorks how the mall was overrun because]] the [[CrazyCatLady Crazy Dog Lady]] [[TooDumbToLive opened the door to try saving her (most likely infected) poodle]]. Not only is the outbreak larger in scale here, but it's a ''deliberate terrorist action''. Yeah, somebody ''planned'' for the zombies to run loose in a crowded stadium (and the surrounding town), and chow down on panicking civilians, [[LackOfEmpathy clearly not giving a damn about how many people would be infected or outright ripped limb from limb]]! And when you discover TheReveal ([[spoiler: that this was caused by one of our country's largest pharmaceutical companies, just to ensure a fresh supply of queens for their MacGuffin drug]]) - well, it's ParanoiaFuel at it's finest...

* In one of the scenes in Case West it's revealed how [[spoiler:[[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Phenotrans]]]] constantly get their supply of zombies. Let's just say that if you ever thought listening to the news and hearing about all the people gone missing and how they never came back was horrible, wait until you get a load of this... Also doubles as a TearJerker.
* The zombies eventually get [[spoiler: mutated by a gas. These Gas Zombies will literally chase after you, sometimes in groups. Their frighting battle cries don't make things better, either.]] Good luck dealing with them!

** In Dead Rising 2: OTR there's Sandbox Mode where the player is free to do whatever their hearts desire, and challenges in case the player gets bored of killing 100000 zombies for an achievement or Protoman's suit. One challenge that the player can unlock is Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2, which is on top of the safehouse in Fortune City. And if you didn't guess from where this is going, or why there's only one gas zombie on the roof, [[OhCrap get ready for when you attempt the challenge.]] [[spoiler: You have to kill [[ZergRush masses]] of [[EliteMooks gas zombies]]. And guess what. [[FromBadTOWorse They don't despawn once the challenge's over.]]]]
** Their [[spoiler: early introduction when you [[NewGamePlus replay the story]]. You see a clip of some zombies over a dead survivor, and one leans down and starts chewing on them... and then rises, [[WhamShot with the Gas Zombies' signature appearance.]]]] The music after this cuts out, no matter what you're doing, and the reminder that they're still out there will scare you half to death as you hope you don't run into one. Thankfully, you likely won't.

*** If you think he's bad in the main game you might not wanna pick up "Off The Record" any time soon. [[spoiler: He is directly behind the outbreak this time and unlike Chuck's version you can't do ANYTHING to save the survivor he's captured. He actually begins the fight by slitting her throat with a shard of broken glass... and then he comes after you with it! Oh, and don't worry, he has been officially promoted to storyline boss, you HAVE to fight him sooner or later... sweet dreams.]]
* If seeing what could've happened if [[spoiler: Chuck had failed to find Zombrex for Katey]] in ''Off the Record'' doesn't [[TearJerker cause you to break down in tears,]] it might just make it hard for you to sleep.
** Who says you need "Off The Record" for that? If you [[spoiler: don't bring Katey any zombrex in the main game they actually turn her into a zombie, complete with a brief cutscene of a horrified Stacy watching her turn. Then, to really twist the knife after stabbing the player right in the heart you get another cutscene as soon as Chuck gets back to the saferoom. This is one of the few times he shows any emotion in his voice and makes it clear just how bad you screwed up. THEN, just in case you didn't feel bad enough, Chuck basically commits suicide over his despair at losing Katey.]] Goddamn, VideoGame/DeadRising...
* Some {{Foreshadowing}} in play during the initial outbreak: Frank can enter Chuck's room (where Katey would have to be rescued in the original Dead Rising 2), where he can see a shitload of blood, with Katey's personal effects scattered around it. This kinda plays into effect when [[spoiler:Frank encounters Psycho Chuck.]] To quote Mr. West:

** His death scene where [[spoiler:his (now zombiefied) bride eats him alive.]]

** How about his death? Just imagine how it would feel to [[spoiler:drown in [[DeathByIrony a boiling-hot fryer]]]].
*** Not only do you realize what he has made the meat out of, sometimes he will call you bacon. And it does not help one bit that there is some spoiled 'bacon' in a box near where the [[spoiler:kidnapped chick is held captive]]. This is scary for several reasons because a) You can eat it... (shudder) b) IT'S FUCKING HUMAN MEAT! c) Who knows kind of human it was made out of? It could be zombie meat. (Antoine doesn't follow Larry's way of choosing meat in the first Dead Rising). Zombie meat probably would work the same for Antoine. c) Antoine said it tasted like chicken!
* Late in the game, if you completed the case files, [[spoiler:the safehouse gets breached, zombies flooding what was up until that moment a safe space. Not helping matters at all is the fact that it was an act of sabotage.]]
* Ending [[spoiler:S]]. It starts off pretty nice with [[spoiler:Chuck, Katey, and Stacey leaving Fortune city after Chuck has killed TK. Then, for no apparent reason, [[JumpScare a zombie jumps into the frame]] and roars like a maniac.]] To quote a popular Website/YouTube comment:

