HI hello it is time for me to infodump 😈
POSTAL is a game by the studio Runningwithscissors! It is an M rated game, and is similar to games such as GTA! The games main character is the Postal Dude (POSTAL like the phrase "going postal"). Postal Dude is a schizophrenic who has a voice in his head dubbed the "Other Dude". The other dude is voiced by Rick Hunter, which is who voices Postal Dude in the majority of the Postal games! Postal dude also has a wife who in game is simply referred to as "the bitch". His dog is named Champ, and Champ is based on the company owner, Vinces, irl dog! Vince and his co workers such as Mike J also make an appearance in the franchise - runningwithscissors exists in the Postal universe :)
In the first Postal game you play as Dude during an episode; he thinks the entire world is out to get him, so he... Well, goes postal. There are a total of 12 levels in Postal 1, the ending level having been changed due to it's nature. In Postal 2, 3, and 4, you play through the week + the weekend (7 days = 7 levels). There's also a Postal game called Postal: Brain Damaged, which is canonically a dream Dude was having. In Brain Damaged, Dude tries to sleep, but the Other Dude makes another appearance and steals his TV.
Now — ya'll may be thinking , "Rose, who is Krotchy?", and if you are, I'll infodump about him too!
Krotchy is, as you can tell, a peanut(?) shaped mascot! We first see him on a promotional image on Tuesday on the televisions, advertising his meet and greet at Paradise Mall. In universe, he's so famous that Paradise's mayor declared Thursday to be "Krotchy Day" - and on Thursday, one of the errands is to get a Krotchy Doll for Bitch (Dude's wife).
On top of all of this, there are two IRL celebrities who make appearences in Postal; Zack Ward and Gary Coleman. Gary appears on Tuesday at the mall to pass out autographed copies of his book What I'm Talkin' Bout, and Bitch tasks Dude to get her a copy. Due to his popularity in universe, Paradise's Mayor declared Tuesday as "Gary Coleman Day" - and the line to get his autograph is therfore really long. On October 31st/if the Halloween toggle is enabled in the Holiday override settings, Gary's ghost will wonder around the map!
Yes, the game has Holiday toggles; Christmas, Halloween, Valentines Day, and Easter. The Christmas one ties into Zack Wards in game appearence, as he can be a boss in the Christmas event. Zack also played Dude in the Postal movie :) In the Valentines Day event/toggle, you can see people kissing, and everyone is carrying chocolates or flowers with them. In the Easter one, the Easter bunny is a boss you can fight!
Uhhh lastly Vince confirmed that Dude is "whatever you want him to be" (referring to his gender and sexuality) so Dude is trans and bi bc I said so I don't make the rules
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