Uncle Dave

This article is about the video game incarnation. For the movie version, see Uncle Dave (film)

Uncle Dave
Uncle Dave before getting his birthday present.
Gender	Male
Affiliation	The Postal Dude Cult Mayor Chomo (Postal III only) Osama (Postal III only)
Status	Alive (POSTAL 2) Deceased (Postal III)
Portrayed by	Marcus Davis (POSTAL 2) Jim Halstead (Postal III, Paradise Lost)

"The Good Book told me to make you die, then myself!" — Uncle Dave's threat to the ATF

Uncle Dave is a recurring character in the POSTAL series. As his name suggests, he is the Postal Dude's uncle. He is also the leader of a group of religious zealots, taking refuge in a Compound north of Paradise.

POSTAL 2

Uncle Dave makes his first appearance in POSTAL 2.

One of the errands on Friday is to give Uncle Dave a Birthday Gift. The Postal Dude remarks that Uncle Dave always throws cool parties at the Compound. When the Postal Dude arrives at the compound, it is revealed that Uncle Dave and his followers have been sieged by the ATF. Uncle Dave comes out to the roof of the compound to initiate a discussion with the ATF. The ATF tells the cult not to leave the building, and to douse themselves with something flammable, to which Uncle Dave answers that they are only innocent bystanders, but that the "Good Book" told him to make ATF agents die, and then to kill himself.

The Postal Dude then enters the compound, and finds Uncle Dave dancing in a fancy bedroom with various members of the cult. After the Dude gives Uncle Dave his birthday present, the ATF finally breaks into the compound, thus starting a gun battle between Uncle Dave, his followers, and the Postal Dude against the ATF. ATF agents will initially attack Uncle Dave before the Postal Dude, but they will soon attack the Dude as well.

When the Paradise Times announces that "The Apocalypse" has arrived to Paradise, a picture in the front page depicts the Postal Dude and Uncle Dave, stating that no one was safe, especially the Dude.

Paradise Lost

Uncle Dave in Paradise Lost.

In Paradise Lost, Dave gives up his religious cult to grow pot for the terrorists at the Medicinal Herb Farm, regardless he is yet again attacked by the DEET in a drug sting based on an "anonymous informant". In the decade since the destruction of Paradise, he has grown out his hair into an outlandishly large afro.

Dave is one of the few NPCs who won't attack the Dude, Even on the higher Difficulties.

Postal III

Uncle Dave as he appears in a Postal III trailer.

Uncle Dave survived his brush with the ATF and Apocalypse in Paradise. He has moved to Catharsis, where he is a close advisor to Mayor Chomo, and is connected to Osama's witness protection program. Apparently, Uncle Dave is still a religious fanatic, having built his own religious amusement park, and is linked to an "Apocalypse Repopulation Bunker". If the Postal Dude is on the Insane Path, Uncle Dave will make regular appearances in the game.

Regardless of the path the player takes, Uncle Dave will die at the end of the game. In the Insane Path, he is torn to shreds by the Hockey Moms alongside Mayor Chomo and Osama. In the Good Path, he is fought as one of the penultimate bosses of the game and killed by the Postal Dude.

POSTAL 4: No Regerts

Uncle Dave does not make a physical appearance in POSTAL 4, though his Daveland statue can be found in several houses, shrunken down.

Gallery

Render of Uncle Dave's model in Postal III

Trivia

• Uncle Dave is loosely based on David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians' sect, who died along with 75 of his followers during the Waco Siege.
• Uncle Dave's files in Postal III have the prefix of "UncleDoug"; this is a leftover from when comedian Doug Stanhope was to appear in the game. The concept art for Stanhope was eventually recycled for Uncle Dave.