* Randy Tugman. A morbidly obese man with a chainsaw that kidnapped and murdered women when they didn't pass his criteria as a potential bride. Oh, and he only wanted to get married so that he could finally lose his virginity. He waited for the zombie apocalypse to try this. When Chuck or Frank confront him, Randy casually murders his preacher dad, too.
** Actually, [[AccidentalMurder I think Randy was oblivious to chainsawing his own father's guts out]]. But the fact he doesn't notice he accidentally murdered his own dad, nor how horrified his dad is that he's tied to the church cross crucifixion style, nor the terror of his soon-to-be-wife still speaks a ''lot'' for Randy's character. Oh, and did we mention that his [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] and Animal Suit bring to mind ''[[Videogame/{{Manhunt}} PIGGSY]]?!''

*** Of course, if you're from certain parts of the Internet, your first thought might be "[[Webcomic/Sonichu Christian Weston Chandler]] in a video game?"

** In Dead Rising 2: OTR there's Sandbox Mode where the player is free to do whatever their hearts desire, and challenges in case the player gets bored of killing 100000 zombies for an achievement or Protoman's suit. One challenge that the player can unlock is Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2, which is on top of the safehouse in Fortune City. And if you didn't guess from where this is going, or why there's only one gas zombie on the roof, [[OhCrap get ready for when you attempt the challenge.]] [[spoiler: You have to kill [[ZergRush masses]] of [[EliteMooks gas zombies]]]]. And guess what. [[FromBadTOWorse They don't despawn once the challenge's over.]]]]

** In Dead Rising 2: OTR there's Sandbox Mode where the player is free to do whatever their hearts desire, and challenges in case the player gets bored of killing 100000 zombies for an achievement or Protoman's suit. One challenge that the player can unlock is Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2, which is on top of the safehouse in Fortune City. And if you didn't guess from where this is going, or why there's only one gas zombie on the roof, [[OhCrap get ready for when you attempt the challenge.]] [[spoiler: You have to kill masses of gas zombies. And guess what. [[FromBadTOWorse They don't despawn once the challenge's over.]]]]

* In one of the scenes in Case West it's revealed how [[spoiler:Phenotrans]] constantly get their supply of zombies. Let's just say that if you ever thought listening to the news and hearing about all the people gone missing and how they never came back was horrible, wait until you get a load of this... Also doubles as a TearJerker.

* The opening of the game (where the zombies break out and start eating all the humans) is a lot scarier than the first one. In the first one, [[BlackComedy at least there was a dark chuckle or two about]] [[SpannerInTheWorks how the mall was overrun because]] the [[CrazyCatLady Crazy Dog Lady]] [[TooDumbTooLive opened the door to try saving her (most likely infected) poodle]]. Not only is the outbreak larger in scale here, but it's a ''deliberate terrorist action''. Yeah, somebody ''planned'' for the zombies to run loose in a crowded stadium (and the surrounding town), and chow down on panicking civilians, [[LackOfEmpathy clearly not giving a damn about how many people would be infected or outright ripped limb from limb]]! And when you discover TheReveal ([[spoiler: that this was caused by one of our country's largest pharmaceutical companies, just to ensure a fresh supply of queens for their MacGuffin drug]]) - well, it's ParanoiaFuel at it's finest...

*** Of course, if you're from certain parts of the Internet, your first thought might be "Christian Weston Chandler in a video game?"

* Slappy, the demented children's mascot. He thinks Chuck is responsible for killing his girlfriend and attacks him with freaking dual flamethrowers! Then once Chuck finally beats him you get this:

* On the subject of jump-scares, in Off The Record you can have three survivors following you and you are escorting them to the safehouse. There is a zombie lying on the ground outside. You go by the saying 'better safe than sorry' and shoot it. You go past the maintenance room and proceed to go down the stairs, when all of a sudden some zombie you didn't see playing dead grabs onto your leg while a FUCKING SCARE NOTE BLASTS FROM YOUR SPEAKERS! The scary part about this is that it can happen at any time! Even those who play it safe will fall for it sooner or later...
* Antoine the chef. He lures survivors of the outbreak into his restaurant so he can cut them up and eat them and during the fight will actually try to shove some of his food down your throat. It gets even worse when FridgeHorror sits in and you wonder just how long he has been working at Fortune City...
** How about his death? Just imagine how it would feel to [[spoiler:drown in a boiling-hot fryer]].

