Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Dead Rising characters
I don't think we can depend on common sense or implied recommendations in an AfD discussion--it is best to make explicit recommendations based on what one thinks is best. Here the list of protagonists seems verifiable based on sources in this and the parent article. Despite the nom proposing deletion, if the nom has merged content back into the main article, a redirect is needed to preserve attribution, per 
— User:Mark, 20:03, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
Stance: merge
Cited policy: WP:PROMERGE (Wikipedia:Merging)