Frank West (Japanese: フランク・ウェスト, Hepburn: Furanku Uesto) is a fictional character from Capcom's Dead Rising video game series. He first appeared in the 2006 video game Dead Rising as the protagonist. In the series, West is a freelancer photographer and photojournalist turned a zombie hunter. The character has been well received by video game publications as well as by the fans, mainly in the West. This led Frank West to appear in several games outside the Dead Rising series.