* Good luck having a restful night's sleep to parents who might play. It has you scrambling to recover enough medicine to keep your ''daughter'' from turning into a zombie.
* The opening of the game (where the zombies break out and start eating all the humans) is a lot scarier than the first one. In the first one, [[BlackComedy at least there was a dark chuckle or two about]] [[SpannerInTheWorks how the mall was overrun because]] the [[CrazyCatLady Crazy Dog Lady]] [[WhatAnIdiot opened the door to try saving her (most likely infected) poodle]]. Not only is the outbreak larger in scale here, but it's a ''deliberate terrorist action''. Yeah, somebody ''planned'' for the zombies to run loose in a crowded stadium (and the surrounding town), and chow down on panicking civilians, [[LackOfEmpathy clearly not giving a damn about how many people would be infected or outright ripped limb from limb]]! And when you discover TheReveal ([[spoiler: that this was caused by one of our country's largest pharmaceutical companies, just to ensure a fresh supply of queens for their MacGuffin drug]]) - well, it's ParanoiaFuel at it's finest...

** In DR2: OTR there's Sandbox Mode where the player is free to do whatever their hearts desire, and challenges in case the player gets bored of killing 100000 zombies for an achievement or Protoman's suit. One challenge that the player can unlock is Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2, which is on top of the safehouse in Fortune City. And if you didn't guess from where this is going, or why there's only one gas zombie on the roof, [[OhCrap get ready for when you attempt the challenge.]] [[spoiler: You have to kill masses of gas zombies. And guess what. [[FromBadTOWorse They don't despawn once the challenge's over.]]]]

--> "FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!!"

** Who says you need "Off The Record" for that? If you [[spoiler: don't bring Katey any zombrex in the main game they actually turn her into a zombie, complete with a brief cutscene of a horrified Stacy watching her turn. Then, to really twist the knife after stabbing the player right in the heart you get another cutscene as soon as Chuck gets back to the saferoom. This is one of the few times he shows any emotion in his voice and makes it clear just how bad you screwed up. THEN, just in case you didn't feel bad enough, Chuck basically commits suicide over his despair at losing Katey.]] Goddamn, DeadRising...

[[caption-width-right:350:[[HellIsThatNoise Slappy...I see]] [[http://youtu.be/aKX5UQxm0hw?t=2m29s you]]]]

** They're also pretty big DemonicSpiders. If a normal zombie gets ahold of you its easy to shake it off with a button command or a couple twists of the analog stick, but being grabbed by a gas zombie means you have to do a whole mini quick time event to get the bastard off. As if that wasn't bad enough, they can also stun Chuck by making him cough and chase after him at a pretty fast pace. Oh, and they attack in GROUPS. Still, all of that is nothing compared to their introduction scene where they kill a group of soldiers in really gruesome ways. The first gas zombie vomits acid blood on a nearby trooper who falls to the ground begging for help while his buddy is snuck up on by another gas zombie. After that they all get picked off one by one as the monsters surround them. By the end of the "fight" the only survivor is their commander, who escapes by getting into a nearby vehicle and driving off. Yes, these things are SCARY.
** In DR2: OTR there's Sandbox Mode where the player is free to do whatever their hearts desire, and challenges in case the player gets bored of killing 100000 zombies for an achievement or Protoman's suit. One challenge that the player can unlock is Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2, which is ontop of the safehouse in Fortune City. And if you didn't guess from where this is going, or why there's only one gas zombie on the roof, [[OhCrap get ready for when you attempt the challenge.]] [[spoiler: You have to kill masses of gas zombies. And guess what. [[FromBadTOWorse They don't despawn once the challenge's over.]]]]

** Actually, [[AccidentalMurder I think Randy was oblviious to chainsawing his own father's guts out]]. But the fact he doesn't notice he accidentally murdered his own dad, nor how horrified his dad is that he's tied to the church cross crucifixion style, nor the terror of his soon-to-be-wife still speaks a ''lot'' for Randy's character. Oh, and did we mention that his [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] and Animal Suit bring to mind ''[[Videogame/{{Manhunt}} PIGGSY]]?!''

