Kent Swanson

*"You see... I think outside the box. And the best part? I'm just getting started"*
—Kent (Photographer's Pride)

## Kent Swanson

### Scoop(s)

Cut from the Same ClothPhoto ChallengePhotographer's Pride

### Voice Actor

Marty Belafsky

**Kent Swanson** is a psychopath appearing in *Dead Rising* and a zombie in *Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop*. He is an incredibly jealous photographer who was encountered in Paradise Plaza during the scoops Cut From the Same Cloth, Photo Challenge, and Photographer's Pride.

## Cut from the Same Cloth

*Main article: Cut from the Same Cloth*
Kent is seen wandering in Paradise Plaza, shooting photos of zombies with his camera and shooting them with his handgun. As Frank approached him, Kent attempted to coach him on how to properly photograph a subject. He offered to model for Frank and challenged him to take better photos than the ones he took.

## Photo Challenge

*Main article: Photo Challenge*
As per their agreement, Frank met up with Kent to deliver the pictures he took. Kent demanded to see Frank's most **Erotic** shot. After seeing Frank's photos, he challenged Frank to a final showdown the next day.

If Frank failed to show Kent a photo with an Erotica rating higher than 500 prestige points, he will fail this scoop and Kent will walk away, laughing, and will not be encountered again.

## Photographer's Pride

*Main article: Photographer's Pride*
Kent returned at noon the next day with a survivor, Tad Hawthorne. He revealed that he had the idea of taking a photo the moment a person is zombified, and throws a zombie larva at Tad. Enraged‚ Frank quickly stomps on it, saving Tad and ruining Kent's shot. This prompted Kent to attack Frank in anger and disbelief.

If Frank failed to show up before noon, Kent will reveal that he has already shot his desired photo, showing Frank a picture of Tad with a parasite crawling into his mouth. He then pointed his gun at Frank's head and stripped him of his clothes and weapons. After declaring that a photograph of Frank being killed will bring him to the top, Kent attacked Frank.

Regardless of whether Frank showed up before noon or not, after he is defeated, Kent requested Frank to take a picture of him as he dies, saying "It'll look great on your mantle." Frank refused and tossed Kent's camera away in disgust as the fallen photographer dies.

Defeating Kent rewards Frank with a photography book, which respawns in front of Colombian Roastmasters in Paradise Plaza.

## Infinity Mode

In Infinity Mode, Kent first appears at the Paradise Plaza from 2:07:00 to 3:00:00 and is armed with a Handgun. In his equipment he carries a Pie, a Coffee Creamer, a Well Done Steak, a Sword and a Handgun. Later Kent appears at Warehouse from 5:00:00 to 5:07:00 and he carries the same items he had before.

## Chop Till You Drop

In *Chop Till You Drop*, Kent appears as a zombie. Zombie Kent wears a camera around his neck that flashes at regular intervals. He can attack Frank by a jump kick, by firing his handgun at him, or by throwing a grenade.

## Battle Style

Unlike most other psychopaths, Kent does not possess a unique weapon. Aside from his camera, he uses only a handgun. However, his speed and the possibility to strip Frank of his weapons makes Kent a legitimate opponent.

* **Jump Kick**: He attacks mainly by jump kicking in a manner similar to Frank's jump kick. This attack is capable of knocking Frank to the floor. It is a Photo Op.

* **Handgun**: If Frank is far away, Kent will pull out his handgun and fire several shots consecutively to stun Frank.

* **Roll**: Kent can also do a quick roll on the floor to get away from Frank or to close the distance between them. At the end of the roll, he can follow up with a jump kick.

* **Tackle**: If Frank is far away from Kent, he will start running towards Frank, trying to knock him over.

* **Bare Hands**: Kent can also use his bare hands against Frank. He can also kick Frank while he is on the floor.

## Trivia

* In *Chop Till You Drop*, Kent appears as a zombie rather than a living psychopath, this is most likely due to the removal of the photography system.
* Zombie Kent can speak in *Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop*.
* He is one of the only Psychopaths who will help the player character out in killing zombies.
* When Frank kills a Zombie Kent in *Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop*, he gets a Molotov Cocktail instead of a grenade that Kent uses.
* In Chop Till You Drop, he is introduced with a cutscene in the scoop Killing Time.
* If Frank ignores Otis's call about Cut From the Same Cloth and never receives the scoop, after 8pm upon entering Colombian Roastmasters, Kent (with no health bar) will immediately scream and drop dead.
* Kent will still be registered as a psychopath if he is photographed or killed during Cut From the Same Cloth or Photo Challenge.
* If Frank is already in Paradise Plaza at noon on the second day, the scoop will still be triggered, as Kent will spawn out of nowhere and behave as he usually does. This makes "Photo Challenge" the only unannounced scoop that can be triggered without leaving the area where it takes place.
* Kent is similar to *Dead Rising 2's* Leon Bell and *Dead Rising 3's* Kenny Dermot as he is in the same profession as the protagonist and all are convinced that they are superior to the protagonist.
* As a friendly survivor, he, Snowflake, and Tomomi Miyamoto are the only survivors to have unique attacks, in his case, he will use his move set as a psychopath, such as his tackle and jump kick.
* Kent is one of the six psychopaths who Frank encounters more than twice. The others are Carlito Keyes, Convicts and Isabela Keyes (who is, like Kent, a psychopath only for one mission).
* While it is extremely rare, Kent can be killed by zombies while waiting for Frank to show him the photos in Paradise Plaza during Photo Challenge.
* If Frank hits Kent he will say:
	+ "Knock that off, I am a pacifist.",
	+ "Don't touch me! I'm a pacifist. You tryin' to kill me or something?",
	+ "Dammit! What's wrong with you!? Dick!",
	+ "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! Take a picture, dammit!"
	+ Kent will then follow Frank or shoot at Frank until he hits him once.
* It is possible that Kent is one of four survivors who escaped the Entrance Plaza outbreak alive, as Kent's photos of Dana and Verlene took place before the outbreak started. The other three to make it out would be Frank, Isabela, and Dr. Barnaby.
* If Frank is already in Paradise Plaza for the last scoop before Kent's psychopath battle (Photographer's Pride), Kent won't strip Frank down to his underwear and chain him up. He will just fight Kent in the original location with all clothes and weapons.