DRW 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.



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.

Cliff's death
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). The room also contains the Survival and Wrestling books.

Zombies immediately appear after Cliff is killed and beginning feeding on his carcass.

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.
 * 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.
 * The hung decapitated bodies and blood streaked walls and floors are now permanent.