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"I hope you don't snap one day and freak out like that other photographer did."
—Tad, on Kent

Tad Hawthorne is a survivor appearing only in Dead Rising.

He is found outside Colombian Roastmasters on the second floor of Paradise Plaza during the scoop Photographer's Pride. He is being held captive by Kent Swanson.

Frank West must save him from becoming one of the undead.

Photographer's Pride[]

Main article: Photographer's Pride

Frank meets up with Kent at noon according to their previous arrangement, and finds Tad tied up on the floor. Kent reveals that he is about to photograph a survivor being zombified, and throws a zombie larva next to Tad. Frank quickly stomps on the larva, saving Tad from zombification and ruining Kent's shot at the same time. A furious Kent turns on Frank and attacks him.

After Kent is killed, Frank frees Tad and offers to bring him to the Security Room.

It is absolutely crucial to be in the Paradise Plaza before 12:05 pm as that is when the cutscene will trigger, no matter where Frank is in the plaza. If Frank arrives any time after that, he will be too late and the alternate cutscene will trigger. Besides having to fight Kent, naked and unarmed while chained to the rafters near the roof of the mall with limited reach, Frank will not be able to save Tad.

Infinity Mode[]

Main article: Infinity Mode

Tad appears in Marriage Makers in Paradise Plaza from 1:07:00 to 1:19:00 and is armed with a Sword. When killed, he drops a pack of Cheese, an Acoustic Guitar, Dishes, a Push Broom, and a Skateboard.

Trivia[]

  • Tad is a unique survivor as he does not count towards the "8 survivor limit", as it is possible for him to be the ninth survivor in Frank's group.
  • Tad does not appear in Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop.
  • Tad's outfit is a recolored version of Sid's outfit.
  • Tad has the same last name Hawthorne as Noah Hawthorne, a victim from Dead Rising 2.
  • Other than Natalie and Jeff Meyer, Tad is probably the easiest survivor in the game to get back to the safe room if you are able to save him, as the path back to the warehouse from Colombian Roastmasters after defeating Kent is completely void of zombies.

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Major Characters
Frank West - Brad Garrison - Jessica McCarney - Isabela Keyes - Russell Barnaby - Otis Washington - Carlito Keyes
Survivors
Rich Atkins - David Bailey - Mindy Baker - Wayne Blackwell - Bill Brenton - Kelly Carpenter - Paul Carson - Nathan Crabbe - Lilly Deacon - Rachel Decker - Nick Evans - Michelle Feltz - Ross Folk - Jennifer Gorman - Tad Hawthorne - Gil Jimenez - Kindell Johnson - Cheryl Jones - Shinji Kitano - Alyssa Laurent - Josh Manning - Ray Mathison - Leroy McKenna - Jeff Meyer - Natalie Meyer - Sally Mills - Kay Nelson - Barbara Patterson - Jonathan Picardsen - Simone Ravendark - Sophie Richards - Floyd Sanders - Ronald Shiner - Beth Shrake - Greg Simpson - Gordon Stalworth - Janet Star - Leah Stein - Brett Styles - Aaron Swoop - Yuu Tanaka - Burt Thompson - Heather Tompkins - Pamela Tompkins - Susan Walsh - Tonya Waters - Debbie Willett - Jolie Wu
Psychopaths
Paul Carson - Steven Chapman - Larry Chiang - Sam Franklin - Roger Hall - Jack Hall - Thomas Hall - Cliff Hudson - Reginald Jenkins - Sean Keanan - Adam MacIntyre - Brock Mason - Cletus Samson - Jo Slade - Special Forces - Miguel Sanchez - Kent Swanson - True Eye
Victims
Armed Woman - Connie - Dakota - Female Motorist - Ed DeLuca - Lindsay Harris - Chris Hines - Ryan LaRosa - Male Motorist - Freddie May - Todd Mendell - Alan Peterson - Kathy Peterson - Mark Quemada - James Ramsey - Brian Reynolds - Sid - Dana Simms - Special Forces Escort - Special Forces Guard - Grace Stein - Verlene Willis
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