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- "Paddle through the sea of zombies, leaving an ocean of blood in your wake!"
- —Combo card description
The Paddlesaw is a combo weapon in Dead Rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. It is created by combining a paddle with a chainsaw.
It is a double-ended kayak paddle with a chainsaw duct-taped to each end. It has very high durability and attack damage; however, it is a heavy weapon, and cannot be stored in the player's inventory.
The best place to make the Paddlesaw is in the maintenance room to the right of Hot Excitorama, because not only does it have a paddle and a chainsaw, but it is a short walking distance from the poster that gives the combo card.
Attacks and combo card[]
Paddlesaw combo card | ||
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Prestige points | Main: 250 PP Alternate: N/A |
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Main attack (press /) | Sway each side of the paddle up and down, causing dismemberment to zombies on either side of the player. Hold / to sway each side of the paddle up and down continuously. The player will "swim" through a group of zombies, paddling as if he were in a kayak. |
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Description | Paddle through the sea of zombies, leaving an ocean of blood in your wake! | |
–All prestige points listed here are halved when the weapon’s combo card is not owned and the player only has a scratch card. |
Combo card location[]
- In Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record, the combo card for the Paddlesaw is unlocked by examining the Paddle Party Massacre poster in front of the Slot Ranch Casino in the Platinum Strip.
- In Case Zero, a combo card for the Paddlesaw does not exist; only a scratch card may be obtained by combining the required components in a maintenance room.
Weapon component locations[]
Dead Rising 2 and Case Zero general locations of weapons needed to make the Paddlesaw:
Component | Location | Component | Location |
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Paddle |
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Chainsaw |
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Trivia[]
- According to the Making Of documentary, the Paddlesaw was one of the first combo weapons to be designed by the development team. It was also one of the first combo weapons ever shown, along with the Slicecycle.
- In an advertisement in the Official Xbox Magazine (October 2010 issue), the Paddlesaw is shown with a different appearance; the chainsaws are dark blue and the paddle is wooden.
- The weapon is possibly a reference to, or possibly inspired by, the Dual Chainsaw Staff wielded by Skorge from the game Gears of War 2.
- When early gameplay footage was released, it showed the Paddlesaw laying on the ground, pre-made, along with the Blitzkrieg when the player beats the demo.
- It is shown on the North American and European covers of the case of Dead Rising 2. This makes it one of the three "icon combos" in the franchise, along with the Spiked Bat in the Japanese versions of Dead Rising 2's cover and the Sledge Saw for Dead Rising 3.
- Chuck holds the weapon differently in game than on the box art, holding it like a spear rather than like a paddle.
- The PC game file items.txt refers to the weapon as "Combo_Paddlesaw".
- The Paddlesaw appears in some of Frank's attacks in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. In Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, it is obtained after reaching his prestige point level to 4 through the Snapshot special attack.
Weapon Animations | ||
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Animation name | Animation shared with | |
male_attack_paddlesaw_a |
Unique to Paddlesaw | |
male_attack_paddlesaw_b |
Unique to Paddlesaw |
Gallery[]
- Further information: Paddlesaw (Dead Rising 2)/Gallery
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