*** Not only do you realise what he has made the meat out of, sometimes he will call you bacon. And it does not help one bit that there is some spoiled 'bacon' in a box near where the [[spoiler:kidnapped chick is held captive]]. This is scary for several reasons because a) You can eat it... (shudder) b) IT'S FUCKING HUMAN MEAT! c) Who knows kind of human it was made out of? It could be zombie meat. (Antoine doesn't follow Larry's way of choosing meat in the first Dead Rising). Zombie meat probably would work the same for Antoine. c) Antoine said it tasted like chicken!

--> "FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!!"

* In one of the scenes in Case West it's revealed how [[spoiler:Phenotrans]] constantly get their supply of zombies. Let's just say that if you ever thought listening to the news and hearing about all the people gone missing and how they never came back was horrible, wait until you get a load of this... Also doubles as a Tearjerker.

** Actually, [[AccidentalMurder I think Randy was oblviious to chainsawing his own father's guts out]]. But the fact he doesn't notice he accidentally murdered him, nor how horrified he is that he's tied to the church cross crucifixion style, nor the terror of his soon-to-be-wife still speaks a ''lot'' for his character. Oh, and did we mention that his [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] and Animal Suit bring to mind ''[[Videogame/{{Manhunt}} PIGSY]]?!''

** Actually, [[AccidentalMurder I think Randy was oblviious to chainsawing his own father's guts out]]. But the fact he doesn't notice he accidentally murdered him, nor how horrified he is that he's tied to the church cross crucifixion style, nor the terror of his soon-to-be-wife still speaks a ''lot'' for his character. Oh, and did we mention that his [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] and Animal Suit bring to mind ''[[Videogame/Manhunt PIGSY]]?!''

** In DR2: OTR there's Sandbox Mode where the player is free to do whatever their hearts desire, and challenges in case the player gets bored of killing 100000 zombies for an achievement or Protoman's suit. One challenge that the player can unlock is Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2, which is ontop of the safehouse in Fortune City. And if you didn't guess from where this is going, or why there's only one gas zombie on the roof, [[OhCrap get ready for when you attempt the challenge.]] [[spoiler: You have to kill masses of gas zombies. And guess what. [[ItGotWorse They don't despawn once the challenge's over.]]]]

* In one of the scenes in Case West it's revealed how [[spoiler:Phenotrans]] constantly get their supply of zombies. Let's just say that if you ever thought listening to the news and hearing about all the people gone missing and how they never came back was horrible, wait until you get a load of this... Also doubles as a Tearjerker for some.

** What? No mention of what happens when you beat him? Alright... he stumbles around in a daze, and heads into a bathroom stall. .... [[LaserGuidedKarma The same Bathroom Stall he was keeping a zombie in]] to "spread the goodwill", he looks at the area he was bitten on in shock, and then [[DrivenToSuicide slits his throat]] [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled rather than become a zombie]]. It's unclear if he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone came to his senses]], or something else. Either way it's ''creepy.''

** Don't forget his death scene where [[spoiler:his (now zombiefied) bride eats him alive.]]

* In one of the scenes in Case West it´s revealed how [[spoiler:Phenotrans]] constantly get their supply of zombies. Let´s just say that if you ever thought listening to the news and hearing about all the people gone missing and how they never came back was horrible, wait until you get a load of this... Also doubles as a Tearjerker for some.

** You can even take a pic of the bloodstains, {{You Bastard}}. Granted, it disappears after the outbreak, but still...

* Ending [[spoiler:S]]. It starts off pretty nice with [[spoiler:Chuck, Katey, and Stacey leaving Fortune city after Chuck has killed TK. Then, for no apparent reason, [[JumpScare a zombie jumps into the frame]] and roars like a maniac.]] To quote a popular YouTube comment:

** In DR2: OTR there's Sandbox Mode where the player is free to do whatever their hearts desire, and challenges in case the player get's bored of killing 100000 zombies for an achievement or Protoman's suit. One challenge that the player can unlock is Rooftop Massacre Pt. 2, which is ontop of the safehouse in Fortune City. And if you didn't guess from where this is going, or why there's only one gas zombie on the roof, [[OhCrap get ready for when you attempt the challenge.]] [[spoiler: You have to kill masses of gas zombies. And guess what. [[ItGotWorse They don't despawn once the challenge's over.]]]]