Paul Carson

Paul Carson is a psychopath turned survivor appearing in Dead Rising. He is a misfit teenager and arsonist who is found in Casual Gals in Wonderland Plaza during the scoop Long Haired Punk, terrorizing two women.

Frank investigates the Casual Gals store and encounters Paul as he is terrorizing two women, Mindy Baker and Debbie Willett. He accuses them of laughing at him, and threatens them with a Molotov cocktail. As Frank approaches, Paul notices him when he knocks over a gas can and threatens him, in addition to his two captives. Finally, Paul attacks Frank, forcing Frank to fight back.

After he is defeated, Paul tries to light up another Molotov cocktail. As he finally succeeds, he stumbles over the same gas can Frank did and it sends him crashing to the floor. The Molotov lands on his crotch and lights him on fire, providing Frank with a photo op. It is considered an outtake, no matter how gruesome his fate is.

If Frank chooses to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, Paul will apologize for what he did, claiming he didn't know what he was thinking. He then agrees to cooperate with Frank if he'll escort him to the security room. ====Paul's PresentEdit==== Later, Paul asks to talk to Frank in the security room. He first asks Frank to promise a helicopter will be arriving to rescue them, then requests him not to reveal to any of the others what he had done. Frank agrees to keep his mouth shut, and in return Paul provides him with a supply of Molotov cocktails.

FateEdit
Depending on the ending, Paul was either rescued by Ed DeLuca; saved when Otis Washington stole a military helicopter; taken into custody by the Special Forces and possibly killed to cover up the Willamette incident; burned by his Molotov cocktail; or killed by Carlito Keyes's bombs