They Rise

They Rise is the title of a tertiary project based on the design of Ultimate Showdown. Unlike Ultimate Showdown or Amalgam Online, however, characters featured in They Rise are in fact actual, living, breathing people whom he has met or had contact with over the course of his lifetime. In fact, only one character exists in-game who is not based upon a live person (or a zombie from a media source, which feature as easter eggs): Zarysh, the leader of the Antithesis. However, it can be speculated that beneath his mysterious robes, he too may be an actual individual...
Also unlike Ultimate Showdown, which is an online Action "Battle Royale" game; and Amalgam Online, which is an online Action RPG; They Rise is a single player Survival Horror.
It is expected to be followed up by at least two standalone expansions, They Rise: Denali Deathmarch, which covers the Denali borough, and They Rise: Ground Zero, which place in Ninilchik, where the outbreak first began—a reference to the original movie script that They Rise was inspired and based around, The Insatiable Hunger of the Damned.
Several concepts from They Rise are directly referenced and seen in the world-spanning zombie action survival horror game, Ƶ.
The series was cancelled in late spring of 2015 after the creator received actual, physical threats to his life and a "mob mentality-style uprising" in his small town from multiple individuals over the course of the following summer following an information leak about the game's planned (but completely conceptual) sequel, They Rise: Denali Deathmarch. This event almost led to the closing of Lunatic Entertainment, as well.
== Concept ==
Somarinoa is a zombie movie fanatic. He has written a couple of scripts for zombie films but none have panned out, mostly because of a lack of making time to appear in the film by his friends, which each part was specifically written for. When one friend died and several moved out of state, he decided to switch over to a game instead, which became known as They Rise.
== Enemies ==
=== A Bunch of Psychopaths ===
A Bunch of Psychopaths is a small, violent motorcycle gang that traverses the city by way of the major thoroughfares and led by 'Sric the Prick and Jason Yates. Although they are perfectly capable of leaving the city, they purposefully remain within it to wreak havoc. They are not strong enough to truly contend against the Antithesis or the Solution, and they have not considered PETA worth raiding.
=== PETA ===
PETA has entered Anchorage and has holed up inside of the zoo, specifically to protect those species from the walking dead. The smaller of the three major factions running the city, they have surrounded their makeshift fort with remote-detonated Bombies, creating in effect a mobile mine field. They send out men into the local area to help feed the zoo's inhabitants, and can generally be found within the confines of Hillside; outside Hillside they risk elimination by the other two primary factions, or the rogue motorcycle band.
=== The Antithesis ===
The Antithesis is a death cult led by the mysterious Zarysh and holed up in downtown Anchorage. They are one of the two biggest groups in town. Unlike other groups, the Antithesis openly welcomes the concept of death, and use the zombies to their advantage, often weaving around them where their human targets cannot do so, or using loud weapons to attract them to try and entrap their foe, or even, should they disgrace themselves, purposefully becoming zombies themselves.
=== The Solution ===
The Solution is a highly religious group led by the zealous preacher Jerry Prevo, who reside within the confines of Prevo's church, now simply referred to by their flock as "Sanctuary". Unfortunately, Prevo and his followers have come to believe that those who do not join their ranks are sinners by default, and often will kill them or leave them to be ripped apart by zombies, as they see these sinners as working for the devil, and therefore justifiable for homicidal actions.
=== The Undead ===
The undead come in many different types, though the primary ones noted are former Humans. However, domesticated animals and species naturally found within city limits have been turned, as well; not only this, but the further one gets out into the surrounding wilderness, the less human zombies they may find but the more animal zombies they will encounter, which can be even more dangerous.
== Known Characters ==
Don't let the terminology fool you, as it can be a slight bit confusing. Survivor refers to characters who survived the initial outbreak, and is the default term for any and all characters you are searching for. Survivors in-game are not necessarily alive by the time you get to them, and several are dead at the very start of the game and therefore cannot be rescued. At the same time, Psychopaths do not necessarily have anything to do with the motorcycle gang, A Bunch of Psychopaths, which instead gets its name from the term instead of vice-versa. Psychopaths are simply those who have gone crazy in some fashion, and a psychopath may be hostile, neutral, or occasionally, beneficial to your cause. At the same time you cannot bring Psychopaths into your safe houses as they are beyond saving.
