Brent "Slappy" Ernst is one of the many psychopath bosses in Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. His job was acting as the mascot of Slappy, a TV character who was promoting Kid's Choice Clothing. During his time as a mascot, he fell in love with Louise, another employee who dressed up as Slappy's gal, Suzy. They were about to go on a date when she was killed during the Zombie outbreak.