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- "You don't look like any friend of his. I can trust you... Right?"
- —Rich, upon speaking with Frank
- "Thanks for saving me back there."
- —Rich, upon reaching the Security Room
Rich Atkins is a survivor appearing exclusively in Dead Rising.
He is found in the empty store next to Crislip's Home Saloon. He is held hostage by Cliff Hudson during the scoop The Hatchet Man and can be freed after Cliff's defeat.
The Hatchet Man[]
- Main article: The Hatchet Man
Rich was mistaken as a member of the Viet Cong and held captive by the psychopath Cliff Hudson. He and two other captives, Josh Manning and Barbara Patterson, were trapped inside an empty store next to Crislip's Home Saloon.
After Cliff is defeated, Frank West unlocks the doors and convinces the three frightened survivors to follow him to the Security Room. If Frank kills one of the survivors before recruitment, none of them will be willing to talk to Frank, and they become impossible to recruit.
Kindell's Betrayal[]
- Main article: Kindell's Betrayal
After being rescued, Rich will wait in the security room with the other survivors. When Kindell Johnson believes that there is no helicopter coming in three days, he rallies up the other survivors in the same room, including Rich, to escape back into the mall.
If Frank does not stop Kindell's mutiny, Rich will leave the Security Room along with the other survivors in the same room. They will no longer count towards the number of rescued survivors.
Infinity Mode[]
- Main article: Infinity Mode
In Infinity Mode, Rich is found on the balcony in the Food Court from 1:07:00 to 1:19:00 armed with a Submachine Gun. In his equipment he carries a Mailbox Post, a Sword, a Tool Box, a 2x4, and a Milk.
Trivia[]
- Rich's character model is identical to that of a male motorist.
- Rich is 36, the same age as Frank in Dead Rising.
- Rich, along with Cliff's other hostages, do not appear in Chop Till You Drop.