Edward Dewey/development

The character of Edward Dewey has been a point of some confusion within the franchise. His only mention in the original Resident Evil comes in the form of his listing as member of S.T.A.R.S. in the English language manual (which has concept art for everyone in both the Alpha and Bravo teams, save for him) and other source materials. While presumed dead before the start of the game, he's never accounted for or even mentioned by any of the characters. This led to the suggestion that the severed hand found by Joseph Frost in the opening cutscene was Edward's. In 1999, the demo Resident Evil Zero depicted him as dying on the Ecliptic Express with a missing hand. However, this theory was debunked when the GameCube remake, which retconned numerous events, changed the opening so that, rather than Joseph discovering the severed hand, the body of co-pilot Kevin Dooley was found. Originally, Edward's hand would have been lost in his struggle against a Cerberus pack.