=== A ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Aaron Waller 	Playable Character	Unspecified Fred Meyer
 	Adrienne Strawther	Survivor 	
 	Al Gore 	Survivor 	
 	Alex Millican 	Survivor 	Patterson
 	Ashley Kjelland 	Survivor 	
=== B ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Beth Misemer 	Survivor 	
 	Bonnie Groat 	Survivor 	
 	Brady Westwood	Psychopath	
=== C ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Colt Burdick	Survivor 	
 	Cory Banks 	Survivor 	Bragaw Costco area
 	Curtis Vodka	Playable Character	Airport
=== D ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Dan Maples 	Psychopath	
 	Diana Womack 	Survivor 	Old Seward
 	Dorothy Stuart 	Survivor 	
 	Drew Barrymore 	Survivor 	Coastline
 	Dylan Gallagher	Survivor 	Hillside
=== F ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Ferin Berry	Survivor	Unspecified
=== G ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Guy Necessary	Psychopath	
=== J ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Jake Patrick 	Survivor 	
 	Jared Patrick 	Survivor 	
 	Jason Yates 	Psychopath	Unspecified
 	Jeff McDonald 	Survivor 	Dimond
 	Jerry Prevo 	Psychopath	Northern Lights
 	Jessica Hughes	Survivor 	Turpin
 	Jessica Womack	Survivor 	DeBarr
 	John Thompson 	Survivor 	
 	Jon Weinfurter	Survivor 	Dimond area
=== K ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Karen Graebe 	Survivor 	
 	Kathryn Groat 	Survivor 	
 	Kayla Steinbach 	Survivor 	
 	Kirsten Williamson	Psychopath	
=== L ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Leona Lien	Survivor	International Airport Road
 	Lorena 	Survivor	
=== M ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Mason Womack 	Survivor 	
 	Michael Hendricks	Psychopath	
 	Michelle Baton 	Survivor 	
=== P ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Paul Bledsoe	Psychopath	
=== S ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Sam Bear 	Survivor 	
 	Sarah Palin 	Survivor 	Downtown
 	Scott Williamson 	Survivor 	Airport
 	Shazia Ahmed 	Survivor 	Hillside
 	'Sric the Prick(Esric Haddock)	Psychopath	Various highways and major roads (random)
=== T ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Tami Kopy 	Survivor 	Airport
 	Tammy Thomas 	Survivor 	Patterson
 	Tanma(Tad Wade) 	Psychopath 	Downtown
 	Theric Austin 	Survivor 	Muldoon
 	Tina Banner 	Survivor 	
 	Tkoto(Tony Sargent) 	Psychopath 	DeBarr
 	Thor Steinbach 	Playable Character	Muldoon
 	"Goblin Tony"(Tony Haddock)	Psychopath 	
 	Trevor Austin 	Survivor 	Unspecified
 	Trill Gates 	Survivor 	Fox 4 KTBY Studio
=== V ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Vivian Taves	Survivor	Unspecified
=== W ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Whitney Ranes	Survivor	
=== Z ===
Sprite	Name 	Type 	General Location
 	Zachary Stohr	Psychopath	
 	Zack Seifert 	Survivor 	Unspecified
 	Zarysh 	Psychopath	Downtown
== Known Undead Foes ==
The entire area has been infected by the virus, not just mankind. Because of this, there is a significantly larger variety of enemy types than most undead games feature. Oddly, insects seem to not be effected to the virus itself at nearly the same level, yet act as direct carriers for it.‡ indicates enemies that appear only during specific events.
Sprite	Name 	Origin Species 	General Location
 	Beach Bum 	Human 	Coastline
 	Bombie 	Human 	Hillside
 	Hung Juror 	Human 	Downtown
 	Kriller 	Krill 	‡ Coastline
 	Mistress Brainjaw	Human 	Spenard
 	Mombie 	Human 	Soccer fields
 	Overspawn 	Salmon 	Rivers
 	Pushover 	Human 	Everywhere
 	Raw Dog 	Dog 	Suburbs
 	Red Eye 	Human 	Airport
 	Sashay 	Human 	
 	Secret Shopper 	Human 	Grocery stores
 	Sloppy Bifurcate 	Human 	Suburbia
 	Thrillseeker 	Human 	‡ Downtown
 	Zombee 	Honeybee 	Primarily in fields
 	Zombear 	Black or brown bear	Primarily in forests
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