Postal Dude

The Postal Dude
The Postal Dude as he appears in Postal
First game	Postal (1997)
Created by	Vince Desiderio
Voiced by	Vince Desiderio (Postal [grunts and screams]) Rick Hunter (Postal [demon], Postal 2, Apocalypse Weekend, Paradise Lost) Cory Cruise (Postal III, Paradise Lost)
Portrayed by	Zack Ward (Postal (film))

The Postal Dude is the main protagonist of the Postal video game series by Running With Scissors, as well as the film Postal. He was voiced by voice actor Rick Hunter in Postal and Postal 2, and by Cory Cruise in Postal III, while Zack Ward portrays the character in the film. Due to his violent nature, The Postal Dude is regarded as one of the most controversial video game characters.

When designing Postal in 1996, Art Director Randy Briley designed Postal Dude as a dark, brooding character to match the design style of the game. It was intended from the start that the character had no back story at all so to give the player the ability to impose whatever back story or personality onto the character they desired. He is voiced by Rick Hunter, who returned for the sequel and its two expansion packs Apocalypse Weekend and Paradise Lost, which was released in 2005 and 2015 respectively and included some small redesigns of Postal Dude.

Postal 2 was released in 2003 as a fully 3D first person shooter. The increased graphics capability allowed for Postal Dude to be presented in more detail. The final design for the character (visible in mirrors and some pre-rendered third-person sequences) was completed in 2001 by art director Josh Leichliter.

Running With Scissors CEO Vince Desi describes the character as "like Clint Eastwood" in that he wants to mind his own business but people won't leave him alone. Unlike Postal, in which killing is necessary to complete a level, Postal Dude is not required to kill anyone to complete an errand in Postal 2. However, when trying to complete the errands of each day, he constantly faces opposition from several groups, including protesters, rednecks, terrorists, agents of law enforcement organizations, and a toy mascot resembling a giant scrotum named Krotchy. Desi indicated in an interview that the character's actions are completely up to the player. There is the option of nonviolence if the player chooses.