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"I can see two guys in Shank's knife shop at the Palisades Mall. Better hurry, I don't know how long they can hold out."
Stacey Forsythe

Welcome to the Family is a mission in Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record involving a man and his new father-in-law who were caught up in the outbreak during their bonding vacation. The two men can be found fighting off the zombies in Shanks.

Summary[]

A larger man, Jack Ellis, can be found cowering in the knife store Shanks, wearing a knight's helmet attempting to protect himself from bites, while his father-in-law, Kenneth Walsh is bravely fighting off invading zombies with a knife. Chuck/Frank enters the store to find Jack wailing and springs into action to defeat the zombies. After the threat has been removed, he gets the pair to accompany him to the Safe House.

Mission Dialogue[]

Dialogue of the mission in the Off the Record game files. All text may not be actually used in the final game.

Trivia[]

  • Kenneth's daughter and Jack's wife's name is Kazmina. She is never seen in the game.
  • When Kenneth and Jack are recruited in Off the Record, Frank may quip "That is a sweet hat", "Where can I get a hat like that?" or "Hey, nice hat".
  • Resident Evil 7 references this mission when introducing Jack Baker.

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Dead Rising 2
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Game Modes
Story Mode - Co-Op - Terror is Reality
Cases
Zombrex 1 - Case 1-1 - Case 1-2 - Case 1-3 - Case 1-4 - Case 2-1 - Case 2-2 - Zombrex 2 - Case 3-1 - Case 3-2 - Case 4-1 - Zombrex 3 - Case 5-1 - Case 5-2 - Zombrex 4 - Case 6-1 - Case 6-2 - Case 6-3 - Case 6-4 - Case 7-1 - Case 7-2 - Case 7-3 - The Facts - Overtime
Missions
Ante Up - An Industrial Fashion - Art Appreciation - Bank Run - Barn Burner - Bent Wood - Big Game Stakes - Brains Over Brawn - Chemical Dependency - Chuck the Role Model - Code Blue - Dead or Alive? - Demand and Supply - Delta Point 1 - Everyone Knows Slappy - Family Feud - Fetching Females - Fortune City Botany Club - Fresh Meat - Happily Ever After... Sort Of - Here Comes the Groom - High Rollers - Hunger Pains - Know When to Fold 'Em - Linette's Passage - Lost... - Lush-ious Lady - Mail Order Zombrex - Meet the Contestants - Militia Men - Once Bitten - One Hit Wonder - One Man's Trash - Par for the Course - Rock Heroes - Shell Shocked - Shopping Spree - Short Sighted - Slave to Fashion - Stranded Siren - Stuart's Scheme - Tape It or Die 1 - Tape It or Die 2 - Tastes Like Chicken - The Secret of Charlie's Gold - TK is Infected - Two's Company - WWJWD? - Welcome to the Family - Wilted Flower - Workers Compensation - World's Most Dangerous Trick
Gameplay
Timeline - Achievements - Combo Weapons - Combo Bikes - Prestige Points - Skills - Transceiver - Waypoint
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